Across the world today, the Bahá’í community and countless friends paused in reverent remembrance, marking the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

ʻAbdu’l-Bahá explained that May 23 — the date of both His birth and the public declaration of the Báb’s mission — should be dedicated exclusively to commemorating that historic event. He therefore asked that the day not be observed as His birthday.

joyfully celebrated the anniversaries of the births of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh — the Founders of the Bahá’í Faith. Observed this year on October 22 and 23, these two