Hydraulic

I mean, come on, it developed from Islam. Enough said.

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arthra

Hydraulic,,

Thanks for your post and welcoem to the Forum!

Every great revelation from God derives from Him and if you study them you will find they all have the same spiritual qualities at their core.. just as there is a succession of prophets and messengers noted in the Bible and the Qur'an fuilfilling each other so the Baha'i Faith is part of the great chain of revelation..

Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs ere the dawn of Thy Manifestation, and in Thee are we all well-assured. Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs after the fulfilment of Thy Manifestation, and in Thee do we all believe. Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs at the hour of Thy Manifestation and bear witness that through Thine injunction 'Be Thou' all things have been created.

Every Manifestation is but a revelation of Thine Own Self, with each of Whom we have truly appeared and we bow down in adoration before Thee.

~ The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 4
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Andyman

Honestly, Its the only thing that makes sense to me. I come from a Mormon Background and grew up believing in the Mormon Church as the only 'right thing' as I got older and studying other religions and praying I came to the conclusion that every faith has some truth behind it. The Bahai Faith accepts all the prophets of God to be Manifestations from God. It makes sense to me. Plus the Faith is straight forward and makes sense. I don't know how else to explain it.

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jwiegley

Islam accepts Christianity, which developed from Judaism. Several of the great chapters of the Holy Qur'án are Biblical stories, such as the Surat al-Yusef, or the Surat al-Maryam. Progression is like a stair, where each step has as its foundation the one previous. Jesus said: "I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill." Bahá’u’lláh is likewise the fulfillment of all past Dispensations.

John

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Liq

I was a Muslim when I decided to become a Bahai. Yes, the Bahai faith resembles Islam a lot, but there is something I hated about Islam, it's sexist. It tends to form male-dominated societies. This, I couldn't handle. The Bahai faith makes a lot of sense to me. I'm happier now, and I'm comfortable with what I believe in.

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lukasali

Don't let the backwardness of some of His professed followers blind you to the beauty of Muhammad and Islam!

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Liq

It is true that Islam is a beautiful religion and I wouldn't have let go of it for anything, but the sexism part was my concern.

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lukasali

Sorry for the confusion Liq, I was directing my comment to the original poster. =)

My understanding of the Faith is that you are not letting go of Islam by becoming a Baha'i - rather you are experiencing Islam's fulfillment - so I certainly didn't mean to say that you had somehow turned your back on Islam by becoming a Baha'i. I think the exact opposite is in fact true.

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BruceDLimber

Greetings!

Hardly.

Islam is in fact a very peaceful and beautiful religion, as are ALL the great religions! So I would caution you against drawing hasty conclusions about religions you're not familiar with, and especially against prejudice ("pre-judging"), which can thoroughly poison and derail virtually any sort of investigation--religious or not!

As to why I'm a Baha'i, the short answer is, Great good fortune! :-)

And the more detailed answer is this:

I've been active in religion all my life. And when I first encountered the Baha'i Faith, I spent considerable time reading, praying, researching, investigating, observing, and evaluating it!

After an extended time doing this, I found myself--still not a Baha'i--telling others "This is really neat: you should look into it!" I finally said "This is ricidulous!" and enrolled.

That was over 38 years ago, and in all that time I have NOT ONCE found any reason to regret this decision!

(And indeed, the Baha'i Faith has had profound effects on my life in many different way. If I weren't a Baha'i now, I have no idea where I'd be or what I'd be doing!)

So I heartily encourage you to investigate it.

Best regards, :-)

Bruce

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