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Tag "Bab, Shrine of (Haifa)"

tag name: Báb, Shrine of (Haifa) type: Holy places, sites
web link: Bab,_Shrine_of_(Haifa)
references: bahaipedia.org/Shrine_of_the_Bab; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Bab
related tags: - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Báb, Martyrdom of; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel
referring tags: Nine concentric circles; Templer Society (German Templer colony); Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb (Haifa)

"Báb, Shrine of (Haifa)" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (32 results; expand)

  1. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). — 167 selections, updated August 2023.
  2. Advertisement for Israeli Tourism in the New Yorker magazine (2000-09-18). — Baha'i World Centre photograph in advertisement in prominent magazine, featuring the terraces.
  3. John S. Hatcher. Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb (2019). — "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascen...
  4. John Walbridge. Bahá'í Shrines (1989).
  5. Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel (2017). — Baha’u’llah honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrec...
  6. Peter Terry. Concealment and Burial of the Báb (2012). — This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells th...
  7. Lasse Thoresen. Creation (2002). — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ...
  8. Ahang Rabbani. Efforts to preserve the remains of the Bab: Four historical accounts (2003). — Accounts by Mirza Hasan Adib Taliqani, Fadil Mazandarani, ‘Abdu’l-Husayn Avarih, and Aqa Husa...
  9. Duane L. Herrmann. Encounter, The (2016 Spring). — A slightly fictionalized account of a visit to the Shrine of the Bab in the Holy Land.
  10. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. Eyewitness Account of the Massacre of Bahá'ís in Nayriz, 1909 (2013). — Shaykh Dhakariyya's rebellion in Nayriz culminated in the martyrdom of nineteen Baha'is on Naw Ruz, ...
  11. Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani, Avarih. Sepehr Manuchehri, trans. Further extracts concerning the remains of the Bab in Tehran (n.d.). — Two brief excerpts
  12. Hossein Amanat. Haifa (2003). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
  13. Alain Locke. Impressions of Haifa (1926-04-21). — Locke reflects on his visit to the Baha'i shrines in November 1923.
  14. Patricia Paccassi, comp, Frank Paccassi, comp. Indexes to Bahá'í World volumes: Obituaries, chronologies, contents, illustrations (2013). — Seven separate indexes for Baha'i World, in PDF, Word, and Excel versions.
  15. Interiors of the Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1930). — Five pictures of the shrines of the Bab, Baha'u'llah, and 'Abdu'l-Baha.
  16. May Woodcock, A. M. Bryant. Letter to Mrs A.M. Bryant re interment of the remains of The Bab on Mt. Carmel (1909). — Brief description of the interment of the remains of the Bab on Mt. Carmel on 21 March 1909.
  17. Universal House of Justice. Letters of Living, Dawn-Breakers, Quddús, Terraces (2000). — Five unrelated questions: Identity of the Letters of the Living; "List of Illustrations" in the Dawn...
  18. Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
  19. Fuad Izadinia. Major Opus, The: A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith (2014). — The story of the journey of two parallel movements to the Holy Land in 1868: the Baha'is from Iran a...
  20. Julio Savi. Most Dramatic Chapter in the Spiritual History of Humankind, A: A Pictorial Essay (2020-05). — Introduction to the life of the Bab, with historical photo-realistic illustrations by Romanian artis...
  21. Rose Ong, Check Woo Foo. Myanmar: History of the Bahá'í Faith (2008). — Text and photos of the history of Baha'i activities in Burma and Myanmar, 1878-1995.
  22. Virginia Orbison. Notes on Words of the Guardian (1956). — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ...
  23. Thelma Batchelor. Opening of the Terraces (May 2001), The: Reflections of a Participant (2001-05). — Contemporary pilgrim's note from May 20-26, 2001, witnessing the historic completion of the Arc proj...
  24. Ahang Rabbani. Pilgrimage in Baha'u'llah's Writings (2010-01). — On pilgrimage to the Twin Shrines in the Holy Land and their Tablets of Visitation, to the House of ...
  25. Religion For Breakfast. Pilgrimage or Tourism at the Baha'i Gardens? (2018-12-10).
  26. Moshe Sharon. Prophets and Mountains (2008). — Metaphors of mountains and actual mountains in the history of religion; Mount Carmel.
  27. Universal House of Justice. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age (2023-11-28). — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard...
  28. Ahang Rabbani. Remains of the Bab in Tehran, The (1997). — Brief bio of Aqa Husayn-'Ali Nur and an extract from Khatirat Muhajiri Az Isfahan, "Memoirs of a Ref...
  29. Elizabeth Kostina. Sacred spaces and secular visions in the Bahá'í Holy Gardens (2024-04-22). — Exploring the interplay between religious practice and heritage tourism at the Baha’i Holy Gardens...
  30. Ugo Giachery. Shoghi Effendi: Recollections (1973). — Biography of Shoghi Effendi from the close standpoint of the author's personal experiences.
  31. Fariborz Sahba. Storytelling and Once Upon a Time, The: Youtube Playlists (2020). — Zoom videos of some historical events witnessed by the manager for the Arc Project during 10 years o...
  32. Elham Afnan. Symbols of Transformation: The Gardens and Terraces on Mount Carmel (2002-04-21). — Article, with photo gallery, about the development, design, and philosophy of the terraces surroundi...

2.   from the Chronology (50 results; expand)

  1. 1891-06-27 — Baha'u'llah visited Haifa for the fourth time. [BKG374; DH109; GPB194; RB4:351] He stayed three m...
  2. 1898-00-01 — `Abdu'l-Baha instructed that the remains of the Bab be brought from their hiding place in Tihran to ...
  3. 1899-00-04 — Siyyid Mustafa Rúmi and others transported a marble casket to the Holy Land made by the Baha'is of ...
  4. 1899-01-31 — The Remains of the Bab arrived in the Holy Land. [BBD209; DH66; GPB274; LWS147] They were stored...
  5. 1899-02-01 — `Abdu'l-Baha, accompanied by Kheiralla, laid the foundation stone for the Shrine of the Bab. [BFA1:X...
  6. 1900-00-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha began to build the foundations of the Shrine of the Bab. [CB223] Note that the numbe...
  7. 1901-00-00 — Siyyid Mustafa Rúmi sent from Rangoon a sample of the marble that the sarcophagus for the remains ...
  8. 1907-00-00 — Six rooms of the Shrine of the Bab were completed. [GBF103] See BBD8 and DH103–4 for informatio...
  9. 1909-03-21 — `Abdu'l-Baha laid the sacred remains of the Bab in their final resting place at the Shrine in Haifa....
  10. 1917-02-02 — `Abdu'l-Baha revealed six Tablets of the Divine Plan. [AB422; BBD219, ...
  11. 1921-09-00 — Roy Wilhelm had sent three generators to the Holy Land and had asked permission from 'Abdu'l-Baha to...
  12. 1921-11-29 — The funeral of `Abdu'l-Baha. [BW15:115] For details of the funeral see AB464-74; BW1:23-6; BW15...
  13. 1922-04-21 — The Shrines of Baha'u'llah and the Bab were electrically illuminated for the first time. [PP69] ...
  14. 1923-00-00 — Charles Mason Remey made preliminary plans for a monumental domed superstructure for the Shrine of t...
  15. 1925-10-00 — Faced with the possibility of Jewish developments on land near the Shrine of the Bab, Shoghi Effendi...
  16. 1927-10-00 — Shoghi Effendi entrusted Dr William Slater and his wife Ida Slater, who were visiting Haifa on a 19-...
  17. 1929-02-14 — Work began on the three additional chambers of the Shrine of the Bab after the rock had been excavat...
  18. 1942-12-31 — Shoghi Effendi asked Sutherland Maxwell to design the superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab. [BBD2...
  19. 1944-05-23 — Shoghi Effendi unveiled the model of the Shrine of the Bab at the centenary celebration of the Decla...
  20. 1946-04-11 — Shoghi Effendi instructed Sutherland Maxwell to set plans in motion for the first stages of the buil...
  21. 1947-09-13 — The passing of Haji Mahmúd Qassabchi. In 1933 Qassabchi had suffered a severe attack of paralysis ...
  22. 1948-04-00 — Contracts were placed in Italy for the rose Baveno granite columns for the Shrine of the Bab. [BBD21...
  23. 1949-00-00 — Construction began on the superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab. [BBD210] The architect, Suther...
  24. 1950-07-09 — The Centenary of the Martyrdom of the Bab was commemorated. For Shoghi Effendi's message to the B...
  25. 1951-03-21 — Shoghi Effendi announced the completion of the excavation for the eight pillars to support the dome ...
  26. 1951-04-02 — Shoghi Effendi announced the completion of two additional terraces, a scheme initiated a quarter of ...
  27. 1952-03-01 — The Octagonal component of the Shrine of the Bab was completed. [The Baha'i Faith 1844-1952 Informat...
  28. 1952-03-04 — Shoghi Effendi described plans for a marble colonnade to encircle the Shrine of the Bab as an interm...
  29. 1952-03-25 — Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Montreal. He died in the very room that...
  30. 1953-04-29 — In a moving ceremony, Shoghi Effendi placed a silver box containing a fragment of plaster from the c...
  31. 1953-10-00 — The superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab was completed. [BBD210; CB324–5; PP235; ZK85–6] M...
  32. 1954-04-26 — President of Israel Ben Zvi and his wife visit the Shrines on Mount Carmel, the first official visit...
  33. 1955-11-15 — Shoghi Effendi announced that for the construction of the International Baha'i Archives thirty of th...
  34. 1962-06-28 — President Tubman of Liberia visited the Shrine of the Bab. This is the second official visit of a...
  35. 1978-04-21 — Delegates to the International Convention attended a ceremony to further dedicate the new building f...
  36. 1980-10-00 — A completely new electrical system was installed in the Shrine of the Bab. [Bahai Chronicles]...
  37. 1982-07-15 — In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Le...
  38. 1986-12-24 — The House of Worship in New Delhi, the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent, was dedicated in th...
  39. 1990-05-23 — The work started on the project to reinforce and extend the main terrace of the Shrine of the Bab. T...
  40. 1991-06-17 — The contracts were signed for the second phase of construction for the terraces to the Shrine of the...
  41. 1992-05-29 — The Commemoration of the Centenary of the Ascension of Baha'u'llah at Bahji and the walk from the Ge...
  42. 1994-03-24 — The Dalai Lama visited the Baha'i World Centre, the first time a head of a religion had visited the ...
  43. 1996-04-21 — The terraces below the Shrine of the Bab were completed and opened to pilgrims....
  44. 2001-05-23 — At dusk on the evening of the 22nd of May, the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab, a $...
  45. 2001-06-04 — The public opening of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel. [BWNS134, BWNS...
  46. 2001-07-31 — The publication of Baha'i Shrine and Gardens on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel: A Visual Journey by the...
  47. 2008-07-08 — The Shrine of the Bab and the Resting Place of Bahau'llah, together with their surrounding gardens, ...
  48. 2009-03-21 — In commemoration of the interment of the sacred remains of the Bab on Mount Carmel, the members of t...
  49. 2011-04-12 — After more than two years of extensive restoration work the Shrine of the Bab was complete. The proj...
  50. 2024-11-25 — The Baha'i World Centre advised that the work on the Shrine of the Bab that had begun some four mont...

3.   from the Chronology of Canada (3 results; expand)

  1. 1951-10-00 — An article entitled The Spiritual Significance of the Shrine of the Bab was printed in CBN No 220 Oc...
  2. 1952-03-25 — Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Montreal. (b.14 November, 1874) [DH143;...
  3. 2001-05-23 — At dusk on the evening of the 22nd of May, the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab, a $...
 
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