On 23 May, Baha’is around the world observed the Declaration of the Bab, one of the nine holy days of the year in the Baha’i calendar. This year it was the 167th anniversary of the birth of the Baha’i Faith.
It was in 1844 that the Bab announced that He was a new divine Messenger, sent to herald a new age for humanity and to prepare the way for Baha’u’llah, the universal Messenger of God expected by people of all religions.
Thames Valley Bahá’ís will be discussing Home and Family at their next ‘Time to Unwind’ prayer and meditation devotional evening on Wednesday 18 May in Newbury. Everyone is invited along to participate.
Bahá’ís are taught, in the words of Abdu’l-Baha, that: “My home is the home of peace. My home is the home of joy and delight. My home is the home of laughter and exultation. Whosoever enters through the portals of this home, must go out with gladsome heart. This is the home of light; whosoever enters here must become illumined . . . .” Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet, published in “Star of the West”, vol. 9, no. 3, (28 April 1918), p. 40)
Thames Valley Bahá’í Community 