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  1. arthra

    First Day of Ridvan - April 20th on the Gregorian Calendar

    Baha'i communities around the world will be observing the "The Festival of Ridvan" starting April 20th this coming weekend and among the activities will be electing Local Spiritual Assemblies and holding conventions to elect National Spiritual Assemblies in 180 countries around the globe. What...
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    Feast of Jalal (Glory) April 8th

    God is the All-Glorious. This is one of the Names of God. `Abdu’l-Bahá clarifies that that “created things can only be known through their attributes and not in their essence, the reality of the Divinity, too, must be unknown with regard to its essence and known only with respect to its...
  3. arthra

    Naw-Ruz and the Feast of Baha...

    For Baha'is Naw-Ruz marks the end of the Fast and the beginning of the new year.. which in this case is the year 181 of the Baha'i era. Baha'is observe Naw-Ruz as a Holy Day Baha’is all over the world will celebrate Naw-Ruz as the annual, celebratory feast of renewal, the spiritual and...
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    Laws regarding the Baha'i Fast

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    Laws regarding the Baha'i Fast

    Laws concerning fasting[edit] There are laws and practices associated with the Nineteen Day Fast that were established by Baháʼu'lláh in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, his book of laws.[3] The period of fasting begins with the termination of the Intercalary Days and ends with the festival of Naw-Rúz.[3]...
  6. arthra

    Readings for the month of 'Ala (Loftiness) Friday March 1st The month of 'Ala is also the month of Fasting and the last month of the Baha'i year.

    Loftiness of God, His Word and His Cause Reading 1. HE IS GOD, EXALTED IS HE, THE LORD OF MAJESTY AND POWER A praise which is exalted above every mention or description beseemeth the Adored One, the Possessor of all things visible and invisible, Who hath enabled the Primal Point to reveal...
  7. arthra

    Ayyam-i-Ha from sunset 2/25/24 until sunset 2/29/24

    Ayyam-i-Ha is a multiple-day Baha’i festival that is joyously celebrated in countries and territories all over the world. It typically falls around the end of February and beginning of March (with the recent worldwide implementation of the Baha’i or Badi calendar the exact dates of Ayyam-i-Ha...
  8. arthra

    Depriving Yourself of What God Has Permitted

    You can review the Kitab-i-Aqdas at the following site: https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/kitab-i-aqdas/11#803868592 and the codifications of the laws are present... for Baha'is these are followed for the latest dispensation. Understanding Baha'i Covenant is...
  9. arthra

    Prayers/Readings for the Feast of Mulk (Dominion) February 6th-7th

    1. O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations, the Source of all Sources, the Fountain-Head of all Revelations, and the Well-Spring of all Lights! I testify that by Thy Name the heaven of understanding hath been adorned, and the ocean of utterance hath surged, and the dispensations of Thy...
  10. arthra

    A reading for the Feast of Sultan (Sovereignty):

    By Him Who is the Great Announcement! The All-Merciful is come invested with undoubted sovereignty. The Balance hath been appointed, and all them that dwell on earth have been gathered together. The Trumpet hath been blown, and lo, all eyes have stared up with terror, and the hearts of all who...
  11. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Sharaf (Honor) (Dec. 31st)

    Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give Thee thanks inasmuch as Thou hast called me into being in Thy days, and infused into me Thy love and Thy knowledge. I beseech Thee, by Thy name whereby the goodly pearls of Thy wisdom and Thine utterance were brought forth out of the treasuries of the...
  12. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Masa'il (Questions):

    O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof...
  13. arthra

    Baha'i Holy Days: Day of the Covenant Nov. 26th and The Ascension of Abdul-Baha Nov. 28th

    …Historically, the Day of the Covenant was established by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in order to discontinue the practice of early believers who, on their own initiative, used to celebrate his birthday. …‘Abdu’l-Baha was born on May 22, 1844, which, in fact, was the very same night that the Bab declared his...
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    Readings for the month of Qawl (Speech)-Nov. 23rd

    O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own...
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    Readings for the Feast of Qudrat (Power) November 4th

    He Who leadeth to true victory is come. By the righteousness of God! He is fully capable of revolutionizing the world through the power of a single Word. Having enjoined upon all men to observe wisdom, He Himself hath adhered to the cord of patience and resignation. (Baha'u'llah: Tablets of...
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    Readings for the Feast of Qudrat (Power) November 4th

    He Who leadeth to true victory is come. By the righteousness of God! He is fully capable of revolutionizing the world through the power of a single Word. Having enjoined upon all men to observe wisdom, He Himself hath adhered to the cord of patience and resignation. (Baha'u'llah: Tablets of...
  17. arthra

    Baha'i Holy Day - The Birth of Baha'u'llah observed October 17th

    Early life of Baha'u'llah: Born in Tehran, Iran on 12 November, 1817, Mirza Husayn-‘Alí enjoyed all the advantages conferred by noble birth. From a very early age, He displayed extraordinary knowledge and wisdom. As a young man, rather than pursuing a career in government service as His father...
  18. arthra

    Baha'i Holy Day - The Birth of the Bab observed October 16th

    The Birth of the Bab is a Baha'i Holy Day and observed this year on October 16th. Work and school attendance are suspended and communities gather for prayers. I've added a summary of the life of the Bab below: The Báb was the Herald of the Bahá’í Faith THE LIFE OF THE BÁB: The Báb...
  19. arthra

    The Birth of the Bab is observed by Baha'is as a Holy Day (Oct. 16th)

    Birth of the Báb In the name of the One born on this day, Him Whom God hath made to be the Herald of His Name, the Almighty, the All-Loving! This is a Tablet We have addressed unto that night wherein the heavens and the earth were illumined by a Light that cast its radiance over the entire...
  20. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Ilm (Knowledge): October 15th

    We have decreed, O people, that the highest and last end of all learning be the recognition of Him Who is the Object of all knowledge; and yet, behold how ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veil, from Him Who is the Dayspring of this Light, through Whom every hidden thing...
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