Bahá'u'lláh and His Covenant
God loves humanity and has promised never to leave man alone and without Guidance; therefore, to show us His Love, God sends His Manifestations unto mankind to make His Will and Purpose known to us.
The Bahá'í Faith began with the mission entrusted by God to two Divine Messengers - the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. In His Will and Testament, Bahá'u'lláh left explicit instructions on the continuity of guidance, after His ascension. This lineage, known as the Covenant, carries forth from Bahá'u'lláh to His eldest son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá , and then from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to His grandson, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice, ordained by Bahá’u’lláh. A Bahá’í accepts the Divine Authority of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh and of these appointed successors.
(1819 - 1850)
Several years before Bahá’u’lláh proclaimed His Mission, God sent a special Messenger to announce His coming. This great Messenger took the title "The Báb" which means "The Gate". He was indeed a Gate to the knowledge of God and to a New Era in human existence. He told the people that they were witnessing the dawn of a new age, the dawn of the promised day of God. He called upon them to purify their hearts from earthly vanities so that they could recognize Him Whom God would soon manifest.
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(1817 - 1892)
Bahá’u’lláh, the Manifestation of God, is a bearer of a Divine Revelation that will generate the basis of a framework for the development of a world civilization that takes into account both the spiritual and the material dimension of human life. His writings cover an enormous range of subjects from social issues such as racial integration, the equality of men and women and compulsory education, to those questions that affect the innermost life of the human soul.
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(1844 - 1921)
In His Will and Testament, Bahá’u’lláh appointed His eldest son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, as the sole Interpreter of His Words and the Centre of His Covenant. He was a most precious gift given to humanity, the perfect Exemplar of all Bahá'í Teachings. Throughout East and West, Abdu'l-Bahá became known as an ambassador of peace, an exemplary human being, and the main promoter of the new Faith.
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(1897 - 1957)
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in His Will and Testament, named His grandson the Guardian of the Faith and after His passing, Shoghi Effendi became the authorized interpreter of the Teachings. For 36 years, he continued the work of His Grandfather, clarifying the Words of the Manifestation and firmly establishing the Faith in all parts of the planet.
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The Universal House of Justice is the Supreme institution of the Faith to which all the Bahá'ís of the world now turn. It directs the spiritual and administrative affairs of the Bahá'í International Community. The guidance provided by the Universal House of Justice ensures unity of thought and action in the Bahá’í community as it learns to translate into reality Bahá’u’lláh’s vision for a spiritually and materially prosperous global civilization.
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