Bahá'í Blog

Hi friends! We recently shared a conversation between Collis and Faizi Lefau Fifita about an iPhone and iPad app Faizi has developed to help you memorise prayers and passages from the Baha’i Writings. It’s called Verses, and what Faizi says about the thinking that went into its development is worth a listen: The part of […]

My friend Nizam Missaghi has just released his heartfelt memoir called Passport to Freedom. Published by Regalo Press (which is committed to supporting nonprofit work by donating to charities of its authors’ choosing) and distributed by Simon and Schuster, Nizam’s book offers us a story of belonging and exile, oppression, hope and gratitude. As well […]

I don’t regard myself as a hedonist. I’m quite aware that as a Bahai, I should devote myself to God’s pleasure, not my own. This is something I wrote about some time ago. Have I made progress in my attempts to please God? Only He knows. It’s one thing to say that we want to […]

Hello friends, Tests, difficulties and closed doors are threads that ran through recent content on Baha’i Blog. In times of tests, I often rely on a prayer by the Bab that begins, “Is there any remover of difficulties”. This month we shared Edward Amaya’s rendition of the song “Kodi [Palinso Wina]”, a Chichewa translation of […]

Just recently, I was going through a period of turbulence in my life. Like many of us do when faced with uncertainty, I was searching for answers and trying to understand why certain doors seemed to be closing while others remained stubbornly out of reach. Plans I had hoped would work out were not unfolding […]

Art comes in many forms–painting, drawing, dramatic presentation, song, poetry, and storytelling. It can be used to inspire, to encourage, to capture beauty, and to entertain. But, for the artist, it can also be a way to heal, a way to move forward when you feel completely paralyzed. That is the part of my journey […]

Hi friends! Last month we rejoiced to see that one of the episodes of the Baha’i Stories Podcast is reaching more viewers than any other thus far! It’s one that focuses on stories about Fujita and instances where he made Abdu’l-Baha laugh: In addition to the stories Sana shares in the podcast, I love returning […]

When I sit down to my morning prayers, I often have a whole list of concerns that I am asking for help with like relationship conflicts, work problems, and creative conundrums. I regularly remind myself that there are no problems too big or too small for God to help me solve. If the issue is […]

There is no shortage of tragedy in the world. Genocides, racism, gender-based violence, the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities—the list is long, and the weight of it can be extremely heavy. For many people, witnessing injustice ignites a burning desire to act, to speak, to demand better. As Baha’is, many of us also feel […]

Over the last 50 years I have turned up almost every day to my workshop where I design and make furniture to commission. As I look back, I can see an unfolding path of creative discovery and spiritual insights that has sustained, guided and shaped my work. Craftsmanship is love made visible. I believe that […]

Hi friends!! Here’s our round-up of the previous month! If you haven’t already, I recommend watching the keynote address at the 2026 conference for the Association for Baha’i Studies for North America. Delivered by member of the Universal House of Justice, Mr Shahriar Razavi, the talk is about serving as a true practitioner of peace, […]

When I was at the Association for Baha’i Studies conference in Calgary, Canada, I met a guy named Mateen, who asked if I had any insights I could share from my experience producing the Baha’i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson. Mateen, and a friend named Jason, wanted to create a podcast to help foster elevated conversations and […]