How does a cluster of communities equip itself to release greater measures of the society-building power of the Faith of Baha’u’llah? How does this happen within a city, or maybe a single neighborhood? What degree of effort, what kind of local planning and consultation, what capacities need to be built to strengthen a framework of […]
Read The Story“Every community in the world findeth in these Divine Teachings the realization of its highest aspirations. These teachings are even as the tree that beareth the best fruits of all trees.” -‘Abdu’l-Baha PURPOSE THEMES GLOBAL VISION People from many backgrounds, cultures, religions and ages participate in building community for all. As the wave […]
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“My first counsel is this: possess a pure, kindly, and radiant heart... ”
“The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice...”
“So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.”
In the early summer of 2020, people around the world grappled with the social unrest and distress resulting from the tragedy of the murder of George Floyd. In the aftermath, some Baha’is looked at gaps in their own history to further explore the experience of African Americans in the Baha’i Faith. In this endeavor, […]
Christy Harvey has pondered questions about sacred spaces for decades. She recently visited, for the first time, an innovative sacred space: the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. As it happens, this structure—which is architecturally unique in the world and history—was designed by Harvey’s great-great-grandfather, Louis Jean-Baptiste Bourgeois. Harvey learned of her ancestral connection […]
Holy Day Riḍván 2022 The Festival of Ridvan, which commemorates Baha’u’llah’s Declaration of His Prophetic Mission in the Garden of Ridvan in Baghdad during twelve days in April/May 1863 and is referred to by Him as “the King of Festivals” Source: Ridvan 2022 – To the Baha’is of the World | THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF […]
A year for profound reflection on the life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the strength of the Covenant of which He was the Centre, as the community prepares to commemorate the centenary of His Ascension.
—The Universal House of Justice
This national landmark in Wilmette, Illinois, is open to all regardless of background or belief for personal prayer, reflection and meditation.
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