Albuquerque Bahá'í Community
Albuquerque Bahá'í Community
Founded in the mid-nineteenth century, the Bahá'í Faith has spread to some 232 nations and territories and is now accepted by more than five million people. The word "Bahá'í" means "follower of Bahá'u'lláh." Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, is the Messenger of God for this day and the most recent in the succession of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Christ, and Muhammad. His name in Arabic means "The Glory of God." Bahá'ís believe Bahá'u'lláh was inspired by the Holy Spirit to reveal the Word of God in many volumes of sacred writings.
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Bahá'ís believe that there is only one Supreme Being, known by different names in many languages; however, there is only one God. Similarly, Bahá'ís believe that the core values of all religions emanate from one God; therefore, religions are one. We believe God has revealed moral, social, and spiritual laws to us throughout the ages by sending us divinely-inspired Messengers. We believe that Bahá'u'lláh is the Promised One of this age. However, a significant point is that Bahá'ís as followers of Bahá'u'lláh also embrace and revere Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus Christ, and Muhammad as divine Messengers of God and feel a sense of unity with their followers.
The central theme of Bahá'u'lláh's writings is that all people belong to one human family. In addition to our strong commitment to principles of unity, Bahá'ís also believe in the equality of women and men, universal education, religious tolerance, the harmony of science and religion, a universal auxiliary language, universal peace upheld by federated nations, and the independent investigation of truth. These beliefs are applied as we create a strong community that is racially unified and culturally diverse.
The crucial need facing the human race is to find a unifying vision of the nature of man and society. Such a vision unfolds in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh. We encourage you to investigate this Faith for yourself.
"With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else..."
--Bahá'u'lláh