Greatest name

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Calligraphy of the word Baha ( Arabic بهاء bahā ' , DMG bahāʾ'  glory, grace, splendor, beauty ', Bahai transcription Bahá )
Calligraphy of the word Ya Baha'u'l-Abha ( Arabic يا بهاء الأبهى yā bahā 'al-abhā , DMG yā bahāʾ al-abhā  ' O Glory of the Most Glorious', Bahai transcription Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá )
A gold ring with the ring symbol calligraphy made up of the two Arabic letters Ba and Ha.
Calligraphy in the dome of the House of Worship Langenhain

As Biggest Name ( Bahai transcription ism-ia'ẓam ) in is Bahá'í Faith , the central Name of God Baha ( Arabic بهاء BAHA ' , DMG bahā'  , glory , Grace , gloss , beauty ', Bahai transcription Bahá ), respectively. The idea of ​​a greatest name is based on the Muslim tradition of the 99 most beautiful names of God , according to which there is still a hundredth name of God that is unknown to mankind. This name is for Bahai "Baha", whereby it is used in various forms. There are also links to other religious traditions.

The title of the founder of the religion Baha'u'llah ( Arabic بهاءالله bahā 'allāh , DMG bahāʾ allāh , Baha'i transcription Bahá'u'lláh ) means "glory of God". The followers of Baha'em call themselves Bahai ( Arabic بهائي bahāʾī , DMG bahāʾī , Baha'i transcription Bahá'í ), which means "followers of glory (of God)".

The greatest name plays an important role in the religious life of the Baha'i. Every Bahai should have the greatest name in the form Allah-u-Abha ( Arabic الله أبهى allāh abhā , DMG allāh abhā  'God is the Most Glorious', Baha'i transcription Allah-u-Abhá ) recite 95 times a day. This form of the largest name is also often used as a greeting among Baha'i people. Calligraphies of the greatest name mostly contain Ya Baha'u'l-Abha ( Arabic يا بهاء الأبهى yā bahā 'al-abhā , DMG yā bahāʾ al-abhā  ' O Glory of the Most Glorious', Bahai transcription Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá ) as the form of the greatest name. Another widely used calligraphy of the greatest name is the ring symbol , which consists of the two Arabic letters Ba and Ha .

Since the greatest name is considered sacred, it should be treated with dignity . So z. B. stickers, badges or gravestones that use the largest name are not recommended. However, jewelry with the biggest name is considered appropriate and common.

Baha has an Abdschad numerical value of nine , a number that plays a central and large role in the numerology of Baha'i .

See also

literature

  • Peter Smith: A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith . Oneworld-Publications, Oxford 1999, ISBN 978-1-85168-184-6 , pp. 167-168 .

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