Editing Baháʼí Faith (section)

=== Places of worship ===
{{Main|Baháʼí House of Worship}}
[[File:House of Worship Germany 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15 |alt=A white domed building with palm trees in front of it|Baháʼí House of Worship, [[Langenhain]], Germany]]
Bahá'í devotional meetings in most communities currently take place in people's homes or [[Haziratu'l-Quds|Bahá'í centres]], but in some communities Bahá'í Houses of Worship (also known as Bahá'í temples) have been built.{{sfn|Afnan|2022}} Bahá'í Houses of Worship are places where both Baháʼís and non-Baháʼís can express devotion to God.{{sfn|Warburg|2006|p=492}} They are also known by the name ''Mashriqu'l-Adhkár'' ([[Arabic]] for "Dawning-place of the remembrance of God").{{sfn|Hassall|2012}} Only the holy scriptures of the Bahá'í Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside, and while readings and prayers that have been set to music may be sung by choirs, no musical instruments may be played inside.{{sfn|Iranica-Bahai-temples|1988}} Furthermore, no [[sermon]]s may be delivered, and no ritualistic ceremonies practiced.{{sfn|Iranica-Bahai-temples|1988}} All Bahá'í Houses of Worship have a nine-sided shape ([[nonagon]]) as well as nine pathways leading outward and nine gardens surrounding them.{{sfn|Iranica-Mašreq al-Aḏkār|2010}} There are currently eight "continental" Bahá'í Houses of Worship and some local Bahá'í Houses of Worship completed or under construction.{{sfn|Smith|2022a}} The Bahá'í writings also envision Bahá'í Houses of Worship being surrounded by institutions for humanitarian, scientific, and educational pursuits,{{sfn|Hassall|2012}} though none has yet been built up to such an extent.{{sfn|Warburg|2006|p=486}}