What religions does the Bahai Faith recognize?
Baha’is believe that there have been many prior religions whose knowledge has been lost over the millenia. Here is an excerpt from the Baha’i Writings on this topic. The Guardian is answering a question from a Baha’i about the number nine which is significant in the Baha’i Faith, and continues in his answer to enumerate the former known religions: “The number nine, which in itself is the number of perfection, is considered by the Bah’s as sacred, because it is symbolic of the perfection of the Bah’ Revelation which constitutes the ninth in the line of existing religions, the latest and fullest Revelation which mankind has ever known. The eighth is the religion of the Bb and the remaining seven are: Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islm, and the religion of the Sabaeans. These religions are not the only true religions that have appeared in the world but are the only ones still existing. There have always been Divine Prophets and Messengers, to many of whom the
