The Baha’i year consists of 19 months of 19 days each. The months are named after the attributes of God. Each Baha’i community holds a Nineteen Day Feast on the first day of each Baha’i month.
The Feast has spiritual, administrative and social functions and is the primary locus of fellowship and community decision-making in each Baha’i locality.
Some Reflections for the Feast of Might (‘Izzat in Arabic) – begins at sunset September 7
Photo by Sholeh Loehle
“Every man of discernment, while walking upon the earth, feeleth indeed abashed, inasmuch as he is fully aware that the thing which is the source of his prosperity, his wealth, his might, his exaltation, his advancement and power is, as ordained by God, the very earth which is trodden beneath the feet of all men. There can be no doubt that whoever is cognizant of this truth, is cleansed and sanctified from all pride, arrogance, and vainglory.”
— Baha’u’llah
“I testify that Thy might hath encompassed the whole universe…”
— Baha’u’llah
Photo by Golriz Lucina Gundry
“. . . direct these bewildered souls unto the fountain of Thy guidance, and cause these wanderers to abide in the shelter of Thy might.”
— ’Abdu’l-Baha
“Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favor; poor, bestow upon us a share from the ocean of Thy wealth; needy, do Thou satisfy us; abased, give us Thy glory. The fowls of the air and the beasts of the field receive their meat each day from Thee, and all beings partake of Thy care and loving-kindness. Deprive not this feeble one of Thy wondrous grace and vouchsafe by Thy might unto this helpless soul Thy bounty.
Give us our daily bread, and grant Thine increase in the necessities of life that we may be dependent on none other but Thee, may commune wholly with Thee, may walk in Thy ways and declare Thy mysteries. Thou art the almighty and the Loving and the Provider of all mankind.”
— ’Abdu’l-Baha
View photos on the website “Nineteen Months” taken by photographers inspired by reflection on the month of Might – nineteenmonths.com is an international collaborative photo blog using spirituality to inspire photographers and in turn, inspire others.