Bahá'í Calendar
Every new religion has brought its own calendar, and the Bahá’í Faith is no exception. The Bahá’í calendar begins on 21 March, the vernal equinox, and divides the year into 19 months of 19 days each. There are nine holy days in the Bahá’í year on which Bahá’ís suspend work to commemorate various events in the Faith’s history, such as the birth of Bahá’u’lláh and the martyrdom of the Báb. The announcement of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation is celebrated during a twelve-day festival known as Ridvan, at the end of April and beginning of May. With the division of the year into 19 months, four intercalary days are needed. These days occur at the end of February and are celebrated as a gift-giving time known as Ayyám-i-Há.
Bahá'í Months
| Months |
Arabic |
Translation |
Gregorian |
| 1 |
Baha |
Splendour |
March 21 |
| 2 |
Jalal |
Glory |
April 9 |
| 3 |
Jamal |
Beauty |
April 28 |
| 4 |
'Azamat |
Grandeur |
May 17 |
| 5 |
Nur |
Light |
June 5 |
| 6 |
Rahmat |
Mercy |
June 24 |
| 7 |
Kalimat |
Words |
July 13 |
| 8 |
Kamal |
Perfection |
August 1 |
| 9 |
Asma' |
Names |
August 20 |
| 10 |
'Izzat |
Might |
September 8 |
| 11 |
Mashiyyat |
Will |
September 27 |
| 12 |
'Ilm |
Knowledge |
October 16 |
| 13 |
Qudrat |
Power |
November 4 |
| 14 |
Qawl |
Speech |
November 23 |
| 15 |
Masa'il |
Questions |
December 12 |
| 16 |
Sharaf |
Honour |
December 31 |
| 17 |
Sultan |
Sovereignty |
January 19 |
| 18 |
Mulk |
Dominion |
February 7 |
| -- |
Ayyam-i-Ha |
Intercalary |
February 26 |
| 19 |
'Ala' |
Loftiness |
March 2 |
Each day of the month is named as are the months, ie the first day of the month is the day of Baha and the last is the day of 'Ala'.
Holy Days
The following are holy days in the Bahá'í calendar:-
| March 21 |
Naw-Ruz (Bahá'í New Year) |
| April 21 |
First Day of Ridvan
|
| April 29 |
Ninth Day of Ridvan |
| May 2 |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan |
| May 23 |
Declaration of the Bab |
| May 29 |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
| July 9 |
Martyrdom of the Bab |
| October 20 |
Birth of the Bab |
| November 12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah |
| November 26 |
Day of the Covenant |
| November 28 |
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha |
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