Central Figures

The term Central Figures in the Bahá’í Faith refers to The Báb, Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.^[1] Collectively their written works may be referred to as ‘the Writings’ or ‘the Bahá’í Writings’, and their prayers as ‘Bahá’í prayers’. Shoghi Effendi associated the Central Figures with the Heroic Age of the Bahá’í Faith, a period that came to a close with the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.^[2] In a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi in 1951 he stated that it would be inappropriate to portray the Central Figures in dramatic works.^[3]

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References[edit]

↑ Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh https://www.bahai.org/r/819792966
↑ The Epochs of the Formative Age Prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice https://www.bahai.org/r/180284728
↑ Lights of Guidance, Three Central Figures Cannot be Portrayed

[1] Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh https://www.bahai.org/r/819792966

[2] The Epochs of the Formative Age Prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice https://www.bahai.org/r/180284728

[3] Lights of Guidance, Three Central Figures Cannot be Portrayed

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