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Bahá'í Chronology - The Ministry of Bahá'u'lláh - 49 B.E. (A.D. 1892)

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• 49 B.E. • A.H. • 8 May A.D.1892 • A.M.	Bahá'u'lláh contracts a slight fever. [GPB221] See RB4:414–17 for the progress of this illness.
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• 49 B.E. • A.H. • c. 24 May A.D. 1892 • A.M.	Bahá'u'lláh calls to His bedside all the believers, including many pilgrims, for their last audience with Him. [GPB222]
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• Jamál 13 `Aẓamat 49 B.E. • Yawm al-Aḥad 2 Dhū al-Qa'dah A.H. 1309 • Sunday 29 May A.D. 1892 • Yom Rishon 3 Sivan A.M. 5652	The Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'u'lláh passes away at Bahjí in His seventy–fifth year. [AB47; BBRXXIX, 233; BKG420; CB148; GPB221; RB4:411] For an account by Túbá K̲h̲ánum see CH105–9. Bahá'u'lláh has spent 23 years, 8 months and 29 (or 30) days in the Holy Land. [DH12] He passes away eight hours after sunset. [GPB221; UD170] The news of His passing is immediately communicated to Sultán `Abdu'l-Ḥamíd by `Abdu'l-Bahá: `the Sun of Bahá has set'. [AB47; BKG420 GPB222] Shortly after sunset, on the very day of His passing, Bahá'u'lláh is buried beneath the floor of a room in the house adjacent to the mansion of Bahjí, the Qiblih of the Bahá'í Faith. [AB47; BBD211; BKG427; GPB222] See CB149 and RB4:149 for the effect of Bahá'u'lláh's ascension on `Abdu'l-Bahá. See ARG71-72 for `Abdu'l-Bahá's account of His attempt to convince Mírzá Muḥammad-'Alí to be faithful to the Covenant. See AB52–3, CB148–9 and RB4:148–9 for the theft of Bahá'u'lláh's cases containing His seals, papers and other items. See AB52–61, CB148–51 and RB4:148–54 for the Covenant-breaking activities of Bahá'u'lláh's family immediately following His death. See GPB222–3 for the mourning following the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. At this time the Faith has spread to 15 countries. [MBW61] See BBR234–6 for a list of Europeans who met Bahá'u'lláh.
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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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