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Likewise the 1,335 years is calculated from the beginning of Islam's victory over idol-worship in Arabia, which is the time when Muhammad sent out messages to the surrounding kingdoms inviting them to embrace His teachings (Truce of al-Hudaybiyyah, AD 628). The 1,335 years culminates with the beginning of the global establishment and world triumph of the Baha'i Faith after years of bitter persecution in Iran, which is most clearly signified by the establishment of the Universal House of Justice in 1963, exactly one hundred years after Baha'u'llah proclaimed His Faith. This date is fulfilled according to solar reckoning. It is possible that this date finds fulfilment through a solar reckoning and not a lunar one owing to the fact that it signifies the establishment of the Faith throughout the world, but primarily in the Western countries, which relied on solar reckoning. (204:1) It should be noted that all of these dates are solely related to occurrences involving the Cause of God throughout the ages and have no relationship to any other events such as secular wars, natural catastrophes, scientific discoveries, political events and so on. They are only related to what is the overriding concern of all the Scriptures: God's Revelation and the spiritual well-being of humankind.
(204:2)
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