Other Religions
This major world religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as "The Enlightened One."
What is Buddhism?
Born into a noble Persian family in 1817, Bahá’u’lláh was given this birth name before declaring His mission.
What is Mírzá Husayn-‘Alí?
Bahá’ís are required to say this type of prayer daily as an act of devotion and obedience to God.
What is the Obligatory Prayer?
In 1868, Bahá’u’lláh was exiled for the last time to this prison city, where He spent the rest of His life.
What is ‘Akká?
This is the most sacred book of Bahá’u’lláh’s revelation, containing the fundamental laws of the Bahá’í Faith.
What is the Kitáb-i-Aqdas?
The Jewish day of rest, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening, is called this.
What is Shabbat (or Sabbath)?
This influential Persian woman was one of the first to publicly remove her veil as a symbol of the equality of women and men, shocking those around her.
Who is Táhirih?
Bahá’ís believe that true religion and this field of human knowledge must go hand in hand, as one without the other can lead to superstition or materialism.
What is science?
Bahá’u’lláh was born on this date, now celebrated as one of the Twin Holy Birthdays. (Month, Day, Year)
What is November 12, 1817?
The Báb’s most important work, which outlines the laws of His dispensation, is called this.
What is the Bayán?
Muslims around the world fast from dawn to sunset during this holy month of the Islamic calendar.
What is Ramadan?
This prominent early believer was the first to recognize the Báb’s station and became known as the first "Letter of the Living."
Who is Mullá Husayn?
Fill in the blank: According to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, consultation must have for its object the investigation of ______.
What is truth?
In 1863, before departing for Constantinople, Bahá’u’lláh publicly declared His mission for the first time in this garden outside of Baghdad.
What is the Garden of Ridván?
"The best beloved of all things in My sight is __________: turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me."
What is justice? (From The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh)
This ancient religion, one of the world's oldest, teaches the concepts of dualism and the cosmic struggle between truth (Asha) and falsehood (Druj).
What is Zoroastrianism?
This Persian Bahá’í scholar and historian wrote "The Dawn-Breakers," a detailed account of early Bábí and Bahá’í history.
Who is Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam (Muhammad-i-Zarandí)?
Bahá’ís believe humanity will go through two stages of global unity: the first achieved through political agreements, and the second established on spiritual principles. What are these two stages called?
What are the Lesser Peace and the Greater Peace?
The Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, was first elected in this year.
What is 1963?
In this major work, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá describes the "Four Kinds of Love," including love of God, love of humanity, love of creation, and love between individuals.
What is The Promulgation of Universal Peace?
The Hindu scripture known as "The Song of God," in which Krishna instructs Arjuna on duty and devotion, is called this.
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
What are the names of the wives of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi?
Bahá’u’lláh states that “many secrets,” “many wisdoms,” and “many worlds are concealed” within the phenomena of dreams. He offered the dream as proof of what spiritual reality?
What is the existence of the soul independent of the body?
The first Western pilgrim to visit ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1898-99 was this American woman.
Phoebe Hearst
Bahá’u’lláh wrote this book during His imprisonment in ‘Akká as a response to questions from a Zoroastrian scholar about the Bahá’í teachings.
What is the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf?