Ethnic Religion Outline
Baha?i: 7 million adherents Dispersed among many countries, mainly in Africa and Asia Grew out of the Babi faith, which was founded in Shiraz, Iran by Siyyid ?Ali Muhammad Siyyid ?Ali Muhammad = Bab (Persian for ?gateway?) Believe that one of the Bab?s disciples, Husayan ?Ali Nuri, known as Baha?u?llah (Arabic for ?Glory of God?) was the prophet and messenger of God. Baha?u?llah?s function was to overcome the disunity of religions and establish a universal faith through abolition of racial, class, and religious prejudices. Diffused to other regions, under the leadership of ?Abudu?l-Baha, son of the prophet Baha?u?llah. Constructed a temple on every continent.