In thousands upon thousands of locations around the world, the teachings of the bahá’í faith inspire individuals and communities as they work to improve their own lives and contribute to the advancement of civilization. Of a certainty pride and rebellion have effaced it from the hearts, in such wise that no trace thereof remaineth. The bahá’í faith is established in more than 100,000 localities in virtually every country and territory around the world
Successive afflictions have withheld the pen of the most high from laying bare that which is hidden from the eyes of thy creatures, and incessant trials have hindered the tongue of the divine ordainer from proclaiming the wonders of thy glorification and praise. I have taken to witness the concourse on high and the dwellers in the city of eternity, yet now none do i find faithful unto the covenant The process of growth continues to advance
The following few pages cover, briefly, the history and teachings of the baha'i faith It is for us to study deeply and judge in our hearts whether these teachings are the remedy for us, personally, and for the world, to promote a better life and peace for everyone. In them, the guardian clarified the doctrinal verities at the core of the bahá’í faith, explored its mission in the world, explained the true stations of its central figures, and presented the structure and mandates of bahá’í institutions. This is the changeless faith of god, eternal in the past, eternal in the future
Let him that seeketh, attain it
