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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 |
Remover of Difficulties July 6, 2019 at 8:35pm Remover of Difficulties
"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!"
The Bab{footnote:#} Baha'i Prayers , Page 27.
Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?
My difficulties disperse
Disappear like fog at dawn
When I place them in God's hands
Say: Praised be God!
I intone my gratitude
To the Almighty
And raise my voice in praise
To the Ancient of Days
... [Read more] Religion Renewed June 26, 2019 at 8:48pm Religion Renewed
Under dogma's veils
the lamps of religion smoldered,
their light smothered
by doctrine's concealing shroud.
On the evening of May 23, 1844,
Siyyid Ali-Muhammad,
The Bab,
renewed religion.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}This is poem #24 of the 200 I wrote to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab.
... [Read more] The Connection: To The Bab June 22, 2019 at 5:56pm The Connection:
To The Bab
He is
one of the the connections,
the intermediaries,
between the Unknowable Essence of divinity
and humanity.
Like those who have gone before,
and those who will come after,
He is the mirror,
the manifestation,
of the attribute of God.
An independent prophet,
He revealed Sacred Scriptures,
renewed religion,
and foretold one greater than Himself
who would come after.
He is the door,
leading humanity
from its childhood
into its adulthoo... [Read more] Preparing The Heart June 17, 2019 at 6:40pm Preparing the Heart
"O Thou Remnant of God! I have sacrificed myself wholly for Thee; I have accepted curses for Thy sake, and have yearned for naught but martyrdom in the path of Thy love."
The Bab{footnote:#} Selections from the Writings of the Bab , page 59. {footnote:#}Quoted in The Dawn of a New Faith—and the Persecution that Followed {link:https://bahaiteachings.org/the-dawn-of-a-new-faith-and-the-persecution-that-followed} by Steve McLean.
The knowledge of H... [Read more] Unfailing Protection July 6, 2019 at 9:13pm Unfailing Protection:
Meditation on One of My Favorite Prayer Revealed by The Bab
Unfailing protection
revealed by the King of Messengers,
and written in His own hand
in the form of a pentacle.
For me,
the pentacle,
an ancient symbol of protection,
was purified
for superstition and prejudice
when His Holiness The Bab
revealed this prayer of protection.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}This is poem 21 in the 200 poems I'm writing the celebrate the Bicentenary of... [Read more] The Martyrdom of The Bab June 9, 2019 at 1:17pm The Martyrdom of The Bab
The silence
in the market square way palatable,
the crowd listen
to the last words of Siyyid Ali-Muhammad--
descend of the Prophet Muhammad
through His grandson Husayn Ali.
The crowd waited,
inhaled as The Bab
and Anis
hung suspended
before the regiment
of rifles ready
to fire.
The regiment fired,
the bodies of the The Bab
and Anis were merged.
Their deaths did not prevent
the renewal of religion
through Baha'u'llah
the promised ... [Read more] Unshelfish Prayer June 9, 2019 at 3:21pm Prayer
"The most acceptable prayer is the one offered with the utmost spirituality and radiance; its prolongation hath not been and is not beloved by God. The more detached and the purer the prayer, the more acceptable is it in the presence of God."
The Bab{footnote:#} Selections From the Writings of The Bab , 3. Excerpts from the Persian Bayán "Worship thou God in such wise that if thy worship lead..."
A bastion of faith,
unselfishly offered
with radiant j... [Read more] Who is The Bab? June 4, 2019 at 2:49pm Who is The Bab?{footnote:#}https://www.bahaiblog.net/2014/10/bab-harbinger-great-light/?fbclid=IwAR0lwR3CLFSg7Jg7XgL7hJwtsEgr_PKU-lfo_H5B_J7k2bml-Xa8rKWwsUw
He is the Primal Point,
He is the bridge between
the age of prophecy
and that of fulfillment:
the long awaited Mihdi.
He is the Primal Point,
John the Baptist come back,
herald of God's great light{footnote:#}Baha'u'llah ,
and Elijah returned:
Morning star shining bright.
He is the Primal Point,
revealer ... [Read more] |
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