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Celebrating the two hundredth Anniversaries of The Birth of Baha'u'llah and The Bab |
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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 By Shastri Purushotma (December 30, 2016)Baha’is To Celebrate “Twin Holy Days” For First Time Worldwide By Shastri Purushotma (November 5, 2015)200 Years Since His Birth: Who Is Bahá’u’lláh? by Genevieve Seri (September 9. 2017)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 |
Will of God August 11, 2017 at 9:26pm Will of God:
To The Blessed Beauty
1
Why does the wind become a storm?
It is the will of God
working through nature;
obedience
in the final analysis
becomes freewill's choice.
2
The Will of God,
the Plan of God,
revealed
through successive prophets
moves humanity forward.
The individual
can chose to obey
the God's chosen prophet,
or to disobey;
either way
God's Will Be Done.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}This is Poem 84 of 200 Dedica... [Read more] Making the World a Kinder Place August 11, 2017 at 9:24pm Making the World a Kinder Place:
To The Blessed Beauty
"Where there is no vision the people perish."
Proverbs 29:18
We live in a world without vision,
where bombs fall
on the unfortified roofs of grade schools,
and bodies are stacked,
cord wood waiting for the fire.
To make the world a kinder place
humanity's vision must be restored,
its hope reestablished,
and its faith refreshed.
How can humanity's vision be restored?
Through knowledge of self:
... [Read more] Night of Joy August 11, 2017 at 9:22pm Night of Joy:
To The Blessed Beauty
"Say: This is the night wherein the veils of glory were parted before the eyes of the people of certitude, and the Bird of Heaven warbled its melody in the midmost heart of the celestial realm. Rejoice, then, O embodiments of sanctity in the Everlasting City!"
Bahá’u’lláh, Lawḥ-i-Mawlúd (Tablet of the Birth), #44{footnote:#} Quoted in Days of Remembrance : Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
Raise your voices in praise!
Sing ... [Read more] Courage to Change August 11, 2017 at 9:19pm Courage to Change:
To The Blessed Beauty
"The troubles of this world pass, and what we have left is what we have made of our souls; so it is to this we must look, - to becoming more spiritual, drawing nearer to God, not matter what our human minds and bodies are going through."
Shoghi Effendi
Death lurks around the corner,
waiting to embrace
the aware
and the unaware
with equal fervor.
Spiritual transformation can't be delay,
can't be put off,
or igno... [Read more] Chapters in the Book of God August 11, 2017 at 9:17pm Chapters in the Book of God:
To The Blessed Beauty
Each religion is a chapter in the book of of God.
Personal Epiphany
In the Book of God
each chapter reveals His love
for humanity.
Open the book,
look at the chapter titles,
each is the name of a religion
that was revealed
by a Divine Messenger.
Can you name the chapters in God's Book?
Can you name the Messenger?
Baha'u'llah
The Bab
Muhammad
Christ
Buddha
Moses
Krishna
Zoroaster
Abraham
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