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Bahá'í World, The: An International Record, volume 18:
136-140 of the Bahá'í Era, 1979-1983
compiled by Universal House of Justice.Haifa: Baha'i World Center, 1986
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The Bahá'í World: an international record.
Vol. 18: 136-140 of the Bahá'í era,
1979-1983
1. Bahá'í Faith
I. Universal House of Justice
297'.89 BP365
Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Oxford,
by David Stanford, Printer to the University
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By librarians and students The Bahá'í World is becoming ever more widely known as a source of authentic information about the aims, tenets, history, activities, organization and growth of the Bahá'í Faith. The editors therefore have always in mind the preservation of an even balance between the presentation of material of supreme interest to believers and of a fair and objective picture to enquirers. In this they are guided by the policy of Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, who directed the compilation of the successive volumes from I to XII covering the years 1925 to 1954. The first volume, known as Bahá'í Year Book, was in fact a one-year survey; the next seven volumes were biennial, terminating in 1940; volume IX recorded the four years from 1940 to 1944; volume X was again biennial and volumes XI and XII presented the periods 1946 to 1950 and 1950 to 1954 respectively. All these volumes were published in the United States under the aegis of the National Spiritual Assembly and the supervision of the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith. Volume XIII, which recorded the passing of the Guardian and the course and completion of his Ten Year Crusade, covered the entire period from 1954 to 1963 and was produced under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice, which henceforth assumed responsibility for publication. Volumes XIV, XV, XVI and XVII covered the years 1963 to 1968, 1968 to 1973, 1973 to 1976 and 1976 to 1979 respectively.
This volume, relating to the years 1979 to 1983, records the observance in the Holy Land in July 1982 of the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of The Greatest Holy Leaf, eldest daughter of Bahá'u'lláh and 'the outstanding heroine of the Bahá'í Dispensation'; the successful completion of the first stage of the restoration of the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá and its opening to pilgrims; the completion of construction of the permanent Seat of the Universal House of Justice and its occupation by that Institution in January 1983; the holding in the Holy Land in May 1983 of the fifth International Convention; the progress made towards construction of the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Indian Subcontinent in New Delhi and of the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands in Samoa; the holding in 1982 of five International Conferences dedicated to the Greatest Holy Leaf and marking the ftieth anniversary of her passing; the progress made in the Seven Year global teaching plan inaugurated at Ridván 1979 and constituting yet another stage in the unfoldment of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Divine Plan; and the resumption in Irán on a scale unprecedented in recent history of a campaign designed to xtirpate the Bahá'í Faith from the land of its birth through the systematic imprisonment and execution of its leaders, the expropriation, desecration and destruction of its holy places, and the persecution and harassment of its rank and file, a process which, to an extent never before witnessed, drew the sympathetic attention of governments, world leaders and the mass media to the true nature of the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh and publicized its teachings.
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IN MEMORIAM
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The Mother Temple of the West, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A. .......570
Architectural drawings of the Indian Temple--Podium Level Key Plan and Main
Building Section.............. ....... ..573
Construction worker at Indian Temple site..............581
The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Indian sub-continent under construction; 1 December
1981..................... 583
Construction work in progress; 19 April 1983...........583
Architect's model of completed Temple...................584
His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II visiting the Samoan Temple site at Apia, Western
Samoa; 18 December 981.............................................587
Aerial view of the Samoan Temple under construction; 15 January 1983..587
Two views of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands under construction..588
Stairs leading to the main rooms of the House of 'Abdu'llah Páshá, 1983.....608
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Part Five: In Memoriam
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Picture with the caption: Upper chamber of the House of the Báb, Shíráz, where He declared His Mission to Mullá Husayn in 1844 (photo courtesy of Mr. K. Mumtází).
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NOTE: The spelling of the Oriental words and proper names used in this volume of The Bahá'í World is according to the system of transliteration established at one of the International Oriental Congresses.
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Vol. 18: 136-140 of the Bahá'í era,
1979-1983
1. Bahá'í Faith
I. Universal House of Justice
297'.89 BP365
Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Oxford,
by David Stanford, Printer to the University
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PREFACE
By librarians and students The Bahá'í World is becoming ever more widely known as a source of authentic information about the aims, tenets, history, activities, organization and growth of the Bahá'í Faith. The editors therefore have always in mind the preservation of an even balance between the presentation of material of supreme interest to believers and of a fair and objective picture to enquirers. In this they are guided by the policy of Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, who directed the compilation of the successive volumes from I to XII covering the years 1925 to 1954. The first volume, known as Bahá'í Year Book, was in fact a one-year survey; the next seven volumes were biennial, terminating in 1940; volume IX recorded the four years from 1940 to 1944; volume X was again biennial and volumes XI and XII presented the periods 1946 to 1950 and 1950 to 1954 respectively. All these volumes were published in the United States under the aegis of the National Spiritual Assembly and the supervision of the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith. Volume XIII, which recorded the passing of the Guardian and the course and completion of his Ten Year Crusade, covered the entire period from 1954 to 1963 and was produced under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice, which henceforth assumed responsibility for publication. Volumes XIV, XV, XVI and XVII covered the years 1963 to 1968, 1968 to 1973, 1973 to 1976 and 1976 to 1979 respectively.
This volume, relating to the years 1979 to 1983, records the observance in the Holy Land in July 1982 of the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of The Greatest Holy Leaf, eldest daughter of Bahá'u'lláh and 'the outstanding heroine of the Bahá'í Dispensation'; the successful completion of the first stage of the restoration of the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá and its opening to pilgrims; the completion of construction of the permanent Seat of the Universal House of Justice and its occupation by that Institution in January 1983; the holding in the Holy Land in May 1983 of the fifth International Convention; the progress made towards construction of the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Indian Subcontinent in New Delhi and of the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands in Samoa; the holding in 1982 of five International Conferences dedicated to the Greatest Holy Leaf and marking the ftieth anniversary of her passing; the progress made in the Seven Year global teaching plan inaugurated at Ridván 1979 and constituting yet another stage in the unfoldment of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Divine Plan; and the resumption in Irán on a scale unprecedented in recent history of a campaign designed to xtirpate the Bahá'í Faith from the land of its birth through the systematic imprisonment and execution of its leaders, the expropriation, desecration and destruction of its holy places, and the persecution and harassment of its rank and file, a process which, to an extent never before witnessed, drew the sympathetic attention of governments, world leaders and the mass media to the true nature of the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh and publicized its teachings.
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CONTENTS Preface Introduction AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH, by David Hofman............................. 1PART ONE THE BAHÁ'Í REVELATION I. EXCERPTS FROM THE BAHÁ'Í SACRED WRITINGS 1. Bahá'u'lláh.................................................................... 9 2. The Báb.................................................................. 15 3. 'Abdu'l-Bahá........................................................... . .20 II. EXCERPTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI................................... 32PART TWO THE COMMEMORATION OF HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES I. THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF BAHÍYYIH KHÁNUM, THE GREATEST HOLY LEAF 1. Passages from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh About the Greatest Holy Leaf.........41 2. Passages from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá About the Greatest Holy Leaf and a Selection of His Letters to Her.................................... . . . .42 3. Passages from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi About the Greatest Holy Leaf and Excerpts from His Letters About Her............. . . . . .44 4. A Selection of the Letters of the Greatest Holy Leaf.............. . . . . .47 5. A Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf, by Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum . . . . 50 6. The Commemoration at the World Centre of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of theGreatest Holy Leaf...................................................... 53 7. Some References to the Greatest Holy Leaf Found in Works Published in English.......................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 55 8. Some Works Published to Commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf.................................................... 57 9. The Greatest Holy Leaf: A Reminiscence, by 'Alí Nakhjavání...................... 59 10. The Life and Service of the Greatest Holy Leaf, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání........ 68 P viiiPART THREE INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ'Í ACTIVITIES 1979-1983 I. THE HOUSE OF ABDU'LLÁH PÁSHÁ...................................................77 II. THE SEVEN YEAR INTERNATIONAL TEACHING PLAN 1979-1986 1. The Launching of the Seven Year Plan...............................................81 2. The Seven Year International Teaching Plan 1979-1986:Progress to Ridván 1983...................... ......................................................86 A. The World Centre................................................................86 B. World-wide Objectives..........................................................103 3. Expansion and Consolidation of the Bahá'í Faith--Information Statistical and Comparative......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 134 A. Africa.................................................................134 B. The Americas............................................................135 C. Asia....................................................................135 D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands.....................................136 E. Europe..................................................................136 III. FIVE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. Five International Conferences: A Pictorial Report.........................138 2. Messages of the Universal House of Justice to the Five International Conferences: A. Dublin, Ireland 0000025-27 June 1982000.......................................156 B. Quito, Ecuador 6-8 August 1982.....................................................157 C. Lagos, Nigeria 19-22 August 1982...................................................158 D. Canberra, Australia 2-5 September 1982.............................................159 E. Montreal, Canada 2-5 September 1982................................................161 IV. INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ'Í ACTIVITIES 1979-1983 1. Survey by Continents: A. Africa...............................................................163 B. The Americas...................................................... . .171 C. Asia.................................................................178 D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands..................................183 E. Europe................................................................187 2. The Association for Bahá'í Studies: 1979-1983, by Gerald Filson........194 3. The Establishment of the Bahá'í International Health Agency.........201 4. Bahá'í Scholarship in Australia: 1979-1983..............................202 5. Bahá'í Studies Seminars at the University of Lancaster: 1977-1980, by Peter Smith......................................................................204 6. The Development of Bahá'í Schools during the Seven Year Plan, by Barbara Barrett................................................................207 7. Bahá'í Youth Academy of India...............................................230 8. The Rabbani School at Gwalior, India, by Stephen H. Waite................ .233 9. Trail of Light, by Barbara Barrett.........................................239 10. The Centenary of the Founding of the ahá'í Faith in India: 1880- 1980............................ ................... .... .246 P ix
11. The Persecution of the Bahá'í Community of Irán: 1979-1983, by Geoffrey Nash..................... ............249 A. Survey of Events..................................................251 B. Identity of the Persecutors, and Charges Levelled Against the Bahá'ís.....267 C. Pattern of Persecution................................................271 D. Last Letters, Wills and Testaments........................................284 E. Bahá'ís Killed in Irán, Ridván 1978-Ridván 1983...........................290 F. A Representative Selection of Documents Illustrating the Persecution of the Bahá'í Community of Irán: 1979-1983...................................306 G. Bahá'í Children in Time of Persecution....................................331 H. Detailed Summary of Actions taken by the Bahá'í International Com- munity, National and Local Bahá'í Institutions, Governments, Non- Bahá'í Organizations and Prominent People in Connection with the Persecution of the Bahá'ís of Irán............... ............... 337 12. Letter from the Universal House of Justice to Iranian Bahá'ís Living Outside Irán................ ................ . ................ ........... 357 13. The Emergence of a Universal Moral Order and the Persecution of the Iranian Bahá'í Community, by Will. C. van den Hoonaard.................363 14. Persecution of the Bahá'í Faith in Irán: A Partial Bibliography of References from Books and Pamphlets, Journals, Newspaper Articles, and Official Documents in some European Languages, compiled by William P. Collins with the assistance of Janet H. Beavers...............................369 15. A Chronology of some of the Persecutions of the Bábís and Bahá'ís in Irán: : 1844-1978, compiled by Dr. Moojan Momen.....................................380 V. THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH AND THE UNITED NATIONS 1. Summary of the years 1947-1979............................................393 2. The Bahá'í International Community and the United Nations 1979-1983, by Victor de Araujo...........................................................396 Annex I...............................................................410 Annex II...............................................................410 Annex III..............................................................412 3. Activities of the Bahá'í International Community Relating to the Persecution of the Bahá'í Faith in Irán 979-1983......................................414 VI. RECOGNITION OF THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH 1. Incorporation of National Spiritual Assemblies............................426 2. Incorporation of Local Spiritual Assemblies.......................................429 3. A Selection of other Documents Recording Official Recognition of the Bahá'í Faith........................ ............... ....... ......437PART FOUR THE WORLD ORDER OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH I. THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE 1. The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice.........................453 2. The Fifth International Convention for the Election of the Universal House of Justice........................................................................461 P x 3. The Completion of Construction of the Building of the Seat for the Universal House of Justice: A Pictorial Report.................................................465 II. THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE OF GOD 1. The Hands of the Cause of God and the Extension of their Functions into the Future: A. The Rulers and the Learned.......................................473 B. The Hands of the Cause of God....................................474 C. The Continental Boards of Counsellors............................475 D. The International Teaching Centre................................477 2. The Work and Travels of the Hands of the Cause 1979-1983...............481 3 Hands of the Cause who Represented the Universal House of Justice at Con- ventions for the election of New National Spiritual Assemblies 1979-1983...........515 4. A Tribute to the Hands of the Cause, by Lilian 'Alá'í............... .. 516 5. The Hands of the Cause of God: An Appreciation, by Ray Hudson.....521 6. The Development of the Institution of the Continental Boards of Counsellors (adapted from the Hawaiian History Calendar).....................528 III. THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY 1. Introduction, by Horace Holley.............................................536 2. A Model Declaration of Trust and By-Laws for a National Spiritual Assembly.......................... ................ ................ 538 3. A Procedure for the Conduct of the Annual Bahá'í Convention...............546 4. New National Spiritual Assemblies.........................548 IV. THE LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY 1. The Institution and its Significance.......................................554 2. By-Laws of a Local Spiritual Assembly......................................564 V. THE INSTITUTION OF THE MASHRIQU'L-ADHKÁR 1. Foreword, by Horace Holley.........................................568 2. The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár................569 3. The Mother Temple of the Indian Sub-Continent, by F. Sahbá.........571 4. The Lotus of Bahapur, by Sheriar Nooreyezdan.......................574 5. The First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands.................585 VI. THE NON-POLITICAL CHARACTER OF THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH Excerpts from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi......................................589 VII. RELATIONSHIP TO GOVERNMENT 1. Loyalty to Government..............................................595 2. The Bahá'í View of Pacifism........................................596 3. Summary of the Guardian's Instructions on the Obligations of Bahá'ís in Connection with Military Service.....................................596 VIII. BAHÁ'Í CALENDAR, FESTIVALS AND DATES OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE 1. Foreword...................................................................598 2. Bahá'í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting...598 3. Bahá'í Holy Days on which Work should be Suspended........................ 599 P xi 4. Additional Material gleaned from Nabíl's Narrative regarding the Bahá'í Calendar..................................... ....................... 599 5. Historical Data gleaned from Nabíl's Narrative regarding Bahá'u'lláh...............602 6. Dates of Historical Significance in the Rise of the Bahá'í Faith...............606
IN MEMORIAM
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Abbas, Kamil (Kámil 'Abbás Ridá)..................... .......... .......... .......... 722 |
Hezari, Ardeshihr (Ardishír Hizárí).......... .......... .......... .......... 776 |
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Adlparvar, Hishmat........................... 775 Ahmadpúr, Fu'ád...................................... 682 |
Hokafonu, Mosese..................................... 686 Holley, Doris................................ 821 |
| `Alípúr, Guldánih Yúsifí . . . . . 811 | cHutchinson-Smith, Jean............................... 681 |
| Allen, John .................................. .......... 725 | Joshi, Asanand Chagla........................ 795 |
| Altass, Florence Elizabeth................... 788 | Kahaloa, Solomon..................................... 741 |
| Appa, Seewoosumbur Jeehoba................... 754 | Kamálí-Sarvistání, Mírzá Áqá |
| Armstrong, Leonora .......................... ......... 733 | Khán............ ............ ............ ............ ...817 |
| Balyuzi, Hasan M.(Hasan M. | Kazemi (Kázimí), Sharon |
| Balyúzí............... ............... 635 | Rickey............... ............... 820 |
| Baqá, Shídrukh Amír-Kíyá..................... 784 | Kelsey, Olivia............................... 774 |
| Baker, Richard St. Barbe..................... 802 | Kempton, Honor............................... 748 |
| Beard, Frances............................... 756 | Kidder, Dr. Alice G. .................................... 677 |
| Blake, Cecilia King.................................. 723 | King, Melba M. Call.................................. 687 |
| Blakely, Dudley Moore........................ 809 | Korean. Suliana Halaholo..................... 793 |
| Brechtefeld, Henry........................... 805 | Labíb, Muhammad.............................. 751 |
| Chinniah, Inparaju................................... 711 | Leach, Bernard....................................... 669 |
| Cobb, Stanwood............................... 814 | Lith, Jacob Eduard (Bob) van................. 817 |
| Cookson, Alexe....................................... 730 | Lukmani, Dr. M. E. (D5r. M. E. |
| Dhacoo, Louis Pierre Henri........................... 728 | Luqmání)...................................... 771 |
| Doktoroglu, Sami..................................... 683 | Mahmúdi, Zhínús Ni'mat....................... 781 |
| Edwards, Hermione Vera | Mavaddat, Nasrollah (Nasru'- |
| Keens-Douglas..................................... 778 | lláh Maviddat)..................................... 791 |
| Eggleston, Helen..................................... 674 | Mesbah, Amine (Dr. Amín'u'- |
| Eliás, Subhí................................. 746 | lláh Misbáh)..................................... 811 |
| Faizi, Abu'l-Qásim................................... 659 | Mesbah, Jeanne (Jeanne Mis- |
| Falláh, Muhammad 'Alí | báh)..................................... 811 |
| (Afnán).......................... 710 | Missaghiyeh, Abdul-Missagh |
| Farangí, Masíh............................... 766 | ('Abdu'l-Míthaq Míthaqíyih)............. 779 |
| Fitzner, Sarah Florence.............................. 727 | Mkhize,Bertha............................... 773 |
| Furúghi, Rúhu'lláh................................... 690 | Mobedzadeh, Shah Bahram |
| Ghobad, Isfandiyar (Isfandíyár | (Sháh Bahrám Múbidzádih)............................... 731 |
| Qubád)..................................... 709 | Morais, Kenneth Allan........................ 762 |
| Giachery, Angeline................................... 717 | Muhájir, Dr. Rahmatu'lláh................................ 651 |
| Gibson, Amoz Everett................................. 665 | Mühlschlegel, Dr. Adelbert.......................... 611 |
| Greeves, Lisbeth............................. 808 | Mustafá, Muhammad............................ 768 |
| Hakím, Manúchihr............................. 745 | Nakhjavání, Jalál............................ 797 |
| Halabí, Husayn............................. 707 | Njang, Elizabeth Idang....................... 819 |
| Hayden, Robert....................................... 715 | Ober, Dr. Elizabeth Kidder............................... 677 |
| Henseler, Julius............................. 794 | Olinga, Enoch........................................ 618 |
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| Outhey, Jeannette.................................... 721 | Schmidt, Dr. Eugen............................... 800 |
| Pavón, Clementina, Mejía de.......................... 671 | Seepé, Lot Max............................... 806 |
| Pavón, Segundo....................................... 671 | Shepherd, Harold..................................... 740 |
| Pollinger, Franz..................................... 700 | Sneider, Mabel Adelle................................ 705 |
| Raman, Appu.................................. 787 | Sombeek, Ludmila Van................................. 689 |
| Raynor, Allan........................................ 696 | Sombeek, Rita van Bleyswijk.................. 763 |
| Rhein, Ottilie....................................... 703 | Stettler, Karl Donald................................ 729 |
| Rostampour, Ardeshir | Suleimani, Ridvaniyyih |
| (Ardashír Rustampúr).............................. 792 | (Ridvániyyih Sulamání)............................... 752 |
| Rowling, Margaret............................ 757 | Vahdat, `Ismat.................... 743 |
| Ruggoo, Arthur Joseph | Vahdat, Yadu'lláh............................ 758 |
| Gustave................ 761 | Vargas, Pedro.............................. 743 |
| Sala, Rosemary....................................... 713 | Vujdání, Bahár....................................... 698 |
| Sandando, Yowane............................. 765 | Weeden, Gladys Anderson.............................. 692 |
| Scherer, Carl A................................ 738 | Wilks, Helen Hazel................................... 707 |
| Scherer, Loretta L.. .................................... 738 | Zonneveld, Arnold............................ 824 |
PART SIX DIRECTORY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, GLOSSARY I. BAHÁ'Í DIRECTORY 1. The Universal House of Justice.................................829 2. The Hands of the Cause.........................................829 3. The International Teaching Centre..............................829 4. Continental Boards of Counsellors..............................830 5. Bahá'í International Community.............830 6. National Spiritual Assemblies..................................830 7. Bahá'í Publishing Trusts....................... . . . . . ..830 II. BAHÁ'Í BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Bahá'u'lláh's Best-Known Works.............................833 2. The Báb's Best-Known Works......................................834 3. 3.'Abdu'l-Bahá's Best-Known Works.....................................835 4. Some Compilations from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and 'Abdu'l-Bahá...................... .........................836 5. Shoghi Effendi's Best-Known Works.............................836 6. Language and Literature Achievements, Ridván 1979-Ridván 1983: A. Languages in International Use..............................838 B. Invented Languages..........................................839 C. Africa......................................................839 D. The Americas................................................841 E. Asia........................................................843 F. Australasia and the Pacific Islands.........................843 G. Europe.......................................................844 H. Total by Continents.........................................845 7. Translations of Short Obligatory Prayer: A. Africa.................................................... 847 B. The Americas...............................................851 C. Asia.........................................................857 P xiii D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands............................861 E. Europe..........................................................863 F. Invented Languages.............................................865 G. Miscellaneous..................................................865 8. A Bibliography of English Language Works on the Bahá'í Faith: Selections, compiled by William P. Collins..........................................866 A. The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh.........................867 B. The Writings of the Báb.....................................869 C. The Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá...............................869 D. Works Compiled from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and Abdu'l-Bahá.................. ............... ....................... ..........873 E. The Writings of Shoghi Effendi.................................878 F. Works and Messages of the Universal House of Justice..........881 G. Writings on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths.. . . . . ... . . . . .881 9. A Partial Bibliography of some Major Original Works on the Bahá'í Faith in Languages other than English, compiled by William P. Collins..887 10. A Bibliography of Theses Relating to the Bahá'í Faith, compiled by William P. Collins............ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....890 11. Partial Listing of some Current General Bahá'í Periodicals, compiled by William P. Collins........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....892 III. ORIENTAL TERMS 1. Transliteration of Oriental Words Frequently used in Bahá'í Literature....893 2. Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Persian Alphabet................895 3. Notes on the Pronunciation of Persian Words...............................895 4. Definition of some of the Oriental Terms used in Bahá'í Literature................897PART SEVEN LITERARY AND MUSICAL WORKS I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS 1. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by 'Alí M. Yazdí................................907 2. Life as Metaphor, by John S. Hatcher......................................912 3. Remembering Bernard Leach, by Trudi Scott.................................929 4. The Concept of Spirituality, by William S. Hatcher................................932 5. One Kind Deed, by Dipchand Khianra................................................966 6. Kaushal Kishore Bhargava: An Appreciation, based on a Memoir by Dipchand Khianra................. ............... ................969 7. August Forel Defends the Persecuted Persian Bahá'ís: 1925-1927, by John Paul Vader............... ............... ............... ........970 8. Bahá'u'lláh and the Fourth Estate, by Roger White.........................975 9. August Rudd: The First Bahá'í Pioneer to Sweden...........................980 II. VERSE..........................................................................983 III. MUSIC......................................................................993 P xivLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Frontispiece One: Upper Chamber of the House of the Báb, Shíráz, where He declared His Mission to Mullá Husayn in 1844 (photo courtesy of Mr. K. Mumtází) Frontispiece Two: The Seat of the Universal House of JusticePart One: The Bahá'í Revelation Part Two: The Commemoration of Historic Anniversaries Bahíyyih Khánum; circa 1890.....................................43 Bahíyyih Khánum; an early photograph...................................49 Some relics of the Greatest Holy Leaf preserved in the International Bahá'í Archives. 52 An early photograph of the marble monument erected by Shoghi Effendi over the resting-place of Bahíyyih Khánum.................................54 Bahíyyih Khánum; circa 1895.............................................56 Bahíyyih Khánum; October 1919.........................................58 Curtis Kelsey astride a donkey, Pilgrim House, Bahjí, 1921............61 Saichiro Fujita in Persian garb; 1921...............................61 Bahíyyih Khánum; circa 1919.............................................66 View of the Greatest Holy Leaf's monument as it appears today...........67 Facsimile of Bahíyyih Khánum's handwriting..........................72 The room occupied by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá..74 The room occupied by the Greatest Holy Leaf n the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá.74 The room occupied by the Greatest Holy Leaf n the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá.74Part Three: International Survey of Current Bahá'í Activities Exterior view of the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá in its restored condition; 1983. 78 Main hall of the quarters of the Holy Family in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá; 1983.79 The room in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá in which Shoghi Effendi was born in March 1897................... ................... ................... ................... ............... ............... 79 The room in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá in which 'Abdu'l-Bahá would receive His guests................... ................... ................... ............... ............... ............... 80 Graph illustrating growth of the Bahá'í Faith 1953-1983.....................................82 The Seat of the Universal House of Justice on Mount Carmel................................................. 85 Hands of the Cause and Counsellor members of the International Teaching Centre; November 1979.............. ................... ................... 87 A representative sampling from the international press of reports and editorials in defense of the Bahá'ís................................................................................ 91 Facsimile of House Resolution No. 110, House of Representatives, Eighty-First General Assembly, State of Illinois, adopted 15 March 1979............................................ 93 Facsimiles of documents protesting against the persecution of the Bahá'ís of Irán.......................... 95 Publications of the Bahá'í World Centre, 1979-1983......................................................... 97 Aerial view of the soouth-west quadrant gardens, Bahjí; April 1983......................................................... 99 Youthful participants in the satellite conference, Nairobi, Kenya, with the Hand of the Cause William Sears; October 1982.................................................................... 101 Participants in the satellite conference, Yaoundé, Camaroon Republic; October 1982........................ 101 P xv The Hand of the Cause Ugo Giachery viewing the construction of the House of Worship, Western Samoa; September 1982........................105 His Excellency Lee Teng-Hui, Governor of Taiwan, honouring Mr. Suleiman A. Suleimani..................... ................... ..........105 A selection of newsletters in various languages published specifically for children.....113 Some published versions of Words of God..........................114 Bahá'í mobile medical camp, India, with members of the Dang tribe...120 Participants in the Scottish Summer School; 1982..................................120 A selection of newsletters published in response to the goals of the Seven Year Plan..122 Participants in the New Zealand Children's Camp; 1981...................122 First local all-girl teaching team of Papua New Guinea..................124 Táhirih--Iranian Bahá'í choir, Southern Ontario, Canada................. 124 A selection of newsletters for youth....................................126 Participants in the National Youth Conference, Hong Kong; December 1982........................126 Participants in the Bahá'í Winter School, Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentiná.....128 The Hand of the Cause Collis Featherstone with participants in the Finnish Bahá'í Summer School; 1982..... ................... ................... 128 Some Bahá'ís of the Tapi tribe, Mindoro, Philippines.......130 Chinese Bahá'ís of Calcutta, India.........................130 Bahá'ís at Local Bahá'í Centre for Nineteen-Day Feast, Nagumeya, Ciskei; 1982.....................133 Participants in the Pioneer Training Institute, Alberta, Canada; 1981....133 French Minister of State for the Interior, Gaston Defferre and Mme. Defferre, on their visit to the Seat of the House of Justice; February 1983....137 Five International Conferences--a Pictorial Report.......................138 Participants in the satellite conference, Nairobi, Kenya; October 1982...154 A representative sampling from Canadian newspapers of references to the International Bahá'í Conference held in Montreal; September 1982.......155 Bushman and other participants who attended a deepening institute held in Khudumelapye, Botswana; July 1981...................................164 First Bahá'í Summer School, Victoria, Cameroon Republic; March 1980..166 First Local Spiritual Assembly of Mariental, South West Africa/Namibia.............169 Bus poster, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. ..............................................173 Antonio Cruz, first Bahá'í of the Totonaco tribe in Veracruz, Mexico. .174 Second continental indigenous council, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A. ................. .175 Poster advertising a dance created by Ballet Shayda to honour the martyrs of Irán......................... 176 Local Bahá'í community poster commemorating the seven Bahá'ís of Yazd who were martyred in September 1980......................176 The Local Spiritual Assembly of Chucuito, Puno, Peru; 1981....178 The 'Children of Bahá' choir performing in observance of U.N. Human Rights Day, 1979..................... ................... ............179 `The Chosen Highway' youth choir , Panchgani, Maharashtra, India; 1982..179 Some Bahá'ís of the Dang tribe, Gujarat, India; 1982............. 181 Some Bahá'í women of Burma...................................... 183 Regional Teaching Conference, Auckland, New Zealand; June 1981.........184 The Local Spiritual Assembly of Albury, New South Wales, Australia; 1979.........184 U.N. Day observance, Bahá'í House of Worship, Sydney, Australia; 1980..187 Teaching Institute, Sisimiut, Greenland; 25 July 1982................................188 National Hazíratu'l-Quds of the Republic of Ireland; September 1982...........188 A selection of major original publications about the Bahá'í Faith in European languages................... 191 National Youth Symposium, Seiano, Italy; June 1980.................191 Annual convention, Iceland; 1981...................................193 Exterior view of the Association for Bahá'í Studies centre, Ottawa, Canada. 195 View of the reception area, Bahá'í Studies centre, Ottawa, Canada........195 P xvi The Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum addressing the international conference on marriage and family life, Ottawa, Canada; 1981.197 The Hand of the Cause John Robarts with recipients of awards.......197 Issues of Bahá'í Studies and Bahá'í Studies Notebook published in the period Ridván 1979-1983..........................................................199 The Hand of the Cause John Robarts with participants in the inaugural meeting of the Bahá'í International Health Agency.............201 Mrs. Gayle Morrison delivering the Hasan M. Balyúzí lecture during the seventh annual conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies.....205 A representative sampling of Bahá'í scholarly journals, 1979-1983....206 Students of the New Era School, Panchgani, India...................207 Anís Zunúzí School, Lilavoix, Haiti...........208 Odusai School, Tororo District, Uganda; August 1981................209 A woodworking class, New Era High School, Panchgani, India........ 210 Laying the cornerstone at the site of the Bahá'í Youth Academy, Panchgani, India...210 Glory School, Santiniketan, West Bengal State, India..............212 Glory School classroom; 1982......................................212 Shoghi Children's School, Nunna, India............................212 A Bahá'í tutorial school, Charolipada, India........ . .213 Children in prayer, Bahá'í tutorial school, Bairagra, India.. . 214 A Bahá'í tutorial school, Jhabua, India; 1983.......214 A Bahá'í tutorial school, Markara, India............214 Hostel for Bahá'í children from Mentawai Islands, Padang, Indonesia...216 A classroom, Tadong Bahá'í Primary School, Gangtok, Sikkim; 1980......217 Students of Pachey Phirphiray tutorial school, Sikkim; 1983.......217 Students of Colegio Núr, La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile; 1983...218 Colegio Núr, La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile........... 220 Nursery class, Santitham School, Yasothon, Thailand................222 The Santitham School, Yasothon, Thailand; August 1982... . . . . . .222 Inaugeration of Anís Zunúzí School, Lilavoix, Haiti; 20 October 1982..222 The Faizí School, Loncopulle, Chile.........................222 Tutorial school, Quebrada Nigua, Panama............................225 Tutorial school, Piggs Peak, Swaziland.............................225 Gingalili Pre-School, Nakuru District, Kenya.......................225 Village tutorial school, Iriga City area, Philippines..............225 Bahá'í Centre of Khuan Khreo, South Thailand.........................227 Louhelen School, Davison, Michigan, U.S.A. ........................227 Louis G. Gregory Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina, U.S.A.; 1983....227 Tutorial school, Bangwade, Upper Zaire; March 1983.....................227 Tutorial pre-school, Bulembu, Swaziland; 1982..........................228 Participants in second course of the Bahá'í Youth Academy of India; 1982...231 Faculty and students of Rabbani School; 1983...........................234 Ploughing with Rabbani School's team of water-buffalo..................237 Mrs. Sherman Waite conducting a class at Rabbani School................238 Four members of the Trail of Light group...............................240 The Trail of Light group with members of the Aguaruna tribe, Peru......240 The Trail of Light group in Porras, Bolivia............................240 The Trail of Light group, Southwest Bahá'í Institute, Arizona, U.S.A.; June 1982..241 An outdoor performance of the Trail of Light group, Pucyura, Peru....243 The Trail of Light group in Honduras.................................244 Press clippings reporting on the centenary of the founding of the Bahá'í Faith in India; April 1980....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 248 The national Hazíratu'l-Quds of the Bahá'ís of Irán, Tihrán, seized 15 February 1979. 250 P xvii Home of a Bahá'í family in Shíráz after being looted and destroyed; 1979..250 Translation into English of a circular letter addressed to a Bahá'í who was suspended from employment in government service..................251 Site of the House of the Báb in process of being demolished......253 Towns and cities in Írán in which Bahá'í holy places, cemeteries and other properties have been seized or destroyed...................................254 Some members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Írán and other prominent Bahá'ís who were kidnapped or executed...........................258 A desecrated Bahá'í cemetery..............................263 Mourners gathered for the funeral of. Dr. Manúchihr Hakím. 263 Tent settlement of Bahá'í refugees, Katá...................272 A Bahá'í family harassed and made homeless........................272 Mourners gathered for the funeral of. Mihdí Anvarí and Hidáyatu'lláh Dihqání..282 Relatives visiting graves of Bahá'í martyrs in graveyard reserved for 'infidels'..282 The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tákur, district of Núr, Mázindarán, Írán.....289 Individual photographs of some of the martyrs....................295Documentation of the Persecutions Procession honouring the martyrs, the Hague; August 1982...............356 Three books describing the persecutions of the Bahá'ís of Írán....362 Representative press clippings reporting on the persecution of Bahá'ís in Írán....370 News-stand posters printed by Tribune de Genéve and Journal de Genéve for display in public newspaper dispensers; 1980....379 Towns and cities in Írán in which Bahá'ís were arrested or killed between 1979 and 1983................... ....... ....... 392 Illustration depicting the death of a Bahá'í from the magazine Ima'ma,circa1911..392 Bahá'í International Community representatives, U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Geneva; 31 January 1983......................395 U.N. Day observance, Bahá'í Centre, Mauritius; 23 October 1980 .. .. .. .395 Bahá'í representatives, Second World Conference on the U.N. Decade for Women, Copenhagen; July 1980...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..407 Bahá'í literature display, Second World Conference on Women....407 Bahá'í International Community representatives to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights held in Geneva; 15 February 1982................409 A selection of major publications of the Bahá'í International Community..413 U.N. Day observance, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 24 October 1980....413 Bahá'í delegation to the meetings of the European Parliament; September 1980..416 Bahá'í delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Strasbourg, France; 29 January 1981............416 Senior Iranian military officers are seen attacking the Bahá'í National Centre, Tihrán; 1955.......425Part Four: The World Otder of Bahá`u'lláh The members of the Universal House of Justice elected at Ridván 1983..460 Delegates to the International Convention............................462 Friends gathered at Pilgrim House, Haifa, for the observance during the International Convention, 1983, of the Ninth Day of Ridván...........464 The Hand of the Cause 'Alí-Akbar Furútan with delegates to the Fifth International Convention from Taiwan............................................480 The Hands of the Cause William Sears, Dr. 'Alí-Muhammad Varqá, John Robarts and Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum; August 1980..483 The Hand of the Cause Dr. Ugo Giachery with two young friends in Norway.483 P xviii The Hand of the Cause Dr. Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, Mendoza, Argentina; December 1979......................... ....... ....... ....... 493 The Hand of the Cause Paul E. Haney with members of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Asia; 6 January 1981......................493 The Hands of the Cause Enoch Olinga, Abu'l-Qásim Faizí and Dr. Adelbert Mühlschlegel, Plõn, Germany; 1972...................504 The Hand of the Cause Dhikru'lláh Khádem, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.; August 1982.....504 The Hand of the Cause 'Alí-Akbar Furútan with some delegates to the International Convention; April 1983..............................................513 The Hand of the Cause H. Collis Featherstone, Savonlinna, Finland; July 1982...513 The Hand of the Cause John Robarts with four Bahá'ís from Zimbabwe...514 Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Africa with the Hand of the Cause William Sears; 1981.............................................529 Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in the Americas with the Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum; 1981....529 Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Asia with the Hand of the Cause Paul E. Haney; 1981.............................................................531 Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Australasia with the Hand of the Cause H. Collis Featherstone; 1981.............531 Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Europe with the Hand of the Cause Dhikru'lláh Khádem; 1981..................533 The members of the Universal House of Justice, the Hands of the Cause, Counsellor members of the International Teaching Centre and members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors, Mazra'ih; 1983. ........................533 The Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum with His Excellency Sir Gerald Christopher Cash, Governor General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; April 1981.............................. ..535New National Spiritual Assemblies
| Transkei (1980)................................. 548 | Windward Islands (1981)........................... 551 |
| Bermuda (1981).................................. 548 | Dominica (1983)................................... 551 |
| Bophuthatswana (1981)........................... 549 | St. Lucia (1983).................................. 552 |
| Leeward Islands (1981).......................... 549 | Uganda (re-established 1981)...................... 553 |
| South West Africa/Nambia (1981)............550 | Nepal (re-established 1982)....................... 553 |
| Tuvalu (1981)................................... 550 |
| Mühlschlegel, Adelbert.......................... 612 | Bahrám Múbidzádih)...................................... 732 |
| Haney, Paul Edmond................................... 615 | Armstrong, Leonora Stirling.......................... 733 |
| Olinga, Enoch........................................ 618 | Scherer, Loretta L. ................................. 739 |
| Enoch Olinga with some members of | Scherer, Carl A. .................................... 739 |
| his family......... ......... ......... ......... ......... 635 | Shepherd, Harold..................................... 740 |
| Balyuzi, Hasan M.(Hasan M. | Kahaloa, Solomon..................................... 742 |
| Balyúzí).................. ).................. ).................636 | Vahdat, 'Ismat....................................... 743 |
| Muhájir, Rahmatu'lláh................................ 652 | Vargas, Pedro................................ 744 |
| Faizi, Abu'l-Qásim................................... 659 | Hakím, Manúchihr............................. 745 |
| Gibson, Amoz Everett................................. 666 | Eliás, Subhí................................. 747 |
| Leach, Bernard....................................... 670 | Kempton, Honor............................... 749 |
| Pavón, Clementina, Mejía de.......................... 672 | Labíb, Muhammad.............................. 751 |
| Pavón, Segundo....................................... 672 | Suleimani, Ridvaniyyih (Ridvániyyih |
| Eggleston, Helen..................................... 675 | Sulamání)............................... 753 |
| Ober, Elizabeth Kidder............................... 678 | Appa, Seewoosumbur Jeehoba................... 754 |
| Kidder, Alice G. .................................... 678 | Beard, Frances............................... 756 |
| Hutchinson-Smith, Jean............................... 681 | Rowling, Margaret............................ 758 |
| Ahmadpúr, Fu'ád...................................... 682 | Vahdat, Yadu'lláh............................ 759 |
| Doktoroglu, Sami..................................... 684 | Ruggoo, Arthur Joseph Gustave................ 761 |
| Hokafonu, Mosese..................................... 686 | Morais, Kenneth Allan........................ 762 |
| King, Melba M. Call.................................. 688 | Sombeek, Rita van Bleyswijk.................. 763 |
| Sombeek, Ludmila Van................................. 689 | Sandando, Yowane............................. 766 |
| Furúghi, Rúhu'lláh................................... 691 | Farangí, Masíh............................... 767 |
| Weeden, Gladys Anderson...........................693 | Mustafá, Muhammad............................ 769 |
| Raynor, Allan........................................ 696 | Lukmani, M. E. (Muhammad |
| Vujdání, Bahár....................................... 699 | Ibráhímjí Luqmání)............................... 772 |
| Mr. Vujdání's last letter to his | Mkhize,Bertha............................... 773 |
| c family.............. 700 | Kelsey, Olivia............................... 775 |
| Pollinger, Franz..................................... 701 | Adlparvar, Hishmat........................... 776 |
| Rhein, Ottilie....................................... 704 | Hezari, Ardeshihr (Ardishír Hizárí).......... 777 |
| Sneider, Mabel Adelle................................ 706 | Edwards, Hermione Vera |
| Halabí, Husayn (Husayn Rátibu'l- | Keens-Douglas......... 778 |
| Halabí).............. 707 | Missaghiyeh, Abdul-Missagh |
| Wilks, Helen Hazel................................... 708 | ('Abdu'l-Míthaq Míthaqíyih)............. 779 |
| Ghobad, Isfandiyar (Isfándíyar | Mahmúdi, Zhínús Ni'mat....................... 781 |
| Qubád)................ 709 | Baqá, Shídrukh Amír-Kíyá..................... 784 |
| Falláh, Muhammad 'Alí Afnán.......................... 711 | Raman, Appu.................................. 787 |
| Chinniah, Inparaju................................... 712 | Altass, Florence Elizabeth................... 788 |
| Sala, Rosemary....................................... 713 | Mavaddat, Nasrollah (Nasru'lláh |
| Hayden, Robert....................................... 716 | Maviddat)............................... 791 |
| Giachery, Angeline................................... 717 | Rostampour, Ardeshir (Ardashír |
| Nodada, Cecilia Mikize............................... 720 | Rustampúr).............................. 792 |
| Outhey, Jeannette.................................... 722 | Korean. Suliana Halaholo..................... 794 |
| Abbas, Kamil (Kámil 'Abbás Ridá)..................722 | Henseler, Julius............................. 795 |
| Blake, Cecilia King.................................. 723 | Joshi, Asanand Chagla........................ 796 |
| Allen, John William.................................. 725 | Nakhjavání, Jalál............................ 797 |
| Fitzner, Sarah Florence.............................. 727 | Schmidt, Eugen............................... 800 |
| Dhacoo, Louis Pierre Henri........................... 728 | Baker, Richard St. Barbe..................... 802 |
| Stettler, Karl Donald................................ 729 | Brechtefeld, Henry........................... 805 |
| Cookson, Alexe....................................... 730 | Seepé, Lot Max............................... 807 |
| Mobedzadeh, Shah Behram (Sháh | Greeves, Lisbeth............................. 808 |
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| Blakely, Dudley Moore........................ 810 | Kamálí-Sarvistání, Mírzá Aqá Khán............ 817 |
| Mesbah, Amine (Amín'u'lláh | Lith, Jacob Eduard (Bob) van................. 818 |
| Misbáh)........... 813 | Njang, Elizabeth Idang....................... 819 |
| Mesbah, Jeanne (Marie-Jeanne | Kazemi (Kázimí), Sharon Rickey............... 820 |
| Irady Misbáh)... 813 | Holley, Doris................................ 822 |
| Cobb, Stanwood............................... 815 | Zonneveld, Arnold............................ 825 |
Proceed to top of Table of ContentsPart Six: Directory, Bibliography, Glossary The Mayor of La Paz, Bolivia, at the La Paz book fair; July 1981...845 Bahá'í exhibit, International Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany; October 1982...892 An example of Mishkín-Qalam's calligraphy..................896Part Seven: Literary and Musical Works Bernard Leach; July 1977..........................................931 Kaushal Kishore Bhargava..........................................969 August Forel; 1924................................................974 The Times of London, 30 August 1980, reported the seizure of the members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Írán..........979 Anna and August Rudd..............................................981 Some participants in the first Winter School of Sweden; December 1979. 982
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