CommuNIqué - Newsletter of the Bahá'í Community in Northern Ireland
Issue 73 - 12 Asmá 159 - 1 September 2002


POEMS

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THE FEAST of ASMA'

Asma'means'Names'
Names of the Holy Ones,
Those who have suffered to be close to God
Those who have broadcast the name of Baha'u'llah
In cities and villages near and abroad

Asma' means 'Names'
Names of the saintly ones
Those who have stood strong against all odds
Those who endured insults and tortures,
Exile and prison have been their rewards

Names of these martyrs will live forever
Names of these followers are written in stone,
Baha'u'llah has welcomed them to His Kingdom
Their names in Heaven are forever known

Ina

MARTYRDOM of THE BÁB

He is the Báb
Mentor of Mulla Hussein,
He is The Gate
Who opened the way for all men.

He is The Báb
Who faced such hatred and scorn
He is the One
Who announced a New Age was born

He is The Báb
Whose life they could not end,
Ten thousand soldiers -
And still he would not bend

He is The Gate
And we remember Him today
Because of His sacrifice
Bahá'u'lláh leads the way.

Ina Cantrell


 

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