Baha'i Faith, their
symbol originally was a five pointed star not nine pointed
The Baha'i Faith is the fifth Revelation by God. This is
supported by their
original symbol that was a
five-pointed star. Here is an explanation, by a Baha'i, in a
news group on the Internet:
In article , "Robert A.
Little"
writes
Question: >As I understand it, the symbol of the
Baha'i Faith is the number nine, not
>the nine pointed star. This is a symbol: in the
decimal system, there are
>nine numbers. Each is equal in weight to the other,
but the higher numbers
>contain within them the lower. Nine, being the
highest, contains within it
>all others. An appropriate symbol of the Faith of
Baha'u'llah.
Answer: "Strictly
speaking the 5-pointed star is
the symbol of our Faith, as
used by the Bab and explained by Him.
But the Guardian does not feel it
is wise
or necessary to complicate our explanations of the Temple by
adding this."
(Shoghi Effendi:
Directives of the Guardian, page 52)