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

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While the Bábí movement was violently opposed and crushed by the clerical and government establishments in the country in the mid 1850s, the Bábí movement led to the founding of the Bahá ' í Faith which sees the religion brought by the Báb as a predecessor to their own religion, and gives a renewed significance to the Bábí movement.

:" He sees no objection to the word Missionary appearing on your passport as long as it is clearly understood what kind of a ‘ missionary ’ a Bahá ’ í pioneer is.

` Abdu ' l-Bahá himself had showed little inkling to marriage until meeting Fátimih ; who was entitled Munírih by Bahá ’ u ’ lláh.

Consequently, Bahá ' ís were unable to obtain government identification documents ( such as national identification cards, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage or divorce certificates, or passports ) necessary to exercise their rights in their country unless they lied about their religion, which conflicts with Bahá ' í religious principle.

Evidences multiplying attesting Ruhi's increasing rebelliousness, efforts exerted my eldest sister pave way fourth alliance members family Siyyid Ali involving marriage his granddaughter with Ruha's son and personal contact recently established my own treacherous, despicable brother Riaz with Majdi'd-Din, redoubtable enemy Faith, former henchman Muhammad -' Ali, Archbreaker Bahá ' u ' lláh's Covenant.

Therefore the marriage came as a great surprise to the world-wide Bahá ' í community when the mother of Shoghi Effendi cabled the Bahá ' ís:

bacchá – bachelor – bachelor party – bachelorette – backroom – bacterial vaginosis – badger game – Bahá ' í marriage – balanitis – ball gag – ball stretcher – ballbusting – ballet boots – bann – barebacking – barfine – Barr body – barrier contraception – barrier method – Bartholin's abscess – Bartholin's cyst – Bartholin's ducts – Bartholin's gland – basal body temperature – basal temperature – bastard – bastardy – bath house – BDSM – bear community – beard ( female companion ) – beau – behavioral imprinting – belly dancing – belonephilia – Ben Wa balls – benign prostatic hyperplasia – benign prostatic hypertrophy – Benjamin scale – Harry Benjamin – berdache – Berkley Horse – Theresa Berkley – best man – bestiality – beta-lipotropin – betrothal – betrothal gift – bi-curious – bi-sexualism – bi-sexuality – biastophilia – bidet – bigamist – bigamy – Billings ovulation method – bilocal residence – bindings ( sexology ) – biogenic amine – biorhythm – bipara – biparous – birth control – bisexuality – bit gag – biting ( sexology ) – blackroom ( gay club ) – Ray Blanchard – blanket sleeper fetish – blastocyst – blastula – blended orgasm – blindfold – blindfolding ( sexology ) – blitz rape – Iwan Bloch – blood fetish – blood sport ( BDSM ) – blood test – blood-testis barrier – blow job – blow-job – blue balls – bodice-ripper – body dysmorphic disorder – body fluid – body hair – body image fixation – Body integrity identity disorder – body integrity identity disorder – body modification – body of penis – body painting – body piercing – body worship – bondage – bondage and discipline – bondage harness – bondage hood – bonobo – boot fetishism – booty call – bordello – borderline self-mutilator – Ernest Borneman – Boston marriage – bottom – bottom ( BDSM ) – bottom ( sex ) – bottoming – boyfriend – bra – brachio-rectal sex – brachioproctic eroticism – brachiovaginal eroticism – bradycubia – branding persons – brassiere – breaking the hymen – breaking the wine glass – breakthrough bleeding – breast – breast augmentation – breast cancer – breast expansion fetishism – breast implant – breast ironing – breast reduction – breast shaping – breath control play – breech birth – breeder ( slang ) – bremelanotide – Brenner tumor – bridal night – bridal sedan – bridal shower – bride – bride burning – bride kidnapping – bride price – bride wealth – bridegroom – brideprice – brideservice – bridesmaid – bridewealth – broad ligament of the uterus – brothel – brothel keeper – brothel prostitution – Buck's fascia – Buddhist marriage customs – Buddhist view of marriage – Buddhist views of homosexuality – bugarrón – bugchasing and giftgiving – buggery – bukkake – bulb of penis – bulbocavernosus muscle – bulbocavernosus reflex – bulbospongiosus muscle – bulbourethral gland – bulemia – bulimia – bundling – bunny boiler – Richard Francis Burton – buru sera – burusera – butch – butt fucking – butt plug – buttered bun ( sexual practice ) – butterfly sex position –

The family had pre-existing roots with Bahá ' u ' lláh's family by virtue of their influence in the royal court which may have influenced the marriage arrangements.

More information is known about her after her marriage to Bahá ’ u ’ lláh.

The early years of the marriage were apparently happy, according to Bahá ' í texts, living a life of luxury ; with Ásíyih and Bahá ’ u ’ lláh occupying themselves with philanthropy though naturally Ásíyih only helped the women and young children.

The Local Assemblies govern Bahá ' í community life at the local level, and administer the affairs of the entire community, including coordinating the Nineteen Day Feast, holy day observances, funeral services, marriage counselling and many other tasks, though these are generally done through committee appointment.

The first-born of that marriage was a daughter, Sarih < u > Kh </ u > ánum ( generally referred to as ' U < u > kh </ u > t ', Arabic for sister, in Bahá ' u ' lláh's writings ).

The Bahá ' í teachings recommend marriage, but it is not obligatory.

The requirements of Bahá ' í marriage include that the partners be over the age of 15, and is dependent on the consent of the couple and all their living biological parents, so to strengthen the ties between the families.

The Bahá ' í Faith teaches that the only acceptable form of sexual expression is within marriage, and Bahá ' í marriage is defined in the religion's texts as exclusively between one man and one woman.

The opportunity for civil same-sex marriage was mentioned in a 2010 letter by the Universal House of Justice as being a public issue that is not in keeping with the Bahá ' í teachings, but one that Bahá ' ís " would neither promote nor necessarily oppose.