The Baha’i International Community

There is an internationally based, non-governmental organization known as “the Baha’i International Community”. Who are its members and where are its offices located?  -->Answer

Tablet to Shah of Persia

Where was Baha’u’llah when He sent His weighty Tablet to the Shah of Persia? And, how was His messenger, Badi, able to enter His presence to receive it  -->Answer  

'Abdu'l-Baha in Egypt

While in Egypt, what did ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s friends advised Him to do concerning His plans to travel to America and why was that?  -->Answer 

Corrosive vices

Metaphorically speaking, Baha'u'llah compares man to steel and explains that man's “essence” is “hidden” and needs to be “brought to light” “through admonition and explanation, good counsel and education”. He then warns us that if man were “allowed to remain in his original condition” these two corrosive elements in him “will effectively destroy him” just like the way rust, if allowed, will eventually destroy steel. Can you guess what these corrosive elements are?  -->Answer 

The best way mothers can worship God

There is a reference from ‘Abdu’l-Baha in which He explains that “the best of all ways” for mothers “to worship Him [God]” is to engage in this activity. Can you name this activity?  -->Answer

A book about Shoghi Effendi

This biographical book represents the author’s intimate appraisal of the life and work of Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i faith. It helps us to increase our love and admiration for him and for his magnificent contributions to the establishment of the Faith of Baha’u’llah worldwide.  -->Answer  

Course of action

What course of action does the Guardian recommends a believer should take when encountered situations that could potentially be detrimental to the interests of the Faith in his/her locality ?  -->Answer

A Shining Example to Pioneers

She is referred to by the beloved Guardian as an “immortal heroine”, and a “shining example (to) pioneers (of) present (and) future generations (of) East (and) West”. Who is she?  -->Answer

God and His Manifestations

How can we guard ourselves against any tendency to consider any notion of “duality” with respect to the Manifestation of God and its relationship to God? What does the non-existence of such duality mean and how does it impact our spiritual growth and development?  -->Answer  

Baha'i elections

Is there any “material consideration” that one should take into account when participating in a Baha’i election?  -->Answer 

Differences of belief

According to ‘Abdu’l-Baha, what has been the main reason for the existence of “differences of belief” among the peoples of the world? How can we overcome it?  -->Answer 

Passages from the Bible

How do you explain the inner spiritual meanings of these two references in the Bible: (1) "Let the dead bury their dead." (Luke 9:60) (2) "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit is spirit." (John 3:6)  -->Answer 

He is known as “the Delineator” of the “institutions” of the Faith of Baha’u’llah.  -->Answer

Possibly the first fruit of Baha’u’llah’s Divine Pen

This Tablet is referred to as being possibly the first fruit of Baha’u’llah’s Divine Pen. Can you guess where it was revealed and what its overall theme is?  -->Answer

Add the missing words

Please fill in the blanks in the following counsel from the Master: 
“When a thought of war comes, _____________  _____ by a stronger thought of _____________. A thought of ______________ must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love.”  -->Answer

Disciples of Christ

Abdu’l-Baha refers to a special “consultation” that took place among the disciples of Christ after His crucifixion. He mentions that “Such a consultation was never before held.” They agreed on three basic courses of action. What were they?  --->Answer

Chicago Temple

Can you estimate when the initial exploratory boring took place at the site of Chicago Temple?  --> Answer

Virtues

There are a number of virtues that the Guardian, in 1922, referred to as our “most vital duties”. We are called upon to strive to attain these virtues when arising to dedicate our lives to the service of the Master. Try naming a couple of them.  -->Answer 

Tarbiyat School

In 1921, this American believer became the second director of the Tarbiyat School for girls in Tihran, Iran.  -->Answer

Add the missing words

Try filling in the blanks in this amazing quote from Baha’u’llah: “It is in Our power, should We wish it, to enable a speck of floating _______ to generate, in less than the twinkling of an eye, ____________ of infinite, of unimaginable splendour, to cause a ____________ to develop into vast and numberless oceans, to infuse into every letter such a force as to empower it to unfold all the ______________ of past and future ages.”  -->Answer

Training of children

From the Baha’i point of view, which training comes first: training a child with respect to “character and conduct”, OR, with respect to “sciences and arts.”?  -->Answer

An utterance by Christ

What do you think is the spiritual meaning behind this utterance of Christ, which He addressed to His disciples?: “Ye seek Me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.” (St. John, chapter 6, verse 26)  -->Answer

The Bab

The blessed Remains of the Bab arrived in the Holy Land in January of what year, and were entombed by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Mount Carmel on March 21st of what year?  -->Answer

Add missing words

‘Abdu’l-Bahá explains that, metaphorically speaking, the interaction between the “Divine Reality” and man is similar to that between the sun and the ____________ and that the intermediary of the? __________ acts like the Holy Spirit.  -->Answer

Personal “obstacles”

In its Ridván 1996 message, the Universal House of Justice asked the Baha’is of North America to free themselves from these three “obstacles”.  -->Answer

A “real follower” of Christ

Referring to the Bible, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá defines the requirement to become a “real follower” of Christ. Can you guess what it is?  -->Answer

Baha’is of Japan

In what year was the first photograph of the Baha’is of Japan taken? Who were the two American Baha’i women in Japan at that time?  -->Answer

Human virtues

We are told in the Writings that all human virtues that Baha’u’llah mentions are incarnated in this person.  -->Answer

A book about 'Abdu'l-Baha

The Universal House of Justice referred to this book as a “reliable account of Abdu'l-Baha's travels in the West and an authentic record of His utterances, whether in the form of formal talks, table talks or random oral statements.”  -->Answer

Fill in the blanks

Please fill in the blanks in the following quote from Baha’u’llah: “The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole purpose of __________ mankind to the ____________ Path of _____________.”  -->Answer 

Number 9

Why is number nine considered by the Bahá'ís as being sacred?  -->Answer

Baha'i greeting

This “form of Bahá'í greeting” was simultaneously adopted in Persia and Adrianople after Baha’u’llah’s public proclamation in Adrianople.  --> Answer  

A book by Shoghi Effendi

To write this book, Ruhiyyih Khanum explains that “Shoghi Effendi read every book of the Bahá'í Writings in Persian and English, and every book written about the Faith by Bahá'ís, whether in manuscript form or published, and everything written by non-Bahá'ís that contained significant references to it.”  -->Answer 

North American believers

What are some of the qualities of the North American believers that ‘Abdu’l-Baha admired?  -->Answer

Hand of the Cause of God

He is the first Hand of the Cause of black ancestry.  --> Answer