First Baha'i Temple

This video contains rare images of the first Baha'i temple, built in Ashkhabad, Russia, which no longer exists. It was part of a compound including schools, a hospital and a guest house. In the years following the Communist Revolution, sadly, nearly all Baha'is there were exiled or deported, the men to Siberia, and the women and children to Iran. Today Baha'is are still found in Ashkhabad, but the government does not formally recognize the Baha'i Faith.

[@MartinFBahai]

WOW!!! and again WOW!!! beautifully, magically, delicate taste, for many eyes to see and enjoy many times this Short film. Thanks

[@mysticbird99]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@9bahai9]

Beautiful! It appears out the the mist of time and disappears back into the mists of time. I've heard that it will be rebuilt someday. Very nicely done with beautiful music. Thanks!

[@mehranghavami]

بسیار زیبا و شگفت انگیز ...یادآور عظمت و شکوهی وصف ناپذیر و نشانه ی آینده ای روشن و اعجاب انگیز

[@danieldemol]

God be praised, a site raised for the name of God continues to shine in her glory even after her martyrdom.

[@cheryl3729]

Thank you, beautifully produced and perfect musical selection!

[@joetacoma4027]

Paraphrasing Shoghi Effendi: 'Art must inspire; personal satisfaction is not enough'. Yours is a beautiful and inspiring presentation for the Ages.

[@nusratullahshaikh1688]

Beautiful it should be rebuilt once again in ashqabad

[@charlesn95]

thank you so much, I always wondered about the fate of the first Baha'i House of Worship...

[@tantyo-8012]

i am so sad for the first temple , i wish to rebuilt . this one historical of the world

[@mysticbird99]

The artist is Grant Hindin Miller,from the CD "Rivers of Light", lyrics from "The Hidden Words".

[@NKsEntertainment]

Beautiful! 👍

[@brucewilson1958]

Baha'u'llah asked Abdul-Baha that after His Ascension He would do three things; visit the West and deliver the Message, place the remains of the Blessed Bab on Mt. Carmel, and raise up this Temple. From 1890s until the Russian Revolution in 1917 there was a Baha'i Community around this Temple of 10,000 with a school and a hospital.

[@wendymccain9592]

❤Thank you for sharing🌹

[@papallacta]

The song at the end is beautiful. Who is it?

[@shanaasliean8089]

Beautiful a temple Baha'i ..

[@LizKauai]

Beautifully done- Mahalo!

[@llamamama2513]

Beautiful!

[@francismausley7239]

Uplifting Houses of Worship - "...when prayers are offered to the Kingdom of divine mysteries and the voice of glorification is raised to the Supreme Lord, then shall the believers rejoice, and their hearts be dilated. ~ Baha'i Faith

[@rah_baha]

Beautiful! Thanks.

[@jorj119]

wonderful, Thanks so much

[@hooshangafshar8436]

I believe it was damaged in an earthquake after it was taken by the then new Communist government and rebuild as a museum. After the change in Soviet Union government and independence of the states around the Russian state the government of Turkmenistan returned this building to Baha'is of Turkmenistan.

[@01habesha]

Magnifique, merci!