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Declaration of the Bab
The night the Bab announced his divine mission — the founding moment of the Baha'i Faith.
📅 May 23
✦ Why It Matters
On the evening of May 22-23, 1844, the Bab declared to a seeker that he was the promised Qa'im — the gate to a new divine revelation. This marks the birth of the Baha'i Faith.
✦ How It Is Observed
The holy day begins two hours and eleven minutes after sunset (the exact time of the declaration), prayers and readings from the Bab's writings, community gatherings.
✦ Sacred Text
“I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One whose name you have for a thousand years invoked.”
— Writings of the Bab ↗