Education Book4

A. A.
Furútan
Bahá’í Education
for Children
Book 4
“...for when the bough is green and tender

it will grow in whatever way ye train it.”
A Teacher's Guide
For Children 9 Years Old
"AHÉÓ %DUCATION
FOR #HILDREN
"OOK
&OR CHILDREN
YEARS OLD
! 4EACHERS 'UIDE
BY ! ! &URÞTAN
"AHÉÓ 0UBLISHING 4RUST

3OUTH !FRICA
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#ONTENTS
&OREWORD V
)NTRODUCTION
&ORMAT OF A 4YPICAL ,ESSON
'ETTING TO +NOW THE #HILDREN 2EVIEW OF
,ESSONS AND OF "OOK
2EVIEW OF ,ESSONS AND OF "OOK
4HE "ÉB "RIEF (ISTORY
4HE 3ITUATION OF THE "ÉBÓS AFTER THE
-ARTYRDOM OF THE "ÉB
"AHÉULLÉH ! "RIEF (ISTORY
#LEANLINESS
2EADING OF THE (OLY 7RITINGS %VERY
-ORNING AND %VENING
,EARNING A 0RAYER
"ACKBITING IS &ORBIDDEN
#ONSULTING %XPERIENCED 0HYSICIANS 7HEN 3ICK
$O .OT 3HAVE 9OUR (EAD
,EARNING A .EW 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
@!BDUL "AHÉ ! "RIEF (ISTORY
"E +IND TO THE 0OOR
4ELLING ,IES IS &ORBIDDEN
$O .OT (ARM !NIMALS
$O .OT (URT 0EOPLES &EELINGS
2EVIEW OF ,ESSONS AND
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
'OD +NOWS THE 3ECRETS OF /UR (EARTS
4HE "ELOVED 'UARDIAN 3HOGHI %FFENDI
4HE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE
/BEYING /UR 0ARENTS AND "EING
#ONSIDERATE OF 4HEM
0REPARATION FOR %ND OF 9EAR #ELEBRATION
9EAR %ND #ELEBRATION
2EFERENCES
(E IS 'OD
4HE SAPLINGS OF THE ROSE GARDEN
OF DIVINE UNITY WHO ATTEND CLASSES
FOR CHARACTER TRAINING ARE
RECIPIENTS OF 'ODS FAVOUR AND
PROTECTED UNDER THE SHELTER OF
(IS BESTOWALS AND TENDER CARE
@!BDUL "AHÉ
&OREWORD
"AHÉÓ EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
LINES OF ACTION FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE "AHÉÓ COMMU
NITIES 4HROUGH CHILDRENS EDUCATION THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
CAN GRADUALLY BE TRANSFORMED /BSERVING THE GREAT NEED FOR
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THIS TASK SOME mGUZ YEARS AGO (AND
OF THE #AUSE OF 'OD @!LÓ !KBAR &URÞTAN DEVELOPED A SET OF
BOOKS FOR THE "AHÉÓ EDUCATION OF CHILDREN 4HE BOOKS
WERE WRITTEN IN THE 0ERSIAN LANGUAGE FOR USE IN THE "AHÉÓ
COMMUNITIES IN ·RÉN 0ERSIA AND WERE KNOWN AS THE +ITÉB I
$ARS I !KHLAGH "OOKS FOR -ORAL %DUCATION 4HE SET INCLUDED
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AGED TO n AND A 4EACHERS -ANUAL
ON THE PRINCIPLES OF "AHÉÓ EDUCATION
!N ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM WAS PUT IN PLACE BY THE .ATIONAL
3PIRITUAL !SSEMBLY OF THE "AHÉÓS OF ·RÉN TO ASSIST GENERATIONS
OF "AHÉÓ CHILDREN TO ATTEND THESE CLASSES lRST AS STUDENTS
AND LATER ON IN THEIR YOUTH AND ADULTHOOD AS TEACHERS !VAIL
ABILITY OF THESE MATERIALS AND THE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS INSTITU
TIONS OF THE &AITH AND PARENTS TO SYSTEMATICALLY FOLLOW UP THE
PROGRESS AND ASSIST "AHÉÓ COMMUNITIES TO HOLD CHILDRENS
CLASSES MADE CHILDRENS EDUCATION A VITAL ACTIVITY IN ALMOST
EVERY "AHÉÓ COMMUNITY IN ·RÉN
)NSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT OF THE &OUR 9EAR 0LAN AND THE NEED FOR
THE SYSTEMATIZATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT A GROUP
OF "AHÉÓ FRIENDS IN :AMBIA DECIDED TO TRANSLATE THESE BOOKS
INTO %NGLISH FOR POSSIBLE USE BY INTERESTED NATIONAL COMMU
NITIES )T WAS OBVIOUS FROM THE OUTSET THAT THE BOOKS NEEDED
NOT ONLY TO BE TRANSLATED BUT ADAPTED IN MANY INSTANCES
7ITH THE FULL PERMISSION OF -R &URÞTAN THE ADAPTATION
AND CHANGES MADE IN THE BOOKS INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE
UPDATE OF THE PROGRESS OF THE &AITH MODIlCATIONS BASED ON
CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS AND THE ADDITION OF NEW TOPICS 7E
ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO -R &URÞTAN FOR HIS KIND PERMISSION TO
MAKE THESE CHANGES
"AHÉÓ %DUCATION FOR #HILDREN "OOK W

7E ARE ALSO THANKFUL TO THE FRIENDS WHO TRANSLATED THE BOOKS
FOR THEIR INTEREST AND HARD WORK -AY THEIR MERITORIOUS SERV
ICE BE CROWNED WITH THE BOUNTY OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE
"LESSED "EAUTY
.ATIONAL 3PIRITUAL !SSEMBLY OF THE "AHÉÓS OF :AMBIA
,USAKA *UNE
.OTE ON 3OUTH !FRICAN %DITION

)N PREPARING THIS EDITION AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO CARRY
ON THE WORK OF IMPROVING THESE BOOKS BY MAKING CORRECTIONS
TO THE TEXT AND REVIEWING SOME OF THE STORIES IN THE LIGHT OF
VERSIONS ALREADY PUBLISHED IN THE 7EST
3OME OF THE LAWS MENTIONED IN THE LESSONS ARE NOT YET APPLI
CABLE TO ALL "AHÉÓS 4HERE IS NO HARM IN TEACHING THESE TO
CHILDREN WHO CAN BE TOLD THEY WILL APPLY AT A TIME IN THE
FUTURE WHEN THE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE NOTIlES THE
&RIENDS 3UCH LAWS ARE INDICATED AS @NOT YET UNIVERSALLY BIND
ING IN THE LESSONS
%DITOR
WJ "AHÉÓ %DUCATION FOR #HILDREN "OOK

)NTRODUCTION
"OOK IS FOR THE TEACHERS USE AND PROVIDES SOME GUIDELINES ON
HOW TO MANAGE THE CLASSES !S IN EARLIER YEARS THERE IS NO READING
BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE TEACHER IS EXPECTED TO TALK TO THEM
ABOUT DIFFERENT SUBJECTS !S IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE TEACHER WOULD
HAVE STUDIED THE CONTENTS OF "OOKS AND BEFORE STARTING "OOK
MANY ISSUES FROM THOSE BOOKS REGARDING HOW TO MANAGE THE
CLASSES HAVE NOT BEEN REPEATED
0ARENTS AND FRIENDS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THEIR VIEWS FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF THIS BOOK TO THE .ATIONAL #HILD %DUCATION #OM
MITTEE OR OTHER AGENCIES OF THE .ATIONAL 3PIRITUAL !SSEMBLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE "AHÉÓ EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
! ! &URÞTAN
"AHÉÓ %DUCATION FOR #HILDREN "OOK

&ORMAT OF A 4YPICAL ,ESSON
%ACH CHILDRENS LESSON WILL FOLLOW BASICALLY THE SAME FORMAT )T IS
HELPFUL FOR CHILDREN TO BE IN A STRUCTURED AND FAMILIAR ENVIRON
MENT 4HEY WILL SOON LEARN THE FORMAT OF THE CLASS AND WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO EACH PART OF IT 4HE CLASS WILL BEGIN WITH PRAYERS 4HEN
THE TEACHER AND CHILDREN WILL REVIEW WHAT WAS LEARNED IN THE PRE
VIOUS CLASS 4HERE IS A BRIEF BREAK AFTER THE REVIEW WHICH INCLUDES
SONGS GAMES AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TEACHER TO REGISTER THE
STUDENTS &OLLOWING THE BREAK THE NEW LESSON WILL BE PRESENTED
USUALLY WITH A BRIEF EXPLANATION A STORY AND SOMETIMES A QUOTA
TION OR PRAYER TO LEARN )F THE TEACHER HAS MATERIALS FOR THE CHIL
DREN TO USE THEY MAY THEN DRAW AND COLOUR PICTURES RELATED TO THE
LESSON 4HE CLASS WILL CLOSE WITH A PRAYER AND THEN A lNAL SUGGES
TION FROM THE TEACHER ASKING THE CHILDREN TO DO SOMETHING SPE
CIlC AT HOME "ELOW IS A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH PART
OF THE CLASS
/PENING PRAYER n %ACH LESSON SHOULD BEGIN WITH AN OPENING
PRAYER /NE OF THE STUDENTS OR THE TEACHER MAY SAY A PRAYER TO
START THE LESSON )F MORE THAN ONE STUDENT WOULD LIKE TO SAY A
PRAYER THIS WOULD ALSO BE ACCEPTABLE AS IT IS GOOD TO ENCOURAGE
THE CHILDREN TO DO THIS )F THEY ALL KNOW THE SAME PRAYER HOWEVER
THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR EACH OF THEM TO RECITE IT 4HAT CAN BE DONE
LATER AS A CLASS ACTIVITY
2EVIEW OF PREVIOUS LESSON n %XCEPT FOR THE lRST THREE LESSONS
EACH LESSON WILL BEGIN BY REVIEWING WHAT WAS LEARNED IN THE PREVI
OUS CLASS 4HE TEACHER CAN ASK QUESTIONS TO GIVE THE CHILDREN A
CHANCE TO RECALL WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED
"REAK SONGS GAMES STORIES STUDENT REGISTRATION AND CHIL
DRENS CLEANLINESS n !FTER THE REVIEW THE CHILDREN WILL ENJOY SING
ING AND LEARNING NEW SONGS AND PLAYING GAMES
3ONGS n #HILDREN SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO LEARN "AHÉÓ
SONGS )F THE TEACHER KNOWS HOW TO PLAY A GUITAR OR A LOCAL
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT THIS WILL ADD TO THE JOYFUL ATMOSPHERE

OF THE CLASS -EMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO PLAY MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS MAY ALSO BE INVITED TO PLAY FOR THE CHILDREN
'AMES n )F THE LOCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT ARE SUITABLE
FOR SIMPLE GAMES THE TEACHER MAY PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN
THIS WILL HELP THEM NOT TO BECOME BORED 'AMES ARE ALREADY
INCLUDED WITH EACH LESSON IN THESE MATERIALS /F COURSE IF
THERE IS ANOTHER GAME THAT THE CHILDREN ENJOY YOU SHOULD
FEEL FREE TO USE IT #HOOSE GAMES THAT ARE SUITABLE TO THE CHIL
DRENS AGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 'AMES SHOULD BE PLAYED
UNDER THE TEACHERS SUPERVISION )F THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT
SUITABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CHILDREN CAN BE ASKED TO HAVE A
BREAK AND REST WITH THE TEACHER LOVINGLY PATIENTLY AND lRMLY
ENSURING THAT THEY MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR
3TORIES n 4HE CHILDREN SHOULD ALSO BE TOLD STORIES 4HE
TEACHER SHOULD TRY TO TELL THE CHILDREN WHENEVER APPROPRIATE
INTERESTING STORIES WITH POSITIVE AND SPIRITUAL MORALS /THER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAN ALSO BE INVITED TO THE CLASS
FOR THE SAME PURPOSE 4APES OF INTERESTING STORIES CAN BE
PLAYED AT TIMES
3TUDENT REGISTRATION n 4HE TEACHER SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE BREAK TIME TO REGISTER THE STUDENTS IN A NOTEBOOK SPE
CIALLY PREPARED AND MAINTAINED FOR THIS PURPOSE4HE TEACHER
CAN ASK THE CHILDREN TO LISTEN FOR THEIR NAMES 7HEN THE
TEACHER CALLS A CHILDS NAME THE CHILD CAN STAND UP TO SHOW
THAT HE OR SHE IS PRESENT7HEN THE TEACHER NOTICES ONE OF THE
STUDENTS HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SESSIONS
HE OR SHE MAY ENQUIRE FROM THE OTHERS AND FROM THE STUDENTS
PARENTS AND MAY HELP IF POSSIBLE TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDENT
TO ATTEND REGULARLY
#HILDRENS CLEANLINESS n !NOTHER OBJECTIVE OF THE BREAK TIME
IS FOR THE TEACHER TO SEE IF ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE PAID SUFlCIENT
ATTENTION TO BEING CLEAN 5NDOUBTEDLY THIS MUST BE DONE
WITH UTMOST LOVE KINDLINESS AND PATIENCE AND WITHOUT ANY
STUDENT FEELING IN THE SLIGHTEST WAY THAT HE OR SHE IS BEING
INSPECTED FOR CLEANLINESS 4HE TEACHER LOVINGLY AND KINDLY
TRIES TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THE CHILDREN TO SEE IF ANY ONE OF THEM
HAS NEGLECTED THIS IMPORTANT MATTER 3HOULD IT BE NECESSARY
THE TEACHER MAY WITHOUT ADDRESSING ANY ONE GIVEN CHILD INI
TIATE A DISCUSSION IN WHICH THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANLINESS AND
THE DISADVANTAGES OF UNCLEANLINESS ARE EXPLAINED TO THEM
.EW LESSON STORY OR MEMORIZATION n 4HIS IS THE NEW MATE
RIAL PRESENTED DURING THE LESSON )T MAY BE A STORY THAT THE TEACHER
TELLS TO THE CHILDREN OR A PRAYER FOR THE CHILDREN TO MEMORIZE
2EMEMBER THAT STORIES SHOULD BE TOLD IN WAYS THAT MAKE THEM
INTERESTING TO THE CHILDREN 4HE TEACHER SHOULD LEARN THE STORY
BEFORE TELLING IT
$RAWING AND COLOURING PICTURES IF MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE n
#HILDREN ENJOY DRAWING AND COLOURING AND THIS SHOULD BE ENCOUR
AGED WHENEVER POSSIBLE ! PICTURE CAN BE INCLUDED WITH EACH
LESSON OF THE COURSE )F THE TEACHER HAS PAPER AND COLOURING MATE
RIALS HE OR SHE MAY TRACE THE PICTURES FOR THE CHILDREN TO COLOUR
4HE PARENTS AND THE "AHÉÓ COMMUNITY MAY BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE
SUCH ITEMS OR HELP RAISE FUNDS TO BUY THEM
#LOSING PRAYER n %ACH CLASS WILL END WITH A CLOSING PRAYER )T IS
GOOD TO ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN TO SAY A PRAYER (OWEVER IF NONE
OF THEM KNOWS ONE THE TEACHER MAY SAY ONE !LSO THE TEACHER
SHOULD LOVINGLY REMIND THE CHILDREN HOW TO BEHAVE WHEN PRAYERS
ARE BEING SAID 4HEY SHOULD BE STILL AND LISTEN QUIETLY AND ATTEN
TIVELY
4EACHERS SUGGESTION FOR THE WEEK n "EFORE THE CHILDREN LEAVE
THE TEACHER WILL REMIND THEM OF WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AND WILL
ASK THEM TO DO SOMETHING AT HOME 4HE TEACHER MAY ASK THEM
SIMPLY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED OR TO TELL THE STORY
THEY HAVE HEARD IN CLASS TO THEIR FAMILY OR TO PRACTISE THE PRAYER
THEY ARE MEMORIZING OR PRACTISE BEING CLEAN AND SO ON

)N THE .AME OF 'OD THE 0EERLESS
'ETTING TO +NOW THE #HILDREN
2EVIEW OF ,ESSONS AND OF
"OOK
/PENING 0RAYER
/NE OF THE STUDENTS SAYS THE PRAYER OF ,ESSON FROM "OOK
'ETTING TO +NOW THE #HILDREN
)F THE TEACHER IS WORKING WITH THE SAME CHILDREN AS LAST YEAR THIS
MAY NOT BE NECESSARY (OWEVER IF THE TEACHER DOES NOT KNOW THE
CHILDREN FOLLOW THE SUGGESTIONS GIVEN IN THE PREVIOUS BOOKS ON
HOW TO GET TO KNOW THE CHILDREN )F THERE ARE ONLY A FEW CHILDREN
WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO THE OTHERS EFFORTS TO GET TO KNOW THEM WILL
BE BRIEFER AND CAN EVEN BE DONE OUTSIDE THE CLASS TIME
%NTERING #HILDRENS .AMES AND $ETAILS IN THE
#LASSS 2EGISTER
"REAK 3ONGS 'AMES 3TUDENT 2EGISTRATION AND
#HILDRENS #LEANLINESS
#HILDREN TO SING SONGS IN ,ESSON OF "OOK
#LOSING 0RAYER
/NE OF THE CHILDREN TO RECITE THE PRAYER FROM ,ESSON IN "OOK

4EACHERS 2ECOMMENDATION
h$EAR CHILDREN LET US ALL PROMISE TO BE REGULAR PARTICIPANTS IN THIS
YEARS CLASSES .EXT WEEK WE WILL REVIEW MORE OF THE LESSONS FROM
THE PREVIOUS YEARv

2EVIEW OF ,ESSONS AND OF
"OOK
/PENING 0RAYER
/NE OF THE CHILDREN RECITES THE PRAYER FROM ,ESSON OF "OOK
4HIS MUST BE DONE IN SUCH A WAY AS NOT TO MAKE THE CHILDREN
TIRED "E BRIEF
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN ALWAYS REMEMBER TO DO WHAT "AHÉULLÉH TELLS US
$ONT USE BAD LANGUAGE EVEN WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR FRIENDS USE ITv

OF "OOK
/PENING 0RAYER
,EARNING A "AHÉÓ 0OEM
7HEN IN OUR FEELINGS THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS
4HE NOBLEST IS ALLOWED TO SHINE
4HEN THOSE WHO WALK IN OUR DIRECTION
7ILL DEEPLY SENSE OUR LUCK DIVINE
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN REMEMBER TO PUT INTO PRACTICE THE 7RITINGS WHEN
YOU STUDY THEM AS OUR ACTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT 7E NEED TO
PRACTISE OBEYING OUR PARENTS BEING KIND TO ANIMALS AND FOLLOWING
THE EXAMPLE OF @!BDUL "AHÉv

4HE "ÉB "RIEF (ISTORY
/PENING 0RAYER
4HE "ÉB
4HE TEACHER WILL TELL THE STORY OF THE "ÉB ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING
EXAMPLE
(IS BLESSED NAME WAS -ÓRZÉ 3IYYID @!LÓ -UAMMAD /NE OF
(IS TITLES IS h4HE 0RIMAL 0OINTv (E WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF
3HÓRÉZ 0ERSIA ·RÉN &ROM CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND STRANGERS ALIKE
ADMIRED (IM FOR (IS PRAISEWORTHY QUALITIES AND CHARACTER !LL
KNEW THAT THIS CHILD WAS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER CHILDREN (E
SPENT MOST OF (IS TIME IN PRAYER AND MEDITATION UNLIKE OTHER
CHILDREN (E HAD NO DESIRE TO PLAY AND SIGHTSEE
)N (IS CHILDHOOD THE "ÉB HAD A TEACHER WHO HAS RECOUNTED THIS
STORY ABOUT THE (IM
3OME MORNINGS THE "ÉB WAS LATE FOR SCHOOL AND WHEN ) ASKED (IM THE
REASON (E REMAINED SILENT AS THOUGH (E WANTED TO HIDE WHAT (E WAS
DOING /NE DAY NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH (IM ) ASKED ONE OF (IS
CLASSMATES TO FOLLOW (IM AND lND OUT THE REASON FOR (IS FREQUENT TARDI
NESS4HE CLASSMATE REPORTED ON ONE OF THE DAYS WHEN THE "ÉB WAS LATE
THAT (E WAS BUSY SAYING (IS OBLIGATORY PRAYERS IN (IS HOME !NOTHER
DAY WHEN (E WAS LATE ) ASKED (IM THE REASON (E REPLIED QUIETLY
h) WAS WITH -Y 'RANDFATHERv IE REFERRING TO THE 0ROPHET -UAM
MAD ) TOLD (IMh9OU ARE ONLY A CHILD AND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SAY THE
OBLIGATORY PRAYERS7HY DO YOU SAY THIS PRAYER SO OFTENv!GAIN QUIETLY
(E REPLIED h) WISH TO BE LIKE -Y 'RANDFATHERv
4HE SAME TEACHER HAS SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH THE "ÉB WAS ENGAGED
IN PRAYERS MOST OF THE TIME (E WAS THE BEST STUDENT AND WAS VERY
FAST IN LEARNING ANY DIFlCULT SUBJECT
!T THE AGE OF TWENTY lVE THE "ÉB DECLARED (IS -ISSION IN 3HÓRÉZ
TELLING PEOPLE THAT (E WAS A $IVINE -ESSENGER FROM 'OD AND THAT
(E HAD BEEN SENT BY 'OD TO GUIDE PEOPLE AND SHOW THEM THE
RIGHT PATH (E CONTINUOUSLY GAVE THE GLAD TIDINGS OF THE IMMINENT
COMING OF "AHÉULLÉH AND PREPARED PEOPLE FOR (IS COMING IN THE
SAME WAY THAT THE APPEARANCE OF THE DAWN FORETELLS OF THE COMING
OF THE SUN
!FTER (IS $ECLARATION
MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE -USLIMS
INCLUDING MANY OF THE PROMINENT CLERGYMEN ACCEPTED (IM AND
BECAME (IS FOLLOWERS (OWEVER THE "ÉB HAD NO PEACE AFTER (IS
$ECLARATION (E SUFFERED CONSTANTLY AT THE HANDS OF (IS ENEMIES
THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE A PURE HEART TO RECOGNIZE THE COMING OF
THE NEW -ESSENGER OF 'OD (E WAS PUT IN PRISON AND (E WAS
EXILEDo FROM ONE TOWN TO ANOTHER (E WAS PERSECUTED UNTIL THE
TIME (E WAS KILLED IN THE CITY OF 4ABRÓZ IN ·RÉN "ECAUSE (E WAS
KILLED IN THE PATH OF 'OD WE SAY (E WAS MARTYRED
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN THINK ABOUT THE STORY OF THE "ÉB 4ELL THE STORY TO
YOUR PARENTS AND FRIENDS WHO DO NOT KNOW IT 2EMEMBER THAT THE
"ÉB LOVED US ALL (E GAVE (IS LIFE SO THAT HUMANITY WOULD RECOG
NIZE "AHÉULLÉH AND THROUGH (IM lND ETERNAL LIFEv

hDECLARATIONv MEANS hANNOUNCEMENTv
o hEXILEDv MEANS hSENT AWAYv

4HE 3ITUATION OF THE "ÉBÓS AFTER THE
-ARTYRDOM OF THE "ÉB
/PENING 0RAYER
4HE 3ITUATION OF THE "ÉBÓS AFTER THE -ARTYRDOM
OF THE "ÉB
4EACHER TO TELL THE STORY IN A MANNER SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING
$EAR CHILDREN YOU KNOW THAT THOSE WHO BELIEVED IN THE "ÉB AND
FOLLOWED (IM WERE CALLED "ÉBÓS -ANY OF THE -USLIMS INCLUDING
THE CLERGY AND PROMINENT LEADERS OF )SLÉM WHO HAD PURE HEARTS
AND WERE GENUINELY WAITING FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE PROMISED
/NE OF 'OD BELIEVED IN (IM AND BECAME (IS FOLLOWERS 4HOSE
WHO WERE AFRAID THE -ESSAGE OF THE "ÉB WOULD SPREAD AND PEOPLE
WOULD JOIN (IM WHICH MEANT THEY WERE GOING TO LOSE THEIR FOL
LOWERS AND THEIR POSITIONS AS LEADERS DECIDED TO TAKE THE OPPOR
TUNITY OF THE -ARTYRDOM OF THE "ÉB TO TRY TO ERADICATE (IS &AITH
AND (IS FOLLOWERS
!FTER THE "ÉB WAS MARTYRED IN 4ABRÓZ (IS FOLLOWERS WHO WERE
ALL OVER 0ERSIA WERE ATTACKED BY THEIR ENEMIES AND BECAME THE
SUBJECT OF MANY PERSECUTIONS -ANY OF THEM WERE KILLED DRIVEN
AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES LOST THEIR FAMILIES BELONGINGS THEIR JOBS
THEIR FARMS AND EVEN THEIR CHILDREN !MONG THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR THE "ÉB WERE MANY OF THE PURE HEARTED -USLIM CLERGY
AND PROMINENT LEADERS OF )SLÉM WHO HAD RECOGNIZED THE "ÉB AND
WERE READY TO SACRIlCE EVERYTHING THEY HAD FOR (IM EVEN THEIR
PRECIOUS LIVES 4HOUSANDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WERE
-USLIMS WHO HAD BEEN MOVED BY THE POWER OF 'ODS NEW 2EV
ELATION 4HE ENEMIES WERE DOING THIS HOPING THAT THE MESSAGE OF
THE "ÉB WOULD COMPLETELY DIE OUT 4HE ENMITY AND TYRANNY OF
THE ENEMIES OF THE "ÉBÓ &AITH WERE SO SEVERE AND SO MANY "ÉBÓS
WERE KILLED DISPLACED IN HIDING AND AFRAID OF OPENLY SAYING THEY
BELIEVED IN THE "ÉB THAT EVERYBODY THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD BE
NO MORE "ÉBÓS LEFT IN ·RÉN
4HE KING OF 0ERSIA THE CLERGY AND THE MOBS WERE UNITED AND DID
EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT OF 'OD 7HEREVER
THEY FOUND A "ÉBÓ THEY WOULD TRY TO KILL HIM CRUELLY
)N BRIEF AFTER THE -ARTYRDOM OF THE "ÉB THE "ÉBÓS SUFFERED A
GREAT DEAL THEY WERE SAD AND HEARTBROKEN SCATTERED AND WITHOUT
HOPE )N THE MIDST OF THIS SITUATION "AHÉULLÉH APPEARED AND
STOOD lRM FACING THE CRUEL DANGEROUS AND POWERFUL ENEMIES OF
THE "ÉB (E GAVE COURAGE TO THE "ÉBÓS AND TOLD THEM TO BE READY
TO WITHSTAND THESE TESTS AND TO SACRIlCE WHATEVER THEY HAD FOR
THEIR &AITH
"AHÉULLÉH NEVER WENT INTO HIDING (E WAS WELL KNOWN AMONGST
THE ENEMIES OF THE "ÉB (E BEGAN THE PROCESS OF EDUCATING THE
"ÉBÓS AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO TEACH AND PROMOTE THE &AITH "Y
DOING SO "AHÉULLÉH DID NOT ALLOW THE RELIGION OF 'OD BROUGHT BY
THE "ÉB TO BE FORGOTTEN @!BDUL "AHÉ HAS SAID THAT IF "AHÉULLÉH
HAD NOT ARISEN TO SUPPORT THE "ÉBÓ COMMUNITY THE "ÉBÓ RELIGION
WOULD HAVE DIED OUT "AHÉULLÉH WAS IMPRISONED BY THE ORDER OF
THE +ING
)N THE HISTORY OF EVERY RELIGION WE READ HOW PEOPLE ENCOURAGED
BY SOME OF THE SELlSH RELIGIOUS LEADERS INITIALLY REJECT THE NEW
0ROPHET (ISTORY HAS ALSO SHOWN THAT BECAUSE OF THE 7ILL OF 'OD
AND BECAUSE OF THE STEADFASTNESS OF THOSE BELIEVERS WHO ACCEPTED
TO BE PERSECUTED AND TO SUFFER IN THE PATH OF 'OD THE RELIGION OF
'OD HAS ALWAYS TRIUMPHED OVER THE ENEMIES OF 'OD 4HIS IS ALSO
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CASE OF THE "AHÉÓ RELIGION
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN THINK OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SIGHT OF 'OD
BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL REWARDS FOR THOSE -USLIMS WHO ACCEPTED
THE "ÉB AND GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR (IM AND THOSE WHO BECAUSE OF
THEIR SELlSH INTERESTS DENIED (IM KILLED (IM AND PERSECUTED (IS
FOLLOWERSv

/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
4HE TEACHER MAY NARRATE THE STORY OF "AHÉULLÉH IN A WAY SIMILAR
TO THE FOLLOWING
"AHÉULLÉH WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF ¬JHRÉN THE CAPITAL OF 0ERSIA
·RÉN (IS FATHER HAD GREAT FAME IN ·RÉN AND WAS ONE OF THE -IN
ISTERS OF THE #OURT OF THE +ING OF 0ERSIA 7HEN "AHÉULLÉH WAS
A CHILD (IS MOTHER WAS VERY SURPRISED AT HOW DIFFERENT (E WAS
FROM OTHER CHILDREN &OR INSTANCE SHE USED TO SAY THAT THIS #HILD
"AHÉULLÉH DID NOT CRY AND UNLIKE OTHER CHILDREN DID NOT MAKE
LOUD AND UNPLEASANT NOISES !S A CHILD "AHÉULLÉH LIKED NATURE
AND ENJOYED ROAMING IN THE GARDENS AND GREEN MEADOWS (E
BECAME FAMOUS AS A CHILD SINCE MANY WERE ATTRACTED TO (IM
7HEN THE "ÉB DECLARED (IS MISSION "AHÉULLÉH WITHOUT ANY
HESITATION ACCEPTED (IM AS THE -ESSENGER OF 'OD AND TOLD EVE
RYONE (E MET THAT THE "ÉB WAS A -ESSENGER OF 'OD AND THAT IT
WAS INCUMBENT UPON HIM OR HER TO BELIEVE IN (IM AND TO ARISE
TO SERVE (IM !S (E VERY OPENLY AND COURAGEOUSLY SUPPORTED THE
#AUSE OF THE "ÉB "AHÉULLÉH FACED A LOT OF PERSECUTION AND HARD
SHIP FROM THE ENEMIES OF THE &AITH OF 'OD (E WAS IMPRISONED
IN A DANGEROUS DARK AND DIRTY DUNGEON CALLED THE h"LACK 0ITv
WHERE A VERY HEAVY CHAIN WAS PUT AROUND (IS NECK "AHÉULLÉH
(IMSELF HAS DESCRIBED THE PRISON AS A WET DARK SMELLY UNDER
GROUND PIT AND HAS EXPLAINED HOW DIRTY HOW DARK AND HOW DAN
GEROUS IT WAS &OR FOUR MONTHS (E WAS KEPT IN THIS PRISON AND
THEN EXILED TO "AGHDÉD )N AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF LIVING IN
"AGHDÉD (E PROCLAIMED (IMSELF AS THE 0ROMISED /NE FORETOLD
BY THE "ÉB AND BY ALL THE 0ROPHETS OF THE PAST 4HIS TOOK PLACE IN
A GARDEN JUST OUTSIDE "AGHDÉD CALLED THE 'ARDEN OF 2IVÉN
)MMEDIATELY AFTER (IS PROCLAMATION "AHÉULLÉHS SUFFERING AT THE
HANDS OF THE CRUEL GOVERNMENT OF 0ERSIA THE /TTOMAN %MPIRE
AND THROUGH THE INmUENCE OF SOME OF THE CLERGY INCREASED (E
WAS EXILED AGAIN FROM "AGHDÉD TO #ONSTANTINOPLE ALSO KNOWN AS
)STANBUL AND SHORTLY AFTER FROM #ONSTANTINOPLE TO !DRIANOPLE
AND lNALLY TO THE PRISON CITY OF @!KKÉ @!KKÉ WAS A TOWN KNOWN
FOR ITS TERRIBLE CLIMATE "AHÉULLÉH (IS FAMILY AND SOME OF (IS
FOLLOWERS WERE IMPRISONED IN THIS TOWN !FTER ALMOST lFTY YEARS OF
SUFFERING AND PERSECUTION (E PASSED AWAY FROM THIS WORLD INTO
THE REALMS ABOVE (IS LIFE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES HOW (E SACRIlCED
(IS COMFORT (IS EASE AND (IS WEALTH FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE
HUMAN RACE AND FOR THE SAKE OF LEADING THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD TO
THE PATH OF 'OD
#LOSING 0RAYER
h2EMEMBER THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF "AHÉULLÉH AND HOW (E SUF
FERED SO THAT THE WORLD MAY lND PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY 3HARE THE
STORY WITH YOUR PARENTS AND FRIENDSv

#LEANLINESS
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
#LEANLINESS
$EAR CHILDREN IN THE PAST WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
AND NECESSITY OF BEING CLEAN "AHÉÓ LAWS EMPHASIZING CLEANLINESS
AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CLEAN WERE REVEALED TO US BY "AHÉULLÉH
4HIS YEAR TOO BECAUSE OF ITS VITAL IMPORTANCE WE SHALL STUDY THE
TOPIC FURTHER
"AHÉULLÉH HAS TOLD US TO BE CLEAN AND NEAT AT ALL TIMES 7E
SHOULD ALSO TRY TO KEEP OUR HOMES CLEAN AND ORDERLY /UR CLOTHES
SHOULD BE CLEAN AND TIDY (E FURTHER EMPHASIZES THAT "AHÉÓS
SHOULD BE RElNED AT ALL TIMES AS CLEANLINESS IS CONDUCIVE TO SPIRIT
UALITY
@!BDUL "AHÉ DESCRIBES CLEANLINESS AS ONE OF THE LAWS OF THE "AHÉÓ
&AITH AND ASKS THE "AHÉÓS TO BE CLEAN IN ALL ASPECTS AND AT ALL
TIMES (E SAYS PHYSICAL CLEANLINESS HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE
HUMAN SOUL
!ND ALTHOUGH BODILY CLEANLINESS IS A PHYSICAL THING IT HATH
NEVERTHELESS A POWERFUL INmUENCE ON THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT
$EAR CHILDREN PLEASE NOTE HOW MUCH 'OD WANTS US TO BE CLEAN
AND HOW MUCH IT HAS BEEN EMPHASIZED IN THE 7RITINGS
(ERE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS WE CAN BE CLEAN AS DISCUSSED IN THE
PREVIOUS BOOK
s $O NOT USE DIRTY WATER FOR WASHING
s $O NOT USE A PUBLIC BATH
s #UT YOUR NAILS REGULARLY
s 7ASH YOUR FEET REGULARLY
s 5SE PERFUME REGULARLY
7E CAN SEE HOW "AHÉULLÉH HAS EMPHASIZED CLEANLINESS AND
RElNEMENT AT ALL TIMES 7E NEED TO REMEMBER IT AND OBEY
(IM
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN TODAY WE HAVE LEARNED THAT PHYSICAL CLEANLINESS
IS CONDUCIVE TO A FEELING OF SPIRITUALITY 2EMEMBER THAT PRAYING IS
COMMUNING WITH 'OD !FTER ALL WE TRY TO BE VERY CLEAN IF WE WANT
TO MEET SOMEONE VERY IMPORTANT 3O MUCH MORE WHEN WE WANT
TO BE IN COMMUNION WITH OUR ,ORD 'ODv

2EADING OF THE (OLY 7RITINGS %VERY
-ORNING AND %VENING
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
2EADING THE (OLY 7RITINGS %VERY -ORNING AND
%VENING
$EAR CHILDREN "AHÉULLÉH TELLS US TO READ THE WORDS OF 'OD EVERY
MORNING AND EVERY EVENING (E SAYS
2ECITE YE THE VERSES OF 'OD EVERY MORN AND EVENTIDE
7HOSO FAILETH TO RECITE THEM HATH NOT BEEN FAITHFUL TO THE
#OVENANT OF 'OD AND (IS 4ESTAMENT AND WHOSO TURNETH
AWAY FROM THESE HOLY VERSES IN THIS $AY IS OF THOSE WHO
THROUGHOUT ETERNITY HAVE TURNED AWAY FROM 'OD
7E ALL INCLUDING YOU DEAR CHILDREN SHOULD FOLLOW "AHÉULLÉHS
INSTRUCTION AND READ THE (OLY 7RITINGS EVERY MORNING AND EVERY
EVENING "Y DOING SO NOT ONLY DO WE OBEY "AHÉULLÉH BUT WE
ALSO ATTRACT GREAT BLESSINGS TO OURSELVES 3TUDY OF THE 7ORDS OF
'OD STRENGTHENS OUR SOUL AND MAKES OUR SOUL JOYFUL AND RADIANT
3TUDY OF THE (OLY 7RITINGS EVERY MORNING AND EVENING DOES THE
SAME THING TO THE SOUL THAT EATING FOOD DOES TO THE BODY !S THE
BODY NEEDS FOOD TO DEVELOP OUR SOULS NEED REGULAR STUDY OF THE
(OLY 7RITINGS IN ORDER TO GROW
4O STUDY THE (OLY 7RITINGS EVERY MORNING AND EVENING YOU NEED
TO BE DISCIPLINED &IRST OF ALL YOU MUST TALK TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT
THIS SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE YOU 4HEY MAY WANT
TO JOIN YOU OR YOU MAY HAVE TO DO IT BY YOURSELVES )F YOU lND THAT
IN THE MORNING YOU ARE IN A RUSH AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS
TO DO IN ORDER TO GET TO YOUR SCHOOL ON TIME AND THEREFORE YOU
HAVE NO TIME TO STUDY THE 7RITINGS PEACEFULLY YOU MAY HAVE TO
GET UP A LITTLE BIT EARLIER9OU SHOULD SET UP A REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR
YOURSELVES &OR EXAMPLE YOU MAY lND THAT STUDYING THE 7RITINGS
AFTER WASHING AND PRAYING BUT BEFORE EATING AND GETTING READY TO
LEAVE THE HOUSE IS VERY HELPFUL7HATEVER THE SITUATION YOU SHOULD
MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT MISS THIS IMPORTANT DUTY IN THE MORN
ING !S FOR THE EVENINGS IT IS THE SAME YOU SHOULD THINK OF HOW TO
ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDY OF THE (OLY 7RITINGS
IS DONE BEFORE YOU GET TOO TIRED
3TUDY OF THE (OLY 7RITINGS IS IN ADDITION TO SAYING OUR PRAYERS )N
PRAYERS WE ASK 'OD TO PROTECT US AND TO GUIDE US 4HROUGH READ
ING THE (OLY 7RITINGS WE LEARN WHAT 'OD HAS ASKED US TO DO
2EMEMBER "AHÉULLÉH HAS TOLD US TO STUDY THE (OLY 7RITINGS
EVERY MORNING AND EVENING "UT (E DID NOT TELL US HOW LONG WE
SHOULD DO THIS FOR 3O EVEN IF IT IS DONE FOR A SHORT TIME SAY lVE
TO TEN MINUTES IT IS lNE 7HAT IS IMPORTANT IS TO MEDITATE ON
THE MEANING OF WHAT WE READ 7E SHOULD NOT BE TOO TIRED OR IN A
RUSH WHEN WE STUDY THE (OLY 7RITINGS )F WE READ ONE LINE AND
UNDERSTAND ITS MEANING AND MEDITATE ON IT IT IS BETTER THAN READ
ING THE WHOLE PAGE OR A CHAPTER WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING /NE WAY
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE (OLY 7RITINGS IS FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY TO READ AND STUDY THE 7RITINGS TOGETHER WITH EVERY
PERSON IN THE FAMILY SHARING HIS OR HER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WAS
READ
!S YOU READ THE (OLY 7RITINGS SELECT SOME PASSAGES AND TRY
TO MEMORIZE THEM 2EMEMBER AS CHILDREN YOU HAVE A STRONG
MEMORY AND CAN MEMORIZE A LOT MORE THAN ADULTS DO 7HAT YOU
MEMORIZE AS A CHILD NORMALLY STAYS WITH YOU FOR SEVERAL YEARS
7HEN YOU GROW UP YOU WILL ENJOY WHATEVER YOU HAVE MEMORIZED
FROM THE (OLY 7RITINGS
)F YOU DO NOT HAVE "AHÉÓ BOOKS AT HOME FROM WHICH TO READ THE
(OLY 7RITINGS COPY SOME OF THE 7RITINGS AT THE END OF THE CLASS
AND USE THEM AT HOME
#LOSING 0RAYER

h$EAR CHILDREN PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS ABOUT YOUR DECISION TO
STUDY THE (OLY 7RITINGS EVERY MORNING AND EVENING !SK FOR THEIR
SUPPORT 4ELL THEM ALSO THAT YOU SHOULD BE MEMORIZING SOME OF
THE 7RITINGS AS YOU READ THEMv

,EARNING A 0RAYER
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
,EARNING A 0RAYER
/ 'OD MY 'OD !ID 4HOU 4HY TRUSTED SERVANTS TO HAVE
LOVING AND TENDER HEARTS (ELP THEM TO SPREAD
AMONGST ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH THE LIGHT OF
GUIDANCE THAT COMETH FROM THE #OMPANY ON HIGH 6ERILY
4HOU ART THE 3TRONG THE 0OWERFUL THE -IGHTY THE
!LL 3UBDUING THE %VER 'IVING 6ERILY 4HOU ART THE 'EN
EROUS THE 'ENTLE THE 4ENDER THE -OST "OUNTIFUL
@!BDUL "AHÉ
4HE TEACHER SHOULD INVITE SEVERAL CHILDREN TO READ THE PRAYER UNTIL
THEY ALL KNOW HOW TO READ IT mUENTLY 4HEN THEY CAN BE INVITED TO
SHARE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRAYER
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN TRY TO MEMORIZE THIS PRAYER DURING THE WEEKv

/PENING 0RAYER
/NE OF THE CHILDREN IS ASKED TO RECITE THE PRAYER FROM ,ESSON
h"ACKBITING IS SAYING BAD AND NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT SOMEONE
IN THEIR ABSENCE IF THEY WERE TO HEAR THESE THINGS IT WOULD
CAUSE THEM TO BE HEARTBROKEN AND DISAPPOINTED #ALUMNY IS
MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT A PERSON TO DAMAGE HIS OR HER
CHARACTER "AHÉULLÉH HAS FORBIDDEN BACKBITING AND CALUMNY (E
HAS EMPHATICALLY WARNED THAT NO ONE WHO CALLS HIMSELF OR HERSELF
A "AHÉÓ SHOULD BACKBITE
"AHÉULLÉH SAYS
/ %MIGRANTS 4HE TONGUE ) HAVE DESIGNED FOR THE MENTION
OF -E DElLE IT NOT WITH DETRACTION )F THE lRE OF SELF
OVERCOME YOU REMEMBER YOUR OWN FAULTS AND NOT THE FAULTS
OF -Y CREATURES INASMUCH AS EVERY ONE OF YOU KNOWETH HIS
OWN SELF BETTER THAN HE KNOWETH OTHERS
&ROM THE WARNING IN THE ABOVE (IDDEN 7ORD WE REALIZE THAT ONE
OF THE CAUSES OF BACKBITING IS THE HABIT OF hFAULT lNDINGv @!BDUL
"AHÉ SAYS
4HE WORST HUMAN QUALITY AND THE MOST GREAT SIN IS BACKBIT
ING MORE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT EMANATES FROM THE TONGUES OF
THE BELIEVERS OF 'OD
4HERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN BACKBITING AND FAULT lNDING )T HAS
A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON OUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 7E SHOULD ALWAYS TRY
TO SEE AND TALK ABOUT THE GOOD QUALITIES AND HABITS OF OTHERS 7E
SHOULD NEVER TALK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OR QUALITIES
OF OTHER PEOPLE IN FACT WE SHOULD PRACTISE NOT EVEN TO SEE THEM
@!BDUL "AHÉ USES THE FOLLOWING STORY
)T HAPPENED ONE DAY IN THE TIME OF #HRIST n MAY THE LIFE OF THE WORLD
BE A SACRIlCE UNTO (IM n THAT (E PASSED BY THE DEAD BODY OF A DOG
A CARCASS REEKING HIDEOUS THE LIMBS ROTTING AWAY /NE OF THOSE PRESENT
SAID @(OW FOUL ITS STENCH !ND ANOTHER SAID @(OW SICKENING (OW
LOATHSOME 4O BE BRIEF EACH ONE OF THEM HAD SOMETHING TO ADD TO THE
LIST
"UT THEN #HRIST (IMSELF SPOKE AND (E TOLD THEM @,OOK AT THAT DOGS
TEETH (OW GLEAMING WHITE
4HE POINT THAT @!BDUL "AHÉ IS EMPHASIZING FOR US IN THIS STORY IS
THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS SEE GOOD AND POSITIVE THINGS IN PEOPLE AND
NEVER THEIR FAULTS %VERYBODY HAS SOME GOOD QUALITIES )F WE WANT
TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THEIR GOOD QUALITIES
AND SAY TO OURSELVES h(OW CAN ) POSSIBLY MENTION ANY FAULT ABOUT
ANYONE WHEN ) AM FULL OF FAULTS AND SHORTCOMINGS MYSELF v
$EAR CHILDREN ) AM SURE YOU REALIZE THAT BOTH "AHÉULLÉH AND
@!BDUL "AHÉ GIVE US STRONG WARNINGS AGAINST BACKBITING AND
FAULT lNDING9OU SHOULD NEVER DElLE YOUR TONGUE WITH BACKBITING
OR lNDING FAULTS IN OTHERS9OU SHOULD NEVER TALK NEGATIVELY ABOUT
ANYONE IN HIS OR HER ABSENCE )F YOU ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT SOMEONE
AND YOU FEEL LIKE BACKBITING SAY SOME PRAYERS IN YOUR HEART TRY TO
REMEMBER SOME OF HIS OR HER GOOD QUALITIES AND IF YOU STILL WANT
TO BACKBITE THINK OF YOUR OWN FAULTS AND ASK 'OD TO FORGIVE YOU
)F YOU STILL WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE HAS DONE
WHICH HAS BOTHERED YOU YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK TO THE PERSON IN A
LOVING WAY BUT NOT TO OTHERS )F SOMEONE ELSE BEGINS TO BACKBITE
TO YOU ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE DO NOT LISTEN AND DO NOT ALLOW THE
PERSON TO CONTINUE WITH HIS OR HER BACKBITING )N A NICE WAY INTER
RUPT THE CONVERSATION CHANGE THE SUBJECT AND IF NEEDED REMIND
THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE NOT READY TO LISTEN TO ANY BACKBITING
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN NEVER ALLOW YOURSELVES TO BE INVOLVED IN BACKBIT
ING 4HAT IS NEVER TALK BADLY ABOUT SOMEONE IN HIS OR HER ABSENCE
AND NEVER LISTEN TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS BACKBITINGv 4HE TEACHER
SHOULD MAKE SURE TO EXPLAIN TO THE CHILDREN THAT IF THEY HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY DID EG IF SOMEONE HAS
HURT THEM PHYSICALLY THEN THEY MAY TALK ABOUT IT WITH A PARENT OR
TEACHER IN ORDER TO lND A SOLUTION TO THEIR PROBLEM

#ONSULTING %XPERIENCED 0HYSICIANS
7HEN 3ICK
/PENING 0RAYER
/NE OF THE CHILDREN TO RECITE THE PRAYER FROM ,ESSON
2EVIEW OF THE -EMORIZATION OF 0RAYER FROM
,ESSON
#ONSULTING AN %XPERIENCED 0HYSICIANS
"AHÉULLÉH HAS TOLD US IN THE +ITÉB I !QDAS THAT WHEN WE ARE SICK
WE SHOULD CONSULT EXPERIENCED AND SKILFUL PHYSICIANS 4HERE ARE
OCCASIONS WHEN THERE ARE NOT MANY DOCTORS TO CHOOSE FROM AND
ONE HAS TO SEE THE ONLY DOCTOR AVAILABLE "UT IF THERE ARE CHOICES
THEN THIS INSTRUCTION OF "AHÉULLÉH TELLS US lRST TO lND OUT WHICH
ONE IS A COMPETENT AND A MORE ABLE PHYSICIAN AND THEN GO TO SEE
HIM OR HER /NCE WE HAVE CONSULTED A COMPETENT PHYSICIAN ABOUT
OUR ILLNESS THEN WE SHOULD FOLLOW HIS OR HER INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL OUR
HEALTH RETURNS /UR HEALTH HAS PRIORITY AND WE SHOULD GIVE IT DUE
ATTENTION 2EMEMBER IT IS ONLY WHEN WE ARE HEALTHY THAT WE CAN
SERVE THE &AITH EFFECTIVELY
$EAR CHILDREN WHY DO YOU THINK "AHÉULLÉH EMPHASIZED THESE
TWO IMPORTANT POINTS FOR US 4HE TEACHER SHOULD ENCOURAGE A
DISCUSSION AMONGST THE CHILDREN
"ELOW ARE SOME REASONS
/UR HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WHEN WE ARE SICK WE SHOULD
DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET BETTER QUICKLY
! COMPETENT PHYSICIAN WHO HAS BEEN WELL TRAINED IS USUALLY IN
THE BEST POSITION TO ADVISE US WHAT TO DO TO START THE PROCESS OF
RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS4HIS IS SO BECAUSE THEIR TRAINING INCLUDES
THE SCIENCE OF KNOWING THE BODY AND ITS FUNCTIONS 'OOD DOC
TORS KNOW ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT GERMS WHICH CAUSE ILLNESSES
IN THE HUMAN BODY AND HOW THE HUMAN BODY REACTS TO THESE
SICKNESSES AND TO DIFFERENT MEDICINES !FTER CONSULTATION WITH
HIM OR HER WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE PHYSICIAN
)T IS TRUE TO SAY THAT SOME DOCTORS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS ARE 7E
SHOULD TRY TO GET THE BEST POSSIBLE MEDICAL HELP /F COURSE WE
KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE )N SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD
THERE ARE UNFORTUNATELY SOME PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY TO GO AND SEE A DOCTOR AND THE COUNTRY DOES NOT PROVIDE
GOOD MEDICAL CARE 4HESE ARE SOME OF THE MISERIES WE STILL HAVE
IN THIS WORLD "AHÉULLÉH HAS COME TO SHOW US HOW TO BUILD THE
+INGDOM OF 'OD ON EARTH AND HOW TO HAVE A BETTER SOCIETY WHERE
EVERYONE WILL WORK HARD AND BE TAKEN CARE OF
)N THE FUTURE THERE WILL NO LONGER BE WARS PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN PEACE
AND HARMONY AND THEIR ENERGIES AND RESOURCES WILL BE USED TO
BUILD A JUST SOCIETY !S "AHÉÓ CHILDREN BY DEDICATING YOUR LIVES
TO SERVING THE #AUSE OF "AHÉULLÉH YOU WILL HELP TO ESTABLISH THIS
SOCIETY
,ET US TALK A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT SOME PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY ARE SICK
INSTEAD OF GOING TO SEE A COMPETENT PHYSICIAN
3OME PEOPLE SAY PRAYERS AND DO NOTHING ELSE AND EXPECT TO
BE CURED 4HIS IS UNACCEPTABLE !S "AHÉÓS WE STRONGLY BELIEVE
IN THE POWER OF PRAYER FOR HEALING 4HERE ARE SOME WONDERFUL
PRAYERS THAT WE CAN SAY EITHER FOR OURSELVES WHEN WE ARE SICK OR
FOR OTHERS WHO ARE ILL BESEECHING 'OD FOR HEALING "UT IN ADDI
TION TO THE PRAYER "AHÉULLÉH TELLS US TO CONSULT A COMPETENT
PHYSICIAN WHEN WE ARE SICK
3OME WAIT THINKING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY BY ITSELF
4HEY TAKE A RISK BECAUSE BY WAITING AND DELAYING TO SEE THE
DOCTOR THE ILLNESS MAY BECOME WORSE AND SOMETHING THAT COULD
HAVE BEEN EASILY CURED BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED
3OME CONSULT AN OLDER PERSON INSTEAD OF A MEDICAL DOCTOR
ABOUT WHAT TO DO TO GET BETTER4HEY DO THIS BECAUSE THEY THINK
THAT THE OLDER PERSON THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND SEEING MANY
SICK PEOPLE IN THE PAST KNOWS HOW TO CURE THE ILLNESS )T MAY
BE TRUE THAT SUCH OLDER PERSONS HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE ABOUT
SOME ILLNESSES BUT WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE ARE DIF
FERENT AND THE TREATMENT OF THE SAME ILLNESS MAY NOT ALWAYS
BE EXACTLY THE SAME FOR EVERYONE ! MEDICAL DOCTOR NORMALLY
EXAMINES EACH PERSON CAREFULLY BEFORE PRESCRIBING HIS OR HER
TREATMENT !N OLDER PERSON EVEN IF EXPERIENCED CANNOT DO THIS
PROPERLY
9ET OTHER PEOPLE GO TO SEE OTHERS WHO USE UNSCIENTIlC WAYS
OF HEALING 7E SHOULD KNOW THAT THE USE OF SCIENCE IS HIGHLY
PRAISED IN THE "AHÉÓ &AITH AND THE USE OF UNSCIENTIlC MEANS
FOR HEALTH CAN INVOLVE HIGH RISKS
h$EAR CHILDREN REMEMBER THE INSTRUCTION OF "AHÉULLÉH TO CON
SULT WITH COMPETENT PHYSICIANS WHEN WE ARE SICKv

$O .OT 3HAVE 9OUR (EAD
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
3HAVING OF THE (EAD IS &ORBIDDEN
$EAR CHILDREN "AHÉULLÉH HAS SAID IN THE +ITÉB I !QDAS THAT SHAV
ING OF THE HEAD IS FORBIDDEN
(E FURTHER SAYS THAT IT IS ALSO FORBID
DEN FOR MEN TO HAVE HAIR LONGER THAN THEIR EAR LOBE 4HE HAIR
SHOULD NOT COVER THE EAR LOBE
@!BDUL "AHÉ IN EXPLAINING THIS LAW OF "AHÉULLÉH SAYS THAT SINCE
'OD HAS CREATED HAIR TO COVER OUR HEADS THERE MUST BE A WISDOM
IN IT AND WE SHOULD NOT SHAVE IT OFF (AIR IS A MEANS OF ADDING
BEAUTY AND WE SHOULD APPRECIATE IT AND NOT SHAVE IT OFF COM
PLETELY
/N THE OTHER HAND MEN SHOULD KEEP THEIR HAIR SHORT AND NOT LET
IT GROW BELOW THE EAR LOBES
7HEN THE HAIR IS SHORTER IT IS MUCH
EASIER TO KEEP IT CLEAN )T SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT IS ALLOWED TO
SHAVE ONES HEAD IF PRESCRIBED BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MEN AND BOYS ARE NOT SUP
POSED TO SHAVE THEIR HEADS NOR SHOULD THEY LET THEIR HAIR GROW
OVER THE EAR LOBE7HETHER WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LAWS OF 'OD OR
NOT WE MUST OBEY THEM IF WE WANT 'ODS GOOD PLEASUREv

.OT YET UNIVERSALOLY BINDING

/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
#HILDREN SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO READ mUENTLY AND UNDERSTAND THE
NEW PRAYER
/ MY 'OD / MY 'OD 5NITE THE HEARTS OF 4HY SERVANTS
AND REVEAL TO THEM 4HY GREAT PURPOSE -AY THEY FOLLOW 4HY
COMMANDMENTS AND ABIDE IN 4HY LAW (ELP THEM / 'OD
IN THEIR ENDEAVOUR AND GRANT THEM STRENGTH TO SERVE 4HEE
/ 'OD ,EAVE THEM NOT TO THEMSELVES BUT GUIDE THEIR STEPS
BY THE LIGHT OF 4HY KNOWLEDGE AND CHEER THEIR HEARTS BY
4HY LOVE 6ERILY 4HOU ART THEIR (ELPER AND THEIR ,ORD
"AHÉULLÉH
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN READ THIS PRAYER SEVERAL TIMES AT HOME WITH THE
IDEA OF MEMORIZING ITv

2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
/PENING 0RAYER
/NE OF THE CHILDREN RECITES THE PRAYER FROM THE PREVIOUS LESSON
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
4HE TEACHER SHOULD ASSIST THE CHILDREN TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE
PRAYER FROM ,ESSON AND TRY TO MEMORIZE IT
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN ALL OF YOU SHOULD TRY TO MEMORIZE THIS PRAYER AT
HOME9OU CAN SHARE IT WITH YOUR PARENTS AND FRIENDSv

@!BDUL "AHÉ ! "RIEF (ISTORY
/PENING 0RAYER
"RIEF (ISTORY OF @!BDUL "AHÉ
@!BDUL "AHÉ WAS THE ELDEST 3ON OF "AHÉULLÉH (IS NAME WAS
@!BBÉS (E WAS BORN IN ¬JHRÉN ·RÉN ON THE SAME NIGHT THAT THE
"ÉB DECLARED (IS MISSION IN 3HÓRÉZ ON -AY @!BDUL
"AHÉ (IMSELF HAS TESTIlED THAT FROM CHILDHOOD (E WAS VERY
EAGER AND DEEPLY INTERESTED TO READ AND STUDY THE 7RITINGS OF THE
"ÉB )T WAS (IS HABIT TO MEMORIZE SOME OF THE 7RITINGS OF THE
"ÉB7HEN "AHÉULLÉH WAS EXILED FROM ·RÉN TO "AGHDÉD @!BDUL
"AHÉ WAS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD !T THE AGE OF TWELVE @!BDUL "AHÉ
WAS VERY FAMOUS IN "AGHDÉD FOR (IS KNOWLEDGE QUALITIES AND
WISDOM (E WAS OFTEN CALLED hTHE YOUNG ,EARNED /NEv
@!BDUL "AHÉ ACCOMPANIED "AHÉULLÉH AND THE REST OF (IS FAMILY
ON ALL OF THEIR JOURNEYS &ROM ¬JHRÉN TO "AGHDÉD FROM "AGHDÉD
TO #ONSTANTINOPLE AND TO !DRIANOPLE AND lNALLY FROM !DRIANOPLE
TO @!KKÉ
@!BDUL "AHÉ LOVED CHILDREN VERY MUCH (E WOULD OFTEN SAY
#HILDREN ARE THE ORNAMENTS OF THE HOME ! HOME WITHOUT
CHILDREN IS LIKE A HOME WITHOUT LIGHT
$EAR CHILDREN YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN PHOTOS OF @!BDUL "AHÉ BOTH
AS A YOUNG MAN AND WHEN (E WAS OLDER @!BDUL "AHÉ WAS OF
AVERAGE HEIGHT AND A VERY ATTRACTIVE COUNTENANCE (E OFTEN WORE
A WHITE ROBE AND A TÉJ4HERE WAS HARDLY ANYONE WHO MET @!BDUL
"AHÉ WHO DID NOT TESTIFY TO (IS GREATNESS AND GLORY (E WAS VERY
KIND TO THE POOR AND WOULD ALWAYS PROTECT THEM AND GAVE THEM
ALMS (ERE ARE TWO STORIES ABOUT @!BDUL "AHÉS GENEROSITY
/NE lNE DAY THE -ASTER WAS JOYFULLY RIDING (IS PONY OVER THE
GREEN lELDS AND UP THE MOUNTAINSIDES (E WAS ON (IS WAY TO VISIT
SOME SHEPHERDS IN THE HILLS 4HE SHEPHERDS LIVED IN A VILLAGE OWNED
BY "AHÉULLÉH !LL THE HOUSES THE lELDS AND THE SHEEP BELONGED TO
"AHÉULLÉH TOO 4HE FARMERS GREW CORN AND LOOKED AFTER THE ANIMALS
AND "AHÉULLÉH GAVE THEM MONEY AND FOOD AND MEDICINE WHEN THEY
WERE ILL4HEY ALL LOVED (IM VERY MUCH
4HE -ASTER WAS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD AND SO A SERVANT WAS LOOKING AFTER
(IM DURING (IS LONG RIDE TO THE HILLS4HEY SOON SAW THE SHEPHERDS WITH
THE SHEEP AND THE SERVANT TOLD THE -ASTER THAT WHEN THE OWNER OR HIS
SON CAME TO VISIT THE SHEPHERDS HE SHOULD THANK THEM FOR LOOKING AFTER
THE SHEEP BY GIVING THEM A PRESENT
4HE -ASTER THOUGHT HARD (E HAD NO MONEY OR FOOD TO GIVE THEM4HEN
(E HAD A LOVELY IDEA AND SMILED AT THE SHEPHERDS h) WILL GIVE TO EACH
SHEPHERD ALL THE SHEEP IN HIS mOCKv (E SAID
4HE SHEPHERDS WERE VERY SURPRISED AT SUCH A GENEROUS GIFT ,ATER WHEN
"AHÉULLÉH HEARD WHAT (IS 3ON HAD DONE (E LAUGHED HEARTILY AND
SAID THAT ONE DAY THE -ASTER MIGHT GIVE (IMSELF AWAY AS WELL
4HE 0RESENT
7HEN @!BDUL "AHÉ WAS IN THE 7EST (E WAS TRAVELLING ALL THE TIME
VISITING THE FRIENDS AND GIVING TALKS /NE OF THE "AHÉÓS WANTED TO HELP
SO SHE OFFERED @!BDUL "AHÉ ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY (IS OWN CAR SO THAT
(E COULD TRAVEL MORE COMFORTABLY @!BDUL "AHÉ ACCEPTED THE MONEY
AND THANKED THE LADY (OWEVER (E THEN GAVE IT BACK TO HER AND ASKED
HER TO BUY PRESENTS FOR THE POOR
@!BDUL "AHÉ TRAVELLED TO %UROPE AND !MERICA AND INVITED THE
PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTRIES TO THE &AITH OF 'OD (E PASSED AWAY IN
(AIFA WHEN (E WAS TFWFOUZTFWFO YEARS OLD (IS 3HRINE RESTING
PLACE IS ON -OUNT #ARMEL UNDER THE SAME DOME AS THE 3HRINE
OF THE "ÉB
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN YOU SHOULD ALSO TRY TO FOLLOW @!BDUL "AHÉS
EXAMPLE IN YOUR LIFE AND BE KIND TO EVERYONEv
"E +IND TO THE 0OOR
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
"E +IND TO THE 0OOR
"AHÉULLÉH HAS EMPHASIZED THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY CONSIDERATE TO
THE POOR7E SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEM AND BE KIND TO THEM )N THE
(IDDEN7ORDS (E SAYS
/ #HILDREN OF $UST 4ELL THE RICH OF THE MIDNIGHT SIGHING
OF THE POOR LEST HEEDLESSNESS LEAD THEM INTO THE PATH OF
DESTRUCTION AND DEPRIVE THEM OF THE 4REE OF 7EALTH 4O GIVE
AND TO BE GENEROUS ARE ATTRIBUTES OF -INE WELL IS IT WITH
HIM THAT ADORNETH HIMSELF WITH -Y VIRTUES
(E FURTHER SAYS
/ 9E 2ICH /NES ON %ARTH 4HE POOR IN YOUR MIDST ARE -Y
TRUST GUARD YE -Y TRUST AND BE NOT INTENT ONLY ON YOUR
OWN EASE
#HILDREN MAY BE ENCOURAGED TO MEMORIZE THESE QUOTES AS AN
OPTION
@!BDUL "AHÉ (IMSELF WAS VERY KIND TO THE POOR7E SHOULD ALWAYS
FOLLOW (IS FOOTSTEPS AND BE KIND TO THE POOR
@!BDUL "AHÉ BELIEVED IN USING MEDICINE AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL HEAL
ING !S THERE WAS NO HOSPITAL IN @!KKÉ (E HIRED A DOCTOR BY THE
NAME OF .IKOLAKI "EY (E GAVE THE DOCTOR A REGULAR SALARY TO
LOOK AFTER THE VERY POOR AND (E ASKED THE DOCTOR NOT TO REVEAL
WHO HAD PAID FOR THE SERVICE "UT STILL THE POOR ALWAYS TURNED TO
@!BDUL "AHÉ FOR HELP
&OR INSTANCE THERE WAS A POOR CRIPPLED WOMAN NAMED .A@ÞM
WHO USED TO COME TO @!BDUL "AHÉ EVERY WEEK FOR A GIFT OF MONEY

/NE DAY A MAN CAME RUNNING TO @!BDUL "AHÉ h/ -ASTERv HE
SAID hPOOR .A@ÞM HAS THE MEASLES AND EVERYBODY IS KEEPING
AWAY FROM HER 7HAT CAN BE DONEv @!BDUL "AHÉ IMMEDIATELY
SENT A WOMAN TO TAKE CARE OF HER (E RENTED A ROOM PUT (IS
OWN BEDDING IN IT CALLED THE DOCTOR SENT FOOD AND EVERYTHING SHE
MIGHT NEED (E SAW TO IT THAT SHE HAD EVERY ATTENTION AND WHEN
SHE DIED IN PEACE AND COMFORT (E ARRANGED A SIMPLE FUNERAL AND
PAID ALL THE EXPENSES (IMSELF
$EAR CHILDREN WHILE WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE KIND TO THE POOR
WE ARE TOLD THAT GIVING ALMS TO THOSE WHOSE PROFESSION IS BEGGING
IS NOT ALLOWED4HIS IS BECAUSE 'OD DOES NOT LIKE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE
BEGGING AS THEIR PROFESSION 'OD WANTS MENDICANCY TO BE ERADI
CATED COMPLETELY %VERYONE SHOULD TRY HARD TO WORK AND EARN A
LIVING 4HIS IS GOOD AND NECESSARY FOR AMONG OTHER THINGS THE
DIGNITY OF MAN !T THE SAME TIME WE ARE TOLD TO BE KIND AND GEN
EROUS TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN SHARE THE STORIES YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT @!BDUL
"AHÉ WITH YOUR PARENTS AND WITH YOUR FRIENDS 4RY TO SHOW KIND
NESS TO THOSE IN NEEDv

/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
"AHÉULLÉH HAS REPEATEDLY COMMANDED (IS FOLLOWERS NOT TO LIE
(E HAS EMPHASIZED THAT WE SHOULD NEVER SAY ANYTHING UNLESS IT IS
THE TRUTH (E SAYS
4HE TONGUE HATH BEEN CREATED TO BEAR WITNESS UNTO -Y
TRUTH DElLE IT NOT WITH FALSEHOOD
@!BDUL "AHÉ HAS SAID IN EFFECT THAT THE WORST HABIT AND THE SOURCE
OF ALL EVILS IS THE TELLING OF LIES 4HERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THIS )T
IS THE BASIS OF ALL OTHER UNGODLY ACTS )F ALL THE SINS WERE PUT ON ONE
SIDE OF THE SCALE AND THE TELLING OF LIES ON THE OTHER LYING WOULD
WEIGH MORE THAN ALL THE OTHER SINS AND IT IS MORE HARMFUL
$EAR CHILDREN LET US TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT @!BDUL "AHÉ SAID
ABOUT LYING
(ERE IS A STORY THAT SHOWS US THE BENElTS OF BEING TRUTHFUL AT ALL
TIMES
-ULLÉ "AHRÉM WAS ONE OF THE GREAT "AHÉÓS OF ·RÉN /NE DAY HE
RECEIVED A LETTER THAT MADE HIM VERY SAD (IS COUSINS SMALL CHILD HAD
DIED 3INCE THE CHILD WAS A "AHÉÓ THEY HAD GIVEN HIM A "AHÉÓ BURIAL
4HIS HAD ANGERED THE -USLIM PRIESTS WHO COMPLAINED TO THE POLICE4HE
CHILDS FATHER WAS TAKEN TO JAIL
!FTER READING THE LETTER -ULLÉ "AHRÉM THOUGHT DEEPLY ABOUT THIS PROB
LEM AND DECIDED TO GO TO SEE A HIGH GOVERNMENT OFlCIAL TO ASK FOR HELP
7HEN -ULLÉ "AHRÉM ARRIVED AT THIS OFlCIALS HOME HE FOUND HIM AT A
FEAST WITH MANY GUESTS /NE OF THEM WHO SAW THE POORLY DRESSED MAN
IN THE DOORWAY WANTED TO HAVE HIM THROWN OUT "UT THE OWNER OF THE
HOUSE SAW -ULLÉ "AHRÉM AND WITH A GREAT DEAL OF LOVE AND RESPECT
INVITED HIM TO COME IN !LL OF THE GUESTS WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THE COUR
TESY AND WARMTH WITH WHICH THE OFlCIAL TREATED -ULLÉ "AHRÉM A POOR
AND HUMBLE MAN4HE HOST EXPLAINEDh4HE RESPECT ) FEEL TOWARDS -ULLÉ
"AHRÉM IS WELL DESERVED BECAUSE HE IS A RIGHTEOUS AND HONEST MAN
EVEN IN MOMENTS OF TESTSv -ULLÉ "AHRÉM EXPLAINED HIS PROBLEM AND
WITH A GREAT DEAL OF PLEASURE THE OFlCIAL WROTE OUT THE ORDER FOR HIS COUS
INS IMMEDIATE RELEASE4HE GUESTS WERE SURPRISED AND ASKED THE OFlCIAL
HOW HE KNEW THAT -ULLÉ "AHRÉM WAS HONEST AND MERITED SUCH RESPECT
FROM A HIGH GOVERNMENT OFlCIAL4HE OFlCIAL ANSWERED
h3OME TIME AGO ) HAD A DEBT WHICH ) HAD TO PAY WITHOUT DELAY BUT
) DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY 3O ) ARRIVED AT AN AGREEMENT WITH A
MONEY LENDER THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN EXCHANGE FOR
THE DEBT (OWEVER HE WOULD NOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THE PROPERTYS
VALUE7E COULD NOT ACCEPT THE JUDGEMENT OF A FRIEND OF HIS NOR A FRIEND
OF MINE BECAUSE EACH ONE OF US COULD HAVE PAID OUR FRIEND TO ALTER THE
PROPERTYS PRICE IN OUR FAVOUR 3O WE ASKED A MERCHANT TO SEND ONE
OF HIS EMPLOYEES TO THE PROPERTY TO PUT A VALUE ON IT (E SENT -ULLÉ
"AHRÉM4O ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY WAS WORTH ENOUGH TO PAY THE ENTIRE
DEBT ) WENT TO HIM THE DAY HE WAS TO VALUE THE PROPERTY AND OFFERED
HIM A BIG BAG OF MONEY SO THAT HE WOULD SPEAK IN MY FAVOUR (E WOULD
NOT HAVE EARNED THAT MUCH MONEY IN SIX YEARS OF HARD WORK BUT HE
DID NOT ACCEPT IT (E SAID IT WAS BETTER TO WAIT AND SEE THE PROPERTY )T
TURNED OUT THAT -ULLÉ "AHRÉM ESTIMATED THE PROPERTY AT MUCH MORE
THAN WHAT ) HAD THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH 3O ) WENT TO HIM AND OFFERED
HIM A BIGGER BAG OF MONEY SO HE WOULD BE PLEASED (E DID NOT TAKE IT
THIS TIME EITHER (E SAID THAT THE ONLY REASON HE HAD PUT THAT VALUE ON
THE PROPERTY WAS THAT IT WAS THE TRUE VALUE (IS APPRAISAL WAS PART OF
HIS WORK FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED A SALARY AND IT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT TO
RECEIVE ANYTHING EXTRA FOR ITv
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN TRY HARD NEVER TO SAY THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE 'OD
LOVES THOSE THAT ARE TRUTHFULv

$O .OT (ARM !NIMALS
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
$O .OT (ARM !NIMALS
$EAR CHILDREN YOU KNOW THAT WE USE ANIMALS IN MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS 7E USE THEM TO HELP US AND TO GUARD OUR HOMES 7E USE
THEM FOR FOOD AND COMPANIONSHIP
3OME ANIMALS CARRY HEAVY LOADS FOR US )F WE LOAD AN ANIMAL WITH
A HEAVIER LOAD THAN IT CAN CARRY IT SUFFERS BUT CANNOT TELL US SINCE
IT CANNOT SPEAK 7E SHOULD BE CONSIDERATE AND NOT OVERBURDEN
IT #HICKENS PROVIDE US WITH EGGS AND WE USE THEIR FEATHERS FOR
BEAUTY 3HEEP COWS AND GOATS PROVIDE US WITH MILK 4HERE ARE
THOUSANDS OF WAYS THAT VARIOUS ANIMALS HELP OUR LIVES SO IT IS OUR
DUTY TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM 4HE TEACHER CAN ASK THE STUDENTS
TO GIVE OTHER EXAMPLES OF HOW ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT TO HUMANS
AND HOW HUMANS CAN BE KIND TO ANIMALS
"AHÉULLÉH IN (IS -OST (OLY "OOK THE +ITÉB I !QDAS TELLS US
NEVER TO LOAD AN ANIMAL WITH MORE THAN IT CAN BEAR (E ADMON
ISHES US TO OBSERVE FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE AT ALL TIMES EVEN WITH ANI
MALS
@!BDUL "AHÉ HAS ALSO EMPHASIZED THIS MATTER ON MANY OCCASIONS
(E HAS EXPLAINED TO US THAT PEOPLE OF UNDERSTANDING SHOULD BE
KIND TO BOTH ANIMALS AND HUMANS !S FAR AS POSSIBLE WE SHOULD
TRY AND PROVIDE THE ANIMALS WITH COMFORT AND PROTECTION (E FUR
THER EXPLAINS THAT ANIMALS HAVE MANY OF THE SAME PHYSICAL FEEL
INGS THAT WE HUMANS HAVE )F WE HARM AN ANIMAL IT IS AS IF WE
HAVE HARMED A HUMAN 4HERE IS NO DIFFERENCE )N FACT (E SAYS IT
IS MORE UNFAIR TO HARM AN ANIMAL SINCE IT DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY
TO SPEAK OUT AND COMPLAIN WHEREAS HUMANS HAVE 3O WE SHOULD
TRY TO BE VERY KIND TO ANIMALS

$EAR CHILDREN YOU SHOULD LEARN HOW TO BE KIND TO ANIMALS (ERE
ARE A FEW IDEAS )F AN ANIMAL IS SICK WE SHOULD TRY TO CURE IT )F IT
IS HUNGRY FEED IT IF THIRSTY GIVE IT WATER IF TIRED GIVE IT A PLACE TO
REST AND BE COMFORTABLE
%XCEPTIONS OF COURSE ARE THE FEROCIOUS ANIMALS SUCH AS WOLVES
LIONS SNAKES AND OTHER DANGEROUS ANIMALS 7ITH DANGEROUS ANI
MALS WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL AS THEY MAY HARM US AS WELL AS OTHERS
IF WE ARE KIND TO THEM &OR EXAMPLE IF WE SEE A THIRSTY KITTEN AS
WE ARE WALKING AND WE HAVE SOME WATER WE SHOULD GIVE IT SOME
TO DRINK9ET IF WE COME ACROSS A WOLF THEN WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL
AND HIDE AS IT IS A WILD ANIMAL
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN THINK OF ANIMALS AS 'ODS CREATION 4RY TO DIF
FERENTIATE BETWEEN AVOIDING THE DANGEROUS AND FEROCIOUS ANIMALS
AND BEING KIND AND GENTLE TO THE OTHERSv

$O .OT (URT 0EOPLES &EELINGS
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
!VOID (URTING 0EOPLES &EELINGS
)N THE +ITÉB I !QDAS "AHÉULLÉH HAS TOLD US TO AVOID DOING THINGS
TO OTHERS THAT WE DO NOT WANT THEM TO DO TO US 3INCE WE DO NOT
LIKE IT WHEN OTHERS MAKE US SAD OR HURT OUR FEELINGS WE SHOULD
AVOID DOING IT TO OTHERS7E SHOULD NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WILL CAUSE
SOMEONES HEART TO BE UNHAPPY
"AHÉULLÉH EVEN ADVISES US TO AVOID DOING ANYTHING THAT MAY
HAVE THE SLIGHTEST POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING UNHAPPINESS TO OTHERS AND
HURTING THEIR FEELINGS )N ONE OF (IS 4ABLETS (E SAYS
6ERILY ) SAY THE TONGUE IS FOR MENTIONING WHAT IS GOOD
DElLE IT NOT WITH UNSEEMLY TALK 'OD HATH FORGIVEN WHAT IS
PAST (ENCEFORTH EVERYONE SHOULD UTTER THAT WHICH IS MEET
AND SEEMLY AND SHOULD REFRAIN FROM SLANDER ABUSE AND
WHATEVER CAUSETH SADNESS IN MEN
)N ANOTHER 4ABLET (E SAYS
"E NOT THE CAUSE OF GRIEF MUCH LESS OF DISCORD AND STRIFE
@!BDUL "AHÉ ALSO HAS EMPHASIZED THIS ISSUE (E SAYS THAT THE BEST
PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHO ARE KIND TO OTHERS AND AVOID HURTING OTHER
PEOPLES FEELINGS AND THE WORST ARE THOSE WHO CAUSE UNHAPPINESS
AMONGST PEOPLE AND HURT OTHER PEOPLES FEELINGS (E EMPHATI
CALLY SAYS THAT IN THE SIGHT OF 'OD THOSE WHO MAKE OTHERS SAD
AND BRING ABOUT UNHAPPINESS ARE CONSIDERED AT FAULT 7E SHOULD
ALWAYS BE ALERT TO OTHER PEOPLES FEELINGS LEST WE HURT THOSE FEEL
INGS WITH WHAT WE DO OR WHAT WE SAY )T SHOULD ALWAYS BE OUR
INTENTION TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY AND TO BRING JOY TO THEIR HEARTS
4HE TEACHER SHOULD ENCOURAGE A DISCUSSION AMONGST THE CHILDREN
ON WAYS OF MAKING OTHERS HAPPY HOW TO BE SENSITIVE TO OTHER
PEOPLES FEELINGS AND WHAT TO DO WHEN ONE SEES ANOTHER PERSON
UNHAPPY
$EAR CHILDREN IN OUR DAILY LIVES WE HAVE THE CHOICE TO BE A SOURCE
OF JOY OR UNHAPPINESS TO OTHERS &OR EXAMPLE WHEN WE HAVE A
MISUNDERSTANDING WITH OUR BROTHERS SISTERS OR FRIENDS WE CAN TRY
AND lND A PEACEFUL WAY OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF lGHT
ING WITH THEM (APPINESS IS JUST LIKE THE RIPPLING EFFECT OF THROW
ING A STONE INTO A POND 7HEN YOU MAKE OTHERS HAPPY THEY WILL
MAKE OTHERS HAPPIER AND THE CIRCLE OF HAPPINESS GROWS BIGGER AND
BIGGER
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN REMEMBER ALWAYS TO TRY TO BE A SOURCE OF JOY TO
OTHER PEOPLES HEARTS AND TO AVOID CAUSING UNHAPPINESSv

/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
4HY NAME IS MY HEALING / MY 'OD AND REMEMBRANCE
OF 4HEE IS MY REMEDY .EARNESS TO 4HEE IS MY
HOPE AND LOVE FOR 4HEE IS MY COMPANION 4HY
MERCY TO ME IS MY HEALING AND MY SUCCOUR IN
BOTH THIS WORLD AND THE WORLD TO COME 4HOU VERILY
ART THE !LL "OUNTIFUL THE !LL +NOWING THE !LL 7ISE
"AHÉULLÉH
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN ) KNOW YOU SAY YOUR PRAYERS AT HOME EVERY DAY
&OR THE COMING WEEK TRY TO SAY THE PRAYER WE LEARNED TODAY AND
TRY TO MEMORIZE IT9OU MAY SAY THIS PRAYER IN TIMES OF ILLNESS FOR
YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONESv

/PENING 0RAYER
1UESTIONS AND !NSWERS
4EACHER SHOULD ASK IF CHILDREN HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
LESSONS JUST REVIEWED "Y ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE DISCUSSIONS AN ACTIVE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE CAN BE CREATED
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN SHARE THE STORY OF THE "ÉB AND (IS EARLY FOLLOWERS
WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND AT HOME WITH YOUR PARENTSv

2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
4EACHER SHOULD ASK IF CHILDREN HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
LESSON JUST REVIEWED "Y ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE DISCUSSIONS AN ACTIVE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE CAN BE CREATED
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN THINK HOW "AHÉULLÉH AND THE "ÉB SUFFERED ALL
THEIR LIVES ON THIS EARTH TO BRING ABOUT PEACE AND HAPPINESS TO ALL
OF HUMANITY !S "AHÉÓS WE CAN RESPOND TO THE BOUNTY OF BEING A
"AHÉÓ BY TRYING TO LIVE A "AHÉÓ LIFE AND BY SHARING THE MESSAGE
OF "AHÉULLÉH WITH OTHERSv

'OD +NOWS THE 3ECRETS OF /UR
(EARTS
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF 0RAYER FROM ,ESSON
'OD KNOWS THE 3ECRETS OF OUR (EARTS
4HERE IS NOTHING THAT IS HIDDEN FROM 'OD 'OD KNOWS THE SECRETS
OF OUR HEARTS (E KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT US (E KNOWS OUR
THOUGHTS AND IDEAS (E HEARS WHAT WE SAY (E IS WITH US UNDER
ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WHETHER WE ARE ALONE OR WHETHER WE ARE IN A
CROWD WHETHER WE ARE IN AN OPEN PLACE OR IN A CLOSED ROOM
WHETHER WE ARE AT HOME OR TRAVELLING
"AHÉULLÉH CONlRMING THIS SAYS THAT WHAT GOES ON IN OUR HEARTS
AND MINDS IS AS EVIDENT AND CLEAR TO 'OD AS THE MIDDAY SUN
.OTHING IS HIDDEN FROM 'OD 4HE ACTIONS AND THE THOUGHTS OF ALL
THE PEOPLE AS WELL AS WHAT THEY SAY AND DO ARE KNOWN TO 'OD
!S "AHÉÓS THEREFORE WE SHOULD KNOW THAT 'OD IS A WITNESS AN
OBSERVER AND A HEARER TO WHATEVER WE DO WHATEVER WE THINK AND
WHATEVER WE SAY
)F WE REMEMBER THIS EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES THEN PERHAPS WE WILL
BE MORE CAREFUL ABOUT NOT DOING THINGS THAT WILL NOT PLEASE 'OD
3TORY OF /PIYOS EXPERIMENT
/PIYO WAS A NINE YEAR OLD BOY WHO ALWAYS TRIED TO DO WHAT HIS PARENTS
TOLD HIM
/NE DAY DURING A FAMILY DEEPENING /PIYOS FATHER TOLD HIM THAT 'OD
KNOWS WHAT EVERYBODY DOES AND THINKS /PIYO FOUND THAT VERY INTEREST
ING (E DECIDED TO DO AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE IF WHAT HIS DAD SAID WAS
TRUE
(E ASKED 'OD IN HIS MIND TO HELP HIM lND A LITTLE TOY CAR THAT HE HAD
LOST SEVERAL MONTHS AGO 3O HE STARTED SEARCHING FOR THE CAR AND KEPT ON
ASKING 'OD TO HELP IN HIS MIND 4O HIS SURPRISE HE FOUND THE CAR IN
lVE MINUTES )T WAS IN HIS CUPBOARD UNDER A PILE OF BOOKS
h7OWv SAID /PIYO
h)F 'OD CAN READ MY THOUGHTS IT MEANS (E CAN READ ALL MY THOUGHTS
THE GOOD AND THE BADv
&ROM THAT DAY ON WHENEVER /PIYO HAD A BAD THOUGHT HE TRIED TO
REPLACE IT WITH A GOOD THOUGHT
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN REMEMBER THAT 'OD IS ALWAYS WITH US BECAUSE
(E LOVES US (E IS WITH US TO PROTECT US (E IS A WITNESS TO WHAT
WE DO WHAT WE THINK AND WHAT WE SAY (E IS EVERYWHERE )T IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THIS AND TRY TO BEHAVE AND ACT AT ALL TIMES
IN A WAY THAT IS PLEASING TO 'OD AND TO "AHÉULLÉHv

4HE "ELOVED 'UARDIAN 3HOGHI
%FFENDI
/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
4HE "ELOVED 'UARDIAN 3HOGHI %FFENDI
!FTER THE PASSING OF @!BDUL "AHÉ (IS 7ILL AND 4ESTAMENT WAS
READ AND THE "AHÉÓS AND RELATIVES OF @!BDUL "AHÉ LEARNED THAT
THEY SHOULD FROM THEN ON ALL FOLLOW AND OBEY 3HOGHI %FFENDI
3HOGHI %FFENDI WAS THE ELDEST GRANDCHILD OF @!BDUL "AHÉ (E WAS
THE 'UARDIAN OF THE #AUSE OF 'OD AND THE "AHÉÓS ALL OVER THE
WORLD SHOULD TURN TO HIM FOR GUIDANCE )N SEVERAL PLACES IN (IS
7ILL AND 4ESTAMENT @!BDUL "AHÉ EMPHASIZED THAT NO EXCUSE IS
ACCEPTED FROM ANYONE WHO DOES NOT OBEY 3HOGHI %FFENDI AND
WHOEVER OPPOSES 3HOGHI %FFENDI HAS OPPOSED 'OD (E EVEN SAID
THAT SUCH A PERSON IS NO LONGER A "AHÉÓ AND CANNOT BE A MEMBER
OF THE "AHÉÓ COMMUNITY
3HOGHI %FFENDI LIVED IN (AIFA IN THE HOUSE OF @!BDUL "AHÉ (E
SPENT ALL HIS LIFE WORKING HARD DAY AND NIGHT TO EDUCATE THE
"AHÉÓS ABOUT THE 2EVELATION OF "AHÉULLÉH AND HOW TO SERVE IT
$URING THE MINISTRY OF 3HOGHI %FFENDI THE &AITH SPREAD TO ALL COR
NERS OF THE EARTH AND PEOPLE FROM MANY DIFFERENT RACES TRIBES
NATIONALITIES AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS BECAME "AHÉÓS 4ODAY
AS WE TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD WE SEE WHAT A WONDERFUL "AHÉÓ
FAMILY WE ALL ARE AND HOW MANY BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE HAVE IN
EVERY COUNTRY OF THE WORLD 3HOGHI %FFENDI SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE
SHOWING US HOW TO DO THIS (E PASSED AWAY IN
(E TRAINED THE "AHÉÓS HOW TO ADMINISTER THE AFFAIRS OF THEIR COM
MUNITIES APPOINTED (ANDS OF THE #AUSE OF 'OD TO ASSIT HIM WITH
HIS WORK AND SHOWED US HOW TO ELECT THE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *US
TICE WHICH HAS GUIDED THE "AHÉÓS ALL OVER THE WORLD SINCE
3HOGHI %FFENDI LOVES US ALL (E EXPECTS ALL OF US "AHÉÓS TO ARISE
AND SERVE THE #AUSE OF 'OD IN ANY WAY WE CAN AND DO WHATEVER
IS IN OUR ABILITY FOR THE PROGRESS OF THE &AITH #HILDREN ARE NOT AN
EXCEPTION )N A LETTER WRITTEN BY HIS SECRETARY ON HIS BEHALF WE
READ
"AHÉÓ CHILDREN LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL WORK TO
DO FOR OTHERS IN THE FUTURE "UT YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL YOU GROW UP YOU CAN HELP YOUR DEAR -OTHER TEACH
THE #AUSE TO OTHERS RIGHT NOW AND ALSO TELL YOUR PLAYMATES
ABOUT IT
(E ON ANOTHER OCCASION SAYS
*UST BECAUSE YOU ARE CHILDREN DOES NOT MEAN YOU CANNOT
SERVE THE &AITH AND TEACH IT BY YOUR EXAMPLE
#HILDREN CAN SERVE THE &AITH WELL AND IN A NUMBER OF WAYS &OR
INSTANCE IF "AHÉÓ CHILDREN TRY UNDER ALL CONDITIONS AT HOME AT
SCHOOL AND IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TO HAVE A "AHÉÓ BEHAVIOUR THEY
WILL ATTRACT OTHERS TO THE &AITH )F THE "AHÉÓ CHILDREN ACT THE WAY
THAT "AHÉULLÉH WANTS THEM TO THEY WILL
s "E GENTLE AND KIND TO ALL
s .EVER BACKBITE
s .EVER USE BAD AND RUDE WORDS
s .OT HURT ANYONES FEELINGS
s "E CLEAN AND NEAT ALL THE TIME
s "E POLITE AND OBEY THEIR PARENTS
s .EVER HARM ANYONE NOR ANIMALS
s "E TRUTHFUL AND NOT LIE
)N BRIEF THEY WILL
s "E ADORNED WITH ALL DIVINE VIRTUES
4HEY CAN SERVE THE &AITH OF 'OD AND TEACH IT IN THIS WAY /THERS
WILL THEN SEE HOW "AHÉÓ CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE INmUENCE OF THE
4EACHINGS OF "AHÉULLÉH ARE DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHERS4HEY WILL
WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO BE LIKE "AHÉÓ CHILDREN AND WILL GRADUALLY
GROW TO LOVE THE &AITH

#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN THINK ABOUT THE "ELOVED 'UARDIAN 3HOGHI
%FFENDI AND HOW HE EXPECTS US ALL TO ARISE TO SERVE THE #AUSE
EVERYONE ACCORDING TO HIS OR HER OWN CAPACITY AND CIRCUMSTANCES
4HINK ABOUT HOW HE EXPECTS YOU DEAR CHILDREN TO SERVE AND
TEACH THE #AUSEv

/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF ,ESSON
(E IS 'OD
/ -IGHTY ,ORD 4HOU SEEST WHAT HATH BEFALLEN 4HY
HELPLESS LOVERS IN THIS DARKEST OF LONG NIGHTS 4HOU
KNOWEST HOW IN ALL THESE YEARS OF SEPARATION FROM 4HY
"EAUTY THE CONlDANTS OF 4HY MYSTERIES HAVE EVER BEEN
ACQUAINTED WITH BURNING GRIEF
/ 0OWERFUL -ASTER 3UFFER NOT 4HY WAYFARERS TO BE
ABASED AND BROUGHT LOW SUCCOUR THIS HANDFUL OF FEEBLE CREA
TURES WITH THE POTENCY OF 4HY MIGHT %XALT 4HY LOVED ONES
BEFORE THE ASSEMBLAGE OF MAN AND GRANT THEM STRENGTH
!LLOW THOSE BROKEN WINGED BEINGS TO RAISE THEIR HEADS
AND GLORY IN THE FULlLMENT OF THEIR HOPES THAT WE IN
THESE BRIEF DAYS OF LIFE MAY GAZE WITH OUR PHYSICAL EYES
ON THE ELEVATION AND EXALTATION OF 4HY &AITH AND SOAR
UP TO 4HEE WITH GLADDENED SOULS AND BLISSFUL HEARTS
4HOU KNOWEST THAT SINCE 4HY ASCENSION WE SEEK NO
NAME OR FAME THAT IN THIS SWIFTLY PASSING WORLD WE
WISH HENCEFORTH NO JOY NO DELIGHT AND NO GOOD FORTUNE
4HEN KEEP 4HY WORD AND EXHILARATE ONCE MORE THE LIVES
OF THESE 4HY SICK AT HEART "RING LIGHT TO OUR EXPECTANT
EYES BALM TO OUR STRICKEN BREASTS ,EAD 4HOU THE CARAVANS
OF THE CITY OF 4HY LOVE SWIFTLY TO THEIR INTENDED GOAL $RAW
THOSE WHO SORROW AFTER 4HEE INTO THE HIGH COURT OF REUNION
WITH 4HEE &OR IN THIS WORLD BELOW WE ASK FOR NOTHING BUT
THE TRIUMPH OF 4HY #AUSE !ND WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF 4HY
BOUNDLESS MERCY WE HOPE FOR NOTHING BUT 4HY PRESENCE
4HOU ART THE 7ITNESS THE (AVEN THE 2EFUGE 4HOU ART
(E WHO RENDERETH VICTORIOUS THIS BAND OF THE INNOCENT
3HOGHI %FFENDI
"Y LEARNING THIS PRAYER THE CHILDREN WILL HAVE A BETTER FEEL FOR
THE DEPTH OF THE LOVE THAT 3HOGHI %FFENDI HAD FOR @!BDUL "AHÉ
AND HOW HE PRAYS TO @!BDUL "AHÉ 4HE TEACHER SHOULD TRY AND
EXPLAIN THE ABOVE PRAYER TO THE CHILDREN
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN TRY TO LEARN THE PRAYER OF 3HOGHI %FFENDI AND CON
TINUE TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU ALL 0RAY THAT WE WILL
ALL SUCCEED IN ARISING TO SERVE THE #AUSE IN A WAY THAT WILL MAKE
3HOGHI %FFENDI HAPPYv

/PENING 0RAYER
2EVIEW OF 0RAYER FROM ,ESSON
4HE TEACHER WILL LEAD THE CHILDREN INTO A LIVELY DISCUSSION AND ASK
QUESTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS ,ESSONS
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN THINK ABOUT HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE "AHÉÓS TO BE
FOLLOWERS OF "AHÉULLÉH AND TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE DIVINE GUIDANCE
FOR OUR LIVESv

4HE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE
/PENING 0RAYER
5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE
4HE TEACHER CAN BEGIN BY ASKING THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
h7HO CAN TELL ME WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE 5NIVERSAL
(OUSE OF JUSTICE IN PREVIOUS YEARSv
9ES YOU ARE RIGHT
4HE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE IS AN INSTITUTION CREATED BY
"AHÉULLÉH WITH NINE MEMBERS WHO ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERS OF
.ATIONAL 3PIRITUAL !SSEMBLIES EVERY lVE YEARS )T WAS lRST ELECTED
IN THE YEAR )TS 3EAT CALLED THE 3EAT OF THE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE
OF *USTICE IS A BEAUTIFUL WHITE MARBLE BUILDING ON -OUNT #ARMEL
(AIFA )SRAEL 4HE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE IS AN INFALLIBLE )NSTI
TUTION 7E HAVE BEEN PROMISED BY "AHÉULLÉH THAT (E (IMSELF
PROTECTS THE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE FROM MAKING ANY MISTAKE
IN ITS DECISIONS !FTER THE PASSING OF THE 'UARDIAN THE 5NIVERSAL
(OUSE OF *USTICE BECAME THE (EAD OF THE "AHÉÓ &AITH AND NOW
LOOKS AFTER THE AFFAIRS OF THE "AHÉÓS )T CONSULTS WITH THE (ANDS OF
THE #AUSE OF 'OD AND WITH THE )NTERNATIONAL 4EACHING #ENTRE )T
ALSO SEEKS THE VIEWS OF THE #OUNSELLORS .ATIONAL 3PIRITUAL !SSEM
BLIES AND WHEN NECESSARY INDIVIDUALS 7E SHOULD ALWAYS OBEY THE
5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE
$EAR CHILDREN EVERY YEAR AT 2IVÉN !PRIL TO -AY WE CEL
EBRATE THE DECLARATION OF "AHÉULLÉH WHICH OCCURRED IN "AGH
DÉD "AHÉÓS IN EVERY TOWN AND VILLAGE COME TOGETHER ON !PRIL
TO ELECT THEIR ,OCAL 3PIRITUAL !SSEMBLIES YOU MIGHT HAVE ATTENDED
ONE OF THESE MEETINGS WITH YOUR PARENTS 3OON AFTER THE DELEGATES
FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHO WERE ELECTED BY THE ADULT
"AHÉÓS COME TOGETHER TO ELECT THE .ATIONAL 3PIRITUAL !SSEMBLY )T
IS DURING THIS VERY SPECIAL TIME THAT THE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE
SENDS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE CALLED THE 2IVÉN MESSAGE TO ALL THE
"AHÉÓS OF THE 7ORLD

)N THIS MESSAGE THE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE TELLS US ABOUT THE
GREAT EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE "AHÉÓ WORLD DURING THE PAST
YEAR )T SHARES WITH US GUIDANCE FOR THE PROGRESS OF THE &AITH )T
INSPIRES THE FRIENDS TO WORK HARDER TO TAKE INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVES
AND SUPPORT THE PLANS OF THEIR ,OCAL AND .ATIONAL !SSEMBLIES AND
2EGIONAL #OUNCILS )T OFTEN INCLUDES INSPIRING WORDS ABOUT THE
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
4HE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE IS THE (EAD OF OUR &AITH AND
WAS GIVEN TO US BY "AHÉULLÉH 2ECEIVING A MESSAGE FROM IT IS A
BOUNTY SINCE IT CONTAINS DIVINE GUIDANCE FOR TODAY
4HE TEACHER CAN BRING THE LATEST MESSAGE TO THE CLASS AND DISCUSS
BRIEmY SOME OF THE ASPECTS WITH WHICH THE CHILDREN CAN HELP
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN THINK HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE AND WHAT A BOUNTY
IT IS FOR US TO HAVE THE 5NIVERSAL (OUSE OF *USTICE AN INSTITUTION
ORDAINED BY "AHÉULLÉH PROTECTED BY (IM FROM ALL ERROR AND
GUIDED BY THE (OLY 3PIRITv

/BEYING /UR 0ARENTS AND "EING
#ONSIDERATE OF 4HEM
/PENING 0RAYER
/BEYING 0ARENTS AND "EING #ONSIDERATE OF 4HEM
)N THE "AHÉÓ &AITH THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING GOOD MANNERS IS
HEAVILY EMPHASIZED "AHÉULLÉH IN MANY OF (IS 4ABLETS HAS TOLD
US TO EXERT OURSELVES TO ACQUIRE DIVINE VIRTUES AND AVOID DOING
THINGS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE TO 'OD
/NE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND WELL PLEASING BEHAVIOURS FOR CHIL
DREN IS TO BE CONSIDERATE OF AND OBEDIENT TO THEIR PARENTS 4HIS
MEANS THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD OBEY HIS OR HER PARENTS AND BE CON
SIDERATE OF AND POLITE TOWARDS THEM AT ALL TIMES
0ARENTS WANT THE BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN 4HEY LOVE THEIR CHILDREN
MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD !T TIMES THE CHILDREN MAY NOT
UNDERSTAND THE WISDOM OF WHAT THEIR PARENTS WANT THEM TO DO
THIS IS WHY IT IS NECESSARY FOR CHILDREN TO OBEY THEIR PARENTS EVEN
IF THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH OR UNDERSTAND THEM
"AHÉULLÉH TO EMPHASIZE THIS IMPORTANT LAW FOR US HAS SAID THAT
UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES OBEYING ONES PARENTS IS LIKE OBEYING
'OD (E HAS WARNED CHILDREN NEVER TO DO THINGS THAT WILL MAKE
PARENTS SAD OR HEARTBROKEN &URTHER (E HAS ENCOURAGED CHILDREN
TO SERVE THEIR PARENTS
@!BDUL "AHÉ SAYS
)F THOU WOULDST SHOW KINDNESS AND CONSIDERATION TO THY
PARENTS SO THAT THEY MAY FEEL GENERALLY PLEASED THIS WOULD
ALSO PLEASE -E FOR PARENTS MUST BE HIGHLY RESPECTED AND IT
IS ESSENTIAL THAT THEY SHOULD FEEL CONTENTED
@!BDUL "AHÉ HAS FURTHER EMPHASIZED THIS IMPORTANT POINT (E
EXPLAINS THAT PARENTS DO A LOT TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN AND IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THE CHILDREN TO BE KIND AND CONSIDERATE OF THEM
&URTHERMORE (E ADVISES US TO PRAY FOR OUR PARENTS AND ASK 'ODS
MERCY FOR THEM !ND WHEN THEY PASS AWAY WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO
PRAY FOR THEM AND TO UNDERTAKE CHARITABLE DEEDS IN THEIR LOVING
MEMORY LIKE GIVING TO THE POOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUNDS OF THE
&AITH AND INITIATING AND SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN AND CHARITABLE
PROJECTS 7E DO ALL THIS WHILE BESEECHING 'OD TO SHOWER OUR PAR
ENTS WITH (IS GRACE
7ITH ALL THIS EMPHASIS ON OBEYING PARENTS WE REALIZE THAT "AHÉÓ
CHILDREN SHOULD BE VERY CONSIDERATE TOWARDS THEIR PARENTS SHOW
RESPECT TO THEM AT ALL TIMES AND OBEY THEIR INSTRUCTIONS /F
COURSE "AHÉÓ PARENTS SHOULD ALSO BE VERY CAREFUL NEVER TO SAY OR
DO ANYTHING TO THEIR CHILDREN WHICH IS NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE
7RITINGS OF THE &AITH4HEY SHOULD ALSO NEVER CONDONE THE ACTIONS
OF THEIR CHILDREN THAT WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE TO "AHÉULLÉH
(ERE IS A STORY THAT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF OBEYING OUR PAR
ENTS
/NCE UPON A TIME NEAR A GREAT FOREST LIVED A MOTHER GOAT WITH HER
THREE KIDS4HE KIDS WERE CALLED ,ILLY4AABU AND 3HRADHA $EEP IN THE
SAME FOREST LIVED A BAD OLD HYENA WHO LOVED TO EAT YOUNG GOATS -OTHER
AND FATHER GOAT ALWAYS TOLD THEIR CHILDREN NOT TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR
ANYONE WHILE THEY WERE AWAY 4HEY SAID THAT WHENEVER THEY RETURNED
THE MOTHER GOAT WOULD SING A SPECIAL SONG TWICE4HIS IS HOW THE SPECIAL
SONG WENT
h(EAR ME ,ILLY GET READY 4AABU OPEN 3HRADHAv
;9OU CAN MAKE UP YOUR OWN TUNE TO THESE WORDS=
/NE DAY MOTHER AND FATHER GOAT WENT TO GATHER FOOD FOR THE FAMILY
7HILE THEY WERE GONE THE BAD OLD HYENA CAME UP TO THE HOUSE AND SAID
IN HIS TERRIBLE AND UGLY VOICE
,ILLY4AABU 3HRADHA OPEN THE DOOR ) AM YOUR MOTHERv
,ILLY SAID h'O AWAY YOU OLD HYENA7E KNOW WHO YOU ARE FROM YOUR
ROUGH VOICEv
3O THEN THE HYENA WENT AWAY DISAPPOINTED7HEN MOTHER GOAT CAME
SHE SANG THE SPECIAL SONG TWICE4HE LITTLE GOATS OPENED THE DOOR AND TOLD
HER WHAT HAD HAPPENED 3HE SAID h9OU DID VERY WELL NOT TO OPEN THE
DOOR ) AM HAPPY THAT YOU OBEYED WHAT YOUR FATHER AND ) TOLD YOUv
4HE FOLLOWING DAY MOTHER AND FATHER GOAT WENT OUT AGAIN 4HE HYENA
WAS HIDING BEHIND A TREE AND AS SOON AS HE SAW THAT THEY HAD GONE HE
RAN UP TO THE DOOR 4HIS TIME HE KNEW HE HAD TO SING THE SONG AND HE
BEGAN TO SING AS SWEETLY AS HE COULD
h(EAR ME ,ILLY GET READY 4AABU OPEN 3HRADHAv
(E SANG THE SONG THREE TIMES THEN CONTINUED SINGING THE SONG WAITING
FOR THE KIDS TO OPEN THE DOOR ,ILLY AND 4AABU HEARD THE SONG AND WON
DERED h#AN THAT BE OUR MOTHERv 4HEY ASKED ONE ANOTHER h7HY DID
SHE SING THE SONG MORE THAN TWICEv "UT 3HRADHA SAID h,ET US OPEN
THE DOORv
4AABU SAID h.O DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR 4HE SONG HAS BEEN SUNG MORE
THAN TWICEv 3HRADHA SAID h)T DOES NOT MATTER WHAT MOTHER SAID )
AM HUNGRY /PEN THE DOORv4HEY BEGAN TO QUARREL AMONG THEMSELVES
3HRADHA SAID THEY SHOULD OPEN THE DOOR AND TURNED THE KEY !S SOON AS
SHE DID THIS THE HYENA PUSHED THE DOOR OPEN AND CAUGHT HER (E LOOKED
AROUND FOR ,ILLY AND 4AABU BUT COULD NOT lND THEM SO HE LEFT
7HEN MOTHER AND FATHER GOAT RETURNED THEY WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THE
DOOR OPEN ,ILLY EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED
4HEY WERE SO UNHAPPY4HEY SAIDh,ILLY AND 4AABU LOOK AT WHAT HAP
PENED TO 3HRADHA 3HE DID NOT OBEY WHAT WE HAD TOLD YOUv
4HE TEACHER SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN TO DISCUSS THE MORAL
OF THE STORY
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN TRY TO BE POLITE RESPECTFUL AND OBEDIENT TO YOUR
PARENTS 'OD LOVES CHILDREN WHO DO SOv

/PENING 0RAYER
#HILDREN SHOULD BE ASSISTED AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
ACTIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ARISING FROM THE TOPICS OF THESE
LESSONS
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN AS WE REVIEW THESE LESSONS AND WE LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT "AHÉULLÉH AND @!BDUL "AHÉ HAVE TOLD US TO DO WE
SHOULD TRY TO PRACTISE THEM IN OUR LIVES AS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO
HAVE TRUE HAPPINESSv


/PENING 0RAYER
#HILDREN SHOULD BE ASSISTED AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
ACTIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ARISING FROM THE TOPICS OF THESE
LESSONS
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN AS WE REVIEW THESE LESSONS AND WE LEARN MORE AND
MORE ABOUT WHAT "AHÉULLÉH AND @!BDUL "AHÉ HAVE TOLD US TO
DO WE SHOULD TRY TO PRACTISE THEM IN OUR LIVES AS THIS IS THE ONLY
WAY TO HAVE TRUE HAPPINESSv

0REPARATION FOR %ND OF 9EAR
#ELEBRATION
/PENING 0RAYER
0REPARATION FOR THE 9EAR %ND #ELEBRATION
4HE TEACHER SHOULD CONSULT WITH THE STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT THEY
WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR THE YEAR END CELEBRATION
/NE EXAMPLE OF THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CELEBRATION IS AS FOLLOWS
4HE TEACHER SHOULD FEEL FREE TO CONSULT THE CHILDREN AND CHANGE IT
AS HE OR SHE SEES APPROPRIATE 4HE TEACHER MAY HAVE OTHER EXCIT
ING IDEAS TO MAKE THIS A SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE CHILDREN AND THEIR
FAMILIES
/PENING 0RAYER /NE OF THE CHILDREN SAYS A PRAYER
3ONGS SUNG BY THE CHILDREN
! TALK BY ONE OF THE STUDENTS ON THE BENElTS OF "AHÉÓ CHIL
DRENS CLASSES 4HE TEACHER WILL HAVE TO ASSIST THE STUDENT TO
PREPARE THE TALK
! TALK BY A FEW OF THE STUDENTS ON THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS THEY
HAVE LEARNED DURING THE YEAR 4OPICS SUCH AS CLEANLINESS KIND
NESS TO ANIMALS AND OBEDIENCE TO ONES PARENTS COULD BE
INCLUDED 4HE TEACHER IS TO HELP IN THE PREPARATION
3ONGS
#LOSING 0RAYER /NE OF THE CHILDREN TO SAY A PRAYER
4HE TEACHER WILL NEED TO EXPLAIN THE PROGRAMME CAREFULLY TO THE
CHILDREN SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND KNOW
THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME 4HE TEACHER SHOULD TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED AND HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY
IN THE PROGRAMME 3OME WILL SAY PRAYERS SOME WILL GIVE SHORT
TALKS AND SOME MAY PERFORM IN A PLAY
4HE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTISE THE
PROGRAMME BEFORE THE ACTUAL CELEBRATION TAKES PLACE )T IS IMPOR
TANT THAT THEY FEEL FAMILIAR AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROGRAMME
SO THAT THEY CAN BE EXCITED WHEN THE REAL CELEBRATION TAKES PLACE
AND NOT BE NERVOUS
#LOSING 0RAYER
h$EAR CHILDREN LET US MAKE THE YEAR END CELEBRATION A SUCCESS
,ET US ALL HELPv

9EAR %ND #ELEBRATION
4HE CELEBRATION IS ORGANIZED WITH THE FULL PARTICIPATION OF ALL THE
STUDENTS AND IS HELD IN THE PRESENCE OF THEIR PARENTS AND CLOSE
FAMILY FRIENDS -EMBERS OR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ,OCAL 3PIRITUAL
!SSEMBLY AND THE #HILD %DUCATION #OMMITTEE AS WELL AS !UX
ILIARY "OARD MEMBERS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS SHOULD BE INVITED
)F THERE ARE OTHER CHILDRENS CLASSES IN THE NEARBY COMMUNITIES
THOSE CHILDREN MAY ALSO BE INVITED9OU MAY WISH TO CONSULT WITH
THE CHILDREN AND PARENTS AS TO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND HOW THEY
MAY HELP

2EFERENCES
@!BDUL "AHÉ AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION
4RANSLATED FROM (AND OF THE #AUSE !DELBERT -àHLSCHLEGELS
POEMS h4HE POETRY OF !DELBERT -àHLSCHLEGEL #ELEBRATING THE
IVOESFEUI ANNIVERSARY OF HIS "IRTHv
@!BDUL "AHÉ 3ELECTIONS FROM THE7RITINGS OF @!BDUL "AHÉ "AHÉÓ
7ORLD #ENTRE (AIFA P
"AHÉULLÉH 4HE +ITÉB I !QDAS "AHÉÓ 7ORLD #ENTRE (AIFA
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PP n
"AHÉULLÉH 4HE (IDDEN7ORDS OF "AHÉULLÉH "AHÉÓ 0UBLISHING
4RUST 7ILMETTE 0ERSIAN NO
@!BDUL "AHÉ 3TAR OF THE7EST 'EORGE 2ONALD 0UBLISHER /XFORD
REPRINT
VOL IV P
@!BDUL "AHÉ 3ELECTIONS FROM THE7RITINGS OF @!BDUL "AHÉ P
"AHÉULLÉH "AHÉÓ 0RAYERS P
@!BDUL "AHÉ AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION
3EE (ONNOLD ! 6IGNETTES FROM THE ,IFE OF @!BDUL "AHÉ 'EORGE
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