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154. Raise up and exalt the two Houses in the Twin Hallowed Spots, and the other sites wherein the throne of your Lord … hath been established. # 133 |
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Bahá’u’lláh identifies the “two Houses” as His House in
Baghdád, designated by Him as the “Most Great House”, and
the House of the Báb in Shíráz, both of which have been
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ordained by Him as sites of pilgrimage. (See Q and A 29, 32
and note 54.)
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Shoghi Effendi explained that “the other sites wherein the
throne of your Lord … hath been established” refers to those
places where the Person of the Manifestation of God has
resided. Bahá’u’lláh states that “the people of the areas where
these are situated may choose to preserve either each house” wherein
He resided, “or one of them” (Q and A 32). Bahá’í institutions
have identified, documented, and where possible, acquired
and restored a number of the historical sites associated with
the Twin Manifestations.
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