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The Bahá'í vocabulary has many Arabic and Persian words that may be unfamiliar to non-native speakers and newcomers to the Bahá'í Faith. This glossary is designed to help Bahá'ís learn to pronounce these words according to the pronunciation guide established and promoted by Shoghí Effendí.
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has-ee-ra-tol-kods
Hear this wordLanguage of Origin: Arabic
A building or complex within which Bahá'í administrative activity takes place. A Hazíratu'l-Quds is distinct from a house of worship and may include the office of the secretariat, the treasury, the archives, a library, the publishing office, as well as other structures such as an assembly hall and a council chamber. A Hazíratu'l-Quds can be national or local in scope.
