The Bahá’í Faith

The Bahá’í Faith: founder, main message, symbols, calendar and festivals. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Beliefs

All religions come from the same God; science and religion should agree.
Every child must get an education. Everyone should learn one shared extra language.
Don’t gossip or speak badly of others. Pray and read from the holy writings every day.
The Báb (“the Gate”) announced the coming of Bahá’u’lláh.
The most important holy book is the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (the “Most Holy Book”), written by Bahá’u’lláh.

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Community and festivals

	Bahá’í
House of Worship	Nine sides, open to all; behave quietly and respectfully
Leadership	An elected council of nine
Nineteen Day Feast	A gathering at the start of each month
Fasting month (March)	No food or drink from sunrise to sunset
Bahá’í World Centre	In Haifa, Israel, with terraced gardens

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Remember this: your summary

Founded by Bahá’u’lláh (“the Glory of God”) in Iran (old Persia), in the 1800s (19th century).
Main message: all people are one human family; men and women are equal; all prejudice must disappear.
Symbol: a nine-pointed star; nine stands for completeness and unity.
The calendar has months of 19 days; the new year, Naw-Rúz, is around 21 March.
Ridván (in April) is the most important Bahá’í festival.

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Bahá’í counts in nine and nineteen: nine-pointed star, nine sides, council of nine; months of 19 days.

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