Bahá'í administration

E1034633

institutional framework of the Bahá'í Faith religious administrative system

The Bahá'í administration is the global system of elected and appointed institutions that governs and coordinates the affairs of the Bahá'í Faith according to its religious laws and principles.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Bahá'í administration canonical	4
Bahá'í administrative order	4
Bahá’í administrative order	3
Bahá’í administration	2
Bahá’í institutions	2
Bahá'í institutions	1
Baháʼí Covenant and administration	1
Baháʼí World Centre administration	1
Bahá’í Administration	1
Regional Bahá’í institutions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13354801 — 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: Bahá'í administration
Context triple: [Shoghi Effendi, movement, Bahá'í administration]

A. Bahá'í community of the United States
The Bahá'í community of the United States is the national body of Bahá'ís in the U.S., responsible for coordinating religious activities, administration, and outreach in accordance with the global Bahá'í Faith.
B. international governing council of the Bahá’í Faith
The Universal House of Justice is the supreme elected body that leads and administers the global affairs of the Bahá’í Faith from its seat in Haifa, Israel.
C. Bahá'ís worldwide
Bahá'ís worldwide are members of the global Bahá'í community who follow the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh and observe its holy days and spiritual practices.
D. National Spiritual Assembly
The National Spiritual Assembly is the elected national governing council of the Bahá'í community, responsible for overseeing its affairs and coordinating activities within a specific country.
E. Bahá'í Publishing Trust
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust is the official publishing arm of the Bahá'í Faith, responsible for producing and distributing authoritative Bahá'í scriptures and related literature worldwide.
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: Bahá'í administration
Target entity description: The Bahá'í administration is the global system of elected and appointed institutions that governs and coordinates the affairs of the Bahá'í Faith according to its religious laws and principles.

A. Bahá'í community of the United States
The Bahá'í community of the United States is the national body of Bahá'ís in the U.S., responsible for coordinating religious activities, administration, and outreach in accordance with the global Bahá'í Faith.
B. international governing council of the Bahá’í Faith
The Universal House of Justice is the supreme elected body that leads and administers the global affairs of the Bahá’í Faith from its seat in Haifa, Israel.
C. Bahá'ís worldwide
Bahá'ís worldwide are members of the global Bahá'í community who follow the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh and observe its holy days and spiritual practices.
D. National Spiritual Assembly
The National Spiritual Assembly is the elected national governing council of the Bahá'í community, responsible for overseeing its affairs and coordinating activities within a specific country.
E. Bahá'í Publishing Trust
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust is the official publishing arm of the Bahá'í Faith, responsible for producing and distributing authoritative Bahá'í scriptures and related literature worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	institutional framework of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ religious administrative system ⓘ
aim	advancement of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ fostering unity of the Bahá'í community ⓘ
appointedRole	Assistant to Auxiliary Board ⓘ Auxiliary Board member ⓘ Continental Counsellor ⓘ
basedOn	decisions of the Universal House of Justice ⓘ writings of Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ linked to: writings of Bahá'u'lláh writings of Shoghi Effendi ⓘ linked to: letters of Shoghi Effendi writings of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess	consultation ⓘ
developedBy	ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
distinctFrom	denominational hierarchy ⓘ priesthood ⓘ
electionMethod	no campaigning ⓘ no nominations ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ
electionPrinciple	spiritual qualities of candidates ⓘ
electoralUnit	Bahá'í convention ⓘ linked to: First International Bahá’í Convention, 1963
function	coordination of teaching work ⓘ implementation of Bahá'í laws and plans ⓘ management of Bahá'í properties and funds ⓘ protection of the Bahá'í community ⓘ
globalBody	Universal House of Justice ⓘ
governs	affairs of the Bahá'í community worldwide ⓘ
hasComponent	Auxiliary Board members ⓘ Bahá'í International Community ⓘ linked to: Baháʼí International Community Continental Counsellors ⓘ Local Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ linked to: Local Spiritual Assembly National Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ linked to: National Spiritual Assembly Regional Bahá'í Councils ⓘ Universal House of Justice ⓘ appointed institutions ⓘ elected institutions ⓘ
highestGoverningBody	Universal House of Justice ⓘ
legalFoundation	Constitution of the Universal House of Justice ⓘ Kitáb‑i‑Aqdas ⓘ linked to: Kitáb-i-Aqdas Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
localBody	Local Spiritual Assembly ⓘ
maturedUnder	Universal House of Justice ⓘ
nationalBody	National Spiritual Assembly ⓘ
originatedWith	Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
principle	appointed leadership ⓘ consultation ⓘ elected leadership ⓘ no clergy ⓘ non‑partisanship ⓘ obedience to government ⓘ separation from party politics ⓘ unity ⓘ
religion	Bahá'í Faith ⓘ linked to: Baha'i Faith
scope	global ⓘ
supportsBody	Bahá'í International Community at the United Nations ⓘ linked to: Baháʼí International Community
systematizedBy	Shoghi Effendi ⓘ

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