Episode 2 of 3

Declaration of Station

When: 22 April 1863
Where: Garden of Ridván
Part of: Bahá'u'lláh declares his station in the Garden of Ridván, Baghdad

Bahá'u'lláh declared to his companions that he was 'Him whom God shall make manifest' upon arrival in the garden.

Upon arrival in the garden, Bahá'u'lláh declared to his companions that he was 'Him whom God shall make manifest', the one promised by the Báb, and announced that his mission as God's latest manifestation in this world had commenced. This private declaration to a few followers forms the beginning point of the Bahá'í faith as distinct from Bábism.

Sources

Baháʼu'lláh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
Ridván Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-02

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