Baháʼí symbols

According to the Abjad system of isopsephy, the word Baháʼ has a numerical equivalence of 9, and thus there is frequent use of the number 9 in Baháʼí symbols.

While the star is not a part of the teachings of the Baháʼí Faith, it is commonly used as an emblem representing "9", because of the association of number 9 with perfection, unity and Baháʼ.

[7] In the Baháʼí tradition, the haykal was established by the Báb—and represents the human body as a head, two hands, and two feet.

[9][10] In other Persian and Arabic Baháʼí Writings, haykal is also used in a general context to refer to corporate organisations, the human body politic, etc.

[1] In the Baháʼí Faith, this 'Greatest Name' is Baháʼ (بهاء), translated as "glory, splendour.

[13][14] Along with daily prayers, Baháʼís are encouraged to recite the phrase "Alláh-u-Abhá" 95 times in a form of meditation.

[15] The symbol known as Greatest Name is a calligraphic rendering of "Yá Baháʼu'l-Abhá" (Arabic: يا بهاء الأبهى, romanized: Yā bahāʾ al-Abhá, lit.

[18] It is also probably no coincidence that the shape of the symbol bears similarity to the Chinese characters for king 王, Jade Emperor 玉帝, and master 主.