The Third Basic Baha’i Principle is:“The Foundation of all Religions is One.” Each Revelator has given the same “New Heaven and Earth,” but man has polluted and misrepresented these Divine Laws. In reality they are all one. The third foundation stone, the chalcedony, is pure white, of which ‘Abdu’l-Baha said: “While white is apparent, yet …
The Second Basic Baha’i Principle is:“The Independent Investigation of the Truth.” All must be free to seek out truth in their own way. The second foundation stone, the sapphire, is a clear blue, “true blue,” and the color of faith, inspiration, loyalty and truth. Man must be free to soar in this “Dome of heavens …
The First Basic Baha’i Principle is:“The Oneness of the World of Humanity.” “Hands may be black, white, yellow or brown, but the hue of the heart is one.” The first foundation stone is the Jasper; it is clear red, like the hue of the heart. In ancient times it was called the bloodstone.– Abdu’l-Baha Any …
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 …
Preface to 2025 Article Resurrection This is an updated republication of the original writing, authored in 1992 by Dr. Leland Jensen. The document was proofread and edited by Jo York, a member of Dr. Jensen’s second International Baháʼí Council, and was first published online in 1996, at bahaifaith.net, by Robert Wright at the request of …
Four thousand years ago, in a world of tribal gods, wandering herdsmen, and empires rising and falling, one man heard a call that would echo through millennia. That man was Abraham. His story is more than an ancient chronicle. It is the opening sketch of a divine plan — a Kingdom that would one day …