Editing Baháʼí Faith (section)

=== Covenant ===
{{Main|Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh}}
Baháʼís highly value unity, and Baháʼu'lláh clearly established rules for holding the community together and resolving disagreements. Within this framework, no individual follower may propose 'inspired' or 'authoritative' interpretations of scripture, and individuals agree to support the line of authority established in Baháʼí scriptures.{{sfn|Hartz|2009|p=20}} This practice has left the Baháʼí community unified and free of any serious fracturing.{{sfn|Smith|2000|p=114}} The [[Universal House of Justice]] is the final authority to resolve any disagreements among Baháʼís, and the few [[Attempted schisms in the Baháʼí Faith|attempts at schism]]{{sfn|Stockman|2020|pp=36–37}} have all either become extinct or remained extremely small, numbering a few hundred adherents collectively.{{sfn|Iranica-Bahai and Babi Schisms|1988|p=448}}{{sfn|Gallagher|Ashcraft|2006|p=201}} The followers of such divisions are regarded as [[Covenant-breaker]]s and shunned.{{sfn|Smith|2008|p=173}}