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Ḥusayníyyih
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Pronunciation: ho-sane-ee-yeh
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In Shí'ih Islam, a place used to mourn the death of the Imám Ḥusayn. The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Bag̲h̲dád was changed into a Ḥusayníyyih by Shí'ihs in 1928 when it was awarded to them after a court decision.
[BD 113-114]
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Place where martyrdom of Ḥusayn is mourned, or where Muslim passion plays may be presented. Designation given by Shí‘ahs to Bahá'u'lláh's Most Great House in Baghdád, forcibly occupied by them. (GPB 357).
[BG 20]
 
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