The áʼífollowing outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Baháʼí Faith.
Baháʼí Faith – relatively new religion teaching the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people, established by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th-century Middle East and now estimated to have a worldwide following of 5–8 million adherents, known as Baháʼís.
Beliefs and practices
Baháʼí teachings
Baháʼí teachings
God in the Baháʼí Faith
Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion – the Baháʼí belief that many of the world's different religions were revealed by God as part of one gradually unfolding plan Progressive revelation (Baháʼí) – the Baháʼí belief that God progressively reveals the truth through successive Manifestations of God Baháʼí Faith and Zoroastrianism Baháʼí Faith and Hinduism Baháʼí Faith and Buddhism Muhammad in the Baháʼí Faith Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith) – individuals whom Baháʼís believe were sent by God to establish religious teachings appropriate for their time and place, such as the Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad Baháʼí Faith on life after death Baháʼí cosmology Faith in the Baháʼí Faith Baháʼí views on sin Martyrdom in the Baháʼí Faith Aniconism in the Baháʼí Faith – the Baháʼí prohibition on images of God or those seen as Manifestations of God Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh Covenant-breaker Baháʼí views on science
Baháʼí social principles
Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity – the Baháʼí teaching that humanity is fundamentally one and should achieve a state of unity in diversity Baháʼí Faith and Native Americans New world order (Baháʼí) Baháʼí perspective on international human rights Baháʼí Faith and gender equality Baháʼí Faith and education Baháʼí Faith and auxiliary language – the Baháʼí teaching that the world should adopt a worldwide auxiliary language in addition to people's various languages to facilitate the unity of humanity Socioeconomic development and the Baháʼí Faith
Baháʼí laws
Baháʼí laws – practices that are religiously binding for Baháʼís
Prayer in the Baháʼí Faith – Baháʼí teachings on prayer, including both daily obligatory prayer and devotional prayer (general prayer) Obligatory Baháʼí prayers Nineteen Day Feast – a gathering of a local Baháʼí community that occurs on the first day of each month of the Baháʼí calendar Huqúqu'lláh – the Baháʼí obligation to give to the Baháʼí funds, which support the activities of Baháʼí communities Nineteen Day Fast – a period of fasting that Baháʼís observe from sunrise to sunset for 19 days once each year Baháʼí marriage Baháʼí views on homosexuality Baháʼí pilgrimage
History
History of the Baháʼí Faith – events from 1863 to the present that had their background in two earlier movements in the nineteenth century, Shaykhism and Bábism Shaykhism – a Shi'a Islamic religious movement founded by Shaykh Ahmad (1753–1826) Bábism – a religion founded by the Báb in 1844 that Baháʼís see as a predecessor to the Baháʼí Faith; see Outline of Bábism Baháʼí–Azali split – the split of the followers of Bábism into Baháʼís, who accepted Baháʼu'lláh as a figure prophesied in the teachings of Bábism, and Azalis, who followed Subh-i-Azal Baháʼí prophecies Attempted schisms in the Baháʼí Faith Orthodox Baháʼí Faith Leland Jensen ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's journeys to the West World Unity Conference Baháʼí World Congress Baháʼí teaching plans Baháʼí radio Persecution of Baháʼís Seven Martyrs of Tehran 1903 Isfahan anti-Baháʼí riots Statements about the persecution of Baháʼís Baháʼí 7 Egyptian identification card controversy Baháʼí Faith by country – estimated numbers of Baháʼís globally, by country, and by continent, with links to full articles on the Baháʼí Faith in individual countries and continents Baháʼí Faith in Africa Baháʼí Faith in Asia Baháʼí Faith in Europe Baháʼí Faith in North America Baháʼí Faith in Oceania Baháʼí Faith in South America
Important figures
Central figures
The Báb – the founder of the Bábism, seen by Baháʼís as the predecessor to their religion Baháʼu'lláh – the founder of the Baháʼí Faith ʻAbdu'l-Bahá – the appointed successor of Baháʼu'lláh
Other influential figures
Groups
Afnán – the maternal relatives of the Báb
Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh – nineteen eminent early followers of Baháʼu'lláh
Baháʼu'lláh's family
Hands of the Cause – a select group of Baháʼís, appointed for life, whose main function was to propagate and protect the Baháʼí Faith Knights of Baháʼu'lláh – a title given by Shoghi Effendi to Baháʼís who brought the Baháʼí Faith to new countries and territories