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.

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( Actually is refers to disunity: " The specific mission of Bahá ' u ' lláh relates to world unity.

Being declared a Covenant-breaker is done by the head of the Faith — which since 1963 refers to the elected nine-member Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Bahá ' ís.

In the Bahá ’ í Faith, ' the Ancient of Days ' is one of the titles with which Bahá ’ u ’ lláh refers to Himself.

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.

In Bahá ' í history the " Síyáh-Chál " refers to the dungeon south east of the palace of the Sháh and near the Sabzih-Maydán in Tehran where Bahá ' u ' lláh, founder of the Bahá ' í Faith, was in captivity in 1852, together with about 30 other Bábí's.

garden of paradise ) refers to one of two Bahá ' í locations:

The Bahá ' í administration or Bahá ' í administrative order refers to the administrative system of the Bahá ' í Faith.

:" As regards the International Executive referred to by the Guardian in his " Goal of a New World Order ", it should be noted that this statement refers by no means to the Bahá ' í Commonwealth of the future, but simply to that world government which will herald the advent and lead to the final establishment of the World Order of Bahá ' u ' lláh.

In it he describes his circumstances, lays out his testimony, refers to the machinations of certain enemies, settles certain affairs of the Bahá ' í Faith, and appoints his grandson Shoghi Effendi as his successor and the Guardian of the Cause of God.

Covenant in the Bahá ' í Faith refers to two separate binding agreements between God and man.

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.

It is, however, not used to describe Covenant-Breakers as this term refers to a special category of offense within Bahá ' í theology which results in expulsion and is quite rare.

Prayers in the Bahá ' í Faith are reverent words which are addressed to God, and refers to two distinct concepts: obligatory prayer and devotional prayer ( general prayer ).

The Manifestation of God is a concept in the Bahá ' í Faith that refers to what are commonly called prophets.

For Bahá ' ís, pioneering refers to something similar to missionary work.

The Tablets of the Divine Plan collectively refers to 14 letters ( tablets ) written between September 1916 and March 1917 by ` Abdu ' l-Bahá to Bahá ' ís in the United States and Canada.