National Spiritual Assembly
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The National Spiritual Assembly is the elected national governing council of the Bahá'í community, responsible for overseeing its affairs and coordinating activities within a specific country.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1950329 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Spiritual Assembly Context triple: [Bahá'í Faith, hasNationalInstitution, National Spiritual Assembly]
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Supreme Muslim Council
The Supreme Muslim Council was a leading religious and political body in Mandatory Palestine that played a central role in organizing and representing Palestinian Muslim interests during the early 20th-century national movement.
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B.
Rabbinical Assembly
The Rabbinical Assembly is the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis that sets religious standards, provides leadership, and supports clergy within the Conservative Jewish movement.
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Muslim Judicial Council
The Muslim Judicial Council is a prominent South African Islamic religious authority that provides leadership, guidance, and representation for Muslim communities in the country.
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D.
Majalis-e Sab'a
Majalis-e Sab'a is a collection of seven Persian sermons and discourses attributed to the 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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E.
Sarsanghchalak
Sarsanghchalak is the title given to the supreme chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent organization of several major Hindu nationalist groups in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Spiritual Assembly Target entity description: The National Spiritual Assembly is the elected national governing council of the Bahá'í community, responsible for overseeing its affairs and coordinating activities within a specific country.
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A.
Supreme Muslim Council
The Supreme Muslim Council was a leading religious and political body in Mandatory Palestine that played a central role in organizing and representing Palestinian Muslim interests during the early 20th-century national movement.
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B.
Rabbinical Assembly
The Rabbinical Assembly is the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis that sets religious standards, provides leadership, and supports clergy within the Conservative Jewish movement.
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C.
Muslim Judicial Council
The Muslim Judicial Council is a prominent South African Islamic religious authority that provides leadership, guidance, and representation for Muslim communities in the country.
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D.
Majalis-e Sab'a
Majalis-e Sab'a is a collection of seven Persian sermons and discourses attributed to the 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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E.
Sarsanghchalak
Sarsanghchalak is the title given to the supreme chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent organization of several major Hindu nationalist groups in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá'í administrative institution
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elected religious council ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
National Spiritual Assembly
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surface form:
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of [country]
|
| authorityFrom |
interpretations of Shoghi Effendi
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interpretations of `Abdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ
surface form:
writings of Bahá'u'lláh
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| collaboratesWith | other National Spiritual Assemblies through international Bahá'í plans ⓘ |
| composition | nine members ⓘ |
| duty |
administer Bahá'í laws and ordinances within its jurisdiction
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form national committees for specific functions ⓘ guide and coordinate teaching activities ⓘ implement plans and guidance from the Universal House of Justice ⓘ maintain unity and harmony in the Bahá'í community ⓘ manage national Bahá'í funds ⓘ protect the Bahá'í community ⓘ represent the Bahá'í community to civil authorities ⓘ represent the Bahá'í community to the public ⓘ stimulate growth and consolidation of the Bahá'í community ⓘ supervise Local Spiritual Assemblies within its country ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| electionType | indirect election ⓘ |
| electorate | delegates elected by local Bahá'í communities ⓘ |
| establishedInBahá'íDispensation | 20th century ⓘ |
| governancePrinciple |
collective decision-making
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consultation ⓘ no clergy ⓘ non-partisanship ⓘ |
| governs | Bahá'í community within a specific country ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordinates Bahá'í activities at the national level
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National Spiritual Assembly self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
national governing council of the Bahá'í community
oversees affairs of the Bahá'í community within a specific country ⓘ |
| isAbove | Local Spiritual Assembly ⓘ |
| isBelow | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh as understood by Bahá'ís
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í administrative order
|
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | may be registered as a religious or charitable organization in its country ⓘ |
| maintains | national Bahá'í properties and endowments ⓘ |
| meetsAt | national Bahá'í convention for its election ⓘ |
| publishes | national Bahá'í newsletters and communications ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Baha'i Faith
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surface form:
Bahá'í Faith
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| reportsTo | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| requires | sufficient number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in a country ⓘ |
| scope | national Bahá'í community ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bahá'í Faith
subject surface form:
Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette
this entity surface form:
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States
this entity surface form:
Bahá'í administrative order
this entity surface form:
Bahá'í administrative order
this entity surface form:
National Spiritual Assemblies
this entity surface form:
national governing council of the Bahá'í community
this entity surface form:
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of [country]