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 Bahá ' í Faith () is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá ' u ' lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind.

In the Bahá ' í Faith, religious history is seen to have unfolded through a series of divine messengers, each of whom established a religion that was suited to the needs of the time and the capacity of the people.

The word " Bahá ' í " is used either as an adjective to refer to the Bahá ' í Faith or as a term for a follower of Bahá ' u ' lláh.

The term " Bahaism " ( or " Baha ' ism ") has been used in the past, but the generally accepted name for the religion is the Bahá ' í Faith.

Bernard Lewis states that the Muslim laity and Islamic authorities have always had great difficulty in accommodating post-Islamic monotheistic religions such as the Bahá ' í Faith, since the followers of such religions cannot be dismissed either as benighted heathens, like the polytheists of Asia and the animists of Africa, nor as outdated precursors, like the Jews and Christians.

* Bahá ' í Faith in fiction

* The Bahá ' í Faith – The international website of the Bahá ' ís of the world

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The Bahá ' ís are Iran's largest religious minority, and Iran is the location of one of the largest Bahá ' í populations in the world.

The state-run and influential Kayhan newspaper, whose managing editor is appointed by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, ran nearly three dozen articles defaming the Bahá ' í Faith.

The United Nations responded to the Iranian government's accusations by stating that there has been no evidence of Iran's claims and that the Bahá ' í community in Iran professes its allegiance to the state.

The situation has gathered international attention including defense of Nobel Laureate attorney Shirin Ebadi in June after she received threats in April warning her against making speeches abroad, and defending Iran's minority Baha ' i community-see Arrest of Bahá ' í leaders.

* Iran's Islamic Revolution begins multi-generation Persecution of Bahá ' ís with over 200 killed by 2006.

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.

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.

The persecution of Bahá ' ís refers to the religious persecution of Bahá ' ís in various countries, especially in Iran, which has one of the largest Bahá ' í populations in the world.

The Bahá ' í Faith originated in Iran, and represents the largest religious minority in that country.

The largest non-Muslim minority is the Bahá ' í community, which has an estimated 300, 000 to 350, 000 adherents throughout the country.

* Abrahamic religions are the largest group, and these consist mainly of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and the Bahá ' í Faith.

The United States has perhaps the second largest Bahá ' í community.

By the end of the twentieth century, the Bahá ’ í Faith was the largest non-Christian religion in South Carolina, and it was well known for its longstanding commitment to promoting racial harmony, interfaith dialogue, and the moral education of children and youth.

In 2000, Ásatrúarfélagið passed the Buddhist Association of Iceland and the Icelandic Bahá ' i Community to become Iceland's largest non-Christian religious organization.