Bahaullah

Baha'u'llah, born Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri, was the prophet-founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He was born in Tehran, Persia, in 1817. He proclaimed himself a divine messenger in the mid-19th century, asserting that he was the promised one foretold in the scriptures of past religions. His teachings emphasize the spiritual unity of humankind, the essential harmony of all religions, and the need for a new world order based on justice, peace, and universal education.

Baha'u'llah's life was marked by persecution and exile. He was imprisoned in Tehran, then banished from Persia to Baghdad, Constantinople, and Adrianople. His final exile was to the penal colony of ʻAkká in the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Israel), where he spent the last twenty-four years of his life. Despite these hardships, he continued to write and disseminate his teachings. His extensive writings, known as his "Writings," form the basis of Baháʼí theology and practice.

Key Baháʼí principles derived from Baha'u'llah's teachings include the oneness of God, the oneness of humanity, the independent investigation of truth, the equality of men and women, the elimination of prejudice, the harmony of science and religion, and the establishment of a universal auxiliary language. He taught that divine revelation is progressive, with each prophet building upon the teachings of the past. Baha'u'llah passed away in ʻAkká in 1892.