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View submission: Baha'i Symbolism Question
The top symbol is the Baha'i "Ringstone Symbol". Here is a quick guide to its meaning:
http://www.bahai.com/Bahaullah/symbol.htm
The next from the top looks to be a "Haykal", a "stretched" five pointed star, modified to look more like a human figure. It represents the temple of the body, and more specifically the body of the Manifestations of God - Baha'u'llah, the Bab, Muhammad, Jesus, Guatama Buddha, Moses etc.
The five pointed star, next from the bottom, represents the Haykal as well, but symmetric.
The nine-pointed star is a symbol of the Baha'i Faith. The number 9 represents "Baha", or Glory, which is the greatest name of God according to the Baha'i Faith. This is according to a system in Arabic where each letter is assigned a numeric value, the values of characters in "Baha" add up to 9.
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