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WE’RE ENTERING YEAR FIVE, AND BIG CHANGES ARE AHEAD!
FHU has moved to zoom to give you a better experience.
1. The platform has been unstable and we’ve gotten too many complaints from people not being able to log-on or be heard.
2. We are limited to 100 and have gone over it several times on the current platform and have no room for growth..
3. Our presenters are more familiar with zoom.
4. Night classes are in our future to accommodate working people.
5. Zoom offers options for break-out rooms, so more can share.
6. Facilitators can more easily share study materials on the screen.
What stays the same for FHU?
- The same schedule
- The facilitators
- The times (for now)
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Remembering ‘Abdu’l-Baha
Glimpses of a Hundred Years of Endeavour
In 1921, at the time of the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, a relatively small Bahá’í community, though grieving, looked to the future with faith and courage, focused on the instructions that had been left by Him, the Centre of Bahá’u’lláh’s Covenant. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had provided clear guidance for how the Bahá’í community was to grow, develop and increasingly serve humanity. Since that time, the followers of Bahá’u’lláh have been striving, with unimaginable sacrifice, to implement that guidance, reaching the farthest corners of the globe. This film provides glimpses into a hundred years of endeavour and learning, carried out by a burgeoning Bahá’í community, and outlines the journey that has led to the community’s current efforts to contribute to the emergence of a world based on the principle of the oneness of humanity.
Stories About ‘Abdu’l-Baha
‘Abdu’l-Baha (1844-1921), was the Perfect Exemplar of the Teachings of Baha'u'llah and Center of the Covenant. His humble life of service serves as an inspiration for those who aspire to a fuller spiritual life.
239 Days Daily Journey
Promulgation of Universal Peace
239 Days in America brings to light this important time in American history. It reconstructs ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s 1912 journey moment by moment, time-shifted to the present. You will encounter ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as Americans of the time did—little by little, day by day.
https://239days.com/2012/09/15/documenting-a-luminous-journey/
Director Tim Perry films a reenactment in Luminous Journey, a feature-length documentary on 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey across America.
Promulgation of Universal Peace
Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Promulgation of Universal Peace
The Promulgation of Universal Peace is a collection of transcriptions of over one hundred talks delivered by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá during the nine months in 1912 when He travelled across the United States and Canada.
'Abdu'l-Bahá in Their Midst
Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha
'Abdu'l-Bahá in Their Midst is the story of the journeys of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
to Europe and North America over the period 1911 to 1913. Rather than focusing on the public talks he gave, inspiring though these were, it narrates how 'Abdu'l-Bahá affected and transformed the lives of those he met, described in their own words.
Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha is a unique collection of stories, sayings, and comments, providing a special insight into the life, character, and station of Baha'u'llah's eldest son. The book is divided into three main sections, His Pure Heart, His Kindly Heart, and His Radiant Heart; and for those not already acquaninted with the main events of His life, there is a brief factual introduction. The book is enhanced by a mixed selection of rare and well-loved photographs, and is itself dedicated to 'Abdu'l-Baha.
12 Resources about Abdu’l-Baha
12 Resources about Abdu’l-Baha
12 Resources about Abdu’l-Baha
Abdu’l-Baha, the eldest son of Baha’u’llah, led the Baha’i community after Baha’u’llah’s passing. Abdu’l-Baha is often referred to by Baha’is as ‘the Master’, but the title “Abdu’l-Baha” is Arabic for “Servant of Baha”, and He is considered the perfect example of how to live according to the Baha’i Teachings.
So in honor of Abdu’l-Baha, and in the interest of helping us learn more about His wonderful personage, this useful list is a small selection of resources which may assist us in learning more about His fascinating life. (Please note that this list does not include the Writings or talks of Abdu’l-Baha, of which there are many, but rather aims to look at the personage and life of Abdu’l-Baha).
Portals to Freedom
12 Resources about Abdu’l-Baha
12 Resources about Abdu’l-Baha
To me, (Howard Colby Ives) a man of middle age, a Unitarian Clergyman, a student since youth of religions and philosophies, the experience had a disturbing quality somewhat cataclysmic. Why should this man be able so to upset all my preconceived notions and conceptions of values by His mere presence? Was it that He seemed to exude from His very being an atmosphere of love and understanding such as I had never dreamed? Was it the resonant voice, modulated to a music which caught the heart? Was it the aura of happiness touched at times with a sadness implying the bearing of the burden of all the sin and sorrow of the world, which always surrounded Him? Was it the commingled majesty and humility of His every gesture and word, which was perhaps His most obvious characteristic? How can one answer such questions? Those who saw and heard Abdu'l-Bahá during those memorable months will share with me the sense of the inadequacy of words to communicate the incommunicable.
Race Amity Conference
12 Resources about Abdu’l-Baha
Race Amity Conference
This important and rarely seen video documents 'Abdu'l-Baha's efforts in establishing racial justice and race unity in America in the early 1900s, when the subject was seldom discussed in the U.S. and few had the courage to speak about it publicly. To that end, he instructed that Race Amity Conferences be held to encourage black and white Americans to collaborate with each other and gradually break down the social barriers that prevailed in the U.S. at that time. For the first Race Amity Conference, 'Abdu'l-Baha intentionally chose Louis Gregory (a young black Baha'i attorney in Washington, D.C.) and Agnes Parsons (a rich, white Baha'i woman who wasn't entirely ready to accept blacks as equals) to work together to plan and hold this conference. Through deeds (not words alone), 'Abdu'l-Baha modeled racial equality to the American Baha'is and they soon followed his example in accepting the self-evident truth that blacks and whites were equal. Senior Producer, Writer, and Narrator:
Kathy Lee Executive Producer: Artis Mebane Production Date: 2003