The Baha’i commandment- part 28
Fasting is one of the commandments existing in the divine religions. The Almighty God has stated in the holy Quran:
” کتب عَلَیْکُمُ الصِّیامُ کَما کُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِینَ مِنْ قَبْلِکُم…”
“…Fasting is prescribed for you, even as it was prescribed for those before you…” [Al-Baqareh/183]
In order to pretend its faith to be divine the deviant cult of Baha’ism has considered fasting as one of its duties:
قدکتبناعلیکم الصیام ایامامعدودات[۱] [1]
According to the Baha’i belief, each year is consisting of 19 months and each month includes 19 days[2] [2]. They avoid eating and drinking in the last month of the year known as Al-A’ala since dawn to dusk.
Nevertheless; in the deviant cult of Baha’ism, [3] fasting has special characteristics:
۱- Fasting is 19 days in Baha’ism[3] [4]
۲- Bahaullah [5] has appointed Nowrous (the new year) as the Baha’is Fetr Feast.[4] [6]
۳- Climate is considered because it is near the new year.
۴- Fasting starts at dawn and ends at dusk:
۵-
“کفّوا انفسکم عن الاکل والشرب من الطلوع الی الافول”
“Avoid eating and drinking since dawn to dusk.[5] [7]”
Note:
Just eating and drinking cancel fasting.
[۱] [8] The Aqdas 16.
[۲] [9] Baha’ism in Iran –Saeed Zahed Zahedani, pp. 100-103.
[۳] [10] The Bayan, chapter 18, unit 8.
[۴] [11] The Aqdas, p. 16.
[۵] [12] The Aqdas, p. 17.