tag name: Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí) type: Central figures; Holy places, sites web link: bahai-library.com/tags/Bahaullah,_Shrine_of_(Bahji) related tags: – Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Bahji, Israel; Pilgrimage referring tags: Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Collins Gate (Bahjí); Haram-i-Aqdas; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahji); Qiblih; Shrines; Threshold Inventory subject: Shrines and Holy places notes: The Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, located in Bahjí near ‘Akká, Israel, contains the remains of Bahá’u’lláh and is near the spot where he died in the Mansion of Bahjí.
"and when the Sun of Truth and Utterance shall set, turn your faces towards the Spot that We have ordained for you" ¶6
"Bahá’u’lláh ordains His resting-place as the Qiblih after His passing. The Most Holy Tomb is at Bahjí, ‘Akká. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá describes that Spot as the “luminous Shrine,” “the place around which circumambulate the Concourse on high.”
In a letter written on his behalf, Shoghi Effendi uses the analogy of the plant turning in the direction of the sun to explain the spiritual significance of turning towards the Qiblih:
… just as the plant stretches out to the sunlight—from which it receives life and growth—so we turn our hearts to the Manifestation of God, Bahá’u’lláh, when we pray; … we turn our faces … to where His dust lies on this earth as a symbol of the inner act."– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 8
"... After the passing of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá designated the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh at Bahjí as a place of pilgrimage... No rites have been prescribed for pilgrimage to the Most Holy Shrine."
– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 54
"O thou who hast attained unto the Threshold of that Shrine which is sacred unto all the world and the envy of the most exalted Paradise! Praised be God that thou hast, through the gracious favour of the Lord, attained the honour of pilgrimage to the Spot round which circle the denizens of the Abhá Kingdom... Thou hast offered thine all in the path of the Beloved, and hast hastened to attain His nearness. How fortunate art thou! Wherefore, unloose thy tongue in praise of the Abhá Beauty and occupy thyself with the remembrance of Him... that the divine confirmations may become all-encompassing, and Divine Unity, like unto a flame, may blaze in the chamber of thy heart and burn away all the veils. The Most Great Name beareth me witness! The very dust of the Threshold of His Beauty is the loftiest throne of the realities of existence, for it is there that His Beauty is revealed in the visible realm. And yet, alas! Where is the eye capable of discernment? Where is the ear fit to hear, and the heart worthy of comprehending? Blessed are those who inhale the musk-laden fragrances wafting from that Holy Shrine. Glory be upon thee and upon all who are firm in the Covenant."
– ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, a Tablet of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
See also:
– Bahai.org: The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh
– Bahá'í Media Bank: Shrine of the Bahá'u'lláh
references: bahaipedia.org/Shrine_of_Bahaullah; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Bahaullah
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