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.

The largest group of the remaining followers of Remey, members of the so called " Orthodox Bahá ' í Faith ", believe that legitimate authority passed from Shoghi Effendi to Mason Remey to Joel Marangella.

A small group of Bahá ' ís in Northern New Mexico believe that these descendants are eligible for appointment to the Guardianship and are waiting for such a direct descendant of Bahá ' u ' lláh to arise as the rightful Guardian.

As a group who believe that Mason Remey was the second Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith, they are considered heretical Covenant-breakers by the majority of Bahá ' ís who follow the leadership of the Universal House of Justice.

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 ".

Followers of the Bahá ' í Faith believe that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the second coming of Jesus, as well as the prophecies of the Maitreya and many other religious prophecies, were begun by the Báb in 1844 and then by Bahá ' u ' lláh.

Instead, Bahá ' ís believe in the concept of progressive revelation, which states that God's will is progressively revealed through different teachers at different times, and that there will never be a final revelation.

Members of the Bahá ' í Faith believe that Miller's interpretation of signs and dates of the coming of Jesus were, for the most part, correct.

Since the questioner is a Muslim, Bahá ' u ' lláh uses verses from the Bible to show how a Christian could interpret his own sacred texts in allegorical terms to come to believe in the next dispensation.

The followers of the Bahá ' í Faith believe in God, as do Christians, and recognize Jesus ' teachings, but they have different views of the Trinity and divinity of Jesus.

In this way, Bahá ' ís believe that Bahá ' u ' lláh is, in both respects, the return of Jesus.

In addition to the practical implications, the Bahá ' ís believe the battle was one way the prophecies of the Battle of Armageddon were accomplished.

Adherents of the Bahá ' í Faith believe their founder, Bahá ' u ' lláh, to have been a descendant of both Keturah and Sarah.

* Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith states: " The fundamental principle enunciated by Bahá ' u ' lláh, the followers of His Faith firmly believe, is that religious truth is not absolute but relative, that Divine Revelation is a continuous and progressive process, that all the great religions of the world are divine in origin, that their basic principles are in complete harmony, that their aims and purposes are one and the same, that their teachings are but facets of one truth, that their functions are complementary, that they differ only in the nonessential aspects of their doctrines, and that their missions represent successive stages in the spiritual evolution of human society.

The death is significant as Bahá ' ís believe that Bahá ' u ' lláh offered him the chance of being cured, however he chose to use his life as a sacrifice so that the close imprisonment of the Bahá ' ís would end.

Bábis and Bahá ' ís believe that it was his effort and sacrifice that paved the way for the Báb's " dramatic " pilgrimage where he made his first public appearance as the Báb.

* " With feeling profound concern, grief, indignation, am compelled disclose Bahá ' í world recent developments Holy Land furnishing further incontestable proof relationship established old and new Covenant-breakers demonstrating increasing boldness, marked, tragic decline in character and spiritual condition grandchildren ` Abdu ' l-Bahá.

The Bahá ' í view rejects the idea that the Holy Spirit is a partner to God in the Godhead, but rather is the pure essence of God's attributes.

:" Anyone who studies Bahá ' ísm learns very soon of the volume sacred to those who profess this religion and known as " The Most Holy Book ... Yet, strange to say, although the teachings of Bahá have been widely proclaimed in Great Britain and America, only fragments of al-Kitab al-Aqdas have been translated previously into English.

Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith, in his Most Holy Book ( the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, also known as his book of laws ), first ordains the institution of the House of Justice and defines its functions.

: A model of Persian prose, of a style at once original, chaste and vigorous, and remarkably lucid, both cogent in argument and matchless in its irresistible eloquence, this Book, setting forth in outline the Grand Redemptive Scheme of God, occupies a position unequalled by any work in the entire range of Bahá ' í literature, except the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Bahá ' u ' lláh's Most Holy Book.

Bahá ' í Holy Family:

: To these will be added further functions in course of evolution of this first embryonic International Institution, marking its development into officially recognized Bahá ' í Court, its transformation into duly elected body, its efflorescence into Universal House of Justice, and its final fruition through erection of manifold auxiliary institutions constituting the World Administrative Center destined to arise and function and remain permanently established in close neighborhood of Twin Holy Shrines.

Thus Bahá ' u ' lláh's eldest daughter, Bahíyyih ( given name, Fatimih ), was given the title of the Greatest Holy Leaf.

She died on 15 July 1932 and was buried in the Bahá ' í gardens downhill from the Bahá ' í Arc on Mount Carmel, under the Monument of the Greatest Holy Leaf raised for her at the Bahá ' í World Centre.

The Bahá ' í Holy Family:

During the period between the death of Shoghi Effendi and the election of the Universal House of Justice the Hands of the Cause held a convocation from which they constituted a body of nine from among their number to serve in the Holy Land and to act as Custodians of the Bahá ’ í Faith, a body which functioned without officers and with a quorum of five, whose duties included taking care of Bahá ’ í World Center properties and other assets ; corresponding with and advising National and Regional Spiritual Assemblies ; acting on behalf of the Bahá ’ í Faith for its protection ; and maintaining close contact with the rest of the Hands, who would henceforth devote their time to the successful completion of the goals of the Ten Year Crusade.

* April 21, a Holy year begins marking the centenary of the death of Bahá ' u ' lláh.

100 Years after Bahá ' u ' lláh's death, the Bahá ' ís celebrated a " holy year ", during which the fully authorized translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas ( Most Holy Book ) was published.

* Bahá ' í World News Service: Reception Center opens for Bahá ' í pilgrims to the Holy Land