Top 20 Baha’i Blog Instagram Posts

Baha’i Blog’s Instagram account includes short quotations from the Writings put to images as well other really breath-taking images out there on the Internet, all curated or created by Collis. Here are our top most liked photos on Instagram. If you’re not following us already, please do!

Our inspiring Baha’i quotation images are made using a simple mobile design app called Over for iOS. If you’re interested to try your hand, download the app and you can either start with their ready-made templates, or from scratch and graph free photos from the Unsplash service (which integrates directly into Over). If you need an app for deeper photo editing, we also use Enlight, a sort of Photoshop-on-your-phone.

 

From top photographer @louisvanbaar comes this epic image. It’s been an amazing milestone this week to see the inauguration of the #Bahai temple in 🇨🇱. Check out lots of video and images on BahaiBlog.

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Oct 18, 2016 at 2:37am PDT

 

Super aerial shot of the Baha’i Gardens on Mt Carmel in 🇮🇱 from @surf.the.sky #bahai

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Jul 25, 2017 at 5:19pm PDT

 

❤️ this sketch of the House of ‘Abbúd in ‘Akká by @jpabloruizm

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Apr 26, 2017 at 9:50pm PDT

 

One of the most captivating images I’ve ever seen of the Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, by the talented @benaltair

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on May 5, 2017 at 2:11am PDT

 

The spectacular House of Worship in Wilmette from the sky thanks to @tri_11! #bahaitemple #bahai

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 10, 2017 at 9:35pm PST

 

“Táhirih accepted the teachings of the Báb in her twenties, to the consternation of her father and her husband, and became one his most fearless and brilliant advocates. She was a poet, renowned for her learning and her skill in argument. At a conference near the village of Badasht, in 1848, she shocked her fellow believers by appearing before the all-male gathering without a veil. One of them felt so scandalized that he slit his own throat. By imposing this new image of equality on the Bábís, Táhirih forced them to make a critical break with the past. On her way back to Tehran she was arrested, sent to the capital, and brought before the king, Násiri’d-Din Sháh. If she would only renounce the Báb and return to Islam, His Imperial Majesty told her, he would make her his bride. She turned him down with a poem: Kingdom, wealth, and power are for thee, Beggary, exile, and loss are for me. If the former is good, it’s thine. If the latter is hard, it’s mine. They imprisoned her for four years. The day before they killed her, the Sháh summoned her again. Again she rebuffed him. They strangled her with a scarf and threw her body down a well. The Times of London reported her death on October 13, 1852. She was thirty-six years old. Táhirih remained defiant until the end. “You can kill me as soon as you like,” she said, as she faced her murderers, “but you cannot stop the emancipation of women.” — from 239days.com #bahai #internationalwomensday #beboldforchange

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 7, 2017 at 11:14pm PST

 

Take a look at this magical night sky photo by @pzvk of the Shrine of the Bab. Stunning! #bahai #bahaigardens

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 11, 2017 at 11:16pm PST

 

I love this photo from @thewearytraveler taking in the #bahai House of Worship in Illinois! 👌

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 2, 2017 at 12:41pm PST

 

Beautiful shot of the Chilean #Bahai temple from @therealchileanway If you’re going to the inauguration, look out for the BB team there! 🇨🇱🌎🎉

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Oct 10, 2016 at 12:49am PDT

 

Beautiful lighting in this wonderful shot of the Sydney Baha’i Temple by @katie_lou_bear

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on May 17, 2017 at 6:47pm PDT

 

I found this supercool image of the Bahai House of Worship in India by @ocularimpressionsbyyogi via the official @bahailotustemple account! I only just learned there is an official account on Instagram! Be sure to follow it for nonstop photos of the temple! #bahai #bahaitemple

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 15, 2017 at 12:40pm PDT

 

Stunning aerial of the Baha’i House of Worship in Sydney 🇦🇺 by @jacknryan1 #bahai #bahaitemple

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on May 27, 2017 at 2:54pm PDT

 

Photos from the celebration of the new Baha’i House of Worship in Tanna, Vanuatu are up from @parvizdeamer – shown here is the unveiling of a model of the new temple! #bahaitemple #bahai

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Jun 18, 2017 at 5:11am PDT

 

Beautiful image of the #Bahai Shrine of the Bab in Israel by @gwamur

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 3, 2017 at 3:04pm PST

 

This shot by the talented @garethpon is pretty special! The Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette always looks amazing, but that light! 😍 #bahai #bahaitemple

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Jun 18, 2017 at 1:56am PDT

 

“Heaven and hell are conditions within our own beings.” — Shoghi Effendi (written by R Rabbani with addendum from Shoghi Effendi) #bahai #bahaiwritings

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 9, 2017 at 11:03pm PST

 

The emerging structure of one of the first local #bahai Houses of Worship at sunrise in Battambang Cambodia 🇰🇭 Amazing!! Much thanks to @rajsreeni for capturing the photo! 🙏❤️

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 4, 2017 at 12:28pm PST

 

“There is nothing so heart-breaking and terrible as an outburst of human savagery! I charge you all that each one of you concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and unity. When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love. Thoughts of war bring destruction to all harmony, well-being, restfulness and content. Thoughts of love are constructive of brotherhood, peace, friendship, and happiness.”— Abdu’l-Baha #bahai #bahaiwritings

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Aug 15, 2017 at 3:13am PDT

 

Lit beautifully in the sunlight, this photo by @fernandojht captures the #bahai temple in Chile magnificently!

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Mar 5, 2017 at 11:08am PST

 

From the talented lens of @fazil.insta comes another breathtaking shot of the Baha’i House of Worship in Delhi #bahai #bahaitemple

A post shared by Baha’i Blog (@bahaiblog) on Jul 7, 2017 at 11:07pm PDT

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