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  1. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Qudrat (Nov. 3rd)

    Feast of Qudrat/Power Musical Selection: Prayer for America 1. Now is the time for the lovers of God to raise high the banners of unity, to intone, in the assemblages of the world, the verses of friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that the grace of God is one. Thus, will the...
  2. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Qudrat (Nov. 3rd)

    Feast of Qudrat/Power Musical Selection: Prayer for America 1. Now is the time for the lovers of God to raise high the banners of unity, to intone, in the assemblages of the world, the verses of friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that the grace of God is one. Thus, will the...
  3. arthra

    Two Baha'i Holy Days: The Birth of the Bab Nov. 2nd and the Birth of Baha'u'llah Nov. 3rd:

    There are two Baha'i Holy Days coming up in which Baha'is suspend work and school attendance. Baha'i days begin and end at sunset and each Baha'i community sets the time to observe the programs and how they are observed: The “two …Festivals” are the anniversaries of the births of Baha’u’llah...
  4. arthra

    Two Baha'i Holy Days (1) The Birth of the Bab on Nov. 2nd and (2) The Birth of Baha'u'llah on Nov. 3rd;

    There are two Baha'i Holy Days coming up in which Baha'is suspend work and school attendance. Baha'i days begin and end at sunset and each Baha'i community sets the time to observe the programs and how they are observed: The “two …Festivals” are the anniversaries of the births of Baha’u’llah...
  5. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Ilm (Knowledge) October 14th-15th

    The beginning of all things is the knowledge of God, and the end of all things is strict observance of whatsoever hath been sent down from the empyrean of the Divine Will that pervadeth all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. (Baha’u’llah, Gleanings, p. 5) Were you to ponder...
  6. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Ilm (Knowledge) October 14th-15th

    The beginning of all things is the knowledge of God, and the end of all things is strict observance of whatsoever hath been sent down from the empyrean of the Divine Will that pervadeth all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. (Baha’u’llah, Gleanings, p. 5) Were you to ponder...
  7. arthra

    readings for the FEAST OF MASHIYYAT (Will)

    1. Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I am the one who hath sought the good pleasure of Thy will, and directed his steps towards the seat of Thy gracious favors. I am he who hath forsaken his all, who hath fled to Thee for shelter, who hath set his face towards the tabernacle of Thy revelation...
  8. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Izzat (Might)

    A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Might (‘Izzat) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. September 6th-7th 1. Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty and Thy dominion, and every discerning eye perceiveth the greatness of Thy majesty...
  9. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Asma (Names) August 19th

    1. O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are in heaven and on earth, and rulest over the kingdom of Thy creation and of Thy Revelation! I testify that every man of equity hath recognized his unfairness in the face of the revelation of the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy Justice, and the...
  10. arthra

    Feast of Kamal (Perfection) Wednesday July 31st

    Uplifting Words Baha'i Faith Inspired Blog Home Baha'i Holy Places Feast Programs Baha'i Holy Days Influential People Baha'i History Baha'i Articles Contact Baha'i Faith Articles Holy Places Feast Programs Holy Days More Jan 22, 2019 6 min read Kamál - Perfection -...
  11. arthra

    Martyrdom of the Bab Holy Day observed July 9th

    HOLY DAY Martyrdom of the Bab Source: The Promulgation of Universal Peace 23 May 1912 Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Breed 367 Harvard Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts …the Bab was the early light of the true morn, whereas the manifestation of the Blessed Beauty, Baha’u’llah, was the...
  12. arthra

    A reading for the Feast of Rahmat (Mercy) around June 23rd.

    This is the Day whereon the Ocean of God's mercy hath been manifested unto men, the Day in which the Day Star of His loving-kindness hath shed its radiance upon them, the Day in which the clouds of His bountiful favor have overshadowed the whole of mankind. Now is the time to cheer and refresh...
  13. arthra

    Readings for the Feast of Nur (Light)

    A compilation from the Baha'i writings on the topic of Light (Nur) - a Baha'i Feast devotional program. 1. Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know not what the water is with which Thou hast created me, or what the fire Thou hast kindled within me, or the clay wherewith Thou hast...
  14. arthra

    Baha'i Holy Day May 22nd - May 23rd: Declaration of the Bab in 1844.

    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 was serving them all personally: “There are different...
  15. arthra

    Baha'i Holy Day May 22nd - May 23rd: Declaration of the Bab in 1844.

    It was about an hour after sunset when my youthful Host began to converse with me. "Whom, after Siyyid Kazim," He asked me, "do you regard as his successor and your leader?" "At the hour of his death," I replied, "our departed teacher insistently exhorted us to forsake our homes, to scatter...
  16. arthra

    Baha'i Holy Day May 22nd - May 23rd: Declaration of the Bab in 1844.

    This coming week Baha'i communities will observe a Holy Day (May 22nd to May 23rd). Baha'is gather to recite prayers and recall the Declaration of the Bab. "All majesty and glory, O my God, and all dominion and light and grandeur and splendour be unto Thee… "I bear witness that Thou Thyself...
  17. arthra

    Feast of Azamat (Grandeur) May 16th

    A prospective reading for the Feast: (This Tablet is read at the Shrines of Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb. It is also frequently used in commemorating Their anniversaries.) The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty...
  18. arthra

    Prayer for Peace...

    O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock. Thou hast decreed that all shall belong to the same household. In Thy Holy Presence they are all Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are...
  19. arthra

    Feast of Jamal (Beauty) April 27th

    O MY CHILDREN! I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay. - Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah, Persian #13 Consider those who rejected...
  20. arthra

    Feast of Jamal (Beauty) April 27th

    O MY CHILDREN! I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay. - Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah, Persian #13 Consider those who rejected...
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