Home›Sources›A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i FaithSourcesA Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i FaithCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/a-concise-encyclopedia-of-the-bahai-faith.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/a-concise-encyclopedia-of-the-bahai-faithCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-a-concise-encyclopedia-of-the-baha-i-fai, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/a-concise-encyclopedia-of-the-bahai-faith}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXPeter Smith's encyclopedia works from the Baha'i Faith's own documented history, central figures and institutional structure, giving a reader a single volume reference built from the primary historical record of the movement's own development rather than a comparative outsider's framework applied to it. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with specific entries. Use it for established facts about Baha'i history, central figures, teachings and institutions; a claim needing deep engagement with a specific theological debate may need a more extensive dedicated study alongside it.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (589 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedPeter SmithPublisherWell-attestedOneworld PublicationsPublication YearWell-attested2000URLWell-attestedhttps://oneworld-publications.com/work/a-concise-encyclopedia-of-the-bahai-faith/Source TypeWell-attestedreferenceAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A single volume reference encyclopedia built from the Baha'i Faith's own documented history, central figures and institutional structure, from an academic reference press.NotesWell-attestedStandard reference encyclopedia on the Baha'i Faith, covering its history, central figures, teachings and institutions. Use for established facts about Baha'i belief, history and practice.Claims Backed By This Source (589 claims)This source backs 589 claims across the atlas. As facts: 438 well-attested, 4 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 71 holds. Plus 76 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 101 claims: 98 well-attested, 3 general references.Holidays & Festivals, 66 claims: 51 well-attested, 6 holds, 9 general references.Religious Events, 65 claims: 47 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 6 holds, 10 general references.Sacred Sites, 56 claims: 30 well-attested, 19 holds, 7 general references.Figures, 48 claims: 35 well-attested, 13 general references.Religious Roles & Titles, 28 claims: 18 well-attested, 7 holds, 3 general references.Scriptures & Texts, 28 claims: 20 well-attested, 5 holds, 3 general references.Doctrines, 24 claims: 19 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.Religious Offices, 21 claims: 14 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.Prayers, 19 claims: 15 well-attested, 4 general references.Historical Figures, 18 claims: 13 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 2 general references.Calendars, 13 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Pilgrimage Routes, 13 claims: 5 well-attested, 7 holds, 1 general references.Religions, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.Organizations, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Pantheons, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 general references.Realms, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Religious Symbols, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Rituals, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Sacred Architecture, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Religious Organization & Structure, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.Beliefs & Restrictions, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Councils and Synods, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Numbers, 2 claims: 2 general references.Cities, 1 claims: 1 general references.Cultures, 1 claims: 1 holds.Deities, 1 claims: 1 holds.Regions, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested438ArticlesA 2014 Ruling Fixed Dates That Used to Move Every YearA Birthday That Moves on the CalendarA Faith Baha'is Trace Their Own ToA Firing Squad in TabrizA Global Faith with One Uniform RiteA Governing Body Without ClergyA Hidden Grave and a Distant ShrineA Law About DistanceA Merchant's Son in ShirazA Prison Called the Black PitA Scholar Among the Letters of the LivingA Shrine That Sets the Direction of PrayerA Will Written to Prevent a FractureA Young Merchant's Claim in ShirazAblution Before a Single Minute of PrayerAn Answer That Became a TheologyAn Elected Body With No Living Interpreter Above ItAn Office Created to Continue a FunctionAn Office That Closed in a Single NightAyyam-i-Ha and a Calendar Kept by a Living FaithBadasht and MartyrdomBorn Into the Persian NobilityBuilding the Administrative OrderBuilding the Mashriqu'l-AdhkarCelebrated Openly Almost Everywhere Except Where the Faith BeganChoosing Among Three Daily PrayersConsultation at the Community's CoreConsultation, Election, and Who Actually Does the WorkDelegates to the International ConventionDistinguished from the Official SymbolsDistinguishing Huquq'llah from Zakat and Ordinary CharityElected by the World's National AssembliesElection Without Nomination, and the Scope of Its LegislationEleven Years of Silence Before a Public ClaimEncouragement Without AuthorityFilling a Gap Left by an Unnamed SuccessorForty Years of Exile End at BahjiFrom Ashgabat to Six ContinentsFrom Gate to Manifestation in Six YearsFrom the Bab's Instruction to a Threefold StructureGuardian and TranslatorHis Station, and the Journeys to the WestHow the Baha'i Conception Is AttestedMartyrdom, and the Shrine on the MountainNine People, Elected at Naw-RuzNineteen Months of Nineteen DaysObligation and MeaningOne Congregational Prayer, and Nothing Else RequiredOne Prayer to Choose Among ThreeOneness of God, Religion, and HumanityShowing 1 to 50 of 165 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate4Historical FiguresTahirihReligious EventsThe Appointment of Abdu'l-Baha in the CovenantThe Babi Persecutions in IranHolds71CalendarsBadi (Baha'i) CalendarCulturesPersiansDeitiesGod (Abrahamic)DoctrinesThe Absence of ClergyHistorical FiguresShoghi EffendiHolidays & FestivalsAyyam-i-HaBirth of Baha'u'llahBirth of the BabDay of the CovenantNineteen Day FeastOrganizationsThe Universal House of JusticePilgrimage RoutesThe Historic Bahai Pilgrimage to Shiraz and BaghdadRealmsAbha KingdomRegionsHoly LandReligionsBabismBahá’í FaithReligious EventsThe Babi Persecutions in IranThe Declaration of the BabThe First Election of the Universal House of JusticeThe Martyrdom of the BabReligious OfficesMember of a Local Spiritual AssemblyMember of a National Spiritual AssemblyMember of the Universal House of JusticeReligious Roles & TitlesAuxiliary Board MemberContinental CounsellorHand of the Cause of GodReligious SymbolsNine-Pointed StarRitualsBahá’í FuneralSacred ArchitectureBaha'i House of WorshipSacred SitesHouse of the Bab, ShirazLotus TempleNajibiyyih Garden (Garden of Ridvan), BaghdadThe Baha'i World CentreScriptures & TextsKitab-i-AqdasKitab-i-IqanThe Hidden WordsGeneral References76ArticlesHow the Baha'i Conception Is AttestedThe Night the House Became a ShrineWhy the Baha'i Faith Has No PantheonBeliefs & RestrictionsThe unity of all religionsCalendarsBadi (Baha'i) CalendarCitiesShirazCouncils and SynodsConference of BadashtDoctrinesHuquq'llahThe Absence of ClergyThe Bab as Gate and ManifestationFiguresAbdu'l-BahaAbrahamAdamBaha'u'llahJesusKrishnaMosesMuhammadNoahSiddhartha GautamaThe BabZarathustraHistorical FiguresShoghi EffendiTahirihHolidays & FestivalsAyyam-i-HaBirth of Baha'u'llahBirth of the BabDay of the CovenantDeclaration of the BabMartyrdom of the BabNineteen Day FeastNowruzRidvanNumbers1995OrganizationsThe Universal House of JusticePantheonsBaha'iPilgrimage RoutesThe Historic Bahai Pilgrimage to Shiraz and BaghdadPrayersBaha'i Long Obligatory PrayerBaha'i Medium Obligatory PrayerBaha'i Prayer for the DeadBaha'i Short Obligatory PrayerRealmsAbha KingdomReligionsBabismBahá’í FaithReligious EventsThe Appointment of Abdu'l-Baha in the CovenantThe Ascension of Baha'u'llahThe Babi Persecutions in IranThe Birth of Baha'u'llahThe Birth of the BabShowing 1 to 50 of 75 entities carrying this claim. 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