Guest Author - Sandy Mullins
The Declaration of the Bab (Siyyid-羨li-Muhammed) is celebrated at about two hours after sunset and is a Baha段 Holy day when work is suspended.
What Baha段s are celebrating is that the Bab declared on May 23, 1844 that he was foretelling of the latest manifestation of God, Baha置値lah. It wasn稚 an easy thing to do in Persia (Iran) even though Muslims were looking for the Promised One of Islam the Qa段m. The Bab was the leader of the Badi Faith the beginning seeds of the Baha段 Faith. Baha置値lah was a follower of the Bab and the one that the Bab knew was the latest manifestation of God for this age.
Sa'id ibn-i Jabir reported the following Hadith from Ibn-i Abbas from the Prophet Muhammed:
"My successors after Me are God's proofs for the people of the earth. They are twelve. First one of them my brother and last of them will be my child. They asked: O Apostle of God who is your brother? He said Ali-ibn Abu Talib. They asked who is your child? He said: He is Mahdi who will fill the earth with justice, even if it is full of injustice and wretchedness. I swear to God Who made Me His Messenger even if one day is left from the age of the world, God will lenghten that day to the extent that My child Mahdi will become manifest. Then Issa [Maseeh], the Spirit of God descends (the Return of Christ] from heaven and pray behind Him."
So, starting approximately two hours after sunset on May 23, millions of Baha段s worldwide will celebrate the Declaration of The Bab and his mission.
The Bab
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