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The essential identity of every human being is a rational and immortal soul, which is “entirely out of the order of the physical creation.” Bahá’u’lláh uses the metaphor of the sun to explain the relationship between the soul and the body: “The soul of man is the sun by which his body is...

Tomorrow is a Baha'i Holy Day and usually Baha'is meet on this day to recall the meaning and significance of this day. I will post a prayer here: O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant, to remain faithful to Thy manifest Cause, and to carry out...

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On this journey the wayfarer dwelleth in every abode, however humble, and resideth in every land. In every face he seeketh the beauty of the Friend; in every region he searcheth after the Beloved. He joineth every company and seeketh fellowship with every soul, that haply in some heart he may...

From October 18th until sunset today on October 19th Baha'is are observing "Twin Holy Days" which commemorate the Birth of the Bab (1819) and the Birth of Baha'u'llah (1817). "The notion of "twin Manifestations of God" is a concept fundamental to Baháʼí belief, describing the relationship...

Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all beings and the Ultimate Aim of all creation! I testify with the tongue of both mine inner and outer being that Thou hast revealed and manifested Thyself, that Thou hast sent down Thy verses and demonstrated Thy proofs, and that Thou art...

He is the All-Glorious! Praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou didst call me, and I answered Thee. Thou didst summon me, and I hastened unto Thee, entering beneath the shade of Thy mercy and seeking shelter at the threshold of the door of Thy grace. Thou hast nurtured me, O Lord, through Thy...

O God, my God! Thou seest how Thy servant hath set his face towards Thee and desired to be honoured by performing that whereunto he hath been bidden in Thy Book. Do Thou ordain for him through Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall draw him nigh unto the Most Sublime Summit. Thou, verily, art the...

O Thou Who holdest within Thy grasp the Kingdom of names and the Empire of all things, Thou seest how I have become a stranger from my land on account of my love for Thee. I beg of Thee, by the beauty of Thy countenance, to make my remoteness from home a means whereby Thy servants may be drawn...

For me one of the exciting things about being a Baha'i is that there are newly translated prayers and other materials from the vast treasury of the Writings. The following is a brief sample: Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Sanctify mine eye, and mine ear, and my tongue, and my spirit, and my...

Baha'is hold Feasts every nineteen days through the year and today..actually starting last night after sunset until sunset tonight is the Feast of Kamal (Perfection). I'm sharing some prayers and meditations we held in my community a few years ago: Some selections for the Feast of Kamal: Every...

I wanted to share an excerpt from the recently published "Gems of Divine Mysteries" Immeasurably exalted is God above all that we may conceive of the Revealers of His Cause, and immensely glorified is He beyond all that they may mention in His regard! 43 "Great God! This sea had laid up...

The Martyrdom of the Bab Thursday, July 9, 12:00 pm CDT Watch a videotaped special program of prayers and music for the Martyrdom of the Bab. BROADCAST LINK This Holy Day commemorates the sacrifice made by the Bab in 1850 in carrying out His mission as a Messenger of God to prepare the people...

More information about the Declaration of the Bab can be found at Declaration of the Bab (May 1844)