Bahai isn't really a sect of anything. It's an independent monotheistic religion that recognizes prophets from Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as its own prophets.
Its founder, Bah?'u'll?h (1817-1892), is regarded by Bah?'?s as the most recent in the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, Christ and Muhammad.
The central theme of Bah?'u'll?h's message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its unification in one global society. God, Bah?'u'll?h said, has set in motion historical forces that are breaking down traditional barriers of race, class, creed, and nation and that will, in time, give birth to a universal civilization.
The Bah?'? Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bah?'u'll?h in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind.
Bah?'? teachings emphasize the underlying unity of the major world religions. 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. These messengers have included Krishna, Abraham, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad and others, including most recently Bah?'u'll?h. In Bah?'? belief, each messenger taught of the next, and Bah?'u'll?h's life and teachings fulfill the end-time promises of previous scriptures. Humanity is understood to be involved in a process of collective evolution, and the need of the present time is for the gradual establishment of peace, justice and unity on a global scale.
It's not a sect of anything. It's what you call a "cafeteria" religion, where they take all the stuff they like out of every existing religion and ignore the stuff they don't like.
It originated in Iran. It believes in all kinds of scary things, like education for all, harmony among the world people and that religion is a continuum that incorporates the ideals of all previous sects, like the ideals of the Jews, Christians and Muslims. Pretty scary stuff if you ask me...I mean every one knows that religion is meant to be divisive violent and polarizing..duh
What the first answerer said.
Bahaullah, EstrellailLahaHHSod forgive me) thinks he is prophet of God even though the Prophet Muhammad (pub) is the last prophet.
He also said he was the second coming of Jesus right?
Well yeah they're "all world religions" united, which to me is a load of lies.
Bah?'? teachings emphasize the underlying unity of the major world religions. 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. These messengers have included Krishna, Abraham, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad and others, including most recently Bah?'u'll?h. In Bah?'? belief, each messenger taught of the next, and Bah?'u'll?h's life and teachings fulfill the end-time promises of previous scriptures. Humanity is understood to be involved in a process of collective evolution, and the need of the present time is for the gradual establishment of peace, justice and unity on a global scale
The Baha?i Faith dates back to the middle of the 19Th century when an Iranian nobleman, Baha?u?ll ah, founded the new faith as an independent religion?a very painful thorn in the side of a ruling vested clergy with a stranglehold on the masses.
no one is born Baha?i. Once one is born to a Muslim, he is considered Muslim for life. If he decides to leave Islam, he is labeled apostate and, apostates are automatically condemned to death.
every child born in a Baha?i family is required to make his own independent decision regarding whether or not he wishes to be a Baha?i. Freedom to choose and independent thinking are cherished values of the Baha?is, in stark contrast to that of Muslims.
Baha?is believe that truth transcends all boundaries. Scientific and religious truth emanates from the same universal source. They are like the two sides of the same coin.
What is the Baha'i religion a sect of?
