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Attitude of mind is important for prayer

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Bahá’ís across the Thames Valley got together on Saturday 9 July to commemorate the date in 1850 that the Bab – one of two main figures in the founding of their Faith – was executed by firing squad in Iran, then called Persia.

This major holy day marks the events surrounding the Bab’s death. The Bab (a title meaning ‘the Gate’) had many followers, but his beliefs did not meet with approval from leaders of Persia’s state religion, and they decided he should be taken from prison and put to death.

Shawn Khorassani, a West Berkshire Bahá’í, said: “It is the attitude of mind in which prayer is made that is important, not the language itself. 

“To Bahá’ís, prayer is more than making requests to God: it’s more like a conversation with God in contrast to meditation, which is like a conversation with one’s inner spirit. Prayer is a vital part of Bahá’í spiritual life.”

The remains of the Bab are now entombed in Haifa, Israel, in a beautiful shrine on Mount Carmel.

Myra’s school-time reminiscences

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Myra Erbenova, a member of the Bahá’í Faith in West Berkshire, tells this touching story about a boy who was in a lesson about the Bahá’í Faith she recently gave during ‘Celebrating RE Month’ : “One boy wanted to say a prayer to be protected from a ‘big wave’ so he made up his own prayer, which was very sweet.

“This was followed by a Bahá’í children’s prayer for protection: O God, guide me, protect me. Make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star. This prayer was said by me with help from some of the children that already know this prayer – the ones that attend Bahá’í children classes.”