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About this Site
For information on
the Bahá'í Faith in
Kingston upon Thames call
secretary@kingston-bahai.co.uk
or visit
www.bahai.org.uk
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Info
on Kingston
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Information on
Kingston
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Calendar
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Calendar of events
Introduction
• Introduction to the
Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'u'lláh
• Messenger of
God for this Age
Bahá'í Writings
• The Sacred Bahá'í
Writings
Bahá'í Prayers
• The Love of
God
Hidden Words
• The Hidden Words
of Bahá'u'lláh
World Peace
• The Promise of
World Peace
Race Unity
• The Vision of
Race Unity
Equality
• Two Wings of
a Bird
Bahá'í Principles
• The oneness of
God,
mankind
and religion.
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The independent
investigation of
truth.
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The equality of
women and men.
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Harmony of science
and religion.
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Elimination
of
extremes of
wealth
and
poverty.
• Universal
peace.
• A world common-
wealth of nations.
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A universal auxiliary
language.
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Spiritual
solutions
to
economic
problems.
• Universal education.
 Bahá'u'lláh
forbids:
• Lying.
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Killing.
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Stealing.
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Gambling.
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Drug
abuse.
• Consumption of
alcohol.
• Gossip and
backbiting
• Adultery and
promiscuity.
Bahá'u'lláh
stressed
the importance
of:
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Unity.
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Honesty.
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Chastity.
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Generosity.
• Trustworthiness.
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Purity of
motive.
• Service to others.
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Deeds over
words.
• Work
as a form of
worship.
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"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth."
--Bahá'u'lláh
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Bahá'u'lláh 
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World Peace
In
the light of subsequent events, the warnings and appeals of Bahá’u’lláh's
writings during this period take on a terrible poignancy:
O ye the
elected representatives of the people in every land!... Regard the world as the
human body which, though at its creation whole and perfect, hath been afflicted,
through various causes, with grave disorders and maladies. Not for one day did
it gain ease, nay its sickness waxed more severe, as it fell under the treatment
of ignorant physicians, who gave full rein to their personal desires...
We behold it, in this day, at the mercy of rulers so drunk with pride that they
cannot discern clearly their own best advantage, much less recognize a
Revelation so bewildering and challenging as this....92
This is the
Day whereon the earth shall tell out her tidings. The workers of iniquity are
her burdens, could ye but perceive it....93
All men
have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. The Almighty
beareth Me witness: To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man.
Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and
loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth....94
A new life
is, in this age, stirring within all the peoples of the earth; and yet none hath
discovered its cause or perceived its motive. Consider the peoples of the West.
Witness how, in their pursuit of that which is vain and trivial, they have
sacrificed, and are still sacrificing, countless lives for the sake of its
establishment and promotion....95
In all
matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove
a source of evil.... Strange and astonishing things exist in the earth but they
are hidden from the minds and the understanding of men. These things are capable
of changing the whole atmosphere of the earth and their contamination would
prove lethal....96
In later writings, including those
addressed to humanity collectively, Bahá’u’lláh urged the adoption of steps
toward what He called the “Great Peace.” These, He said, would mitigate the
sufferings and dislocation which He saw lying ahead of the human race until the
world’s peoples embrace the Revelation of God and through it bring about the
Most Great Peace:
The time
must come when the imperative necessity for the holding of a vast, an
all-embracing assemblage of men will be universally realized. The rulers and
kings of the earth must needs attend it, and, participating in its
deliberations, must consider such ways and means as will lay the foundations of
the world’s Great Peace amongst men. Such a peace demandeth that the Great
Powers should resolve, for the sake of the tranquility of the peoples of the
earth, to be fully reconciled among themselves. Should any king take up arms
against another, all should unitedly arise and prevent him. If this be done, the
nations of the world will no longer require any armaments, except for the
purpose of preserving the security of their realms and of maintaining internal
order within their territories.... The day is approaching when all the peoples
of the world will have adopted one universal language and one common script.
When this is achieved, to whatsoever city a man may journey, it shall be as if
he were entering his own home.... That one indeed is a man who, today,
dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race.... It is not for him
to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the
whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.97
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Copyright © 1991,
the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís
of the United States. All right reserved.
Published by the Bahá’í International Community,
Office of Public Information, New York.
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Race
Unity -
Equality
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Bahá'í
Principles
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