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The Bahá'í House of Worship in India attracts an average of 4 million visitors a year.
Bahá'í sources usually estimate the worldwide Bahá'í population to be above 5 million. [20] Most
encyclopedias and similar sources estimate between 5 and 6 million Bahá'ís in the world in the
early twenty-first century. [21][22]
From its origins in the Persian and Ottoman Empires, the Bahá'í Faith had acquired a number of
Western converts by World War I. Fifty years later its population had spread throughout the world
as a result of Bahá'í pioneering efforts.
According to The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2004:
“ The majority of Bahá'ís live in Asia (3.6 million), Africa (1.8 million), and Latin
America (900,000). According to some estimates, the largest Bahá'í community in the
world is in India, with 2.2 million Bahá'ís, next is Iran, with 350,000, and the U.S.,
with 150,000. Aside from these countries, numbers vary greatly. Currently, no country
has a Bahá'í majority. [23] ”
The Bahá'í religion was listed in The Britannica Book of the Year (1992–present) as the second
most widespread of the world's independent religions in terms of the number of countries
represented. Britannica claims that it is established in 247 countries and territories; represents over
2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal groups; has scriptures translated into over 800 languages; and has
seven million adherents worldwide [2005]. [21] Additionally, Bahá'ís have self organized in most of
the nations of the earth.
Teachings
Main article: Bahá'í teachings
Summary
Shoghi Effendi, the appointed head of the religion from 1921 to 1957, wrote the following
summary of what he considered to be the distinguishing principles of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings,
which, he said, together with the laws and ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas constitute the bed-rock
of the Bahá'í Faith:
“ The independent search after truth, unfettered by superstition or tradition; the oneness
of the entire human race, the pivotal principle and fundamental doctrine of the Faith;
the basic unity of all religions; the condemnation of all forms of prejudice, whether
religious, racial, class or national; the harmony which must exist between religion and
”