Bahá'í Faith - The Official Web page of Bath Bahá'í Community

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Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made and His praise glorified.    - - -     Bahá'u'lláh.

For more information about the Bahá'í Community Worldwide see Bahá'í World Centre Web site
Bahá'í Community in the U.K. see Bahá'í Faith UK Web site
Bahá'í Community in England see Bahá'í Faith Council for England Web site

For Baha'í s in Bristol see Bristol Bahá'ís' Web site
For North Somerset look up Bahá'ís of North Somerset
For the Bahá'í Writings see the Bahá'í World Centre Reference Library Web site
Latest changes added 17 February 2006 C.E.


Bahá'í Community of Bath
Welcome to the official website of the Bahá'í Community in Bath, UK.
About the Bahá'í s in Bath and how to contact us
About the Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'í Prayers
Links to Information About the Faith
Contact Information

"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."

--Bahá'í Writings

A Bahá'í prayer for Unity.

O my God! O my God!
Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy
great purpose. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law.

Help them, O God, in their endeavour, and grant them strength to serve Thee.
O God! Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love.

Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord.

(Bahá'u'lláh: Bahá'í Prayers)

All quotations are from books published by the Bahá'í Publishing Trust whose catalogue is available by request, as well as by various other publishers.)

A 'Hidden Word' from Bahá'u'lláh's writings

O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favour upon thee.
(Bahá'u'lláh: Arabic Hidden Words, No 11)



To contact Bahá'í s in Bath email the Bahá'í Community.

Bath Bahá'í s are working with a number of other local organisations including Bath Interfaith Group & and participate in the Mayor of Bath's Multi Faith gathering. They also help to organise the annual Bath International Evening.
Locally Bahá'ís offer: All of these are open to people of any or no faith.

Please email for more information: the Bahá'ís in Bath.

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About the Bath Bahá'í Community

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There is a small community of Bahá'í s in the city of Bath, including a handful of students at the University. Because there are more than nine adults over the age of 21, the community is able to elect a local Spiritual Assembly to oversee its affairs. In fact, there has been an Assembly in Bath since 1971.
The surrounding area also has a sprinkling of Bahá'í s: in Keynsham and Bradford and a larger community in Bristol.
While we organise an active programme of events for Bath itself, we are always happy to meet with our neighbouring communities as well.

If you are interested in getting to know more about what is going on in your area , please feel free to email the the Bahá'í Community

About the Bahá'í Faith

The following general information about the Bahá'í Faith is adapted with thanks from the page "The Bahá'í Faith: Basic Facts", available from the website of the Bahá'í s of the United Kingdom.

The Bahá'í Faith, dating from 1844, is the most recent of the world's monotheistic religions. The Faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh, a Persian nobleman whose name translates as "the Glory of God", spent much of his life in exile.

The Bahá'í Faith is the second most widespread of the world's religions, with 5 million followers in 235 countries and territories throughout the world. There are around 6,000 Bahá'í s in the UK. The Bahá'í Faith is an independent world religion, and has its own scriptures, places of worship and administration. It is not a branch of any other religion.

Bahá'í s believe that humanity is a single race with a common destiny. In the words of Bahá'u'lláh, "The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."

For the last 160 years Bahá'í s have been working to break down barriers of prejudice between people. They believe that there will be lasting world peace only when major injustices such as racism, gender inequality, and poverty are resolved through the work of governments, civil society and individuals. Bahá'í s worldwide are fully committed to this work, but they are not pacifists and they take no sides in the political controversies of the day.

Bahá'í s believe that the world religions and faith communities also have an important part to play in bringing peace to the world. Religious conflict is one of the most deadly threats to peace.

Bahá'u'lláh taught that all the great religions come from one divine source. They are parts of a single historical process taking humankind from its beginnings to the global civilization that Bahá'í s believe to be an inevitable development in human life.

Bahá'í s believe that Bahá'u'lláh is the most recent in the long line of divinely inspired Prophets and Messengers of God - including Zoroaster, Moses, the Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad. Bahá'u'lláh has brought teachings that address the particular moral and spiritual challenges of the modern world. But He explicitly states that there will be further Messengers from God in the future.

Bahá'í s work in practical ways to express their faith. Bahá'í social and economic development projects around the world include primary and secondary schools, village literacy projects, grassroots agricultural development project, healthcare, and the development of village democracy. These projects are always open to everyone, whether Bahá'í or not.

Bahá'u'lláh's writings also deal with private morality, stressing the importance of searching out truth for oneself, trustworthiness, refraining from backbiting, generosity, bringing happiness to others, sexual chastity and so on. Bahá'í s strive to develop these and other virtues in their lives and to prepare for the life after death.

Bahá'í s believe that the soul continues to progress towards God throughout eternity. Bahá'í s pray for those who have passed away, but leave questions of forgiveness and judgement to God. Suicide is always tragic because it cuts life short, but people who suffer hardship and distress deserve compassion.

For further information about the Bahá'í faith we recommend:

www.bahai.org and http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/

Here are some more Bahá'í Web sites to look at;