Bahaullahs

Bahaullah was the founder of the Baha'i Faith. Born Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri in Tehran, Persia, in 1817, he inherited a position of considerable influence. He proclaimed his divine mission in 1863 while exiled in Baghdad. Bahaullah taught that there is only one God, that all the world's religions come from the same divine source, and that humanity is a single human family. He emphasized the importance of unity, justice, and the elimination of prejudice. His writings, which are vast and include the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book), form the scripture of the Baha'i Faith. Bahaullah faced numerous exiles and imprisonments by the Ottoman and Persian authorities due to his teachings. He spent the last decades of his life in Acre, in present-day Israel, where he continued to write and guide his followers. His followers believe him to be the latest in a line of divine messengers, including Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster, Jesus, and Muhammad, who have progressively revealed God's will to humanity. Bahaullah died in 1892, leaving behind a growing global community.