tag name Pilgrimage type: Holy places, sites; Practices; Religion, general web link bahai-library.com/tags/Pilgrimage related tags – Bahá'í World Centre; Akka, Israel; Devotion; Haifa, Israel; Journeys and travel; Prayer referring tags – Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; – First pilgrims; Báb, Pilgrimage of; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Circumambulation; Exemption; Holy Land; Holy places; Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Selected topics; Pilgrim House, Eastern (Haifa); Pilgrim Houses; Pilgrim Reception Centre (Haifa); Pilgrim house, Bahji; Pilgrimage, Preparation; Pilgrims; Pilgrims notes (general); Prayers for pilgrimage; Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas); Twin Shrines (Shiraz and Baghdad); Visitation Inventory subject Law of pilgrimage; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for pilgrims notes "A journey made to a shrine or holy place. In the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Bahá'u'lláh ordains pilgrimage for Bahá'ís to the Most Great House in Baghdád and to the House of the Báb in Shíráz. After the passing of Bahá'u'lláh 'Abdu'l-Bahá added to these the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí. For Bahá'ís, pilgrimage to these three places is, 'Abdu'l-Bahá has stated, "obligatory if one can afford it and is able to do so, and if no obstacle stands in one's way"...
Under present circumstances, Bahá'ís are able to make pilgrimage only to the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh..."
– from A Basic Bahá'í Dictionary (1989)
See also:
– Covenant Library Unified Index
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:
"The Lord hath ordained that those of you who are able shall make pilgrimage to the sacred House" ¶32 "Two sacred Houses are covered by this ordinance, the House of the Báb in Shíráz and the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdád. Bahá’u’lláh has specified that pilgrimage to either of these two Houses fulfills the requirement of this passage (Q&A 25, 29). In two separate Tablets, known as Súriy-i-Ḥajj (Q&A 10), Bahá’u’lláh has prescribed specific rites for each of these pilgrimages. In this sense, the performance of a pilgrimage is more than simply visiting these two Houses.
After the passing of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá designated the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh at Bahjí as a place of pilgrimage. In a Tablet, He indicates that the “Most Holy Shrine, the Blessed House in Baghdád and the venerated House of the Báb in Shíráz” are “consecrated to pilgrimage,” and that it is “obligatory” to visit these places “if one can afford it and is able to do so, and if no obstacle stands in one’s way.” No rites have been prescribed for pilgrimage to the Most Holy Shrine."
– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 54
"... Pilgrimage to the Baghdad House became impossible following its seizure by local Shí'ís in the 1920s, and the Shíráz House was destroyed in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, so that the shrines and holy places at the Bahá'í World Centre are now the only places of Bahá'í pilgrimage. At present Bahá'ís are able to apply to join organized nine-day pilgrimage groups, during the course of which they visit the Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb, and are taken to visit other Bahá'í holy sites..."
– Smith, Peter (2000). "Pilgrimage". A concise encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. p. 269.
"These, in brief, are the prerequisites pertaining to those who obtain leave to undertake pilgrimage. First is physical health and a sound constitution. Second is possession of the means of travel, whether financial or otherwise. Most important, however, is obtaining permission prior to departure. Should all these conditions be fulfilled and yet wisdom dictate otherwise, it is not permissible to undertake the journey..."
– Bahá'u'lláh, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
"... The Holy Land is indeed the niche from which the Light shineth, the lamp in which the Sinaic Flame is burning. In this sacred land the Blessed Beauty unveiled His countenance, and from it He addressed Tablets and proclamations unto all the kings and rulers of the earth. To attain the honour of pilgrimage is the cherished desire of His lovers, and to circle round His Shrine the highest hope of those who yearn after Him..."
– ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Light of the World, 34.2 (AB07401)"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"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 (AB04582)
bahaidata.org Q4651 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.) references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage; bahaiquotes.com/subject/pilgrimage; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Pilgrimage; pilgrimage.bwc.org
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