June 18, 2023 will mark 40 years since 10 Baha’i women were hanged in Shiraz. Their only ‘crime’ was their refusal to renounce their beliefs in a faith that promotes the principles of gender equality, unity, justice, and truthfulness. This collection highlights Baha’i Blog content relating to the ongoing persecution of Baha’is in Iran.
Baha’i Blog is thrilled to share this series of 12 talks collectively called “Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah” given at the Alaskan Baha’i Summer School in 1984 by Adib Taherzadeh.
Of his many legacies, Adib Taherzadeh’s scholarship and strength as a writer live on in his works, such as the four volumes of ‘The Revelation of Baha’u’llah’. You can read more about these invaluable books in this Baha’i Blog article: ‘The Revelation of Baha’u’llah’ Books by Adib Taherzadeh
A very special thanks to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Alaska (www.akbahai.org), and to Peaceful Pages for permission to republish these talks.
The complete playlist of these talks on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel and Soundcloud page can be found below:
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For more talks that explore Baha’i subjects, please check out Baha’i Blog’s “Baha’i Talks” playlist on YouTube and Soundcloud.
Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.
Dear friends, It has taken me awhile but I finally listened to the first 10 of the 12 talks given by Adib Taherzedeh “Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah”. Then I ran into a little problem.. When I downloaded talk 11 of the 12 it turned out to be the tape already downloaded as talk 10 of 12. No matter what I do I cannot get talk 11 of 12 to download. I am working from the Soundcloud Chart at [https://www.bahaiblog.net/2020/01/drawing-nigh-to-bahaullah-a-series-of-12-talks-given-by-adib-taherzadeh/#more-54663]. The only thing I can think of is that number 10 was loaded as number 11 and either nobody listened to them all or no one reported the problem. I’m sorry to be a bother but I have listened very carefull to the series so far and truly hope to finish the set. Perhaps you could check into it for me. Thank you for your service and assistance.
Hi Will, thanks so much for bringing this to our attention! Yes, you were right and we’ve now fixed that! We really appreciate you let us know, as this helps us improve in our service.
Thank-you so much for making sure this is published. A friend of mine had it on CD and I have listened to it many times. It is very inspiring, and important to be shared and accessible to all!
Is there a summary available for each of the talks — or a listing of topics for each talk — so that we can easily find one that we remember and want to hear again?
That’s a great question. Unfortunately, it isn’t something we have put together and we currently lack the resources to do so. If you happen to create such a summary, or if anyone makes one in the future, we’ll be glad to add it!
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Thank you for sharing this treasure
Omid (January 1, 2020 at 9:12 AM)
Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah….Great !!
Abdul Carl Trinkwon (January 1, 2020 at 11:10 PM)
Dear friends, It has taken me awhile but I finally listened to the first 10 of the 12 talks given by Adib Taherzedeh “Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah”. Then I ran into a little problem.. When I downloaded talk 11 of the 12 it turned out to be the tape already downloaded as talk 10 of 12. No matter what I do I cannot get talk 11 of 12 to download. I am working from the Soundcloud Chart at [https://www.bahaiblog.net/2020/01/drawing-nigh-to-bahaullah-a-series-of-12-talks-given-by-adib-taherzadeh/#more-54663]. The only thing I can think of is that number 10 was loaded as number 11 and either nobody listened to them all or no one reported the problem. I’m sorry to be a bother but I have listened very carefull to the series so far and truly hope to finish the set. Perhaps you could check into it for me. Thank you for your service and assistance.
Sincerely, Will
Will Naylor (February 2, 2020 at 9:54 PM)
Hi Will, thanks so much for bringing this to our attention! Yes, you were right and we’ve now fixed that! We really appreciate you let us know, as this helps us improve in our service.
Naysan Naraqi (March 3, 2020 at 10:50 AM)
Thank-you so much for making sure this is published. A friend of mine had it on CD and I have listened to it many times. It is very inspiring, and important to be shared and accessible to all!
Doug (April 4, 2020 at 11:46 AM)
Is there a summary available for each of the talks — or a listing of topics for each talk — so that we can easily find one that we remember and want to hear again?
Thanks.
Amy Felty (June 6, 2021 at 1:02 PM)
Hi Amy,
That’s a great question. Unfortunately, it isn’t something we have put together and we currently lack the resources to do so. If you happen to create such a summary, or if anyone makes one in the future, we’ll be glad to add it!
Thanks for asking!
– Sonjel
Sonjel Vreeland (June 6, 2021 at 6:05 PM)