Holy Days Declaration of the Bab Source:Star of the West Volume 1 – (Aug. 1, 1910) Isma No. 8 On the day of the annual celebration of the Bab’s Declaration, held on Mount Carmel, when representatives of all different religions, such as Jewish, Zoroastrian, Christian and Mohammedan Baha’is were seated around the table and Abdul-Baha […]
The Declaration of the Bab – Saturday/Sunday, May 22/23 – a recording of the 2020 holy day program can be viewed at your convenience. Traditionally, commemorations are held two hours after sunset, to coincide with the time, in 1844, when the Bab declared His divine mission. (For example, this year local holy day programs in the […]
Every May, Baha’is commemorate the anniversary of the night in 1844 that marks the beginning of the Baha’i Faith. On that night, Siyyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, who became known as the Bab (“the Gate” in Arabic), declared that the time for new revelation from God had arrived. He said the world should prepare for “Him whom God […]
Holy Day The Day of the Covenant Source: The Day of the Covenant by Christopher Buck The Day of the Covenant is a Baha’i holy day honoring the Covenant of Baha’u’llah and, in particular, ‘Abdu’l-Baha (1844–1921) as the “Centre of the Covenant.” …the Covenant established by Baha’u’llah protects the Baha’i religion from schism. In anticipation […]
The Baha’i House of Worship, in collaboration with friends and communities across North America, will live-broadcast devotional programs of prayers, stories and music for the 2020 observance of two special days honoring ‘Abdu’l-Baha. The Baha’i House of Worship and Welcome Center remains closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Temple gardens are open to visitors. Broadcasts […]
The Baha’i House of Worship, in collaboration with friends and communities across North America, will live-broadcast devotional programs of prayers and music for two upcoming Baha’i Holy Days. Broadcasts will be released at the following times and will also be available for later viewing: The Declaration of the Bab, Friday, May 22, 10:00 pm CDT […]
Baha’is and friends throughout the country opened their homes to friends, neighbors and co-workers for the bicentenary of the birth of the Bab, herald of the Baha’i Faith. Many of these guests had already been engaged in Baha’i-initiated core activities of community building. Devotional leads naturally into bicentenary During an intimate neighborhood bicentenary gathering in […]
Since the earliest beginnings of human history, the measurement of time has been fundamental to the organization of societies. The adoption of a new calendar in each religious era is a symbol of the power of divine revelation to reshape human perception of material, social, and spiritual reality. Through it, sacred moments are distinguished, humanity’s […]
The Festival of Riḍván Baha’i communities worldwide celebrate their most sacred festival, Ridvan, which takes from the end of April to the beginning of May each year. This event commemorates the 12 days that Baha’u’llah spent on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad in 1863, during which He declared His mission as God’s […]
Holy Days An Account by ‘Abdu’l-Baha on Ridvan (The Declaration of Baha’u’llah) Note: 1280 AH = 1863 CE Source:”Twelve Table Talks given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka” After coming to Baghdad from Persia, Baha’u’llah declared to a certain extent the nature of His mission in the ninth year after the appearance of the Bab… The […]
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