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In other words, the calendar that has been used for centuries in the very lands of the Bible, the actual place where Daniel had his vision, corroborates the correctness of the date 1844. In doing so, it provides an amazing correlation that supports the authority of Daniel's vision, affirms the methods of calculation widely used by Christian commentators, and compels a careful consideration of the claims of the Baha'i Faith. (80:2) 'Abdu'l-Baha's own statements affirm the methods of calculation used by Christian commentators, but He differs in that He explains that the prophetic period of time refers to the time span from Muhammad to the Bab, reckoned according to the Islamic calendar and indicating the year AH1260 (which corresponds exactly to AD 1844): (80:3) Thus three years and a half make forty-two months, and forty-two months are twelve hundred and sixty days. The Bab, the precursor of Baha'u'llah, appeared in the year 1260 from the Hejira of Muhammad, by the reckoning of Islam. (Some Answered Questions 43)
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