Bahá'í symbols

Were in Babism and the Baha'i religion and different symbols are used depending on the occasion.

Five -pointed star

The five-pointed star (Arabic: haykal, temple ) was used by the Bab and Baha'u'llah for the design of letters and signs.

The Arabic word " haykal " is a loan word of the Hebrew word hek'l, which translates temple and refers to the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. The Arabic word " haykal " means something like "human body ". In the Baha'i tradition, the use of the Bab goes back that uses the five-pointed star as a symbol for the human body with head, arms and legs.

Baha'u'llah used the five-pointed star also a symbol of the human body, particularly in his " panel of the temple " ( Suriy -i - Haykal ), but as a symbol of the Manifestations of God and as a symbol of his revelation. The simultaneous importance of the five-pointed star as a temple and the human body is supposed to represent the human body as a temple for the soul and as a symbol of the Manifestations of God.

Nine -pointed star

The nine -pointed star symbolizes perfection and unity, as the Nine is the highest single-digit number. In the Abdschad number mysticism, the Arabic word Baha has a numerical value of nine. The nine -pointed star was a symbol of Bahai but only after the time of Shoghi Effendi wider use.