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Mirza Husayn-‘Ali, later known as Baha’u’llah, “the Glory of God,” was born in 1817 in Tehran, the capital of Persia, now called Iran. Two years later, in 1819, Siyyid ‘Ali-Muhammad was born in Shiraz, a city in southern Persia. He later took the title, the Bab, meaning “the Gate.” The Bab and...

Birth of the Bab Source: Some Answered Questions The “two …Festivals” are the anniversaries of the births of Baha’u’llah and the Bab. In the Muslim lunar calendar these fall on consecutive days, the birth of Baha’u’llah on the second day of the month of Muḥarram 1233 A.H. (12 November 1817)...

A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Knowledge ( Ilm ) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. 1. O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid...

1. Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I am the one who hath sought the good pleasure of Thy will, and directed his steps towards the seat of Thy gracious favors. I am he who hath forsaken his all, who hath fled to Thee for shelter, who hath set his face towards the tabernacle of Thy revelation...

In pursuance, however, of the principle that for every thing a time hath been fixed, and for every fruit a season hath been ordained, the latent energies of such a bounty can best be released, and the vernal glory of such a gift can only be manifested, in the Days of God. Invested though each...

The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole purpose of guiding mankind to the straight Path of Truth. The purpose underlying Their revelation hath been to educate all men, that they may, at the hour of death, ascend, in the utmost purity and sanctity and with absolute...

"Every man of insight will, in this day, readily admit that the counsels which the Pen of this Wronged One hath revealed constitute the supreme animating power for the advancement of the world and the exaltation of its peoples. Arise, O people, and, by the power of God's might, resolve to gain...

The Word of God hath set the heart of the world afire; how regrettable if ye fail to be enkindled with its flame! [Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, page no. 147] The month of Kalimat (Word) is beginning soon. In the Book of Certitude (§ 104 and 105), we can read the following. To...

“Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá” An invocation to Baha’u’llah, “O Thou Glory of the All-Glorious!” Baha’i House of Worship Chile Song Meditation: “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá”, “Yá `Aliyyu’l-‘Ala” 95 times or as long as you like. 1. It hath been ordained that every believer in God, the Lord of Judgement, shall, each...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia On the morning of July 9, 1850 in Tabriz, a 30-year-old Persian merchant known as the Báb was charged with apostasy and shot by order of the Prime Minister of the Persian Empire.[1] The events surrounding his execution have been the subject of controversy...

The Month of Rahmat / Mercy Bahá’u’lláh states that “neath the shade of My mercy I nurtured thee, and guarded thee by the essence of My grace and favor”. He continues by clarifying the purpose of this, i.e., “that thou mightiest attain My everlasting dominion and become worthy of My invisible...

1. Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know not what the water is with which Thou hast created me, or what the fire Thou hast kindled within me, or the clay wherewith Thou hast kneaded me. The restlessness of every sea hath been stilled, but not the restlessness of this Ocean which moveth at...

The Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh at the hour of dawn, ..., eight hours after sunset, in the 75th year of His age, His spirit, at long last released from the toils of a life crowded with tribulations, had winged its flight to His “other dominions,” dominions “whereon the eyes of the people of names...

Thanks Tony for sharing "The Tablet of the Bell"1

"Verily I am the `Gate of God’ and I give you to drink, by the leave of God, the sovereign Truth, of the crystal-pure waters of His Revelation which are gushing out from the incorruptible Fountain situate upon the Holy Mount. And those who earnestly strive after …God, let them then strive to...