'Prayer is a vital part of Bahai spiritual life' say West Berkshire Bahais

July 30, 2010 - PRLog -- Bahais across West Berkshire got together on Friday 9 July to commemorate the anniversary of the execution of the Bab, the herald of the Bahai Faith.

This major holy day marks the events surrounding the death of the Bab in 1850. The Bab (a title meaning ‘the Gate’) had many followers but his beliefs did not meet with approval from the leaders of the state religion in Persia, and they decided he should be taken from prison and put to death.

Shawn Khorassani, a West Berkshire Bahai, said: “9 July - the Martyrdom of the Bab – is an important holy day for Bahais, and a day when Bahais across West Berkshire got together to pray.

“Prayer is a vital part of Bahai spiritual life. Bahais believe that prayer is more than making requests to God; it’s more like a conversation with God in contrast to meditation, which is like a conversation with one’s inner spirit.

“It is therefore not the language which is important, but rather the attitude of mind in which prayer is made.”

For more details about the Bahá'í Faith in West Berkshire, please call the West Berkshire’s Bahá'í Community on 07964 676461 or check out http://tvbahai.wordpress.com/

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West Berkshire Bahá'i Community and Thames Valley Bahá'i Community meet regularly to discuss Bahá'i teachings and beliefs. The Bahá'i faith is an independent world religion. Its principles include: equality of women and men and universal education.