Vera Bahai. John Yu.A.

The real publication introduces the reader to the youngest of the religions of the world - the religion of Bahai. Having arisen in Iran in the middle of the 19th century, she became a preaching of universal unity - the unity of God, faith and humanity, rallying millions of people around the world. Today, the administrative centers of Bahai are more than two hundred countries, second only to Christianity in geographical prevalence, and the scriptures of its founder Bahaulla are translated into eight hundred living languages. The new faith immediately took shape as a completely independent religion. According to most theologists and religious scholars, Bahai is neither a cult branch nor a reformist course in the frames of any existing creed, it is also irreducible to a syncretic philosophical course.

bahai distinguish exceptional progressiveness and inclusion of ethical principles, with Every year attracting more and more followers. Such popularity necessitates its scientific study. The book of the leading researcher of the Institute of Eastern Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yu.A. Ioannesyan, is a comprehensive description of history, creed, religious practice and administrative principles of Bahai on the basis of primary sources.