Holy Day Ayyam-i-Ha – Enjoy Parties Most religions have a season of gift-giving and good cheer, and for Baha´’ı´s, this is “Ayya´m-i-Ha´.” The festival of Ayyam-i-Ha comes at the end of February each year, preceding the month of fasting that ends with the Naw Ruz (new year) celebration on the vernal equinox. During this special […]
Holy Day Ayyam-i-Ha – Charity Most religions have a season of gift-giving and good cheer, and for Baha´’ı´s, this is “Ayya´m-i-Ha´.” The festival of Ayyam-i-Ha comes at the end of February each year, preceding the month of fasting that ends with the Naw Ruz (new year) celebration on the vernal equinox. During this special time […]
Holy Day Ayyam-i-Ha – Service Most religions have a season of gift-giving and good cheer, and for Baha´’ı´s, this is “Ayya´m-i-Ha´.” The festival of Ayyam-i-Ha comes at the end of February each year, preceding the month of fasting that ends with the Naw Ruz (new year) celebration on the vernal equinox. During this special time […]
‘Abdu’l-Baha, son of the Founder of the Baha’i Faith, was a powerful contributor to a framework of Baha’i thought, even as He served as the “embodiment of every Baha’i ideal” and maintained the unity of the Baha’i community as its appointed leader for nearly three decades, said Paul Lample, member of the Universal House of […]
Service to Others Indispensability of Prayer Source: The Tree of Life: ‘Abdu’l-Baha was asked: “Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof, for God has established everything and executes all affairs after the best order-therefore, what is the wisdom in beseeching and supplicating and in stating one’s wants and seeking help?” ‘Abdu’l-Baha replied, “Know thou, verily, […]
A small group of Baha’is and their friends living in Chicago have been engaged in hosting devotional programs and study circles and are continually expanding their activities. To extend their devotional and community-building efforts, together they prepared a program for Naw-Ruz, the Baha’i New Year. While the Baha’i House of Worship remains closed due to […]
Baha’is in the vast, sparsely populated northern Great Plains have lots they can share about connecting with people over a distance. And no finer example can be found than the relationship of two families in Montana. The elected Regional Baha’i Council of the Northern Plains States — serving a stretch from Idaho to the Dakotas […]
Baha’is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have joined a Muslim community in a project providing meals for homeless people. Over the past few months, their collaboration has also generated three regular prayer gatherings. The Lighthouse mosque was serving 100 people a week as of last fall, when the Baha’is heard an Islamic imam describe it at […]
Baha’is who engage with other people of faith on the local and national levels say there are definite keys to effective interfaith involvement. Distilled from their input are: Show up. Actively participate, volunteer, and support local interfaith activities and initiatives. Underlie all interfaith interactions with an attitude of service, humility and gratitude. Create authentic relationships. […]
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