THE BAHA'I

As gathering places for prayer and meditation, Baha'i Houses of Worship are buildings that most closely approximate the place of the church, the temple, or the mosque in other religions. Yet they are also something more. So far, seven Houses of Worship have been built -at least one on

 

HOUSES OF

each continent, a token of the Faith's global progress. At the present stage of the Faith's development, Baha'is have focused on creating and developing the social and spiritual institutions of community life rather than on the construction of physical buildings in every

WORSHIP

community. Each temple has its own distinctive design, and yet conforms to a set of architectural requirements that give a unifying theme. All Houses of Worship are open to people of every religion. There are no sermons, rituals or clergy.

Blessed is the spot,and the house,
and the place, and the city,
and the heart, and


the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave,and the valley, and the land,and the sea and the island,

 

and the meadow where mention
of God hath been made,
and His praise glorified

-Baha'u'llah