[1][dead link][2] More conservative estimates produced by the Baháʼí World News Service reports a Baháʼí membership of more than 5 million worldwide, in "virtually every country" and many territories. To the contrary, the authorities have chosen a program of intensification. In Iran, where the Bahá’í Faith originated, there are now about 300,000 Bahá’ís, constituting the largest religious minority in that country. 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Geneva, May 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit Iran particularly hard, the Iranian government has further intensified its persecution of its Baha’i … Official estimates from the Baha'i community of Kenya range between 25,000 to 30,000 Baha'is. India has the world’s largest population of Bahá'í people approximating 1,897,651 members by 2015. Membership data on a relatively new, worldwide religion are difficult to arrive at. The following chart presents a variety of estimates of Bahá'í population by country. [12] Many countries follow the pattern of the US and Canada. Six documents from Baha'i World 18 part four section 2: The Hands of the Cause of God and their functions, their work and travels 1979-1983, Boards of Counsellors and the International Teaching Centre, and tributes by Lilian Ala'i and Ray Hudson. The Baha'i Encyclopedia Project has the goal of producing a reliable, comprehensive, ... By 1817 the population numbered between 60,000 and 70,000, with people of means leaving the city during the extremely hot summer months for the cooler climate in nearby resorts in the foothills north of Tehran. [3] As such, the Baháʼí Faith is recognized as the second-most geographically widespread religion after Christianity,[4][5] and the only religion to have grown faster than the population of the world in all major areas over the last century.[6]. Centers of Learning. The situation for the Iranian Baha’i population is challenging. The Baha’is should know that exaggerating Baha’i census was the policy of Abdul Baha, Shoghi Effendi and now House of Justice. Countries where the Baháʼí Faith is established: Languages into which Baháʼí literature is translated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. The original purpose of signing a declaration card was to allow followers to apply for lawful exemption from active military service. The religion is almost entirely contained in a single, organised community, but the Baháʼí population is spread out and not in a majority anywhere. Even in the United States, where significant resources are dedicated to gathering data, the Baháʼí Faith is often omitted from religious surveys due to the high sample size required to reduce the margin of error. We read, for example, of the migration of the whole of the Baha'i population of Daulatabad (near Isfahan) to Tehran after a particularly severe episode of persecution … [citation needed], The fact that the religion is diffuse and proportionally small are major barriers to demographic research by outsiders. Many third-party estimates may not reflect this resettlement. The Baha’is should know that exaggerating Baha’i census was the policy of Abdul Baha, Shoghi Effendi and now House of Justice. As a result, the rights of Baha’is in Iran are systematically violated. In it, consulting various individuals, he summarizes the religion's presence in Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Turkestan, and the United States. A Bahá'í teacher was sent to Bombay in 1872 and that marked the beginning of the religion in India. [3] The official agencies of the religion have focused on publishing more concrete data, such as numbers of local and national spiritual assemblies, countries and territories represented, languages and tribes represented, and publishing trusts. Present Baha’i Population of Iran The actual number of Baha’is in Iran is not more than 30,000. [7][dead link] Populations are not assigned a Baháʼí religious adherence by birth, as is the case with other major religions such as Islam and Christianity. India, Notes on Bahá'í Population, by Charles Nolley and William Garlington (1997). Rather, these estimates are mainly useful as examples of the difficulties inherent in the collection of accurate statistics about religion and belief. Adherents.com estimates 7 million Baháʼís in 2000 based on Baháʼí sources, research from the, {{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa |title=Baha'i |url= |language=English |edition=2nd |date=2004-06-01 |publisher=Macmillan Reference USA |volume=1 |isbn=978-0028657691 |ref=CITEREFEncyclopedia_of_the_Modern_Middle_East_and_North_Africa2004, This page was last edited on 21 December 2020, at 08:14. The figures from these sources have often varied widely. [citation needed], Other than signing a card and being acknowledged by a Spiritual Assembly, there is no initiation or requirement of attendance to remain on the official roll sheets. The Baha’i community is branded by the Iranian government as … In addition, the Baha’i community’s higher-education teachers and … The World Christian Encyclopedia (list on Adherents.com) lists the population as "Unknown": "[This] reflects the situation where the WCE 2001 acknowledged a Baha'i presence in a country, but failed to record a total number of believers. As a result, the rights of Baha’is in Iran are systematically violated. An international organization representing Baha’is says it is extremely concerned about Iran’s ongoing detention of up to 100 Baha’is at risk of contracting the coronavirus in Iranian prisons. The Baha’i Faith is a global faith community, established in virtually every country in the world. Baha'i population in Nepal falls from 0.01% to 0.0%. The official estimate of "more than five million Baháʼís" in the world was originally arrived at in 1991 by the Baháʼí World Centre[9] and has not changed since. The prolific spread of online hate and disinformation attempts to inculcate an environment of hatred in the general population. [citation needed], In 2012 the Pew Research Center published a report on the Global Religious Landscape. As early as 1991 official estimates were of "more than five million Baháʼís", A 1997 statement by the NSA of South Africa wrote: "…the Baháʼí Faith enjoys a world-wide following in excess of six million people. Present Baha’i Population of Iran The actual number of Baha’is in Iran is not more than 30,000. Present Baha’i Population of Iran The actual number of Baha’is in Iran is not more than 30,000. For issues involved in keeping accurate statistics of Bahá'í communities, see Statistics. The Statistics Department of the World Centre has officially stated the membership total to be 5 million while other estimations vary between 5 and 7 million, see Statistics for more information. Though unofficial sources estimate the Baha’i population of Iran at more than 300,000, Iran’s Constitution officially recognizes only Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism, and does not acknowledge the Baha’i faith as an official religion. Ironically, the Baha'i leadership itself has sought to suppress freedom of expression among Baha'is themselves, most notably in its shameful treatment of Kalimat Press. In some countries the Baháʼí Faith is illegal and Baháʼís endure some degree of persecution, making it difficult for even Baháʼís to maintain a count. Meanwhile, the international community continues to adopt new postures of openness toward Iran. There are sizable Azerbaijani minorities in the major cities of northwestern Iran. Major Azerbaijani cities include Tabriz, Ardabil, Khoi, Maragheh, and Zanjan. In Iran, the Baha'is were the country's largest minority population and were treated with relative tolerance by the Shah's regime. Juan Cole believes that the numbers given by the Baháʼí sources are exaggerated.[47]. Iran wants to eradicate Baha’is. ↑Baha'i World News Service ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". We should demand their religious freedom (RNS) Saturday (May 14) is the eighth anniversary of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders. Bahaismiran:One of the proselytizing issues of the deviant cult of Baha'ism is the statistics by the center of census of Iran in 1385 (2006), the total number of population in Iran was 70,495,782 out of which 70,097,741 people were Muslims, 19,823 the Zoroastrians, 109,415 the Christians, 9,252 the Jewish, other religion: 54,234 and 205,317 were expressed. Baha’i faith is the largest non-Muslim religious minority with a population estimated more than 300,000. In Iran, the Baha'i community is the biggest non-Muslim religious minority group with a population of over 300,000 people. That should not make anyone who is a Baha'i very depressed. 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As Bahá'ís are made the target of official persecution in Iran, obtaining up-to-date estimates of Bahá'ís in Iran is very difficult. 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Owing to the exile of Bahá'u'lláh and His family to Palestine in the 19th century, there was once a sizeable Bahá'í population in that region; however, in the 1940s, Shoghi Effendi, head of the Bahá'í Faith at that time, asked Bahá'ís living in what became Israel to resettle elsewhere. That should not make anyone who is a Baha’i very depressed. That should not make anyone who is a Baha’i very depressed. Baha’is — there are an estimated 300,000-plus in Iran, out of a global population of some 5 million — have been heavily persecuted in Iran (and elsewhere in the Muslim world) because its founding prophet proclaimed his message following that of the Prophet Mohammad, Islam’s founder, who died in the 7th century. Members receive regular mailings unless they request not to be contacted. Because the methodologies used in making Bahá'í population estimates vary so widely, it is neither advisable nor possible to use them to draw significant conclusions, such as determining the total population of Bahá'ís throughout the world. For issues involved in keeping accurate statistics of Bahá'í communities, see. In 2010, The World Religion Database states there are 7.3 million Baháʼís. The first known survey of the religion comes from an unpublished work in 1919–1920 gathered by John Esslemontand had been intended to be part of his well-known Baháʼu'lláh and the New Era. ... Baha'is often whine about their fellow believers being persecuted by the Islamic authorities in Iran. Iran Area and Population Density. The Baha’is should know that exaggerating Baha’i census was the policy of Abdul Baha, Shoghi Effendi and now House of Justice. Present Baha’i Population of Iran The actual number of Baha’is in Iran is not more than 30,000. The Iranian regime has hurt many religious and political groups in Iran, but Baha’i community has borne an especially heavy burden. [11] The signature of a card later became optional in Canada, but in the US is still used for records and administrative requirements. As China has no functioning Bahá'í administration, obtaining accurate estimates of Bahá'ís in China is effectively impossible. Baha'i life in Iran. On occasions however, the intensity of the persecutions caused all the Baha'is in a locality to migrate. • As early as 1991 official estimates were of "more than five million Baháʼís", which is still in use as of 2017. Local church membership rolls are often maintained poorly because there may be no need for an official membership list (Baháʼís at least must maintain accurate voting lists) and local congregations sometimes do not provide their denomination's membership data even when asked. That should not make anyone who is a Baha'i very depressed. The Baha'i Faith is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion founded in Persia in the 19 th century which claims to share the same values and origins of it's predecessors. That should not make anyone who is a Baha'i very depressed. The prolific spread of online hate and disinformation attempts to inculcate an environment of hatred in the general population. 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