He raised His face to me and with great kindness, asked me to sit beside him. After six years’ residence in Búshihr, the Báb wished to visit the holy sites of the Imams. Birth of the Bab - Devotional Program. Verily Thou art potent to do what Thou willest; no God is there but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. He requested a student to accompany him, saying that a highly distinguished Person had arrived. Rehearsal and … Yet, despite all this, Thou didst enjoin upon all men to observe what had been prescribed unto Thee by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. His face was radiant. Nay, while such things have been proclaimed to all people, in the estimation of thy Lord naught but His ear is capable of hearing them. Many people fled the city, including the governor. That evening He said He had a particular task to attend to, so we had an early dinner with the family in His mother’s room and He retired for the night. Whoever encountered Him, whether friend or stranger, was struck with wonder at the extraordinary character of the Child. He answered very quietly that He was not destined to have any children. 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. On the Friday morning, the Báb made His promised visit to Siyyid Kazim’s capacity-filled home. I am the Primal Point from which have been generated all created things. 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. The uncles received a letter from the Báb, explaining what He had now done; there was deep worry and complaint at Him, as they expected their excellent reputation in the commercial community to be ruined by clients left with broken dealings. I so wanted a child, and when Ahmad died, the Báb again gave me comfort and solace. The master, principal, and several mature students, were thoroughly enthralled as they watched the Báb closely. Rays of light radiating from it. From the time He was a baby I remember thinking that there was something different about him. 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. After He returned from Buchir to live in Shiraz again, I had another dream which puzzled me. At one time Thou wast in chains and fetters; at another Thou wast threatened by the sword of Thine enemies. 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. He was a boy and the Báb named him Ahmad. With exceptional care, the Báb attended gatherings extolling the virtues of the Imam Husayn. It is very difficult for me to talk about what came after. OF THE BIRTH OF. The festivities culminated in thousands of celebrations taking place in Australia and throughout the world on 28-30 October. The first of two successive Baha’i holy days in late October marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Bab, whose ministry opened the gate to teachings revealed by Baha’u’llah that will guide humanity toward its destined unity. After having fashioned Me in a most comely form, through Thy tender providence, and having perfected My creation through Thine excellent handiwork and breathed Thy Spirit into My body through Thine infinite mercy and by the revelation of Thy transcendent unity, Thou didst cause Me to issue forth from the world of concealment into the visible world, naked, ignorant of all things, and powerless to achieve aught. 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. At this point the Báb raised up His head, and addressed them, resolving for them the answer they sought. May my spirit be a sacrifice to the wrongs Thou didst suffer, and my soul be a ransom for the adversities Thou didst sustain. O my God! Bicentenary of Birth of The Báb 2019. When one of his disciples begged him to continue, He resumed again on the signs of the Promised One. 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. “We are earthbound,” he was told, “and He is celestial – our counsel has no influence on Him.”. 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 From their chairs, altars, and pulpits, the clergy and lawyers of repute and learning, unanimously engaged in His eradication and suppression. . Thou, verily, art the Lord of bounty, the All-Powerful, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.” (Baha’u’llah, Ayyám-i-Tis’ih, pp. In a short while, a tumult of voices began to arise, crying that Mírzá Hádí’s bathhouse was wrecked and there were women under the rubble. I yield Thee praise for all Thy goodly gifts and I render Thee thanksgiving for all Thy bounties. After six months, His mother insisted her brother go out and bring the Báb back to Shíráz. The master took the Qur’án from the tray of sweetmeats and opened it, saying to the Báb, “Come, read!” The Báb smiled. On the last night, He said He was leaving the city. Then at the age of twenty-five I proceeded to thy sacred House [Mecca], and by the time I returned to the place where I was born, a year had elapsed. I looked for him, but He was nowhere to be found. After several days, the master took the paper from Him to see what He was doing, and saw to his surprise that He had actually written something, though He had never practised; and on reading it, discovered it was a study of the mystery and knowledge of Divine Unity, written in the purest and most eloquent style, of unfathomable profundity. No amount of entreating by the client, could convince the Báb to receive back the excess He had given him. The student was mute with wonder at the cordiality of the Báb and the astonishing reverence of His teacher. The schoolmaster remonstrated that He was only a young child, from whom such conscientious devotion was not required, yet the Child replied again quietly, ‘I desire to be as My Grandfather’, and His schoolmaster dismissed these words as childish naiveté. I was greatly distressed, but His affection and words of comfort consoled me. 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. Tablet revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in honor of the anniversary of the Báb’s birth: All praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast adorned the world with the splendour of the dawn following the night wherein was born the One Who heralded the Manifestation of Thy transcendent sovereignty, the Dayspring of Thy divine Essence and the Revelation of Thy supreme Lordship. Then I returned to the place of My birth. Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee for whatever conformeth to Thy pleasure within the empire of heaven and earth. My son went on pilgrimage, and when He returned, the religious authorities summoned Him to the mosque. 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. Thou wast immersed all the days of Thy life beneath an ocean of tribulations. I myself will appear to you, and will banish your anxiety.”  I found this to be absolutely true. No God is there save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous. From that day I felt a great stirring in my heart. After He went to Buchir with His uncle, I had a very vivid dream in which I saw him standing in a field of beautiful flowers. I just can’t stop reading this beautiful story, we need to share with our family and friends. When the Báb was 17, He went to Buchir with His uncle, where He worked as a merchant for 5 years. For the Birth of the Bab, we made a short video about His early life as part of the introduction to our devotional program. So the master would sometimes send out his pupils to call at His home, and ask Him to come in to school. The Bahá'í Faith traces its origin to 1844 and the announcement by a young man, Siyyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, in Shiraz, Persia. They complained they would lose their standing with the merchants if they brought it back. Then I walked to the western side of the house, looked up at the roof top, and saw that the upper chamber was well lit. - The Bab, Behold from this utterance how great and lofty is His station! He said:  “In the hour of your perplexity, recite this prayer, ere you go to sleep. There I experienced the revelation of Thy sublime bestowals and the evidences of Thy boundless grace. The honoured schoolmaster was a tall, dignified man with a long beard, and ranked among the leading clergy of Shíráz. There I experienced the revelation of Thy sublime bestowals and the evidences of Thy boundless grace. 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. I testify that through Thee the sovereignty of God and His dominion, and the majesty of God and His grandeur, were revealed, and the Day-Stars of ancient splendor have shed their radiance in the heaven of Thine irrevocable decree, and the Beauty of the Unseen hath shone forth above the horizon of creation. When I told this dream to His mother and grandmother, they assured me that it was my friend, the Báb’s, assiduous attention to His prayer that had brought this vision to me. 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. At about midnight, His uncle awoke, and discovered the Báb was not in bed; deeply perturbed, he was overtaken with anxiety that He might have fallen from the mountain. 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. Through it have appeared the manifestations of “There is no God but God” over them all. The gifts Thou hast bestowed upon Me have reached their fullest measure and the blessings Thou hast vouchsafed unto Me have attained their consummation. And yet, I swear by Thy glory, were I to proclaim that wherewith Thou hast inspired me, the entire creation would pass away from joy and ecstasy, how much more then would it be overwhelmed before the billows of the ocean of Thine utterance in this most luminous, most exalted and transcendent Spot! Search Search With so many astonishing things occurring, an astrologer was brought in to see the Child, to say protective prayers for Him. David Merrick has compiled the following stories on the Báb’s childhood and early life. 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. 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