Bahai
’i
Bahai’i universalizing
exclusivist no branches not a branch of Islam
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Divine
Messengers from the Creator
Baha’ullah The final divine
messenger
Born 1817 in Persia
Arrested and exiled
for his preaching
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Baha’i Holy
Places
Most holy site – the Bahji Palace, final resting place of the earthly remains of Baha’ullah . . . ACRE
Holy site – Shine of the Bab, the tomb of the Bab who prophesied the coming of Baha’ullah . . . HAIFA
Administrative headquarters – Universal House of Justice and Archives Building. . . HAIFA
Baha’i
Temples 7 buildings – one on every
inhabited continent and another in
Oceania
All have central dome
All have 9 doors
Baha’i Temples
OCEANIA: Apia, Western Samoa
Baha’i Temples
AUSTRALIA: Sydney, Australia
Baha’i Temples
AFRICA: Kampala, Uganda
Baha’i Temples
SOUTH AMERICA: Panama City
Baha’i Temples
EUROPE: near Frankfurt, Germany
Baha’i Temples
NORTH AMERICA: Wilmette, Illinois (Near
Chicago)
Baha’i Temples
ASIA: New Delhi, India
The first House of Worship was built in
Russia, in the city of Ashkhabad in Central
Asia (red). Completed around 1908, the
Ashkhabad House of Worship served the
Bahá'í community of that region until 1938,
when the site was appropriated by the
Soviet Government. The building was
demolished in 1962 after being damaged by
an earthquake.
Around the world, more than 120 sites have so far been set aside
for future Houses of Worship (light green). Ultimately, every local
Bahá'í community will have its own House of Worship. Like the
first one in Ashkhabad, each will become the focus of community
life, as well as a center for social, scientific, educational, and
humanitarian services.
Now… about that Panama,
South American temple…
Columbia, under construction
Diffusion of the
Baha’i No formal missionaries
Followers encouraged to move to locations with few or no Baha’i adherents and there become involved in a positive way in order to encourage interest in the faith
Spread word to neighbors through activity and involvement in local affairs
Growth
There are two distinct elements to the Bahá'í administration, the
elected and appointed. The highest elected body is the Universal
House of Justice, which possesses "the exclusive right to legislate
on matters not explicitly revealed in the Most Holy Book." The
highest appointed authority is the Institution of the Guardianship,
which is a hereditary authority and has the exclusive "right of the
interpretation of the Holy Writ solely conferred upon him."
Baha’i
Administration
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