Universal House of Justice
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The Universal House of Justice is the international governing council of the Bahá'í Faith, based in Haifa, Israel, responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and legislating on matters not explicitly covered in its sacred texts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Universal House of Justice canonical | 15 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá’í institution
ⓘ
international governing council ⓘ religious governing body ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’u’lláh (in his writings)
|
| architect | Husayn Amanat ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Seat of the Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| authorityAffirmedBy |
ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
ⓘ
surface form:
‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
|
| authorityClarifiedBy | Shoghi Effendi ⓘ |
| buildingCompleted | 1983 ⓘ |
| consideredByBahá’ís | infallible in its legislative decisions ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| electedBy | members of National Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | every five years ⓘ |
| established | 1963 ⓘ |
| foundationEvent | First International Bahá’í Convention, 1963 ⓘ |
| function |
application of Bahá’í laws to changing conditions
ⓘ
legislation on matters not explicitly revealed in Bahá’í scripture ⓘ oversight of the affairs of the Bahá’í World Centre ⓘ promotion of the expansion and consolidation of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ protection of the unity of the Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| genderPolicyForMembers | male-only membership ⓘ |
| governs | global Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| guides | Bahá’í educational and social action efforts worldwide ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Baháʼí World Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’í World Centre
Continental Counsellors ⓘ International Teaching Centre building ⓘ
surface form:
International Teaching Centre
National Spiritual Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
National Spiritual Assemblies
|
| hasNo | clergy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Haifa
ⓘ
surface form:
Haifa, Israel
|
| inaugurated | 1963 ⓘ |
| issues |
messages to the Bahá’í world
ⓘ
plans for the global Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| languageOfMajorCommunications | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusInIsrael | recognized as a religious institution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baháʼí World Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’í World Centre
|
| locatedOn | Mount Carmel ⓘ |
| location |
Haifa
ⓘ
surface form:
Haifa, Israel
|
| membershipType | elected body ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 9 ⓘ |
| oversees |
development of Bahá’í administrative order
ⓘ
implementation of global teaching plans ⓘ |
| predecessorBody |
Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Guardianship of the Bahá’í Faith (as complementary institution, not replaced)
|
| publishes | letters, messages, and plans addressed to Bahá’ís and humanity ⓘ |
| religion |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’í Faith
|
| role |
guides the global Bahá’í community
ⓘ
international governing council of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ legislates on matters not explicitly covered in Bahá’í sacred texts ⓘ supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bahá'í Faith