ایران Iran |
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 Delegates at the Iranian National Convention, 1968.
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| Total Population | ||
| - | UN 2021[2] | 87,923,432 |
| Bahá'í pop. | ||
| - | Bahá'í source | 300,000 [1] |
| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 254,068 |
| Official Website | Bahá'ís of Iran | |
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The Bahá'í Faith in Iran is the country's second-largest religion after Islam and the birthplace of the three central figures of the religion – The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.[3] Since its inception the religion has had involvement in socio-economic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women,[4] promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern,[5] and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics.[4]
The religion entered a new phase of activity when a message of the Universal House of Justice dated 20 October 1983 was released.[6] Bahá'ís were urged to seek out ways, compatible with the Bahá'í teachings, in which they could become involved in the social and economic development of the communities in which they lived. World-wide in 1979 there were 129 officially recognized Bahá'í socio-economic development projects. By 1987, the number of officially recognized development projects had increased to 1482.
The history of persecution of the Bahá'í Faith in Iran is described in the Persecution of Bahá'ís article, specifically:
- During the early 20th century and during the Pahlavi Dynasty
- During the Iranian revolution and Islamic Republic
- Current situation
See also[edit]
- List of Iranian provinces
- Letters of the Living
- Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh
- Bahá'í history
- Persecution of Bahá'ís
- Bahá'í timeline
- Bahá'í Faith by country, especially Azerbaijan, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and which are among the countries with early connections to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran.
References[edit]
- ↑ Baha'i World News Service
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ International Religious Freedom Report 2004 – Iran, United States State Department, 2004, accessed on 6 February 2009 Note this counts Ahl-e Haqq and Alevism as part of Islam
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Momen, Moojan. "History of the Baha'i Faith in Iran". draft "A Short Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith". Bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ↑ Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi (1997). "Education of women and socio-economic development". Baha'i Studies Review. 7 (1).
- ↑ Momen, Moojan; Smith, Peter (1989). "The Baha'i Faith 1957–1988: A Survey of Contemporary Developments". Religion. 19: 63–91. doi:10.1016/0048-721X(89)90077-8.
