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Bahá'í Chronology - The Ministry of Bahá'u'lláh - 22 B.E. (A.D. 1865-1866)

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• 22 / 23 B.E. • A.H. 1282 /1283 • A.D. 1866 • 5626 / 5627	The Most Great Separation. Bahá'u'lláh reveals the Súriy-i-Amr (Súrih of Command) for Mírzá Yaḥyá. [CH60, 83, CB84; GBP166] This is the formal announcement to the nominee of the Báb of the station of ‘Him Whom God shall make manifest' and a summons for him to pay allegiance to His Cause. [CB83–4; RB2:161] Bahá'u'lláh directs his amanuensis to take the Tablet to Mírzá Yáhyá. He becomes very angry and a "jealous fire consumed him". He responds by claiming that he is the recipient of a divine revelation and all must turn to him. [CH60, BKG230; CB84; GPB166–7; RB2:162] The announcement that Bahá'u'lláh was the Promised One spread quickly to Iraq and to Persia. The followers were happy for the clarification and glad to be rid of Yáhyá. Only the express command of Bahá'u'lláh prevented them from ridding the world of such nefarious traitor. [CH61] It is believed that Yáhyá's conduct and accusations precipitated the next exile. [CH61]
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• 22 / 23 B.E. • A.H. 1282 /1283 • A.D. 1866 • 5626 / 5627	Bahá'u'lláh reveals the Lawḥ-i-Bahá in honour of Khátún Ján, a believer and close friend of Ṭáhirih. [RB2:171, 179] It was probably revealed just before He took up residence in the house of Ridá Big. [RB2:171] This is the first Tablet in which Bahá'u'lláh uses the term ‘people of Bahá' to refer to His followers, to distinguish them from the ‘people of the Bayán'. [RB2:179]
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• `Alá' 22 B.E. • Shawwāl A.H. 1282 • March A.D. 1866 • Adar A.M. 5626	Khurshíd Páshá takes up the governorship of Adrianople. [BBR487; BKG233]
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• Jalál 9 `Alá' 22 B.E. • Yawm as-Sabt 22 Shawwāl A.H. 1282 • Saturday 10 March A.D. 1866 • Yom Shabbat 23 Adar A.M. 5626	Bahá'u'lláh and His family withdraw from the house of Amru'lláh, the residence shared with the exiles, and go to the house of Ridá Big. [BKG230; GPB167; RB2:162] He stays in this house for about one year. [GPB168] See BKG235 for a description of the house of Ridá Big. Bahá'u'lláh goes into isolation for two months. He orders that all of the family's goods should be divided. The companions are to choose between Himself and Azal. This has become known as the ‘Most Great Separation'. [BBRSM67; BKG230–2; GPB167–8; RB2:162] See BKG231–2, GPB167 and RB2:163 for the effect of this. See BBRSM59–60 for a description of Azal's leadership.
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• Jalál 9 `Alá' 22 / c. 23 B.E. • Yawm as-Sabt 22 Shawwāl A.H. 1282 / c. A.H. 1283 • 10 Mar A.D. 1866 / c. Mar 1867 • Yom Shabbat 23 Adar A.M. 5626 / c. 5627	Bahá'u'lláh reveals numerous Tablets in the months that follow. See GBP170–1 for a description of the number of verses revealed every day. See BKG245 and GPB171 for list of Tablets revealed before Bahá'u'lláh's arrival in the house of ‘Izzat Áqá. In addressing the Tablets to the Kings and the Queens of the earth Baha'u'lláh addressed them as "Servants of the Most High God and Guardians under Him of the people entrusted to their guidance" and called on them to join with Him in establishing an International Arbitration Council so that humanity should never again suffer the misery of war. His approach was now more direct, He claimed Divine authority and that He was the Chosen One, Whom, under various names, all the religions of the world were awaiting. [CH63]
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Most of the Gregorian Calendar dates, A.H. 1166 (A.D. 1753) to 153 B.E (A.D. 1996), are from the original book, A Basic Bahá'í Chronology. From 153 B.E (A.D. 1996) to present the Gregorian Calendar dates are from A Basic Bahá'í Chronology online. The Hebrew, Islamic and Bahá'í dates were calculated by the ABG staff and may be subject to error, despite the great care that was taken. When the Gregorian date is "In the year", "c. Mar 1797", etc., we list the nearest approximate Hebrew, Islamic and Bahá'í dates.

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