Abhá Kingdom

The Abhá Kingdom (also the Kingdom of Abhá; i.e. the Kingdom of the All-Glorious) refers to the spiritual world where souls reside after death, also commonly known as the next world.^[1]^[2] In the Bahá’í writings the phrase is used in several contexts. First, upon the death of an individual as in "ascended to the Abhá Kingdom" or when talking about these individuals as a group as in "the denizens of the Abhá Kingdom".^{[list 1]} Second, in the context of describing assistance to the believers, as in "the armies of the Abhá Kingdom will grant you the victory".^{[list 2]} Third, in the context of describing or wishing for blessings, as in "May God shed the brightness of the Abhá Kingdom" or "the melody of the Abhá Kingdom hath been raised".^{[list 3]} Lastly, to describe the transformation that must accompany the spread of the Bahá’í teachings as in: "that this lowly earth will become the Abhá Kingdom" or in relation to people becoming Bahá’ís as in "Summon the people...to enter the Abhá Kingdom".^{[list 4]}

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↑ Lights of Guidance, #1595, From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi.
↑ A Basic Bahá’í Dictionary (1989) by Wendi Momen, pg 5

[3] Referring to individuals:
"Ultimately he became known far and wide as a Bahá’í...and ascended to the Abhá Kingdom"

"he ascended to the Abhá Kingdom, and was plunged in the ocean of lights"
With reference to the group:
"the denizens of the Abhá Kingdom"

"the dwellers of the Abhá Kingdom"

[2] "Ultimately he became known far and wide as a Bahá’í...and ascended to the Abhá Kingdom"

[3] "he ascended to the Abhá Kingdom, and was plunged in the ocean of lights"

[4] "the denizens of the Abhá Kingdom"

[5] "the dwellers of the Abhá Kingdom"

[4] 
"the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom will be his helpers and succourers"

"The power of the Abhá Kingdom hath bound us together"

"the armies of the Abhá Kingdom will grant you the victory"

"the resistless power of the Abhá Kingdom"

"the tokens of assistance and confirmation from the Abhá Kingdom"

"graciously aided by the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom"

"through the fragrant breezes wafting from His Abhá Kingdom"

"is assured of victory by the aid of the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom"

[7] "the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom will be his helpers and succourers"

[8] "The power of the Abhá Kingdom hath bound us together"

[9] "the armies of the Abhá Kingdom will grant you the victory"

[10] "the resistless power of the Abhá Kingdom"

[11] "the tokens of assistance and confirmation from the Abhá Kingdom"

[12] "graciously aided by the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom"

[13] "through the fragrant breezes wafting from His Abhá Kingdom"

[14] "is assured of victory by the aid of the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom"

[5] 
"May God shed the brightness of the Abhá Kingdom"

"and the melody of the Abhá Kingdom hath been raised"

[16] "May God shed the brightness of the Abhá Kingdom"

[17] "and the melody of the Abhá Kingdom hath been raised"

[6] 
"that this lowly earth will become the Abhá Kingdom"

"Summon the people...to enter the Abhá Kingdom"

"blessings from the Abhá Kingdom, that this region may become like the all-highest Paradise"

[19] "that this lowly earth will become the Abhá Kingdom"

[20] "Summon the people...to enter the Abhá Kingdom"

[21] "blessings from the Abhá Kingdom, that this region may become like the all-highest Paradise"

[1] Lights of Guidance, #1595, From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi.

[2] A Basic Bahá’í Dictionary (1989) by Wendi Momen, pg 5

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