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Bahá’í Essentials: A Study Course for New Believers

The following 29 lessons of the Bahá’í Essentials study course can be used for independent study or facilitated group study. The Facilitators Guide contains guidelines for both. Each lesson takes 1˝ - 2 hours and covers the basic truths pertaining to the title of the lesson.

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Facilitator’s Guide (for facilitating any of the following Bahá’í Essentials lessons) (PDF) 259KB (9 pages)

  1. The Station of the Báb (PDF) 285KB (8 pages)
  2. The Station of Bahá’u’lláh and His Revelation (PDF) 269KB (7 pages)
  3. The Station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (PDF) 262KB (7 pages)
  4. The The Twin Covenants of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (PDF) 281KB (8 pages)
  5. Establishing the Unity of Mankind (PDF) 294KB (8 pages)
  6. The Purpose and Reality of Man (PDF) 217KB (10 pages)
  7. The Importance of Prayer (PDF) 288KB (7 pages)
  8. Teaching the Faith (PDF) 295KB (7 pages)
  9. Daily Readings and Deepening (PDF) 265KB (7 pages)
  10. Bahá’í Standards of Behavior (PDF) 283KB (7 pages)
  11. Alcohol and Drugs (PDF) 279KB (7 pages)
  12. Service to the Cause (PDF) 264KB (7 pages)
  13. Children and Youth (PDF) 270KB (7 pages)
  14. The Bahá’í Administrative Order (PDF) 294KB (9 pages)
  15. Bahá’í Elections (PDF) 281KB (8 pages)
  16. The Bahá’í Fund (PDF) 267KB (6 pages)
  17. The Nineteen Day Feast (PDF) 280KB (8 pages)
  18. Huqúqu’lláh — The Right of God (PDF) 293KB (8 pages)
  19. Bahá’í History (PDF) 315KB (13 pages)
  20. Relationship of the Faith to Preceding Religions (PDF) 304KB (8 pages)
  21. Bahá’í Marriage Laws (PDF) 295KB (7 pages)
  22. Bahá’í Divorce Laws (PDF) 266KB (6 pages)
  23. The Bahá’í Fast (PDF) 308KB (8 pages)
  24. Relationships with Political and Religious Organizations (PDF) 348KB (11 pages)
  25. Holy Days in the Bahá’í Era (PDF) 282KB (7 pages)
  26. Recitation of the Greatest Name (PDF) 190KB (6 pages)
  27. The Spiritual Nature of Work (PDF) 274KB (7 pages)
  28. Backbiting, the Most Great Sin (PDF) 262KB (6 pages)
  29. Bahá’í Family Life (PDF) 290KB (9 pages)

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