ers
of the alphabet, so that numbers may be represented by letters and
vice versa. Thus every word has both a literal meaning and a
numerical value.
Bab, The
Literally the "Gate", the title assumed by Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad
(1819-1850) after the Declaration of His Mission in S{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}iraz in May
1844. He was the Founder of the Babi Faith and the Herald of
Baha'u'llah.
Baha
Baha means Glory. It is the Greatest Name of God and a title by
which Baha'u'llah is designated. Also, the name of the first month
of the Baha'i year and of the first day of each Baha'i month.
Baha'u'llah
The "Glory of God", title of Mirza Husayn-'Ali (1817-1892), the
Founder of the Baha'i Faith.
Bayan
The Bayan ("Exposition") is the title given by the Bab to His Book
of Laws, and it is also applied to the entire body of His Writings.
The Persian Bayan is the major doctrinal work and principal
repository of the laws ordained by the Bab. The Arabic Bayan is
parallel in content but smaller and less weighty. References in the
annotations to subjects found in both the Persian Bayan and the
Arabic Bayan are identified by use of the term "Bayan" without
further qualification.
Huququ'llah
The "Right of God". Instituted in the Kitab-i-Aqdas, it is an
offering made by the Baha'is through the Head of the Faith for the
purposes specified in the Baha'i Writings.
Mas{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}riqu'l-Ad{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}kar
Literally "the Dawning-place of the praise of God", the designation
of the Baha'i House of Worship and its dependencies.
Mit{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}qal

A unit of weight, equivalent to a little over 3 1/2 grammes, used in
the Kitab-i-Aqdas with reference to quantities of gold or silver for
various purposes, usually in amounts of 9, 19 or 95 mit{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}qals. The
equivalents of these in the metric system and in troy ounces (which
are used in the measurement of precious metals), are as follows:

- 9 mit{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}qals = 32.775 grammes = 1.05374 troy ounces
- 19 mit{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}qals = 69.192 gra