The monument of the resting place of the Greatest Holy Leaf
symbolically represents stages in the Administrative Order of the Faith. What
are these stages? --> AnswerStages of Baha’i Administrative Order
The monument of the resting place of the Greatest Holy Leaf
symbolically represents stages in the Administrative Order of the Faith. What
are these stages? --> Answer
Famous Baha'i artist
She was taught by Mary Maxwell in Paris and went on
pilgrimage to Haifa in 1908. She was allowed once again to visit 'Abdu'l-Baha
while He was touring Europe in 1911. She reached the pinnacle of success and
happiness when the Master granted her request to paint His portrait. Who was she? --> Answer
Holy Spirit and the Most Great Spirit
In the Baha’i Writings
one encounters the terms “Holy Spirit” and the “Most Great Spirit”. Any thoughts
on their respective significance and how they relate to previous
Dispensations? --> Answer
Shoghi Effendi
When did the
Guardian end his self-imposed retirement period due to the sudden death of his
beloved Grandfather, ‘Abdu’l-Baha? --> Answer
Story Book
This story book
about the lives of Baha’u’llah and the Báb also contains certain historical events
that took place outside the Faith during particular periods associated with
their Ministeris. Can you guess the name of this book? --> Answer
A "magnificent gift" from the Guardian
The Guardian
What were the factors that compelled the Guardian to temporarily leave the affairs of the Cause to “the supervision of the Holy Family and the headship of the Greatest Holy Leaf”? -->Answer
“the hosts of Divine Revelation"
In the Suriy-i-Haykal, or the Surih of the Temple, Paragraph 1.49, Baha’u’llah mentions that “the hosts of Divine Revelation (have) been sent down by the Lord of all names and attributes bearing the banners of His signs”. Do the Writings throw any light on who such “beings” are? -->Answer
light & darkness
What do you understand when you read this statement in Baha’i scriptures that man’s condition is… “at the last degree of darkness, and at the beginning of light”? -->Answer
A “partial and imperfect understanding”
Is it true that currently, no Baha’i has more than a “partial and imperfect understanding” of the Baha’i Faith? -->Answer
A very significant document
Consultation
‘Abdu’l-Baha defines these as the “prime requisites for them that take counsel together..” Can you name a few? --> Answer
The "ideal sage"
This believer is referred to as 'Abdu'l-Baha's “gift to America”, and described by ‘Abdu’l-Baha Himself as “the ideal sage”, and as “…perfect in all the grades in knowledge and virtue, in sincerity of intention, in beauty of character, in severance from aught else save God and attraction with the fragrances of God.” -->Answer
References to "Temple" in the Suriy-i-Haykal
In the Suriy-i-Haykal, or the Surih of the Temple, we discover some references to Baha’u’llah such as the “Temple of the Cause.”, and the “Living Temple”. There are five more such references in that Tablet where the word “Temple” is used. Can you name a couple of them? -->Answer
The Mystery of God
The “unique title of "Sirru'llah" (the Mystery of God)” which Baha’u’llah conferred upon ‘Abdu’l-Baha can be understood in light of this explanation by the beloved Guardian. -->Answer
Rooms in the Shrine of the Bab
The exterior doors to the eight rooms surrounding the central room of the Shrine of the Bab were named by ‘Abdu’l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi after certain eminent believers -- three of whom were Hands of the Cause. Can you name them? -->Answer
Manifestation of God and God
What symbolic representation can one use to show the relationship between the Manifestation of God and God? -->Answer
A criteria by Baha'u'llah
Under what condition does Baha’u’llah allow a person to “adorn himself with the ornaments of the earth, to wear its apparels, or partake of the benefits it can bestow…” -->Answer
Story of creation in Genesis
Referring to Genesis in the Old Testament and the story of creation, how does ‘Abdu’l-Baha refute a literal interpretation of the story of creation? -->Answer
The "first Baha'i of Hawaiian blood"
This woman is known as “the first Baha'i of Hawaiian blood” -->Answer
Baha’u’llah’s "last outstanding Tablet”
This Tablet is referred to by the beloved Guardian as Baha’u’llah’s "last outstanding Tablet” -->Answer
The “Charter of Bahá'u'lláh's New World Order”
This document is referred to by the Guardian as the “Charter of Bahá'u'lláh's New World Order” -->Answer
Prayer for Spiritual Assembly
In what year did the beloved Guardian introduce the Baha’i world to the well known prayer from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addressed to the members of the Spiritual Assembly in which the Master says: "Whenever ye enter the council-chamber, recite this prayer with a heart throbbing with the love of God and a tongue purified from all but His remembrance, that the All-powerful may graciously aid you to achieve supreme victory.” -->Answer
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