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Istijlál (Majesty), 19 ʻAláʼ (Loftiness) 176 B.E. Thursday, March 19, 2020 Today, March 19, 2020, is the last day of the Baha'i year 176 B.E. At sunset the New Year of 177 B.E. begins. Today is also my Mother's 99th birthday, which she is celebrating in the Abha Kingdom. Mom's physical body died on November 29, 2012, and her soul ascended into the Abha paradise. I still miss Mom's physical presence in my life, and the encouragement she gave me while she was still on the physical/material plane. "O Thou forgiving God! Forgive the sins of my loving mother, pardon her shortcomings, cast upon her the glance of Thy gracious providence, and enable her to gain admittance into Thy Kingdom. O God! From the earliest days of my life she educated and nurtured me, yet I did not recompense her for her toil and labours. Do Thou reward her by granting her eternal life and making her exalted in Thy Kingdom. Verily, Thou art the Forgiver, the Bestower, and the Kind." Abdu’l-Bahá3 On the last day of 176 B.E., I pray for the ascent of my Mother's soul as she journeys on the spiritual plane. Footnotes |