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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 recognized his unfairness in the face of the revelation of the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy Justice, and the ablest...

"Know thou that when the Son of Man yielded up His breath to God, the whole creation wept with a great weeping. By sacrificing Himself, however, a fresh capacity was infused into all created things. Its evidences, as witnessed in all the peoples of the earth, are now manifest before thee. The...

Martyrdom of the Báb: July 9th – 10th From the evening of Tuesday, July 9th to the evening of Wednesday, July 10th, Baha’is around the world will observe the Martyrdom of the Báb. This holiday commemorates the 1850 execution of the co-founder of the Baha’i faith, the Báb, in Persia. It is one of...

The Month of Kalimat / Words: "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...

A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Mercy (Rahmat) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. 1. Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover no one in Thy realm who can befittingly turn unto Thee, or is able to adequately hearken unto what hath gone out of the mouth of Thy...

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee, by Thy signs that have encompassed the entire creation, and by the light of Thy countenance that hath illuminated all that are in heaven and on earth, and by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things, and by Thy grace that hath suffused...

From the evening of May 28, 2019 through May 29, 2019, Bahá’ís around the world will celebrate the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh. The holiday commemorates the anniversary of the death of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith. Baha’u’llah was seventy-five years old when he passed away on May...

A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Grandeur (`Azamat) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. 1. Praised be Thou, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth that naught else except Thee can ever express Thee, nor canst Thou be described by any one save Thyself. The thoughts...

Some selected readings and prayers: O SON OF MAN! Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty. ~ Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words Comprehend...

The Origins and Practices of Holidays: First Day of Ridván by Dhruti Bhagat April 19, 2019 April 21, 2019 - The First Day of Ridván The First Day of Ridván is an important Baha'i holiday. Riḍván is a twelve-day festival that celebrates the beginnings of the Bahá'í Faith in 1863. It does this...

Baha'is hold a Feast every nineteen days. This month (April) is a "busy" month as we hold elections for our Local Spiritual Assemblies and the start of the Ridvan season with Holy Days on the First, Ninth and Twelfth Days of Ridvan... The Feast of Jalal will be held this coming weekend...

Thanks for your question and answer... Yes what you have written is the Baha'i view... Wikipedia has an article on the Baha'i view as well: Teachings and beliefs: The soul is not considered to be subject to natural law - rather it is subject to spiritual law as a covenant between man and God...

Thanks for asking your questions "Rum"... The Bahá’í teachings state that there is no such physical place as heaven or hell, and emphasise the eternal journey of the soul towards perfection. They explain that references to “heaven” and “hell” in the Holy Scriptures of other religions are to be...

A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Splendor (Baha) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. 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...

From Wikipedia: Naw-Rúz (Persian: نوروز, romanized: Nowruz) is the first day of the Baháʼí calendar year and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the vernal equinox, on or near March 21, which is the traditional Iranian New Year.[1] The traditional Nowruz...

In the next week Baha'is will conclude the Fast on sunset March 20th. The Fast is abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. It also concludes the month of 'Ala (Loftiness). The next day March 21st Baha'is observe the Baha'i New Year 180 and usually this can involve a community...

The Baha'i Fast begins at dawn March 2nd and ends at sundown March 20th. The Fast is from dawn till dusk each day in the Baha'i month of 'Ala (Loftiness) March 2nd till dusk March 20th. The Fast involves abstaining from food and drink from sunrise till sundown. "Bahá’u’lláh designated a...

Loftiness of God, His Word and His Cause Reading 1. HE IS GOD, EXALTED IS HE, THE LORD OF MAJESTY AND POWER A praise which is exalted above every mention or description beseemeth the Adored One, the Possessor of all things visible and invisible, Who hath enabled the Primal Point to reveal...