Mashriqu'l-Adhkár

The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár means the "Dawning Place of the Remembrance of God".

It is to include a central auditorium exclusively for prayer and meditation and dependencies for serving the social, cultural, educational, and humanitarian needs of the community.

For an official introductory article, see https://www.bahai.org/action/devotional-life/mashriqul-adhkar-bahai-houses-worship

For the publicly editable wiki article, see Wikipedia:Bahai house of worship.

Compilations/Letters

• https://bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/compilations/institution-mashriqul-adhkar/institution-mashriqul-adhkar.pdf?6cb70a5f
• https://bahai-library.com/compilation_service_bahai_temples
• https://bahai-library.com/compilation_functions_importance_hazirat-quds and the Hazíratu'l-Quds)
• https://bahai-library.com/uhj_devotional_meetings (on devotional meetings, the embryonic Houses of Worship)
• https://bahai-library.com/compilation_readings_mashriq_adhkar
• https://bahai-library.com/compilation_mashriq_adhkar_mcglinn (includes some pilgrim's notes as well as the Writings)

Guiding

• Guiding

Central Building Information

• House of Worship Auditorium
• Foundation Hall

Dependencies

• House of Worship dependencies

Urgency and importance of

• House of Worship importance
• Need for a physical temple to be built
• Ongoing need for adding dependencies
• However, it is stated at https://bahai-library.com/uhj_laws_not_binding : "IV.D.1.d The law of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar is gradually being put into effect."

Symbolism of

• House of Worship symbolism

Building features

• House of Worship - need to build
• House of Worship avenues, gardens, and pools
• House of Worship beauty
• House of Worship - no images or effigies

Prophecies concerning

• Founding of the House of Worship
• Prophecies regarding the House of Worship

Benefits of

as a result of devotional meetings held there

• House of Worship-devotional benefits - firmness
• House of Worship-devotional benefits - joy-peace
• House of Worship-devotional benefits - unity-fellowship
• House of Worship-devotional benefits - divine confirmations

as a result of having a physical structure

• House of Worship benefits - place to meet
• House of Worship benefits - assists in teaching
• See also House of Worship beauty

Relationship with the Hazíratu'l-Quds and individual's homes

• Sequence-Homes-Hazíratu'l-Quds-Mashriqu'l-Adhkár

See also

• Community dawn prayers (to be held here in the future)
• Devotional meetings (the precursor to Mashriqu'l-Adhkárs)
• Houses of worship
  • Church
• Nine