Bahá'í Holy Day

Twelfth Day of Riḍván

The conclusion of the twelve-day Riḍván festival, when Bahá'u'lláh departed the Garden for Constantinople.

Stories for Twelfth Day of Riḍván

The Caravan to Constantinople: Twelfth Day of Riḍván

On May 3, 1863 — the twelfth day of His sojourn in the Garden of Riḍván — Bahá'u'lláh mounted His horse and set out from Baghdád toward Constantinople. Esslemont records the strange, joyful character of those last days, when even the Governor of Baghdád came to honor the departing prisoner.

Secondary Retelling 2 min