Find Answers To Your Questions About The Baha’i Faith
“Blessed are the just souls who seek the truth”
Abdu’l-Baha
Welcome to the WhyUnite? Q&A section where we share answers to commonly asked questions. While we hope you enjoy exploring this material, please keep in mind that the content below has been written by an individual member of the Baha’i Faith to help you explore the teachings and beliefs of this religion. Quotations from the Baha’i Writings have been shared whenever possible, however, the views and opinions expressed here are not authoritative and should be balanced with your own study of the Baha’i Faith.
Topics to explore
ABOUT THE BAHA’I FAITH
BAHA’I ACTIVIES
LIFE AND DEATH
BAHA’I FAMILY LIFE, CAREERS, AND SOCIETY
BECOMING A BAHA’I
HOW THE BAHA’I FAITH IS ORGANIZED
HOLY TEXTS OF THE BAHA’I FAITH
LAWS AND STANDARDS OF THE BAHA’I FAITH
BAHA’I FAITH AND CHRISTIANITY
BAHA’I HISTORY
BAHA’I VIEW ON ORGANIZED RELIGION
SOME RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
About the Baha’i Faith
Baha’i Activities
When and where do Baha’is gather?
How do Baha’is spread their faith?
Life and death
What do Baha’is believe is the purpose of life?
What do Baha’is believe happens after we die?
Baha’i Family Life, Careers, and Society
What is the Baha’i perspective on the importance of family life?
Why is the Baha’i institution of marriage so important?
What is the Baha’i perspective on careers?
What is the Baha’i perspective on community?
How do Baha’is become detached?
What is the Baha’i perspective on money and wealth?
How do Baha’is think they can help the world?
What is the Baha’i perspective on the role of women in the world?
Becoming a Baha’i
Why would anyone want to be a Baha’i?
What if I agree with most things, but not everything, in the Baha’i Faith?
Where can someone get more information on the Baha’i Faith?
How does someone become a Baha’i?
How the Baha’i Faith is Organized
What is the Universal House of Justice?
What does it mean to serve on the Universal House of Justice?
Holy Texts of the Baha’i Faith
What are the main books of the Baha’i Faith?
What are the Baha’i Holy Writings?
Why are the Baha’i Writings often hard to read?
Laws and Standards of the Baha’i Faith
What are some daily practices for Baha’is?
What is the Obligatory Prayer?
What is the Baha’i perspective on gossiping and backbiting?
Baha’i Faith and Christianity
Do Baha’is believe in Christianity?
How do Baha’is deal with sin and shame?
How do Baha’is view the Bible?
Do Baha’is take a literal interpretation of the Bible?
Why should Christians investigate the Baha’i Faith?
How can Christians know what to believe?
Does Baha’u’llah fulfill Bible prophesy?
Do Baha’is believe in the miracles of Jesus?
How do Baha’is understand the Trinity?
Do Baha’is believe in a personal God?
Do Baha’is believe in personal salvation?
Do Baha’is believe in original sin?
Do Baha’is believe in baptism?
Do Baha’is believe in the Devil?
Is Baha’u’llah a false prophet or the Anti-Christ?
What did Baha’u’llah say to the Churches?
What did Baha’u’llah write to the Christian world?
What is the Baha’i perspective on the Day of Judgement?
Baha’i History
Baha’i View on Organized Religion
What is the Baha’i perspective on the potential of religion?
Why do religions differ from each other?
What is the Baha’i perspective on the purpose of religion?
What if I dislike organized religion?
How is the Baha’i system of organized religion different?
What is the Covenant of Baha’u’llah?
How is the Baha’i administration organized today?
What is the purpose of the Baha’i Administrative Order?
What authority does the Baha’i Administrative Order have over Baha’is?
What is the legacy of a Baha’i?
Some Responses to Specific Questions
How can God allow innocents to suffer?
Are Baha’is politically active?
What is the Baha’i perspective on how science and religion agree?
Do Baha’is believe in evolution?
What is the Baha’i perspective on the environment?
What is the Baha’i perspective on abortion?
Do Baha’is believe in reincarnation?
Why isn’t the Baha’i community just a charitable organization?