They also believe that work and prayer are not in any way separate. They use their beliefs to help themselves work. The reason for life, they believe, is that people must develop capacities for life and the service of Humanity. This means that we must develop and grow. Family Baha'ullah says the family is the most basic unit - the building block of society.
Families form the foundations on which society is built.
The Baha'is believe that if families are not healthy, loving, unified and spiritual - society will not be healthy either. They must not simplyobey them out of duty or fear. The name 'Baha'i' is derived from the Arabic word for 'glorious'. The Baha'is believe that men and women are equal. The Baha'is call their religion a faith, not a religion.