The Search for Peace in Times of Chaos—Volume In Bahá’í belief, each messenger taught that other messengers would follow, and Bahá’u’lláh’s claims and teachings fulfill the promises of previous scriptures Humanity is understood to be involved in a process of collective evolution, and the need of the present time is for the gradual establishment of justice, unity, and peace on a global scale The Iranian constitution that was drafted during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 set the groundwork for the institutionalized persecution of Bahá’ís Subsequent legislation provided some recognition to Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians as equal citizens under state law, but it did not guarantee freedom of religion and gave unprecedented institutional powers to the clerical establishment Those seeking to start a new religious group (whether Muslim or not) faced severe restrictions The Bahá’í faith faced an additional technical hurdle Iranian law recognizes all those who accept the existence of God and the prophethood of Muhammad as Muslims Bahá’ís accept both of these precepts; however, Bahá’ís recognize the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh as messengers who have appeared after Muhammad Muslims, on the other hand, assert the of Muhammad’s revelation Iranian law therefore treats Bahá’ís as heretics rather than members of an independent religion Starting in the twentieth century, campaigns that targeted the entire Bahá’í community were initiated During the 1950s, the fundamentalist Islamic organization named ǡ whose central aim was to combat the Bahá’í Faith, was founded They approved and coordinated the anti-Bahá’í campaign to incite public passion against the Bahá’ís in 1955, including the spreading of anti-Bahá’í propaganda in national radio stations and official newspapers During the Iranian revolution in 1979, attacks against the Bahá’ís increased Hojjatiyeh members took over the Bahá’í National Centre in Tehran and other cities and expelled staff and seized personnel files and membership lists These files were later used by Hojjatiyeh, including sending flyers in the mail warning Bahá’ís of the consequences of continuing to believe in the Bahá’í beliefs Once again, there were reports of mob attacks, arson, and deaths and murders against the Bahá’ís across Iran; twenty-two Bahá’í cemeteries as well as hundreds of Bahá’í homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed