THE BAHA'I CALENDAR
Months:
- Bahá [Splendor] - 19 days
- Jalál [Glory] - 19 days
- Jamál [Beauty] - 19 days
- 'Azamat [Grandeur] - 19 days
- Núr [Light] - 19 days
- Rahmat [Mercy] - 19 days
- Kalimát [Words] - 19 days
- Kamál [Perfection] - 19 days
- Asmá' [Names] - 19 days
- 'Izzat [Might] - 19 days
- Mashíyyat [Will] - 19 days
- 'Ilm [Knowledge] - 19 days
- Qudrat [Power] - 19 days
- Qawl [Speech] - 19 days
- Masá'il [Questions] - 19 days
- Sharaf [Honor] - 19 days
- Sultán [Sovereignty] - 19 days
- Mulk [Dominion] - 19 days
- 'Alá [Loftiness] - 19 days
4 additional days (5 in a leap-year) are added between Mulk and 'Alá.
Each day of the month is given the same 19 names, thus the year begins on the Bahá day of
the Bahá month, and ends on the ‘Alá day of the ‘Alá month
Each cycle of 19 years is called a Váhid, each given a name. A cycle of 19 Váhid is a period
called a Kull-i-Shay.
Years:
- Alif ["A"]
- Bá ["B"]
- Ab [Father]
- Dál ["D"]
- Báb [Gate]
- Váv ["V"]
- Abad [Eternity]
- Jád [Generosity]
- Bahá [Splendor]
- Hubb [Love]
- Bahháj [Delightful]
- Javáb [Answer]
- Ahad [Single]
- Vahháb [Bountiful]
- Vidád [Affection]
- Badí [Beginning]
- Bahí [Luminous]
- Abhá [Most Luminous]
- Váhid [Unity]
I've cross-referenced this calendar in my perpetual calendar
with several other solar calendars.
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