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Exploring race unity

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‘Race Unity’ – what does it mean to you? Following on from Race Unity Day in June, we thought it would be a good idea to explore this subject a little more.

West Berkshire Baha’i Myra ErbenovaWest Berkshire Baha’i Myra Erbenova said: “Bahá’u’lláh brought new spiritual and social teachings for our time – his essential message is of unity. He taught the oneness of God, the oneness of the human family, and the oneness of religion. Bahá’u’lláh challenges us to think about why we were all created from the same substance. “

In ‘The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh’, we learn that ‘…..it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest.’

Find out more about “Race Unity”.

Close your eyes to racial differences . . .

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Baha'i community sponsoring Race Unity Day event
Baha’i community in Springfield, Oregon, USA at a Race Unity Day event. Reprinted by courtesy of Bahá’í International Community.

Baha’u’llah, Founder of the Baha’i Faith, implored people to: “Close your eyes to racial differences and welcome all with the light of oneness.”

It was this which inspired the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States to inaugurate Race Unity Day in 1957 to promote racial harmony and understanding. It has been held every year since then on the second Sunday in June.

Shawn Khorassani, of the Thames Valley Baha’i Community, said: ” The purpose of Race Unity Day is to focus attention on racial prejudice, which Baha’is believe is the most challenging moral issue facing our nation.

“Writing in the mid-1800s, Baha’u’llah, Founder of the Baha’i Faith, stated  that humanity is a single race. He called on the world to recognize the principle of human oneness in all spheres.

“Worldwide, Baha’is have sought to build a model of racial integration by embracing people from all races, backgrounds and classes of society.”