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In Bahá ' í belief, the Manifestations have always been sent by God, and always will, as part of the single progressive religion from God bringing more teachings through time to help humanity progress.
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Bahá and í
The teachings of the Bahá ' í Faith state that the nature of the afterlife is beyond the nature of those living, just as an unborn fetus cannot understand the nature of the world outside of the womb.
The Bahá ' í writings state that the soul is immortal and after death it will continue to progress until it attains God's presence.
In Bahá ' í belief, souls in the afterlife will continue to retain their individuality and consciousness and will be able to recognize and communicate spiritually with other souls whom they have made deep profound friendships with, such as their spouses.
The Bahá ' í writings also state there are distinctions between souls in the afterlife, and that souls will recognize the worth of their own deeds and understand the consequences of their actions.
* Feast of Kamál ( Perfection ); First day of the eighth month of the Bahá ' í calendar.
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* The ninth day of Ridván ( Bahá ' í Faith )
* Feast of Jamál (" Beauty "), the first day of the third month of the Bahá ' í calendar.
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* Ridván begins at sunset ( Bahá ' í Faith )
* 1863 – Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith, declares his mission as " He whom God shall make manifest ".
* 1960 – Founding of the Orthodox Bahá ' í Faith in Washington, D. C.
* 1963 – The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá ' í Faith is elected for the first time.
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‘ Abdu ’ l-Bahá (; 23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921 ), born ‘ Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith.
In 1892, ` Abdu ' l-Bahá was appointed in his father's will to be his successor and head of the Bahá ' í Faith.
During his youth he was " shaped " by his father and was regarded as an outstanding member of the Bahá ’ í exile community.
With his father's death in 1892, and his appointment as head of the Bahá ’ í faith, there was much opposition against him, including virtually all his family members.
Notwithstanding this, practically all of the worldwide Bahá ’ í community accepted his leadership.
His journeys to the West, and his " Tablets of the Divine Plan " spread the Bahá ' í message beyond its middle-eastern roots, and his Will and Testament laid the foundation for the current " Bahá ' í administrative order.
Bahá and belief
In Bahá ' í belief, each consecutive messenger prophesied of messengers to follow, and Bahá ' u ' lláh's life and teachings fulfilled the end-time promises of previous scriptures.
In Bahá ' í belief, this process of progressive revelation will not end ; however, it is believed to be cyclical.
In Bahá ' í belief, creation has neither a beginning nor an end.
In Bahá ' í belief, human time is marked by a series of progressive revelations in which successive messengers or prophets come from God.
In Bahá ' í belief, the coming of Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith, signals the fulfilment of previous eschatological expectations of Islam, Christianity and other major religions.
His claim resulted in the largest schism in the history of the Bahá ' í Faith, with a few groups still holding the belief that Remey was the successor of Shoghi Effendi.
In Bahá ' í belief, only Noah's followers were spiritually alive, preserved in the ark of his teachings, as others were spiritually dead.
The Bahá ' í scripture Kitáb-i-Íqán endorses the Islamic belief that Noah had a large number of companions, either 40 or 72, besides his family on the Ark, and that he taught for 950 ( symbolic ) years before the flood.
He also was concerned with matters dealing with Bahá ' í belief and practice — as Guardian he was empowered to interpret the writings of Bahá ' u ' lláh and ` Abdu ' l-Bahá, and these were authoritative and binding, as specified in ` Abdu ' l-Bahá's will.
In Bahá ' í belief, a single God has sent all the historic founders of the world religions in a process of progressive revelation.
Shoghi Effendi's reason was due to his belief in the weakness of the existing Bahá ' í institutions — there were a very limited number of national spiritual assemblies and local spiritual assemblies.
In Bahá ' í belief, only Noah's followers were spiritually alive, preserved in the " ark " of his teachings, as others were spiritually dead.
The Bahá ' í scripture Kitáb-i-Íqán endorses the Islamic belief that Noah had a large number of companions on the ark, either 40 or 72, as well as his family, and that he taught for 950 ( symbolic ) years before the flood.
Bahá ' u ' lláh claimed that, while being imprisoned in the Siyah-Chal in Iran, he underwent a series of mystical experiences including having a vision of the Maid of Heaven who told him of his divine mission, and the promise of divine assistance ; In Bahá ' í belief, the Maid of Heaven is a representation of the divine.
The Bahá ' í Faith believes that there is one God who sends divine messengers to guide humanity throughout time, which is called Progressive revelation ( Bahá ' í )— and is different from the Christian belief of Progressive revelation ( Christian ).
Bahá ' ís recognise Queen Marie of Romania as the first member of royalty to have declared her belief in Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith.
Bahá and Manifestations
Bahá ' í notions of progressive religious revelation result in their accepting the validity of most of the world's religions, whose founders and central figures are seen as Manifestations of God.
In the Bahá ' í Faith, faith is ultimately the acceptance of the divine authority of the Manifestations of God.
It is usually used to describe the descent of the Spirit of God upon the messengers / prophets of God, which are known as Manifestations of God, and include among others Jesus, Muhammad and Bahá ' u ' lláh.
The Bahá ' í Faith refers to what are commonly called prophets as " Manifestations of God " who are directly linked with the concept of Progressive revelation.
Bahá ' ís believe that God expresses this will at all times and in many ways, including through a series of divine messengers referred to as " Manifestations of God " or " divine educators ".
Bahá ' u ' lláh wrote that since each Manifestation of God has the same divine attributes they can be seen as the spiritual " return " of all the previous Manifestations of God.
The greater covenant refers to the covenant made between each messenger from God, which the literature of the Bahá ' í Faith name Manifestations of God, and his followers regarding the coming of the next Manifestation from God.
In Bahá ' í belief, God expresses this will at all times and in many ways, including through a series of divine messengers referred to as Manifestations of God.
The basic concept relates closely to Bahá ' í views on God's essential unity, and the nature of prophets, termed Manifestations of God.
Bahá ' ís believe God to be generally regular and periodic in revealing His will to mankind through messengers / prophets, which are named Manifestations of God.
Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Zoroaster, and Krishna were all named by Bahá ' u ' lláh as being among the establishers of religion, termed Manifestations of God, as well as himself, and his forerunner the Báb.
In this cycle, Bahá ' í belief is that Manifestations of God continued to advance human civilization at regular intervals through progressive revelation.
In Bahá ' í belief, the Bahá ' í cycle, or Cycle of Fulfillment, began with the Báb and includes Bahá ' u ' lláh, and will last at least five hundred thousand years with numerous Manifestations of God appearing throughout that time.
It is stated in Bahá ' í literature that the Manifestations of God in the Adamic cycle, in addition to bringing their own teachings, foretold of the Cycle of Fulfillment.
Bahá ' ís accept the founders of the " major world religions " as Manifestations of God.
In addition to the Manifestations of God, the Bahá ' í writings include a category of lesser prophets who reflect the light of the Manifestations, but are not independent divine intermediaries ; there is no definitive list of lesser prophets.
Bahá ' í teachings hold that the motive force in all human development is due to the coming of the Manifestations of God.
The Manifestations of God are directly linked with the Bahá ' í concept of progressive revelation.
Bahá ' ís believe that God expresses this will at all times and in many ways, including through a series of divine messengers referred to as Manifestations of God.
Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith, explained that at one extreme the Manifestations of God are humble servants of God and at the other extreme they claim to speak with the voice of God, and manifest his attributes to humanity.
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