Notes to Aqdas, Sentence #266

Notes from the Authorized Translation

139. the first day of the month of Baha # 111
In the Baha'i calendar the first month of the year and the first day of each month are given the name "Baha". The day of Baha of the month of Baha is thus the Baha'i New Year, Naw-Ruz, which was ordained by the Bab as a festival and is here confirmed by Baha'u'llah (see notes 26 and 147).

In addition to the seven Holy Days ordained in these passages of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, the anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Bab was also commemorated as a Holy Day in the lifetime of Baha'u'llah and, as a corollary to this, Abdu'l-Baha added the observance of the Ascension of Baha'u'llah, making nine Holy Days in all. Two other anniversaries which are observed, but on which work is not suspended, are the Day of the Covenant and the anniversary of the Passing of Abdu'l-Baha. See the section on the Baha'i calendar in The Baha'i World, volume XVIII.

Anton Haddad's Notes

The Babi year is composed of nineteen months, each month having nineteen days, a special name being given to every month - the first month is the month of Baha, and the first day of the month is also the day of Baha - the blessing referred to above is given to the one who keeps this day sacred and performs his religious duties as required of him.

Earl Elder's Notes

5. the first of the nineteen Babi months was called Baha'. The first day of Baha' is, therefore, the Iranian New Year (Nawruz).

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