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Thankful Thurssday and The Fifth Day of Ridvan

Istijlál (Majesty), 17 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Thursday, April 25, 2019

This is the Fifth Day of Ridvan, the Festival of Paradise. In 1863, Baha'u'llah spent twelve days in a garden outside of Baghdad. The name Baha'u'llah gave the garden was Ridvan (rizvan), which means paradise. In the Garden of Ridvan, Baha'u'llah declared that He was the one the Bab referred to as "Him Who God Will Make Manifest". On April 21, Baha'u'llah, with a number of the faithful crossed the Tigris River to the Garden. On the April 29, the Baha'u'llah's family joined Him. On May 2, the Twelfth Day of Ridvan, Baha'u'llah left the Garden and was escorted by Turkish troops on the next leg of His exile.

Thankful Thursday Gratitude List for 17 Jalál

Today I am thankful ...
          ...that we have a working air conditioner in this apartment.
          ...for the coffee I had this morning.
          ...that I have 384 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...for the food bank that is in walking distance from this apartment.