October 24, 2003
Baha'u'llah's Early Mystic Writings

New Course Starts November 1

One of the Books Covered by the Course

Full Course Description

The course "Baha'u'llah's Early Mystic Writings: Hidden Words, Seven Valleys, Four Valleys, and Gems of Mysteries" starts on November 1. The three month course will explore the earliest revelations, which focused on the love of God, the spiritual path, and how to live. An optional unit will examine the Rashh-i-Ama, a mystical poem widely thought to be Baha'u'llah's earliest revelation. Another optional unit will cover Sufism and study The Conference of the Birds, a work by Farid ud-din Attar, an early Sufi. The Seven Valleys followed its general outline.

To register, click here. Don't forget to sign up for the discussion forums as well (click here for that).

Registrations for the course are strong and we anticipate a very interesting discussion.

October 10, 2003
Huququ'llah Course Delayed

The Wilmette Institute has decided to delay its course The Right of God: Huququ'llah scheduled to start October 1. The delay has been necessitated by the need to consult with the Huququ'llah Board of Trustees more thoroughly, in order to producer a course of the highest possible quality and effectiveness. It is hoped the course will be rescheduled for the first half of 2004.

The Institute has three more courses scheduled in 2003:

Baha'u'llah's Early Mystic Writings (Rashh-i-Ama, Hidden Words, Seven Valleys, Four Valleys, Gems of Mysteries) (November 1, 2003, through Jan 31, 2004)

The World Order of Baha'u'llah: Selected Letters (The letters recommended for study by the Universwal House of Justice in their Ridvan letter) (Dec. 1, 2003, through Feb. 28, 2004)

How to Study the Baha'i Writings (A course in the "Basics of the Baha'i Faith" grouping) (Dec. 15, 2003-Mar. 15, 2004)

The 2004 course lineup has been announced and is availale elsewhere on the website.