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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
November 25 (UN observance)
The Bahá'í teaching of the equality of women and men is at the heart of this observance.
Stories of women in Bahá'í history; the principle of gender equality.
12 stories curated automatically by tag matching, ordered by source-verification tier.
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“O thou who art wholly advancing unto God!”
O thou who art wholly advancing unto…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas · 1 min
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“In that darksome pit My soul rose to the heights and the Most Great Spirit descended.”
In the *Epistle to the Son of the Wolf*, Bahá'u'lláh briefly recalls the conditions of His four-month imprisonment in the Síyáh-Chál of Tihrán in 1852 — the underground dungeon in which the first intimations of His Revelation came to Him.
Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf · 3 min
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“O thou who art made happy by the Fragrances of God!”
O thou who art made happy by the Fragrances of…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas · 1 min
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“O Thou who art the chosen one among women!”
O Thou who art the chosen one among…
the Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb · 1 min
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“O thou maidservant of God! Every woman who becometh the”
O thou maidservant of God! Every woman who becometh the maidservant of God outshineth in glory the empresses of the world, for she is related to God, and her sovereignty is everlasting, whereas a handful of dust will obliterate the name…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá · 1 min
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“O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental gifts are”
O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental gifts are many! How many a child, though young in years, is yet mature and sound in judgement! How many an aged person is ignorant and confused! For growth and development depend on one’s…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá · 1 min
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“The Spiritual Meeting of men and the Spiritual Meeting”
The Spiritual Meeting of men and the Spiritual Meeting of women in Chicago are indeed endeavoring to serve. If they unite, as they should, they will produce great results. Especially, if the Spiritual Meetings of Chicago unite with…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Faith · 3 min
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“Touching the individual known as the Báb and the”
Touching the individual known as the Báb and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues and in the mouths of men, and various accounts are contained in the pages of Persian history and the leaves of European…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, A Traveler's Narrative · 29 min
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“O ye lovers of truth, ye servants of humankind!”
O ye lovers of truth, ye servants of humankind! Out of the flowering of your thoughts and hopes, fragrant emanations have come my way, wherefore an inner sense of obligation compelleth me to pen these…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá · 5 min
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““With the advent of the Young Turks’”
“With the advent of the Young Turks’ supremacy, realized through the Society of Union and Progress, all the political prisoners of the Ottoman Empire were set free. Events took the chains from my neck and placed them about Hamíd’s;…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London · 8 min
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“This is the practical Christianity of our time.”
On May 4, 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá called at Hull House in Chicago, the pioneering settlement house founded by Jane Addams in 1889 in the immigrant West Side district. He addressed the assembled residents, social workers and immigrant neighbors in the small main hall and later took tea with Miss Addams herself.
'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace · 2 min
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“O thou who art confessing the Oneness of God!”
O thou who art confessing the Oneness of…
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas · 3 min
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See also: the nine Bahá’í Holy Days · all observances