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The word "Baháʼí" (بهائی) is used either as an adjective to refer to the Baháʼí Faith or as a term for a follower of Baháʼu'lláh.The proper name of the religion is the "Baháʼí Faith", not Baháʼí or Baháʼism (the latter, once common among academics, is regarded as derogatory by the Baháʼís).
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1906 instructed to write the term Bahaʼo'llah, and later in 1921 requested that it be written Baha ʼUllah. [ 4 ] The Baháʼí transliteration scheme that Shoghi Effendi adopted was based on a standard adopted by the Tenth International Congress of Orientalists which took place in Geneva in September 1894.
During Baha’u’llah's imprisonment in the Síyáh-Chál Yahya went into hiding, [57] but after Bahá’u’lláh's exile to Iraq Yahya left Iran in disguise and made his way to Baghdad. [ 58 ] For a time, Yahya served as Bahá’u’lláh's secretary in Baghdad, but envy for the growing admiration Bábís showed Bahá’u’lláh led Yahya ...
Alláh-u-Abhá (Arabic: الله أبهى, Allāhu ʼAbhā "God is Most Glorious") is an invocation in the Bahá'í Faith, and an expression of the "Greatest Name".It is used as a greeting that Baháʼís may use when they meet each other. [1]
Unlike almost all other prayers in the Baháʼí Faith, there are specific regulations concerning the obligatory prayers; however, obligatory prayer is a personal spiritual obligation and thus, no Baháʼí administrative sanction can be obtained if a Baháʼí fails to say his prayer daily. [1] The Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh at Bahjí, Israel
In Baha'i belief, although human cultures and religions differ on their conceptions of God and his nature, the different references to God nevertheless refer to one and the same Being. The differences, rather than being regarded as irreconcilable constructs of mutually exclusive cultures, are seen as purposefully reflective of the varying needs ...
The writings of Baháʼu'lláh are the corpus of texts written or narrated by Baháʼu'lláh, which are regarded as sacred scripture in the Baháʼí Faith.Baháʼu'lláh was the founder of the Baháʼí Faith; he was born in Persia and later exiled for being a follower of the Báb, who in 1844 had declared himself to be a Manifestation of God and forerunner of "Him Whom God shall make ...
Obligatory Baháʼí prayers are prayers which are to be said daily by Baháʼís according to a fixed form decreed by Baháʼu'lláh. Prayers in the Baháʼí Faith are reverent words which are addressed to God, [1] and refers to two distinct concepts: obligatory prayer and devotional prayer (general prayer).