BAHA'I CHICAGO
A Bahá'í House of Worship, sometimes referred to by its Arabic name of Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (Arabic: مشرق اﻻذكار, "Dawning-place of the remembrances of God"), is the designation of a place of worship, or temple, of the Bahá'í Faith. The teachings of the religion envisage Houses of Worship being surrounded by a number of dependencies dedicated to social, humanitarian, educational, and scientific pursuits, although none has yet been built to such an extent.
Founded in Iran in the mid-1800s, the Baha’i Faith can be found today in every corner of the world, with the United States being no exception. As a matter of fact, the U.S. has one of the oldest and largest Baha’i communities.
Nowhere is this presence better felt than in this north-Chicago suburb. Wilmette’s Baha’i House of Worship is the oldest of the faith’s seven temples worldwide, and the only one in the Western Hemisphere.
Designed by Canadian Louis Bourgeois, the building was dedicated on May 1, 1953, over thirty years after the cornerstone was laid by Abdu’l Baha, son of Bahá’u’lláh (the prophet-founder of the faith). Today, the temple is undergoing various seen and unseen renovations as part of the Baha’i-funded Kingdom Project.
Read MoreFounded in Iran in the mid-1800s, the Baha’i Faith can be found today in every corner of the world, with the United States being no exception. As a matter of fact, the U.S. has one of the oldest and largest Baha’i communities.
Nowhere is this presence better felt than in this north-Chicago suburb. Wilmette’s Baha’i House of Worship is the oldest of the faith’s seven temples worldwide, and the only one in the Western Hemisphere.
Designed by Canadian Louis Bourgeois, the building was dedicated on May 1, 1953, over thirty years after the cornerstone was laid by Abdu’l Baha, son of Bahá’u’lláh (the prophet-founder of the faith). Today, the temple is undergoing various seen and unseen renovations as part of the Baha’i-funded Kingdom Project.
