NAME
Calendar::Bahai - Interface to the calendar used by Bahai faith.
VERSION
Version 0.30
DESCRIPTION
The Bahai calendar started from the original Badi calendar, created by the Bab. The Bahai calendar is composed of 19 months, each with 19 days. Years in the Bahai calendar are counted from Thursday, 21 March 1844, the beginning of the Bahai Era or Badi Era (abbreviated BE or B.E.). Year 1 BE thus began at sundown 20 March 1844. Using the Bahai names for the weekday and month, day one of the Bahai Era was Istijlal (Majesty), 1 Baha (Splendour) 1 BE.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Baha [172 BE] |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Jamal | Kamal | Fidal | Idal | Istijlal | Istiqlal | Jalal |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| | 1 |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+SYNOPSIS
use strict; use warnings;
use Calendar::Bahai;
# prints current month bahai calendar
print Calendar::Bahai->new, "\n";
print Calendar::Bahai->new->current, "\n";
# prints bahai month calendar for the first month of year 172.
print Calendar::Bahai->new({ month => 1, year => 172 }), "\n";
# prints bahai month calendar in which the given gregorian date falls in.
print Calendar::Bahai->new->from_gregorian(2015, 1, 14), "\n";
# prints bahai month calendar in which the given julian date falls in.
print Calendar::Bahai->new->from_julian(2457102.5), "\n";
# prints current month bahai calendar in SVG format if the plugin
# Calendar::Plugin::Renderer is installed.
print Calendar::Bahai->new->as_svg;BAHAI MONTHS
+-------+-------------+----------------+------------------------------------+
| Month | Arabic Name | English Name | Gregorian Dates |
+-------+-------------+----------------+------------------------------------+
| 1 | Baha | Splendour | 21 Mar - 08 Apr |
| 2 | Jalal | Glory | 09 Apr - 27 Apr |
| 3 | Jamal | Beauty | 28 Apr - 16 May |
| 4 | Azamat | Grandeur | 17 May - 04 Jun |
| 5 | Nur | Light | 05 Jun - 23 Jun |
| 6 | Rahmat | Mercy | 24 Jun - 12 Jul |
| 7 | Kalimat | Words | 13 Jul - 31 Jul |
| 8 | Kamal | Perfection | 01 Aug - 19 Aug |
| 9 | Asma | Names | 20 Aug - 07 Sep |
| 10 | Izzat | Might | 08 Sep - 26 Sep |
| 11 | Mashiyyat | Will | 27 Sep - 15 Oct |
| 12 | Ilm | Knowledge | 16 Oct - 03 Nov |
| 13 | Qudrat | Power | 04 Nov - 22 Nov |
| 14 | Qawl | Speech | 23 Nov - 11 Dec |
| 15 | Masail | Questions | 12 Dec - 30 Dec |
| 16 | Sharaf | Honour | 31 Dec - 18 Jan |
| 17 | Sultan | Sovereignty | 19 Jan - 06 Feb |
| 18 | Mulk | Dominion | 07 Feb - 25 Feb |
| | Ayyam-i-Ha | The Days of Ha | 26 Feb - 01 Mar |
| 19 | Ala | Loftiness | 02 Mar - 20 Mar (Fasting Month) |
+-------+-------------+----------------+------------------------------------+BAHAI DAYS
+-------------+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Arabic Name | English Name | Day of the Week |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Jamal | Beauty | Sunday |
| Kamal | Perfection | Monday |
| Fidal | Grace | Tuesday |
| Idal | Justice | Wednesday |
| Istijlal | Majesty | Thursday |
| Istiqlal | Independence | Friday |
| Jalal | Glory | Saturday |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------------------------------+KULL-i-SHAY / VAHID
Also existing in the Bahai calendar system is a 19-year cycle called Vahid and a 361-year (19x19) supercycle called Kull-i-Shay (literally, "All Things"). Each of the 19 years in a Vahid has been given a name as shown in the table below.The 9th Vahid of the 1st Kull-i-Shay started on 21 March 1996, and the 10th Vahid will begin in 2015. The current Bahai year,year 168 BE (21 March 2011 - 20 March 2012) , is year Badi of the 9th Vahid of the 1st Kull-i-Shay. The 2nd Kull-i-Shay will begin in 2205.
1st Kull-i-Shay
+----+--------+---------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| No.| Name | Meaning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
+----+--------+---------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| 1 | Alif | A | 1844 | 1863 | 1882 | 1901 | 1920 | 1939 | 1958 | 1977 | 1996 | 2015 | 2034 | 2053 | 2072 | 2091 | 2110 | 2129 | 2148 | 2167 | 2186 |
| 2 | Ba | B | 1845 | 1864 | 1883 | 1902 | 1921 | 1940 | 1959 | 1978 | 1997 | 2016 | 2035 | 2054 | 2073 | 2092 | 2111 | 2130 | 2149 | 2168 | 2187 |
| 3 | Ab | Father | 1846 | 1865 | 1884 | 1903 | 1922 | 1941 | 1960 | 1979 | 1998 | 2017 | 2036 | 2055 | 2074 | 2093 | 2112 | 2131 | 2150 | 2169 | 2188 |
| 4 | Dal | D | 1847 | 1866 | 1885 | 1904 | 1923 | 1942 | 1961 | 1980 | 1999 | 2018 | 2037 | 2056 | 2075 | 2094 | 2113 | 2132 | 2151 | 2170 | 2189 |
| 5 | Bab | Gate | 1848 | 1867 | 1886 | 1905 | 1924 | 1943 | 1962 | 1981 | 2000 | 2019 | 2038 | 2057 | 2076 | 2095 | 2114 | 2133 | 2152 | 2171 | 2190 |
| 6 | Vav | V | 1849 | 1868 | 1887 | 1906 | 1925 | 1944 | 1963 | 1982 | 2001 | 2020 | 2039 | 2058 | 2077 | 2096 | 2115 | 2134 | 2153 | 2172 | 2191 |
| 7 | Abad | Eternity | 1850 | 1869 | 1888 | 1907 | 1926 | 1945 | 1964 | 1983 | 2002 | 2021 | 2040 | 2059 | 2078 | 2097 | 2116 | 2135 | 2154 | 2173 | 2192 |
| 8 | Jad | Generosity | 1851 | 1870 | 1889 | 1908 | 1927 | 1946 | 1965 | 1984 | 2003 | 2022 | 2041 | 2060 | 2079 | 2098 | 2117 | 2136 | 2155 | 2174 | 2193 |
| 9 | Baha | Splendour | 1852 | 1871 | 1890 | 1909 | 1928 | 1947 | 1966 | 1985 | 2004 | 2023 | 2042 | 2061 | 2080 | 2099 | 2118 | 2137 | 2156 | 2175 | 2194 |
| 10 | Hubb | Love | 1853 | 1872 | 1891 | 1910 | 1929 | 1948 | 1967 | 1986 | 2005 | 2024 | 2043 | 2062 | 2081 | 2100 | 2119 | 2138 | 2157 | 2176 | 2195 |
| 11 | Bahhaj | Delightful | 1854 | 1873 | 1892 | 1911 | 1930 | 1949 | 1968 | 1987 | 2006 | 2025 | 2044 | 2063 | 2082 | 2101 | 2120 | 2139 | 2158 | 2177 | 2196 |
| 12 | Javab | Answer | 1855 | 1874 | 1893 | 1912 | 1931 | 1950 | 1969 | 1988 | 2007 | 2026 | 2045 | 2064 | 2083 | 2102 | 2121 | 2140 | 2159 | 2178 | 2197 |
| 13 | Ahad | Single | 1856 | 1875 | 1894 | 1913 | 1932 | 1951 | 1970 | 1989 | 2008 | 2027 | 2046 | 2065 | 2084 | 2103 | 2122 | 2141 | 2160 | 2179 | 2198 |
| 14 | Vahhab | Bountiful | 1857 | 1876 | 1895 | 1914 | 1933 | 1952 | 1971 | 1990 | 2009 | 2028 | 2047 | 2066 | 2085 | 2104 | 2123 | 2142 | 2161 | 2180 | 2199 |
| 15 | Vidad | Affection | 1858 | 1877 | 1896 | 1915 | 1934 | 1953 | 1972 | 1991 | 2010 | 2029 | 2048 | 2067 | 2086 | 2105 | 2124 | 2143 | 2162 | 2181 | 2200 |
| 16 | Badi | Beginning | 1859 | 1878 | 1897 | 1916 | 1935 | 1954 | 1973 | 1992 | 2011 | 2030 | 2049 | 2068 | 2087 | 2106 | 2125 | 2144 | 2163 | 2182 | 2201 |
| 17 | Bahi | Luminous | 1860 | 1879 | 1898 | 1917 | 1936 | 1955 | 1974 | 1993 | 2012 | 2031 | 2050 | 2069 | 2088 | 2107 | 2126 | 2145 | 2164 | 2183 | 2202 |
| 18 | Abha | Most Luminous | 1861 | 1880 | 1899 | 1918 | 1937 | 1956 | 1975 | 1994 | 2013 | 2032 | 2051 | 2070 | 2089 | 2108 | 2127 | 2146 | 2165 | 2184 | 2203 |
| 19 | Vahid | Unity | 1862 | 1881 | 1900 | 1919 | 1938 | 1957 | 1976 | 1995 | 2014 | 2033 | 2052 | 2071 | 2090 | 2109 | 2128 | 2147 | 2166 | 2185 | 2204 |
+----+--------+---------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+NOTE
On July 10, 2014, the Universal House of Justice announced three decisions regarding the Badi` (Bahai) calendar, which will affect the dates of Feasts and Holy Days. Naw Ruz will usually fall on March 20th,which means that all the Feast days will be one day earlier,and the births of the Bab and of Baha'u'llah will be celebrated on two consecutive days in the Autumn.The changes take effect from the next Bahai New Year, from sunset on March 20, 2015. The definitive tables showing the new dates have not yet been released (as of September 24, 2014), but there is a preliminary discussion here.
CONSTRUCTOR
It expects month and year optionally. By default it gets current Bahai month and year.
METHODS
current()
Returns current month of the Bahai calendar.
from_gregorian($year, $month, $day)
Returns bahai month calendar in which the given gregorian date falls in.
from_julian($julian_date)
Returns bahai month calendar in which the given julian date falls in.
as_svg($month, $year)
Returns calendar for the given $month and $year rendered in SVG format. If $month and $year missing, it would return current calendar month.The Plugin L>Calendar::Plugin::Renderer> must be installed for this to work.
AUTHOR
Mohammad S Anwar, <mohammad.anwar at yahoo.com>
REPOSITORY
https://github.com/Manwar/Calendar-Bahai
BUGS
Please report any bugs / feature requests to bug-calendar-bahai at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Calendar-Bahai. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
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Copyright (C) 2011 - 2015 Mohammad S Anwar.
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