BAH��� FAITH

This site is based on Graham Sorenson�s original Bah�� Pages and is used with his permission.

O SON OF MAN!

Upon the tree of effulgent glory I have hung for thee the choicest fruits, wherefore hast thou turned away and contented thyself with that which is less good? Return then unto that which is better for thee in the realm on high.

Arabic Hidden Words, No 21. Bah�u�ll�h

Introductions and Information

• A text Introduction to The Bah�� Faith.
• The Bah��s � A Magazine Style Introduction to the Bah�� Faith
• The Warwick Leaflets � the texts of most of the leaflets published by the Spiritual Assembly of the Bah��s of Warwick, England.
• The Bah�� World � the Bah�� International Community�s World Wide Web site. The site represents the official presence of the Bah�� Faith on the Web. It provides those interested in learning about the Bah�� Faith with a comprehensive body of authentic material, attractively presented and illustrated. Major sections of the site include a detailed introduction to the Central Figures and Institutions of the Faith, an overview of basic Bah�� beliefs and practices, articles highlighting aspects of Bah�� community life and the perspectives of individual believers, and a repository of the Bah�� International Community�s documents that present the Bah�� vision for the advancement of society.
• Humanity�s Coming Encounter with Bah�u�ll�h (full text or highlights) � April 1992 talk by J. Douglas Martin, member, Universal House of Justice (then Director-General of the Bah�� World Center Office of Public Information)
• The Golden Rule, or the ethic of reciprocity, is found in the scriptures of nearly every religion. It is often regarded as the most concise and general principle of ethics.
• Bah�u�ll�h�s Tablet of a True Seeker � "When a true seeker determineth to take the step of search in the path leading unto the knowledge of the Ancient of Days..."
• Joel Smith�s �Prophecy Fulfilled�Page
• A list of the Bah�� files that may be downloaded from the BBS Camphor Fountain
• Six Steps to Spiritual Growth � a sample for Bah��s
• Distinguishing the Baha'i Faith From Destructive Cults
• The Bah�� Community and the United Nations
• The Catholic Church's Leaflet on the Bah�� Faith
• The Bah�� Calendar � A description of the Calendar and the Holy Days.

Women, Men, and Rights

• Extracts from the Report of the INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF WOMEN, Zurich, May 12�17, 1919
  � (Published by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Geneva, Switzerland.)
• Human Rights and Extreme Poverty
• Violence and sexual abuse of women and children
• Creating Violence-free Families

Scripture and Writings

• Gwynfydedig yw�r llecyn � �Blessed is the Spot�in Cymraeg (Welsh).
• Bah�u�ll�h�s Seven Valleys and Four Valleys
• �The Bah��s � Our Vision�
• �Abdu�l-Bah�s Paris Talks � Each of the talks is on a separate page for fast loading.
• Some Answered Questions by �Abdu�l-Bah� � The first forty answers are here now.
• The Will and Testament of �Abdu�l-Bah�
• The Tablet of Visitation � This Tablet is recited or chanted when visiting the Shrines or commemorating Holy Days.
• The Fire Tablet of Bah�u�ll�h
• The Tablet of Ahmad
• The Tablet of the Holy Mariner
• Prayers for Healing. (The Long Healing Prayer)
• Healing by Spiritual Means and Healing by Material Means � from �Some Answered Questions�by �Abdu�l-Bah�
• Some Thoughts on Health
• Some Thoughts on Ecology
• Some Writings on the Vegetarian Diet
• The Marriage Tablet � Attributed to Ahmad Sohrab in the style of �Abdu�l-Bah�
• Some other thoughts on marriage
• The Dynamics of Prayer for Solving Problems. � A Pilgrim Note, attributed to Shogi Effendi
   
• Pages in other languages: *** Um Bah�� tr�nna � f�royskum *** introduzione alla Fede Bah�� ***Gwynfydedig yw�r llecyn.
   
• https://www.iol.ie/~isp/agenda21"

Social and Economic Development Issues
including Agenda 21

• The Turning Point for All Nations � One of the more important documents to be published by The Bah�� International Community to date.
• Agenda 21 � Overview of the Earth Summit�s Agenda For Change. Rio 1992 (a special short version by the UK Bah�� Information Office).
• �The Prosperity of Humankind� � A Statement Prepared by the Bah�� International Community's Office of Public Information
  Also available are a Shortened Version for Study and the even shorter �Introduction to the Prosperity of Humankind".
  Finally, here are some extracts related to business.
• Issues Concerning Community Functioning � A memorandum prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, February 1993
• Sustainable Development and the Human Spirit
• International Legislation for Environment and Development
• Unity and Consultation: Foundations of Sustainable Development � A statement of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah��s of the United States.
• COOPERATION and Solution to the Economic Problem.
• Conservation of the Earths Resources � an article by Grahame Howells of Caerphilly, Wales.
• Elements for inclusion in the proposed Earth Charter � by the Bah�� International Community
• Women and Men: Partnership for a healthy Planet!

Links and Resources

• Glen Little�s Bah�� Resources Page � The most comprehensive and up to date list availaible on the web.
• Bah�� Resources on the Internet.
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• Rob Hain This is the site for those Nice pictures in the new �Seven Valleys�book
• More UK Bah�� Web pages. From James Herbert and also Basic Facts of the Bah�� Faith
• Bill Huitt�s Home Page � lots of interesting sites from here.
• For those of you who author Web Pages: two long lists of accented words A to K and L to Z in html format. Original list courtesy of Mark Towfiq.
• Lots of other links that may be of interest to you all

The Inevitable �Misc"

• Epidemic of Inner Peace Predicted
• The Power of Imagination, by Keith James.
• Recipe for Happiness Cake