Entry by troops is a term that developed in the Bahá'í Faith to describe a process of expansion when the Faith would emerge from relative obscurity, and masses of people would become Bahá'ís. It is not meant to suggest militancy - the word "troops" is used for its secondary meaning of "large groups of people". The term first appeared in Bahá'u'lláh's Suriy-i-Haykal.
The Bahá'í Faith currently claims at least 6 million members, in almost every country of the world. It is the second most widespread, behind Christianity, and ranks among the fastest growing in many parts of the world.
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