A lighthearted and fun way to increase our knowledge about Baha’i topics. The answer to each question is in a write-up available at one of the Baha’i Multimedia Resources sites. Clicking on the 'Answer' link will take you to the desire article.


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The Bab's first day at school

What was the five- year-old Syyid Ali-Muhammad’s (the Bab) response when during His first day at school His teacher asked Him to recite this verse from the Qur’an: “He is the Deliverer, the All-Knowing.”  -->Answer

Writings of the Bab in English

In what year did the Baha’i world receive the first authorized source of the Bab's Writings in English?  -->Answer

Persian Baha’i sent to America

This preeminent Persian Baha’i was sent to America in 1901 to deepen the Baha’is. He is also named by Shoghi Effendi as one of the 19 Apostles of Baha’u’lllah.  -->Answer

High ranking women in various religions

For the Baha’i religion, which woman was elevated by Baha’u’llah to “a ‘station such as none other woman hath surpassed’” Could you name such similar women in previous religions?  -->Answer

Mulla Husayn and his companions were attacked

We know that during the Babi Dispensation the believers were allowed to defend themselves. What were the circumstances under which Mulla Husayn and seventy of his companions were attacked by a mob near a northern Persian city?  -->Answer

An amazing son

His father was amazed at his son’s extraordinary qualities when he was just a young child.  -->Answer

Shoghi Effendi's trusted counsellor

He passed away on November 22, 1925. The Guardian referred to him as his “warmest of friends, a trusted counsellor, an indefatigable collaborator, lovable companion.”  -->Answer

City

When Abdu’l-Baha visited this city He referred to it as “Truly.. a wonderful city.” He commented that it had made great “progress in material civilization”. He hoped that “it may also advance spiritually in the Kingdom and Covenant of God” and that the friends there “may become the cause of the illumination of America..”  -->Answer

Book: a companion to the Gleanings

This book is viewed as a companion to ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’ and was translated by the Guardian in 1936-7.  -->Answer

John the Baptist

By what name does Baha’u’llah refer to John the Baptist?  -->Answer

Heart of the Planet

The Guardian defines this place to be as the Heart of the entire planet?  -->Answer

Childhood of the Bab

As remarked by His mother, what was so unusual about the Bab during His very early childhood?  -->Answer

Sultan Abdu'l-Hamid

Abdu’l-Hamid II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire between what years? --> Answer

A disciple of the Bab

This disciple accompanied the Bab on His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1845.  -->Answer