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Mainstream Bahá’í Faith

A Bahá’í or related Bábí community with a distinct historical and administrative context.

Scripture for this community

Specific texts, not a generic list

Bahá’í scriptures

Commonly used in this tradition

Mainstream Bahá’í communities recognize the writings of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh, including the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, alongside authorized interpretive texts.

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Context and care

This profile identifies a useful textual starting point without assuming every member reads, interprets, or uses the text in the same way.

FaithPost uses the community’s preferred name where possible and does not present one branch, school, or movement as more correct than another.

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