Baha I Religion: Identifying Three Key Beliefs

Identify three key beliefs that the Baha’i religion is founded on and how those beliefs have influenced Baha’i practice and self-understanding

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When discussing the Baha'i religion to someone with little knowledge of it, one could best describe its theology as revolving around three central points. The first point would be that of the unity of God. This is since adherents believe in a monotheistic view of God who is omniscient and omnipresent. Such a god is considered as being personal and also can be seen through his creation. The second point which is considered central to the Baha'i faith would be that of the unity of religion. This point is because Baha'i teaches that there is fundamental unity within the various

The final aspect would be that of the unity of humanity. This means that each person is given the capacity to recognize God and have a relationship with him. That prompts a rather egalitarian worldview which views all people as being created by God and that no people are better than others. All of this brings up the question of how does adherence to such beliefs affect one's life? While I am not an adherent to the religion, I do feel each of the main principles bring out an important principle within living. Another would be the notion of God. I feel like the Baha'i concept of God is one where a person Would adjust other loving for God. That is since the person has a higher power over him which would affect how such a person would live their life, as is the case with Christians. The aspect of all religions being united is also a theological notion which would affect the way that a person lives. That is since a person to adheres to such a notion ideally would view people of other religious traditions with a great deal of respect since they understand that we are not people divided by our view of God but rather are united in such belief. then the final way that such beliefs would impact the way that the person lives is by the

First would be that of Shia Islam which has a theology known for their emphasis on Ali (the son-in-law of Muhammed) and their belief that the authority of Muhammed lives through his successors via their understanding of the law. Next would be that of Sunni Islam which gives a lesser role towards Ali and asserts that interpretation of the law varies and should be approached via consensus of Islamic scholars. Sufi Islam is a branch of Sunni Islam which adds in many mystical type notions into the theology such as the recognition of personal spirit guides. Meanwhile, the Islamic Wahhabism movement is a fundamentalist movement which is known for their opposition to change to Islamic teachings and their goal of restoring Islam to an earlier state. Thus we can see that while Islam is a singular religion so to speak, there certainly are many schools of thought within it with regards to how such diversity in theological thought has developed. In other perspectives would be how there are cultural differences in addition to the theological differences which we discussed. Given that Islam is what we call a global religion (meaning it is large and geographically diverse), this can be a difficult task to accomplish. However, interestingly, I feel that the most important aspect of understanding how Islamic