IRCC Slides Feb 2014

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A warm Welcome toIRCC members

Bah' Faith

A brief introduction

For more information:

www.bahai.org


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Over 5,000,000 Bahs

Representing 2,112 ethnic and tribal

groups

and live in over 116,000 localities in

188 independent countries and 45

territories


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Bah !ritings and other literature have been translated into

3/2/14 3more than 800 languages


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The Lotus Temple in India


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SI NGAPORE

POSTAGE STAMPS

Baha


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Bah rin!iples

"neness o# $od

"neness o# religions

"neness o# human%ind


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edu!ational& so!ial& agri!ultural& industrial& e!onomi!&legal and politi!al s'stems

( )ew *i+ili,ationOneness o" #u$anit%

&unda$ental 'piritual (rinciple o" this )ge* One #u$an+ind


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LET THE RELIGIONS AGREE AND MAKE THE NATIONS ONE


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Lo!al*ommunit

' Li#e

Devotionals

Childrens

Classes

JuniorYouth

Programs

StudyCircles

19 dayfeasts

Summer /winterschools

Womensrograms

!nter"eligious


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he !orld o" hu$anit% is possessed o"

t!o !ings* the $ale and the "e$ale


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-ho is

Bahullh.


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Siyah-#hal $ The Bla%k &it


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The Ancient Beauty hath consented to

be bound with chains that mankind may

be released from its bondage, and hath

accepted to be made a prisoner within

this most mighty Stronghold that thewhole world may attain unto true

liberty. ....


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In (pril 1- (ro"essor Bro!ne o" /a$bridge niversit% $eets Bahullh

0The #a!e o# im on hom I ga,ed I !an ne+er #orget& though I !annot des!ribe it. Those

pier!ing e'es seemed to read ones +er' soul power and authorit' sat on that ample brow.5

o need to as+ in !hose presence stood, as bo!ed $%sel" be"ore one !ho is the

ob3ect o" a devotion and love !hich +ings $ight env% and e$perors sigh "or in vain.0

Bahullh stated at that meeting6

" That all nations should become one in faith and all men as brothers; that

the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be

strengthened; that diversity of religion should cease, and differences of race

be annulled what harm is there in this? Yet so it shall be; these fruitless

strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'ost !reat eace' shall

come# $et not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather

glory in this, that he loves his %ind#"

Introdu!tion to ( Tra+ellers )arrati+e 78pisode o# the Bab9& pp. :::i:;:l. 7


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BAHAI ADMINISTRATION


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"O ye that dwell on earth! The religion ofGod is for love and unity; make it not the

cause of enmity or dissension. In the eyes

of men of insight and the beholders of the

Most ublime ision whatsoever are the

effective means for safeguarding and#romoting the ha##iness and welfare of the

children of men have already been revealed

by the $en of Glory."

www.bahai.org


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Thank you!


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"bligator' pra'ers and #asting 8du!ation o# !hildren "bedien!e to the $o+ernment

'o$e o" the (rohibitions*(l!ohol and drugs& >la+e trading&

(s!eti!ism and ?onasti!ism

*on#ession o# sinsluralit' o# wi+es$ambling(rson(dulter'?urder

The#t*ruelt' to animalsIdleness and slothBa!%bitingomose:ualit'

a!s o" personal behavior and

$oral principles


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?is!ellaneous 8:hortations6 o associate !ith the "ollo!ers o" all religions !ith "ello!ship

To honour ones parents ot to !ish "or others !hat one does not !ish "or ones sel"

ot to be "anatical

ot to pre"er ones sel" to ones neighbour and not to contend !ith hi$

To re!ite the hol' +erses at morn and at e+entide

o stud% such arts and sciences as bene"it 7an+ind

o repent to od o" ones sins

To be truth#ul and trustworth'

o be righteous and "ear od

To be @ust and #air

To be ta!t#ul and wise

To be !ourteous and hospitable

ot to stir up $ischie"


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Bah PrayersO my God! O my God! Unite the hearts...

my (o)* + my (o)*

,nite the hearts o Thy servants.

an) reveal to them Thy reat !r!ose0

ay they ollow Thy %omman)ments an)

ai)e in Thy law0 el! them. + (o). in

their en)eavor.an) rant them strenth to serve Thee0

+ (o)* eave them not to themselves. t

i)e their ste!s y the liht o Thy

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