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First Day of Ridván (meaning “Paradise” in Arabic) — the most important of the Bahá’í holy days. It is the day on which Bahá’u’lláh declared His mission as a Messenger of God. 20 April 21 April Ninth Day of Ridván, the day on which Bahá’u’lláh’s family joined Him in the Garden of Ridván...

Newly translated prayers of Abdul-Baha: He is God. O God, my God! With utter lowliness and fervour, humility and devotion, I implore Thee with my tongue and my heart, with my spirit and my soul, and with my mind and my conscience, to grant the most cherished of all desires, destine the most...

This is, O my God, the first of the days on which Thou hast bidden Thy loved ones to observe the Fast. I ask of Thee by Thy Self and by him who hath fasted out of love for Thee and for Thy good-pleasure—and not out of self and desire, nor out of fear of Thy wrath—and by Thy most excellent names...

Baha'is around the world will begin a Nineteen Day Fast beginning at sunrise tomorrow March 1st. From the age of fifteen years to seventy years of age Baha'is abstain from solid food and liquids between sunrise and sunset for nineteen days. Read more at Fasting | What Bahá’ís Believe There...

Ayyám-i-Há (this year of 2021) will begin in the evening of Wednesday February 24th and ends in the evening of Sunday February 28. During Ayyam-i-Ha (translated as “Days of Joy” or “Days outside of time“) Baha'is and friends perform acts of charity, give gifts to friends and family and attend...

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Bahai World - The Bahá’í World Online Publication presents articles on themes relevant to the betterment of the world, drawing on insights from the Bahá’í teachings and the experience of the Bahá’í community. ABOUT THE PUBLICATION BROWSE THE LIBRARY An example of an article: Spatial...

The Nineteen Day Feast happens at the beginning of each Baha'i month in Baha'i communities around the world. Generally there are three divisions of a Feast: First a devotional prayer part in which prayers are recited suitable for the Feast as decided by community members. It could include...

I decided to open another thread on the topic of Baha'i Holy Days as each of them have a special significance and are also part of our Calendar: Naw-Rúz The Bahá’í New Year 20 March 20 March First Day of Ridván (meaning “Paradise” in Arabic) — the most important of the Bahá’í holy days. It is...

Thanks Miken for your post... Yes it's an interesting historical study to appreciate how the variations in the calendars have occurred! My purpose here was to share the Baha'i calendar and how it came about largely through the Bab (Siyyid Ali Muhammad) and indicate how this relates to the...

There are also what we Baha'is call "Intercalary Days" or Days of "Ha".... these are four or five days in a leap year and they involve gift exchanges and parties. I'm adding some details from the Bahaipedia: Intercalary daysare specific days inserted into a calendar to ensure that the calendar...

The Báb has, moreover, in His Writings revealed in the Arabic tongue, divided the years following the date of His Revelation into cycles of nineteen years each. The names of the years in each cycle are as follows: 1. Alif A. 2. Bá' B. 3. Ab Father. 4. Dál D. 5. Báb Gate. 6. Váv V. 7. Abad...

Thanks "berinwitness" for your post! THere's more on the thread. Arthur

There are nineteen months in the Baha'i Calendar and each month is named after an attribute of God: Months of the Year Each of the 19 months of the Bahá'í year was given one of the names of God from the Islámic tradition. The intercalary days are, as their name would suggest, separate and are...

We'll be sharing more about the Badi (Baha'i) Calendar tomorrow!

Since we're nearing the end of 2020 on the Gregorian Calendar in a week or so I thought it would be of some interest to post here some information on the Baha'i Calendar. The Baha'i Calendar originated in Persia and had it's beginnings in the year 1844 AD and 1260 AH of the Muslim Calendar. It...

I wanted to share a Baha'i site for those interested as it contains a good deal of information about Baha'is. It contains such subjects as The Baha’i Faith provides the means for peace and tranquility through a progressive set of social teachings: Independent Investigation of Truth...