DID YOU KNOW......

  • there are more than 5 000 000 Baha'is worldwide
  • there are seven Baha'i Houses of Wordship in the world with at least one in each continent. A House of Worship is a gathering place for prayer and meditation.
  • Each House of Worship has its own distinctive design, and yet conforms to set of architectural requirements that give a unifying theme. All Baha'i Houses of Worship must have nine sides and a central dome.

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    Baha'i Houses of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, and Sydney, Australia

    9 pointed star
  • A simple nine-pointed star is generally used by Baha'is as a symbol of their Faith. The number nine has significance in the Baha'i Revelation. Nine, as the highest single-digit number, symbolizes completeness. Since the Baha'i Faith claims to be the fulfillment of the expectations of all prior religions, this symbol, as used for example in nine-sided Baha'i temples, reflects that sense of fulfillment and completeness.

  • At the head of the Baha'i administrative structure stands the Universal House of Justice, the international governing council of the Baha'i Faith. Composed of nine individuals, the Universal House fo Justice is elected every five years by Baha'is from all the different peoples, races and nations of the earth. Shown in the picture above is the Seat of the Universal House of Justice on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel where all its nine members meet.

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