Riḍván (Arabic: رضوان Riḍwán; Persian transliteration: Rezván, Persian pronunciation: [ɾezvɒːn]) is a twelve-day festival in the Baháʼí Faith, commemorating Baháʼu’lláh‘s declaration that he was a Manifestation of God.[1] In the Baháʼí calendar, it begins at sunset on the 13th of Jalál, which translates to the 20th or 21st of April, depending on the date of the March equinox (exactly one month on the Gregorian calendar after the equinox).[2] On the […]
Read MoreLet Your Vision Be World-Embracing We are pleased to invite you to a meeting of all those who want to contribute to the betterment of the world we live in. The Teachings of Baha’u’llah present a vision of a peaceful global civilization based on the recognition of the oneness of humanity. If this idea touches […]
Read MoreThe talk will be discussing my paper “Bahá’u’lláh and the God of Avicenna” published in The Journal of Bahá’í Studies, and I will go over its primary arguments and themes. Namely, I will discuss how Bahá’u’lláh affirms the metaphysical principles underlying Avicenna’s argument for the existence of God, Avicenna’s deduction of divine attributes, the relation […]
Read MoreComposed in 1938, near the middle of Shoghi Effendi’s Guardianship, it is one of the most important of the Baha’i writings to understand. It is addressed to the Baha’is of the United States and Canada, whose community it extols as the “chief remaining citadel” of the Faith. Please visit www.clearwaterbahais.local to register for this event, […]
Read MoreThe Advent of Divine Justice is a letter written December 25, 1938, to the Baháʼís of the United States and Canada, by Shoghi Effendi, describing the role of America in establishing the Most Great Peace. While technically a long-form letter or epistle, The Advent of Divine Justice is commonly published and studied as an independent […]
Read MoreThe talk will be discussing my paper “Bahá’u’lláh and the God of Avicenna” published in The Journal of Bahá’í Studies, and I will go over its primary arguments and themes. Namely, I will discuss how Bahá’u’lláh affirms the metaphysical principles underlying Avicenna’s argument for the existence of God, Avicenna’s deduction of divine attributes, the relation […]
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