Discovering the Moon

Fern is on the verge of turning fifteen, a significant milestone in her life as a young Baha'i. In Fern's Faith, the age of fifteen represents the age of spiritual maturity — a time when she will leave childhood behind and take responsibility for the progress of her own spiritual existence. As she ponders the significance of her upcoming birthday, she engages her friends and family members in a series of deep and meaningful conversations. Much of their time is spent reading and discussing passages from the Long Obligatory Prayer, one of three prayers that every Baha'i over the age of fifteen is required to choose from and recite daily. These discussions cause Fern to think deeply about the mysteries of existence as well as about her own life and future.

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Discovering the Moon

Fern is on the verge of turning fifteen, a significant milestone in her life as a young Baha'i. In Fern's Faith, the age of fifteen represents the age of spiritual maturity — a time when she will leave childhood behind and take responsibility for the progress of her own spiritual existence. As she ponders the significance of her upcoming birthday, she engages her friends and family members in a series of deep and meaningful conversations. Much of their time is spent reading and discussing passages from the Long Obligatory Prayer, one of three prayers that every Baha'i over the age of fifteen is required to choose from and recite daily. These discussions cause Fern to think deeply about the mysteries of existence as well as about her own life and future.

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Discovering the Moon

Discovering the Moon

Discovering the Moon

Discovering the Moon

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Overview

Fern is on the verge of turning fifteen, a significant milestone in her life as a young Baha'i. In Fern's Faith, the age of fifteen represents the age of spiritual maturity — a time when she will leave childhood behind and take responsibility for the progress of her own spiritual existence. As she ponders the significance of her upcoming birthday, she engages her friends and family members in a series of deep and meaningful conversations. Much of their time is spent reading and discussing passages from the Long Obligatory Prayer, one of three prayers that every Baha'i over the age of fifteen is required to choose from and recite daily. These discussions cause Fern to think deeply about the mysteries of existence as well as about her own life and future.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781618510723
Publisher: Baha'i Publishing Trust, U.S.
Publication date: 11/01/2014
Series: Discovering Series
Pages: 148
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 11 - 16 Years

About the Author

Jacqueline Mehrabi is an author who has written over twenty books for children and young adults, and has had her books published in many different countries. She is a grandmother of ten and lives in Scotland. Susan Reed is an illustrator and graphic designer whose work has appeared in many children's books, textbooks, and educational materials. Born and raised in the united States, she currently lives with her family in Finland, where she teaches English and Calligraphy.

Table of Contents

Note to the Reader vi

Preface vii

1 Home 1

2 Why fifteen? 5

3 Why Obligatory? 9

4 Hidden Treasure 11

5 Beyond Computation 17

6 Magnus 21

7 Pebbles and Problems 27

8 Which One? 33

9 Before the Beginning 37

10 Ablutions 43

11 Genuflections 47

12 Evanescence 49

13 The Cord 55

14 Veils 59

15 Visiting Miss Rose 63

16 Idle Fancies 67

17 "Simple" Bits 75

18 Moira 77

19 Things Unseen 81

20 "To the Glory of God" 87

21 Testifying with the Concourse on high 93

22 The Treasured Symbol 99

23 "Band E" 103

24 The Birthday 107

25 The Hill 115

Drawings of Genuflections 118

The Long Obligatory Prayer 119

Questions and Answers 127

Selected Quotations 135

Glossary 159

References 143

Bibliography 147

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