One of the youngest religions in the world is the Bahai faith. It arose in the middle of the XIX century. Currently, the number of believers adhering to this religion totals approximately 5 million people. Its founder is a native of Tehran, an Arab by origin, Bahá'u'lláh (1817 - 1892). For his religious beliefs, he was persecuted, was repeatedly exiled and in prison.
Bahá'ís believe in one God, under whose authority all people on Earth are independent, regardless of national or religious affiliation. They consider impossible and useless any attempts of people to comprehend the divine essence. In their opinion, the connection between God and people is carried out with the help of messengers, prophets, whom the Baha'is call the Epiphany. Bahá'u'lláh is the last of a series of Epiphany, along with Moses, Zarathustra, Krishna, Christ, Muhammad.
This religion has its own calendar, consisting of 361 days (10 months by 19 days). Missing days before the regular or leap year Bahai days are added between the penultimate and last months. These days are called Ayam-i-Ha. At this time, it is supposed to have fun, to receive guests.
The months in the Bahá'í calendar are called any worthy qualities or hallmarks of God or man. For example, Perfection, Honor, Knowledge, or Speech. The beginning of each month is celebrated on the Day of the nineteenth day.
September 8 according to the Gregorian calendar corresponds to the beginning of the Isaat month according to the Bahai calendar, which in Arabic means "Power." Accordingly, on this day the Baha'is celebrate the Feast of the nineteenth day of the month of Isaat. Adherents of this religion come together for common prayer. In addition, they discuss important issues relating to any aspect of life, and simply communicate, conduct friendly conversations on a wide variety of topics. That is, the holiday of the Nineteenth for the month of Isaat helps maintain contact between members of the community, a sense of their unity. This is how one of the Bahá'í spiritual leaders described this holiday: “It is the basis of harmony and unity. It gives the key to the establishment of mutual love and brotherhood. He is the forerunner of the unity of mankind.”
