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For information on the Bahá'í Faith in the USA

The Bahá'ís Magazine

Contents

Cover: Bahá'u'lláh and the New Millennium

  The Bahá'ís [pg. 5]

• The second-most "global" religion [pg. 6]
• A statistical snapshot [pg. 7]

Unity in Diversity [pg. 9]

• Not a sect, an independent religion [pg.10]
• How Bahá'ís spread their Faith [pg.11]
• The Nineteen Day Feast [pg.12]
• How many Bahá'ís are there?  [pg.14]

Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 17]

• The Bábí movement, precursor to the Bahá'í Faith [pg.18]
• An English scholar's encounter with Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 20]
• Dates of Historical Bahá'í Interest [pg. 22]
• The process of revelation [pg. 24]
• The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 25]

Social and Moral Teachings [pg. 26]

• Women: unambiguous equality [pg. 27]
• Principles emphasized by Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 28]
• Quote from the writing of Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 29]
• Marriage and family life [pg. 30]
• Bahá'í teachings on personal morality [pg. 31]

Spiritual Beliefs of the Bahá'í Faith [pg. 33]

• Divine Messengers [pg. 34]
• He, She or It? [pg. 34]
• Heaven and hell: a Bahá'í view of life after death [pg. 35]
• Prayer and meditation [pg. 36]
• How Bahá'ís view other religions [pg. 37]
• Bahá'í Houses of Worship [pg. 38]

A System for Global Governance [pg. 41]

• Consultation [pg. 43]
• A matter of faith [pg. 44]
• "Hands of the Cause" and "Counsellors" [pg. 45]
• Non-involvement in partisan politics [pg. 46]
• Questions about money--or, how Bahá'ís raise funds [pg. 46]
• The Bahá'í World Centre [pg. 47]

A Century of Growth and Expansion [pg. 49]

• The Covenant [pg. 49]
• A description of `Abdu'l-Bahá [pg. 50]
• `Abdu'l-Bahá on racism [pg. 51]
• The nine-pointed star [pg. 52]
• Shoghi Effendi's letters to the Bahá'í world [pg. 54]
• The persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran [pg. 59]
• The Bahá'í International Community and the United Nations [pg. 60]
• The Fast [pg. 60]

New Approaches to Old Problems [pg. 63]

• Growth of social and economic development projects [pg. 64]
• A global campaign for peace [pg. 70]
• The Promise of World Peace [pg. 71]

Toward the New World Order [pg. 73]

• "National rivalries, hatreds, and intrigues will cease..." [pg. 75]
• Elements for a world commonwealth [pg. 77]
• Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 78]

"Excerpted from The Bahá'ís, a publication of the Bahá'í International Community."

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