Bahá'í History Collection* 1863 Bahá'u'lláh's Declaration in Garden of Ridván
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1863 * April 21-May 2, Festival of Ridván *
Bahá'u'lláh declared publicly for the first time His Station as God's latest Messenger, "Him Whom God shall make manifest", as foretold by the Báb in 1844 (**see our 1844 collection**).
“All praise be to the one true God--exalted be His glory--inasmuch as He hath, through the Pen of the Most High, unlocked the doors of men's hearts. Every verse which this Pen hath revealed is a bright and shining portal that discloseth the glories of a saintly and pious life, of pure and stainless deeds.”
~ Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, pp. 88-89
This Revelation of God's guidance for today would help humanity finally achieve that world peace and unity promised in all major world faiths and that the vast majority of all peoples long for.
**This declaration came in a garden full of roses** that Bahá'u'lláh named Ridván (Paradise) -- it became twelve days that Bahá'ís now celebrate as the "King of Festivals". The garden was located on an island in the middle of the Tigris River of Baghdad and had to be reached by boat.
Three days in this festival are tied to major events during the period of Bahá'u'lláh's stay in the garden:
* 1st day celebrates His arrival in the garden and first public declaration of His Mission
* 9th day, the arrival of His family and significance of the number 9
* 12th day, His departure to a second exile in Constantinople
These three days during the festival are holy days on which work and school should be suspended -- no work or homework, instead hospitality, charity and acts of service toward humanity and the betterment of the world.
Do you have Bahá'i friends? Maybe you've noticed them absent on these days, or perhaps they invited you to a celebration of the Ridván holy day!
:-)
We wish to give tribute to the Whidbey Island Collection, whose owner(s) have the best comments on this set:
"There are only 19 slots required to complete the 1863 Mint Set, but filling those slots has been surprisingly tough. Only 3 coins have surviving populations that exceed 500 coins in all grades. The remaining 16 coins are all scarce to exceedingly rare. Rarest coin of the set is the 1863 $10 Gold Eagle with only 30-45 survivors known."
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