All Baha'i Articles on Uplifting Words

Religions and how Baha'is understand their prophecies

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Oct 17, 20222 min read

Religions and how Baha'is understand their prophecies

We all know that many religions have prophecies that they believe have been fulfilled or are yet to be.

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Oct 17, 20211 min read

Creating an Inclusive Narrative

Creating an Inclusive Narrative is the culmination of a two-year project, a contribution to the national discourse on social cohesion.

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Oct 17, 20213 min read

Fazel Naghdy

In his book, Shoghi Effendi offers a philosophy of twentieth-century human history providing an explanation for the occurence of many events

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Oct 14, 20213 min read

Louis Gregory & Race Unity

In 1912, American society practiced strict racial segregation. Blacks or “coloreds” as they were then known were second class citizens.

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Oct 13, 20211 min read

The Baha'i World View

Baha'u'llah has brought this revelation that we are all members of one human family and we're working toward this idea of universal...

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Oct 13, 20211 min read

26 New Prayers

An elegantly designed prayer book that heralds the recent translation of 26 previously unrevealed prayers written by 'Abdu'l-Baha.

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Iranian government to seize Baha’i properties: BIC calls for international support

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Oct 11, 20212 min read

Iranian government to seize Baha’i properties: BIC calls for international support

A new wave of economic strangulation is being unleashed against the Baha’is in Iran, as the Iranian authorities move to confiscate property.

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Oct 11, 20214 min read

Bridging the “Political Will” Gap

Imagine the perfect leader, with impeccable motives and the plan needed to save humanity. What prevents their intentions from fruition?

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It’s Time to Resolve the Contradiction Undermining “Leave No One Behind”

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Oct 11, 20212 min read

It’s Time to Resolve the Contradiction Undermining “Leave No One Behind”

The intention to “leave no one behind” is one of the moral strengths of the international community, seeking to right instances of exclusion

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Building Communities Free of Gender-Based Violence: The Constructive Role of Religion

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Oct 11, 20213 min read

Building Communities Free of Gender-Based Violence: The Constructive Role of Religion

The work of eradicating gender-based violence, carried forward by UN WOMEN, and many others, is expanding many support resources for women.

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Development, Human Happiness and the Challenge of Distinguishing Means From Ends

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Oct 11, 20213 min read

Development, Human Happiness and the Challenge of Distinguishing Means From Ends

Development is inherently hard to quantify. Human well-being is multifaceted, and those working to expand it depend on many factors.

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How is one impressed by meeting ‘Abdu'l-Baha?

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Oct 10, 20212 min read

How is one impressed by meeting ‘Abdu'l-Baha?

To see, hear, or meet Him can never, it seems to me, be a shock, a startling surprise, or an overwhelming impression.

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Oct 1, 20211 min read

Baha'u'llah Loves You by Sara Gore

This little book has been written to help young children develop and nurture a love for Bahá'u'lláh.

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Launch of website for the centenary of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha

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Sep 30, 20211 min read

Launch of website for the centenary of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha

Across Australia, Baha’is and their friends, are honouring the life and distinct station of Abdu’l-Baha.

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Sep 22, 20212 min read

The Baha'i Administrative Order

The affairs of the Bahá’í community are administered through a system of institutions, each with its defined sphere of action.

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Sep 1, 202118 min read

The Way of the Master

George Townshend reflects upon ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s character and the lessons and example He offered for the lives of people everyone.

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Sep 1, 20213 min read

The Significance of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha

However magnetic ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s personality or however penetrating His insights, nothing cannot adequately capture such a unique character

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Aug 30, 20216 min read

How 'Abdu'l-Baha saw "colour"

The following delightful story about an incident during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s stay in New York illustrates the fact that He was not ‘colour-blind’,

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The king, the princes, and the ministers, their pomp and glory, their might and power

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Aug 29, 20213 min read

The king, the princes, and the ministers, their pomp and glory, their might and power

Baha'u'llah recounts a story from His childhood. A lesson on the lack of importance of the "trappings of the world".

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Aug 9, 20218 min read

What we must become

What are these virtues that we must acquire to become truly human, to achieve lasting contentment and happiness?

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Aug 4, 20212 min read

What are we and what is our purpose?

What is the reason that we are upon the earth? What is the purpose of our lives here?

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