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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Baháʼí Faith. Baháʼí Faith – relatively new religion teaching the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people, established by

Baháʼu'lláh Baháʼu'lláh (born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He was born to an aristocratic family in Persia, and was exiled due to his adherence to the messianic Bábí Faith. In 1863, in I ...

in the 19th-century Middle East and now estimated to have a worldwide following of 5–8 million adherents, known as Baháʼís.

Beliefs and practices

Baháʼí teachings

Baháʼí teachings The Baháʼí teachings represent a considerable number of theological, ethical, social, and spiritual ideas that were established in the Baháʼí Faith by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the religion, and clarified by its successive leaders: ʻ ...

* God in the Baháʼí Faith * Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion – the Baháʼí belief that many of the world's different religions were revealed by God as part of one gradually unfolding plan **

Progressive revelation (Baháʼí) Progressive revelation is a core teaching in the Baháʼí Faith that suggests that religious truth is revealed by God progressively and cyclically over time through a series of divine Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith), Messengers, and that ...

– the Baháʼí belief that God progressively reveals the truth through successive Manifestations of God **

Baháʼí Faith and Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism is recognized in the Baháʼí Faith as one of nine known religions and its scriptures are regarded as predicting the coming of Baháʼu'lláh. Zoroaster is included in the succession of Manifestations of God. The authenticity of t ...

Baháʼí Faith and Hinduism Hinduism is recognized in the Baháʼí Faith as one of nine known religions. Krishna is included in the succession of Manifestations of God. References in the Baháʼí writings Baháʼu'lláh was familiar with Hinduism, which is clear from ...

Baháʼí Faith and Buddhism The teachings of the Baháʼí Faith regard Buddhism as a religion founded by a Manifestation of God, and Baháʼu'lláh as the expected Maitreya Buddha. The authenticity of the current canon of Buddhist scriptures is seen as uncertain. In recen ...

Muhammad in the Baháʼí Faith Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼís venerate Muhammad as one of a number of prophets or "Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith), Manifestations of God", but consider his teachings (as with the teachings of Jesus and Moses) to have been superseded by those ...

* Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith) – individuals whom Baháʼís believe were sent by God to establish religious teachings appropriate for their time and place, such as the Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad *

Baháʼí Faith on life after death The Baháʼí Faith affirms the existence of life after death while not defining everything about it. The soul on death is said to recognize the value of its deeds and begin a new phase of a conscious relationship with God though negative experie ...

Baháʼí cosmology In Baháʼí cosmology reality is divided into three divisions. The first division is God, who is preexistent and on whom the rest of creation is contingent. The second division is God's Logos, the Primal Will, which is the realm of God's commands ...

* Faith in the Baháʼí Faith *

Baháʼí views on sin The Baháʼí Faith teaches that sin is disobedience to God and that sinning separates a person from God. Examples of sins in the Baháʼí Faith include anger, jealousy, hypocrisy, prejudice, and failure to follow the Baháʼí laws. Conversely, ...

Martyrdom in the Baháʼí Faith Martyrdom in the Baháʼí Faith is the act of sacrificing one's life in the service of humanity and in the name of God. In ''Hidden Words'', Baháʼu'lláh's revelation incites believers towards martyrdom: "O son of being! Seek a martyr's death in ...

Aniconism in the Baháʼí Faith __NOTOC__ The Baháʼí Faith continues a tradition found in Islam of not using depictions in art of people considered a Manifestation of God. This includes both images and drama. There exist several photographs and paintings of both the Báb an ...

– the Baháʼí prohibition on images of God or those seen as Manifestations of God *

Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh In the Baháʼí Faith there are two covenants, deemed the 'greater' and 'lesser'. The greater covenant refers to an agreement of progressive revelation: that God will send messengers about every thousand years, and it is humanity's duty to rec ...

** Covenant-breaker *

Baháʼí views on science The Bahá'í Faith teaches that there is a harmony or unity between science and religion, and that true science and true religion can never conflict. This principle is rooted in various statements in the Bahá'í scriptures. Some scholars have ...

Baháʼí social principles

* Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity – the Baháʼí teaching that humanity is fundamentally one and should achieve a state of unity in diversity **

Baháʼí Faith and Native Americans The relationship between Baháʼí Faith and Native Americans has a history reaching back to the lifetime of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá and has multiplied its relationships across the Americas. Individuals have joined the religion and institutions have been fou ...

** New world order (Baháʼí) **

Baháʼí perspective on international human rights Baháʼu'lláh, the prophet-founder of the Baháʼí Faith, called for global agreement on human rights protection nearly eighty years before the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. He taught that "an equal standa ...

* Baháʼí Faith and gender equality *

Baháʼí Faith and education The theme of education in the Baháʼí Faith is given emphasis. Its literature gives a principle of universal and compulsory education, which is identified as one of key principles alongside monotheism and the unity of humanity. Baháʼu'lláh ...

Baháʼí Faith and auxiliary language The Baháʼí Faith teaches that the world should adopt an international auxiliary language, which people would use in addition to their mother tongue. The aim of this teaching is to improve communication and foster unity among peoples and nati ...

– the Baháʼí teaching that the world should adopt a worldwide auxiliary language in addition to people's various languages to facilitate the unity of humanity *

Socioeconomic development and the Baháʼí Faith Since its inception the Baháʼí Faith has had involvement in socioeconomic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women, promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern, and that involvement was given practical e ...

Baháʼí laws

Baháʼí laws – practices that are religiously binding for Baháʼís * Prayer in the Baháʼí Faith – Baháʼí teachings on prayer, including both daily obligatory prayer and devotional prayer (general prayer) ** Obligatory Baháʼí prayers *

Nineteen Day Feast Nineteen Day Feasts are regular community gatherings, occurring on the first day of each month of the Baháʼí calendar (and are often nineteen days apart from each other). Each gathering consists of a Devotional, Administrative, and Social pa ...

– a gathering of a local Baháʼí community that occurs on the first day of each month of the

Baháʼí calendar The Badíʻ calendar used in the Baháʼí Faith is a solar calendar consisting of nineteen months and four or five intercalary days, with new year at the moment of Northern spring equinox. Each month is named after a virtue(e.g. Perfection, Mercy ...

* Huqúqu'lláh – the Baháʼí obligation to give to the Baháʼí funds, which support the activities of Baháʼí communities *

Nineteen Day Fast The Nineteen-Day Fast is a nineteen-day period of the year during which members of the Baháʼí Faith adhere to a sunrise-to-sunset fast. Along with obligatory prayer, it is one of the greatest obligations of a Baháʼí, and its chief purpos ...

– a period of fasting that Baháʼís observe from sunrise to sunset for 19 days once each year * Baháʼí marriage * Baháʼí views on homosexuality * Baháʼí pilgrimage

History

History of the Baháʼí Faith The history of the Baháʼí Faith is often traced through a sequence of leaders, beginning with the Báb's declaration in Shiraz on the evening of May 22, 1844, and ultimately resting on an Administrative Order established by the central figures ...

– events from 1863 to the present that had their background in two earlier movements in the nineteenth century, Shaykhism and Bábism * Shaykhism – a Shi'a Islamic religious movement founded by Shaykh Ahmad (1753–1826) * Bábism – a religion founded by the Báb in 1844 that Baháʼís see as a predecessor to the Baháʼí Faith; see

Outline of Bábism Bábism is a monotheistic religion that was founded in 1844 in Qajar Persia by ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi (1819–1850), who took the title of the Báb (meaning "gate"). The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bábis ...

Baháʼí–Azali split The Baháʼí–Azali split occurred when most Bábís accepted Baháʼu'lláh as the promised one of the Báb's writings, and thus became Baháʼís, leaving a remnant of Bábís who became known as Azalis. The split occurred after Baháʼí f ...

– the split of the followers of Bábism into Baháʼís, who accepted Baháʼu'lláh as a figure prophesied in the teachings of Bábism, and Azalis, who followed Subh-i-Azal *

Baháʼí prophecies The writings of founding members of the Baháʼí Faith include prophetic statements of future events, some of which are viewed by Baháʼís as having been fulfilled. According to Baháʼí belief, there have been individuals throughout history w ...

Attempted schisms in the Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith was formed in the late 19th-century Middle East by Baháʼu'lláh, and teaches that an official line of succession of leadership is part of a divine covenant that assures unity and prevents schism. There are no major schisms i ...

Orthodox Baháʼí Faith The Orthodox Baháʼí Faith is an extremely small Baháʼí sect that was formed in 1960 by Mason Remey, and subsequently was the name used by one of his disputed successors, Joel Marangella. The sect is defined by a belief that the Guardianship ...

Leland Jensen Leland Jensen (22 August 1914 – 6 August 1996) was the leader of a small apocalyptic cult called the Baháʼís Under the Provisions of the Covenant (BUPC). Jensen was originally a member of the mainstream Baháʼí Faith until he was exco ...

* ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's journeys to the West * World Unity Conference * Baháʼí World Congress *

Baháʼí teaching plans The leadership of the Baháʼí Faith has created goal-oriented Baháʼí teaching plans, spanning 1–10 years each, to spread the Baháʼí Faith. The plans began in the 1930s and 1940s as teaching goals for certain countries and in 1953 becam ...

Baháʼí radio Since 1977, the international community of the Baháʼí Faith has established several radio stations worldwide, particularly in the Americas. Programmes may include local news, music, topics related to socio-economic and community development, ed ...

* Persecution of Baháʼís **

Seven Martyrs of Tehran The Seven Martyrs of Tehran were seven prominent Bábis executed at Tehran in 1850. After the Battle of Fort Tabarsi, mere adherence to the Báb The Báb (b. ʿAlí Muḥammad; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850), was the messianic founder of ...

** 1903 Isfahan anti-Baháʼí riots **

Statements about the persecution of Baháʼís Members of the Baháʼí Faith have been persecuted in various countries, especially in Iran, the location of one of the largest Baháʼí populations in the world. The Baháʼí Faith originated in Iran, and represents the largest religious minorit ...

Baháʼí 7 The Baháʼí 7, also known as the "Yaran" (friends), were seven Iranian Baháʼí community leaders arrested in 2008 who served 10-year prison sentences in Iran. The seven prisoners of conscience were Mahvash Sabet, Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamalodd ...

** Egyptian identification card controversy *

Baháʼí Faith by country The Baháʼí Faith formed in the late 19th century Middle East and soon gained converts in India, the Western world, and beyond. Traveling promoters of the religion played a significant role in spreading the religion into most countries and terri ...

– estimated numbers of Baháʼís globally, by country, and by continent, with links to full articles on the Baháʼí Faith in individual countries and continents **

Baháʼí Faith in Africa The history of the Baháʼí Faith in Africa dates back to the lifetimes of the three individual heads of the religion, Baháʼu'lláh, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, each of who was in Africa at least once. The Association of Religion Data A ...

Baháʼí Faith in Asia The Baháʼí Faith was founded by Baháʼu'lláh, in Iran who faced a series of exiles and imprisonment that moved him to Baghdad, Istanbul, and Palestine (region), Palestine. By the 1950s, about a century after its forming, Iran remained home t ...

** Baháʼí Faith in Europe **

Baháʼí Faith in North America ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, son of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, visited the United States and Canada in 1912. Baháʼí Houses of Worship were completed in Wilmette, Illinois, United States in 1953 and in Panama City, Panama in 1972 ...

** Baháʼí Faith in Oceania **

Baháʼí Faith in South America The Baháʼí Faith was introduced to South America in 1919. There are Baháʼí Houses of Worship in Chile and Colombia, completed in 2016 and 2018 respectively. The Ruhi Institute, whose courses are now used by Baháʼís around the world, w ...

Important figures

Central figures

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– the founder of the Bábism, seen by Baháʼís as the predecessor to their religion *

– the founder of the Baháʼí Faith *

ʻAbdu'l-Bahá ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (; Persian language, Persian: ‎, 23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921), born ʻAbbás ( fa, عباس), was the eldest son of Baháʼu'lláh and served as head of the Baháʼí Faith from 1892 until 1921. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá was later C ...

– the appointed successor of Baháʼu'lláh

Other influential figures

Groups

Afnán Afnán ( ar, ﺍﻓﻨﺎﻥ, "Branches"), is a term in literature of the Baháʼí Faith referring to maternal relatives of the Báb, and is used as a surname by their descendants. This name is also mentioned in the Quran. The Báb's wife was name ...

– the maternal relatives of the Báb * Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh – nineteen eminent early followers of Baháʼu'lláh * Baháʼu'lláh's family * Hands of the Cause – a select group of Baháʼís, appointed for life, whose main function was to propagate and protect the Baháʼí Faith * Knights of Baháʼu'lláh – a title given by Shoghi Effendi to Baháʼís who brought the Baháʼí Faith to new countries and territories

Notable individuals

* Shoghi Effendi – the appointed head of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957, entitled the ''Guardian'' * Badíʻ – the 17-year-old who delivered Baháʼu'lláh's tablet to the Shah and was subsequently killed *

Nabíl-i-Aʻzam Mullá Muḥammad-i-Zarandí (29 July 1831 – 1892), more commonly known as Nabíl-i-Aẓam ( fa, نبيل أعظم "the Great Nabíl") or Nabíl-i-Zarandí ( fa, نبيل زرندي "Nabíl of Zarand"), was an eminent Baháʼí historian ...

– the author of the account of early Bábí and Baháʼí history called '' The Dawn-breakers'' *

Mishkín-Qalam Mírzá Ḥusayn-i-Isfahání (surnamed Mis͟hkín-Qalam () meaning "jet-black pen"; 18261912) was a prominent Baháʼí and one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh, as well as a famous calligrapher of 19th-century Persia. He is the autho ...

– a calligrapher who lived during the lifetime of

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Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Mírzá Muḥammad ( fa, ميرزا أبوالفضل), or Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání (1844–1914), was the foremost Baháʼí scholar who helped spread the Baháʼí Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States. He is one of ...

– a Baháʼí scholar who travelled broadly and authored several books about the Baháʼí Faith * Martha Root – a prominent travelling teacher of the Baháʼí Faith in the late 19th and early 20th centuries *

Rúhíyyih Khánum Rúhíyyih Rabbání (8 August 1910 – 19 January 2000), born as Mary Sutherland Maxwell and best known by the title Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, was the wife of Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith, from 1937 to 1957. In 19 ...

– the wife of Shoghi Effendi, who was appointed a

Hand of the Cause Hand of the Cause was a title given to prominent early members of the Baháʼí Faith, appointed for life by the religion's founders. Of the fifty individuals given the title, the last living was ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá who died in 2007. Hands of ...

Texts and scriptures

* Baháʼí literature

By the Báb

Persian Bayán The ''Persian Bayán'' ( fa, بیان - "expression") is one of the principal scriptural writings of the Báb, the founder of Bábi religion, written in Persian. The Báb also wrote a shorter book in Arabic, known as the Arabic Bayán. Conte ...

– one of the principal scriptural writings of the Báb, the founder of Bábism, which is also revered in the Baháʼí Faith *

Arabic Bayán The ''Arabic Bayán'' is a book written by the Báb around 1848. Its larger sister book is the ''Persian Bayán''. The work is incomplete, containing only eleven Vahids. Each Vahid serves as a chapter and contains nineteen Abwab. The grammar i ...

– one of the principal scriptural writings of the Báb, the founder of Bábism, which is also revered in the Baháʼí Faith *

Selections from the Writings of the Báb ''Selections from the Writings of the Báb'' is a book of excerpts from notable works of the Báb, the forerunner-Prophet of the Baháʼí Faith. It was compiled and published in 1976 by the Universal House of Justice. Before this publication, ...

– a book of excerpts from notable works of the Báb, compiled by the Universal House of Justice, the highest authority in the Baháʼí Faith

By Baháʼu'lláh

List of writings of Baháʼu'lláh *

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf The ''Epistle to the Son of the Wolf'' is the last major work of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, written in 1891 just before his death in 1892. It is a letter written to "the son of the Wolf," Shaykh Muhammad Taqi known as Áqá N ...

– the last major work of Baháʼu'lláh, written soon before his death in 1892 * Four Valleys – a mystical treatise written in Persian *

Gems of Divine Mysteries ''Gems of Divine Mysteries'' (''Jawáhiru'l-Asrár'', ar, ) is a lengthy Arabic epistle by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. The tablet (as Baháʼu'lláh's works are often called) was written during his time in Baghdad (185 ...

– a long epistle in Arabic *

Gleanings from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh ''Gleanings from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh'' is a compilation of selected tablets and extracts from tablets by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 to 1957, made th ...

– a compilation of Baháʼu'lláh's writings selected by Shoghi Effendi * Kitáb-i-Aqdas – a central book of the Baháʼí Faith which lays out the Baháʼí laws *

Kitáb-i-Íqán The ''Kitáb al-Íqán or Kitáb-i-Íqán'' ( fa, كتاب ايقان, ar, كتاب الإيقان "Book of Certitude") is one of many books held sacred by followers of the Baháʼí Faith; it is their primary theological work. One Baháʼí sch ...

– the primary theological work of the Baháʼí Faith *

Hidden Words ''The Hidden Words'' (, ar, کلمات مكنونة, Persian: کلمات مکنونه) is a book written in Baghdad around 1858 by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, while he walked along the banks of the Tigris river during h ...

– a collection of short poetic utterances, 71 in Arabic and 82 in Persian * The Seven Valleys – a mystical treatise written in Persian *

Summons of the Lord of Hosts The ''Summons of the Lord of Hosts'' is a collection of the tablets of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, that were written to the kings and rulers of the world during his exile in Adrianople and in the early years of his exile ...

– a collection of Baháʼu'lláh's writings that were written to the kings and rulers of the world *

Tabernacle of Unity The ''Tabernacle of Unity'' is a small book, first published in July 2006, containing Baháʼu'lláh's Tablet, from the early ʻAkká period, to Mánikc͟hí Ṣáḥib, a prominent Zoroastrian, and a companion Tablet addressed to Mírzá Abu ...

– a collection of several of Baháʼu'lláh's writings first published in July 2006 *

Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas The ''Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas'' are selected tablets written by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and published together as of 1978. The current edition bears the title ''Fountain of Wisdom ...

– a collection of Baháʼu'lláh's writings from later in his life that have been published together since 1978

By ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

Paris Talks ''Paris Talks'' is a book transcribed from talks given by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá while in Paris in the first stages of his journeys to the West. It was originally published as ''Talks by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá Given in Paris'' in 1912. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá did not rea ...

– a book transcribed from talks given by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá while in Paris *

The Secret of Divine Civilization ''The Secret of Divine Civilization'' is a book written anonymously by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1875, addressed to the rulers and the people of Persia, but can be applied to developmental reform in any society. It is considered to be part of the authori ...

– a book written in 1875 by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, addressed to the rulers and the people of Persia * Some Answered Questions – contains questions posed by Laura Clifford Barney (between 1904 and 1906) and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's answers * Tablets of the Divine Plan – 14 letters (tablets) written between September 1916 and March 1917 by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá to Baháʼís in the United States and Canada *

Tablet to Dr. Forel The ''Tablet to Dr. Forel'' is a letter of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1844–1921), written on 21 September 1921 in reply to questions asked by Auguste-Henri Forel (1848–1931), a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist. It first appeared in ...

– a letter of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, written in reply to questions asked by Auguste-Henri Forel, a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist *

Tablet to The Hague The ''Tablet to The Hague'' is a letter which ʻAbdu'l-Bahá wrote to the Central Organisation for Durable Peace in The Hague, The Netherlands on 17 December 1919. Historical background When the Central Organization for Durable Peace came toge ...

– a letter which ʻAbdu'l-Bahá wrote to the Central Organisation for Durable Peace in The Hague, The Netherlands on 17 December 1919 * Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá – A seminal document, written in three stages by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

By Shoghi Effendi

* The Advent of Divine Justice – a letter to the Baháʼís of the United States and Canada, dated December 25, 1938 * God Passes By – an account of the first century of Baháʼí history (beginning with the declaration of the Báb in 1844) *

Promised Day is Come ''Promised Day is Come'' is a book-length letter written by the head of the Baháʼí Faith in the first half of the 20th century, Shoghi Effendi. It was dated 28 March 1941, and was written for the Baháʼís of the West. Shoghi Effendi talks of ...

– a book-length letter written for Baháʼís in the Western world, dated 1941

By the Universal House of Justice

The Promise of World Peace __NOTOC__ ''The Promise of World Peace'' is a document produced by the Universal House of Justice of the Baháʼí Faith in October 1985, on the occasion of the International Year of Peace. It outlines the major prerequisites for, as well as the ...

Organizations

Baháʼí administration

Baháʼí administration *

International Baháʼí Council The International Baháʼí Council (IBC) was an administrative institution of the Baháʼí Faith, first created in 1951 as a precursor to the Universal House of Justice, which replaced it in 1963. Formation The following is a January 9, 1951 ...

– the precursor to the Universal House of Justice that existed from 1951–1963 * Universal House of Justice – the supreme governing institution of the Baháʼí Faith, first elected in 1963 *

Spiritual Assemblies Spiritual Assembly is a term given by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá to refer to elected councils that govern the Baháʼí Faith. Because the Baháʼí Faith has no clergy, they carry out the affairs of the community. In addition to existing at the local level ...

– a term given by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá to refer to elected councils that govern the Baháʼí Faith * Institution of the Counsellors ** International Teaching Centre *

Baháʼí International Community The Baháʼí International Community, or the BIC, is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) representing the members of the Baháʼí Faith; it was first chartered in March 1948 with the United Nations, and currently has affiliates i ...

Other Baháʼí organizations

* Baháʼí Esperanto League * Baháʼí school ** Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education ** Banani International Secondary School ** Townshend International School **

School of the Nations (Macau) The School of the Nations ( pt, Escola das Nações; ) is a Baháʼí-inspired school located in Taipa, Macau. It is owned by the Badi Foundation. In 1988, as the result of the efforts of a number of Macau residents and the Government of Macau ...

** New Era High School ** Barli Development Institute for Rural Women *

FUNDAEC FUNDAEC, the acronym in Spanish for “The Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences”, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on training and development in the rural areas of Colombia and other countries ...

* Ruhi Institute

Places

Síyáh-Chál The Síyáh-Chál ( fa, سیاه چال literally "black pit") was a subterrenean dungeon southeast of the palace of the Sháh in Tehran. It carries a significant role in the history of the Baháʼí Faith, because its founder, Baháʼu'lláh w ...

* Garden of Ridván, Baghdad *

Báb's house The Báb's house ( fa, خانه باب), also known as Seyyed Báb's house, in the Iranian city of Shiraz, was the home of Seyyed 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, founder of the Bábí religion or Bábism, where he openly proclaimed his religion for ...

* Baháʼí World Centre ** Baháʼí World Centre buildings *** Shrine of the Báb *** Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh **** Qiblih – the point towards which Baháʼís face during their daily obligatory prayers ***

Shrine of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá The Shrine of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá is the location in Israel wherein the remains of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, one of the central figures of the Baháʼí Faith, will be interred. Since his death in 1921, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's remains have been located beneath one of t ...

Terraces (Baháʼí) The Baháʼí Terraces, or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, are garden terraces on Mount Carmel in Haifa, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Israel. Completed in 2001, there are 19 terraces and more than 1,500 steps ascending the m ...

Baháʼí House of Worship A Baháʼí House of Worship or Baháʼí temple is a place of worship of the Baháʼí Faith. It is also referred to by the name ''Mashriqu'l-Adhkár'', which is Arabic for "Dawning-place of the remembrance of God". Baháʼí Houses of Worship ...

– a place of worship of the Baháʼí Faith, also known as a Baháʼí temple **

List of Baháʼí Houses of Worship The following list is an overview of Baháʼí House of Worship, Baháʼí Houses of Worship (Mashriqu'l-Adhkár) throughout the world that have been constructed, are currently under construction, or are in the planning phases. Further reading ...

*** Lotus Temple ***

Baháʼí House of Worship (Wilmette, Illinois) The Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois (or Chicago Baháʼí Temple) is a Baháʼí temple. It is the second Baháʼí House of Worship ever constructed and the oldest one still standing. It is one of eight continental temples, c ...

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Sydney Baháʼí Temple The Sydney Baháʼí House of Worship or Sydney Baháʼí Temple is situated in Ingleside, a northern suburb of Sydney, Australia. According to Jennifer Taylor, a historian at Sydney University, it is among Sydney's four most significant reli ...

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Santiago Bahá'í Temple The Santiago Baháʼí House of Worship or Santiago Baháʼí Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship located in Santiago, Chile that opened in 2016. It is circular and composed of nine arched "sails" made from marble and cast glass. Like all Bah ...

* Haziratu'l-Quds – a Baháʼí administrative centre often used for Baháʼí gatherings, also known as a Baháʼí centre

Calendar

List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar This table is determined by when the March Equinox falls. It fell on March 20 from 2018 to 2021 and will fall on March 21 in 2022–2023. All Baha'i observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in questi ...

Baháʼí Holy Days The Baháʼí Faith has eleven holy days, which are important anniversaries in the history of the religion. On nine of these holy days, work is suspended. There is no fixed format for any of the holy days, and Baháʼí communities organize their ...

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Baháʼí Naw-Rúz Naw-Rúz ( fa, نوروز, Nowruz) is the first day of the Baháʼí calendar year and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the vernal equinox, on or near March 21, which is the traditional Iranian New Yea ...

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Twin Holy Birthdays The Festivals of the Twin Birthdays or the Twin Holy Birthdays refers to two successive holy days in the Baháʼí calendar that celebrate the births of two central figures of the Baháʼí Faith. The two holy days are the birth of the Báb on ...

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Birth of Baháʼu'lláh The Birth of Baháʼu'lláh is one of nine holy days in the Baháʼí calendar that is celebrated by adherents of the Baháʼí Faith and during which work is suspended. The holy day celebrates the birth of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Bah� ...

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Day of the Covenant (Baháʼí) The Day of the Covenant is the day when Baháʼís celebrate the appointment of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá as the Centre of Baha'u'llah's Covenant. It occurs yearly on the 4th day of Speech (Qawl) which coincides with either November 25 or 26 depending on wh ...

Ayyám-i-Há Ayyám-i-Há is a period of intercalary days in the Baháʼí calendar, when Baháʼís celebrate the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há. The four or five days of this period are inserted between the last two months of the calendar (Mulk and ʻAláʼ). ...

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Baha'i Faith Baha (also transliterated as Bahaa, ar, بهاء) may refer to: People * Baha (name) Places *Al Bahah, a city in Saudi Arabia Trademark * Cochlear Baha, a hearing aid manufactured by Cochlear Title * Al-Muqtana Baha'uddin (979–1043), Druze ...