Head of the Bahá'í Faith
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The Head of the Bahá'í Faith is the supreme religious leader responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and interpreting its teachings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Head of the Baháʼí Faith | 3 |
| Head of the Bahá'í Faith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13354769 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Head of the Bahá'í Faith Context triple: [Shoghi Effendi, positionHeld, Head of the Bahá'í Faith]
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A.
President of Religious Affairs
The President of Religious Affairs is the top official overseeing Turkey’s state institution responsible for administering and guiding Islamic religious services and affairs nationwide.
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B.
President of the World Fellowship of Religions
The President of the World Fellowship of Religions is the leading figure of an international, interfaith organization dedicated to promoting harmony, understanding, and cooperation among the world’s major religions.
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C.
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is the highest Sunni Muslim religious authority in Jerusalem, historically influential in religious, legal, and political affairs related to the city's Islamic holy sites and the Palestinian community.
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D.
Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims
The Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims is the hereditary spiritual leader of the Nizari Ismaili Shia community, regarded by followers as the living, present Imam and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through Ali and Fatima.
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E.
Head of the Catholic Church
The Head of the Catholic Church is the supreme spiritual leader of the worldwide Catholic community and the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Head of the Bahá'í Faith Target entity description: The Head of the Bahá'í Faith is the supreme religious leader responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and interpreting its teachings.
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A.
President of Religious Affairs
The President of Religious Affairs is the top official overseeing Turkey’s state institution responsible for administering and guiding Islamic religious services and affairs nationwide.
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B.
President of the World Fellowship of Religions
The President of the World Fellowship of Religions is the leading figure of an international, interfaith organization dedicated to promoting harmony, understanding, and cooperation among the world’s major religions.
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C.
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is the highest Sunni Muslim religious authority in Jerusalem, historically influential in religious, legal, and political affairs related to the city's Islamic holy sites and the Palestinian community.
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D.
Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims
The Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims is the hereditary spiritual leader of the Nizari Ismaili Shia community, regarded by followers as the living, present Imam and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through Ali and Fatima.
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E.
Head of the Catholic Church
The Head of the Catholic Church is the supreme spiritual leader of the worldwide Catholic community and the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
position of authority in the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
religious leadership position ⓘ |
| alternativeDesignation | central authority of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
‘Abdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to:
ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
|
| associatedInstitution | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| associatedOffice | Guardian of the Cause of God ⓘ |
| collectiveLeadershipExercisedBy |
Hands of the Cause of God
ⓘ
Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| coreFunction |
defend the Faith from schism
ⓘ
interpret Bahá'í sacred writings ⓘ maintain unity of the Bahá'í community ⓘ oversee propagation of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ provide authoritative guidance to Bahá'ís ⓘ |
| countryOfCentralInstitution | Israel ⓘ |
| currentForm | institutional headship by the Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| distinctionFromClergy | no professional priesthood in the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ |
| doctrineRelatedToOffice |
Bahá'í Covenant
ⓘ
linked to:
Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith
|
| firstHolder | Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ |
| governingText |
Kitáb‑i‑Aqdas
ⓘ
linked to:
Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Will and Testament of ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to:
Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
|
| hasRole |
guardian of the unity of the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
guide of the global Bahá'í community ⓘ interpreter of Bahá'í teachings ⓘ protector of the integrity of Bahá'í scripture ⓘ supreme religious leader of the Bahá'í community ⓘ |
| historicalHolder |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
Shoghi Effendi ⓘ ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to:
ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
|
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| laterExercisedCollectivelyBy | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| leadershipModelAfter1957 | collective leadership ⓘ |
| leadershipType | non-clerical ⓘ |
| religion |
Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
|
| religiousTradition | Abrahamic religion ⓘ |
| reportsTo | no higher earthly authority ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | global ⓘ |
| seatOfCentralInstitution |
Bahá'í World Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Baháʼí World Centre
Haifa ⓘ |
| spiritualResponsibility |
preserve unity of humanity
ⓘ
promote principles of world peace ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Shoghi Effendi
ⓘ
‘Abdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to:
ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
|
| successionPrinciple |
covenant of Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
linked to:
Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh
explicit written appointment ⓘ |
| successorTo | Báb ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfIndividualHeads | 1863–1957 ⓘ |
| ultimateSourceOfAuthority | revelation of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Head of the Bahá'í Faith Description of subject: The Head of the Bahá'í Faith is the supreme religious leader responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and interpreting its teachings.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Head of the Bahá'í Faith
linked to: Head of the Bahá'í Faith
subject linked to:
Shoghí
linked to: Head of the Bahá'í Faith