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Celebrating the two hundredth Anniversaries of The Birth of Baha'u'llah and The Bab
Introduction

In 2017 Baha'is around the world will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah. Then in 2019 they will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Birth of the Bab. This journal will contain poems and prose inspired by these two anniversaries. In addition, I will include thoughts and poems inspired by the scriptures revealed by Baha'u'llah and the Bab.


Before Naw-Ruz of 2015, the Baha'i or Badi calendar "was synchronized to the Gregorian calendar".1 After Naw-Ruz of 2015, the date of the vernal equinox was established as the birthplace of Baha'u'llah which unlocked the Baha'i calendar from the Gregorian calendar.2 Because of this the dates of the celebrations are now calculated according to the Baha'i/Badi calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar which was the case before Naw-Ruz 2015.



Twin Holy Days
Celebrated on the fist and second day following the eight new moon after Naw-Ruz

The Celebration of the Birth of the Báb occurred on October 21, 2017.
The Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb will occur on October 29, 2019
Born: 1 Muharram 1235 AH - 20 October 1819
The Bicentenary Celebration of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh occurred on October 22, 2017
The Celebration of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh will occur on October 30, 2019
Born: 2 Muharram 1233 AH - 12 November 1817

Centenary of the Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha

More information as 2021 progresses.

Links to Articles
Articles in the Huffington Post

Baha’is Prepare for Bicentennial in 2017   By Shastri Purushotma (December 30, 2016)
Baha’is To Celebrate “Twin Holy Days” For First Time Worldwide   By Shastri Purushotma (November 5, 2015)
200 Years Since His Birth: Who Is Bahá’u’lláh?  by Genevieve Seri (September 9. 2017)

Articles in Baha'i Chronicles
http://bahaichronicles.org/


Articles in Beyond Foreignness
200 Articles in 200 Days for the 200th Anniversary of Bahá’u’lláh’s Birth  
by Michael Curtotti

The Short Obligatory Prayer
Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

"I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth.
There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting."

Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, CLXXXI

The Remover of Difficulties
Revealed by The Bab

"Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants and all abide by His bidding!"
Selections from the Writings of the Báb

Prayer for America
Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Baha

"O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts are radiant with Thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated by the message of Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government victorious. Confirm this revered nation to upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity, to promulgate the Most Great Peace, to become thereby most glorious and praiseworthy among all the nations of the world. O God! This American nation is worthy of Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy. Make it precious and near to Thee through Thy bounty and bestowal."
Baha'i Prayers


Footnotes
1  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_calendar
2  ibid

So Be It
August 11, 2017 at 9:33pm
So Be It: To The Blessed Beauty S ometimes we just have to let God; O pen our hearts and souls to his will. B eg His assistance, and shout "Amen!" E ven before the project begins. I t isn't easy to achieve success, but T aking God as a partner decreases failure's risk. {dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}Amen: An Interjection meaning "it is so; so be it (used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement to express solemn ratification or agree... [Read more]
World Citizen
August 11, 2017 at 9:32pm
World Citizen: To The Blessed Beauty "The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch." Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh , CXXXII: “The Purpose of the one true God, exalted…” Can you see Earth as a single nation? If so, you are a world citizen. Citizens of Earth, fruits of the tree of humanity, look beyond today. Can you imagine a world without... [Read more]
Song of the Blessed Beauty
August 11, 2017 at 9:30pm
Song of the Blessed Beauty: To The Blessed Beauty “God is sufficient unto me; He verily is the all sufficing.” "In Him let the trusting trust." Baha'u'llah, The Sufferings of Baha'u'llah , page 5 Intoned by two rows of Babi prisoner chained together the song of the Blessed Beauty{footnote:#}One of Baha'u'llah's titles. reverberated day and night from the Síyáh-Chál{footnote:#}The Black Pit of Tehran to the palace of Nasir-al... [Read more]
Call of the Nightingale
August 11, 2017 at 9:28pm
Call of the Nightingale: To The Blessed Beauty Reverberating from the Garden of Ridvan{footnote:#}Paradise God's Nightingale calls to the Children of The Book, to the followers of all religions or none. Echoing across the Earth the nightingale's song proclaims unity, forgiveness of sins, and a new heaven and a new Earth. {dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}The form is Naga Uta, which is a Japanese form meaning "long song". The syllable count is similar t... [Read more]
Deity
August 11, 2017 at 9:27pm
Deity: To The Blessed Beauty Reality's essence! Creation's ultimate cause; Preexisting; Eternal - cannot perish; Everlasting - cannot decline; Self-Subsisting entity that does not alter; Unknowable and inaccessible except through the Mirrors of the Divine Manifestations{footnote:#}Also referred to as Prophets. {dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}This is my personal limited human understanding of God. This is Poem 85 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty. ... [Read more]


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