Baha'i Faith

Baha'i Faith Star

     Baha'i Faith was founded Baha'u'llah in 1863. It originated in Tehran, Iran.  This religion has five to seven million followers.  They believe in one god who has revealed himself progressively through major world religions. They also believe the soul is eternal and essentially good, and the purpose of life is to develope spiritually and come closer to God. In the afterlife they believe souls seperate from the body and begin a journey towards or away from God, and heaven and hell are the place of being. They practice daily prayer, avoidance of intoxicants, scripture reading, hard work, education, work for social justice and equality.  There texts are writings of Baha'u'llah.

National Baha'i Temple