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The shrine of the Bab on the side of Mt Carmel in the center of the terraced Baha'i Gardens is not a temple. It is a funeral monument housing the shrine and body of the Bab, the first prophet, the precursor of the Baha'i Faith, and of Abdu'l-Baha the son of the second prophet of the Baha'i faith, Baha'u'llah.

It's a nitpick, but it's a critical nitpick to Baha'is, hearing it called a temple drives Baha'is slightly nuts. Thanks for listening. - rboatright

I always thought the Bab was buried in Acre and that this was a central shrine. Danny 05:01 Feb 11, 2003 (UTC)

No, Baha'u'llah is buried at the Shrine of Baha'u'llah at Baji outside of Acca (Acre.) the Shrine on the side of Mt Carmel is the Shrine of the Bab. The Bab's body is interred in a room the "right hand" side as you face the mountain, and Abdu'l-Baha is interred in a room on the "left hand" side as you face the mountain.

The white domed building is a superstructure built over the quite plain fieldstone building that actually houses the two rooms that are the shrines themselves.

The Shrine of Baha'u'llah at Bahji is the turning point of Baha'i prayers and is the direction that Baha'is face when praying. The Shrine of the Bab is more well known and promenent because it's half way up Mt Carmel and visible for kilometers.

Some changes I made

I made quite a few changes to the layout of the page, essentially cutting the the data into topical sections to make things look a bit cleaner.
I removed some previous comment saying that "Haifa's cultural and social life focus mainly around football (soccer)" - This is not really NPOV, in my opinion. I consider removing the whole sentence about Maccabi Haifa and its championships, since there is already an entry on Maccabi Haifa.
I also expanded a bit on Industries.

Some stuff that's currently missing:

  • Much more on the City's history
  • Museums
  • Festivals
    • Haifa film festival
    • Chag Kol Hachagim (how do you say that in english?)
  • The port
  • More on the city's neighborhoods
  • Environmental issues
  • Sacred places

Mikiher 21:26, 24 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Am I justified in suspecting the contents of the "Recent Events" section is politicially motivated? --Admbws 01:29, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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