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Shrine of Baha'u'llah
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A modest stone house at Bahji, near Akko (Acre) in northern Israel, holding the remains of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i Faith, who died on 29 May 1892 and was laid to rest that evening in the northernmost room of a house that had belonged to his son-in-law. Baha'is regard it as the holiest site of their religion and face toward it, as their Qiblih, during daily obligatory prayer, in the way Muslims face Mecca. The shrine itself has a central courtyard beneath a glass roof, its paths laid with Persian rugs, with Baha'u'llah's remains held in a small chamber at the northwest corner. The Universal House of Justice administers a structured nine-day pilgrimage there for registered Baha'is, though the grounds welcome visitors of every faith. This atlas does not reproduce or describe any portrait of Baha'u'llah himself: Baha'i practice, recorded by Shoghi Effendi, holds his image to be viewed only with the utmost reverence and never displayed openly to the public, a restriction the shrine itself, an architectural and devotional work rather than a portrait, does not raise.
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Type of SiteSourced to the subject's own accountTomb or grave of a holy figure 1 Type of Site DetailSourced to the subject's own accountShrine near Akka holding the tomb of Baha'u'llah, the holiest site of the Baha'i Faith. 1 PilgrimageSourced to the subject's own accountMajor pilgrimage destination today 1 Pilgrimage Status DetailSourced to the subject's own accountThe Universal House of Justice administers a structured nine-day pilgrimage program for registered Baha'is; the grounds also receive visitors of all faiths. 1 Origins
CountrySourced to the subject's own account RegionSourced to the subject's own accountWestern Galilee, near Akko (Acre) 1 Status
UNESCO World HeritageInscribed on the World Heritage List 1 Sourced to the subject's own accountInscribed July 2008 as part of the Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee. Cross-Tradition Connections
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Acre, Cities This source names Acre directly: "stone house at Bahji, near Akko (Acre) in northern Israel, holding the remains of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i Faith, who died on 29 May 1892 and was laid to rest that evening in the..."
This source names Shrine of Baha'u'llah directly: "of the Bab on Mount Carmel and the Shrine of Baha'u'llah near Acre and the property's eleven locations of buildings, monuments and gardens associated with the Baha'i Faith's founders."
This source names Shrine of Baha'u'llah directly: "Quebec City, Canada, documenting the Shrine of Baha'u'llah near Acre and the Shrine of the Bab in Haifa joining the World Heritage List as the first sites of a religion born in the modern era."
This source names Shrine of Baha'u'llah directly: "Baha'i pilgrimage, together with the Shrine of Baha'u'llah at Bahji and the Shrine of the Bab in Haifa."
This source names Shoghi Effendi directly: "himself: Baha'i practice, recorded by Shoghi Effendi, holds his image to be viewed only with the utmost reverence and never displayed openly to the public, a restriction the shrine itself, an..."
This source names Shrine of Baha'u'llah directly: "The sourced Wikipedia account of the Shrine of Baha'u'llah at Bahji, covering his 1892 death and interment, the shrine's architecture, its status as the Qiblih of Baha'i prayer, its 2008 UNESCO..."
This source names The Universal House of Justice directly: "small chamber at the northwest corner. The Universal House of Justice administers a structured nine-day pilgrimage there for registered Baha'is, though the grounds welcome visitors of every faith."
This source names Shrine of Baha'u'llah directly: "Bab on Mount Carmel in Haifa and the Shrine of Baha'u'llah near Acre, together with their surrounding terraced gardens and associated buildings across eleven locations, the resting places of the..."
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