Who founded the Bahai faith?
Just as Christianity emerged from Judaism, the Bahai faith emerged from Islam. It is now an independent religion on its own. Its founder, Bahaullah, is regarded as a messenger of God, just as Moses, Abraham, Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad and Zoroaster (the founder of the Parsi faith) were. Do Bahais believe in saints? Bahais believe saints to be no different from other humans. They place God on the highest level, then the Messengaers of God, and then humans. Thus, reformers, mystics or saints, are not elevated to the status of God-men. Teachings of Baha’u’llah Abandonment of Prejudice The Bahai faith makes it clear that all men are created equal, and should be respected and treated as equals. It believes that there should be unity, not uniformity. Unity is not necessarily achieved by “suppression of differences”, but by an understanding and respect for these differences. The reason there is so much conflict in the name of religion is not due to differences, but due to our immature attitude a
