First Baha'i Temple in the world Ashgabat



first bahá í house of worship 1908



when ashgabat under russian rule, number of bahá ís in city rose on 1,000, , bahá í community established, own schools, medical facilities , cemetery. community elected 1 of first bahá í local administrative institutions. in 1908 bahá í community completed construction of first bahá í house of worship, referred arabic name of mašriqu-l- aḏkār (arabic: مشرق اﻻذكار‎), people of religions may worship god without denominational restrictions. building designed under guidance of `abdu l-bahá ustad ali-akbar banna yazdi wrote history of baha in ashgabat.


the house of worship surrounded gardens, 4 buildings @ 4 corners of gardens: school, hostel travelling bahá ís entertained, small hospital, , building groundskeepers.


under soviet policy towards religion, bahá ís, strictly adhering principle of obedience legal government, abandoned these properties in 1928. decade 1938 1948, when damaged earthquake, art gallery. demolished in 1963.








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