Husayn, I think that is a very good list, very complete.
However, I wish to suggest that listing these principles of the Faith still
does not give an accurate picture of what the Baha'i Faith is about.
In particular, these principles, which are mostly social principles, do not
speak of the relationship between the human being and God. The central
purpose of life is to know God -- at least, that's Baha'u'llah's statement
in the Short Obligatory Prayer.
Similarly, the very first passage in the Gleanings states that the purpose
of man is to know God, and that this is attained by knowledge of one's true
self.
This divine relationship is at the heart of the Baha'i Faith, like all the
divine revelations. Focusing on the principles you listed leaves this core
element out of the picture, and this can give the wrong impression about the
true nature of the Baha'i Revelation and the practice of the Faith.
Brent
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