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Out of exile, a light to the world — 150th anniversary of Bahá’u’lláh’s arrival in Holy Land: Part 1

August 27, 2018

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This recent photo shows the House of Rida Big, one of the homes Bahá’u’lláh lived in during his time in Edirne, Turkey. The Ottoman Empire banished Bahá’u’lláh from Edirne on 12 August 1868, eventually sending him to ‘Akká. The edifice in Edirne is now a holy place, which Bahá’ís can visit.