Lesson 1
He was the oldest Son of Baha'u'llah.
Who was 'Abdu'l-Baha?
The Shrine of the Bab was built by Him.
Who was 'Abdu'l-Baha?
Curtis Kelsey designed and installed electric lights for this Shrine on Mt. Carmel.
What is the Shrine of the Bab?
"The Master" is one of the titles we know Him by.
Who is 'Abdu'l-Baha?
It is a promise or agreement.
What is a covenant?
He pointed out to 'Abdu'l-Baha where the Shrine of the Bab should be built.
Who is Baha'u'llah?
The sad occasion of the passing of 'Abdu'l-Baha happened just a few months before this was completed.
What was the project to install electric lights for the Baha'i Shrines?
Building this Shrine was the first chief objective of 'Abdu'l-Baha's ministry that we studies.
What is the Shrine of the Bab?
It is one of the titles of 'Abdu'l-Baha and it indicates how His role is central to the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh. (hint: "_____ of the _______")
What is the title, "Center of the Covenant"?
There is a cypress grove on this mountain, where Baha'u'llah stood and pointed out the site for the future Shrine of the Bab.
What is Mount Carmel?
The project to build the Baha'i House of Worship in Ishqabad.
What is one of the three important things (objectives) that 'Abdu'l-Baha was to achieve in His ministry?
It is the city of Ishqabad (Ashgabat).
Where did many Baha'is from Iran escape to, and build the very first Baha'i House of Worship?
One objective was the building of the Shrine of the Bab.
What was one of the objectives of 'Abdu'l-Baha'is ministry?
'Abdu'l-Baha asked for him to come to the Holy Land and install electric lights at the Baha'i Holy Shrines.
Who was Curtis Kelsey?
Baha'u'llah gave the Baha'is a law describing the places they should eventually build for community worship and service.
What is the law about the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár - the Baha'i House of Worship?
'Abdu'l-Baha made this decision about the design of the Houses of Worship that symbolizes how they are open to all people of all nations, religions, and backgrounds.
Who specified that the Baha'i Houses of Worship would all have 9 sides ?
One night He was so anxious about the purchase of land for the Shrine of the Bab, the Master supplicated for divine assistance by reciting a certain prayer of the Bab over and over. The next morning the owner of the land apologized and begged 'Abdu'l-Baha to purchase it.
What is an example the forces of crisis and victory that is illustrated in 'Abdu'l-Baha's mission of constructing the Shrine of the Bab?
'Abdu'l-Baha laid the sacred remains of the Bab to rest in the Shrine of the Bab, on this date. (Hint: a Baha'i Holy Day often occurs on this month and day)
What is March 21, 1909, which was also Naw-Rúz that year?
It means, "Dawning Place of the Praise of God".
What is Mashriqu’l-Adhkár ?
The Czar of Russia.
What world leader allowed the persecuted Baha'is of Iran to settle in his country, and sent a representative to the ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the first Baha'i House of Worship?