Baha’is believe in the power of prayer and you’ll find Baha’is and their friends, throughout the world, getting together to pray. This is often referred to as a ‘devotional gathering’ or ‘devotional meeting’, and they happen in diverse settings, whether in cities or villages.
On a spring evening on May 22rd, 1844, Siyyid Ali-Muhammad announced that He was the bearer of a Divine Revelation whose aim was to prepare the world for “Him Whom God Shall Make Manifest,” a Messenger of God known as Baha’u’llah. Baha’is refer to Siyyid Ali-Muhammad by His title, the Bab, which is Arabic for “the Gate,” and that eventful evening is celebrated every year by Baha’is around the world.
Baha’i Blog’s “Studio Sessions” is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Frankfurt, Germany with Naim Zabihi, Naim Schmidt and Negin Zabihi who sing “The Bab” from the Writings of the Bab.
This song was filmed and recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, December 2018.
Lyrics & Quote
I am the Primal Point from which have been generated all created things. I am the Countenance of God Whose splendour can never be obscured, the Light of God Whose radiance can never fade.
The Bab
Chords
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am the Primal Point from which have been
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
generated all created things.
(x2)
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am the Countenance of God
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am the Light of God
(x2)
C, Am, Em, D
Whose splendour can never be obscured
Am, C, G, D
Whose radiance can never fade.
C, Am, Em, D
Whose splendour can never be obscured
Am, C, Em, D
Whose radiance can never fade.
(x1)
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am the Primal Point from which have been
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
generated all created things.
(x2)
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am the Countenance of God
Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am the Light of God
(x2)
You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
Randomly bursting into song is a daily occurrence for Jordan, something which his friends find both hilarious and terrifying, however, for their own survival, they have grown accustomed to acts of randomness. Growing up in both the Czech Republic and Australia, and looking like he’s from neither, Jordan took to creating Youtube videos from a young age, the intention of his content is to make people happy and hopefully spread some positivity juice. He is now studying Media in Melbourne Australia, and singing for his classmates. (he really does not sing that much)
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