Faith Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Baháʼí Faith === In the [[Baháʼí Faith]], faith is meant, first, as conscious knowledge, second, as the practice of good deeds,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Bahá'í Community of Canada|url=https://www.bahai.ca/belief-and-learning-in-action/personal-transformation/#:~:text=%27Abdu%27l-Bah%C3%A1%20wrote,with%20our%20time%20and%20resources.|access-date=2022-02-22|website=www.bahai.ca|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222164338/https://www.bahai.ca/belief-and-learning-in-action/personal-transformation/#:~:text=%27Abdu%27l-Bah%C3%A1%20wrote,with%20our%20time%20and%20resources.|url-status=live}}</ref> and ultimately as the acceptance of the divine authority of the [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestations of God]].<ref name="Smith">{{cite book |last=Smith |first=P. |year=1999 |title=A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith |publisher=Oneworld Publications |location=Oxford, UK |page=[https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope0000smit/page/155 155] |isbn=1-85168-184-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope0000smit/page/155 }}</ref> In the religion's view, faith and knowledge are both required for spiritual growth.<ref name="Smith" /> Faith involves more than outward obedience to this authority, but also must be based on a deep personal understanding of religious teachings.<ref name="Smith" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page