12 Principles of the Baha’i Faith

The Twelve Basic Principles of Bahai Faith. 

   The wonderful essence of Baha’u'llah’s Revelation is the oneness of mankind. This Revelation is summed up in 12 basic principles, each represented by a stone in the book of Revelation. “The foundation of the city wall was ornate with precious stones of every sort: the first course of stones was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, and the twelfth amythest” (Rev. 21:19, 20).

 

   These represent 12 basic principles which the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, rests (the Kingdom of God on Earth as it is in Heaven). These are most remarkably correlated to the 12 precious foundation stones of the New Jerusalem of St. John’s vision regarding their spiritual significance and their colors, for they are spiritual symbols and not material stones, as ‘Abdu’l-Baha has said.

    

The 12 Basic Principles of Bahai Faith:

  1.  “The Oneness of the World of Humanity.” 
  2. “The Independent Investigation of the Truth.”
  3.  “The Foundation of all Religions is One.”
  4.  “Religion Must be a Source of Unity.”
  5.  “Religion must be in accord with Science and Reason.” 
  6. “The Equality of Men and Women.” 
  7. “The Removal of all Prejudice, Religious, Racial, Political, etc.”
  8.  “Universal Peace upheld by a Spiritual World Government.” 
  9.  ”Universal Compulsory Education.”
  10.  “A Spiritual Solution to the Economic Problems of the World.”
  11. “A Universal Auxiliary Language.” 
  12. “The Establishment of an International Tribunal, or Parliament of Man, with a descendant of King David as its Executive.”