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Confidence
Belief overview
World peace and just global order
The tradition holds that humanity must advance toward broader forms of peace, cooperation, and international justice.
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Neutral
What it is: The pursuit of world peace occupies a central place in Bahá'í social imagination.
How the tradition understands it: Peace is not only the absence of war, but involves justice, trust, cooperative structures, and the moral education of humanity.
Textual basis and context: Letters and writings of Bahá'u'lláh, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice address the theme broadly.
Debates and variations: The principle inspires social projects and also debates about idealism, global governance, and political realism.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Bahá’u’lláh on universal peace
The writings of Bahá’u’lláh call for international cooperation and the end of conflict.
Reference: Tablets and epistles on peace.
Content: The material insists on justice, reconciliation, and universal peace.
Use in debate: It is important for a just global order and the unity of humanity.
Bahá’u’lláh’s letters to rulers
Bahá’u’lláh addresses political leaders with calls for justice and peace.
Reference: Epistles to rulers and kings.
Content: The material calls leaders to moral responsibility and peace among nations.
Use in debate: It is central to world peace and a just global order.
Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh
Important tablets on ethics, society, and spiritual guidance.
Reference: Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh.
Content: The collection addresses justice, peace, humanity, and moral life.
Use in debate: It is useful for world peace, justice, and social principles.
The Promise of World Peace
A modern document of the Universal House of Justice on world peace.
Reference: The Promise of World Peace.
Content: The text articulates peace, justice, international cooperation, and the maturity of humanity.
Use in debate: It is very important for world peace and a just global order.