Arlington Heights Bahá’ís Community
“Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.
Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony,
with friendliness and fellowship.”
Baháʼu’lláh
Welcome
The Bahá’í community in Arlington Heights, Illinois comprises people from all backgrounds and walks of life. Inspired by belief in the oneness of humanity, the oneness of religion and the oneness of God. Bahá’ís come together for devotional, community, and humanitarian activities. Together we are striving to build a community that demonstrates practical solutions to the challenges of modern society. We believe that our experience is a source of optimism for all who share our vision of humanity as one global family, and the earth as one homeland.
We are Bahá’ís — members of the Bahá’í Faith, the second most widespread of the world’s independent religions, established in 235 countries and territories throughout the world. We come from over 2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal groups and number some 6 million worldwide. For more than a century, Bahá’í communities around the globe have been working to break down barriers of prejudice between peoples and have collaborated with other like-minded groups to promote the model of a global society. At the heart of our belief is the conviction that humanity is a single people with a common destiny.
We invite you to learn more about the Bahá’í Faith, its perspective of the past, its understanding of the present, and its vision of the future.
You are Invited to attend and be a part of our …
Study Circles
Spiritual enlightenment classes based on the Creative Word of God that incorporate consultation and the arts to foster spiritual development in each participant and a space that leads to the spiritual and moral empowerment of individuals. Topics include: the power of prayer, the human soul, and life after death.
Devotional Gatherings
Join us for the reading of excerpts from the scriptures of the Bahá’í Faith and other world religions. There are no rituals; no one individual has any special role. A spirit of communal worship is generated by these simple gatherings, and this spirit begins to permeate the community’s collective endeavours.
Children / Youth Classes
“The education and training of children is among the most meritorious acts of humankind and draweth down the grace and favour of the All-Merciful, for education is the indispensable foundation of all human excellence and alloweth man to work his way to the heights of abiding glory.”
About the Bahá’í Faith
The Bahá’ís are members of a global community that believes in one loving Creator, one unfolding religion and one human family. The Bahá’í Faith is the youngest of the world’s independent religions. Since its inception in Persia (now Iran) in 1844, it has grown to more than five million followers in 236 countries and territories. Bahá’ís believe that there is one loving, all-powerful and unknowable divine Source for the world’s great religions, and that all humanity is one family.