Your impressive research and publication is much-valued in my own lifelong learning about the history of the Baha’i World Faith. I am fascinated with chronologies and cartographies. The more that I can situate in space and time with relative certainty the clearer things appear. In terms of sharing research with wider knowledge communities it is crucial to pinpoint exact dates. I have found it somewhat frustrating at times that so many of the Writings, particularly in compilations, have no date attached. Your publication is one I return to often. I am surprised and disappointed the chronology is no longer available through Amazon.com. Maybe it is time for a reprint?

I do not know of references for your intriguing questions but will post any findings here.

I do remember Shoghi Effendi’s five steps of prayers which includes listening in silence after praying. I will look that up for details.

I am also looking for a reference for something similar to this which I thought came from ‘Abdul-Baha but I have not been able to find it either,

[Dress? ] as an example to the rich and a comfort to the poor.

Thanks, Maureen

First, congratulations on your web site, I just stumbled upon it while looking for references to my book, Basic Baha’i Chronology. Wanted to see if anyone was using it any more. Learned that it is no longer available on Amazon.ca.

Secondly, I am looking for a couple of references and wonder if you might be able to help. I recall having read something that said that we should say prayers aloud. My memory is that ‘Abdul-Baha said it during His North American trip but I cannot find any reference in such works as “Star of the West” so I must be wrong about the source. I remember that I came across the reference electronically, not in print.

The second reference that I am looking for also concerns prayer. Again, I recall that ‘Abdul-Baha said that we should sit in quiet meditation for a few minutes after our Obligatory prayers.

If you can help me with either of these I would be appreciative.

Cheers,
Glenn

frm guy

movie.

Are you familiar with Web 2.0 Plus tools that allow users anywhere to post their PowerPoints, digital images, video clips, etc for

free on line? I have been regularly using Flickr.com for images,

YouTube and Google.com for videos and slideshare.net for PowerPoint. I am comfortable with the level of security these open source service providers offer. I am careful to not post anything I would not want viewed 30 years from now by my

grandchildren and great grandchildren.

I post resources online and license it with a Creative Commons 3.0

BY-NC-SA license so that others may use it without having to ask permissions each time.

I would indeed like to see your PowerPoint. I encourage you to consider using services like slideshare.net. These services are for

free for everyone. They allow you options of making your resources either private (with invitations to friends) or public.

I downloaded the Valley of Unity and used it in our 12th Day of Ridvan presentation here in Bangkok, Thailand.

The youth enthusiastically enjoyed it.

Thanks ever so much.

Where, please tell me, can I download more of the same?

I visted the Bahai multi media website you gave, but couldn’t even find “Valley of Unity”.

Where is it and similar downloadables hidden?

By the way, my wife and I created a Powerpoint presentation about Babylong and Baghdad, as you’ve shared my ideas with me, I feel I should share my creativity with you.

If you’d like a copy, send a reply with your Email address.

Allah’u'Abha