Episode 3 of 3

First Day Announcements

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 made three announcements on his first day in the garden, including abrogating religious war.

During Bahá'u'lláh's first day in the garden, he made three further announcements: (1) abrogating religious war, which was permitted under certain conditions in Islam and the Bábí faith; (2) that there would not be another Manifestation of God for another 1000 years; and (3) that all the names of God were fully manifest in all things.

Sources

Ridván Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-02

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