messages of the Universal House of Justice
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The messages of the Universal House of Justice are authoritative letters and statements from the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith that provide guidance, legislation, and clarification on spiritual and administrative matters for the worldwide Bahá’í community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| messages of the Universal House of Justice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10113328 — 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)
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Target entity: messages of the Universal House of Justice Context triple: [Local Spiritual Assembly, scripturalBasis, messages of the Universal House of Justice]
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Universal House of Justice
The Universal House of Justice is the international governing council of the Bahá'í Faith, based in Haifa, Israel, responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and legislating on matters not explicitly covered in its sacred texts.
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Seat of the Universal House of Justice
The Seat of the Universal House of Justice is the main administrative building and governing center of the worldwide Bahá'í community, located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel.
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Research Department of the Universal House of Justice
The Research Department of the Universal House of Justice is a scholarly body within the Bahá’í World Centre responsible for studying, translating, and preparing authoritative Bahá’í texts and compilations for the global Bahá’í community.
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Of the Universal Church
"Of the Universal Church" is the English title of *Universae Ecclesiae*, a Vatican instruction clarifying the application of Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio *Summorum Pontificum* regarding the traditional Latin Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Watchtower magazine
Watchtower magazine is the primary religious periodical of Jehovah's Witnesses, used worldwide to explain and promote their doctrines and Bible interpretations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: messages of the Universal House of Justice Target entity description: The messages of the Universal House of Justice are authoritative letters and statements from the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith that provide guidance, legislation, and clarification on spiritual and administrative matters for the worldwide Bahá’í community.
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A.
Universal House of Justice
The Universal House of Justice is the international governing council of the Bahá'í Faith, based in Haifa, Israel, responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and legislating on matters not explicitly covered in its sacred texts.
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B.
Seat of the Universal House of Justice
The Seat of the Universal House of Justice is the main administrative building and governing center of the worldwide Bahá'í community, located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel.
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C.
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice
The Research Department of the Universal House of Justice is a scholarly body within the Bahá’í World Centre responsible for studying, translating, and preparing authoritative Bahá’í texts and compilations for the global Bahá’í community.
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D.
Of the Universal Church
"Of the Universal Church" is the English title of *Universae Ecclesiae*, a Vatican instruction clarifying the application of Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio *Summorum Pontificum* regarding the traditional Latin Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
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E.
Watchtower magazine
Watchtower magazine is the primary religious periodical of Jehovah's Witnesses, used worldwide to explain and promote their doctrines and Bible interpretations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá’í scripture-related writings
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authoritative guidance documents ⓘ religious text corpus ⓘ |
| audience |
Bahá’í institutions
NERFINISHED
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Local Spiritual Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ National Spiritual Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ individual Bahá’ís ⓘ worldwide Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| author | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
writings of Bahá’u’lláh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
writings of Shoghi Effendi ⓘ writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963–1986
NERFINISHED
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Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1986–2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ Various compilations issued by Bahá’í Publishing Trusts ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
Bahá’í World Centre
NERFINISHED
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Bahá’í publications ⓘ National Spiritual Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ official Bahá’í websites ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| hasRole |
clarify Bahá’í teachings
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direct the affairs of the Bahá’í community ⓘ encourage and inspire Bahá’ís ⓘ interpret application of Bahá’í law to contemporary issues ⓘ provide authoritative guidance ⓘ provide legislation on matters not explicitly revealed in Bahá’í scripture ⓘ |
| includes |
annual Riḍván messages
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five‑year plan messages ⓘ letters to Continental Counsellors ⓘ letters to National Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ letters to the Bahá’ís of the world NERFINISHED ⓘ messages on peace and global issues ⓘ messages on social and economic development ⓘ messages on teaching and consolidation ⓘ messages on the advancement of women ⓘ messages on the functioning of Bahá’í institutions ⓘ messages on the role of youth ⓘ messages on the training institute process ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Persian ⓘ other national and local languages ⓘ |
| normativeForce | binding on Bahá’ís within their sphere of authority ⓘ |
| religion | Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| subject |
administration of the Bahá’í Faith
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application of Bahá’í law ⓘ community building ⓘ promotion of unity and peace ⓘ spiritual growth ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus | authoritative but not equal to the revealed Word of God ⓘ |
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Subject: messages of the Universal House of Justice Description of subject: The messages of the Universal House of Justice are authoritative letters and statements from the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith that provide guidance, legislation, and clarification on spiritual and administrative matters for the worldwide Bahá’í community.
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