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82. Verily, it is enjoined upon you to offer a feast, once in every month # 57 |
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This injunction has become the basis for the holding of
monthly Bahá’í festivities and as such constitutes the
ordination of the Nineteen Day Feast. In the Arabic Bayán
the Báb called upon His followers to gather together once
every nineteen days to show hospitality and fellowship.
Bahá’u’lláh here confirms this and notes the unifying role of
such occasions.
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi after Him have
gradually unfolded the institutional significance of this
injunction. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá emphasized the importance of the
spiritual and devotional character of these gatherings.
Shoghi Effendi, besides further elaborating the devotional
and social aspects of the Feast, has developed the
administrative element of such gatherings and, in systematically
instituting the Feast, has provided for a period of
consultation on the affairs of the Bahá’í community,
including the sharing of news and messages.
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