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The Báb, the founder of Bábi religion, instituted the Badíʻ calendar composed of 19 months, each of 19 days.[4] The first month, and the first day of each month, are both named Bahá, an Arabic word meaning splendour or glory. Thus Naw-Rúz, the first day of the year, is the day of Bahá in the...

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 Bahá'í Fast is a 19-day period of fasting that takes place every year in March. During this time, Bahá'ís between the ages of 15 and 70 abstain from food, drink, and tobacco from sunrise to sunset. Fasting rules Bahá'ís fast during the Bahá'í month of ʻAlaʼ, which begins at sunset on March...

A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Loftiness ( Ala ) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. 1. O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are in heaven and on earth, and rulest over the kingdom of Thy creation and of Thy Revelation! I testify that every man of equity hath...

Ayyám-i-Há is a period of intercalary days in the Baháʼí calendar, when Baháʼís celebrate the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há.[2] The four or five days of this period are inserted between the last two months of the calendar (Mulk and ʻAláʼ).[3] The length of Ayyám-i-Há varies according to the timing of...

Friendliness 1. This is the Day whereon the Ocean of God’s mercy hath been manifested unto men, the Day in which the Day Star of His loving-kindness hath shed its radiance upon them, the Day in which the clouds of His bountiful favor have overshadowed the whole of mankind. Now is the time to...

The Month of Honour December 29, 2014 in Compilations, Devotionals | Tags: Bahai Months, Honour, ND feast, Nineteen Day Feast, Nobility, Program ND Feast, Sharaf The root of the Arabic word for honour (sharaf), when referring to a person, means, “to be raised up”. With this definition in mind...

The text of which reads as follows: Baha’is around the world will soon commemorate the one-hundred year anniversary of the passing of Abdu’l-Baha, son of the founder of the Baha’i Faith and the perfect exemplar of Baha’u’llah’s teachings. His name at birth was Abbas Effendi, but he chose the...

Baha’is around the world will soon commemorate the one-hundred year anniversary of the passing of Abdu’l-Baha, son of the founder of the Baha’i Faith and the perfect exemplar of Baha’u’llah’s teachings. His name at birth was Abbas Effendi, but he chose the name Abdu’l-Baha, which means “servant...

https://bahaiteachings.org/celebrating-abdul-baha-and-observing-his-ascension/

The Day of the Covenant Source: The Day of the Covenant by Christopher Buck The Day of the Covenant is a Baha’i holy day honoring the Covenant of Baha’u’llah and, in particular, ‘Abdu’l-Baha (1844–1921) as the “Centre of the Covenant.” …the Covenant established by Baha’u’llah protects the...

Feast of Qudrat/Power Musical Selection: Prayer for America 1. Now is the time for the lovers of God to raise high the banners of unity, to intone, in the assemblages of the world, the verses of friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that the grace of God is one. Thus, will the...

There are two Baha'i Holy Days coming up in which Baha'is suspend work and school attendance. Baha'i days begin and end at sunset and each Baha'i community sets the time to observe the programs and how they are observed: The “two …Festivals” are the anniversaries of the births of Baha’u’llah...

The beginning of all things is the knowledge of God, and the end of all things is strict observance of whatsoever hath been sent down from the empyrean of the Divine Will that pervadeth all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. (Baha’u’llah, Gleanings, p. 5) Were you to ponder...

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...