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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
The Bahá'í month of ʻAlá' carries the meaning of Loftiness. The Nineteen-Day Feast at the start of this month is celebrated with the readings below, followed by stories that genuinely resonate with this attribute.
Authoritative Bahá'í readings for the devotional portion of the Nineteen-Day Feast
Bahá'u'lláh — Bahá'í Prayers · source
“I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign, and by the revelation of Thy grace amongst men, to cast me not away from the gate of the city of Thy presence, and to disappoint not the hopes I have set on the manifestations of Thy grace amidst Thy creatures.”
Bahá'u'lláh — The Hidden Words (Arabic, no. 22) · source
“O Son of Spirit! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.”
Bahá'u'lláh — The Kitáb-i-Aqdas · source
“We have ordained that fasting and obligatory prayer be observed by you. Whoso, for whatever reason, refraineth therefrom, such a one is among them that have, in very truth, deprived themselves of these privileges.”
Hájí Ja‘far-i-Tabrízí, Hájí Hasan-i-Tabrízí and Hájí Taqí-i-Tabrízí
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 6 min
Mírzá Mihdí
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 9 min
Mírzá Muḥammad-Qulí
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 3 min
Mullá ‘Alíy-i-Bastamí
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 8 min
Siyyid Yahya-i-Darabi (Vahid)
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 15 min
Thornton Chase, Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 13 min
Bahá’u’lláh’s father’s dream about Him when He was a child and the soothsayer’s amazing…
Various· 2 min
Gifts from one Manifestation of God to Another
Various· 7 min
Mullá Husayn finds “God’s hidden treasure” in Mázindarán
Various· 10 min
The tragic death of Mirza Mihdi, “The Purest Branch”
Various· 10 min
Good Deeds for Naw-Rúz
Various· 1 min
Happy Holidays!
Various· 7 min
The Káshi
Various· 3 min
Abdu'l-Bahá's Naw-Rúz Talk in Alexandria
J. E. Esslemont· 2 min
A Naw-Rúz Message from 'Abdu'l-Bahá
Star of the West Editors· 2 min