Bahá'í Faith and Bábism List of religious sites

the shrine of bahá u lláh @ bahá í world centre in haifa, israel, in 2007.

the bahá í faith (/bəˈhaɪ/; persian: بهائی, arabic bahá, meaning glory or splendour ) monotheistic religion founded bahá u lláh in 19th century persia, , consider religion progress or succeed bábism or bábi faith (persian: بابی ها bábí há) founded báb earlier in century – emphasizing spiritual unity of humankind.

a view of mansion of bahji 1 of arc complex administrative buildings @ bahá í world center in 2005.



a telephone pole, sidewalk , mosque built on house of báb in shiraz, iran in 2008.



the terraced bahá í gardens, shrine of báb in background, in 2008.

located in bahji, within arc building complex @ bahá í world centre (bwc) on mount carmel in haifa, near acre, israel, shrine of bahá u lláh holy place bahá ís , qiblih, or direction of prayer. contains remains of bahá u lláh , near spot died in mansion of bahji. bahá ís regard acre (he.: עַכּוֹ akko; ar.: عكّا ʻakkā) holy city, due fact serves location of bahá u lláh , family s many affairs. within acre, bahá í sites include house of `abbúd, house of `abdu lláh páshá, garden of ridván , prison cell of bahá u lláh – bahá u lláh incarcerated.

the second holiest site in bahá í faith – revered few remaining azalis (post-bahá í/bábi split followers of bábism, number several thousand worldwide) – shrine of báb, @ bwc. báb s shrine contains within walls temporary shrine of `abdu l-bahá.

the bwc contains monument gardens – wherein can found graves of of bahá u lláh s family – house in `abdu l-bahá lived, , resting place of rúhíyyih khanum (august 8, 1910 – january 19, 2000; born mary sutherland maxwell; wife of shoghi effendi).

bahá u lláh decreed pilgrimage in kitáb-i-aqdas 2 places: house of bahá u lláh in baghdad, iraq , house of báb in shiraz, iran. while these major pilgrimages later replaced (at least in terms of religious significance) `abdu l-bahá, many bahá ís still flocked bahá u lláh s home pilgrimage until house confiscated muslim authorities hostile bahá í faith in 1922. has yet returned bahá í community. house of báb destroyed iranian muslims during state-sponsored persecution of bahá ís. road , mosque built on house , telephone pole marks spot báb proclaimed prophethood. city of baghdad includes garden of ridván, shares same name as – though distinct from – garden of ridván in acre.