The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh

 

The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, the holiest place on earth for Baha'is and the point toward which they turn in prayer each day, is located in Bahjí, just north of Akka. It is situated along the road to Nahariyya near the Bustan Hagalil bus stop.  The Ben-Ami Army Camp adjoins the Baha'i property. The room in which Bahá'u'lláh was laid to rest shortly after sunset on the day of His Ascension, 29 May 1892, had been the northernmost room in the home of His son-in-law, Siyyid `Ali Afnan.  Shoghi Effendi, as Head of the Faith, was awarded permanent custody of the Shrine in the early 1920s.  He improved the entrance of the Shrine and added the portico in 1940, and erected the carved oak door in 1957.  Over the years, this Holy Place has been beautified with formal gardens extending in a large circle around the shrine.

Getting There and Back

  
There are two gates into Bahjí: the West Gate and the North Gate. The West Gate is on the old `Akka-Nahariyya road.  To reach the North Gate by bus, sherut or taxi, get off at the Bustan Hagalil bus stop on the old `Akka-Nahariyya road.  From the bus stop walk a few metres back towards `Akka. Turn left into the side road, walk 450 metres to the North Gate of Bahjí and enter.

To return to Haifa after leaving Bahjí through the North Gate, walk back to the road to `Akka.  The bus stop for Haifa is to the left and across the road.  When you arrive in Haifa, the bus passes through the Hadar, and you should get off at the last stop on Hehalutz Street.