Head of the Bahá'í Faith
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The Head of the Bahá'í Faith is the supreme religious leader responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and interpreting its teachings.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
position of authority in the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
religious leadership position ⓘ |
| alternativeDesignation | central authority of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Bahá'u'lláh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
‘Abdu'l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOffice | Guardian of the Cause of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveLeadershipExercisedBy |
Hands of the Cause of God
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreFunction |
defend the Faith from schism
ⓘ
interpret Bahá'í sacred writings ⓘ maintain unity of the Bahá'í community ⓘ oversee propagation of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ provide authoritative guidance to Bahá'ís ⓘ |
| countryOfCentralInstitution | Israel GENERATED ⓘ |
| currentForm | institutional headship by the Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| distinctionFromClergy | no professional priesthood in the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ |
| doctrineRelatedToOffice | Bahá'í Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Bahá'u'lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingText |
Kitáb‑i‑Aqdas
GENERATED
ⓘ
Will and Testament of ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guardian of the unity of the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
guide of the global Bahá'í community ⓘ interpreter of Bahá'í teachings ⓘ protector of the integrity of Bahá'í scripture ⓘ supreme religious leader of the Bahá'í community ⓘ |
| historicalHolder |
Bahá'u'lláh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shoghi Effendi NERFINISHED ⓘ ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| laterExercisedCollectivelyBy | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadershipModelAfter1957 | collective leadership ⓘ |
| leadershipType | non-clerical ⓘ |
| religion | Bahá'í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Abrahamic religion ⓘ |
| reportsTo | no higher earthly authority ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | global ⓘ |
| seatOfCentralInstitution |
Bahá'í World Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualResponsibility |
preserve unity of humanity
ⓘ
promote principles of world peace ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Shoghi Effendi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
‘Abdu'l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionPrinciple |
covenant of Bahá'u'lláh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
explicit written appointment ⓘ |
| successorTo | Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfIndividualHeads | 1863–1957 ⓘ |
| ultimateSourceOfAuthority | revelation of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ |
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