Baháʼí Faith
A living tradition within Bábism. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Baháʼí Faith is a living tradition within Bábism. Also written Baháʼí Faith (Haifa-based), 'Haifan' Baháʼís (term used by rival groups).
Origin
Founder named in the sources: Mírzá Husayn-ʿAlí Núrí, Baháʼu'lláh (1817–1892). Founding date given as 1863. Baháʼu'lláh (1817–1892) declared his station as a messenger of God in 1863. Leadership passed on his death in 1892 to his son ʿAbbás Effendi, ʿAbdu'l-Bahá (1844–1921), then to ʿAbdu'l-Bahá's grandson Shoghi Effendi (1897–1957) as Guardian, and after Shoghi Effendi's death to the Universal House of Justice, an international elected body headquartered in Haifa, Israel. Melton's encyclopedia gives that succession; the year of the House of Justice's first election (1963) is given by Peter Smith's Concise Encyclopedia and is recorded as attributed to that work rather than verified directly.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Baháʼí Faith.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-baha-i-faith.
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