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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...

Back in 1975 my wife and I went on pilgrimage to the Baha'i Holy Places around Haifa and Bahji. Each pilgrimage is unique and we were happy to meet Ruhiyyih Khanum and Ali Akhbar Furutan. We also me Fujita the Gardiner for the shrines. We took tours of the prison fortress of Akka and saw...

Yes Tone and Allah-u-Abha! The Feast prayers I'm posting have been used in my community awhile and I thought I'd share them here.... You could share your favorites. We could share! Art

Baha'is will be observing the Feast of Izzat September 7th. The prayers can be selected by the members of the community hosting the Feast. Baha'i Feasts are held every nineteen days according to the Baha'i Calendar. I'm sharing here some of the prayers that could be in the devotional part of...

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The Feast of Asma will be held Wednesday - Thursday this week and there are some prayers and meditations I'll post here: It hath been ordained that every believer in God, the Lord of Judgement, shall, each day, having washed his hands and then his face, seat himself and, turning unto God...

I hadn't seen this topic earlier but when I first joined this forum the Baha'i Faith was listed here as Abrahamic. I did write a small piece in Quora under the topic: Do Baha’is identify their Faith as Abrahamic? I would say yes for two reasons… The first reason: Abdul-Baha as well as the...

Wil! Good to read your post! Right there's a Local Spiritual Assembly elected with nine believers for a given jurisdiction. Some cities have under nine believers so they have a "Baha'i Group". Los Angeles has a large Baha'i Community and due to their size they could hold Feasts at various...

Hey Cino.... ! Thanks for posting! Baha'i communities are based on civil boundaries or jurisdictions. So my community is relatively small in a City and we've had an Assembly (elected by adult believers) since 1973 varying in size. Lately due to the limits in our state as set by the virus...

Baha'i Feasts are held every nineteen days on the Baha'i Calendar: The community gathers at Feasts and the program has three parts: (1) A devotional program of readings followed by (2) a business section with reports and (3) ending with a social/refreshment session. In most Baha'i...