May 2022
Declaration of the Báb
This Holy Day marks the event that saw the start of the Bábí and subsequently the Bahá'í era. On this day in 1844, at the age of twenty-five, the Báb made an extraordinary announcement: Firstly, he said clearly that he had…
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Feast of Light
This is the first day of the fifth month in the Bahá'í year, called Núr (meaning 'light'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day of…
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This is the first day of the sixth month in the Bahá'í year, called Rahmat (meaning 'mercy'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day of…
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Martyrdom of the Báb
The Báb was the forerunner of Bahá’u’lláh, prophet founder of the Bahá’í Faith. He was born in Shiraz in 1819. He and his followers were persecuted for their beliefs and teachings, and the Báb was put to death by firing…
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This is the first day of the seventh month in the Bahá'í year, called Kalimat (meaning 'words'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day of…
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Feast of Perfection
This is the first day of the eighth month in the Bahá'í year, called Kamal (meaning 'perfection'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day of…
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This is the first day of the ninth month in the Bahá'í year, called Asmá' (meaning 'names'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day of…
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Feast of Might
This is the first day of the tenth month in the Bahá'í year, called 'Izzat (meaning 'might'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day of…
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This is the first day of the eleventh month in the Bahá'í year, called Mashiyyat (meaning 'will'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day of…
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Feast of Knowledge
This is the first day of the twelfth month in the Bahá'í year, called 'Ilm (meaning 'knowledge'). Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February. On the first day…
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