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Old 01-25-2009, 02:39 AM
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Default What is the significance of the numbers 9, 19, and 95 in the Baha'i Faith?

What is the significance of the numbers 9, 19, and 95 in the Baha'i Faith?
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:39 AM
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I don't know but I can tell you what is significant of bible prophecy It is happening before your eye's and has been full filled with to this very minute with 100% accuracy
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Old 01-27-2009, 02:39 AM
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The Bahai faith calendar consist of 19 months with 19 days. That's all I can help you with on your homework.
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Old 01-30-2009, 02:39 AM
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Even as a Baha'i, it's difficult for me to answer this question with a high degree of confidence. It's critical to note that Baha'is do not practice numerology, and as such none of those numbers is considered "sacred" or "holy". Important, yes, but they contain no supernatural meanings.

9 is important because it is the numerical value of the word Baha in the "Abuja" system, which assigns values to letters. 9 also represents completeness and perfection, as it is the largest single-digit number. That reason is why so many Baha'i buildings have 9 sides, why the unofficial symbol of the Faith is a 9-sided star, why assemblies are composed of 9 members, etc. Again--it is symbolic, not supernatural.

19 is important for a couple of reasons. There were 18 "Letters of the Living" who spread The Bab's faith throughout Iran. Counting The Bab, that is 19 early leaders of the Faith. There are also 19 years between the Bab's declaration and Baha'u'llah's declaration. The Bab also used 19 to divide up the Baha'i calendar--19 months of 19 days each. (The 4-5 leftover days are called "Intercalary Days", aka Ayyam-i-Ha.)

95 is a little bit less utilized. Some speculate that it's important because it represents the 2 Manifestations, Baha'u'llah and the Bab, with "Baha" having an Abuja value of 9 and "Bab" having a value of 5, thus 95. It's also 19 times 5, and five is also an important number in the Faith (in fact the "official" emblem of the faith is a 5-point star, though it's rarely used except on the ring stone symbol). 95 is the number of times to say "Allah'u'Abha" in one's daily ablutions, and it may also show up in other places I can't immediately recall.

There's not a whole lot of centralized information about those numbers because, as mentioned, they're not considered sacred--I think Baha'i institutions are hesitant to make pronouncements that may inadvertantly imply they are.
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