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"Ya Baha'u'l-Abha" |
".
. . the symbol of the Greatest Name represents an invocation which can
be translated either as 'O Glory of Glories'
or 'O Glory of the All-Glorious.' The word
glory used in this connection is a translation of the Arabic term Bah?,
the name of Baha'u'llah."
From a letter from
Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
the United States and Canada, April 28, 1935. |
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"A simple
nine-pointed star is generally used by Baha'is as a symbol of their
Faith. The number nine has significance in the Baha'I Revelation. Nine
years after the announcement of the Bab in Shiraz, Baha'u'llah received
the intimation of His mission in the dungeon in Teheran. Nine, as the
highest single-digit number, symbolizes completeness. Since the Baha'I
Faith claims to be the fulfillment of the expectations of all prior
religions, this symbol, as used for example in nine-sided Baha'I temples,
reflects that sense of fulfillment and completeness."
Excerpted from The
Baha'is, a publication of the Baha'I International Community.
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