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Calligraphy of the Greatest Name       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4There are several symbols used to express identification with the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith: the nine-pointed star, a calligraphy known as the “Greatest Name”, the Ringstone Symbol, or a five-pointed star.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsNine-pointed star[edit]Five-pointed star[edit]The Greatest Name[edit]Ringstone symbol[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Nine-pointed star[edit]According to the Abjad system of isopsephy, the word Bah\u00e1\u02bc has a numerical equivalence of 9, and thus there is frequent use of the number 9 in Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed symbols. The most commonly used symbol connected to the number 9 is the nine-pointed star, ; there is no particular design of the nine-pointed star that is used more often than others. While the star is not a part of the teachings of the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith, it is commonly used as an emblem representing “9”, because of the association of number 9 with perfection, unity and Bah\u00e1\u02bc.The number 9 also comes up several times in Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed history and teachings. On the significance of the number 9, Shoghi Effendi wrote:“Concerning the number nine: the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds reverence this for two reasons, first because it is considered by those interested in numbers as the sign of perfection. The second consideration, which is the more important one, is that it is the numerical value of the word “Bah\u00e1\u02bc”\u2026“Besides these two significances the number nine has no other meaning. It is, however, enough to make the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds use it when an arbitrary number is to be chosen.”[2]Its use on gravestone markers was approved by Shoghi Effendi, then head of the religion, in 1944.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On 13 September 2022, the symbol was added to Unicode as U+1F7D9 \ud83d\udfd9 NINE POINTED WHITE STAR.Five-pointed star[edit]The five-pointed star, or haykal (Arabic: temple) is a symbol of the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith as mentioned by Shoghi Effendi, head of the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith in the first half of the 20th century: “Strictly speaking the 5-pointed star is the symbol of our Faith, as used by the B\u00e1b and explained by Him.” The five-pointed star has been used as the outline of special letters or tablets by both the B\u00e1b and Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h.Haykal is a loan word from the Hebrew word h\u0113y\u1e35\u0101l, which means temple and specifically Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. In Arabic, the word also means the body or form of something, particularly the human body. In the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed tradition, the haykal was established by the B\u00e1b \u2014 and represents the human body as a head, two hands, and two feet. The B\u00e1b wrote many letters, tablets, prayers and more in the shape of a five-pointed star, including some that included many derivatives of the word Bah\u00e1\u02bc (see below).Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h wrote the S\u00fariy-i-Haykal (Tablet of the Temple) in the shape of a five-pointed star. While the meaning of temple remains present, the haykal is used mainly to mean the human body, but particularly the body of the Manifestation of God \u2014 a messenger from God \u2014 and the person of Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h himself. In the Tablet, the haykal is also used to refer to the word of God, which is revealed by the Manifestations of God. He also says in the same Tablet:“O Living Temple! We have, in very truth,…ordained Thee to be the emblem of My Cause betwixt the heavens and the earth…”Haykal by the B\u00e1b written in his own hand.An unidentified tablet in the B\u00e1b’s handwriting.An unidentified tablet in the B\u00e1b’s handwriting.The Greatest Name[edit]  In Islamic belief God has 99 names, and in some Islamic traditions it is believed that there is a special hidden 100th name, which is the greatest. In Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed belief the Greatest Name is Bah\u00e1\u02bc (\u0628\u0647\u0627\u0621), translated as “glory” or “splendour”. Many symbols of the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith derive their significance from the word Bah\u00e1\u02bc, and it is the root word used in many other names and phrases including Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed (a follower of Bah\u00e1\u02bc), Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h (Glory of God), \u02bbAbdu’l-Bah\u00e1 (Servant of Glory), Y\u00e1 Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’l-Abh\u00e1 (O Thou Glory of the Most Glorious), and All\u00e1h-u-Abh\u00e1 (God is Most Glorious).  Calligraphy of the Greatest NameBah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h often referred to Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds in his writings as “the people of Bah\u00e1\u02bc”, and in addition, the B\u00e1b sent a tablet to Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h with 360 derivatives of the word Bah\u00e1\u02bc. Along with daily prayers, Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds are encouraged to recite the phrase “All\u00e1h-u-Abh\u00e1” 95 times in a form of meditation.  Arabic letters in the Greatest NameThe symbol known as Greatest Name is an Arabic calligraphic rendering of “Y\u00e1 Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’l-Abh\u00e1” (\u064a\u0627 \u0628\u0647\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0628\u0647\u0649 usually translated as “O Thou the Glory of the Most Glorious!”). This rendering was originally drawn by the early Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed calligrapher Mishk\u00edn Qalam, and later adopted by Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds everywhere.Since the symbol refers more directly to the Name of God and of the Messenger of God, than any other symbol in the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith, it is not generally used in a casual manner or to adorn the personal artifacts that are put to common use. The symbol can usually be seen in Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed homes and rings that are produced on a limited scale.Ringstone symbol[edit]  An artistic representation of the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Ringstone Symbol  Ringstone Symbol on jewelryThe Ringstone Symbol was designed by \u02bbAbdu’l-Bah\u00e1, and, as its name implies, is the most common symbol found on rings worn by Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds, but it is also used on necklaces, book covers, and paintings. It consists of two stars (haykal) interspersed with a stylized Bah\u00e1\u02bc. The lower line is said to represent humanity and the world of creation, the upper line the world of God, and the middle line represents the special station of Manifestation of God and the world of revelation; the vertical line is the primal will or Holy Spirit proceeding from God through the manifestations to humanity. The position of Manifestation of God in this symbol is said to be the linking point to God. The two stars or haykals represent Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h and the B\u00e1b.[18] Together, the relationship between the upper, middle, and vertical lines also constitute what could be regarded as a Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed rendering of the holy trinity, while it is also probably no coincidence that the shape of the symbol bears similarity to the Chinese characters for king \u738b, Jade Emperor \u7389\u5e1d, and master \u4e3b.[19]References[edit]Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h (2002) [composed 1868]. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Haifa, Israel: Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed World Centre. ISBN\u00a00-85398-976-1.Bayat, Mohamad Ghasem (2001). “An Introduction to the S\u00faratu’l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple)”. Lights of Irfan.Buck, Christopher (1999). Paradise and Paradigm. SUNY Press. ISBN\u00a09780791497944 \u2013 via Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Library Online.Collins, William (1990). “Sacred Mythology and the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith” (PDF). Journal of Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Studies. 2 (4): 1\u201315. doi:10.31581\/JBS-2.4.1(1990). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2016-06-24.Effendi, Shoghi (1973). Directives from the Guardian. Hawaii Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Publishing Trust.Faizi, Abu’l-Qasim (1968). Explanation of the Symbol of the Greatest Name. New Delhi: India Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Publishing Trust \u2013 via Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Library Online.Hatcher, John S. (1997). The Ocean of His Words: A Reader’s Guide to the Art of Bah\u00e1\u02bcu’ll\u00e1h. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Publishing Trust. ISBN\u00a00-87743-259-7.Hornby, Helen, ed. (1983). Lights of Guidance: A Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Reference File. New Delhi: India Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Publishing Trust. ISBN\u00a081-85091-46-3 \u2013 via Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Library Online.Lambden, Stephen (1993). “The Word Bah\u00e1\u02bc: Quintessence of the Greatest Name”. 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