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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
The Bahá'í month of ʻIzzat carries the meaning of Might. 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 — Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh · source
“I beg of Thee, O my Beloved, by Thy might that overshadoweth all created things, not to suffer the breezes of Thine inspiration to be withheld from me, nor to deprive me of the daysprings of Thy unmistakable signs.”
the Báb — Selections from the Writings of the Báb · source
“Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy Path and strengthen Thou our hearts in Thine obedience. Turn our faces toward the beauty of Thy oneness, and gladden our bosoms with the signs of Thy Divine unity.”
Bahá'u'lláh — The Hidden Words (Arabic, no. 48) · source
“For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.”
Ismu’lláhu’l-Asdaq (Mullá Ṣádiq Khurasani)
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 6 min
Mirza Yusuf Vahid Kashfi
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 17 min
Siyyid Yahya-i-Darabi (Vahid)
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 15 min
Tahirih Siyavushi
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 2 min
The Báb – Herald of the Bahá’í Faith
Bahá'í Chronicles editors· 13 min
How Mulla Husayn received his famous sword
Various· 8 min
The Furutan family's first pilgrimage during WW II
Various· 7 min
The story of ‘Abdu’l-Baha – Part 1: 1844-1908
Various· 23 min
The Volley That Severed the Ropes: The Martyrdom of the Báb
Nabíl-i-A'ẓam· 2 min
The Last Charge: Mullá Ḥusayn Falls at Ṭabarsí
Nabíl-i-A'ẓam· 3 min
Would That My Mother Were With Me: The Martyrdom of Quddús
Nabíl-i-A'ẓam· 2 min
Without Veil at Badasht: Ṭáhirih's Public Declaration
Nabíl-i-A'ẓam· 3 min
The Fort at Khájih: Vaḥíd's Defense at Nayríz
Nabíl-i-A'ẓam· 3 min
The Epistle Recounts the Questions of Áqá Najafí
Bahá'u'lláh· 4 min
Bastinadoed in the Masjid of Ámul: Bahá'u'lláh's Second Imprisonment
Shoghi Effendi· 2 min
Anís at the Báb's Side: The Martyrdom in Tabríz
Nabíl-i-A'ẓam· 4 min
I wish to tell you the story of two martyrs; one was a Persian
Various· 2 min
Memorial of the Consort of the King of Martyrs
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 3 min
The Executioner Who Returned: A Witness in the Síyáh-Chál
Ali-Akbar Furutan· 2 min
Keith Ransom-Kehler in Iran
Star of the West Editors· 2 min
THE Manifestation
Julia M. Grundy· 13 min
Two Ropes in the Tabríz Cell: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Báb's Martyrdom
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 2 min
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'Abdu'l-Bahá· 29 min
[Pages 61–80]
'Abdu'l-Bahá· 37 min
Keith Ransom-Kehler: The First American Bahá'í Martyr
World Order Editors· 2 min