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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
The Bahá'í month of ʻIlm carries the meaning of Knowledge. 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
'Abdu'l-Bahá — Bahá'í Prayers · source
“O Thou kind Lord! Open Thou the door of knowledge, ordain for these souls strong faith and certainty, send them out gentle showers from the clouds of Thy bounty and cause them to be even as flourishing plants in the rose-garden of heaven.”
Bahá'u'lláh — Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, Lawḥ-i-Ḥikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) · source
“O peoples of the world! Forsake all evil, hold fast that which is good. Strive to be shining examples unto all mankind, and true reminders of the virtues of God amidst men. He that riseth to serve My Cause should manifest My wisdom, and ben…”
Bahá'u'lláh — Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, Tajallíyát (Effulgences) · source
“Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with…”
200 years ago in Persia, there were many with the same expectation
Various· 2 min
Differences
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 1 min
Hájí Ja‘far-i-Tabrízí, Hájí Hasan-i-Tabrízí and Hájí Taqí-i-Tabrízí
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 6 min
Hájí Muhammad-Ridáy-i-Shírází
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 2 min
Mirzá ‘Abd’u’lláh Faráháni, ‘The Divine Musician’
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 6 min
Mirza Asadu’llah Fadil Mazandarani (Jinab-i-Fadil)
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 8 min
Mirza Yusuf Vahid Kashfi
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 17 min
Táhirih
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 21 min
The Fire Temple
Various· 7 min
The Ocean of Knowledge
Various· 3 min
In 1914 the Master wrote to the friends in Denver concerning how to convey the
Various· 1 min
The Hub Awakens: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Boston
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání· 2 min
On the Lawn at Cambridge: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Harvard
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání· 2 min
An Unprepared Talk for an Admiral: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Robert Peary
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání· 2 min
Philadelphia: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Baptist Temple
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání· 2 min
Pittsburgh: The Schenley Hotel Reception
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání· 2 min
Eighteen Hundred Students: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Stanford
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání· 2 min
The Discourse at Clark: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Worcester
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání· 2 min
No mere mortal in His day could claim to be His teacher
Various· 1 min
The Days Are Many, the Sun Is One: At the Church of the Divine Paternity
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
At the Eighth Street Synagogue: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and the Torah
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
True Shepherds Gather, They Do Not Scatter: Fanwood, 1912
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
Four Proofs and a Prayer for Sarah Farmer: Green Acre, 1912
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
America Without Colonies: A Talk at the Peace Forum, New York
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
The Garden That Must Be Cultivated: At the Maxwell Home, Montreal
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
Two Wings of the Bird of Knowledge: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Stanford
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
At Temple Emmanu-El: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in San Francisco
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
The Tablet of Wisdom: Bahá'u'lláh on Philosophy
Adib Taherzadeh· 3 min