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The Promise of World Peace
A vision for the achievement of peace for the peoples of
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Cleanse ye your eyes,
so that ye behold no man as different from yourselves.
See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends”
‘Abdul-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdul-Bahá, p.
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If there is a single word
that describes the teachings of the Baha'i Faith, it is
unity. This emphasis on unity and oneness exists at all
levels, from its teachings about God to its social
principles. Indeed, even the practice and
administration of the Baha'i Faith reflect this emphasis
on unity.
Baha'is follow the
teachings of
Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i
Faith. Baha'u'llah (1817-1892) is regarded by Baha'is
as the most recent in the line of messengers of God, a
line that stretches back beyond recorded time and
includes Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Zoroaster,
Christ, Muhammad and the Bab.
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The
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Baha'is believe that there is only one God, and that the
successive revelations of God's will through his
messengers have been the chief civilizing forces in
history.
The
central theme of Baha'u'llah's message is that humanity
is one single race and that the day has come for its
unification into one global society. "The earth is
but one country and mankind its citizens", wrote
Baha'u'llah. Through an irresistible process, the
traditional barriers of race, class, creed and nation
are breaking down, which will, in time, give birth to a
universal civilization.
The
principal challenge facing the people of the earth,
Baha'is believe, is to accept as fact the oneness of the
entire human race and work towards the creation of a
unified world civilization.
Principles which the Baha'i Faith promotes as vital to
the achievement of this goal of world unity include the
following:
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Abandonment of all
forms of prejudice
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Realization of
equal rights and privileges for women and men
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Elimination of
extremes of poverty and wealth
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Recognition of the
common source and essential oneness of all of the
world's great religions
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Value and
necessity of universal education
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Responsibility of
each person to search independently for truth
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Establishment of a
federated system of world government, based on
principles of collective security and international justice
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Recognition that true religion is always in harmony
with reason and with the pursuit of scientific knowledge
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Need for every
individual to adhere to high personal moral
standards
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