A Faith of Peace,

A Faith for Humanity

The Bahá'í Faith

"The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens." - Bahá'u'lláh

The Bahá'í Faith is the youngest of the world's independent monotheistic religions. Bahá’ís view the world’s major religions as part of a single, progressive process through which God reveals His guidance to humanity.  It's founder, Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), is regarded by Bahá'ís as the most recent in the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Christ and Muhammad.

The central theme of Bahá'u'lláh's message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its unification in one global society. God, Bahá'u'lláh said, has set in motion historical forces that are breaking down traditional barriers of race, class, creed, and nation and that will, in time, give birth to a universal civilization. The principal challenge facing the peoples of the earth is to embrace the reality of their oneness and to assist the processes of unification.

One of the purposes of the Bahá'í Faith is to help make this possible. This worldwide community is composed of more than five million Bahá’ís in 236 countries and territories that come from nearly every national, ethnic and religious background, making the Bahá’í Faith the second-most-widespread religion in the world.  All who share this vision of humanity as one global family and the earth as one homeland are welcome to join this diverse community committed to the betterment of mankind.  We invite you to learn more about the Bahá’í Faith and benefit from the spiritual and practical insights found in the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh.

one human family

Bahá'u'lláh taught that there is one God whose successive revelations of His will to humanity have been the chief civilizing force in history. The agents of this process have been the Divine Messengers whom people have seen chiefly as the founders of separate religious systems but whose common purpose has been to bring the human race to spiritual and moral maturity.

Humanity is now coming of age. It is this that makes possible the unification of the human family and the building of a peaceful, global society. 

Basic Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh

Among the principles which the Bahá'í Faith promotes as vital to building a peaceful, global society are:

  • the abandonment of all forms of prejudice

  • recognition of the unity and relativity of religious truth

  • the elimination of extremes of poverty and wealth

  • advancing the equality of women and men

  • the realization of universal education

  • the responsibility of each person to independently search for truth

  • the establishment of a global commonwealth of nations

  • recognition that true religion is in harmony with reason and the pursuit of scientific knowledge

The Local Community

The North Jersey Baháʼí Community is a group of individuals and families learning, serving, and worshipping together with the ultimate aim of creating a more equal, just, and peaceful world. We are inspired by the teachings of The Báb and Baháʼu'lláh, the Twin Founders of the Baháʼí Faith, and the exemplary life of Baháʼu'lláh’s eldest son, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, who during several years of travel, visited New Jersey in 1912. Activities for children, youth, and adults are held at The Wilhelm Baha’i Properties in Teaneck and in homes and community spaces throughout the region. We are involved in race amity efforts, interfaith dialogue, social discourse, service projects, education, and community building. All are welcome to join and collaborate with us as we work to build a better world.

OUR VALUES

unity, collaboration, justice, responsibility, love, oneness