Thou wast immersed all the days of Thy life beneath an ocean of tribulations. Neither can the power of the powerful frustrate Thee, nor the ascendancy of the rulers prevail against Thee. With so many astonishing things occurring, an astrologer was brought in to see the Child, to say protective prayers for Him. . There I tarried patiently in the path of Thy love and beheld the evidences of Thy manifold bounties and of Thy loving-kindness until Thou didst ordain for Me to set out in Thy direction and to migrate to Thy presence. The gifts Thou hast bestowed upon Me have reached their fullest measure and the blessings Thou hast vouchsafed unto Me have attained their consummation. The festivities culminated in thousands of celebrations taking place in Australia and throughout the world on 28-30 October. He gently asked what was troubling me, to which I replied, “You are no longer the same person I knew in our childhood. You can imagine the grief and despair that we felt. O concourse of ardent lovers!…” “He is the Most Holy, the Most Great. One day, to our incredible joy, He came home and stayed three days. The Báb commenced reciting, and after ordering certain arrangements, His uncle left. The Fussy Baby program is a component of the Birth to Five Helpline and provides support for parents who are concerned about their baby’s temperament or behavior during the first year of life. I remember the first few months as the happiest days of my life. His uncle witnessed such remarkable things, that years later when the Báb raised the new Call of God, he pledged himself in the path of the Cause, and willingly sacrificed both possessions and life. I’m glad you liked it, Mirriam! Before the Báb had begun to practise writing, He used to bring with Him a pen case and engage in writing. The official Baha'i international community website is www.Bahai.org. The first of the two Manifestations of God -- Prophets -- of our faith, the Bab … His schoolmaster assumed He was trying to imitate other boys by scribbling on the paper. The words, ‘O God, my God, my Beloved, my heart’s Desire!’ were uttered with a frequency and ardour that the visiting pilgrims near enough to overhear, instinctively interrupted their devotions, and marvelled, and were moved to tears, as they learnt from Him directly the lesson of true adoration. Mothers-to-be would pass Him, and He would disclose what they were due, and He would reveal to those around incidents before they were known. I behold Mine own Self captive in the hands of Thy servants, yet the light of Thy sovereignty and the revelations of Thine invincible power shine resplendent from His face, enabling all to know of a certainty that Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee. A collection of quotes from the Baha'i writings on the Birth of the Bab that can be used as part of the Holy Day celebration. I myself will appear to you, and will banish your anxiety.”  I found this to be absolutely true. The Twin Holy Birthdays of the Bab and Baha’u’llah. Thou, truly, hast been supreme over all things. His primary purpose was to awaken the people to the fact This light radiates from my heart and from My being. When the schoolmaster pretended not to know their meaning, the Báb began to explain them with such a sweetness, knowledge and fluency, that the master was left dumbstruck that he was the student of this Child. The Birth of the Bab Sunday, October 18, 1:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) The program is approximately 38 minutes long. Thou, verily, art the Lord of bounty, the All-Powerful, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.” (Baha’u’llah, Ayyám-i-Tis’ih, pp. I implore Thee by the glory of Thy Manifestation and by the power of Thy might, Thy sovereignty and Thine exaltation to render victorious those who have arisen to serve Thee, who have aided Thy Cause and humbled themselves before the splendour of the light of Thy face. In thee do We verily behold the Mother Book. Thou didst then nourish Me with refreshing milk and didst rear Me in the arms of My parents with manifest compassion, until Thou didst graciously acquaint Me with the realities of Thy Revelation and apprised Me of the straight path of Thy Faith as set forth in Thy Book. Sometimes we heard rumours of my son’s claim to be the Promised One, but at the time I personally was not able to investigate this claim. Each time that student ventured to approach Him, a force he could neither explain nor resist held him back. They complained they would lose their standing with the merchants if they brought it back. Seated and overpowered with a sense of delight, the Báb handed to Siyyid Kazim a silver cup filled to overflowing. Thou didst create Me, O Lord, through Thy gracious favour and didst protect Me through Thy bounty in the darkness of the womb and didst nourish Me, through Thy loving-kindness, with life-giving blood. Having completed His prayers, the Báb would return quietly to His home. We could not have put together globally spanning program without a little help from our friends, old and new. This year the Twin Holy Birthdays of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh will be celebrated in one evening on Nov 9, 2018 Shrine of the Báb in Haifa-Israel Special thanks to our readers, musicians and the gifting us of permission to use published material in our broadcast. Mullá Husayn conveyed to Siyyid Kázim all that had occurred. Thou art, in truth, the Forgiving, the Bountiful. Nay, by Myself! 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! The Báb spent a great deal of time praying, and was often late for school, because, as He said:  “He had been in His grandfather’s house.”  You see, we were direct descendents of the prophet Mohammed, and this is an expression that we sometimes used for prayer. UpliftingWords.org is not an official Baha'i Website. When the man inspected them, he was amazed and marvelled at their excellence for such a very young child. I bear witness that he who hath known Thee hath known God, and he who hath attained unto Thy presence hath attained unto the presence of God. I beseech Thee, O Creator of the heavens and Fashioner of names, to graciously aid those who have sheltered beneath the shadow of Thine abounding mercy and have raised their voices amidst the peoples of the world for the glorification of Thy Name. I mean, He was always extremely courteous, and very mild, but a new radiance seemed to surround him. THE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Your email address will not be published. In 1844, the Bab brought a new Revelation to humanity, setting in motion a spiritual movement that rapidly spread across what was then Persia. The remembrance of God and His praise, and the glory of God and His splendor, rest upon Thee, O Thou Who art His Beauty! Enable me then to fulfil that which will exalt Thy Name and will set ablaze the fire of Thy love. From the time He was a baby I remember thinking that there was something different about him. [2]. Neither does H. M. Balyuzi, in his biography of the Báb, present any portrait of how the One who was destined to usher in not merely a new religion but a new cycle of religion, came into the world. During business one day, a man entrusted to the Báb an article to be sold at a fixed price, and the Báb in due course sent its value to him. This is a Tablet We have addressed unto that night wherein the heavens and the earth were illumined by a Light that cast its radiance over the entire creation. But my son’s intelligence was not the only characteristic which made him stand out from other children. Nay, by My life! Whereupon, dumbfounded, the Pen of the Most High cried out: “O Thou Who art exalted above all names! I also knew Him well. Everyone was astonished. I implore Thee by the glory of Thy Manifestation and by the power of Thy might, Thy sovereignty and Thine exaltation to render victorious those who have arisen to serve Thee, who have aided Thy Cause and humbled themselves before the splendour of the light of Thy face. Searching around extensively, he eventually heard a voice coming from the lower extremities of the mountain, raised in prayers of glorification to the Lord. Sometimes His teacher would tell him that a 10 year old boy did not need to spend so much time praying. These were happy days. 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!” On this night the Concourse on high celebrated the praise of its Lord, the Exalted, the Most Glorious, and the realities of the divine names extolled Him Who is the King of the beginning and the end in this Revelation, a Revelation through whose potency the mountains have hastened unto Him Who is the All-Sufficing, the Most High, and the hearts have turned towards the countenance of their Best-Beloved, and the leaves have been stirred into motion by the breezes of yearning, and the trees have raised their voices in joyful reply to the call of Him Who is the Unconstrained, and the entire earth hath trembled with longing in its desire to attain reunion with the Eternal King, and all things have been made new by that concealed Word which hath appeared in this mighty Name. Blessed art thou, O night! 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. Please explain.” The master replied, “‘He’ is God. O my God! Whosoever hath recognized Me, hath known all that is true and right, and hath attained all that is good and seemly; and whosoever hath failed to recognize Me, hath turned away from all that is true and right and hath succumbed to everything evil and unseemly. Birth of the Bab Devotional Program - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. I beseech Thee, O Creator of the heavens and Fashioner of names, to graciously aid those who have sheltered beneath the shadow of Thine abounding mercy and have raised their voices amidst the peoples of the world for the glorification of Thy Name. I proceeded therefrom to the Holy Land [Karbila] where I sojourned for one year. He said that he felt that in his relationship to the Báb, he was the one who was being instructed. O concourse of earth and heaven! The Báb is the Herald of the Bahá’í Faith. O my God! Mullá Husayn saw the Báb offering His entreaties with an intense humility and rapture unknown among any of the clergy, the mystics, or the pilgrims; he was astounded and attracted by His beauty and perfection. He approached the Báb, and greeted Him. The students and master were completely dumbfounded and bewildered. For the Birth of the Bab, we made a short video about His early life as part of the introduction to our devotional program. This is that first night, which God hath made to be a sign of that second night whereon was born He Whom no praise can befittingly extol and no attribute describe. He said, “He stands in no need of a teacher such as I.”  My brother was determined that the Báb should continue to attend school, and so He did, but as time went on, the schoolmaster became even more convinced of the Báb’s superior intelligence. He was given the name, ‘Alí-Muhammad, after the Prophet Muhammad, and His Successor ‘Alí. He raised His face to me and with great kindness, asked me to sit beside him. Before our company left, the Báb’s mother kissed my forehead. About the Birth of the Bab Born in Shiraz, a city in southern Iran, on 20 October 1819, Siyyid Ali-Muhammad would become known to the world as the Bab (meaning “the Gate” in Arabic). Absolve, O Lord, this faltering Pen from magnifying so august a station, and deal mercifully with me, O my Possessor and my King. The schoolmaster promised to study the matter overnight, and they would explore it again until it was resolved satisfactorily. The gifts Thou hast bestowed upon Me have reached their fullest measure and the blessings Thou hast vouchsafed unto Me have attained their consummation. My greatest happiness came when I recognized the Great One that my husband had given His life for; Bahá’u’lláh. I yield Thee praise for all Thy goodly gifts and I render Thee thanksgiving for all Thy bounties. Graciously assist me, O my Lord, to do whatever Thou lovest and desirest. He wrote several times to His uncles, requesting them to take charge of the business. The Báb sat at the threshold, and the Siyyid fell absolutely silent for quarter of an hour. Well is it with him who reflecteth upon them both: Verily, he will find their outer reality to correspond to their inner essence, and will become acquainted with the divine mysteries that lie enshrined in this Revelation, a Revelation through which the foundations of misbelief have been shaken, the idols of superstition have been shattered, and the banner hath been unfurled which proclaimeth, “No God is there but Him, the Powerful, the Exalted, the Incomparable, the Protector, the Mighty, the Inaccessible.”. Your email address will not be published. Through it the hidden Secret and the treasured Mystery have been revealed. Always preoccupied with the celestial world, immersed in rapture, the Báb would at times be sad, or happy. Born on October 20, 1819, the Bab would eventually become the Herald of the Baha’i Faith; the one who would declare his mission as preparing people of the world for the Promised One (Baha’u’llah).). It was soon after the Báb moved to my brother’s house, that Khadijih and I heard of His arrest. Now, in My thirtieth year, Thou beholdest Me, O My God, in this Grievous Mountain [Chihriq] where I have dwelt for one whole year. During that time, He continued to devote a large amount of time to prayer. Amazed that a young merchant could manifest such extraordinary depth of humility, reverence, piety, and veneration, he expressed his deepest gratitude and thanks, and asked if he might make a courtesy call. Siyyid Kázim had devoted his last few years to broadcasting the characteristics of the coming Lord of Command, and smiled, and said, “That which my heart had understood in dreams was hidden behind a veil, and is now found.”  Before dawn one day, Siyyid Kazim arose and dressed in his cloak, and made ready to leave his home. There will be readings, musical performances, short vides and theatrical expressions. They arrived, completely exhausted, and offered the late afternoon and evening prayers, ate dinner, and went straight to bed.

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