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An edition of Time and the Bahá'í Era: A Study of the Badíʻ Calendar (2008)

Time and the Bahá'í Era

A Study of the Badíʻ Calendar

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This book is about the historical background and symbolic significance of the Badí' calendar, as well as practical issues to be resolved before it can assume its place as a world calendar.

The Badí' calendar is derived directly from the revealed writings of both the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh and is a component part of the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, whose teachings must be understood in their entirety as medicine for the diseases of our age. Its inherent symbolism, however, has until now remained largely unexplored, so that the systematic investigation presented by this study is the first of its kind.

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Table of Contents

Preface. ix
Acknowledgements. xii
Concerning the transcription of Arabic and Persian expressions. xv
Foreword, by Udo Schaefer. xix
PART I PREHISTORY.
1 The Prehistoric Concept of Time. 3
Natural time intervals. 4
The lunar cycle. 7
The path of the sun. 12
The stars. 17
Solutions to the phase synchronization problem. 23
Growing demands on time calibration. 28
2 The Calendar in History. 35
Indo-Iranian calendar systems. 36
The Zoroastrian calendar. 37
The Iranian national calendar. 44
Graeco-Roman calendar systems. 46
Semitic calendar systems. 53
The Jewish calendar. 55
The Islamic calendar. 59
3 The Time of Day. 65
PART II THE BADI CALENDAR.
4 An Overview. 73
A brief history. 75
5 Symbolic Implications. 79
The symbolism of the heavenly bodies. 80
The start of the year. 87
Unity in diversity: The number nineteen. 96
Ayyam-i-Há - intercalary days. 104
The week. 111
The start of the day. 115
PART III THE PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION OF THE BADI' CALENDAR.
6 Determining the Day of Naw-Rúz. 127
Astronomical data. 127
Written sources. 131
Determining the day of Naw-Rúz using a reference spot. 139
The reference-spot method: Doctrine or alternative?. 146
The cyclic-progressive method for fixing the day of Naw-Rúz. 164
The two methods in comparison. 172
The relationship between the annual threshold and the date line. 174
7 The Badi Calendar and die Time of Day. 181
The meridional calendar. 184
Occidental time. 186
The change of day in the polar regions. 194
The occidental day and the calendar date. 200
Bahá’í commemorations. 204
Badi time. 218
8 The Rhythm of Life. 223
The status of the week and the day of rest. 224
The central role of the Nineteen Day Feast. 230
The work-free feast day. 236
Seven into nineteen. 239
The nineteen-day life rhythm. 242
Conclusion. 249
Appendices.
A The Abjad Number System. 251
B The Prohibition of the Priesthood. 253
C Date Expressions Between 3rd Yawm-i-Há and 1st Alá. 256
D Annual Thresholds for the Badi Years 1-200. 259
Bibliography. 267
Notes and References. 275
Index. 299

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BP388.C35 K4513 2008

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Paperback
Number of pages
334

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OL25615805M
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0853985286
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2009358955

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