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198:. Until March 20, 2015, in most of the world, the holy day was celebrated according to the solar year on 12 November, and the birth of the Báb was celebrated on 20 October. Since days in the Baháʼí calendar start at sunset, the holy day started on the evening of 11 November and proceeded until sunset on 12 November.
146:, and who foretold the coming of Baháʼu'lláh—and the birth of Baháʼu'lláh. In questions submitted to Baháʼu'lláh after writing the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Baháʼu'lláh states that the two days commemorating the births of the Báb and Baháʼu'lláh are seen to be one in the "sight of God" and are referred to as the "
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792:. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. pp. 334–5.
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1066:Some Answered Questions
231:Declaration of the Báb
181:Baháʼí month of fasting
1271:Progressive revelation
210:of the Baháʼí calendar
1213:Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh
1175:Letters of the Living
575:Smith, Peter (2000).
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246:Day of the Covenant
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