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(The month of 'Ala' is the last month of the Baha'i year and is a month of Fasting for those who are between fifteen and seventy years of age. Fasting involves abstaining from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. See the following site for details: Fasting | Devotion | The Life of the...

Thanks for your question Cino! Tomorrow February 25th late in the afternoon Baha'is and their friends will be meeting in a nearby community at a Park. We'll exchange snacks and treats and some gifts for children. The next day Saturday February 26th we'll have a family Ayyam-i-Ha Party at...

AYYAM-I-HA is coming up.... this year Ayyam-i-Ha is observed between February 25th until March 1st actually five days this year... "Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith, about a century and a half ago, said of Ayyam-i-Ha: "It behoveth the people of Baha, throughout these...

I'm starting a thread on the Baha'i Calendar as the Calendar is a "center piece" of Baha'i community life. The Baha'i calendar is a solar calendar and the next three or four Baha'i months are particularly active wityh Fasting, voting for Baha'i administrative institutions from local to national...

A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Dominion ( Mulk ) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. 1. O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations, the Source of all Sources, the Fountain-Head of all Revelations, and the Well-Spring of all Lights! I testify that by Thy Name the...

By Him Who is the Great Announcement! The All-Merciful is come invested with undoubted sovereignty. The Balance hath been appointed, and all them that dwell on earth have been gathered together. The Trumpet hath been blown, and lo, all eyes have stared up with terror, and the hearts of all who...

Thanks for your post Thomas... I've been busy of late but the photos of the resting place of Shoghi Effendi in London are indeed lovely! Thanks for posting them. Art

“Praised be Thou, therefore, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast graciously enabled us to recognize Him and to acknowledge whatsoever hath been sent down unto Him, and conferred upon us the honor of attaining the presence of the One Whom Thou didst promise in Thy Book and in Thy Tablets.”...

Possible Selections for the Feast: O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding...

The Month of Speech (Qawl) The Gregorian month of November 20-21 ... In a few days, the month of Speech (Qawl) begins. Perhaps the following compilation (The Month of Speech) would be helpful for personal reflection or readings at the upcoming feast. My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire...

The Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The news of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing on November 28, 1921, inspired an unprecedented event of unity among the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze communities of Haifa. The funeral of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “a funeral the like of which Palestine had never seen,” drew “no less...

Thanks for your question Cino! The Birth of the Bab is usually planned by representatives of the Baha'i community... In the case where I live the Local Spiritual Assembly reserved picnic tables in a City Park and the neighboring communities were invited to attend. We shared food and...

On Saturday November 6th, Baha’is everywhere will begin joyously celebrating the birthday of the Bab, the forerunner of Baha’u’llah and the founder of the Babi Faith — and you’re invited! Observed each year in October or November, the Bab’s birthday marks the first of two successive Baha’i Holy...

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty and Thy dominion, and every discerning eye perceiveth the greatness of Thy majesty and the compelling power of Thy might. The winds of tests are powerless to hold back them that enjoy near access to Thee from...

Abdul-Baha was the Son of Baha'u'llah and designated the interpreter of His Father's Writings. For a brief review of His life see: https://www.bahai.org/abdul-baha/life-abdul-baha#:~:text=The Life of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá On the evening of,same evening, a baby was born in Tehran. Also see the...

Yes read what Baha'u'llah wrote Napoleon III: "Say: He from whom, in this day, the sweet savours of the remembrance of His Lord, the All-Merciful, have not been diffused, is indeed unworthy of the station of man. He, verily, is of them that have followed their own desires, and shall erelong...

Thanks for the question Cino! I've been busy..... As you know the life of a recluse is usually associated with a withdrawal from the world... from various professions... from marriage and family life. Baha'is do not practice austerities. I'll quote from a site that deals with the question...

I was going to mention that Feasts are held according to Baha'i calendar which has nineteen months with nineteen days in each month totaling 361 days... there are added 4 or 5 days for a "leap year", these are called "Ayyam-i-Ha" are are days of socializing and gift exchanges. The Baha'i day...

The next Baha'i Feast is coming up in a few days so I decided to post some prayers: Baha'i days begin and end at sunset so from September 25th sunset to sunset September 26th our community can schedule a Feast. A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Will ( Mashíyyat ) - a...