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Dates in the Bahá’í calendar

25 January 2022
8 Sulṭán 178 B.E.

Contents:
– Dates in the Bahá’í calendar 2022-2023
– Spirit of service inspires immediate response to floods in Malaysia

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All believers in the United Kingdom

Dearly loved Friends,

As this Bahá’í year draws to a close we are pleased to provide you with information concerning the significant dates in the Bahá’í calendar until Naw-Rúz 180 B.E. in 2023. 

Ayyám-i-Há this year runs from 25 February – 1 March 2022.  The fasting month begins immediately after Ayyám-i-Há, at sunset on 1 March 2022, and ends at Naw-Rúz 179 B.E. (sunset on 20 March 2022).  The Holy Days for next year are stated below, with commemoration times added where relevant.  The times have been adjusted to accommodate British summer time. 

Holy Days on which work is suspended:  

• Naw-Rúz on 21 March 2022 (1 Bahá) 
• First Day of Riḍván on 21 April 2022 (13 Jalál), at about 4 p.m. 
• Ninth Day of Riḍván on 29 April 2022 (2 Jamál) 
• Twelfth Day of Riḍván on 2 May 2022 (5 Jamál) 
• Declaration of the Báb on 24 May 2022 (8 ‘Aẓamat), which is commemorated at about two hours after sunset on 23 May  
• Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh on 29 May 2022 (13 ‘Aẓamat), at 4 a.m. 
• Martyrdom of the Báb on 10 July 2022 (17 Raḥmat), at about 1 p.m. 
• Birth of the Báb on 26 October 2022 (11 ‘Ilm) 
• Birth of Bahá’u’lláh on 27 October 2022 (12 ‘Ilm) 

 Holy Days on which work is not suspended: 

• Day of the Covenant on 26 November 2022 (4 Qawl) 
• Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on 28 November 2022 (6 Qawl), at 1 a.m. 

The commemoration times listed above should be observed, if feasible.  Where no times are specified, the believers are free to gather at any time during the day that they find convenient. 

The Feast days, ideally celebrated on the first day of the month, correspond with the following dates:

As always, the Bahá’í day runs from sunset till sunset.  Thus every day listed above begins from the time of sunset on the evening prior to the Gregorian date that is stated. 

We hope the above information may be of assistance to you.  For further information and guidance about Bahá’í Holy Days, please see the enclosed guidance notes which have been prepared on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly.  Please note that these guidance notes have recently been extensively revised and expanded.

With loving Bahá’í greetings,

Patrick O’Mara,
Secretary

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Spirit of service inspires immediate response to
floods in Malaysia

When heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in different regions of Malaysia last month, the spirit of service and collective action that had been fostered through Bahá’í community-building activities in and near affected areas was immediately channeled toward relief efforts.

A message from the Bahá’í Spiritual Assembly of Malaysia called on Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies in that country to follow ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s example, “remembering His all-embracing love for people of all nations, races, and beliefs,” and to “respond to the crying needs of… [their] fellow countrymen at this hour of need.”  Read more, here >

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