Celebrating the Declaration of the Báb, Herald of Bahá'u'lláh

 

This Friday evening, the Baha’is of Washington, D.C. will commemorate the Declaration of the Bab at the D.C. Baha’i Center.

The Báb—born Siyyid `Alí-Muhammad in Shiraz, Persia (now Iran)—announced on May 22, 1844, that He was the bearer of a Divine Revelation which would prepare humanity for the advent of the Promised One of all religions. That Promised One, the Báb declared, was destined to usher in the age of justice, unity and peace promised in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and all the other world religions. Bahá'u'lláh, one of the Báb's leading advocates, announced in April 1863 that He was the Divine Messenger the Báb had promised.

The Báb’s announcement in the middle of the 19th century came at a time when many Christians were expecting the return of Christ based on their reading of Biblical prophecy. Simultaneously, half way around the world, in the Middle East, many followers of Islam were also expecting their Promised One to appear.
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Baha'is of Washington, D.C. Mark Anniversary of Imprisonment of Baha'i Leaders in Iran

[Update: 04/14/09 - CNN Story today]

Today, May 14, marks the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran, who have spent a year in jail without formal charges or access to their lawyer, Shirin Ebadi.  The families of the prisoners were recently informed that a new accusation has been lodged against them by the Iranian government, the charge of “spreading corruption on earth,” which carries the threat of death under Iran's penal code.

These charges are completely baseless, and the Baha’is of D.C. are very concerned for the safety and well-being of their co-religionists in Iran.

D.C. Baha’is are writing to their members of Congress, and urging others to do the same, to gather additional cosponsors for two resolutions, H.Res 175 and S.Res.71, currently before the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate respectively, which call for the release of the Iranian Baha'i leaders and other Baha’i prisoners.

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DC Baha’is Celebrate Holiest Period – Ridvan Festival

Saturday, 18 April 2009 10:16

From April 21 to May 2, the DC Baha'i community celebrates Ridvan, considered the holiest period of the Baha’i calendar, which commemorates the Baha’i Founder's public declaration in 1863 of His mission as God's messenger for today. 

Baha'i communities across the United States will hold gatherings for fellowship and devotions, as well as the annual elections for the faith's leadership at the national and local levels.

 

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Photographs of Mr Rezvan Tavakkoli's Talk on the Situation of Baha'is in Iran

Mr Rezvan Tavakkoli, brother of imprisoned “Friends of Iran” member Behrouz Tavakkoli, shared insights about the situation of the Baha’is in Iran at a dinner on March 2.  Read more to find photographs of the event from Debbie Jerome or go here to see the event invitation.

 

 

 

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Color of Worship 2009 in Photos

Thursday, 16 April 2009 20:45

The Washington, DC metro Baha'i community along with the Howard University campus commemorated the 1912 visit of Abdu'l-Baha to Rankin Chapel with a rich artistic program on April 4.

The program included musical performances by New Creation and Talia Safa, Darnell Moore, Gilberto Issac Saavedra and the Baha'i Chorale of DC.  Poets and spoken word performers included Farinaz Firouzi, Andrea Noel, Dustin Baker and Lisa Robinson.

Read about the bus tour and view photos of the history tour at the web site of the Arlington Baha'i community.

View the photos of the wonderful evening after the jump.

Update (4/24/2009): The video that introduced the program is now available after the images below.

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