Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
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The Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá is a Bahá'í holy day commemorating the passing of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá, the son of Bahá'u'lláh and central figure of the Bahá'í Faith, observed annually with prayers and reflection.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá canonical | 2 |
| Ascension of `Abdu'l‑Bahá | 1 |
| Ascension of ‘Abduʼl-Bahá | 1 |
| Baháʼí Holy Day of the Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1950339 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá Context triple: [Bahá'í Faith, hasHolyDay, Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá]
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A.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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Mother of the Believers
Mother of the Believers is an honorific Islamic title given to the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, signifying their revered and maternal status within the Muslim community.
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C.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
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D.
Payam-e-Mashriq
Payam-e-Mashriq is a celebrated Persian poetry collection by philosopher-poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal that responds to Goethe’s West–östlicher Divan and explores themes of spirituality, selfhood, and East–West dialogue.
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E.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
- 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: Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá Target entity description: The Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá is a Bahá'í holy day commemorating the passing of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá, the son of Bahá'u'lláh and central figure of the Bahá'í Faith, observed annually with prayers and reflection.
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A.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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B.
Mother of the Believers
Mother of the Believers is an honorific Islamic title given to the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, signifying their revered and maternal status within the Muslim community.
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C.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
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D.
Payam-e-Mashriq
Payam-e-Mashriq is a celebrated Persian poetry collection by philosopher-poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal that responds to Goethe’s West–östlicher Divan and explores themes of spirituality, selfhood, and East–West dialogue.
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E.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá'í holy day
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| Bahá'íCalendarDate | Qawl 6 (or 7, depending on sunset) in many years ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Badíʻ calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í calendar
|
| category |
Bahá'í history
ⓘ
Bahá'í holy days ⓘ |
| commemorates | passing of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| commemorationType | anniversary of death ⓘ |
| date | 27 November ⓘ |
| devotionalElements |
chanting
ⓘ
collective prayer ⓘ silent meditation ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá self-link ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate in Palestine
end of World War I era ⓘ |
| honors | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| linkedSuccessorInstitution |
Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
ⓘ
surface form:
Guardianship of the Bahá'í Faith
Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| liturgicalFocus |
prayers revealed by Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
prayers revealed by ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ readings from Bahá'í writings ⓘ |
| observanceLocation |
Bahá'í study circles
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í centers
Shrine of the Báb ⓘ Shrine of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ homes of Bahá'ís ⓘ |
| observancePractice |
prayers
ⓘ
reflection ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'ís
|
| placeOfEventCommemorated |
Haifa
ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kitáb-i-‘Ahd
ⓘ
surface form:
Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh
Covenant-breaking (Bahá'í Faith) ⓘ |
| religion |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í Faith
|
| significance |
marks the end of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá's earthly ministry
ⓘ
reinforces the authority of the Administrative Order ⓘ |
| theme |
detachment from earthly life
ⓘ
remembrance of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá's life and service ⓘ steadfastness in the Covenant ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | early hours of the morning ⓘ |
| workRestriction | no ⓘ |
| yearOfEventCommemorated | 1921 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bahá'í Faith
this entity surface form:
Baháʼí Holy Day of the Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
this entity surface form:
Ascension of ‘Abduʼl-Bahá
this entity surface form:
Ascension of `Abdu'l‑Bahá