How does it differ from Islam from which it came?
I know that they do not consider the Quran as the ultimate of revelation and do not see Muhammad as the last or highest Prophet.
In ethics does Bahai seem closer to Christianity and Buddhism than Islam? Is Bahai more "interreligiously friendly" than Islam?
2007-06-02 12:29:46 · 7 answers · asked by James O 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't know enough to tell explain in detail so here are some websites to help answer your question.
http://www.bahai.org/
http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/
2007-06-02 12:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It differs from Islam in that it recognizes both the Bab and Baha'u'llah, Messengers of God who came after Muhammad. It also teaches the equality of women and men, which I do not see in either Christianity or Islam. As to Christ, please let me correct one inaccurate statement above:
"As to the position of Christianity, let it be stated without any hesitation or equivocation that its divine origin is unconditionally acknowledged, that the Sonship and Divinity of Jesus Christ are fearlessly asserted, that the divine inspiration of the Gospel is fully recognized, that the reality of the mystery of the Immaculacy of the Virgin Mary is confessed, and the primacy of Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, is upheld and defended."
(Shoghi Effendi, The Promised Day is Come, p. 109)
I think the Baha'i Faith is more "interreligiously friendly" than other religions, as it accepts the divine source of all religions.
For more information, I recommend www.bahai.org..
2007-06-03 13:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by world_gypsy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bahai is more like a combination of all theistic religions. Everyone from Abraham to Moses to Jesus to Zoroaster(sp) to Muhhammad to Bahai as all Prophets. And that they all worshipped the same God.
2007-06-02 19:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mega 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
bahai are neither closer to Christianity nor Islamic education,there thought is that the base of all religion is one.
all religion are right starting from god.
2007-06-03 00:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the baha'i faith does not accord with classical christianity, and it has much to answer for in its own right. how an unknowable God could elicit such an elaborate theology and justify a new world religion is a mystery. the bahai faith is weak in addressing sin, treating it as if it were not a big problem and is surmountable by human effort. Christ's divinity is denied, as is the evidential value and literal nature of Christ's resurrection. and for the baha'i faith, one of its biggest problems is its pluralism. that is, how can one reconcile such divergent religious without leaving them theologically gutted.
the baha'i faith has many theological gaps and doctrinal inconsistencies. compared to christianity its core teachings are only superficial in their commonality. the differences are deep and fundamental
2007-06-02 19:35:42 · answer #5 · answered by Silver 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
non Christian cult of foreign origins
see pg 321 Kingdom of the cults
2007-06-02 19:34:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
a cult
2007-06-02 19:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by spanky 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋