Bahá’u’lláh ordains His resting-place as the Qiblih after
His passing. The Most Holy Tomb is at Bahjí, Akká. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá describes that
Spot as the “luminous Shrine”, “the place around which circumambulate the
Concourse on High”.
In a letter written on his behalf, Shoghi Effendi uses the
analogy of the plant turning in the direction of the sun to explain the
spiritual significance of turning towards the Qiblih:
“...just as the plant stretches out to the sunlight—from
which it receives life and growth—so we turn our hearts to the Manifestation of
God, Bahá’u’lláh, when we pray; ... we turn our faces ... to where His dust
lies on this earth as a symbol of the inner act.”
- The Universal House of
Justice (‘The Notes section of the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
