Pilgrimage and Sacred Places
Pilgrimage to the Bahá'í holy places in Haifa and Akka is a spiritually transformative experience for those who can undertake it.
Bahá'u'lláh prescribed pilgrimage to his sacred sites in Akka, now in Israel, for those able to undertake it. The Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa — including the Shrine of the Báb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is both an administrative center and a place of deep spiritual significance for pilgrims.
Blessed is the man who, with a face beaming with light and a heart filled with gladness, hath arisen to recite our verses.
Bahá'í pilgrimage, unlike that of many traditions, is characterized by its universality — pilgrims from every nation visit the same sacred sites.
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