Bahá’í Studies
O ye moth-like lovers of His light!
Brave every danger, and consecrate your souls to its consuming flame.
O ye that thirst after Him!
Strip yourselves of every earthly affection, and hasten to embrace your Beloved. With a zest that none can equal make haste to attain unto Him. The Flower, thus far hidden from the sight of men, is unveiled to your eyes. In the open radiance of His glory He standeth before you. His voice summoneth all the holy and sanctified beings to come and be united with Him. Happy is he that turneth thereunto; well is it with him that hath attained, and gazed on the light of so wondrous a countenance.
Bahá’u’lláh
In my attempts to grasp a better understanding of the inexhaustible ocean of the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, I began to develop study aids. In the process of diving deeply into the Bahá’í Writings, I found that it became necessary to learn more about the Noble Qur'an, the Bible and their historical context in order to more fully and deeply understand the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and vice versa. I already have a deep love for the Bible because I grew up going to a Lutheran church so it was nice having that familiarity. I am discovering that by studying all of these Holy Writings together new portals of understandings are opening up for me. The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh have shed light on many verses in the Bible which were always such a mystery to me. The Bible and the Qur'an have provided the surest foundation by which God has taught humanity fundamental concepts and principles that have prepared us for this glorious new stage of our spiritual evolution. The more I study them together the more I am amazed at the beauty of the plan of God for humanity.
The goal of this website is to gather together materials and resources to aid in the study of the Word of God. The three main sections are Bahá’í, Islam and Christianity.
The website includes Writings that I have color coded, powerpoint presentations, Anki flashcard packs, book suggestions, and links to study guides, websites and videos.
Anything you find on this website is free to download. There is a central download page as well as the pertinent downloads on each webpage. I hope you will find them of use in your own spiritual studies. I will be adding new materials regularly.
If you have any questions or would like to tell me about the study aids you use, please feel free to contact me at info@parksvillebahai.org.
Darcee
Bahá’í Writings
Color Coded
I have color coded many of the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh .
Example of the Book of Certitude Part I.
You will find them on the relevant pages and also on the download page.
Anki Flashcards
Anki is a program which makes remembering things easy. Because it's a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying, or greatly increase the amount you learn.
Anyone who needs to remember things in their daily life can benefit from Anki. Since it is content-agnostic and supports images, audio, videos and scientific markup (via LaTeX), the possibilities are endless.
For example:
Learning a language
Studying for medical and law exams
Memorizing people's names and faces
Brushing up on geography
Mastering long poems
Even practicing guitar chords!
Download for Anki Flashcards
How to use Anki There are many Youtube videos available on how to use Anki.
Go to download page for files.
Powerpoint Presentations
I am in the process of creating various presentations of different subjects of the Baha'i Faith, Christianity and Islam.
You can watch the presentations on the Powerpoint Presentation page.
You can download either Powerpoint or Google Slides file from the Download Page.