A question for baha 'i....?is it a sect in Muslim,...or a new religion?...?
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Maybe this would help, Sir.  It's from Wikipedia.\n\nThe Bahá'í Faith is a religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th century Persia. Bahá'ís number around 6 million in more than 200 countries around the world.[1][2]\n\nAccording to Bahá'í teachings, religious history is seen as an evolving educational process for mankind, through God's messengers, which are termed Manifestations of God. Bahá'u'lláh is seen as the most recent, pivotal, but not final of these individuals. He claimed to be the expected redeemer and teacher prophesied in Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions, and that his mission was to establish a firm basis for unity throughout the world, and inaugurate an age of peace and justice, which Bahá'ís expect will inevitably arise.[3]\n\n"Bahá'í" (Ba-haa-ee or /baˈhaːʔiː/) is either an adjective referring to this religion or the term for a follower of Bahá'u'lláh, and not a noun referring to the religion as a whole. The term comes from the Arabic word Bahá’ (بهاء), meaning "glory" or "splendor".[4]\n\nBahá'ís believe in a single, imperishable God, the creator of all things, including all the creatures and forces in the universe. [5] The existence of God is thought to be eternal, without a beginning or end,[5] and is described as "a personal God, unknowable, inaccessible, the source of all Revelation, eternal, omniscient, omnipresent and almighty." [6] Though inaccessible directly, God is nevertheless seen as conscious of his creation, with a will and purpose. Bahá'ís believe that God expresses this will in many ways, including through a series of divine messengers referred to as Manifestations of God or sometimes divine educators.[2] In expressing God's intent, these manifestations are seen to establish religion in the world.\n\nBahá'í teachings state that God is too great for humans to fully comprehend, or to create a complete and accurate image.[7] In the Bahá'í religion God is often referred to by titles (e.g. the All-Powerful, or the All-Loving), and there is a substantial emphasis on monotheism, rejecting such doctrines as the trinity.[8][9]\n\nBahá'í notions of progressive religious revelation result in their accepting the validity of most of the worlds' religions, whose founders and central figures are seen as Manifestations of God. These include, but are not limited to Jesus, Muhammad, Moses, and Buddha. Bahá'ís also believe that other religious figures, such as Adam, Noah, and Hud historically existed and were prophets of God. Religious history is interpreted as a series of dispensations, where each manifestation brings a somewhat broader and more advanced revelation, suited for the time and place in which it was expressed.[5] Specific religious social teachings (e.g. the direction of prayer, or dietary restrictions) may be revoked by a subsequent manifestation so that a more appropriate requirement for the time and place may be established. Conversely, certain general principles (e.g. neighbourliness, or charity) are seen to be universal and consistent. Bahá'ís do not believe that this process of progressive revelation will end. They do, however, believe that it is cyclical. Bahá'ís do not expect a new manifestation of god to appear prior to 1000 years after Bahá'u'lláh's revelation.[10][11]\n\nBahá'í beliefs are sometimes described as syncretic combinations of earlier religions' beliefs. Bahá'ís, however, assert that their religion is a distinct tradition with its own scriptures, teachings, laws, and history.[5] Its cultural and religious debt to the Shi'a Islamic matrix in which it was founded is seen as analogous to the Jewish socio-religious context in which Christianity was established. Bahá'ís describe their faith as an independent world religion, differing from the other
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The Baha'is are prosecuted in Iran because the Muslim Clergy and the religious leaders claim that Bahá’u’lláh is a false prophet and the regilion He founded is also false. \n\nEach individual is responsible to decern truth for his or her self.  And to acertain the truth of the Baha'i Faith, one must read the revealation of Bahá’u’lláh written in His own hands and stamped with His own seal.  Once you've read the wiitings then one must ask him or her self does this make sense or not? Search your heart and your mind and make your decision or you may  want to study more and seek out other writings for or against the Faith.  You may also want to talk to others, Baha'is or other people from other religion.\n\nIts up to you to decide what you want to believe or not.  God's creations and plans move on independent of any of His creatures. The progresses made in creation are done inspite of opposition, believers and non believers.  The ever-advancing civilization marches on and on...  \n\nSeek and you will find...
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Sounds like a new religion is being formed. (Oh great, just what we needed!)
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Overview:\nThe Bahá'í Faith is the youngest of the world's main religions. It was founded in Iran during the mid 19th century by  Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad (1819-1850 CE). He assumed the title Bab ("the Gate") and prophesized the future arrival of "One greater than Himself." One of the Bab's followers, Mirza Husayn-'Ali-i-Nuri (1817-1892), announced that he was the Manifestation predicted by the Bab. He assumed the title Baha'u'llah ("glory of God"). His teachings on world peace, democracy, civil rights, equal rights for women, the acceptance of scientific discoveries, etc. were decades ahead of his time. \n\nBahá'ís believe in a single God who has repeatedly sent prophets into the world through whom he has revealed the "Word of God." Prophets include Adam, Krishna, Buddha, Yeshua of Nazareth (Jesus), Mohammed, The Bab and Baha'u'llah. \n\nThe Bahá'í faith is still looked upon by many Muslims as a breakaway sect of Islam. Bahá'ís are heavily persecuted in some countries, particularly Iran.\n\nmore info on\nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org/bahai.htm
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I converted to Islam, I like the fact that there are real answers to my questions, not just having to accept things on faith, I also like that I can find things in the Koran that are now known by science to be true, but that these things were not known at the time the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed(pbuh). This tells me that there was a higher power giving this message. I was raised Baptist, converted to a Mormon and still didn't find the peace and answers that I was seeking, that came only with Islam.
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Osama IS NOT the leader of Islam he is a radical terrorist who uses and manipulates the teaching of the Quran to promote his own political agenda. Islam preaches peace and submission. I was raised Cristian and and Converted. I was very ignorant before I picked up a Quran myself and read it. Please do not fall into the trap of believing only what you hear and see from the Media. I have many reason to back everything up and if you want a personal discussion about this I would love to IM.
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No.  Like Christianity, Islam has sects.  Some more radical than the others.\n\nWafa Sultan, a Syrian-American has dedicated her life to teaching us about the differences.  She risks her life to do it.
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I am a Baha'i (that's how it's spelled; may help with searching for info).  There is a lot of introductory info out there on the web.  Try http://www.bahai.org There's another post somewhere on here where I clear up some misconceptions.\n\nBaha'is are not pacifists.  We don't believe violence is the answer to the majority of the conflicts out there, but we do believe in the concept of a "just war."  We believe in global collective security: basically, if one country acts injustly, the ENTIRE WORLD should rise up and restore order.  NOT just one or two countries.  Sort of like the theory of the U.N. but much more effective.\n\nNo, there is no witchcraft element to the Baha'i Faith.\n\nNo, the Baha'i Faith isn't really a variant of Islam, any more than Christianity is a variant of Judaism.  We believe the Baha'i Faith is God's "next step" for us after Islam.  God sent us another Messenger after Muhammad to carry humanity to the next step in it's spiritual journey.  \n\nThe concept is called "progressive revelation" and many religions believe in the idea even if they don't call it that.  We believe that when the time is right, God sends us a divine message, though a special Person.  Moses was one, Jesus was one, the Buddha, Jesus Christ, Baha'u'llah.  These Messengers go back to before recorded time and will continue into the future.\n\nI could go on all day, but if you really want to know, check out http://www.bahai.org
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I believe that the holy quaran has some good priciples, but some things I can not believe.  I believe that ANY human 'claiming'whether islamic or christian can be a terrorist. There is a bunch of bad apples everywhere you look, just as there are good apples. I have nothing against Muslim, their religion, or the Quran.  I do have a problem with terrorist, whether they claim to be religous or not.
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lmao! I know! there are sooo many. they need to seperate the religion category into seperate religion. I can't find any questions involving budhists or pagans unless it's something ignorant like,"Why are all muslims terrorists?" How could someone ask that?
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"Put God in the centre:\nHis pure representatives guide the leaders..\nThe leaders lead the country in a divine way..."\n\nDo you have any idea how much that sounds like the Taliban ... or the current theocracy in Iran?\n\nDid you translate this from Arabic or Persian yourself?
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christianity as a whole(all sects/subsects)  has the maximum number of believers , followed by islam. but you will be suprised to know that the bahai faith although with few followers as compared to christianity and islam, is the most wide spread (geographically) religion in the world
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Islam\nIslam, a name given by Allah to this religion (Quran 5:4), is an Arabic word which literally means obedience and peace. ISLAM is derived from the Arabic root "SALEMA": peace, purity, submission and obedience. So 'Islam' would mean the path of those who are obedient to Allah and who establish peace with Him and His creatures. Its follower are called Muslims.\n\nIslam is not a new religion. It is, in essence, the same message and guidance which Allah revealed to all prophets before Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Allah says in the Qur’ân:\n\n"Say, `We believe in ALLAH and that which has been revealed to us, and that which was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and in that which was given to Moses and Jesus and other Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them and to HIM we submit." (Qur’ân 3-85)\n\nSix main Articles of faith in Islam\n\nTo believe in the Oneness of Allah. \nTo believe in all His Angels. \nTo believe in all His Books. \nTo believe in all His Prophets. \nTo believe in the Day of Resurrection. \nTo believe in the Decree of Allah \n\nThe Five Pillars of Islam (Declaration of the Islamic Faith)\n\nIn order to enter into the fold of Islam i.e. to be Muslim, one has to know, believe, accept totally and sincerely apply the five basic principles (Pillars) on which Islam is based: Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah - Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) said: Islam is based on the following five pillars (principles).\n\nBearing witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah \nObservance of Prayer \nPaying Zakat \nFasting during Ramadhan \nPilgrimage to the house of Allah. \nWhy I Believe in Islam\nThe following is an extract from the writing of Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad—the second successor to the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam.\n\nI have been asked to state why I believe in Islam. When I put the question to myself, the reply I received was, for the same reason for which I believe in anything else, that is to say, because it is the truth. A more detailed reply would be that in my view the central doctrine of all religions is the existence of God and man's relationship with Him, so that the religion that can succeed in establishing a true relationship between God and man must be true, and the truth of a faith is surely a sufficient reason for believing in it. \n\nIslam claims that the Creator of this universe is a living God and that He reveals Himself to His creatures in this age in the same manner in which He used to reveal Himself in the ages past. This claim can be tested in two ways. God may either manifest His signs direct for a seeker after Him, or the seeker may come to believe in God by studying the life of a person to whom God has revealed Himself. As by the Grace of God, I happen to be one of those people to whom God has on many occasion and in a supernatural way revealed Himself. I stand in need of no further reason for believing in truth of Islam than that I have experienced the truth in my own person.\n\nFor the benefit of people who have had no similar experience, however, I proceed to relate the grounds which, in addition to my personal experience, have been the cause of my believing in Islam.\n\nFirst of all, I believe in Islam for the reason that it does not compel me to accept all those matters the sum total of which is called Religion merely on authority, but furnishes convincing arguments in support of its doctrines. The existence of God and the nature of His attributes, angels, prayer and its effects, Divine decrees and their sphere, worship and its need, Divine Law and its benefits, revelation and its importance, resurrection and the life after death, heaven and hell -- with regard to every one of these, Islam has given detailed explanations and has established their truth with strong arguments to the satisfacti
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Well, according to the site (see below), among the "Aims & Objectives" of the Dundee Islamic Society (The Central Mosque) is the conduct of public worship according to the tenets of Islam in accordance with the "DEOBANDI Sunni Sect".   ...Worldwide, the majority of Muslims are Sunni's, so if we are talking UK as a whole then the Sunni's are most definitly in the majority.   However, there maybe isolated pockets of Shiite concentration depending on the immigrates' original homeland (e.g. Iran, parts of Iraq, Lebanon, etc.)\n\nF.Y.I.  The Sufi orders (there are a number of them depending on the Master's Lineage) are the Islamic Mystical communities.  Some of them do adhere to a especific Islamic sect, some of them do not make such distinctions, and at least one (The Sufi Order International)is not even Islamic (and/or religious-based) at all.
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Yes, they are. They have been a recognized religion for many years, the world over. Check out their official website below for any accurate information you may be looking for on them and their beliefs.\n\nAn examination of their faith will show unmistakably that their teachings and practices are in complete harmony with the Holy Bible.\n\nThey don't change or revise the scriptures to fit their interpretation. If anything, they put BACK into the Bible what most other religions take out, most notably God's personal name.\n\nNOTE: Ignore the last comment below, as the comments reflect personal bias, prejudice, and just plain ignorance, as evidenced from the start of their ramblings by calling them a "cult". This individual purposely twists and distorts information to fit his own personal prejudice and the comments cannot be taken seriously.
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call it something else .. fine .. make a new religion but dont call islam beautiful \n\n\n\n... its been 1400 years of chaos and killing.
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Islam (notice I didn't say "radical" islam-the religion itself is radical).