Canberra Bahá'ís

20/09/2026

Thank you to the Nepali community and the ACT MLAs who supported the Prayers for Nepal event at the ACT Baha'i community. We were moved by the update of the tragic events of 26 August and anyone moved to donate can do so at the links provided in the comments. Canberra Interfaith Forum Subaha Sudip

28/05/2026

In the early hours of May 29th, we commemorate the Ascension of Baha'u'llah, Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith.

15/05/2026

Thank you so much Canberra Interfaith Forum for holding your Board Meeting at the Canberra Baha'i Centre. It was a pleasure to host you all. It is always meaningful to participate in any interaction where harmony and consensus can be promoted.
Representatives of the Local Spiritual Assembly welcomed the opportunity to explore our spiritual nature and reflect on how we have so much in common.
And we join in thanking Chief Police Officer Scott Lee for his continued engagement towards greater social cohesion and inclusion. Shahnaz Kouhbor Parvaneh Shahbahrami Shephalie Williams

21/04/2026

We marked the start of the Ridvan Festival today at the Canberra Baha'i centre. Very grateful to have received this heart warming, thoughtful message from the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Anthony Albanese, MP. Anthony Albanese

21/04/2026

Today we mark the start of the Festival of Ridvan — the holiest and most joyful occasion in the Baha’i calendar.
The name Ridvan means Paradise. It was the name Baha’u’llah gave to the garden on the banks of the River Tigris, where He and His companions spent twelve days at the end of April 1863. It was there, before being exiled from Baghdad to Constantinople, that He declared Himself to be God’s Messenger for this age of humanity’s collective maturity — the One foretold in the scriptures of the world’s great religions.
Baha’is around Australia and the world are marking these days with gatherings open to all.

Today we mark the start of the Festival of Ridvan — the holiest and most joyful occasion in the Baha’i calendar.

The name Ridvan means Paradise. It was the name Baha’u’llah gave to the garden on the banks of the River Tigris, where He and His companions spent twelve days at the end of April 1863. It was there, before being exiled from Baghdad to Constantinople, that He declared Himself to be God’s Messenger for this age of humanity’s collective maturity — the One foretold in the scriptures of the world’s great religions.

Baha’is around Australia and the world are marking these days with gatherings open to all.