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  1. arthra

    November 28th commemorates the passing of Abdul-Baha

    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...
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    Feast of Mashiyyat (Will) September 25th-26th

    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...
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    Feast of Mashiyyat (Will) September 25th-26th

    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...
  4. arthra

    Feast of Knowledge ('Ilm) October 15th

    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...
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    Feast of Mashiyyat (Will) September 25th-26th

    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...
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    Shrine of Abdul-Baha rises above foundations:

    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...
  7. arthra

    The Feast of Izzat (Might)

    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
  8. arthra

    The Feast of Izzat (Might)

    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...
  9. arthra

    Shrine of Abdul-Baha rises above foundations:

    https://news.bahai.org/construction-of-the-shrine-of-abdul-baha/
  10. arthra

    Feast of Asma (Names) August 19th

    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...
  11. arthra

    Baha'i Faith | Abrahamic Religion

    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...
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    Feast of Kamal (Perfection) July 31st

    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...
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    Feast of Kamal (Perfection) July 31st

    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...
  14. arthra

    Feast of Kamal (Perfection) July 31st

    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...
  15. arthra

    Martyrdom of the Bab ~ Baha'i Holy Day ~ July 9th

    Excerpt from the Súriy-i-Aḥzán - Súrih of Sorrows (Many Baha'is read the following on the commemoration of the Martyrdom of the Bab.) Would that thou wert standing at this moment before the Throne and couldst hear how the melodies of eternity issue from the Temple of Bahá! By the one true God...
  16. arthra

    Martyrdom of the Bab ~ Baha'i Holy Day ~ July 9th

    The following was compiled by David Merrick in 2008: This is the story of the final days of the Báb, who appeared in Persia in 1844 to challenge and reform the corruption of the land, and introduce to the world the appearance of Bahá'u'lláh and a new world Faith. Imprisoned in the Castle of...
  17. arthra

    Martyrdom of the Bab ~ Baha'i Holy Day ~ July 9th

    I'll be posting more information about the Martyrdom of the Bab which is commemorated on Friday July 9th later...
  18. arthra

    Baha'i Holy Day - Declaration of the Bab May 22nd

    Baha’is around the world celebrate the 22nd of May, 1844 as the day of the Declaration of the Bab, who was the forerunner of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i Faith. (The date to commemorate this joyous historic occasion shifts within the Gregorian calendar from year to year but according...
  19. arthra

    The Ridvan Holy Days:

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