1863 ⟶ Bahá'u'lláh's Declaration of Prophetic Station

Bahá'u'lláh declares his station as "He whom God shall make ...

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🏛️ Esarhaddon Rebuilds Babylon

Esarhaddon begins the rebuilding of Babylon.⟶

Esarhaddon Rebuilds Babylon (-675)

EsarhaddonReligionTempleReconstruction

Iraq

🕍 Temple in Jerusalem: Quaking and Prophetic Utterance at Pentecost

Pentecost (Shavuot, 6th of Sivan, about June 4) – Priests in the Temple in Jerusalem feel a quaking and hear "a sound as of a great multitude saying, Let us remove hence".⟶

Temple in Jerusalem: Quaking and Prophetic Utterance at Pentecost (70)

JudaismSecond Temple PeriodTemple of JerusalemProphecyApocalypticismChristianity

Israel

📖 The Báb Announces His Revelation, Founding Bábísm

May 23: Persian Prophet the Báb announces his revelation, founding Bábísm. He announced to the world of the coming of "He whom God shall make manifest". He is considered the forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith.⟶

The Báb Announces His Revelation, Founding Bábísm (1844)

ReligionProphetReligious MovementShia Islam

Iran

⭐ Bahá'u'lláh's Declaration of Prophetic Station

Bahá'u'lláh declares his station as "He whom God shall make manifest". This date is celebrated in the Baháʼí Faith as The Festival of Ridván.⟶

Bahá'u'lláh's Declaration of Prophetic Station (1863)

ReligionProphecyReligious MovementOttoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

🔪 Hamidian Massacres of Armenian and Assyrian Christians

1897: Hundreds of thousands of Armenian and Assyrian Christians die in the Hamidian massacres in the Ottoman Empire.⟶

Hamidian Massacres of Armenian and Assyrian Christians (1894)

GenocideReligious ViolenceOttoman EmpireArmeniansHuman RightsEthnic Cleansing

Ottoman Empire

⚔️ Arab Revolt Against Ottoman Rule Begins

June 10: The Arab Revolt begins.⟶

Arab Revolt Against Ottoman Rule Begins (1916)

World War IOttoman EmpireRebellionInsurgencyColonialismSelf-determination

Ottoman Empire