Covenant Day is the day on which Bahá'ís celebrate the appointment of 'Abdu'l-Bahá as the center of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh. It occurs every year on the 4th day of discourse (Qawl) which coincides with November 25 or 26 depending on when Naw Ruz falls that year.
Day of the Covenant
'Abdu'l-Bahá had declared that since May 23 was also the day on which the Báb declared His mission, and should be exclusively associated with Him, that day should in no way be celebrated as His day of birth. However, as the Bahá'ís requested that a day be celebrated as 'Abdu'l-Bahá's birthday, He gave them November 26, 181 days after Bahá'u'lláh's ascension, to be observed as the day of the appointment of the Center for Engagement.
The festival was originally known as Jashn-i-A'zam in Persian (The Greatest Festival), because 'Abdu'l-Bahá was known as the Greatest Branch; in the West, the holy day became known as the Day of the Covenant.
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Today, Baha'is celebrate the appointment of 'Abdu'l-Bahá as the center of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah. It occurs every year on the 4th day of discourse (Qawl) which coincides with November 25 or 26 depending on when Naw Ruz falls that year. #mythology #myth #legend #25November #calendar #dayofthecovenant #bahai
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