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1918 23 Sep | "During the early years of World War I, though no longer imprisoned, 'Abdu'l-Bahá faced repeated threats against His life by authorities who were antagonistic towards Him and the Bahá'ís. The Commander of the Ottoman fourth army corps had even threatened to crucify 'Abdu'l-Bahá if the Turkish army were ever to be displaced out of Haifa." Lady Blomfield in London had learned of these threats and through her contacts in Cabinet, the British Army was instructed to protect Him and His family. [BWNS69, BWNS1202]
The British army took the city in the 1st Battle of Haifa: The battle was won due to a courageous uphill assault by the Jodhpur Lancers of the Indian Army who took the German and Turkish artillery and machine gun emplacements on top of Mount Carmel by surprise. This attack is believed to have been one of the last cavalry charge in modern military history. Each year, on this date, the Indian Army commemorates this victory as Haifa Day. [AY104; BBR335; DH148, Scroll In 68095] |
World War I; War; History (general); Jodhpur Lancers; Indian Army; Armies; Germany; Turkey; Haifa Day; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Death threats to; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Lady Blomfield (Sara Lousia Ryan, Sara Blomfield, Sitarih Khanum); Mount Carmel; Haifa, Israel; Israel | ||
1918 18 Sep | Allenby began his last offensive against Haifa. [BBR335] | General Allenby; Haifa, Israel | ||
1918 (After the National Convention) | The publication of the second edition of
Compilation of the Holy Utterances of Bahaʼollah and Abdul Baha, Concerning the Most Great Peace, War and the Duty of the Bahais toward their Government, authorized the the Tenth Annual Convention of the Bahais of America held in Chicago.
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Compilation of the Holy Utterances of Bahaollah and `Abdu'l-Bahá; Chicago, IL; USA | ||
1918 15 Mar | Áqá Mírzá Javád, I`timádu't-Tujjár, was shot in Bandar Jaz and the houses of the Bahá'ís were looted, causing the death of Javád's 14-year-old nephew. [BW18:387] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Bandar-Jaz, Iran; Iran | ||
1918 Mar | The British Military Administration of Palestine began. [BBR488]
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British history; Ronald Storrs; Gifts; Carpets; Palestine | ||
1918 8 Jan | President Woodrow Wilson in a speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress outlined his Fourteen Points. It was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
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Woodrow Wilson; Fourteen Points; History (general); - Principles; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; `Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Peace; World peace; World War I; War; United States, Presidents; USA; Washington, DC, USA | ||
1918 Jan | The British Bahá'ís alerted the Foreign Office about the importance of ensuring `Abdu'l-Bahá's safety in Haifa. [BBR332-5; CH219; GPB305-6]
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British Foreign Office; Great Britain, UK; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Life of (chronology); Lady Blomfield (Sara Lousia Ryan, Sara Blomfield, Sitarih Khanum); Wellesley Tudor Pole; - Basic timeline, Expanded; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; Haifa, Israel | ||
1918 (In the year) | The publication of Excerpts from Mysterious Forces of Civilization, Written by an Eminent Bahai Philosopher in 1975: Excerpts from A Traveler's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Bab. No publication information. [Collins3-43 p10]
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Bruce Barick; Nasrin Khademi; Yuhanna Dawud (John David); Wilmette, IL; Illinois, USA | ||
1918 (In the year) | Shaykh Kázim-i-Samandar, Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh, passed away early in the year.
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Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandari; - Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Iran | ||
1918 (In the year) | The publication of the 2nd edition of Some Answered Questions by the Bahai Publishing Society in Chicago.
The book was in high demand and the Society had sold all its copies so they asked Laura Barney for permission for a second publishing. She took the opportunity to make some corrections and added "one lesson". She asked that the copyright of the book be put in her name in the United States. [LB174-175] |
Some Answered Questions (book); Laura Clifford Barney; Chicago, IL | ||
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