FEAST OF QUESTIONS

I'm with the local Bahá'í friends this evening, celebrating the Feast of Masá'il (Questions).

I think it appropriate to provide a short extract from the Bahá'í writings here, relevant to the name and theme of this Feast and of the month in the Bahá'í calendar that it begins:

“It is an axiomatic fact that while you meditate you are speaking with your own spirit. In that state of mind you put questions to your own spirit and your spirit answers: the light breaks forth and the reality is revealed.” ('Abdu'l-Bahá)

As is always the case when Bahá'ís in any part of the world gather together, we remember the plight of our co-religionists in Iran, who are suffering under the current regime. We also spend time discussing the condition of members of the Roma community in the region, whom some local Bahá'ís have befriended.

I'm able to report on Inter Faith Week just gone by and we also discuss ways to inspire some inter faith engagement at Leicester and De Montfort Universities with some of the friends who have recently started studying there.

If you'd like to know more about the Bahá'í calendar and its pattern of Feasts and Holy Days, faithful reader, then check out the excellent article on Wikipedia.