Bahá'í calendar

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Central figures

Bahá'u'lláh The Báb · `Abdu'l-Bahá

Key scripture

Kitáb-i-Aqdas · Kitáb-i-Íqán The Hidden Words The Seven Valleys

Institutions

Administrative Order The Guardianship Universal House of Justice Spiritual Assemblies

History

Bahá'í history · Timeline Bábís · Shaykh Ahmad

Notable individuals

Shoghi Effendi Martha Root · Táhirih Badí‘ · Apostles Hands of the Cause

See also

Symbols · Laws Teachings · Texts Calendar · Divisions Pilgrimage · Prayer Index of Bahá'í Articles

For whatever the reason, it was decided there should be nineteen months of nineteen days each. Of course that only works out to 361 total days for the year. Since a standard earth year consists of 365.25 days, that leaves a few left over. The solution in this case, is an intercalary period known as Ayyám-i-Há.

• Bahá - Splendour - (21 March - 8 April)
• Jalál - Glory - (9 April - 27 April)
• Jamál - Beauty - (28 April - 16 May)
• Azamat - Grandeur - (17 May - 4 June)
• Núr - Light - (5 June - 23 June)
• Rahmat - Mercy - (24 June - 12 July)
• Kalimát - Words - (13 July - 31 July)
• Kamál - Perfection - (1 August - 19 August)
• Asmá' - Names - (20 August - 7 September)
• Izzat - Might - (8 September - 26 September)
• Mashíyyat - Will - (27 September - 15 October)
• Ilm - Knowledge - (16 October - 3 November)
• Qudrat - Power - (4 November - 22 November)
• Qawl - Speech - (23 November - 11 December)
• Masá'il - Questions - (12 December - 30 December)
• Sharaf - Honour - (31 December - 18 January)
• Sultán - Sovereignty - (19 January - 6 February)
• Mulk - Dominion - (7 February - 25 February)
• Ayyám-i-Há - (26 February - 1 March) Not a true month
• Alá - Loftiness - (2 March - 20 March)