The Worldwide
Bahá'í Community

Swiss Bahá'í youth

We are Bahá'í-members of the Bahá'í Faith, the second most widespread of the world's independent religions, established
in 237 countries and territories throughout the world. We come from over 2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal groups and
number some 5 million worldwide. Bahá'í litarature has been translated into over
800 different languages.

For more than a century, Bahá'í communities around the globe have
been working to break down barriers of
prejudice between peoples and have collaborated with other like-minded groups to promote the model of a global society. At the heart of our belief is the conviction that humanity is a single people with a common destiny. In the words of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of our Faith,
"The earth is but one country, and
mankind its citizens."

Bahá'u'lláh taught that there is one God, Who progressively reveals His will to humanity. Each of the great religions brought by the Messengers of God — Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Jesus,
Muhammad, Zoroaster — represents a successive stage in the spiritual development of civilization. Bahá'u'lláh,
the most recent Messenger in this line,
has brought teachings that address the moral and spiritual challenges of the modern world.

We invite you to learn more about our
Faith — its perspective of the past, its understanding of the present, and its
vision of the future.