“Athlete,” “champion.” Term applied to brave and muscular men.
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Pantheism is the belief that reality is identical with divinity, or that all-things compose an all-encompassing, immanent god. Pantheist belief does not recognize a distinct personal anthropomorphic god and instead characterizes a broad range of doctrines differing in forms of relationships between reality and divinity. Pantheistic concepts date back thousands of years, and pantheistic elements have been identified in various religious traditions. ... Pantheism derives from the Greek
πᾶν pan (meaning "all, of everything") and
θεός theos (meaning "god, divine").
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This is a subtle and abstract realization. Meditate upon it, for within it lies the true explanation of pantheism. From this point of view and perception pantheism is a truth, for every atom in the universe possesses or reflects all the virtues of life, the manifestation of which is effected through change and transformation.
For an authoritative discussion on the subject, see
Some Answered Question by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, beginning on
page 290.
A heavenly garden; a state of bliss. The
Manifestation is “the Nightingale of Paradise”; His
Revelation, “the rustling of the leaves of Paradise”; “the love of God” is itself Paradise.
A mountain range north of Sinai and south of Seir; all are sacred as places of revelation.
Teman lies in northwest Edom, not far from Párán. See Habukkuk 3:3.
Moses himself uses “Párán” with special reference to
Muḥammad and “Seir” to Jesus Christ: “And he said: The Lord came from Sinai and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from Mount Párán and He came with ten thousands of saints; from His right hand went a fiery law for them.” (Deuteronomy 33:2). Here Moses foretells the coming of three revelations and three prophets after himself, the last being
Bahá’u’lláh.
Ishmael (Genesis 21:21) founded the Arabian peoples in Párán.
Páshá, Fu’ád
Peace, Lesser
Pen
Peace, Most Great
Peerless Beloved
Pen, Divine
Pen of Glory, Pen of the Most High
Literally “the fivefold volume,” referring to the first five books of the Old Testament. Known also as the Torah.
Generally, the members of the Bahá’í community. Followers of
Bahá’u’lláh.
The followers of the
Báb, known also as
Bábís.
People of Tubbá’
Perfect Exemplar
Enduring name for
Írán, derived from its province Fárs.
Perspicuous Religion
The common title of the kings of Egypt. The Pharaoh of the oppression is usually held to be Ramesis II (about 1340 B.C.), and his son and successor Merenptah, the Pharaoh of the Exodus, but this is highly uncertain and the birth of
Moses is dated as early as 1520 B.C.
Philosopher’s Stone
An imaginary substance which the alchemists formerly sought as a means of converting baser metals into gold.
A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes.
The Phoenix, a mythical bird with a life expectancy of one thousand years, has figured predominantly in the theology of many peoples. The bird, a solitary creature, was said to have a flute-like beak with a hundred holes, each opening sounding a mystic tone. As death approaches, the Pheonix prepares its funeral pyre, pours forth its tragic song, and kindles the fire with its feathers. As the embers die down to a single spark, a new Phoenix miraculously arises from the ashes. In response to an enquiry, the
Guardian of the
Bahá’í Faith has explained that the Phoenix “does not have any connection with the
Manifestation but is used poetically to convey the thought of something that is immortal, or that rises from destruction...”
Pontius Pilate, Roman procurator of Judea at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion, who issued His death sentence.
A house for visiting pilgrims that Mírzá Ja’far Rahmani built, with
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s permission, near the
Shrine of the Báb. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá composed a dedicatory inscription that appears above its entrance: “This is a spiritual Hostel for Pilgrims, and its founder is Mírzá Ja’far Rahmani AH 1327. [1909].” It was completed in 1909 and was known as the Eastern or Oriental Pilgrim House. In 1969 the increasing number of pilgrims led the
Universal House of Justice to decide that pilgrims should be accommodated in hotels, thereby enabling it to convert the pilgrim house into a reception centre.
A Western Pilgrim House was built across the street from the House of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Haifa, shortly after His passing, with funds American Bahá’ís had contributed and in accordance with a design ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had selected and modified. In 1963 the Universal House of Justice established its offices in the Western Pilgrim House.
A journey made with the intention of visiting a
shrine or holy place.
For Bahá’ís it is both a privilege and an obligation, although it is only obligatory for men who are able to make the journey. In the
Kitáb-i-Aqdas Bahá’u’lláh specifically ordains pilgrimage to the House of Bahá’u’lláh in
Baghdád and to the House of the
Báb in
Shíráz.
On the day of Bahá’u’lláh’s ascension, the room where His Holy Dust was laid became a third centre of pilgrimage—the most holy spot and the
Qiblih of the Bahá’í world—for at least the next thousand years. Under current conditions, Bahá’ís assume that the obligation of pilgrimage is satisfied by a visit to the
Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and the
Shrine of the Báb in the Holy Land.
The first group of Western pilgrims arrived in
‘Akká on 10 December 1898 and included Edward and
Lua Getsinger; Phoebe Hearst; Mrs Hearst’s butler, Robert Turner, who was the first African-American in the West to become a Bahá’í; and Mrs Thornburgh.
Pillar, Crimson
Pillars of the Faith
Pillars of the Universal House of Justice
Bahá’ís who leave their hometown or country to reside elsewhere for the purpose of teaching the Bahá’í Faith.
Pioneer Committees, Continental
Teaching Plans launched by Shoghi Effendi include:
· the first Seven Year Plan (1937-44) and the second Seven Year Plan (1946-53) pursued by the Bahá’ís of the United States
· a Six Year Plan pursued by the Bahá’ís of the British Isles (1944-50)
· plans of varying durations separately pursued between 1947- 53 by the National
Spiritual Assemblies of Canada, of Central America, of South America, of Australia and New Zealand, of India, Pakistan, and Burma, of Germany and Austria, of Írán, of ‘Iráq, and of Egypt and the Sudan
· the Two Year Plan for the development of the Faith in Africa
The Universal House of Justice has launched
· the Five Year Plan (1974-79)
· the Seven Year Plan (1979- 86)
· the Six Year Plan (1986-92)
· the Three Year Plan (1993-1996)
· the Four Year Plan (1996-2000)
· the One Year Plan (2000-2001)
· the Five Year Plan (2001-2006)
· the Five Year Plan (2006-2011)
· the Five Year Plan (2011-2016).
· the Five Year Plan (2016-2021).
Having a belief in more than one god.
“... the worship of or belief in multiple deities, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.”
Pride of Martyrs
Primitive Age
Prince of Hypocrites
Prince of Martyrs
A-Z :
Prince ~
Shujá‘u’d-Dawlih
Prison, Most Great
Process, Ten Part
The progressive unfoldment of the
Faith of God through the appearance of His successive
Manifestations. Each Manifestation reveals Teachings suited to the time of Their appearance, renews the spiritual essence of Religion, and promises the appearance of another Manifestation to come.
This process may be considered in terms of the sun. Though each day it rises with a different name and with certain qualities, yet it is still the same sun.
Bahá’u’lláh words it thus:
“Consider the sun. Were it to say now, “I am the sun of yesterday,” it would speak the truth. And should it, bearing the sequence of time in mind, claim to be other than that sun, it still would speak the truth. In like manner, if it be said that all the days are but one and the same, it is correct and true. And if it be said, with respect to their particular names and designations, that they differ, that again is true. For though they are the same, yet one doth recognize in each a separate designation, a specific attribute, a particular character.”
“The Kitáb-i-Íqán”, page 20
Prophecy, Daniel’s
Prophet (of God)
Purest Branch