Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Sacred Time: To The Bab

Sacred Time:
To The Bab

The Badi, the Wondrous, calendar--
originated in the Persian Bayan by the Bab--
transformed the days,
the months,
and the years
into sacred time.

The Badi calendar
is the Baha'i calendar
used by every Baha'i community
across the Earth
to determine
the Nineteen-Day Feast.

The Baha'i calendar
is a part of "The Bab's Living Legacy"1,
with each month,
each day of the month,
and each day of the week
named for an attribute of God.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 159 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab. This poem was inspired by How the Bab’s New Calendar Transforms Time   by Christopher Buck.

Footnotes
1  https://bahaiteachings.org/series/the-babs-living-legacy