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Civil Action Baha'is believe that the latest messenger was a Persian called Baha'u'llah or Glory of God, who founded the Baha'i Faith. His real name is Mirza Husayn-'Ali-i-Nuri (1817-1892), who in 1863, as a follower of the Bab to whom the Bab had given several indications of his future station, confided to some of his followers and to his eldest son that he was the Manifestation predicted by the Bab. On 1863, he began proclaiming his station openly and publicly to the world at large. His assumed title, Baha'u'llah, by which he is generally known, or the title the Bab used to refer to him. The last forty years of Baha'u'llah's life were spent in prison. The last 22 years were spent in or near Acre, then a prison city. The world headquarters of the Bahá'í Faith is located in the Holy Land today as a result. After the death of Baha'u'llah's his son 'Abdu'l-Baha (1844-1921), was appointed to be leader of the movement of Bahai. There are about 5,500,000 Baha'is worldwide. They have about 20,000 local councils, called Local Spiritual Assemblies, including about 1,500 in the United States. National governing bodies exist in more than 170 countries. The religion came to North America in 1893. The U.S. National Spiritual Assembly has its headquarters in Wilmette, Illinois. The Universal House of Justice, the international governing body, meets in Haifa, Israel. About 2.5 million are in India and 140,000 in the US. The Canadian census found 14,730 in Canada in 1991. There have been many discussions on Bahá'í mailing lists which estimate a total of 1 million members worldwide. Some claim that the US figure are too large , and that the number of active members is a lot lower. Barry Kosmin and Seymour Lachman estimated 28,000 adult US Bahá'ís in their 1993 book "One Nation Under God." Fredrick Glaysher estimates 26,600. According to the 1992 Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of the Year. But the Bahá'í Faith has established "significant communities" in more countries and territories than any other religion except for Christianity. They are organized in 205 areas vs. 254 for Christianity. According to Bahai world this has increased to 235 countries and territories, including over 2,100 racial, ethnic and tribal groups. Bahai teaches around three basic principles: The oneness of God, The oneness of religion, The oneness of mankind. he "Bab" told his people that he replaced Muhammad as God's prophet and that he formed a new universal religion based on a new book, Kitab-Akdas. The "new religion" means according to the Baha'u'llah. The order of the manifestations of God go like this: Adam (? ), Abraham (? ), Moses (1456 BC), Krishna (1249 BC), Zoroaster (1000 BC), Buddha (757 BC), Jesus Christ (34), Mohammed (613 AD), The Bab (1844 AD), Baha'u'llah (1863 AD). Baha'u'llah declared that all religions honor the same God, and that the highest form of worship is service to other human beings. He also taught that God wants all people to form a united society based on mutual acceptance. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. There is no other manifestation of God, Jesus was full God and there is no one else. There are about 11-13 teachings of Baha'u'llah: Oneness of mankind: The one all-loving God bestows His divine grace and favor on all mankind: one and all are servants of the Most High, and His goodness, mercy and loving-kindness are showered upon all His creatures.(http://bahai-guardian.com/test.html) Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: Search after truth: No man should blindly follow his ancestors and forefathers.
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