Bahai Library Online

The list below may be incomplete, as many older documents are
incompletely tagged. Please see the list and email us to help.

Tag: "Faith (general)"

tag name Faith (general) type: Miscellaneous; Religion, general; Virtues
web link bahai-library.com/tags/Faith_(general)
variations or
mis-spellings
belief
related tags Belief and denial
referring tags Apostasy; Bahá'í Faith (term); Certitude; Changeless Faith of God; Cord; Devotion; Faith and deeds; Spirit of faith; This is Faith (poem); Unconditional faith and deeds
Inventory subject Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Degrees of faith; certitude; Many are called but few are chosen; Power of faith; power of the spirit
notes

See also:

Covenant Library Unified Index

selected quotations
(authoritative sources)

These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"... Wert thou to attain to but a dewdrop of the crystal waters of divine knowledge, thou wouldst readily realize that true life is not the life of the flesh but the life of the spirit. For the life of the flesh is common to both men and animals, whereas the life of the spirit is possessed only by the pure in heart who have quaffed from the ocean of faith and partaken of the fruit of certitude. This life knoweth no death, and this existence is crowned by immortality. Even as it hath been said: “He who is a true believer liveth both in this world and in the world to come...”

– Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), ¶128 (BH00002).

"... He should forgive the sinful, and never despise his low estate, for none knoweth what his own end shall be..."

– Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), ¶214

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_in_the_Baháʼí_Faith; bahai9.com/wiki/Faith; www.bahaiquotes.com/subject/faith

"Faith (general)" has been tagged in:

27 results from the Main Catalog

from the main catalog (27 results; collapse)

sorted by  
  1. 2026. Scent of Spirituality, The: Jaine's Poems in Search of the Divine. Jaine Toth. A selection of poems on taking a poetic path in search of the Divine. Poetry.
  2. 2025-08. Elements of a Culture of Peace: A Bahá'í Perspective. Tiffani Betts Razavi. A Bahá’í framework for peace emphasizes shared beliefs, moral purpose, and collective agency, illustrating how spiritual principles and community practices foster a constructive culture of peace. Articles.
  3. 2025. Thresholds of Just-Being: Deficiency, Demise, and the Ontology of Belonging. Iman Motlagh Arani. Belonging is not a binary condition — believer or unbeliever — but a continuum shaped by varying degrees of care, orientation, and world-formation. One could self-identify as Bahá’í, participating in a shared civilizational goal but not in the community. Articles-unpublished.
  4. 2025. No Mud, No Lotus: Thoughts on the Wisdom of Tests and Difficulties. Jaine Toth. Artistic presentation with quotations from many spiritual sources, best appreciated with soft instrumental music. Presentations.
  5. 2021. Religious Persecution and Oppression: A Study of Iranian Baha'ís' Strategies of Survival. Naghme Naseri Morlock. Research based on extensive interviews exploring three ways that members of the Bahá'í community responded to diaspora and persecution: passing as Muslim, religious constancy in the face of danger, and alternating "passing" with open displays. Articles.
  6. 2020. Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Guidance on calamitous events and our response to them. Compilations.
  7. 2019. Exploring the Concept of the Soul in Some Answered Questions: Implications and Insights. Behrooz Sabet. Abdu'l-Bahá's view of the soul in Some Answered Questions is both emergent and transcendent, bridging body and spirit. It links philosophy, science, and faith, with insights on psychology, ethics, immortality, and humanity’s spiritual evolution. Articles-unpublished.
  8. 2018-05. Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . Compilation emphasizing selfless service as the essence of faith, integrating spiritual devotion with daily life, and attracting divine assistance through wholehearted action. Compilations.
  9. 2015. Emblems of Faithfulness: Pluralism in Meaning and Beauty in the Ordinary. Helen Cheng, Catherine Nash. Memorials of the Faithful is notable for the diversity of personalities described, and the sheer ordinariness of many of those remembered lives. These two aspects of the text highlight some of the broader questions raised by the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
  10. 2014. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics. Rowshan Mustapha. Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and what will happen at the End of Time, through the lens of the Bahá’í Teachings. Books.
  11. 2009-05. Elements of Immortality: A Nexus of Proofs by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions. James B. Thomas. This paper approaches the mystery of immortality in four steps that are based on objective reasoning by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: the spirit of man; immortality of the spirit; proof with respect to progress after death; entrance into the Kingdom of God. Articles-unpublished.
  12. 2007. Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life. Brian Kurzius. Compilation of Bahá'í texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives. Introductory.
  13. 2006. Aspects of Bahá'í Ethics, Some. Udo Schaefer. Summary of concepts from Schaefer's book Bahá'í Ethics in the Light of Scripture. Articles.
  14. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
  15. 2001-09-02. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion. Ian Kluge. How to study the Bahá'í Writings through the use of logic. Articles-unpublished.
  16. 2000/2012/2017. Four Talks on Some Bahá'í Principles. Jaine Toth. Four talks on the Bahá´í teachings and the arts: A Place for Art; Faith, Art, and Spirituality; Race Unity Day; and The World of Humanity has Two Wings. Essays.
  17. 1996. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality. Paul Lample, comp. The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education. Introductory.
  18. 1995. Faith and Belief. Robert Stockman. Encyclopedia.
  19. 1994-08-01. How Individuals Can Improve Their Understanding of the Bahá'í Teachings. Universal House of Justice. On the inability of the finite human mind to fully grasp the import of the Teachings, and how individuals can improve their understandings, even while steeped in a climate of thinking which influences and biases their reading of scientific evidence. UHJ-letters.
  20. 1994. Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith. Jack McLean. The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer and meditation; a paradigm of spirituality and life tests; spiritual anthropology — the self and the soul; imagination; faith, love, and knowledge. Books.
  21. 1988. Protection of Diversity in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, The. Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information. Statement dated December 29, 1985, released by the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information following the broadcast of a BBC program on the Bahá'í Faith in 1985. BIC.
  22. 1984. Growing in the Bahá'í Faith. Adib Taherzadeh. Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of the soul, our purpose, and personal and collective growth. Audio.
  23. 1983-08. Flame Within Us, A. Alí Nakhjavání. Faith must become an inner flame expressed through action, sacrifice, and sincerity, preparing individuals to face trials and contribute to the spiritual transformation of humanity; persecutions in Iran. Transcript not formatted. Audio.
  24. 1968. Becoming Your True Self. Daniel C. Jordan. The nature of human potential, and how the Bahá'í Faith can guide the process of spiritual transformation. Essays.
  25. 1954. This is Faith. Rúhíyyih Khánum. One poem. Poetry.
  26. 1946. Divine Wisdom: Brief Excerpts from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles, comp. . The Day of God; words of wisdom; knowledge of God; faith; immortality; reality of man; on meditation; the way of God. Compilations-NSA.
  27. 1944/2006. Divine Art of Living, The. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. . Collection of thematically arranged quotations. Introductory.
 
  • search for parts of tags or alterate spellings
  • 2 characters minimum, parts separated by spaces
  • multiple keywords allowed, e.g. "Madrid Paris Seattle"
  • see also multiple tag search

Overview & core concepts

Principles, teachings
Central Figures
Institute process
Practices
Terminology
Virtues

Comparative religion

Prophets, Manifestations
Religion, general
Religions, Asian
Religions, Middle Eastern
Religions, other

Texts & interpretation

Writings: general
Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
Writings of the Báb
Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
Metaphors and allegories
Words and phrases

Society & knowledge

Arts
Philosophy
Science

Other

Administration
BWC institutions
Calendar
Conferences
Dates
Film
Geographic locations
Hands of the Cause
Holy places, sites
Mashriqu'l-Adhkár
Miscellaneous
Organizations, Bahá'í

Other

Organizations, Other
People
Persecution
Plans
Publications
Publishing
Rulers
Schools, education
Shoghi Effendi
Translation, languages
Universal House of Justice
Universities

All tags Wiki tags Inventory tags and subjects
home divider sitemap divider series divider chronology
search:   author divider title divider date divider tags
adv. search divider languages divider inventory
bibliography divider abbreviations divider links
about divider contact divider RSS divider new
smaller fontbigger font