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100 Years (Honoring Abdu’l-Baha) – Ali Youssefi
November 24, 2021, in Music > Recording Artist, by Naysan Naraqi‘100 Years’ is a song by Ali Youssefi that pays homage to Abdu’l-Baha (son of the prophet founder of the Baha’i Faith), a figure whose life inspired and continues to inspire millions of people around the world and whose example and teachings of peace act as a shining lamp.
Ali Youssefi is a musician whose songs move the heart. You may be familiar with his global musical initiatives “Unite” or his song “Waves”.
You can watch an interview with Ali here: Baha’i Blog Interviews Ali Youssefi
You can also read this written interview with Ali about “Waves” here on Baha’i Blog: WAVES – A New Global Musical Collaboration by Ali Youssefi
Ali was also critical in helping us film Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions in Belgrade, Serbia (where he was living at the time), and from these sessions you can watch him singing “Jedinstvo (Unity)” in Serbian, “Oh Mi Siervo (O My Servant)” in Spanish, and “Know Ye Not” in English. He also sings “Blessed Is the Spot” along with Katie and Deborah Eckert from our Studio Session recorded in Antigua and Barbuda.
If you’d like to know more about Ali and his music, please visit his website: aliyoussefi.com
You can read more about Abdu’l-Baha, including a biography of His life, His Unique Station, a selection of His Writings, and other articles dedicated to Him here on Bahai.org.
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Naysan Naraqi
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.
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Such a beautiful musical tribute to “Abdu’l-Baha. Thank you so very much.
Susan Lynn Yazdanmehr (November 11, 2021 at 5:17 AM)