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According to the Abjad system of isopsephy, the word Baháʼ has a numerical equivalence of 9, and thus there is frequent use of the number 9 in Baháʼí symbols. [1] The most commonly used symbol connected to the number 9 is the nine-pointed star, ; there is no particular design of the nine-pointed star that is used more often than others.
A list of frequently used words using the new system was first shared in 1923 and later published in The Baháʼí Yearbook of 1926. [4] Minor updates were published in The Baháʼí World volumes III (1930) [6] and VII (1939). [7] The system has been widely adopted by Baháʼí publishers. [8]
The symbols of the religion are derived from the Arabic word Baháʼ (بهاء "splendor" or "glory"), with a numerical value of nine. This numerical connection to the name of Baháʼu'lláh, as well as nine being the highest single-digit, symbolizing completeness, are why the most common symbol of the religion is a nine-pointed star , and ...
The Holy Spirit, the Word of God , the First Intellect, the Divine Will. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 10 ] The Universal Manifestation of God , Burning Bush , [ 6 ] the speaker on Sinai, the Ancient Beauty, [ 5 ] the Divine Lote Tree , the Alpha and the Omega , the First and the Last, [ 6 ] the Most Exalted Pen, [ 11 ] the Tongue of Grandeur, the Lord of ...
The Baháʼí conception of God is of an "unknowable essence" who is the source of all existence and known through the perception of human virtues. The Baháʼí Faith follows the tradition of monotheism and dispensationalism, believing that God has no physical form, but periodically provides divine messengers in human form that are the sources of spiritual education.
Word or phrases used exclusively or primarily by members of the Bahai Faith. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. N.
There is no definitive list of Manifestations of God, but Baháʼu'lláh and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá referred to several personages as Manifestations; they include: Zoroaster, Krishna, Gautama Buddha, all the Jewish prophets, Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, the Báb, and ultimately Baháʼu'lláh.
The calendar contains many symbolic meanings and allusions [5] including connections to prophecies of the Báb about the next Manifestation of God termed He whom God shall make manifest. [ 6 ] Baháʼu'lláh , the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, who claimed to be the one prophesied by the Báb, confirmed and adopted this calendar.