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How Santa Can Become a Unifying Figure for All Kids from all Faiths?
Shirin and Hasan, a Muslim couple, have been having a conflict over whether to put or not to put a Christmas tree in their living room so their two children 6 and 8 year old may feel included in what appears to be an important event every body talks about and also expect …
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A Baha’i Inspired Composition for Expectant Parents.
Recently I have had the marvelous fortune of family and friends having babies. I find myself thinking of these new parents and the blessings of raising a new life and discover new meanings in the Baha’i prayers for new borns. O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe be nursed from the breast of Thy …
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Dost Thou Reckon Thyself Only a Puny Form?
“Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form When within thee the universe is folded?” The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys, “The Valley of Wonderment”, quoting ‘Alí , p. 34 In his 1968 paper called, becoming Your True Self; Daniel Jordan writes: “It is interesting to note that, if our …
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Healing Prayer from Baha’u’llah for Children in Arabic and English
He is the protector, the healer هوالحاظ الشافی Thou art He, O my God, أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي through Whose names بِأَسْمائِكَ، the sick are healed يَبْرَأُ كُلُّ عَلِيلٍ and the ailing are restored, وَيُشْفى كُلُّ مَرِيضٍ and the thirsty are given drink, وَيُسْقَى كُلُّ ظَمْآنٍ، and the sore-vexed are tranquillized, وَيَسْتَرِيحُ كُلُّ …
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