Declaration of the Báb

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The Declaration of the Báb is a central Bahá'í holy day commemorating the 1844 announcement by the Báb of his prophetic mission, which heralded the coming of Bahá'u'lláh.

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Declaration of the Báb canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahá'í holy day
religious observance
associatedConcept forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh
progressive revelation
associatedScripture Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh
surface form: writings of Bahá'u'lláh

writings of the Báb
calendarSystem Badíʻ calendar
surface form: Bahá'í calendar (Badí‘ calendar)
chronologicalRelation precedes the public declaration of Bahá'u'lláh
commemorates 1844 declaration of the Báb in Shiraz
announcement of the Báb’s prophetic mission
heralding of the coming of Bahá'u'lláh
countryOfEvent Iran
dateInBahaiCalendar 8th of ‘Aẓamat
devotionalPractice music and artistic presentations in some communities
recitation of narratives about Mullá Husayn’s meeting with the Báb
reflection on the station of the Báb
frequency annual
hasMainFigure Bahá'u'lláh
the Báb
historicalContext took place in Qajar-era Iran
keyParticipant Mullá Ḥusayn
surface form: Mullá Husayn
languageOfOriginalEvent Persian
locationDetail house of the Báb in Shiraz
marksBeginningOf Bahá'í sacred history in the 19th century
Bábí movement
surface form: Bábí dispensation
observanceIncludes community gatherings
prayers
readings from Bahá'í writings
storytelling of the declaration event
observedBy Bahá'í communities and institutions
Bahá'ís worldwide
originalDateInGregorianCalendar 23 May 1844
originalDateInIslamicCalendar 8th of Sha‘bán 1260 A.H.
placeOfEvent Shiraz, Iran
surface form: Shiraz
relatedHolyDay Birth of the Báb
Martyrdom of the Báb
Ridván
religion Baha'i Faith
surface form: Bahá'í Faith
religiousTheme announcement of a new divine revelation
fulfillment of Islamic and Shaykhi expectations of the Qá'im
significanceInBahaiFaith heralds the advent of Bahá'u'lláh
marks the beginning of the Bahá'í era
marks the public announcement of the Báb’s mission
timeOfDayOfEvent evening
typeOfEvent religious anniversary
workSuspension Bahá'í holy day on which work is suspended
yearOfEvent 1844

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Baha'i Faith hasHolyDay Declaration of the Báb
subject surface form: Bahá'í Faith
Martyrdom of the Báb seeAlso Declaration of the Báb
the Báb commemoration Declaration of the Báb
Badíʻ calendar hasHolyDay Declaration of the Báb