Celebration of the Twin Birthdays

The Birthdays of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh are celebrated together. The celebration date changes slightly from year to year.

Birth of Bahá’u’lláh, 1817

Bahá’u’lláh was born Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí, the son of a noble and wealthy family. He became a follower of the Báb at the age of 27 , and, like many others, was persecuted for this. In 1853, while imprisoned in a dungeon in Teheran, he realised that he was the one whose coming the Báb […]

19-day Feast – Speech

19-day feasts are administrative meetings where Local Spiritual Assemblies and their communities pray, consult and celebrate together.

Day of the Covenant

Celebrates the establishment of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh, and the role of his son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as the Centre of the Covenant, Later aspects of the  Covenant are explained on this website on the page 'What is a Baháʼí?'. It is not necessary to suspend work on this day.

Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 1921

'Abdu’l-Bahá, Baháʼu'lláh's son and the Centre of His Covenant, passed away peacefully at his home in Haifa, at the age of 77. The funeral procession, on 29 November 1921, consisted of some10,000 people.  At the ceremony, eulogies were given by dignitaries representing the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities. 'Abdu’l-Bahá was interred in the Shrine of […]

19-day Feast – Questions

19-day feasts are administrative meetings where Local Spiritual Assemblies and their communities pray, consult and celebrate together.

19-day Feast – Honour

19-day feasts are administrative meetings where Local Spiritual Assemblies and their communities pray, consult and celebrate together.

19-day Feast – Sovereighty

19-day feasts are administrative meetings where Local Spiritual Assemblies and their communities pray, consult and celebrate together.

19-day Feast – Dominion

19-day feasts are administrative meetings where Local Spiritual Assemblies and their communities pray, consult and celebrate together.

Copy of 19-day Feast – Dominion

19-day feasts are administrative meetings where Local Spiritual Assemblies and their communities pray, consult and celebrate together.