First Day of Ridván
All created things immersed in the sea of purification on first day of Ridván[edit]
"God hath, likewise, as a bounty from His presence, abolished the concept of "uncleanness", whereby divers things and peoples have been held to be impure. He, of a certainty, is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous. Verily, all created things were immersed in the sea of purification when, on that first day of Ridván, We shed upon the whole of creation the splendours of Our most excellent Names and Our most exalted Attributes. This, verily, is a token of My loving providence, which hath encompassed all the worlds. Consort ye then with the followers of all religions, and proclaim ye the Cause of your Lord, the Most Compassionate; this is the very crown of deeds, if ye be of them who understand."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 75 75)
Work is forbidden on this Holy Day[edit]
"QUESTION: Concerning the Most Great Festival.
"ANSWER: The Most Great Festival commenceth late in the afternoon of the thirteenth day of the second month of the year according to the Bayán. On the first, ninth and twelfth days of this Festival, work is forbidden."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Questions and Answers, no. 1)
