Birthdays
Did the early believers in the East during the time of Baha’u’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha celebrate their own birthdays? -->Answer
Enter missing words
Can you enter the missing words for the following description of the Bible by ‘Abdu’l-Baha: This book is the Holy _____ ____ _______, of celestial ________. It is the Bible of ___________, the Noble ___________. It is the mystery of the _____________ and its _____________. It is the Divine ______________, the sign of the ______________ of God. -->Answer
Prayers and next world
Do our prayers have any effect on those who have gone on to the next life? -->Answer
Early Baha'i communities in USA
How early would you guess were Baha’i communities formed in the United States? Can you site one location? -->Answer
Important people 'Abdu'l-Baha visited in America
'Abdu’l-Baha visited the ambassadors of these two countries while He was travelling in North America. Which two countries were these? -->Answer
Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
How many Disciples did ‘Abdu’l-Baha have? Were they all from the East or West, or some from each? -->Answer
Architect of the Shrine of the Bab
He was the architect of the arcade and the superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab. He was also a Hand of the Cause. -->Answer
Professor EG Browne
What prompted Professor E.G. Browne of England to leave his country and travel to the Middle East in mid-19th century? -->Answer
Concourse on high
We often hear the term “Concourse on high”. Is there any explanation about it in the Baha’i literature? -->Answer
Next world
If one refuses the Cause of Baha’u’llah during his lifetime, may he hear of it after death? -->Answer
People at the time of Jesus
In referring to the general conditions of humanity when Jesus appeared, ‘Abdu’l-Baha explains that other than these people who believed in the “divinity and oneness of God” the rest of the humanity were “fire-worshipers and pagans”. Who were these people? -->Answer
Linking and uniting Baha'i communities of America & Persia
She became known as the one who forged first link in (the) chain uniting (the) spiritual destines” of Persia and the American Baha’i communities. Who would that be? -->Answer
a Baha'i woman
Which Baha’i woman has “outshone every member of her sex” in the Baha’i Dispensation? -->Answer
Stations of a Manifestation of God
What are the two stations that according to Baha’u’llah a Manifestation of God is endowed with? -->Answer
Two classes of human thoughts
In explaining that the reality of a person is his thought and spirit, Abdu’l-Baha indicates that thoughts can be divided into two classes. What are those? -->Answer
Baha'u'llah's Tablet to “kings of Christendom”
In addressing the “kings of Christendom” in a Tablet included in ‘The Summons of the Lords of Hosts’, Baha’u’llah uses two references from the Bible to show that Christ’s promises have been fulfilled by His coming. Can you guess which ones? -->Answer
Total NSAs in 1925
How many National Spiritual Assemblies would you guess were in existence as of 1925? -->Answer
New York's Spiritual Assembly in 1900
New York City is reported to have had a Baha’i Spiritual Assembly, or a Baha'i Board of Counsel, in 1900. Can you estimate how many believers served on it? Were there any women on it? -->Answer
A very special believer
Upon this believer’s death, 'Abdu’l-Baha revealed a visitation Tablet for him in which He repeats the phrase “O my dear one”. This believer was taught by May Bolles (Maxwell) in Paris. -->Answer
Man is not a captive of nature
In explaining that man is not a captive of nature, what logical proof did 'Abdu’l-Baha present in one of His talks in the West? -->Answer
Categories of Truth
In one of His talks in the West, 'Abdu’l-Baha explains that “All the divine prophets are the Manifestation of Truth”. He then lists seven aspects, or categories, of this “Truth”. Can you name a couple of them? -->Answer
Manifestations that came after Jesus
What are the two broad reasons that Christians, according to Baha’u’llah, used to not “acknowledge … the truth of those Manifestations of Holiness that have since the days of Jesus been made manifest”? -->Answer
The first Imam in Islam
Who was the son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad and the first of the twelve Imams in Islam? -->Answer
Chief builder of the first Baha’i Temple
This Apostle of Baha’u’llah, who was also a cousin of the Bab, became the chief builder of the first Baha’i Temple. -->Answer
Baha’i Temple in Chicago
What inspired the believers in America to ask permission from Abdu’l-Baha to begin work on the Baha’i Temple at a site near Chicago? -->Answer
Heart of the entire planet
Which location on our planet is identified by Shoghi Effendi as the “heart of the entire planet”? -->Answer
Single hair
A "single hair" of whose head, does Baha'u'llah tell us, "excelleth, in the sight of God, all that are in the heavens and all that are on the earth”? -->Answer
God and His Prophets
What simple analogy does Abdu’l-Baha use to demonstrate the relationship between Prophets and God? -->Answer
Crucifixion of Jesus & Martyrdom of the Bab
Is it true that according to Baha’i scriptures, Jesus’ crucifixion should be viewed as a “ransom” for the “sins and iniquities” of “all the people of the earth”? Should the Bab’s martyrdom be viewed similarly? -->Answer
Three "Ages" in Baha'i Dispensation
The Baha’i Dispensation is divided into three Ages. Can you name them and identify their corresponding dates? -->Answer
City: “remote prison”
Which city was designated by Baha’u’llah as the “remote prison” and how long did He stay there? --> Answer
Day of the Covenant
The observance of the Day of the Covenant on November 26th of each year was the result of what request to ‘Abdu’l-Baha from the believers in the West? -->Answer
The “archetype of the people of Baha”
Knowing that “archetype” is defined in the dictionary as “ a model, or original pattern from which all other things of the same kind are made, a prototype”, who does the Guardian identify as the “archetype of the people of Baha”? -->Answer
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