We are delighted to share with you the enclosed message from the Honourable Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, for the Ridván Festival of the Baha’i Community.
From Wikipedia:
Riḍván (Arabic: رضوان Riḍwán; Persian transliteration: Riḍván <Persian pronunciation “Rizwan”>) is a twelve-day festival in the Bahá’í Faith, commemorating the commencement of Bahá’u’lláh‘s prophethood. It begins at sunset on April 20 and continues until sunset, May 2. On the first (April 21), ninth (April 29) and twelfth days of Ridván (May 2), work and schooling should be suspended.[1]
“Ridván” means paradise, and is named for the Garden of Ridván, outside Baghdad where Bahá’u’lláh stayed for twelve days after theOttoman Empire exiled him from Baghdad and before commencing his journey to Constantinople.[2]
It is the most holy Bahá’í festival, and is also referred to as the “Most Great Festival” and the “King of Festivals”.
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