Stories of Baha’u’llah - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/stories-of-bahaullah/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:29:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 The Birth of Baha’u’llah: The First Global Holy Day https://bahaiteachings.org/joyously-celebrating-the-birth-of-bahaullah/ https://bahaiteachings.org/joyously-celebrating-the-birth-of-bahaullah/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=32340 Today, one of the holiest and happiest days in the entire year for Baha’is, the followers and friends of Baha’u’llah will gather with smiles, laughter, and great joy – please...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/joyously-celebrating-the-birth-of-bahaullah/feed/ 2 The Passing and Ascension of Baha’u’llah https://bahaiteachings.org/the-passing-and-ascension-of-bahaullah/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-passing-and-ascension-of-bahaullah/#comments Wed, 28 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=71071 The prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, Baha’u’llah, left this world during the darkest hours of the night, at 3 a.m. on May 29, 1892. He died a prisoner...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-passing-and-ascension-of-bahaullah/feed/ 1 The Unseen Glory of Baha’u’llah’s Revelation https://bahaiteachings.org/the-unseen-glory-of-bahaullahs-revelation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-unseen-glory-of-bahaullahs-revelation/#comments Mon, 12 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=87551 The Unseen Glory of Baha’u’llah’s RevelationThe Revelation of Baha’u’llah, the Prophet-Founder of the Baha’i Faith, offers a vision of unity, justice, and peace for a world grappling with disunity and turmoil. At a time when...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-unseen-glory-of-bahaullahs-revelation/feed/ 2 The Baha’i Definition of Paradise: The First Day of Ridvan https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-definition-paradise-first-day-ridvan/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-definition-paradise-first-day-ridvan/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=53750 The Baha’i Definition of Paradise: The First Day of RidvanStarting today, and for the next twelve days, Baha’is all around the world will celebrate Ridvan, which means “paradise,” the holiest and most joyous time of the Baha’i year. Pronounced...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-definition-paradise-first-day-ridvan/feed/ 6 Honoring the Birth of Baha’u’llah https://bahaiteachings.org/honoring-birth-of-bahaullah/ https://bahaiteachings.org/honoring-birth-of-bahaullah/#comments Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=63900 Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i Faith, came into this world at the hour of dawn on this day in 1817, bringing the means for the establishment of the long-awaited...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/honoring-birth-of-bahaullah/feed/ 1 Who Is Baha’u’llah, and What Does His Revelation Mean? https://bahaiteachings.org/who-is-bahaullah-and-what-does-his-revelation-mean/ https://bahaiteachings.org/who-is-bahaullah-and-what-does-his-revelation-mean/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84834 If you’re a regular reader of BahaiTeachings.org, you already know the name of the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, Baha’u’llah. You have read about His life, His Faith,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/who-is-bahaullah-and-what-does-his-revelation-mean/feed/ 0 If the River of Everlasting Life Could Talk https://bahaiteachings.org/if-the-river-of-everlasting-life-could-talk/ https://bahaiteachings.org/if-the-river-of-everlasting-life-could-talk/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84689 Sunlight breaking through the clouds above the Tigris river.The gentle breeze from the Tigris river, that love-laden air, pregnant with the melodic tone of acquiescence like the sweet-smelling zephyr wafting from Sheba, carries the glad tidings of the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/if-the-river-of-everlasting-life-could-talk/feed/ 0 The Prophet Leaves the Prison https://bahaiteachings.org/the-prophet-leaves-the-prison/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-prophet-leaves-the-prison/#comments Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=16120 Nine hard years passed in the prison-city of Akka, and Baha’u’llah’s forced confinement in exile finally neared its end. Confined without committing any crime, Baha’u’llah was jailed for teaching:  That...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-prophet-leaves-the-prison/feed/ 1 Why Do We Prefer Ancient Religions Over New Ones? https://bahaiteachings.org/imprisonment-did-not-diminish-the-flow-of-his-writings/ https://bahaiteachings.org/imprisonment-did-not-diminish-the-flow-of-his-writings/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=15851 This fourth exile of Baha’u’llah, like his previous exiles, did not diminish the flow of his new revelation. As he once wrote, “Never will the barking of dogs deter the...

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