The Shrine of Baha’u’llah in the foreground, and the Mansion of Bahji behind it, are the site of a special program at 3 a.m. on 29 May to mark the 116th anniversary of His passing. His final hours were in a room on the second floor of the mansion.

ACRE, Israel — Four hundred Baha’i pilgrims will be among the thousand followers of Baha’u’llah from around the world who gather at His burial site on 29 May at 3 a.m. to commemorate the 116th anniversary of His passing.

Around the globe, tens of thousands more will turn their faces in the direction of the same shrine – for Baha’is, the holiest spot on earth – in remembrance of the night in 1892 that Baha’u’llah passed away at His home near Acre in the Holy Land.