Bahá'í Faith and Islam

دیانت بهائی واسلام

"O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done." -Qur'an 49:6 "...and say not to any one who offers you a salutation: 'Thou art none of a believer!' " - Qur'an 4:94
           

Please Note: The information (links) in this page are organized "Pyramid-like" (from most commonly asked Questions). If you are a seeker or want to know about the relationship of the "Bahá'í faith and Islam"  you are encouraged to start from the first questions. If not, you are welcome to pick from any of the topic in  this list.

• FAQ by BCI ( these FAQ are also available in Arabic )
  • How Bahá'ís view Islam?
  • How Muslims view the Bahá'í Faith
  • Is The Bahá'í Faith a Sect of Islam?
  • Seal of the Prophets
  • Completion of Religion
  • Whoso Seeketh a Religion Other than Islam
  • The Best of Nations (The Best Ummah)
  • God's Covenant
  • The Day of Judgment
  • Rejection of the New Religion
  • Proof and Prophecy
  • Investigation of the Truth
  • Further Studies

   

• ISLAMIC PROPHECIES
  • Some Islamic Prophecies cited in the Bahá'í Writings
  • Bahá'u'lláh on Seal of the Prophets
  • The Progressive Nature of God's Revelation
  • Six meanings associated with the terms Seal of the Prophets and Messengers
  • Prophets, Messengers and Manifestations of God
  • The Great Announcement in Islam
  • The twin appearances of the Lord and the two resurrection days
  • Mahdi the rejected Lord
  • Maseeh the recognized Lord
  • Mahdi and Maseeh (Messiah) are to appear with the title of "the Lord"
  • Returned Maseeh (Messiah) identified as Lord, Allah, God
  • Maseeh will unseal the meanings of the Holy Books
  • The relationship between God and His Manifestations

 

• ISLAM AND THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH: A Brief Guide by Dr. Duane K. Troxel
  • Purpose of this Guide
    Abstract
    Chronology of Islam
    Foreword
    Purpose of this Guide
    The Goals of this Presentation
    Warning Against Teaching Middle-Eastern Muslims
    Prejudice Towards Islam
    Islam and the Life of Muhammad (PBUH)
    Islam
    Summary
    Notes
    Recommended Reading: an Annotated Bibliography

 

• Writing and Books From Bahá'í Library
  • Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, The.
  • Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam.
  • Islam: Beliefs and Observances,
  • Islam: The Straight Path.
  • Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Bahá'u'lláh's Kitab-i-Iqan
  • Modern Movements in Islam,
  • A Popular Dictionary of Islam.
  • The Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam
  • Venture of Islam,
  • Chapter Eleven: The course of Islam
  • Martyrdom in Islam
  • Distinguishing Features of Shi'a Islam
  • The Promised Day is Come
  • The History of the Bahá'í Faith
  • A History of Islamic Societies
  • Six Lessons On Islam
    •  Muhammad (PBUH)
       Muhammad (continued)
       "An Excellent Pattern Have Ye"
       The Qur'an
       What Is Islam?
       The Holy Imams
   
  • Notes on Islam from a Bahá'í Perspective
        1.     THE RISE OF ISLAM
        2.     ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
        3.     THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM
        4.     SHÍ'AISM
        5.     ISLAM AND THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH

   

• THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH: The 7th Revelation of Islam! (This is NOT an official publication of the Bahá'í Faith, but the personal interpretations)
  • Islam, Islamiyyah, and Biddah
  • No Compulsion in Religion
  • The Seven Messengers of God and Seven Revelations
  • Q. Doesn't the Qur'an say that the only religion acceptable to God is Islam?
  • Q. How could the Bahá'í Faith be true when the Messenger of God (PBUH) declared that he was the "Seal of the Prophets" and the "last of the Apostles" and no Messenger or Prophet would ever come after him?
  • Q. I have heard that Bahá'ís wish to destroy Islam. Is this true?

   

• News
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  • Islam is the quintessential apocalyptic tradition