The Bahá'í Teachings

The principles of the Bahá'í Faith were established by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Faith, in the latter half of the nineteenth century and promulgated by His son, `Abdu'l-Bahá , during a tireless 29 year ministry.  While on an historic teaching trip across the United States in 1912, `Abdu'l-Bahá explained these teachings to a wide variety of audiences.  This trip included a brief stay in Lincoln, during which he was interviewed by the Lincoln Journal Star newspaper.

These teachings include:

  • The oneness of mankind
  • Universal peace upheld by a world government
  • Independent investigation of truth
  • The common foundation of all religions
  • The essential harmony of science and religion
  • Equality of women and men
  • Elimination of prejudice of all kinds
  • Universal compulsory education
  • A spiritual solution to economic problems
  • A universal auxiliary language
“Now, if thou wishest to know the divine remedy which will heal man from all sickness and will give him the health of the divine kingdom, know that it is the precepts and teachings of God.” - `Abdu'l-Bahá