Bahá'í (idea)

Baha'i

Key Ideas:

• Baha'i Faith
• Babi
• Manifestation of God
• Alláh-u-Abhá
• Bahá'í International Community

Key People

• The Báb: The Herald of the Baha'i Faith
• Bahá'u'lláh: The teacher and guide for the modern world
• Abdu'l-Bahá: Bahá'u'lláh's son and exemplar of the Baha'i Faith
• Shoghi Effendi: Grandson of Abdu'l-Bahá, translator of much of the Baha'i scriptures and Guardian of the Faith

Baha'i Sacred Texts on e2

• Kitab-I-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book): The Baha'i book of laws
• The Seven Valleys: An epic poem describing the progress of the soul towards enlightenment and God
• Fire Tablet: A prayer that Bahá'ís turn to for solace in times of great sorrow or difficulty
• Tablet to the Christians (Lawh-I-Aqdas/Most Holy Tablet):An Epistle by Baha'u'llah to the Christians.
• Prayer for America: A prayer by `Abdu'l-Bahá during his visit to the United States

Important (non sacred) Text

• The Prosperity Of Humankind: A key statement released in 1995 at the United Nations World Summit on Social Development (full text)

Obligatory Prayers
Each day a Baha'i must say at least one of the Obligatory Prayers


• Long Obligatory Prayer: To be said once in 24 hours
• Medium Obligatory Prayer: To be said in the morning, afternoon and evening
• Short Obligatory Prayer: To be said in the afternoon

General Information

• Bahá'í Calendar:A solar calendar based around rememberance of attributes of God
• Bahá'í hanging gardens