Shrine of Abdul-Baha rises above foundations:

I have to keep reminding myself it's up to the Universal House of Justice, instead of thinking "Well, it's ABOUT TIME!"
 
Cino said:
Have you been on pilgrimage, @Tone Bristow-Stagg, @berinwitness, @arthra?
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Good morning Cino. I hope all is well and happy in your part of the world.

I have been fortunate to go on two 9 day pilgrimages, once with my eldest son in December 2012 and once with my wife in December 2018.

There is something special about walking the places of the stories found in scriptures and experiencing the Spirit that sustains us.

All the best, regards Tony
 
Tone Bristow-Stagg said:
There is something special about walking the places of the stories found in scriptures and experiencing the Spirit that sustains us.
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Yeah, I remember hitchhiking through Israel (decades ago) and feeling the depth of time. For me it was less visiting specific sites than the sense of continuity through changing circumstances... rise and fall of kingdoms and empires, kind of thing, and the hills are still there.
 
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Back in 1975 my wife and I went on pilgrimage to the Baha'i Holy Places around Haifa and Bahji. Each pilgrimage is unique and we were happy to meet Ruhiyyih Khanum and Ali Akhbar Furutan. We also me Fujita the Gardiner for the shrines.

We took tours of the prison fortress of Akka and saw the ruins of the old Crusader fortress. We visited the caves of Elijah on Mount Carmel.


Every pilgrimage is unique and special.

When we recite the daily obligatory prayers we are spiritually returning to the Holy Places each day.
 
Anybody know where the designer gets the story below?

“‘Abdu’l-Baha had expressed His wish regarding where He should be buried,” explains Mr. Amanat, a distinguished Iranian-Canadian architect. “He had said to an early believer that if something should happen to Him and He should pass away, ‘Abdu’l-Baha wanted to be buried under the sands between Haifa and Akka, which He described as the pathway trodden by the loved ones and the pilgrims.”

In a prayer composed by ‘Abdu’l-Baha, recited by visitors to His resting place, He expresses this supplication to God: “Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones.” This idea in the prayer is one of the organizing principles of the design.​
 
Ahanu said:
Anybody know where the designer gets the story below?

“‘Abdu’l-Baha had expressed His wish regarding where He should be buried,” explains Mr. Amanat, a distinguished Iranian-Canadian architect. “He had said to an early believer that if something should happen to Him and He should pass away, ‘Abdu’l-Baha wanted to be buried under the sands between Haifa and Akka, which He described as the pathway trodden by the loved ones and the pilgrims.”

In a prayer composed by ‘Abdu’l-Baha, recited by visitors to His resting place, He expresses this supplication to God: “Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones.” This idea in the prayer is one of the organizing principles of the design.​
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No, good question. It is on the Baha'i World News website, so one would hope the source is available. It is also in quotation marks, so it must be quoting someone.

Regards Tony
 
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