Day of the Covenant (Baha?i)

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?Abdu'l-Baha during his American trip in 1912.

The Day of the Covenant is the day when Baha?is celebrate the appointment of ?Abdu'l-Baha as the Centre of Baha'u'llah's Covenant . [1] It occurs yearly on the 4th day of Speech (Qawl) which coincides with either November 25 or 26 depending on when Naw Ruz falls on that year. [2] [3]

?Abdu'l-Baha had stated that since May 23 was also the day that the Bab declared his mission, and should be exclusively associated with him, that that day should under no circumstances be celebrated as his day of birth. [3] However, as the Baha?is begged for a day to be celebrated as ?Abdu'l-Baha's birthday, he gave them November 26, 181 days after the ascension of Baha?u'llah, to be observed as the day of the appointment of the Centre of the Covenant. [ citation needed ] The holiday was originally known as the Jashn-i-A?zam in Persian (The Greatest Festival), because ?Abdu'l-Baha was known as the Greatest Branch; in the West, the holy day became known as the Day of the Covenant. [4]

The day is one of two Baha?i holy days where work does not need to be suspended. [5]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ Bregger, Louis D. "Diversity calendar: Descriptions of Baha'i Holidays and Observances" . Clemson University . Retrieved 2010-11-28 . [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ^ Smith, Peter (2000). "Holy days" . A concise encyclopedia of the Baha?i Faith . Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp.  182?183 . ISBN   1-85168-184-1 .
  3. ^ a b Mullins, Sandy. "Day of the Covenant" . Bella Online . Retrieved 2008-11-01 .
  4. ^ Balyuzi, H.M. (2001). ?Abdu'l-Baha: The Centre of the Covenant of Baha?u'llah (Paperback ed.). Oxford, UK: George Ronald. pp.  523, note 9 . ISBN   0-85398-043-8 .
  5. ^ Compilations (1983). Hornby, Helen (ed.). Lights of Guidance: A Baha?i Reference File . Baha?i Publishing Trust, New Delhi, India. p. 299. ISBN   81-85091-46-3 .


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