Baha'i Holy Days in a few weeks.... November 1st and 2nd.

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Baha'is will be observing two Holy Days in a few weeks... On November 1st the Birth of the Bab (Siyyid Ali Muhammad) and on November 2nd the Birth of Baha'u'llah (Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri).

Baha'u'llah (meaning "Glory of God") was born in 1817 in Tihran while the Bab was born in 1819 in Shiraz.

The ministry of the Bab ( meaning "the Gate") was relatively brief beginning in 1844 and ending with His martyrdom in 1850 while the ministry of Baha'u'llah lasted until 1892 when He ascended - passed away- in Bahji near Akka in what is today Israel..then it was under the Ottoman Empire.

The Holy Days actually begin at sunset the day before... so this year the Birth of the Bab in my area will start after sunset October 31st. During the Holy Days work and school are suspended. Usually there are gatherings of the Baha'i community with prayers and community meals.
 
The early life of the Bab.. Siyyid Ali Muhammad was summarized in The Dawn-Breakers a book composed by Nabil-i-Azam and later translated into English by Shoghi Effendi:

The Báb, whose name was Siyyid Ali-Muhammad,[1] was born in the city of Shiraz, on the first day of Muharram, in the year 1235 A.H.[2] He belonged to a house which was renowned for its nobility and which traced its origin to Muhammad Himself. The date of His birth confirmed the truth of the prophecy traditionally attributed to the Imam Ali: "I am two years younger than my Lord." Twenty-five years, four months, and four days had elapsed since the day of His birth, when he declared His Mission. In His early childhood He lost His father, Siyyid Muhammad-Rida,[3] a man who was known throughout the province of Fars for his piety and virtue, and was held in high esteem and honour. Both His father and His mother were descendants of the Prophet, both were loved and respected by the people. He was reared by His maternal uncle, Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali, a martyr to the Faith, who placed Him, while still a child, under the care of a tutor named Shaykh Abid.[4] The Báb, though not inclined to study, submitted to His uncle's will and directions.

[1 He is also known by the following designations:

Siyyid-i-Dhikr
Abdu'dh-Dhikr
Babu'llah
Nuqtiy-i-Ula
Tal'at-i-A'la
Hadrat-i-A'la
Rabb-i-A'la
Nuqity-i-Bayan
Siyyid-i-Bab

[2 October 20, 1819 A.D.]
[3 According to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl (manuscript on history of the Cause, p. 3), the Báb was still an infant, and had not yet been weaned, when His father passed away.]
[4 According to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl (manuscript, p. 41,) the Báb was six or seven years of age when He entered the school of Shaykh Abid. The school was known by the name of "Qahviyih-Awliya." The Báb remained five years at that school where He was taught the rudiments of Persian. On the first day of the month of Rabi'u'l-Avval, in the year 1257 A.H., He left for Najaf and Karbila, returning seven months after to His native province of Fars.]

(Shoghi Effendi, The Dawn-Breakers, p. 72)
 
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