Birthdays of the Bab and Baha’u’llah
Two or three friends may get together, or two or three dozen, or hundreds. The setting may be under a tree, in a home, at a Bahá’í Center, or online. In countless settings and many different styles, Bahá’ís and their friends will soon be gathering to remember, honor, and celebrate the birthdays of the two Divine Messengers for our age: the Báb (Siyyid ‘Alí-Muḥammad) starting at sunset October 25th, and Bahá’u’lláh (Mirza Husayn ‘Alí) starting at sunset October 26th.
Of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh wrote:
In the name of the One born on this day, Him Whom God hath made to be the Herald of His Name, the Almighty, the All-Loving!
For through thee was born the Day of God, a Day which We have ordained to be the lamp of salvation…
Through Thee the choice wine of everlasting life hath been unsealed, the doors of knowledge and utterance have been unlocked before the peoples of the earth, and the breezes of the All-Merciful have been wafted over every region. All glory be to that hour wherein the Treasure of God, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, hath appeared!...
On this night the fragrance of nearness was wafted, the portals of reunion at the end of days were flung open, and all created things were moved to exclaim: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Lord of all names, Who is come with world-embracing sovereignty!
...all things have been made new by that concealed Word which hath appeared in this mighty Name.
About His own birth, Bahá’u’lláh wrote:
The Birthday Festival is come, and He Who is the Beauty of God, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the All-Loving hath ascended His throne….
We have celebrated this Festival in the Most Great Prison at a time when the kings of the earth have risen against Us. Yet the ascendancy of the oppressor can never frustrate Us, nor can the hosts of the world dismay Us….
O people of Bahá! Soar upon the wings of detachment into the atmosphere of the love of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Arise then to render Him victorious, as bidden in the Preserved Tablet. Beware lest ye contend with any of My servants. Bestow upon them the sweet savours of God and His holy utterances, for through their potency all men will be enabled to turn unto Him.
All are most warmly welcome to join in these birthday celebrations:
Birth of the Bab
Tuesday October 25, 7:00 pm, in-person at the Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203 and online.
Topic: Birth of the Bab
Time: Oct 25, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82339724770?pwd=dEI1MHN6WUpVeTM5bVNqQ2cxNE5hZz09
Meeting ID: 823 3972 4770
Passcode: 600994
Birth of Baha'u'llah
Wednesday October 26, 7:00 pm, in-person at the Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203 and online.
Topic: Birth of Baha'u'llah
Time: Oct 26, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83729255556?pwd=c1FHYnpGODdMRmZOSzhiWGVDZ2dCdz09
Meeting ID: 837 2925 5556
Passcode: 604684
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