Monologue: "A Woman who 'met' Baha'u'llah"

For one event in honor of the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah, we made a tent and I portrayed a woman who had met Baha'u'llah. One child asked me, "How OLD are you?"!!!! I'll include the monologue below. 

A Woman who “met” Baha’u’llah  (monologue)  by Anne Perry, with stories (*Between*) from The Story of Baha'u'llah by Druzelle Cederquist--see http://bit.ly/XxNohE

Our Beloved Bahá’u’lláh: Remembrances of the Leaves of the Holy Family

Our Beloved Bahá’u’lláh:  Remembrances of the Leaves of the Holy Family
Part I – The Early Years (1817–1853)

Monologues in Commemoration of His 200th Birthday by Marlene Macke

Monologue about Baha'u'llah: Memories of Bahiyyih Khanum

Here's a shortened form of Memories of Bahiyyih Khanum, Adapted From The Chosen Highway
 

Adapted From The Chosen Highway:    Memories of Bahiyyih Khanum

Special Days . . . and "I Knew the Bab" script

The sublime days of celebrating the bicentenary of Baha'u'llah's Birth are upon us! All over the world there will be celebrations and special proclamations!!!  Can we understand what it means?

I've been remiss in posting a few other scripts that have been developed. Below is one put together by Marlene Macke, in the voices of Fátimih Bagum,The mother of the Báb; Khadíjih Bagum. The wife of the Báb; Jináb-i Hájí Mírzá Siyyid ‘Alí, known as Khál-i-A‘zam, The uncle of the Báb; Shaykh ‘Abid, The teacher of the Báb.

I Knew the Báb

His Early Life through the Remembrances of Those Who Knew Him

A Dramatic Reading in Commemoration of His Birthday

Compiled by Marlene Macke

St. Marys, Ontario, Canada

 

Another reading contributed by Tom Lysaght

"Rejoice with exceeding gladness in your hearts and souls, for the night hath come for the harvesting of the ages and the gathering up of past cycles,

the night wherein all days and nights were called into being and the time preordained for this Revelation was fulfilled...                                                                                                            

This is the night wherein the doors of Paradise were flung open... the night wherein the paradise of the All-Merciful was unveiled in the midmost heart of creation...

  All joy to this night through which all days have been suffused with light...           

...for the Morn of divine Revelation hath dawned... All glory, then, to this Dawn which hath broken above the dayspring of effulgent glory!...                                    

This is the Dawn whereat was born He Who begetteth not and Who is not begotten...                                                                                                                                    

This is the Dawn whereat the cohorts of the concourse of Paradise and the hosts of the angels of holiness descended from heaven...

This is the Dawn whereat the Most Great Tree was planted and bore its exalted and peerless fruits...                                               

One fruit of that Tree hath proclaimed what the Burning Bush had proclaimed aforetime in that hallowed and snow-white Spot,

words to which Moses gave ear and which caused Him to forsake all created things and to direct His steps towards the retreats of holiness and grandeur...         

Another fruit thereof hath uttered that which enraptured Jesus and raised Him up to the heaven of manifest splendour...                                                                                   

Yet another fruit thereof hath disclosed that which captivated the heart of Muhammad, the Apostle of God, Who,

carried away by the sweet accents of the Voice from on high, ascended unto the Divine Lote-Tree and heard...

the Voice of God speaking forth the mystery of My hallowed, My exalted and mighty Name.

All glory, then, to this Tree which hath been raised up through the power of truth, that all the peoples of the world may seek the shelter of its shade!"

                                         

                                                        — Bahá’u’lláh, Days of Remembrance #42

New MUSIC for Bicentenary!

Ramine Yazhari: "Rejoice: Songs in Honor of the Birth of Baha'u'llah" and other great music!

https://9starmedia.com/bicentennial-of-the-birth-of-bahaullah

A reading!

Posted by Tom Lysaght: 

   "O concourse of ardent lovers!

    By the righteousness of God, this is a night the like of which hath never been witnessed in the world of creation...

   

This is the night wherein the Spirit intoned such a melody as to throw into commotion the inner realities of all men...   

This, indeed, is the night wherein He Who is the reality of the All-Merciful hath been born,

the night wherein every eternal command hath been expounded by the Pen of the All-Glorious...

This is the night wherein God shed abroad the splendour of all His most excellent names

and established Himself  upon the throne of every pure and radiant heart...

This is the night wherein the oceans of forgiveness surged...

This is the night wherein the trespasses of all that dwell on earth were forgiven...

...that every trace of sorrow might thereby be banished forever from all things.

Rejoice, then, O ye that have stepped forth into the realm of being!...

The musk-scented wine hath been unsealed by the mighty hand of Him Who is the source of sovereignty and power...

And cups of crimson-coloured wine are being borne round by the hand of the divine Joseph...

Hasten then, O concourse of men, and drink your fill from this stream of everlasting life!...

The beauty of the Desired One hath shone forth in its naked glory...

The countenance of the Best-Beloved hath dawned above the horizon of holiness...

The veils have been burned away, the clouds have been rent asunder, the signs have been revealed and the allusions unravelled

by Him Whose might is equal to all things. And this, verily, is from the grace of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Bountiful.

Let your hearts be filled with joy...

God beareth Me witness that His favour is complete, His mercy is perfected, and His countenance is beaming with joy and radiance.

And this, verily, is from the grace of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Bountiful.”

                   — Bahá’u’lláh, Days of Remembrance #44

Stories about Baha'u'llah on Radio!

My friend Dru Cederquist writes:

Dear Friends,

Would you like to LISTEN to brief stories about Baha'u'llah? SHARE them with family and friends as Bicentenary celebrations approach? Go to WLGI Radio Baha'i online streaming. A short story airs each hour. The series continues through October 21-22. Stories will air more often that weekend. Details below in short version of blog post. Click through first link for entire blog post with more links - also sharable with friends.

Warmly,

Druzelle Cederquist

Author-The Story of Baha'u'llah: Promised One of All Religions

 

http://bit.ly/2fkLqou  “The Story of Baha’u’llah” on WLGI Radio Baha'i – a short story every hour!

 

“Baha’u’llah’s life and His impact on the world is one of the most dramatic humanity has ever seen. We’re happy to share with you now another glimpse into this remarkable life.” – WLGI Baha'i Radio http://wlgi.org/  

 

In honor of this 200th Anniversary Year of the Birth of Baha'u'llah (1817-2017) WLGI Radio Baha'i invited me to collaborate in presenting a series of brief stories about the life of Baha’u’llah, adapted from The Story of Baha’u’llah. What a pleasure to join WLGI for this storytelling endeavor!

 

Now you can listen to these brief 2-minute stories Every Day. Tune in to Radio Baha'i WLGI STREAMING Any Hour between x:40 and x:55 (A story will run, for example, sometime between 2:40 and 2:55 – nearly Every Hour!) Refresh Playlist to see when stories occur.

 

For more on WLGI go to link in blog post: "Louis Gregory Institute, Radio Baha'i focus on social justice, joy, happiness"