The Bahá’í Faith began in Iran in 1844. Growing to be a world-wide faith, there have been Bahá’í’s in the UK since 1896. The forerunner of the Bahá’í Faith, the Bab (Siyyid `Ali Muhammad), was a descendant of the prophet Muhammad. He declared that his mission was to herald the arrival of one greater than himself. Baha’u’llah (Mirza Husayn `Ali) declared that he was ‘the bringer of divine revelation’, the fulfilment of the promise of the Bab and of the prophets of other religions.

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Bahá’í teachings include:

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• that there is one God, the oneness of humanity

• the common foundation of all religions

• the equality of women and men

• the need to abolish the extremes of wealth and poverty

• the harmony of science and religion

• sustainable development and the establishment of universal peace