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Celebrating the two hundredth Anniversaries of The Birth of Baha'u'llah and The Bab |
Introduction In 2017 Baha'is around the world will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah. Then in 2019 they will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Birth of the Bab. This journal will contain poems and prose inspired by these two anniversaries. In addition, I will include thoughts and poems inspired by the scriptures revealed by Baha'u'llah and the Bab. Before Naw-Ruz of 2015, the Baha'i or Badi calendar "was synchronized to the Gregorian calendar".1 After Naw-Ruz of 2015, the date of the vernal equinox was established as the birthplace of Baha'u'llah which unlocked the Baha'i calendar from the Gregorian calendar.2 Because of this the dates of the celebrations are now calculated according to the Baha'i/Badi calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar which was the case before Naw-Ruz 2015. Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh ![]() Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab ![]() Remembering 'Abdu'l-Baha ![]() Twin Holy Days Celebrated on the fist and second day following the eight new moon after Naw-Ruz The Celebration of the Birth of the Báb occurred on October 21, 2017. The Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb will occur on October 29, 2019 Born: 1 Muharram 1235 AH - 20 October 1819 The Bicentenary Celebration of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh occurred on October 22, 2017 The Celebration of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh will occur on October 30, 2019 Born: 2 Muharram 1233 AH - 12 November 1817 Centenary of the Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha More information as 2021 progresses. Links to Articles Articles in the Huffington Post Baha’is Prepare for Bicentennial in 2017 ![]() Baha’is To Celebrate “Twin Holy Days” For First Time Worldwide ![]() 200 Years Since His Birth: Who Is Bahá’u’lláh? ![]() Articles in Baha'i Chronicles http://bahaichronicles.org/ Articles in Beyond Foreignness 200 Articles in 200 Days for the 200th Anniversary of Bahá’u’lláh’s Birth ![]() by Michael Curtotti The Short Obligatory Prayer Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh "I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting." Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, CLXXXI The Remover of Difficulties Revealed by The Bab "Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants and all abide by His bidding!" Selections from the Writings of the Báb Prayer for America Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Baha "O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts are radiant with Thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated by the message of Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government victorious. Confirm this revered nation to upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity, to promulgate the Most Great Peace, to become thereby most glorious and praiseworthy among all the nations of the world. O God! This American nation is worthy of Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy. Make it precious and near to Thee through Thy bounty and bestowal." Baha'i Prayers Footnotes |
The First and the Second Night: To The Bab September 10, 2019 at 8:53pm The First and the Second Night:
To The Bab
"O concourse of earth and heaven!
This is that first night, which God hath made to be
a sign of that second night, whereon was born
He Wom no praise can befittingly extol and
no attribute describe. Well is it with him
who reflecteth upon them both."
Baha'u'llah
On the first night{footnote:#}1 Muharram 1235 AH - 20 October 1819 ,
Siyyid Ali Muhammad,
the Bab,
was born.
On the second night{footnote:#} Muharram ... [Read more] For God: To The Bab September 10, 2019 at 7:23pm For God:
To The Bab
"Verily, I do this for God, the Lord of the heavens and earth, the Lord of all that is seen and unseen, the Lord of Creation."
The Bab{footnote:#}The Bayan, in Nader Saiedi, Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab, p. 312.
It is for God
that I write,
composing odes
day and night
for the Remembrance of God{footnote:#}Reference to the Bab, who is one of the Manifestations of God. .
It is for God
that I proclaim
this gloriou... [Read more] |