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tag name Devotional meetings type: Institute process; Practices

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Devotional_meetings
variations or
mis-spellings gatherings
related tags - Institute process; – Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Core activities; Devotion; Prayer
referring tags – Devotional programs
Inventory subject Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
notes

See also:
– Bahai org: Devotional Meetings
– Ruhi book 1: Reflections on the Life of the Spirit
– Compilation Prayer and Devotional Life
– Bahá'í Prayers on bahai.org/library

selected quotations
(authoritative sources)
These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"Gather ye together with the utmost joy and fellowship and recite the verses revealed by the merciful Lord. By so doing the doors to true knowledge will be opened to your inner beings, and ye will then feel your souls endowed with steadfastness and your hearts filled with radiant joy."

– From a Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh, in compilation Prayer and Devotional Life, no. 68

"... Devotional meetings are occasions where any soul may enter, inhale the heavenly fragrances, experience the sweetness of prayer, meditate upon the Creative Word, be transported on the wings of the spirit, and commune with the one Beloved. Feelings of fellowship and common cause are generated, particularly in the spiritually heightened conversations that naturally occur at such times and through which the “city of the human heart” may be opened. By convening a gathering for worship at which adults and children of any background are welcome, the spirit of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár is evoked in any locality..."

– Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated 29 December 2015 to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors

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references bahaiquotes.com/subject/devotional-gatherings; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Devotional

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1 result from the Chronology

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n.d.. Devotional Gatherings, Selected Guidance concerning. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Structure and character of devotional practices. Compilations.
2025-12. Bahá'í House of Worship: Design, Construction and Community, by Joe Carter and Nooshfar Afnan: Review. Ann Boyles. — Examines the evolving Baha’i House of Worship as an emergent institution uniting architecture, com... Reviews.
2025-04-21. Women and Social Progress: Building Communities Based on Dynamic Partnership. Bahá'í World. — Highlights the Baha’i principle of gender equality, showing its spiritual basis and global applica... Articles.
2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. — Links to 42 interviews and narratives highlighting how Baha’i individuals and communities worldwid... Audio.
2019-02. Prayer and Devotional Life. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, comp. . — A compilation to assist Baha'is in a time when, as the House says in its cover letter, "devotional a... Compilations.
2016. Bahá'í Glossary, A. Neil McMillan, Brian Didier, Susan Gammage, ed. . — A glossary of Baha'i principles and concepts, as derived from hundreds of messages of the Universal ... Glossaries.
2014-12-18. To the Bahá'ís in Iran. Universal House of Justice. — Emphasizes Mashriqu’l-Adhkar’s integration of worship and service, urging Baha’is in Iran to f... UHJ-letters.
2007-10. Interreligious and Intercultural Cooperation. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement to the United Nations on best practices and strategies for interreligious and intercultura... BIC.
2003. Creating Environments that Enhance Spirituality. Dawn Staudt. — The teachings and laws of the Baha’i Faith are for spiritual advancement of both the individual an... Articles.
2000. Bahá'í Feast Book. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Kate Lindsay, comp. . — Quotations for all 19 Feasts, nicely laid-out with graphics and suitable for printing. Compilations-personal.
1991-09-19. "Devotional Meetings," Definition and Scope of. Universal House of Justice. — Guidance on the structure and content of devotional gatherings. UHJ-letters.
1988. Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: Review. Robert Stockman. Reviews.
1987-2025. Ruhi Books. Ruhi Institute. — Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.) Books.

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2017-09-00 — The statement and compilation titled The Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar was release

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tag name	Devotional meetings	type:	Institute process; Practices
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Devotional_meetings
variations or mis-spellings	gatherings
related tags	- Institute process; – Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Core activities; Devotion; Prayer
referring tags	– Devotional programs
Inventory subject	Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
notes	See also: – Bahai org: Devotional Meetings – Ruhi book 1: Reflections on the Life of the Spirit – Compilation Prayer and Devotional Life – Bahá'í Prayers on bahai.org/library
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "Gather ye together with the utmost joy and fellowship and recite the verses revealed by the merciful Lord. By so doing the doors to true knowledge will be opened to your inner beings, and ye will then feel your souls endowed with steadfastness and your hearts filled with radiant joy." – From a Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh, in compilation Prayer and Devotional Life, no. 68 "... Devotional meetings are occasions where any soul may enter, inhale the heavenly fragrances, experience the sweetness of prayer, meditate upon the Creative Word, be transported on the wings of the spirit, and commune with the one Beloved. Feelings of fellowship and common cause are generated, particularly in the spiritually heightened conversations that naturally occur at such times and through which the “city of the human heart” may be opened. By convening a gathering for worship at which adults and children of any background are welcome, the spirit of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár is evoked in any locality..." – Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated 29 December 2015 to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors
bahaidata.org	Q4232 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references	bahaiquotes.com/subject/devotional-gatherings; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Devotional