Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson.

In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick.

In this special episode in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the passing of Abdu'l-Baha, I'm joined by my good friend Shahin Sobhani, who among many other things, was the creator of 239days.com, a site dedicated to the time Abdu'l-Baha spent in North America. Shahin tells us about his childhood and his Baha'i ancestors, and shares stories about Abdu'l-Baha, whom Baha'u'llah called "The Mystery of God". I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation as much I did!

Find out more about some of the things we covered below:

* Learn more about Abdu'l-Baha and the commemoration of the Centenary of His passing here: https://bit.ly/3meSCjX

* Website created in honor of Abdu'l-Baha's visit to North America: https://239days.com/

* Read this Baha'i Blog interview with Shahin Sobhani about 239Days.com: https://bit.ly/3cKzWWo

* Find out more about:
- The Universal House of Justice: https://bit.ly/3mgH0wN
- Shoghi Effendi: https://bit.ly/3rCOeNM​
- Abdu'l-Baha: https://www.bahai.org/abdul-baha/​
- The Bab: https://www.bahai.org/the-bab/​​
- Baha'u'llah: https://www.bahai.org/bahaullah/

* Shahin mentions the following:
- Mulla Husayn: https://bit.ly/31Id0kg
- Battle of Fort Tabarsi: https://bit.ly/3wiY8qu
- Nabil-i-Azam: https://bit.ly/3mfIJme
- The Dawn-breakers: https://bit.ly/3cK6q35
- Quddus: https://bahaipedia.org/Qudd%C3%BAs
- Islamic/Iranian Revolution: https://bit.ly/2OhbsdV
- Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran: https://bit.ly/3rIjaLx
- Landegg International University: https://bit.ly/2OglkV7
- Dr. Hossein Danesh: https://bit.ly/31GKLlU
- Suheil Bushrui: https://news.bahai.org/story/1065/
- Townshend International School: https://www.townshend.cz/
- Baha'i Firesides: https://bit.ly/2QVLfCp
- May Maxwell: https://bit.ly/3sKDj4Z
- John Robarts: https://bahaipedia.org/John_Robarts
- Audrey Robarts: https://bahaipedia.org/Audrey_Robarts
- Baha'i Pioneering: https://bit.ly/3cLWrde
- Tablet of Ahmad: https://bit.ly/2QSHZru
- Louis Gregory: https://bahaipedia.org/Louis_Gregory

* Shahin talks about Douglass Martin: https://news.bahai.org/story/1455/

* Douglas Martin 'Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan' talks: https://bit.ly/2POBEgq

* Shahin mentions Nader Saiedi, who was also a guest on the Baha'i Blogcast: https://bit.ly/3rMYmCN

* Shahin mentions Rhett Diessner, who was also a guest on the Baha'i Blogcast: https://bit.ly/31DdtEi

* Rainn mentions Mona Foundation CEO, Mahnaz Javid, who was also a guest on the Baha'i Blogcast: https://bit.ly/3cMuhz8

* Website about 'One Common Faith': http://onecommonfaith.net/en

* 'One Common Faith' article: https://bit.ly/39xhnD1

* Audio reading of 'One Common Faith': https://bit.ly/3sLgePz

* Here's the animation Shahin helped with: 'What is the Baha'i Faith? An Introduction by Rainn Wilson': https://bit.ly/3wjCKBn

* Book: 'God Passes By' by Shoghi Effendi: https://bit.ly/2OerdSG

* Quote by Baha'u'llah about Abdu'l-Baha: "Blessed, doubly blessed, is the ground which His footsteps have trodden".

* You may also be interested in listening to 'The Journey West' podcast: https://bit.ly/3wfmd1k

* QUOTE: “Freedom is not a matter of place. It is a condition." -Abdu'l-Baha


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Thanks for listening!

-Rainn Wilson

Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson - Episode 62: Shahin Sobhani (In Honor of Abdu'l-Baha)

Episode 62: Shahin Sobhani (In Honor of Abdu'l-Baha)

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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 Vancouver, Canada with Michele Jubilee Davey-Hatcher who sings “I Entreat Thee” from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
 
You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL5ypZu7QKw
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Vancouver, Canada, January 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my hope, Whose providence is my companion, Whose love is the cause of my being, Whose mention is my solace, Whose nearness is my desire, Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration, I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants.  Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next.

Thou, truly, art the King of all men.  There is no God but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous."
- Baha’u’llah
 
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G, Em, C, G6, Dmaj add11
Oh Thou whose face.....Whose mention is my Solace.
Am, G6, Em, 
Whose nearness is my desire
Am, G6, Em, Dmaj add11
Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration
C, Dmaj add11, Em, Dmaj add11, Am, Dmaj add11
I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants
C, Em, Dmaj add11
Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next
G, Em, C, G6, Dmaj add11 (x 2 no words here)
Bm7, Em, G6, Dmaj add11
Thou, truly, art the King of all men
C, Dmaj add11, Em, G
There is no God but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

"I Entreat Thee" by Michele Jubilee Davey-Hatcher

In this series of eight talks, historian Douglas Martin discusses the evolution of religion in the context of our capacity to respond to the requirements of the Divine Plan. 

Douglas Martin was born in 1927 in Ontario, Canada. He held a Bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's degree in history from the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada from 1960-85, serving as its general secretary from 1965-85. From 1985-93 he was director-general of the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public Information at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa.

Mr. Douglas Martin was also a former member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha'i International Community (for more information, please visit: https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/).

Mr. Martin passed away on 28 September 2020 in Toronto, Canada. You can read a tribute to him by the Universal House of Justice on the Baha'i World News Service: https://news.bahai.org/story/1455/

You can watch the whole series of talks here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8392079924F5E850

Or listen to the audio versions of these eight talks here on Baha'i Blog's Soundcloud page:

Talk 1- Introduction: http://bit.ly/2HprBEO
Talk 2 - The Challenge of Islam: http://bit.ly/2HlLb4M
Talk 3 - The Bab: http://bit.ly/2FL8hom
Talk 4 - Spiritual Evolution: http://bit.ly/2FtrWdn
Talk 5 - The Advent of Divine Justice: http://bit.ly/2GhteW1
Talk 6 - Abdu'l-Baha: http://bit.ly/2p7IjRD
Talk 7 - The Guardian: http://bit.ly/2Il1qjW
Talk 8 - Where Are We Now?: http://bit.ly/2HmenJ9

Special thanks to Mr. Douglas Martin and the organizers of this talk for granting us permission to share it. 

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"Talk 1 - Introduction" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

In this series of eight talks, historian Douglas Martin discusses the evolution of religion in the context of our capacity to respond to the requirements of the Divine Plan.

Douglas Martin was born in 1927 in Ontario, Canada. He held a Bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's degree in history from the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada from 1960-85, serving as its general secretary from 1965-85. From 1985-93 he was director-general of the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public Information at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa.

Mr. Douglas Martin was also a former member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha'i International Community (for more information, please visit: https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/).

Mr. Martin passed away on 28 September 2020 in Toronto, Canada. You can read a tribute to him by the Universal House of Justice on the Baha'i World News Service: https://news.bahai.org/story/1455/

You can watch the whole series of talks here on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8392079924F5E850

Or listen to the audio versions of these eight talks here on Baha'i Blog's Soundcloud page:

Talk 1- Introduction: bit.ly/2HprBEO
Talk 2 - The Challenge of Islam: bit.ly/2HlLb4M
Talk 3 - The Bab: bit.ly/2FL8hom
Talk 4 - Spiritual Evolution: bit.ly/2FtrWdn
Talk 5 - The Advent of Divine Justice: bit.ly/2GhteW1
Talk 6 - Abdu'l-Baha: bit.ly/2p7IjRD
Talk 7 - The Guardian: bit.ly/2Il1qjW
Talk 8 - Where Are We Now?: bit.ly/2HmenJ9

Special thanks to Mr. Douglas Martin and the organizers of this talk for granting us permission to share it.

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"Talk 2 - The Challenge Of Islam" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

In this series of eight talks, historian Douglas Martin discusses the evolution of religion in the context of our capacity to respond to the requirements of the Divine Plan.

Douglas Martin was born in 1927 in Ontario, Canada. He held a Bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's degree in history from the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada from 1960-85, serving as its general secretary from 1965-85. From 1985-93 he was director-general of the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public Information at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa.

Mr. Douglas Martin was also a former member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha'i International Community (for more information, please visit: https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/).

Mr. Martin passed away on 28 September 2020 in Toronto, Canada. You can read a tribute to him by the Universal House of Justice on the Baha'i World News Service: https://news.bahai.org/story/1455/
You can watch the whole series of talks here on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8392079924F5E850

Or listen to the audio versions of these eight talks here on Baha'i Blog's Soundcloud page:

Talk 1- Introduction: bit.ly/2HprBEO
Talk 2 - The Challenge of Islam: bit.ly/2HlLb4M
Talk 3 - The Bab: bit.ly/2FL8hom
Talk 4 - Spiritual Evolution: bit.ly/2FtrWdn
Talk 5 - The Advent of Divine Justice: bit.ly/2GhteW1
Talk 6 - Abdu'l-Baha: bit.ly/2p7IjRD
Talk 7 - The Guardian: bit.ly/2Il1qjW
Talk 8 - Where Are We Now?: bit.ly/2HmenJ9

Special thanks to Mr. Douglas Martin and the organizers of this talk for granting us permission to share it.

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"Talk 3 - The Bab" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

"Talk 4 - Spiritual Evolution" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

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