Executive Briefing: The Dawning Place of Remembrance
Every Bahá’í House of Worship (*Mashriqu’l-Adhkár*) is nine-sided with nine doors open to people of all religions, surrounded by humanitarian institutions: hospitals, schools, and orphanages.
1. Worship Married to Practical Humanitarian Service
The architectural mandate that prayer must be physically surrounded by social institutions of public service demonstrates that genuine spirituality is inseparable from community development.
2. References
- Whitmore, B. W. (1984). The Dawning Place: The Building of a Temple. Baha’i Publishing Trust.