Central Themes

The Bahá’í Faith is a world religion whose purpose is to unite all races and peoples in one universal Cause and one common Faith. Bahá’u’lláh, the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, describes this primary theme of His Teachings:

   
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“That which the Lord hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith.”

“Bahá’u’lláh has drawn the circle of unity, He has made a design for the uniting of all the peoples, and for the gathering of them all under the shelter of the tent of universal unity.” — ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

The central theme of Bahá’u’lláh’s Message is that humanity is one single race and the time has come when it is destined to grow into and become united in one global society. In the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Bahá’u’lláh’s Son and Successor, He likens the human race to a garden in which grow flowers of infinite variety and color. The differences in physical appearance, temperament, background, thought and opinion that exist among us should not give rise to conflict. The beauty of the human family, like the flowers of the garden, comes from this diversity.

According to the Teachings of the Bahá’í Faith, God never leaves us alone and without guidance. Bahá’ís view the world’s major religions as a part of a single, progressive process through which God educates and reveals His Will to humanity. Bahá’u’lláh is recognized as the most recent in a line of Divine Messengers which includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster, Christ and Muhammad.