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. His uncle couldn’t restrain his smile. When the man discovered it greatly exceeded the price, He wrote immediately to the Báb, asking how it could be. One of the Báb’s uncles tried to pressurise the Báb through an acquaintance, to cease writing and speaking in ways that would raise up their jealous reactions, only to be informed of its little use. How, then, can I depict that which all created things are powerless to describe? A two-course dinner will be served for our esteemed guests. He told him how he had finally been graced with a Child, and yet His behaviour was such, as to cause wonder and astonishment to everyone. The BAB program allows you to have a super dog custom trained to your exact specifications. Bicentenary of Birth of The Báb 2019. I am the Primal Point from which have been generated all created things. Day after day, He continued to manifest an unearthly wisdom impossible to put into words. Praise be unto Thee, O My Lord, for all times, heretofore and hereafter; and thanks be unto Thee, O My God, under all conditions, whether of the past or the future. Nay, by Myself! The master, principal, and several mature students, were thoroughly enthralled as they watched the Báb closely. The uncles procrastinated and did nothing, and eventually the time came for departure. My willpower was gone and I was on the verge of screaming when He made a gesture with His blessed hands, telling me to go back. The beast dragged me twice around the entire perimeter to our courtyard and once again around half of it. The views and information found on UpliftingWords.org are not necessarily the official views of the Baha'i Faith. Lawḥ-i-Mawlúd (Tablet of the Birth) “He is the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Great…” “He is God. In these two passages the Bab refers to His own birth: Through the revelation of Thy grace, O Lord, Thou didst call Me into being on a night such as this, and lo, I am now lonely and forsaken in a mountain. For through thee was born the Day of God, a Day which We have ordained to be the lamp of salvation unto the denizens of the cities of names, the chalice of victory unto the champions of the arenas of eternity, and the dawning-place of joy and exultation unto all creation. Thou doest whatsoever Thou willest by virtue of Thy sovereignty which encompasseth all created things, and ordainest that which Thou pleasest through the potency of Thy behest which pervadeth the entire creation. As the Báb was returning from school one afternoon, a certain man noticed He was carrying a bundle of papers, and he asked what they were. Receiving directions to reach the Báb’s home, Mullá Husayn said it would be a great honour in return to receive him at Siyyid Kazim’s assembly. The Báb commenced reciting, and after ordering certain arrangements, His uncle left. - The Bab, I am the Flame of that supernal Light that glowed upon Sinai in the gladsome Spot, and lay concealed in the midst of the Burning Bush. Thou beholdest the Lord of all mankind confined in His Most Great Prison, calling aloud Thy Name, gazing upon Thy face, proclaiming that which hath enraptured the denizens of Thy kingdoms of revelation and of creation. They asked the young Child how He could possibly have gained this knowledge, and the Child responded, “Should through grace the Holy Spirit again assist, others will do what Christ has done.”. It was the Will of God, He said, that you should have seen me in the way you did last night, so that no shadow of doubt should ever cross your mind. O my God! My mother told me that this kiss signified that the Báb’s mother was asking for my hand in marriage to her son. Thou wast immersed all the days of Thy life beneath an ocean of tribulations. The holiest place to Bahá’ís is the resting place of Bahá’u’lláh near ‘Akko, Israel. She said, “you see, the dream you had last night came true”. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Powerful. Whereupon, dumbfounded, the Pen of the Most High cried out: “O Thou Who art exalted above all names! Thou, truly, hast been supreme over all things. Still occupied with His prayers, the Báb made no response, further deepening the young scholar’s wonder. The family kept us informed of His whereabouts. His face was luminous. 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. I yield Thee praise for all Thy goodly gifts and I render Thee thanksgiving for all Thy bounties. So the Báb returned to the school, and set about learning His lessons like all the other boys, starting with the alphabet, whilst His master tried hard to dissuade Him. His mother would often relate, how from the very first moment of birth, the Báb was utterly unlike all other children; He was so perfectly serene, all the time; wholly lacking any sign of displeasure, often His mother would become taken over with anxiety. Youtube or Facebook Live. Many people fled the city, including the governor. 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. Is it a Book, in truth, or rather a child begotten? He requested a student to accompany him, saying that a highly distinguished Person had arrived. The Bab, the bicentenary of whose birth Baha’is around the world will celebrate this October 29 th, 2019, announced the coming of Baha’u’llah, who later wrote:. Sleep was impossible and the coming dawn was foreboding. 12–15). This Point [the Bab] is the focal centre of the circle of Names and marketh the culmination of the manifestations of Letters in the world of creation. 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. Your email address will not be published. Today, Baha'is in 188 countries worldwide celebrate the Birth of Siyyid Ali-Muhammad, the Herald of our Faith, whom we know as the Bab, a title that means both "Door" and "Gate" in Arabic. And you should know with absolute certitude that I am the Manifestation of God, whose advent has been invoked for a thousand years. He wrote several times to His uncles, requesting them to take charge of the business. Seated and overpowered with a sense of delight, the Báb handed to Siyyid Kazim a silver cup filled to overflowing. 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. SUNSET SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19: Baha’i parties commence worldwide tonight and tomorrow, as the inclusive adherents celebrate the Birth of the Bab. Having completed His prayers, the Báb would return quietly to His home. With exceptional care, the Báb attended gatherings extolling the virtues of the Imam Husayn. I arranged His marriage to our neighbor’s daughter, Khadijih. Then Thou didst enable Me to go to the seaport [Bushihr] where for five years I was engaged in trading with the goodly gifts of Thy realm and was occupied in that with which Thou hast favoured Me through the wondrous essence of Thy loving-kindness. I could neither enter the room nor retrace my steps. Other people must have recognized that there was something very special about him too, for many young religious students would come to visit him in the evenings. Overlook then my trespasses in Thy presence. Before long, I realized that Khadijih was going to have a baby. OF THE BIRTH OF. Thou art aware, O My God, that since the day Thou didst call Me into being out of the water of Thy love till I reached fifteen years of age I lived in the land which witnessed My birth [Shiraz]. He said, “You awoke too soon”. Monday, October 28, 2019 ... Light Dinner at 5:00 PM Program Starts at 6:30 PM. My son went on pilgrimage, and when He returned, the religious authorities summoned Him to the mosque. After that we did have a few quiet months before my son moved to my brother’s house. 7. Tablet Translated for the first universal observance of the Twin Holy Birthdays of the Bab and Baha’u’llah according to the Badi‘ calendar. Through the revelation of Thy grace, O Lord, Thou didst call Me into being on a night such as this, and lo, I am now lonely and forsaken in a mountain. Like the celebratory observance of the anniversary of the birth of any prophet of God, these days mark one of the happiest and most delight-filled times of the year all across the global Baha’i community: God desireth not to see … any soul deprived of joy and radiance. 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.”. “He is manifest as the sun! May my spirit be a sacrifice to the wrongs Thou didst suffer, and my soul be a ransom for the adversities Thou didst sustain. [3]. There I saw him standing in that chamber, His hands raised heavenward, intoning a prayer in a most melodious voice, with tears streaming down His face. 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