An Eclectic Faith

SHATRUGHUN JIWNANI





According to Baha'u'llah, every age has its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. He advised that we should be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age we live in, and centre our deliberations on its exigencies and requirements. Members of the Baha'i community are from all religious and national backgrounds, living and working together in harmony and peace.We believe in the principles of oneness of mankind, oneness of God and oneness of religion.To Baha'is, the prophets and manifestations of God receive guidance from the same source and their purpose is none else than to exhort humanity to follow the path of righteousness.
Followers never differentiate in the rank or status of the various prophets and accept all past manifestations of God -Krishna, Buddha, Zoroaster, Jesus or Muhammad -and hold their revelations as sacred as the writings of Baha'u'llah, whose vision of a united, peaceful world reflects an understanding that humanity is creating a society founded on justice and expressing trust, collaboration and compassion.
Baha'i teachings discourage any conflict or dissension in the name of religion and they believe that the purpose of true religion should be to unite Abdu'l-Baha, son of all hearts. ` Baha'u'llah, goes to the extent of saying, “If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division, it were better to be without it, and to withdraw from such a religion would be a truly religious act. Any religion which is not a cause of love and unity is no religion.“