Armed Iranian security agents raided the homes of more than 30 Baha’is this week in the cities of Karaj and Hamedan, taking at least 19 into custody based on the latest information available. Many of the Baha’is were verbally abused and physically assaulted during the raids. The latest arrests and home searches—which included harassing five…
Source: The Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting In another statement He explained, “the laws of God, such as fasting, obligatory prayer and the like, as well as His counsels regarding virtues, good deeds and proper conduct, must be carried out everywhere to the extent possible, unless some insurmountable obstacle or some great danger presents…
Source: Twelve Table Talks given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká QUESTION: WHAT IS the divine wisdom of fasting? Answer: There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days when He Who is the Dayspring of the Sun of Truth engages, through divine inspiration, in revealing the verses of God,…
“Fasting is the cause of awakening man. The heart becomes tender and the spirituality of man increases. This is produced by the fact that man’s thoughts will be confined to the commemoration of God, and through this awakening and stimulation surely ideal advancements follow.[1]” Throughout history, fasting has been an important practice in all the…
February 23, 2024 Listen BIC NEW YORK — Organizations and institutions that weave essential moral and ethical convictions through the core of their operations, recognizing that the welfare of any segment of humanity is inextricably linked to the welfare of the whole, emerge as more effective agents for societal change. This insight is at the…
Gladys West is an American mathematician who is known for her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models, that were later incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS). She was inducted into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame in…
Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist, and a member of the Bahá’í Faith. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven. In 1976,…
Άbdu’l-Bahá at the “Salvation Army” shelter London, England, Christmas Night, 1912. by Isabel Fraser On Christmas night ‘Άbdu’l-Bahá visited the poor of the Salvation Army Shelter, Westminster, where each year a Christmas dinner is provided for those who have no homes and no friends, and but for the shelter would have no lodgings. There were…
Rainn Wilson is a prominent Hollywood actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Perhaps best known as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom The Office, for which he won three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. Wilson has also appeared in numerous films, including Galaxy Quest, House of 1000 Corpses, The Meg, and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. In…
The Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Drive-Thru Collection Event will be held on Saturday, December 16th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Brackett Field in La Verne, California. This event is a free opportunity for Los Angeles County residents to dispose of unwanted household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste (E-waste) in a…
