Uplifting WordsOct 13, 20213 minLouis Gregory & Race UnityIn 1912, American society practiced strict racial segregation. Blacks or “coloreds” as they were then known were second class citizens.
Uplifting WordsJun 8, 20215 minMullá Sádiq-i-KhurásáníMullá Sádiq-i-Khurásání. 'Sádiq' meaning 'truthful', Bahá'u'lláh entitled him Ismu'lláhu'l-Asdaq (the Name of God, the Most Truthful).
Uplifting WordsApr 28, 20214 minEarly Baha'i HeroinesThe Bahá'í writings offer a potent vision of the qualities for which women must strive and the changes they can effect in the world.
Uplifting WordsNov 10, 20201 min29 Images and Videos of the Great Bernard LeachBernard Leach was born in 1887 in Hong Kong and raised in Japan and Singapore.
Uplifting WordsOct 29, 20205 minPioneering pottery sought unity of East and WestOne hundred years ago, two potters—one English, the other Japanese—embarked upon a creative enterprise with the aim of uniting the art.
Uplifting WordsAug 20, 20204 minRuhu'llahThe name "Ruhu'llah" literally means "Spirit of God" and is the title by which Jesus Christ is known in much of the Arabic-speaking world.
Uplifting WordsAug 11, 20203 minBadi'Badi' was the title of Mírzá Áqá Buzurg-i-Nishapuri, also known by the title the Pride of Martyrs.
Uplifting WordsAug 7, 20205 minMirza Mihdi, the Purest BranchMírzá Mihdí, the Purest Branch, was the youngest child of Baháʼu'lláh and his wife Ásíyih Khánum.
Uplifting WordsAug 4, 20204 minLeroy Ioas One of the most important figures in the history of the Baha'i Faith is Leroy Ioas.
Uplifting WordsJun 22, 20201 min3 Prominent African American Baha'isIn the history of the Baha'i Faith, there are thousands of eminent and important figures.
Uplifting WordsApr 5, 20204 minKhadijih Bagum - 'Only Tahirih Surpassed Her'The wife of the Báb, was not only the first person to recognise the Station of her husband but also instantly recognised Bahá'u'lláh.
Uplifting WordsMar 9, 20204 minSpiritual conquerors of this wide, brown landAustralia will begin celebrations marking the centenary of Clara and Hyde Dunn's arrival in Australia to promote the Cause of Baha'u'llah.
Uplifting WordsFeb 20, 20204 minJean-Baptiste Louis Bourgeois - Designer of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar at WilmetteIn 1907, Wilhelm was going to visit 'Abdu'l-Baha and Bourgeois asked him to take with him a copy to Him.
Uplifting WordsFeb 16, 20202 minWho is Zahrá BagumReferred to in the Writings as 'Ukht Haram' [sister of the wife of the Báb].
Uplifting WordsJan 28, 20207 minKhadíjih-BagumIn the Kitáb-i-Badí Bahá'u'lláh extols the virtues and exalted station of the wife of the Bab, Khadíjih-Bagum.
Uplifting WordsOct 7, 20193 minVahidThis is a story of how the wisest Persian investigated the new Faith.
Uplifting WordsSep 23, 20192 minRobert TurnerRobert Turner (1855-1909) was one of 19 Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the first African American Baha’i in America.
Uplifting WordsSep 17, 20192 minThe Sifter of WheatThis is a story of a humble youth who became a hero and a martyr. This is a story of Mulla Muhammad Ja'far.
Uplifting WordsSep 2, 20194 minMartyrdom of TahirihTahirih, one of the many Baha'i Faith heroines said: "You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women."
Uplifting WordsSep 1, 20193 minTáhirih Announces a New AgeAmong the Báb’s most faithful followers was a brilliant, courageous and gifted young poet known as Táhirih (the Pure One).
Uplifting WordsAug 31, 20193 minTáhirih Discovers The BábWhen Tahirih heard about the Báb, Who had proclaimed that He was the Prophet of a New Revelation she was curious to read His Writings.
Uplifting WordsAug 28, 20192 minTáhirih as a young girlShe was born Fátimah Umm-Salmá in 1817 in Qazvín, as the daughter of Muhammad Sálih Barághani, a prominent mujtahid (Muslim priest).
Uplifting WordsAug 5, 20192 minRising to the Call – The story of Ella BaileyWhen the House of Worship was being constructed in Wilmette, United States, there were not many Bahá’ís in America and funds were scarce.
Uplifting WordsJul 30, 20195 minMirza Musa - Baha'u'llah's true BrotherJináb-i-Mírzá Músá was the true brother of Bahá’u’lláh, and from earliest childhood he was reared in the sheltering embrace of Baha'u'llah.
Uplifting WordsJun 19, 20193 minDr. Alain LockeThe first black Rhodes Scholar and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance, became a Bahá’í in 1918.
Uplifting WordsJun 4, 20193 minKanichi YamamotoThe first Japanese Baha’i. Kanichi Yamamoto (1879-1961) became the first Japanese Bahá’í in the world in Honolulu in 1902.
Uplifting WordsMay 31, 20195 minMaiden's courage spurs her peers to embrace the FaithAmong the followers of the Báb to show qualities of fearlessness, consecration and detachment from all save God was a village maiden.
Uplifting WordsMay 29, 20198 minMarzieh Nabil Carpenter GailTranslator and Author, "Patron Saint" of Women Bahá'í Scholars.
Uplifting WordsMar 26, 201914 minEffie BakerEffie Baker – the first Australian woman to become a Baha’i; one of Australia’s foremost woman photographers; her photographs were chosen...
Uplifting WordsFeb 28, 20199 minElla Goodall Cooper'O thou jewel of the spirit!" Thus did 'Abdu'l-Baha address this angelic being, one of the rare gems in the diadem of the Kingdom. Aunt...
Uplifting WordsJan 9, 20196 minRemembering Bernard Howell LeachBernard Howell Leach CH CBE, was a British studio potter who is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery".
Uplifting WordsJan 6, 20198 minJohn Ebenezer EsslemontJohn Ebenezer Esslemont, who passed away at Haifa November 22, 1925, was born on May 19, 1874, the youngest son of John E. Esslemont of...
Uplifting WordsDec 31, 20183 minDr. Ronald Mcnair - second African American to go into spaceDr Mcnair was the second African American and first Baha'i to go into Space.
Uplifting WordsDec 31, 201825 minA Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf, Bahiyyih KhanumBy Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum' THE outstanding heroine of the Bahá`í Dispensation.' Thus does the Guardian characterize his illustrious...
Uplifting WordsDec 26, 201811 minGeorge TownshendOnly beloved! With a heart on fire And all my longings set in one desire To make my soul a many-stringed lyre For Thy dear hand to play,...