Orthodox Baha'is of Thane & Mumbai celebrate
the Birth Anniversary of Baha'u'llah.
Bahá’u’lláh
was born at Tehran (Iran) at the Hour of Dawn on the 2nd day of the
month of Muharram, 1233 (AH) as per the Islamic Lunar Calendar (12 November 1817
AD).
(In the
Muslim lunar calendar, the birth of the Báb was on the first day of the month of
Muharram 1235 (AH) October 20, 1819 AD).
His father was Mirza Abbas Nuri known as Mirza
Buzurg while his mother was Khadijih Khanum.
National
Baha’i Council of Orthodox Baha’is of India congratulates you on this very
joyous occasion.
Who are the recipients of divine good?
“Say: If it be Our pleasure We shall render the
Cause victorious through the power of a single word from Our presence. He is in
truth the Omnipotent, the All-Compelling. Should it be God’s intention, there
would appear out of the forests of celestial might the lion of indomitable
strength whose roaring is like unto the peals of thunder reverberating in the
mountains. However, since Our loving providence surpasseth all things, We have
ordained that complete victory should be achieved through speech and utterance, that Our servants throughout
the earth may thereby become the recipients of divine good. This is but a token
of God’s bounty vouchsafed unto them. Verily thy Lord is the All-Sufficing, the
Most Exalted.” (Tablets of Baha’u’llah, page 197-198)
Holy Spirit is your assistant
“And now you, if you act in the accordance with
teachings of Baha’u’llah, may rest assured that you will be aided and
confirmed. In all affairs which you undertake, you shall be rendered
victorious, and all the inhabitants of the earth cannot withstand you. You are
the conquerors, because the power of the Holy Spirit is your assistant.” (Abdu’l
Baha, quoted in Star of the West)
Show obedience, submissiveness and subordination unto the
guardian of the Cause of God.
“The mighty stronghold shall remain impregnable and safe through
obedience to him who is the guardian of the Cause of God. It is incumbent upon
the members of the House of Justice, upon all the Aghsán, the Afnán, the
Hands of the Cause of God to show their obedience, submissiveness and
subordination unto the guardian of the Cause of God, to turn unto him and be
lowly before him. He that opposeth him hath opposed the True One, will make a
breach in the Cause of God, will subvert His word and will become a manifestation
of the Center of Sedition”. (Will and Testament of Abdu’l Baha)
Guardians of Baha’i Faith
Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of Baha’i Faith from 1921to 1957.
Charles Mason Remey, Guardian of Baha’i Faith, 1957 to 1965.
Joel Bray Marangella, Guardian of Baha’i Faith (1965-2013).
Nosrat’u’llah Bahremand, Living Guardian of Baha’i Faith.
Birth Anniversary
of Baha'u'llah will be celebrated by the Orthodox Baha’i Community of Thane and
Mumbai from the evening of 11th November till the evening of 12th
November, 2013 at Bhangadwadi Hill, Lonavala.
Feast
Committee
