Nineteen-Day Fast - Wikipedia
WEBLent is a period of fasting for Christians, Yom Kippur and many other holidays for Jews, and the fast of Ramadan is practiced by Muslims. The Baháʼí fasting most resembles the fast of Ramadan, except that the period of fasting is defined as a fixed Baháʼí month .
Baháʼí Nineteen-Day Fast – Baha'is of the United States
WEBThe Nineteen-Day Fast is a nineteen-day period of the year during which members of the Baháʼí Faith adhere to a sunrise-to-sunset fast. Along with obligatory prayer, it is one of the greatest obligations of a Baháʼí, and its chief purpose is spiritual: to reinvigorate the soul and bring the person closer to God. Remembering ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.
The Physical and Spiritual Impact of the Baha’i Fast
WEBMar 1, 2020 · The Baha’i Fast happens annually during the final 19-day Baha’i month of the year – the month that immediately precedes the Baha’i New Year, called Naw-Ruz. For Baha’is New Year’s Day happens on the vernal equinox, the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
How to Fast Like a Baha’i - BahaiTeachings.org
WEBMar 1, 2024 · So if you want to fast like a Baha’i, simply forego food and drink during the daylight hours from March 1 to March 19 this year. Take the extra time that you’d normally use for preparing and eating your mid-day meal to nourish and refresh your soul, with reflection, meditation, and prayer.
Fasting | Devotion | The Life of the Spirit | What Bahá’ís Believe
WEBBahá’u’lláh designated a nineteen-day period each year during which adult Bahá’ís fast from sunrise to sunset each day. This period coincides with the Bahá’í month of Alá—meaning Loftiness—from 2 to 20 March, which …
Fast - Bahaipedia, an encyclopedia about the Bahá’í Faith
WEBFasting refers to a period of 19 days when Bahá’ís are required to abstain from eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset. In the Bahá’í calendar one month is 19 days long, and each month has a name associated with the attributes of God.
Beyond Food: The Real Purpose of the Baha’i Fast
WEBMar 17, 2018 · After 40 years as a Baha’i, I’m still learning to unravel the mystery of the nineteen-day Baha’i Fast. This annual spiritual practice, which Baha’is around the world began in early March every year, involves abstaining from …
Nineteen Day Fast (Fasting in Baha’i Faith) - The Spiritual Life
WEBThe Nineteen-Day Fast (2 March–20 March) is a nineteen-day period of the year, during which members of the Bahá’í Faith adhere to a sunrise-to-sunset fast. Along with obligatory prayer, it is one of the greatest obligations of a Bahá’í, and its chief purpose is spiritual; to reinvigorate the soul and bring the person closer to God.
Fasting: A Baha'i Handbook - Bahaipedia
WEBThis handbook brings together passages from the Bahá’í Writings about the Fast, with reflections by Bahá’ís on the practice of fasting, and prayers revealed for the fast and others appropriate to the fasting period.
The Baha’i Fast – a time of spiritual reflection - Baha'i Blog
WEBThe Baha’i Fast – a time of spiritual reflection. The Baha’i Fast falls during the month of Ala–the last month of the Baha’i calendar. During these 19 days, Baha’is abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset.
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