1910 4 Mar
191- |
The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Hájí Mullá 'Alí-Akbar-i-Shahmírzádí, (Hájí Akhund). He was born in Shahmírzád around 1842/3. [Bahaipedia]
Bahá'u'lláh had entrusted him with the sacred task of moving and hiding the remains of the Báb. In Tehran he transferred the remains to Hand of the Cause Amínu'l-Bayán who moved them through innumerable dangers to a safe hiding place in the Mosque of the Imámzádih Zayd in Tehran, where they lay concealed until the time when, at the behest of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, they were transferred to the Holy Land to be laid in their permanent resting place on the slopes of Mount Carmel. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 25 March, 1985]
He was appointed a Hand of the Cause by Bahá'u'lláh. [LoF3-8]
He was appointed as one of the Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.
Hand of the Cause of God `Alí-Akhar-i-Shahmírzádí (Hájí Ákhúnd) passed away in Tihrán. [BBD14; EB266] |
Hájí Ákhúnd (Mullá `Alí-Akbar-i-Shahmírzádí); Hands appointed by Bahá'u'lláh; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Activities; - Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; Tehran, Iran; Shahmirzad, Iran; Iran |
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1910 21 Mar
191- |
The first issue of the Bahá'í News was published in Chicago. [BFA2:XVII; BW10:179; BWNS1289]
See BFA2:320–2, BW8:927 and SBBH1:116–17 for the magazine's development.
It was the first Bahá'í magazine published in the West. [BBD2 14]
Star of the West was published as Bahá'í News (Volume 1, Issues 1-19 from 21 March, 1910 until 2 March, 1911) and later under Star of the West /The Bahá'í Magazine (Volume 2 to Volume 25, 21 March, 1911 until 25 March,1935).
Its editors were Albert Windust and Gertrude Buikema. Others involved with its publication over its history were Albert and Emily Vail, Dr. Zia Baghdadi, Ahmad Sohrab, Edna M. True; with Horace Holley and Stanwood Cobb being singled out as early contributors. [Duane Troxel]
For an access to the Star of the West archives see http://www.starofthewest.info. This site is not searchable.
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Star of the West; Bahá'í News; - Periodicals; - First publications; * Publications; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Chicago, IL; United States (USA) |
First issue of Bahá'í News; first Bahá'í magazine |
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