Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Every year Baha'is around the world commemorate the 12 days in which Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith spent in this garden declaring his mission of peace, unity and love. Today, Baha’is will observe the ninth day of the annual Ridvan festival (pronounced: rez-vahn) – a day with a joyful significance for every Baha’i.
On this particular day in 1863, the waters of the Tigris river in Baghdad, which had reached flood levels, receded enough for Baha'u'llah's family and followers to safely cross and join him in the garden. Baha'is celebrate this day to commemorate the unification of the human family and the great declaration Baha'u'llah made in these days.
In honor of the 9th Day of Ridvan, this video combines visual effects by Setareh Samandari and Habib Zagarpour with an original score by renowned composer Jack Lenz to imagine what that glorious day would have looked like.
To learn more about the Baha'i Festival of Ridvan visit: BahaiTeachings.org/Ridvan
#Ridvan #Bahai #BahaiFaith
CREDITS:
Producer: Jack Lenz
Songwriters: James Seals, Kingsley Thurber, Jack Lenz.
Vocal Group: Countermeasure
Vocal Arranger: Aaron Jensen
Visual Effects: Setareh Samandari
Visual Effects Consultant: Habib Zagarpour
Every year Baha'is around the world commemorate the 12 days in which Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith spent in this garden declaring his mission of peace, unity and love. Today, Baha’is will observe the ninth day of the annual Ridvan festival (pronounced: rez-vahn) – a day with a joyful significance for every Baha’i.
On this particular day in 1863, the waters of the Tigris river in Baghdad, which had reached flood levels, receded enough for Baha'u'llah's family and followers to safely cross and join him in the garden. Baha'is celebrate this day to commemorate the unification of the human family and the great declaration Baha'u'llah made in these days.
In honor of the 9th Day of Ridvan, this video combines visual effects by Setareh Samandari and Habib Zagarpour with an original score by renowned composer Jack Lenz to imagine what that glorious day would have looked like.
To learn more about the Baha'i Festival of Ridvan visit: BahaiTeachings.org/Ridvan
#Ridvan #Bahai #BahaiFaith
CREDITS:
Producer: Jack Lenz
Songwriters: James Seals, Kingsley Thurber, Jack Lenz.
Vocal Group: Countermeasure
Vocal Arranger: Aaron Jensen
Visual Effects: Setareh Samandari
Visual Effects Consultant: Habib Zagarpour
![Africa: Why a Group of Black Baha’is Went to the Ancestral Homeland
For “a person of African descent from this country, visiting the homelands of their ancestors [is] a very moving experience,” says Billy Roberts, a #Bahai living in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Billy shares how meaningful and powerful this experience was in an interview with “The Race Unity Project,” a video project that shares “the century-long story of the American Baha’i community and its efforts — as well as its tests and challenges — in promoting race unity.”
#RacismInAmerica #BlackVoices #BlackStories
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