Ring symbol

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The calligraphic ring symbol ( Arabic بهاء bahā ''  glory, grace, splendor, beauty ') shows three levels: the level of God, the level of revelators, and that of humanity. These levels are linked together through Revelation.
A gold ring with the ring symbol calligraphy made up of the two Arabic letters Ba and Ha.

The ring symbol is a symbol of the Baha'i , which was designed by Abdu'l Baha and is formed from the two Arabic letters " Ba " and " Ha ", from which the Arabic word "Baha" ( Arabic بهاء bahā ' , DMG bahāʾ'  glory, grace, splendor, beauty ', Baha'i transcription Baha ) results. The symbol consists of two stars and three horizontal lines, which are connected by a vertical line. The stars symbolize the two twins, apparently Baha'u'llah and the Bab . The lower line symbolizes the level of humanity with the material world , the middle line symbolizes the level of the manifestations of God (i.e. the level of spirit and revelation) and the upper line symbolizes the level of God. These three levels are connected by cyclically recurring revelations - in the Christian context one could say: the word of God and the Holy Spirit  .

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literature

  • Heinz Hampel-Waffenthal: Contributions to the Irfán Colloquium 2006 . Bahai-Verlag, Hofheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-87037-458-7 , p. 129-153 .
  • Abu'l-Qasim Faizi : The symbol of the Greatest Name . In: Bahá'í Letters . Issue 45, July 1971, p. 1304-1314 .