How much do you know about the Baháʼí festival of Riḍván?

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What does the word "Ridván" mean?

  • Garden
  • Celebration
  • Festival
  • Paradise (correct)

On which day does the Riḍván festival begin?

  • 13th of Jalál (correct)
  • 1st of Jalál
  • 9th of Jalál
  • 12th of Jalál

Why is the Riḍván festival significant?

  • It marks the beginning of the Babi religion
  • It celebrates the end of winter and the beginning of spring
  • It commemorates Baháʼu'lláh's declaration as a Manifestation of God (correct)
  • It is the holiest Islamic festival

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Study Notes

  • Riḍván is a twelve-day festival in the Baháʼí Faith.
  • It commemorates Baháʼu'lláh's declaration that he was a Manifestation of God.
  • The festival begins at sunset on the 13th of Jalál, which translates to the 20th or 21st of April.
  • Work and school should be suspended on the first, ninth and twelfth days of the festival.
  • "Ridván" means paradise and is named after the Garden of Ridván outside Baghdad.
  • It is the holiest Baháʼí festival and is also referred to as the "Most Great Festival" and the "King of Festivals".
  • Baháʼu'lláh's rising prominence in the city of Baghdad gained the attention of his enemies in Islamic clergy and the Persian government.
  • Baháʼu'lláh's declaration took place in the Najibiyyih garden across the Tigris river from Baghdad.
  • The festival is observed according to the Baháʼí calendar and begins on the thirty-second day of the Baháʼí year.
  • The festival is significant because of Baháʼu'lláh's private declaration to a few followers that he was "Him Whom God shall make manifest" and a Manifestation of God, and thus it forms the beginning point of the Baháʼí Faith, as distinct from the Babi religion.

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