fbpx
Wikipedia

Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh

January 01, 1970

The Mansion of Bahjí (Arabic: قصر بهجي, Qasr Bahjī, mansion of delight) is a summer house in Acre, Israel where Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, died in 1892. He was buried in an adjacent house, which became the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, a place of pilgrimage and the Baháʼí Qiblih. The whole area was called Al-Bahjá (Place of Delight).

Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh[1]
32°56′36″N 35°05′32″E / 32.94333°N 35.09222°E / 32.94333; 35.09222
LocationBahjí
TypeBaháʼí

Mansion of Bahjí edit

 
Mansion of Bahji

Baháʼu'lláh's son ʻAbdu'l-Bahá first rented, and then purchased, the mansion for his father and the Baháʼí holy family to live in, and Baháʼu'lláh moved from Mazra'ih to Bahji and resided in the building until his death.[2][3] In 1890 the Cambridge orientalist Edward Granville Browne met Baháʼu'lláh in this house; after this meeting he wrote his famous pen-portrait of Baháʼu'lláh.[4]

When Baháʼu'lláh died in 1892 he was interred in one of the surrounding buildings.[4] The site has since been beautified with paradise gardens, which are termed Haram-i-Aqdas (the Most Holy Precincts or Sanctuary) and are intersected by a circular path that serves to circumambulate the shrine of Baháʼu'lláh.[4] The Mansion, shrine, and surrounding gardens are among the most sacred spots on earth for Baháʼís and are Baháʼí pilgrimage sites.[2][4]

Shrine edit

 
This corner of the shrine is the room where Baháʼu'lláh was buried

The Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh is composed of a central area that contains a small, tree-filled garden surrounded by paths covered with Persian rugs.[1][5] A glass roof was constructed by Qulám-ʻAlíy-i-Najjár after the death of Baháʼu'lláh.[6] At the northwest corner of the central area there is a small room containing Baháʼu'lláh's remains.[7] The central area has doors to a number of other rooms that have, in recent years, been opened to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims and visitors.

During obligatory prayers Baháʼís face the Qiblih, which is the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, comparable in practice to Muslims facing the Kaaba during daily prayer, or Christians/Jews facing Jerusalem. The Báb changed the direction of prayer to He whom God shall make manifest, a role claimed by Baháʼu'lláh. Baháʼís during his lifetime prayed facing the person of Bahá'u'lláh, until the spot became fixed when he was buried.[8] A Tablet explaining this existed but had been stolen by Covenant-breakers.[9]

The shrine and its surrounding gardens, as well as the Mansion of Bahjí, were inscribed on the World Heritage List in July 2008.[10][11]

History edit

 
1880 PEF Survey of Palestine map, showing Bahji just north of the village of Al-Manshiyya

The area was originally a garden planted by Sulayman Pasha, who was the ruler of Acre, for his daughter Fatimih, and he named it Bahji.[2] Later the area was further beautified by ʻAbdu'llah Pasha, and in 1831 when Ibrahim Pasha besieged Acre he used the property as his headquarters.[2] The property was well known for its beautiful gardens and pond fed by an aqueduct. The property then fell into the possession of a Christian family, the Jamals.[2]

In 1870 ʻUdi Khammar, a wealthy merchant from Acre who also originally owned the House of ʻAbbúd, bought some of the land from the Jamals close to the mansion of ʻAbdu'llah Pasha and built the Mansion of Bahji, over an earlier and smaller building, which Abdu'llah Pasha had built for his mother.[12][2][4] Udi Khammar placed an Arabic inscription over the door in 1870 which reads: "Greetings and salutation rest upon this Mansion which increaseth in splendour through the passage of time. Manifold wonders and marvels are found therein, and pens are baffled in attempting to describe them."[3] ʻUdi Khammar had built the house for his family, and when he died was buried in a tomb in the south-east corner of the wall directly around the building.[2][13] In 1879 an epidemic caused the inhabitants to flee and the building became vacant.

The shrine, after ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's death, was occupied by Mírzá Muhammad ʻAlí and his supporters, who forcibly took the keys to the shrine in January 1922.[14] The governor of Acre ordered the keys to be returned to the authorities and a guard was posted at the shrine.[14] In early 1923 the keys were returned to Shoghi Effendi.[14] In the 1950s, Shoghi Effendi had made plans for a future superstructure, which would surround the whole area and would include a platform with 95 marble columns, each 6 meters high.[15] Shoghi Effendi has called the shrine the Daryá-yi-Núr (Ocean of Light), which has taken the Kúh-i-Núr (Mountain of Light, the Shrine of the Báb) under its shadow.[16]

At the entrance to these gardens stands a wrought iron decorative gate called "Collins Gate" named after Amelia Collins.[17]

Image gallery edit

  •  
    Gardens near the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh
  •  
    Baháʼí gardens at Bahjí
  •  
    Mansion of Bahjí
  •  
    Collins Gate at the entrance of the pathway towards the shrine
  •  
    The larger building on the left is the mansion, and the shrine is on the right
  •  
    Main entrance to the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b National Spiritual Assembly of the United States (January 1966). "Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh". Baháʼí News (418): 4. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Balyuzi 2000, p. 362.
  3. ^ a b Taherzadeh 1987.
  4. ^ a b c d e Smith 2000.
  5. ^ Viswanathan, G. M. (1994-07-24). "Baháʼí Aesthetics of the Sacred". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
  6. ^ ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1915). Memorials of the Faithful. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust (published 1997). p. 144. ISBN 0-87743-242-2.
  7. ^ Manvell, Christ (November 1996). "Visits to the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh and Meeting with the members of the Universal House of Justice". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
  8. ^ Smith, p. 284.
  9. ^ Walbridge, John 1950-. "Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time." Bahāʾi Studies 1996
  10. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2008-07-08). "Three new sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List". Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  11. ^ World Heritage Committee (2007-07-02). "Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage" (PDF). p. 34. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  12. ^ Ruhe 1983, p. 106.
  13. ^ Taherzadeh 1987, p. 103.
  14. ^ a b c Wilson 2000.
  15. ^ Giachery 1973, pp. 134–4, 137.
  16. ^ Khadem 1976.
  17. ^ Ruhe 1983.

References edit

  • Khadem, Zikrullah (March 1976). "Baháʼu'lláh and His Most Holy Shrine". Baháʼí News (540): 15.
  • Ruhe, David (1983). Door of Hope: The Baháʼí Faith in the Holy Land. Oxford: George Ronald. ISBN 978-0853981503.
  • Wilson, Helen T. (April 2000). "The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah: Its Continuing Place In History". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2006-08-12.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh.

32°56′36″N 35°05′32″E / 32.94333°N 35.09222°E / 32.94333; 35.09222

  • The Baháʼí Gardens - official website
  • Baháʼí Pilgrimage - Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh
  • The Baháʼí Gardens in Bahjí - photo gallery
  • Interior view - from Bahá'í World, Volume 3


 

This Baháʼí-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

January 01, 1970
shrine, baháʼu, lláh, mansion, bahjí, arabic, قصر, بهجي, qasr, bahjī, mansion, delight, summer, house, acre, israel, where, baháʼu, lláh, founder, baháʼí, faith, died, 1892, buried, adjacent, house, which, became, place, pilgrimage, baháʼí, qiblih, whole, area. The Mansion of Bahji Arabic قصر بهجي Qasr Bahji mansion of delight is a summer house in Acre Israel where Bahaʼu llah the founder of the Bahaʼi Faith died in 1892 He was buried in an adjacent house which became the Shrine of Bahaʼu llah a place of pilgrimage and the Bahaʼi Qiblih The whole area was called Al Bahja Place of Delight Shrine of Bahaʼu llah 1 32 56 36 N 35 05 32 E 32 94333 N 35 09222 E 32 94333 35 09222LocationBahjiTypeBahaʼi Contents 1 Mansion of Bahji 2 Shrine 3 History 4 Image gallery 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksMansion of Bahji edit nbsp Mansion of Bahji Bahaʼu llah s son ʻAbdu l Baha first rented and then purchased the mansion for his father and the Bahaʼi holy family to live in and Bahaʼu llah moved from Mazra ih to Bahji and resided in the building until his death 2 3 In 1890 the Cambridge orientalist Edward Granville Browne met Bahaʼu llah in this house after this meeting he wrote his famous pen portrait of Bahaʼu llah 4 When Bahaʼu llah died in 1892 he was interred in one of the surrounding buildings 4 The site has since been beautified with paradise gardens which are termed Haram i Aqdas the Most Holy Precincts or Sanctuary and are intersected by a circular path that serves to circumambulate the shrine of Bahaʼu llah 4 The Mansion shrine and surrounding gardens are among the most sacred spots on earth for Bahaʼis and are Bahaʼi pilgrimage sites 2 4 Shrine edit nbsp This corner of the shrine is the room where Bahaʼu llah was buried The Shrine of Bahaʼu llah is composed of a central area that contains a small tree filled garden surrounded by paths covered with Persian rugs 1 5 A glass roof was constructed by Qulam ʻAliy i Najjar after the death of Bahaʼu llah 6 At the northwest corner of the central area there is a small room containing Bahaʼu llah s remains 7 The central area has doors to a number of other rooms that have in recent years been opened to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims and visitors During obligatory prayers Bahaʼis face the Qiblih which is the Shrine of Bahaʼu llah comparable in practice to Muslims facing the Kaaba during daily prayer or Christians Jews facing Jerusalem The Bab changed the direction of prayer to He whom God shall make manifest a role claimed by Bahaʼu llah Bahaʼis during his lifetime prayed facing the person of Baha u llah until the spot became fixed when he was buried 8 A Tablet explaining this existed but had been stolen by Covenant breakers 9 The shrine and its surrounding gardens as well as the Mansion of Bahji were inscribed on the World Heritage List in July 2008 10 11 History edit nbsp 1880 PEF Survey of Palestine map showing Bahji just north of the village of Al Manshiyya The area was originally a garden planted by Sulayman Pasha who was the ruler of Acre for his daughter Fatimih and he named it Bahji 2 Later the area was further beautified by ʻAbdu llah Pasha and in 1831 when Ibrahim Pasha besieged Acre he used the property as his headquarters 2 The property was well known for its beautiful gardens and pond fed by an aqueduct The property then fell into the possession of a Christian family the Jamals 2 In 1870 ʻUdi Khammar a wealthy merchant from Acre who also originally owned the House of ʻAbbud bought some of the land from the Jamals close to the mansion of ʻAbdu llah Pasha and built the Mansion of Bahji over an earlier and smaller building which Abdu llah Pasha had built for his mother 12 2 4 Udi Khammar placed an Arabic inscription over the door in 1870 which reads Greetings and salutation rest upon this Mansion which increaseth in splendour through the passage of time Manifold wonders and marvels are found therein and pens are baffled in attempting to describe them 3 ʻUdi Khammar had built the house for his family and when he died was buried in a tomb in the south east corner of the wall directly around the building 2 13 In 1879 an epidemic caused the inhabitants to flee and the building became vacant The shrine after ʻAbdu l Baha s death was occupied by Mirza Muhammad ʻAli and his supporters who forcibly took the keys to the shrine in January 1922 14 The governor of Acre ordered the keys to be returned to the authorities and a guard was posted at the shrine 14 In early 1923 the keys were returned to Shoghi Effendi 14 In the 1950s Shoghi Effendi had made plans for a future superstructure which would surround the whole area and would include a platform with 95 marble columns each 6 meters high 15 Shoghi Effendi has called the shrine the Darya yi Nur Ocean of Light which has taken the Kuh i Nur Mountain of Light the Shrine of the Bab under its shadow 16 At the entrance to these gardens stands a wrought iron decorative gate called Collins Gate named after Amelia Collins 17 Image gallery edit nbsp Gardens near the Shrine of Bahaʼu llah nbsp Bahaʼi gardens at Bahji nbsp Mansion of Bahji nbsp Collins Gate at the entrance of the pathway towards the shrine nbsp The larger building on the left is the mansion and the shrine is on the right nbsp Main entrance to the Shrine of Bahaʼu llahSee also editBurial places of founders of world religions Bahaʼi gardens Bahaʼi pilgrimage Bahaʼi World Centre Religious significance of the Syrian regionNotes edit a b National Spiritual Assembly of the United States January 1966 Shrine of Bahaʼu llah Bahaʼi News 418 4 Retrieved 2006 08 12 a b c d e f g Balyuzi 2000 p 362 a b Taherzadeh 1987 a b c d e Smith 2000 Viswanathan G M 1994 07 24 Bahaʼi Aesthetics of the Sacred bahai library com Retrieved 2006 08 12 ʻAbdu l Baha 1915 Memorials of the Faithful Wilmette Illinois USA Bahaʼi Publishing Trust published 1997 p 144 ISBN 0 87743 242 2 Manvell Christ November 1996 Visits to the Shrine of Bahaʼu llah and Meeting with the members of the Universal House of Justice bahai library com Retrieved 2006 08 12 Smith p 284 sfn error no target CITEREFSmith help Walbridge John 1950 Sacred Acts Sacred Space Sacred Time Bahaʾi Studies 1996 UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2008 07 08 Three new sites inscribed on UNESCO s World Heritage List Retrieved 2008 07 08 World Heritage Committee 2007 07 02 Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage PDF p 34 Retrieved 2008 07 08 Ruhe 1983 p 106 Taherzadeh 1987 p 103 a b c Wilson 2000 Giachery 1973 pp 134 4 137 Khadem 1976 Ruhe 1983 References editBalyuzi H M 2000 Bahaʼu llah King of Glory Oxford UK George Ronald ISBN 0 85398 328 3 Giachery Ugo 1973 Shoghi Effendi Recollections Oxford George Ronald ISBN 0 85398 050 0 Khadem Zikrullah March 1976 Bahaʼu llah and His Most Holy Shrine Bahaʼi News 540 15 Ruhe David 1983 Door of Hope The Bahaʼi Faith in the Holy Land Oxford George Ronald ISBN 978 0853981503 Smith Peter 2000 Bahji A concise encyclopedia of the Bahaʼi Faith Oxford Oneworld Publications pp 87 9 ISBN 1 85168 184 1 Taherzadeh A 1987 The Revelation of Bahaʼu llah Volume 4 Mazra ih amp Bahji 1877 92 Oxford UK George Ronald ISBN 0 85398 270 8 Wilson Helen T April 2000 The Dispensation of Baha u llah Its Continuing Place In History bahai library com Retrieved 2006 08 12 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shrine of Baha u llah 32 56 36 N 35 05 32 E 32 94333 N 35 09222 E 32 94333 35 09222 The Bahaʼi Gardens official website Bahaʼi Pilgrimage Shrine of Bahaʼu llah The Bahaʼi Gardens in Bahji photo gallery Interior view from Baha i World Volume 3 nbsp This Bahaʼi related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shrine of Bahaʼu 27llah amp oldid 1219841500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.