The Baha'i New Year - NAW-RÚZ

The Naw-Ruz means new day in Persian and it is one of nine holy days on which Baha’is suspend work. They typically celebrate the holy day at sunset on March 20 by gathering for prayer, as the sunset on which the holiday begins comes at the end of the Fast.

The Baha’i year begins on the Spring Equinox (March 21) with the celebration of Náw-Rúz. The Baha’i Era began in 1844. March 21, 2008 marks the beginning of the year 166 B.E. (Baha'i Era).

The Baha’i calendar consists of 19 months of 19 days each (361 days), and four or five “intercalary days” between the 18th and 19th months - which the celebration of Ayyám-Al-Há takes place - to adjust the calendar to the solar year. Baha'i months are named for the attributes of God, which are:

Bahá (Splendour), Jalál (Glory), Jamál (Beauty), 'Azamat (Grandeur), Núr (Light), Rahmat (Mercy), Kalimát (Words), Kamál (Perfection), Asmá' (Names), 'Izzat (Might), Mashíyyat (Will), 'Ilm (Knowledge), Qudrat (Power), Qawl (Speech), Masá'il (Questions), Sharaf (Honour), Sultán (Sovereignty), Mulk (Dominion), and 'Alá (Loftiness).

Naw-Rúz is the first day of the first Baha'i month (Bahá ). Bahá’u’lláh said in The Kitáb-AL-Aqdas,p111 about this Feast:

"Happy the one who entereth upon the first day of the month of Bahá, the day which God hath consecrated to this Great Name. And blessed be he who evidenceth on this day the bounties that God hath bestowed upon him; he, verily, is of those who show forth thanks to God through actions betokening the Lord’s munificence which hath encompassed all the worlds. Say: This day, verily, is the crown of all the months and the source thereof, the day on which the breath of life is wafted over all created things. Great is the blessedness of him who greeteth it with radiance and joy. We testify that he is, in truth, among those who are blissful. "

Náw-Rúz festival is usually observed with meetings for prayer and celebration. Visiting friends and relatives, and exchanging gifts.

"All should rejoice together, hold general meetings, become as one assembly, so that the national oneness, unity and harmony may be demonstrated in the eyes of all."

"As it is a blessed day it should not be neglected, nor deprived of results by making it a day devoted to the pursuit of mere pleasure."

‘Abdu’l-Bahá in a talk on the Feast of Naw-Rúz, in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1912

Prayer for NAW-RÚZ

Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained Naw-Rúz as a festival unto those who have observed the fast for love of Thee and abstained from all that is abhorrent unto Thee. Grant, O my Lord, that the fire of Thy love and the heat produced by the fast enjoined by Thee may inflame them in Thy Cause, and make them to be occupied with Thy praise and with remembrance of Thee.
Since Thou hast adorned them, O my Lord, with the ornament of the fast prescribed by Thee, do Thou adorn them also with the ornament of Thine acceptance, through Thy grace and bountiful favor. For the doings of men are all dependent upon Thy good pleasure, and are conditioned by Thy behest. Shouldst Thou regard him who hath broken the fast as one who hath observed it, such a man would be reckoned among them who 263 from eternity had been keeping the fast. And shouldst Thou decree that he who hath observed the fast hath broken it, that person would be numbered with such as have caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be stained with dust, and been far removed from the crystal waters of this living Fountain.
Thou art He through Whom the ensign “Praiseworthy art Thou in Thy works” hath been lifted up, and the standard “Obeyed art Thou in Thy behest” hath been unfurled. Make known this Thy station, O my God, unto Thy servants, that they may be made aware that the excellence of all things is dependent upon Thy bidding and Thy word, and the virtue of every act is conditioned by Thy leave and the good pleasure of Thy will, and may recognize that the reins of men’s doings are within the grasp of Thine acceptance and Thy commandment. Make this known unto them, that nothing whatsoever may shut them out from Thy Beauty, in these days whereon the Christ exclaimeth: “All dominion is Thine, O Thou the Begetter of the Spirit (Jesus)”; and Thy Friend (Muḥammad) crieth out: “Glory be to Thee, O Thou the Best-Beloved, for that Thou hast uncovered 264 Thy Beauty, and written down for Thy chosen ones what will cause them to attain unto the seat of the revelation of Thy Most Great Name, through which all the peoples have lamented except such as have detached themselves from all else except Thee, and set themselves towards Him Who is the Revealer of Thyself and the Manifestation of Thine attributes.”
He Who is Thy Branch and all Thy company, O my Lord, have broken this day their fast, after having observed it within the precincts of Thy court, and in their eagerness to please Thee. Do Thou ordain for Him, and for them, and for all such as have entered Thy presence in those days all the good Thou didst destine in Thy Book. Supply them, then, with that which will profit them, in both this life and in the life beyond.
Thou, in truth, art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Bahá’u’lláh

Prayer For Ayyám-i-Há - مناجاة تتلى في ايام الهاء

Happy Ayyám-i-Há

كل عام وانتم بخير وايام هاء سعيدة

My God, my Fire and my Light! The days which Thou hast named the Ayyám-i-Há * in Thy Book have begun, O Thou Who art the King of names, and the fast which Thy most exalted Pen hath enjoined unto all who are in the kingdom of Thy creation to observe is approaching. I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by these days and by all such as have during that period clung to the cord of Thy commandments, and laid hold on the handle of Thy precepts, to grant that unto every soul may be assigned a place within the precincts of Thy court, and a seat at the revelation of the splendors of the light of Thy countenance.
These, O my Lord, are Thy servants whom no 237 corrupt inclination hath kept back from what Thou didst send down in Thy Book. They have bowed themselves before Thy Cause, and received Thy Book with such resolve as is born of Thee, and observed what Thou hadst prescribed unto them, and chosen to follow that which had been sent down by Thee.
Thou seest, O my Lord, how they have recognized and confessed whatsoever Thou hast revealed in Thy Scriptures. Give them to drink, O my Lord, from the hands of Thy graciousness the waters of Thine eternity. Write down, then, for them the recompense ordained for him that hath immersed himself in the ocean of Thy presence, and attained unto the choice wine of Thy meeting.
I implore Thee, O Thou the King of kings and the Pitier of the downtrodden, to ordain for them the good of this world and of the world to come. Write down for them, moreover, what none of Thy creatures hath discovered, and number them with those who have circled round Thee, and who move about Thy throne in every world of Thy worlds.
Thou, truly, art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Bahá’u’lláh - Bahá’í Prayers

*Ayyám-i-Há : An Arabic phrase means"The Days of Ha’", starts on February 26 to March 1, should be days of preparation for the Fast, days of hospitality, charity and the giving of presents. More Details

يا إِلهِي وَنارِيْ وَنُوْرِيْ قَدْ دَخَلَتِ الأَيَّامُ الَّتِيْ سَمَّيْتَها بِأَيَّامِ الهَاءِ* فِيْ كِتابِكَ يا مالِكَ الأَسْماءِ وَتَقَرَّبَتْ أَيَّامُ صِيامِكَ الَّذِيْ فَرَضْتَهُ مِنْ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلى لِمَنْ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ الإِنْشاءِ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِتِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ وَالَّذِينَ تَمَسَّكوا فِيها بِحَبْلِ أَوامِرِكَ وَعُرْوَةِ أَحْكامِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِكُلِّ نَفْسٍ مَقَرًّا فِيْ جِوارِكَ وَمَقامًا لَدى ظُهُورِ نُورِ وَجْهِكَ،أَيْ رَبِّ أُولئكَ عِبادٌ ما مَنَعَهُمُ الهَوى عَمَّا أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِيْ كِتابِكَ، قَدْ خَضَعَتْ أَعْناقُهُمْ لأَمْرِكَ وَأَخَذُوا كِتابَكَ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَعَمِلُوا ما أُمِرُوا بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَاخْتارُوا ما نُزِّلَ لَهُمْ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى أَنَّهُمْ أَقَرُّوا وَاعْتَرَفُوا بِكُلِّ ما أَنزَلْتَهُ فِيْ أَلْواحِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَشْرِبْهُمْ مِنْ يَدِ عَطائِكَ كَوْثَرَ بَقائِكَ ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ لَهُمْ أَجْرَ مَنِ انْغَمَسَ فِيْ بَحْرِ لِقائِكَ وَفازَ بِرَحِيقِ وِصالِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ المُلُوكِ وَراحِمَ المَمْلُوكِ بِأَنْ تُقَدِّرَ لَهُمْ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ لَهُمْ ما لا عَرَفَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُمْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ طافُوا حَوْلَكَ وَيَطُوفُونَ حَوْلَ عَرْشِكَ فِيْ كُلِّ عالَمٍ مِنْ عَوالِمِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَلِيمُ

حضرة بهاء الله - مناجاة تتلى فى ايام الهاء

ايام الهاء:(الهاء ترمز الى الهوية الالهية أى الله سبحانه وتعالى) :هى عيد بهائي يبدأ في مساء الخامس والعشرين من فبراير كل عام وينتهي فى مساء الاول من مارس. هذا العيد يسبق شهر الصوم العلا ويعتبر اعدادا روحانيا له. لمزيد من التفاصيل اضغط هنا

The Báb ,The Herald of Bahá'u'lláh

Baha'is around the world observed a holy day - the Birth of the Báb - on 20 October.It is one of nine holy days on which Baha'is suspend work.
The Báb was born on 20 October, 1819 in Shiraz, Iran. His real name was 'Ali-Muhammad. He was a descendent of the prophet Muhammad through both His father and mother. He was raised by His uncle Hájí Mirzá Siyyid 'Ali, a merchant. As a child, He showed uncommon wisdom, although He received little formal schooling. He became a merchant and earned a high reputation for fairness. In 1842 He married Khadíjih-Bagum and they had one son, Ahmad, who died in infancy.

On May 23, 1844 he announced Himself to be The Báb , It is an Arabic word means “the Gate”. He proclaimed Himself to be the Promised One foretold in the great religions, and said that the Mission of His Dispensation was to alert the people to the imminent appearance of the Messenger of God awaited by all the peoples of the world, namely Bahá’u’lláh .
He was indeed a gate to the knowledge of God and to a new era in human existence. He called upon all people to purify their hearts from earthly vanities so that they could recognize Him Whom God would soon manifest.
Thousands upon thousands of people accepted the Message of The Báb and began to follow His Teachings. But the government of Iran and the powerful clergy who ruled over the masses rose against Him. They imprisoned Him and His followers were subjected to swift and savage persecution.

On July 9, 1850 The Báb was brought before a firing squad in the barracks square of Tabríz, along with a young follower. Some 20,000 of His followers perished in a series of massacres throughout Persia. His remains were hidden by His followers and in 1899 transferred to Palestine in the sepulchre on Mount Carmel known as the Shrine of The Báb. Today, the majestic building with the golden dome, overlooking the Bay of Haifa, Israel, and set amidst beautiful gardens, is the Shrine where The Báb's earthly remains are entombed.

Although The Báb was the Herald of Bahá'u'lláh, He was also a Manifestation of God as all other previous Manifestations such as Mohammed and Jesus.

Prayers:
“Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants, and all abide by His bidding!”
(The Báb)

“Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens or in the earth but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the Knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent.”

(The Báb)

Happy Ayyám Al Há! - ايام هاء سعيدة

Greetings from an Ayyám Al Há celebration
تهنئة من احتفالات الاطفال بايام الهاء