The date is one of nine holy days during the year when Baha'is suspend work. Baha'u'llah was born in 1817 into a noble family in Tehran, the capital of Persia. In 1853, He was exiled from His native land to Baghdad, where in 1863 He announced that He was the bearer of a new revelation from God that would bring unity to the peoples of the world. He was later exiled to Acre, in Acre, in present-day Israel, where He passed away in 1892.
On St. Thomas, the celebration will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11, at the Bahai National Center at 129 Estate Contant.
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