AMDLSR
People, not spreadsheets
Each participant keeps their story in one record: contacts, family, learning and the activities they are part of.
Free for every community, everywhere
Community life,gathered underone sky.
Ninestar is a free workspace for the friends who host study circles, children’s classes, junior youth groups and devotional gatherings. Keep the people, the learning and the plans in one calm place.
- No paid plans
- Roles decide who sees what
- Materials in 96 languages
Ruhi Institute materials are listed in 96 languages, including Afrikaans, አማርኛ, العربية, অসমীয়া, Azərbaycan.
Everything you carry in your head, kept in one calm place.
Activities, participants, learning records, gatherings and next steps live together, and are shared only with the people you choose.
Sample community
Good evening, Amina.
Four activities this week in Willow Park.
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Activities
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Participants
6
Gatherings
Coming together
Book 1 study circleWed 6:30 pm
Willow junior youthThu 4:30 pm
Saturday children’s classSat 10:00 am
Next step
Visit the Rivera family before Sunday.
Learning that remembers
Book and unit completions follow each friend.
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A week at a glance
Gatherings, visits and classes on one shared calendar.
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Shared with care
Owners invite members and choose each role. A viewer can follow the activities without seeing private participant records.
For every way you help a neighbourhood grow.
Four kinds of activity, each with the records it needs. Choose one to see how Ninestar supports it.
Understanding grows when friends study together.
Connect tutors and participants, follow the sequence of courses book by book, and accompany each friend as they take their next step on a path of service.
- Books and units
- Tutor accompaniment
- Learning history
Inspired by the Bahá’í vision of the oneness of humanity, Ninestar is a small contribution to a shared endeavour: learning, together, to build vibrant communities.
Explore Bahá’í community life (opens in a new tab)An independent initiative. Not an official Bahá’í or Ruhi Institute website.
A shelf of learning, in your language.
Browse 335 published Ruhi Institute books across 96 languages and follow each one to its official download. Resources your community has permission to share can be read right in the app.
Hover or focus a spine to take a book from the shelf.Tap a spine to take a book from the shelf.
Book 1, Reflections on the Life of the Spirit
Begin small. Grow together.
Three steps, and your community has a home.
1
Make a space
Create a home for your neighbourhood or community.
2
Bring your people
Invite your team and choose what each person can see.
3
Start something good
Add an activity, connect participants and take the next step.
Good questions, plain answers.
Something else on your mind? Write to us.
For the friends supporting community life: tutors, children’s class teachers, junior youth animators, coordinators, and everyone serving alongside them. Your activities can welcome participants of every background.
A few friends, a shared purpose, a place to begin.
Ninestar is opening to communities soon. Send a note and we’ll let you know when your community can join.