Azamat

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Bahá'í Faith

Central figures

Bahá'u'lláh The Báb · `Abdu'l-Bahá

Key scripture

Kitáb-i-Aqdas · Kitáb-i-Íqán The Hidden Words The Seven Valleys

Institutions

Administrative Order The Guardianship Universal House of Justice Spiritual Assemblies

History

Bahá'í history · Timeline Bábís · Shaykh Ahmad

Notable individuals

Shoghi Effendi Martha Root · Táhirih Badí‘ · Apostles Hands of the Cause

See also

Symbols · Laws Teachings · Texts Calendar · Divisions Pilgrimage · Prayer Index of Bahá'í Articles

Azamat (عظمة), meaning grandeur, is the fourth month in the Bahá'í calendar. As with all Bahá'í months, Azamat is nineteen days long. Its period is fixed in the Gregorian calendar to 17 May to 4 June. All days begin at sunset on the previous day.

Azamat includes the following notable days:

• The Day of Azamat — 4 Azamat (20 May).
• The Declaration of the Báb — 7 Azamat, year Alif of the first Vahid (23 May 1844).
• The Birth of Abdu'l-Bahá — 7 Azamat, year Alif of the first Vahid (23 May 1844).
• The Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh — 13 Azamat, year Bahháj of the third Vahid (29 May 1892).