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<\/a>Baha\u2019i is a form of faith that emerged in 19th century Persia and follows three core principles: unity of God, religion and humankind. The Baha\u2019is believe that there is a single God and the spirituality of all religions in the world stem from this single god. The Bah\u00e1\u2019i writings state that, \u201cthe gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of humankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. World Religion Day is now observed around the globe by many faith traditions with conferences, interfaith activities and prayer services.<\/p>
http:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/archives\/10323<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.national-awareness-days.com\/world-religion-day.html<\/a><\/p> Monotheistic Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed world-religions. It has probably had more influence on mankind, directly and indirectly, than any other single faith.\u00a0It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster or Zarathushtra in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. It was once the religion of the mighty Persian Empire, but has since been reduced in numbers to fewer than 200,000 today. Most religious historians believe that Jewish, Christian and Muslim beliefs concerning God and Satan, the soul,\u00a0heaven and hell, the\u00a0virgin birth\u00a0of the saviour, the slaughter of the innocents,\u00a0resurrection, the final judgment, etc. were all derived from Zoroastrianism.<\/p>\n The world’s largest population of\u00a0Zoroastrians\u00a0are the\u00a0Parsi\u00a0community in India. A prominent Indian Parsi is rock star Freddie Mercury who was born in\u00a0Zanzibar.<\/p>\n Judaism is an ancient\u00a0monotheistic\u00a0religion considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship that\u00a0God\u00a0established with the\u00a0Children of Israel more than 3,000 years ago.\u00a0Judaism’s texts, traditions and values strongly influenced later\u00a0Abrahamic religions, including\u00a0Christianity, Islam\u00a0and the\u00a0Baha\u2019I Faith.<\/p>\n Christianity is the most popular religion in the world with over 2 billion adherents. Christians believe that\u00a0Jesus\u00a0was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Christians believe that God sent his Son to earth to save humanity from the consequences of its\u00a0sins. One of the most important concepts in Christianity is that Jesus gave his life on the Cross and rose from the dead on the third day. Christians believe that there is only one God, but that there are\u00a0three elements to this one God: God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n The word Islam means ‘submission to the will of God’ or Allah. Islam is the second largest religion in the world with over 1 billion followers. Muslims, the followers of Islam, believe that Islam was\u00a0revealed\u00a0to the Prophet Muhammad by the One God over 1400 years ago in Mecca, Arabia. According to Muslims, God sent a number of prophets to mankind to teach them\u00a0how to live\u00a0according to His law. Jesus, Moses and Abraham are respected as prophets of God. Muslims believe that the final Prophet was Muhammad. The five pillars of Islam are the\u00a0declaration of faith, praying\u00a0five times a day, giving money to\u00a0charity, fasting\u00a0and a\u00a0pilgrimage\u00a0to Mecca at least once.<\/p>\n Whirling Dervishes perform at the Sirkeci train station in Istanbul. They spin to attain a trance-like state that brings them closer to God.<\/p>\nZoroastrianism<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Judaism<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Christianity<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Islam<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Sufism<\/h2>\n