Bicentenary

“Dearly loved Friends, Consider with us. Whenever a divine Educator appears in the world, a Figure Whose teachings will come to shape human thought and action for centuries thereafter—at such a dramatic, seismic moment, what would we expect? The appearance of every such Educator, as recorded in the Sacred Texts of the world’s great faiths, [...]

For updates and all metro-area events, click HERE. This October 29th marks the bicentenary of The Báb‘s birth! He described Himself this way: “I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One whose name you have for a thousand years invoked, at whose mention you have risen, whose advent you have longed [...]

This October marks the bicentenary of the Bab’s birth. There will be a number of special activities posted on the website calendar. Listen to a podcast episode about the night of the Bab’s declaration on news.bahai.org. “The events of this night are the origins of the global Baha’i community’s endeavors for the betterment of the world. [...]

Martyrdom of the Báb Commemorations July 10. “Born in Shiraz, a city in southern Iran, on 20 October 1819, the Báb was the symbolic gate between past ages of prophecy and a new age of fulfilment for humanity. His primary purpose was to awaken the people to the fact that a new period in human [...]

“In the middle of the 19th century—one of the most turbulent periods in the world’s history—a young merchant announced that He was the bearer of a message destined to transform the life of humanity. At a time when His country, Iran, was undergoing widespread moral breakdown, His message aroused excitement and hope among all classes, [...]

The 200th anniversary of the Birth of the Bab will be celebrated this year on Monday, October 28. The piece below was written by Larry Hill for this occasion. On May 23-24 we celebrate the Declaration of the Bab, one whose place in history was foretold in scriptures sent down by our Creator. We gather [...]