The Bahá’í Faith
Introduction
Bahá’í Concept of God
Progressive Revelation
Unity in Diversity
Bahá’u’lláh
The Báb
The Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh
Bahá’í Laws and principle
Bahá’í Community
Life
Becoming a Bahá’í
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Unity in Diversity 
Unity of HumankindThe aim of the Bahá’í Faith is to unify humanity. Bahá’u’lláh
teaches that we are the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch.
Although we differ from one another physically and emotionally, although we
have different talents and capacities, we all spring from the same root; we all
belong to the same human family.
Humanity can be likened to a vast garden in which grow side by side flowers
of every form, colour and perfume. The charm and beauty of the garden lie in
this diversity. We should not allow the differences that exist among us - in
our physical characteristics, our temperaments, our backgrounds, our thoughts
and opinions - to give rise to conflict and strife. We should see the members
of the human race as beautiful flowers growing in the garden of humanity and
rejoice in belonging to this garden.
Striving towards UnityAlthough the oneness of humankind is an undeniable truth, the peoples of
earth are so far from it that unifying them is no easy task. If you choose to
join the Bahá’í community you will participate with the rest of us in our
efforts to build and maintain unity. We are all striving to bring our thoughts
and actions in line with our belief in the oneness of humankind.
According to the Bahá’í teachings, when a thought of war enters our minds,
we should immediately replace it with a thought of peace. When a feeling of
hate begins to take shape in our hearts, we should immediately replace it with
a feeling of love. We should do everything possible to overcome our prejudices.
Prejudices of race, colour, nationality, culture, religion, and sex, these are
among the greatest obstacles to building a better world. So many passages in
the Bahá’í writings teach us how to walk in the ways of unity and how to help
others take the same path.
A
gathering of Bahais from around the world
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Bahai Temple in Samoa
Bahai temple in
Uganda
Bahai Temple in
Panama
Bahai Temple in Frankfurt |
