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Baha’is Commemorate 120th anniversary of Ascension of Baha’u’llah

admin — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:35:27 +0000

Entrance to the Shrine of Baha’u’llah, near Akka (Acre), Israel. © 2006, Baha'i International Community Toronto, Ontario, 25 May 2012 (CBNS) — On 29 May, Canadian Baha’i communities will mark the 120th anniversary of the passing of Baha’u’llah. Although He has many titles, including ‘Father of the Poor’, for His generosity to the destitute, Baha’u’llah (an Arabic term meaning ‘The Glory of God’) is the title recognized by Baha’is. It denotes, among other significant features, that He is the latest in a line of divine prophets that includes Jesus, Mohammad, Moses, Krishna, and Buddha.

Baha’u’llah passed away at His home outside of Acre, a fortified city that once served as a notorious prison of the Ottoman Empire. The city, in northern Israel, is now known as Akka. His burial site, adjacent to the home where He lived during His final years, is a shrine considered by Baha’is to be the most sacred spot on earth.

Baha’i Holy Day recalls the beginning of the Baha’i Faith

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:49:07 +0000

The room where the Declaration of the Bab took place on May 22, 1844. The House of the Bab in Shiraz was destroyed in 1979 during a wave of persecution that swept across the Baha'is in Iran following the Islamic revolution. © 2006, Baha'i International Community Toronto, Ontario, 18 May 2012 (CBNS) — On May 23, Baha’i communities across Canada and around the world will be celebrating the anniversary of a historic conversation between two individuals that took place 168 years ago - an event that fulfilled prophecies made many centuries previously, and the effects of which are anticipated to last centuries into the future.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and House of Commons mark anniversaries of Baha’i arrests

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:46:51 +0000

Minister Baird meets with (L to R) Corinne Box, Susanne Tamás and Gerald Filson of the Canadian Baha'i Community. © Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, 15 May 2012 (CBNS) — As seven Baha’i leaders begin their fifth year of incarceration, arrested and sentenced solely because of their religious faith, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, and the Canadian House of Commons marked the anniversary with strong condemnation of the Iranian regime. The seven leaders face another 16 years of imprisonment.

New book on Canada’s religions includes chapter on the Baha’i experience

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:53:17 +0000

The cover image of The Religions of Canadians.
© University of Toronto Press. Reprinted with permission of the publisher Toronto, Ontario, 11 May 2012 (CBNS) — Many religions trying to establish themselves in Canada have concentrated in major cities or built identities by setting themselves apart from others. Canada’s small Baha’i community has taken a different tack, according to sociologist Will van den Hoonaard, whose chapter on the Baha’is is part of a new book on Canadian religions published by University of Toronto Press.

Baha’i Convention focuses on the education of children and youth

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:56:04 +0000

The newly elected members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Canada. © Lorraine Goh Montreal, Québec, 1 May 2012 (CBNS) — Some 160 Delegates, representing regions in all ten provinces and three territories of Canada, attended the annual Baha’i National Convention in Montreal April 26-29. More than four hundred Baha’i guests also attended this year’s convention. Participants reviewed the past year’s accomplishments and discussed future plans with the community’s national governing council, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Canada.