Significant Messages from the Bahá'í World Community

Promise of World Peace - a statement on the inevitability of world peace as the next step in the evolution of mankind by the Universal House of Justice, the supreme body of the Bahá'í Faith

Two Wings of a Bird - a statement on the equality of women and men by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.

A Vision of Race Unity - a statement on "America's most challenging issue" by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.

The Prosperity of Humankind - a statement by the Bahá'í International Community. This document of seven sections gives a perspective on how mankind should go about bringing about prosperity to the world at large. This statement is not exclusively about the material wealth of nations, but also of the other important issues (e.g.education, justice, world peace, relationships between people).

Turning Point for all Nations - a statement by the Bahá'í International Community about mankind's progress to world peace. It presents historical information regarding the process to world unity. This was released for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and addresses its activities in promoting peace, equality, human rights, and other Bahá'í principles.

Bahá'u'lláh - this statement by the Bahá'í International Community is a relatively short but complete study of Bahá'u'lláh's life and teachings. This unformatted version will later be replaced by a locally hosted formatted html file. 104KB

Other Statements - numerous other statements by the Bahá'í International Community on issues such as human rights, equality and social and economic development

The Bahá'í community today numbers some five million members resident in 189 independent countries and 46 territories. Its rich diversity embraces people from most of the planet's races, creeds and cultures, including over 2,100 different ethnic groupings. There is no clergy in the Bahá'í Faith. Because the human race has entered upon the age of its maturity, each individual is able to explore the revelation of God and to decide on the issues of life through prayer, reflection, and consultation with others. To make this possible, the Bahá'í scriptures have so far been translated into some 800 different languages. The same principle applies to the community's collective life. Elected councils, designated as Spiritual Assemblies, administer the affairs of the Faith at both local and national levels. All adult believers are equally eligible and election is by secret ballot and plurality vote. The work of the Faith is entirely supported by voluntary contributions from the members. Giving to the Bahá'í fund is regarded as one of the privileges of membership; the Faith does not accept outside contributions.