ISABELLA CRONIN FAVAZZA

Bahá’í

The History of Bahá’í

The Báb Bahá'u'lláh Abdu'l-Bahá

Shoghi Effendi The House of Justice

Primary Beliefs

Monotheistic ReligionUnityhttp://www.bahai.us/video/EqualityHarmony of Science and Religion

Holy Texts

The writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláhAll scriptures of other faiths

Especially the Qur'an

Relationship to Divine

The Point of the Bahá’í Life is to love and to know God Meditation Prayer Fasting

No clergyNo sacramentsNo liturgyAnd almost no rituals

Only 3 rituals Daily Prayers Prayer said at the funeral for the dead The Marriage rite

Politics

Not allowed to hold a government job, it usually brings up “conflict and contempt” This doesn’t permit them from taking social positions

House of Justice No nominations No campaigning

Bahá’í Practice

Daily PrayersHoly Days

9 holidays

Holy Scriptures recommend that Bahá’ís come together every morning for prayer This usually only happens on holy days

Especially the 19 day feast “Every nineteen days, the evening before the first day of each

Bahá'í month, all of the Bahá'ís of a particular community meet at one of their houses, or the local Bahá'í centre, for a Feast.”

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