Fast Facts

• Founded by a Persian nobleman named Baha’u’llah. He is considered to be the most recent in a long line of divine messengers which include Abraham, Krishna, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Christ, and Muhammad.
• The essential message of Baha’i is unity. It is not divided into sects or subgroups. They believe in harmony, cooperation, and social action.
• The religion is unique because it has freely elected officials who work to spread the message of unity.
• Founded a century and half ago.
• Is one of the fastest growing religions in the world, and is the second most widespread faith.
• Baha’is reside in over 100,000 localities, and represent a variety of cultures.