Baháʼí nine-pointed star

A star of nine points.

Also known as: Nine pointed star, Bahai star

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Meanings

The nine-pointed star used as the commonest emblem of the Baháʼí Faith.

Culturally establishedTradition
Serves as the commonest emblem of the Baháʼí Faith.
Contexts: History, Religion
Culturally establishedTradition
Nine is used because it is the numerical value of the word Bahá in the Abjad system and the highest single digit, which the tradition reads as completeness — a symbol whose number comes from a letter-numeral system this sprint records separately.
Contexts: History, Religion

Visual description

A star of nine equal points, drawn as two interlaced figures or as a single outline, with no fixed colour.

Symmetry: radial
Orientation: upright

Derived from: Abjad numerals (ḥisāb al-jummal)
The number nine is the abjad value of the word Bahá.

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The symbols of religious and spiritual traditions
Religious-studies scholarship and the traditions' own published accounts · retrieved 2026-08-27
Cited for the identity of a symbol and for the account a tradition gives of it, attributed to that tradition. Never cited for the truth of any religious claim. Where a symbol is sacred, restricted or contested, the record says so and does not reproduce restricted material.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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Meanings

The nine-pointed star used as the commonest emblem of the Baháʼí Faith.

Culturally establishedTradition

Serves as the commonest emblem of the Baháʼí Faith.

Contexts: History, Religion

Culturally establishedTradition

Nine is used because it is the numerical value of the word Bahá in the Abjad system and the highest single digit, which the tradition reads as completeness — a symbol whose number comes from a letter-numeral system this sprint records separately.

Contexts: History, Religion

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The symbols of religious and spiritual traditions
Religious-studies scholarship and the traditions' own published accounts · retrieved 2026-08-27
Cited for the identity of a symbol and for the account a tradition gives of it, attributed to that tradition. Never cited for the truth of any religious claim. Where a symbol is sacred, restricted or contested, the record says so and does not reproduce restricted material.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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