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BahĂĄâuâllĂĄh (November 12, 1817 â May 29, 1892), born MĂrzĂĄ កusayn-âAlĂ NĂșrĂ in Iran was the founder of the BahĂĄâĂ Faith, which advocates universal peace[1], unity among all peoples[2], harmony between science and religion[3], and the essential oneness of God[4] and His messengers through an ever unfolding process of divine revelation[5].
[3] Harmony between science and religion
[5] Revelation and Progressive Revelation
At the age of 27, BahĂĄâuâllĂĄh became a follower of the BĂĄb[6], a Persian merchant who began preaching that God would soon send a new prophet similar to Jesus or Muhammad. The BĂĄb and thousands of followers were executed by the Iranian authorities for their beliefs. BahĂĄâuâllĂĄh faced exile from his native Iran, and in Baghdad in 1863 claimed to be the expected prophet of whom the BĂĄb foretold. Thus, BahĂĄâĂs regard BahĂĄâuâllĂĄh to be the most recent in a long line of Messengers of God[7], fulfilling of the eschatological expectations of Islam, Christianity, and other major religions.
BahĂĄâuâllĂĄh authored a significant number of tablets, prayers and books during his 40-year ministry covering a wide range of topics including the teachings and laws for BahĂĄâĂs. The BahĂĄâĂ Archives in Haifa, Israel holds more than 15,000 tablets of BahĂĄâuâllĂĄh, only a small percentage of which have been translated into English. Some of His primary works are the KitĂĄb-i-Aqdas, His Most Holy Book, the KitĂĄb-i-ĂqĂĄn, His primary theological work, The Seven Valleys, His "greatest mystical composition" and The Hidden Words which is a collection of short utterances that contain basic spiritual truths.
Throughout His ministry BahĂĄâuâllĂĄh was repeatedly imprisoned and exiled. Following His imprisonment in Persia in 1852 He subsequently choose exile in Baghdad, but was forced to move first to Constantinople, then Adrianople, and ultimately to the prison city of âAkkĂĄ, (present-day Israel), where he spent his final 24 years of life. His burial place is a destination of pilgrimage for His followers, and the BahĂĄâĂ World Centre sits in nearby Haifa.