The Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, located in Bahjí near ‘Akká, is the most holy place for Bahá’ís and represents the Qiblih, or direction of prayer. It contains the remains of Bahá’u’lláh and is near the spot where he died in the Mansion of Bahjí.
The Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh is composed of a central room that has a small garden at its centre, which has trees growing in it and there are layers of carpets around the walls.[1][2] In the right hand corner of the central room there is a small room where Bahá’u’lláh's remains are laid to rest.[3]
History[edit]
As of the late 1880's the building which became the Shrine was the residence of Bahá’u’lláh's son-in-law and daughter, Siyyid ‘Alí Afnán and Furúghiyyih Khánum.[4] It became the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh after Bahá’u’lláh's Ascension in 1892 when His remains were laid to rest on the premises.
Following ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Ascension in 1921 Mírzá Muhammad ‘Alí secured control of the Shrine when a group of his supporters forcibly took the keys from the Shrine's caretaker in January 1922.[5] The governor of Acre ordered the keys to be returned to the authorities and a guard was posted at the Shrine.[5] In early 1923 the keys were returned to Shoghi Effendi.[5]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ National Spiritual Assembly of the United States (1966). "Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh". Bahá’í News (418): p. 4. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Viswanathan, G. M. (1994-07-24). "Bahá'í Aesthetics of the Sacred". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
- ↑ Manvell, Christ (1996-11). "Visits to the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh and Meeting with the members of the Universal House of Justice". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Baha'i World Centre, Visiting Baha'i Holy Places, Baha'i World Centre: Haifa, 2003, p 1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Wilson, Helen T. (2000-04). "The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh: Its Continuing Place In History". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
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