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Bahá'í Faith
Central figrues

The Báb · Bahá'u'lláh ·
`Abdu'l-Bahá · Shoghi Effendi Seat of the Universal House of Justice The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile. ... Image File history File links Generic Bahai star File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa, Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) (October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), was a merchant from Shiraz, Persia, who at the age of 25, claimed to be a new and independent Manifestation of God, and the promised... Mírzá Husayn-Alí (Persian: میرزا حسینعلی ) (b:1817-d:1892), who later took the title of Baháulláh (The Glory of God in Arabic) was the founder-prophet of the Baháí Faith. ... Abdul Baha Sir `Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas Effendi (May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) commonly known as `Abdu’l-Bahá, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Baháí Faith. ... Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957) The Guardians Resting Place in London Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the Guardian of the Baháí Faith. ...

Selected scripture

Kitáb-i-Aqdas · Kitáb-i-Íqán ·
The Hidden Words The Kitáb-i-Aqdas is the central book of the Baháí Faith, written by Baháulláh, the founder of the religion. ... The Kitáb-i-Íqán (Lit. ... The Hidden Words were written around 1857 by Baháulláh, the founder of the Baháí Faith. ...

Bahá'í Institutions
Administrative Order

Universal House of Justice
Spiritual Assembly
International Teaching Centre
Continental Counselors
Bahá'í House of Worship The Baháí administration refers to the administrative system of the Baháí Faith. ... The Universal House of Justice is the elected supreme institution of the Baháí Faith, The nine-member institution administers the affairs of the Baháí community. ... For the building, see the Seat of the International Teaching Centre The International Teaching Centre (sometimes refered to as the ITC) is a Baháí institution based in the Baháí World Centre in Haifa, Israel. ... The Continental Counselors, more commonly known as simply Counselors, are part of the administrative order of the Baháí Faith, and are part of a greater administrative branch called the Institution of the Counselors, established by the Universal House of Justice in 1973. ... There are currently seven Baháí Houses of Worship around the world, although Baháí communities own many properties where they plan for Houses of Worship to be constructed as the Baháí community grows and develops. ...

Holy cities
Shiraz · Baghdad ·
Haifa · Akká
History
Bahá'í timeline
Key individuals

Táhirih · Quddús · Badí' ·
Rúhíyyih Khanum Geography Shirāz (شیراز in Persian) is a city in southwest Iran [Persia] with 1,050,000 inhabitants (1996 census). ... A street map of Baghdad Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. ... For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥeyfa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ... The Old City of Akko in the 19th or early 20th century, looking south-west from atop the Land Wall Promenade, the open space now a parking lot. ... This page is dedicated to providing a basic timeline of the Bábí movement and Baháí Faith. ... Táhirih (literally The Pure One) and Qurrat al-Ayn (literally Comfort of the Eyes or Solace of the Eyes) are the religious titles of Fatima Baraghani (1814-1820, died 1852 - birth date uncertain, as birth records were destroyed at her execution), an influential poet and theologian of the B... Quddús was the name given to Mullá Muhammad Alí-i-Bárfurúsh by the Báb meaning The Most Holy. ... Mirzá Áqá Buzurg-i-Nishapuri (born 1853-1870) often known better as Badí (literally wonderful), or by his title, the Pride of Martyrs was the son of Abdul-Majid-i-Nishapuri, a highly praised follower of the Báb and Baháulláh. ... Amatul-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum (1910-2000) Born Mary Maxwell in New York City in 1910, Amatul-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum was raised in Montreal, Québec. ...

See also

Bayanis · Bábís ·
Index of Bahá'í Articles
Bahá'í symbols · Bahá'í humor Bayani, meaning of the Bayan, also known as Azali are followers of the Báb. ... The room where The Báb declared His mission on May 23, 1844 in His house in Shiraz. ... There is no one official symbol representing the Baháí Faith, but there are three symbols commonly used: a nine-pointed star, the ringstone symbol, and calligraphy of the Greatest Name. ... If the Baháí Faith is an independent world religion, as it claims, then it seems reasonable to expect it to possess a body of jokes and other examples of humor, as other religions do. ...

Spiritual Assembly is a term given by `Abdu'l-Bahá to refer to elected leadership councils that govern the Bahá'í Faith. They exist at local and national levels (and at some points in history, regional). Abdul Baha Sir `Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas Effendi (May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) commonly known as `Abdu’l-Bahá, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Baháí Faith. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile. ...

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Local Spiritual Assemblies

While Local Spiritual Assemblies existed in `Abdu'l-Bahá's time, and are elected annually by the generality of believers in a specific electoral process. These were ordained by Bahá'u'lláh as local Houses of Justice, but are called Spiritual Assemblies, until they have reached a level of maturity that would allow them to take on the full responsibilities of a Local House of Justice. Abdul Baha Sir `Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas Effendi (May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) commonly known as `Abdu’l-Bahá, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Baháí Faith. ... The Baháí administration refers to the administrative system of the Baháí Faith. ... Mírzá Husayn-Alí (Persian: میرزا حسینعلی ) (b:1817-d:1892), who later took the title of Baháulláh (The Glory of God in Arabic) was the founder-prophet of the Baháí Faith. ...


National Spiritual Assemblies

`Abdu'l-Bahá ordained Secondary, or National Spiritual Assemblies in his will. They are elected annually by a system of electoral delegation. He also specified that these National Spiritual Assemblies constituted the foundation of the Supreme, or Universal House of Justice. The members of each National Spiritual Assembly would constitute the electors of the Universal House of Justice when it was eventually brought into being. Abdul Bahá Abbas A seminal document, written in three stages by `Abdul-Bahá. Several sections were written under iminent threat of harm. ... The Baháí administration refers to the administrative system of the Baháí Faith. ... The Universal House of Justice is the elected supreme institution of the Baháí Faith, The nine-member institution administers the affairs of the Baháí community. ...


Some of the earliest National Spiritual Assemblies were

  • The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of United States and Canada, later separated into individual National Spiritual Assemblies for Canada, USA, Alaska, and Hawaii.
  • The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iran
  • The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom

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  • There is quite a lot of history in the development of the institution, including bits from shoghi effendi and `Abdu'l-Bahá on the evolution of Spiritual Assemblies into Houses of Justice. This should be added.

See Also

This article is related to: The Bahá'í Faith edit
Central Figures: The Báb Bahá'u'lláh `Abdu'l-Bahá Shoghi Effendi
Institutions: Universal House of Justice, Bahá'í House of Worship
Topics: Kitáb-i-Íqán, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Qiblih, Bahá'í calendar

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National Spiritual Assembly | Bahai Faith | Baha'i Faith (498 words)
Members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United StatesThe electoral process at the national level is different in one respect.
While the local Assembly is elected by all adult community members, the National Spiritual Assembly is elected by delegates, who, in turn, are chosen in "district" conventions.
In choosing members of the National Spiritual Assembly, delegates may vote for any adult Baha'i residing in the country - once again preserving the freedom of choice that is fundamental to the Baha'i electoral system.
Local Spiritual Assembly, The (6434 words)
Discussions must all be confined to spiritual matters that pertain to the training of souls, the instruction of children, the relief of the poor, the help of the feeble throughout all classes in the world, kindness to all peoples, the diffusion of the fragrances of God and the exaltation of His Holy Word.
Membership in a Local Spiritual Assembly carries with it, indeed, the obligation and capacity to remain in close touch with local Bahá'í activities, and [the] ability to attend regularly the sessions of the Assembly.
Specially those dissenting members within the Assembly whose opinion is contrary to that of the majority of their fellow- members should set a good example before the community by sacrificing their personal views for the sake of obeying the principle of majority vote that underlies the functioning of all Bahá'í Assemblies.
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