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54. The Lord hath ordained that those of you who are able shall make pilgrimage to the sacred House # 32 |
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Two sacred Houses are covered by this ordinance, the House
of the Báb in Shíráz and the House of Bahá’u’lláh in
Baghdád. Bahá’u’lláh has specified that pilgrimage to either
of these two Houses fulfils the requirement of this passage
(Q and A 25, 29). In two separate Tablets, known as Súriy-i-Hájj
(Q and A 10), Bahá’u’lláh has prescribed specific rites for
each of these pilgrimages. In this sense, the performance of
a pilgrimage is more than simply visiting these two Houses.
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After the passing of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá designated
the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh at Bahjí as a place of
pilgrimage. In a Tablet, He indicates that the “Most Holy
Shrine, the Blessed House in Baghdád and the venerated House of
the Báb in Shíráz” are “consecrated to pilgrimage”, and that it is
“obligatory” to visit these places “if one can afford it and is able
to do so, and if no obstacle stands in one’s way”. No rites have
been prescribed for pilgrimage to the Most Holy Shrine.
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