The process of converting to the Bahá'í religion, known by Bahá'ís as "declaring one's faith". Membership of the Bahá'í faith is open to all those who believe that Bahá'u'lláh is the latest ...

A description of Bahá'í worship, in which they try to know and love God. Bahá'ís see themselves as a people with a mission to bring harmony and unity in the world, and this is reflected in their ...

One of the biggest gripes I have about my academic field of social science is that it explains a lot about human behavior but is very short on prescriptions for how to live day to day. Even when it ...

The Baha'is are among the most persecuted religious minorities in the world. Baha'u'llah, whose name means “Glory of God” in Arabic, was born in Tehran in 1817. Baha'u'llah’s father was a minister in ...

On May 29, 2026, Bahá’í communities around the globe observed the 134th anniversary of the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh, marking the date as 13 ‘Azamat, 183 B.E. Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í ...

The Baha’i faith — a small but global religion with an interfaith credo — fits comfortably into the religious spectrum of most countries. In several Middle East nations, however, Baha’i followers face ...