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tag name Holy places type: Holy places, sites

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Holy_places
related tags Holy; Pilgrimage
referring tags Geography; Holy Land; Reverence
Inventory subject Shrines and Holy places
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These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"You have asked about visiting holy places and the observance of marked reverence toward these resplendent spots. Holy places are undoubtedly centres of the outpouring of Divine grace, because on entering the illumined sites associated with martyrs and holy souls, and by observing reverence, both physical and spiritual, one's heart is moved with great tenderness…."

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1828

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n.d.. Bahá'í Holy Places in Turkey. Anonymous. — Undated trifold brochure, with text largely from Revelation of Baha'u'llah vol. 4, distributed to vi... Essays.
2025-09. From 'the Most Great Prison' to the 'Holy Land': The Transformation of 'Akká in Bahá'í Sacred Geography. Sivan Lerer. — Examines how ‘Akka transformed from Baha’u’llah’s place of exile into a Baha’i sacred cent... Articles.
2023-11-28. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice. — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard... UHJ-letters.
2005-10. Service and Devotion: First talk in the "Serving the Divine Plan" program. Peter J. Khan. Audio.
1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
1989. Bahá'í Shrines. John Walbridge. Encyclopedia.
1968. Holy Places at the Bahá'í World Centre. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
1965/1966. Visit to Persia, A. Guy Murchie. — Notes from travels to Baha'i holy places in Iran in 1964, on a trip made with special permission fro... Essays.
1956. Notes on Words of the Guardian. Virginia Orbison. — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ... Pilgrims.

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tag name	Holy places	type:	Holy places, sites
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Holy_places
related tags	Holy; Pilgrimage
referring tags	Geography; Holy Land; Reverence
Inventory subject	Shrines and Holy places
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: "You have asked about visiting holy places and the observance of marked reverence toward these resplendent spots. Holy places are undoubtedly centres of the outpouring of Divine grace, because on entering the illumined sites associated with martyrs and holy souls, and by observing reverence, both physical and spiritual, one's heart is moved with great tenderness…." ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1828