Spirituality
CSW: The critical role of institutions in promoting gender equality
At the 68th session of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Bahá’í International Community (BIC) underscored the critical role of institutions in dismantling barriers to women’s full participation in society.
United Arab Emirates: Examining religion’s role in fostering peace
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Bahá’ís of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been seeking a new kind of dialogue in which fresh thinking can emerge about the constructive role of religion in contemporary society.
Indore Bahá’í Chair: Principles requisite for climate action
INDORE, India — For the past two years, the Bahá’í Chair for Studies in Development at Devi Ahilya University, Indore, has been organizing a series of webinars on the social and economic impact of the pandemic on India’s most vulnerable populations.
Global Conferences: Youth provide a hopeful outlook for the future
BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — Recent stories of the News Service have reported on a wave of conferences bringing together diverse people in localities throughout the world to explore how they will intensify their efforts toward building unity and fostering more peaceful societies.
Youth
Youth have played a vital role in Bahá’í history. The Báb Himself declared His mission when He was but twenty-five years old and so many among the band of His followers were in the prime of their youth when they embraced His Revelation.
Human Rights
The human rights framework, so eloquently given shape by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, marks a milestone in humanity's collective efforts to build a more just and peaceful world.
BIC New York: Equality of women and men necessary for response to climate crises
BIC NEW YORK — A new statement by the Bahá’í International Community (BIC) proposes that the principle of equality of women and men will need to be intentionally woven into the processes of governance for fostering resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
Spirit of service inspires immediate response to floods in Malaysia
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — When heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in different regions of Malaysia last month, the spirit of service and collective action that had been fostered through Bahá’í community-building activities in and near affected areas was immediately channeled toward relief efforts.
Elimination of prejudice
Acceptance of the oneness of humanity demands that prejudice—whether racial, religious, or gender-related—must be totally eliminated.
Launch of Event Series on AU-EU Partnership on Peace and Security - A Focus on the Role of Women in Peacebuilding
“The first thing that needs to change is the way that African women are imagined in policy-making”, said Laura Davis, Senior Advisor and Lead on Gender, Peace and Security at the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO) at an online event entitled Women in Peacebuilding in the AU-EU partnership
New volume of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s writings released
BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — A volume of newly translated tablets penned by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has been released online and in print.
New essays in The Bahá’í World highlight uniqueness of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s message in the West; survey agricultural achievements in Africa
BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — The online publication The Bahá’í World has released two new articles.
Religion in an Ever-Advancing Civilization
The world’s great faiths have animated civilizations throughout history. Each affirms the existence of an all-loving God and opens the doors of understanding to the spiritual dimension of life.
Life and Death
The life of the individual begins at conception, when the soul associates itself with the embryo. When death occurs, the body returns to the world of dust, while the soul continues to progress in the spiritual worlds of God.
The Life of the Spirit
“Wert thou to attain to but a dewdrop of the crystal waters of divine knowledge, thou wouldst readily realize that true life is not the life of the flesh but the life of the spirit…”— Bahá’u’lláh
God, His Manifestations And Man (1)
Nothing short of His all-encompassing grace, His all-pervading mercy, could have possibly achieved it. How could it, otherwise, have been possible for sheer nothingness to have acquired by itself the worthiness and capacity to emerge from its state of non-existence into the realm of being?
All praise, O my God, be to Thee... - Bahá’u’lláh
There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, The Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.
Basic Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh
Humanity is now coming of age. It is this that makes possible the unification of the human family and the building of a peaceful, global society. Among the principles which the Bahá'í Faith promotes as vital to the achievement of this goal are: the abandonment of all forms of prejudice...