bahá'ís in A Sentence

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    Bahá'ís believe that prayer is conversation with God.

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    Bahá'ís venerate Muhammad as one of a number of prophets or"Manifestations of God.

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    The resting place of Bahá'u'lláh's earthly remains is at Bahjí, the holiest place on earth for Bahá'ís.

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    The campus is a living laboratory where Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, Bedouin and Bahá'ís study side by side.

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    By the time of Shoghi Effendi's passing in 1957, Bahá'ís resided in 219 new sovereign states, dependencies and major islands.

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    Due to the hostile climate towards the Bahá'ís in Iran, the house has been the object of repeated attacks;

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    Bahá'ís also host gatherings in which friends, Bahá'ís and others alike, unite together in prayer, often in one another's homes.

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    In 1937, Shoghi Effendi married Mary Maxwell from Montreal, Canada, who became known to Bahá'ís by the title Amatu'l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum.

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    Today, this Tablet is often read at times of difficulty, and is a source of solace to Bahá'ís around the world.

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    However, the smallest minorities, consisting of small Shia, Bahá'ís, and Druze contingents, experience the greatest degree of religious discrimination from the government.

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    Service and worship are at the heart of the pattern of community life that Bahá'ís around the world are trying to bring into being.

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    At this writing, the expectant voices of Bahá'ís can be heard despite the persecution they still endure in the land in which their Faith was born.

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    In the last years of His ministry, at His urging and in response to His Tablets of the Divine Plan, Bahá'ís first reached South America and Australia.

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    Bahá'ís do not view these principles as mere statements of vague aspiration- they are understood as matters of immediate and practical concern for individuals, communities, and institutions alike.

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    After Shoghi Effendi's sudden passing in 1957, his work was faithfully carried on by the group of distinguished Bahá'ís he had appointed as Hands of the Cause of God.

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    There are around 20,000 to 32,000 Druze living mostly in the north of Jordan, while there are fewer than 800 Jordanian Bahá'ís mainly living in Addassia village near the Jordan Valley.

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    Bahá'ís turn their hearts in prayer to God repeatedly throughout the day- imploring His assistance, supplicating Him on behalf of loved ones, offering praise and gratitude, and seeking divine confirmations and guidance.

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    In sharing their faith with others, Bahá'ís are cautioned to"obtain a hearing"- meaning to make sure the person they are proposing to teach is open to hearing what they have to say.

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    After more than a century of expansion and consolidation- and through a democratic global electoral process- the Bahá'ís of the world were able to bring into existence the permanent international institution, ordained by Bahá'u'lláh,

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    Bahá'ís regard their own faith as the most recent, believe its teachings- which are centered around the principle of the oneness of humanity- are most suited to meeting the needs of a global community.

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    The core activities which Bahá'ís pursue in their neighbourhoods and villages around the world are: children's classes, spiritual empowerment programmes for young people, devotional gatherings and circles of study that build capacity for service.

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    Bahá'ís recognize the divine origins of all revealed religion, and believe that these religions occurred sequentially as part of a divine plan(see Progressive revelation), with each new revelation superseding and fulfilling that of its predecessors.

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    In turn,‘Abdu'l-Bahá established principles for the operation of the Universal House of Justice and stated that after His passing, the Bahá'ís must turn to His eldest grandson, Shoghi Effendi, whom He named Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith.

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    Bahá'ís regard their own faith as the most recent(but not the last), and believe its teachings- which are centered around the principle of the oneness of humanity- are most suited to meeting the needs of a global community.

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    He received a steady flow of pilgrims from both the East and the West, carried out an extensive correspondence with Bahá'ís and inquirers in all parts of the world, and lived an exemplary life of service to the people of‘Akká.

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    In every national Bahá'í community, all adult Bahá'ís in good standing, 21 years of age or older, are eligible to take part in elections at the grassroots level- known as unit conventions- held once a year throughout their country.

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    From being a small community mostly concerned with its own life and activities, the Bahá'ís of the world were guided to open such activities to the public at large that would exert an increasingly beneficial influence on the life of humanity.

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    Abdu'l-Bahá paid particular attention to the development of the believers and Bahá'í institutions in the United States and Canada and entrusted to the Bahá'ís of North America the task of carrying the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh to most of the rest of the world.

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    It is with such thoughts in mind that Bahá'ís enter into collaboration, as their resources permit, with an increasing number of movements, organizations, groups and individuals, establishing partnerships that strive to transform society and further the cause of unity, promote human welfare, and contribute to world solidarity.”.

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    During the war years,‘Abdu'l-Bahá produced one of the most important works of His ministry: fourteen letters, known collectively as the Tablets of the Divine Plan, addressed to the Bahá'ís of North America outlining the spiritual qualities and attitudes as well as the practical actions needed to spread the Bahá'í teachings throughout the world.

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