The history of Bahá'í explained in its historical, geographic and religious context. The Bahá'í faith began to take its present form in 1844 in Iran. It grew out of the Shi'ite branch of the Muslim ...

The story of the Bahá'í faith's first tentative footholds in the UK and its subsequent growth. There were few contacts between the UK and the Bahá'í faith in the 19th century. The first English ...

On July 9, 1850, the Baha’i figure called the Bab was killed. Believed to be a messenger of God proclaiming the impending arrival of Baha’u’llah, he was executed for apostasy by firing squad in the ...

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bermuda announced the launch of a newly published book ‘In Search of Kull-i-Shay, History of the Baha’i Faith in Bermuda, 1948-1958′. A spokesperson ...

More than 350 people attended the Black History Month celebration at Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette on Feb. 4. The Saturday evening event featured speakers including orchestral and choir ...

In celebration of Black History Month, the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette will host a music and art program Saturday. The Bahá'í Temple Choir and the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra will perform ...

Duane Herrmann didn’t plan to become a historian on the local Baha’i community, but once he started his research in the mid-1970s, he found he couldn’t stop. Herrmann, of Topeka, will present findings ...

This story was originally published on Columbia Faith & Values (ColumbiaFAVS.com). Tyree Byndom’s decision to jump in to the City Council race for the First Ward representative spot involved serious ...

Filmmakers Anne and Tim Perry of Dallas will screen their documentary, “Luminous Journey: Abdu’l-Bahá in America, 1912,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lincoln Women’s Club, 407 S. 14th St. The ...