UFOs
Documents[edit]
Nothing in the Bahá'í Faith about flying saucers/spaceships (and though fascinating and open to scientific investigation, we should focus on the earth's people by spreading Message of Bahá'u'lláh)[edit]
"One thing he can assure you however is that there is nothing in the Bahá'í Faith about flying saucers."
"There is nothing in the Teachings about spaceships; and the Guardian does not feel this is a subject on which he can offer the friends any advice whatsoever. Indeed, to be frank, he is so busy with the work of the Cause that he seldom has time to devote much thought to speculation of this nature, however fascinating it may be."
- (From a letter dated 15 February 1957 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to several believers, cited at African religions; miracles; strange phenomena)
"As you rightly state, Bahá'u'll'áh affirms that every fixed star has its planets, and every planet its own creatures. The House of Justice states however, that it has not discovered anything in the Bahá'í Writings which would indicate the degree of progress such creatures may have attained. Obviously, as creatures of earth have managed to construct space probes and send them into outer space, it can be believed that creatures on other planets may have succeeded in doing likewise.
"Regarding the attitude Bahá'ís should take toward unidentified flying objects, the House of Justice points out that they fall in the category of subjects open to scientific investigation, and as such, may be of interest to some, but not necessarily to everyone. In any case, Bahá'ís have a fundamental obligation at this stage of the development of the earth's people, that is, the responsibility of spreading the unifying Message of Bahá'u'lláh."
- (From a letter dated 11 January 1982 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer, cited at African religions; miracles; strange phenomena)
