| A Bahá'í Holy Day commemorating the Declaration of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn that the Báb was the Promised One. This event occurred at two hours and eleven minutes after sunset on the evening of 22 May 1844 in the House of the Báb in S̲h̲íráz. It is considered to mark the opening of the Bahá'í Dispensation and the beginning of the Bahá'í Era. |
| ‘This night', said the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn, ‘this very hour will, in the days to come, be celebrated as one of the greatest and most significant of all festivals.'15 The Declaration of the Báb is observed about two hours after sunset on 22 May and work is prohibited on this Holy Day (23 May). |
| [BD 67] |
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| A Bahá'í Holy
Day commemorating the Declaration of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn that the Báb was the Promised
One. This event occurred at two hours and eleven minutes after sunset on the evening
of 22 May 1844 in the House of the Báb in S̲h̲íráz. It is considered to mark the opening of the Bahá'í
Dispensation and the beginning of the Bahá'í
Era. |
| 'This night', said the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn,
'this very hour will, in the days to come, be celebrated as one of the greatest and
most significant of all festivals.'15 The Declaration of the Báb is observed at about two hours after sunset on 22 May and work is prohibited on this Holy Day (23 May). |
| [BD 67] |
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| On Istijlál 7 'Aẓamat 1 B.E., the sun set at 18:45 (6:45PM) in S̲h̲íráz, Persia (now Iran). The Báb Declared at two hours and eleven minutes after sunset. Therefore, the Báb Declared His mission at 20:56, (8:56PM) Istijlál 7 'Aẓamat 1 B.E.; Yawm al-Khamīs 5 Jumādá al-ūlá A.H. 1260; Wednesday 22 May A.D. 1844; Yom Chamishi 5 Sivan A.M. 5604. This correlates to 17:26 UTC [ -3:30 ] the same day. |
| NOTE: The Gregorian date shows Wednesday while the Bahá'í, Islamic and Hebrew calendars show Thursday. This is due to the day beginning at midnight in the Gregorian and at sunset the day before in the other three. |
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