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Evening view of the Bahá’í House of Worship in New Delhi, India.

Bahá’u’lláh was the founder of the Bahá’í Faith, which advocates for universal peace, equality among all peoples, harmony between science and religion, and the essential oneness of God and His messengers through an ever unfolding process of divine revelation.

Bahá’u’lláh is the most recent Manifestation of God, and His teachings represent a continuation of the long process of spiritual education that God has been directing for thousands of years. Bahá’ís recognize Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Zoroaster, Krishna and Abraham among the many divine teachers sent to mankind in the past. Bahá’u’lláh taught that each of these Messengers spoke with the unchanging voice and authority of God, and that each brought a message tailored to the people and culture of their day. Because the capacity and the needs of mankind change over time so too have religious laws and customs varied; but each Messenger of God spoke for the same purpose, our spiritual education and attainment to a relationship with God.

Bahá’u’lláh authored a significant number of tablets, prayers and books during His 40-year ministry covering a wide range of topics. His primary works are the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, the Most Holy Book, the Kitáb-i-Íqán, His primary theological work, The Seven Valleys, His "greatest mystical composition" and The Hidden Words which is a collection of short utterances that encompass the spiritual truths revealed to all the Prophets of old.

Throughout His ministry Bahá’u’lláh was repeatedly imprisoned and exiled. Born in present-day Iran He was exiled first to Baghdad, then Constantinople, followed by Adrianople, and ultimately to the prison city of ‘Akká, (present-day Israel), where He spent the final 24 years of His life. His burial place is a destination of pilgrimage for Bahá’ís, and the World Centre sits nearby in Haifa.