TheHouse of Baháʼu'lláh in Baghdad, also known as the "Most Great House" (Bayt-i-Aʻzam) and the "House of God," is whereBaháʼu'lláh lived from 1853 to 1863 (except for two years when he left to the mountains of Kurdistan, northeast of Baghdad, near the city ofSulaymaniyah).
It was located in theKadhimiya district ofBaghdad, near the western bank of theTigris river.[1] It is designated in theKitáb-i-Aqdas as a place of pilgrimage and is considered a holy place by Baháʼís.[2]
In 1922[3] the house was confiscated byShia authorities, who were hostile to the Baháʼí Faith. The Council of theLeague of Nations upheld the Baháʼí's claim to the house, but it has not yet been returned to the Baháʼí community.[2][4]
The house was destroyed in June 2013, under circumstances that are currently unclear.[5] TheUniversal House of Justice sent a letter to all theNational Spiritual Assemblies on 27 June informing them of the house's destruction.
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