The Fast
The length of the fast
What is 19 days?
Means wondrous or unique.
What does Badi mean?
A mid-19th-century religion, whose founder taught that God would soon send a prophet in the same way of Jesus or Muhammad.
What is the Babi religion?
The celebration that begins on the day of the vernal equinox in Tehran, Iran.
What is Naw-Ruz?
This renowned poet and disciple of the Báb was known for her fearless advocacy of women's rights and her dramatic unveiling at the Conference of Badasht.
Who is Táhirih?
Baha'u'llah wrote "We have ordained _____ and _____ so that all may by these means draw nigh unto God, the Most Powerful, the Well-Beloved."
What are obligatory prayer and fasting?
This intercalary period adjusts the Badi calendar to maintain the solar year, and is marked with joy, gift-giving, and acts of service/charity.
What is Ayyam-i-ha?
One of the early followers of the Báb, and later took the title of Bahá'u'lláh.
Who was Mírzá Husayn`Alí Núrí?
A twelve day festival that commemorates Bahá'u'lláh's announcement to be the Manifestation of God, is the most holy Bahá'í festival to which Bahá'u'lláh referred as the "Most Great Festival."
What is the Festival of Ridvan?
The date when the Báb declared his mission to Mulla Husayn in Shiraz, Iran
What is May 22, 1844?
This year, the Baha'i fast coincided with two other traditions of spiritual discipline and self-restraint. Name them.
What are Ramadan and Lent?
The amount of months and days in the Badi Calendar.
What is 19 months consisting of 19 days each (plus an extra period of "intercalary days").
The shrine of this prophet is located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel
Who is The Báb?
July 9th, 1850.
When was the Martyrdom of The Báb?
This site in northern Persia became the focal point of a heroic stand by Bábí defenders in 1849, who resisted an assault by government forces.
What is Fort Ṭabarsí?
The ages of 15 - 70 years old
What is the age that Baha'is are bound to fast?
The new Baha'i year as determined by the day of the vernal equinox on March 20, 2025.
What is 182 B.E.?
This title was given to the first 18 followers of the Báb, who recognized His message and spread His teachings
What are the Letters of the Living?
November 12, 1817.
When was Baha'u'llah born?
In this infamous prison in Tehran, Bahá'u'lláh first received divine revelations, marking the beginning of His mission as the Promised One foretold by the Báb.
What is the Siyah-Chal?
There exists several exemptions from Fasting. Name three of them.
What are the ill, those engaged in heavy labour, the traveling, or women who are pregnant, nursing, or in their courses?
The first and the second day following the occurrence of the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz.
When are the birthdays of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh celebrated?
The location that Bahá'ís should face when saying their daily obligatory prayers.
What is the Qiblih?
Unlike most Baha'i Holy Days, work is not required to be suspended on these two observances.
What are the Day of the Covenant and the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá?
March 1st, 1894
What is the birth date of Shoghi Effendi, Bahaullah's great grandson?