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Baha’is commemorate anniversary of the Ascension of Baha’u’llah |29 May 2021

Baha’is commemorate anniversary of the Ascension of Baha’u’llah

The most Holy place for the Baha’is, the Shrine of Baha’u’llah together with Mansion of Bahji near Acre, Israel

Baha’is around the world commemorated the anniversary of the Ascension of Baha’u’llah from the evening of May 27 through May 28, 2021.

The holiday commemorates the anniversary of the death of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith.

Baha’u’llah was seventy-five years old when he passed away on May 29, 1892.

Baha’u’llah, the latest of God’s Messengers, brought spiritual and social teachings for our modern age. Baha’u’llah taught that there is only one God, that all of the world’s religions are from God, and that now is the time for humanity to recognise its oneness and unite.

In the early morning hours of May 29, 1892, Baha’u’llah passed away at the Mansion of Bahji near Acre, Israel. Baha’u’llah was buried in a simple room next to this house. This, now the Shrine of Baha’u’llah, is the holiest place on earth for Baha’is, where they turn to in prayer each day. Pilgrims come from all corners of the globe to pay their respects to Baha’u’llah and to dedicate their lives to the principles of unity that He set before humanity. Shortly after the passing of Baha’u’llah, His son, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, sent this message:

“The Sun of Truth, that Most Great Light, hath set upon the horizon of the world to rise with deathless splendour over the Realm of the Limitless. In His Most Holy Book He calleth the firm and steadfast of His friends: ‘Be not dismayed, O peoples of the world, when the day-star of My beauty is set, and the heaven of My tabernacle is concealed from your eyes. Arise to further My Cause, and to exalt My Word amongst men.’”

 

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