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1921 (Late in the year) 192- |
Mírzá Husayn Tútí arrived in the Philippines, the earliest known visit by a Bahá'í to this country. He stayed for four months. | Mírzá Husayn Tuti; Philippines | |
1921 29 Dec 192- |
Shoghi Effendi arrived in the Holy Land from England by train from Egypt. [GBF14; PP42]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Will and Testament of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; United Kingdom; Egypt; Haifa, Israel | |
1921 16 Dec 192- |
Shoghi Effendi left England for Haifa in the company of Lady Blomfield and his sister Rouhangeze [Rúhangíz]. Lady Blomfield stayed on in the Holy Land for several months to assist Shoghi Effendi in his new role as the Guardian. [GBF13-14; PP42; SBR66]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Rouhangeze (Ruhangiz); London, England; United Kingdom; Haifa, Israel | |
1921 5-6 Dec 192- |
The second Convention for Amity between the White and Coloured Races was held in Springfield, Massachusetts. [BW2:282; SBR92; SYH113-114, 126]
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Race; Race amity; Race unity; Conferences, Race Amity; Springfield, MA; Massachusetts, USA; United States (USA) | |
1921 4 Dec 192- |
On the seventh day after the passing of `Abdu'l-Bahá, corn was distributed in His name to about a thousand of the poor.
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, House of; Haifa, Israel | |
1921 2 Dec 192- |
Ethel Rosenberg arrived in the Holy Land, having learned on the train from Port Said of the passing of `Abdu'l-Bahá. [EJR181-2] | Ethel Rosenberg; Haifa, Israel | |
1921 1 Dec - 7 Dec 192- |
Dr Esslemont made a trip from Bournemouth to London to visit Shoghi Effendi and offer support. He invited him back to Bournemouth where he stayed from the evening of the 2nd of December until the morning of the seventh. [PG199]
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Esslemont; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); London, England; Bournemouth, England; United Kingdom | |
1921 (Following `Abdu'l-Bahá's passing) 192- |
Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí published far and wide that he was the successor to `Abdu'l-Bahá. [CB277]
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Mírzá Muhammad Ali; Covenant-breaking; Succession; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Will and Testament of; Egypt | |
1921 29 Nov 192- |
A cable was sent to London with news of `Abdu'l-Bahá's passing. Shoghi Effendi was summonsed to the office of Wellesley Tudor Pole, probably at at 61, St. James St. in London, and learned of his grandfather's passing about noon after seeing the cable on Tudor Pole's desk. [GBF13]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); Shoghi Effendi at Oxford; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Wellesley Tudor Pole; Oxford, England; London, England; United Kingdom | |
1921 29 Nov 192- |
The Faith had spread to 35 countries, an increase of 20 since the passing of Bahá'u'lláh. [Patheos website]
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Statistics | |
1921 29 Nov 192- |
The funeral of `Abdu'l-Bahá. [BW15:115]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Báb, Shrine of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Shrine of; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; Haifa, Israel; Bahji, Israel; Mount Carmel; Covenant-breaking; Mírzá Muhammad Ali | |
1921 28 Nov 192- |
Ascension of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abdu'l-Bahá passed away at about 1:00 a.m., in Haifa. [AB452; BBD4; BBR347; GPB311; UD170] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; Ages and Epochs; Heroic age; Formative Age; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Basic timeline, Condensed; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Holy days; Covenant; Ronald Storrs; Herbert Samuel; Florian Krug; Grace Krug; John Bosch; Louise Bosch; Ethel Rosenberg; Johanna Hauff; Curtis Kelsey; Haifa, Israel | |
1921 23 Nov 192- |
A second suit for the possession of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad was decided in favour of the Shi'a claimants. This allowed them to apply to the Peace Court in 1922. [SETPE1p25]
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House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1921 19 Nov 192- |
The passing of Mírzá Abu'l-Ḥasan Afnán, a Persian nobleman and descendant of the family of the Báb. He had lived a long time in the Holy Land, and was very close and attached to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He realized the impending passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá he threw himself into the sea. [The Utterance Project; SoW Vol 12 No 18] | Mírzá Abu'l-Hasan Afnan; Suicide | |
1921 20 Oct 192- |
Áqá Siyyid Mustafá Tabátabá'í was poisoned in Sangsar. Continual agitation prevented the burial of the body for several days. [BW18:388] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Sangesar, Iran; Iran | |
1921 6 Oct 192- |
Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Michaelmas Term 1921
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Shoghi Effendi at Oxford; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Oxford, England; United Kingdom | |
1921 (early) Oct 192- |
Shoghi Effendi visited the Bahá'í community of Manchester. At his first meeting with the friends he reported on 'Abdu'l-Bahá's reaction to the news that Nora Crossley had cut off her hair and offered it for auction to raise funds as her contribution for the construction of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár in Chicago.
...all thehonours that were showered on me by the Beloved Master, were NOT solely because of my gift to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, as most people think, but because I loved Him so much, I was prepared to obey Him, and carry out His wishes, AT ALL COST." |
Manchester, England | |
1921 Fall 1921 - Spring 1922 192- |
Louis Gregory set out on his teaching trip that was described as "one of the most brilliant Baha'i Teaching Tours we have ever been privileged to have in they country". [TMW122]
He visited the following cities: Oberlin, OH; Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MH; St Paul, MN; Duluth, MN; Lincoln, NE; Omaha, NE; Denver, CO; Pueblo, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; Butte, MT; Helena, MT; Spokane, WA; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; Berkley, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Topeka, KS; Kansas City, MO; St Louis, MO; Springfield, IL; Urbana, IL |
Louis G. Gregory; Teaching; United States (USA) | |
1921 21 Sep 192- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá wrote a 4,000 word Tablet for Dr Auguste Forel in response to a letter He received from him. The Tablet can be found at bahai.org, as well as in The Bahá'í World Vol. XV, pp. 37–43. Shoghi Effendi wrote of this Tablet: [GPB307] The famous scientist and entomologist, Dr. Auguste Forel, was converted to the Faith through the influence of a Tablet sent him by 'Abdu'l‑Bahá—one of the most weighty the Master ever wrote. |
Auguste Forel; Tablet to Auguste Forel; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; Haifa, Israel; `Alí Murad Davudi | |
1921 Sep - Apr 1922 192- |
Roy Wilhelm had sent three generators to the Holy Land and had asked permission from 'Abdu'l-Bahá to have Curtis Kelsey come and install them. His request was granted and Curtis spent from September, 1921 until April, 1922 in the Holy Land. The units were installed at the Shrine of the Báb, (See SETPE1p38) at Bahjí (See SETPE1p55) and at the home of 'Abdu'l-Bahá at #7 Haparsin Street. The work was completed at all three locations on the last day of Ridván, 1922. [BW15p468-473] | Electrification of the Shrines; Báb, Shrine of; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Roy C. Wilhelm; Curtis Kelsey; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel; Bahji, Israel | first lighting of the Holy Shrines. |
1921 20 Aug-19 Sep 192- |
Agnes Alexander visited Korea, the first Bahá'í to do so. [BW2:44] | Agnes Alexander; Korea | the first Bahá'í to visit Korea. |
1921 9 Jul 192- |
Mírzá Asadu'lláh Fádil-i-Mázandarání left the United States for the Holy Land. [AB443footnote] | Mírzá Asadullah Fadil-i-Mazandarani; United States (USA); * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1921 Jul-Aug 192- |
Bahá'ís of Zoroastrian background were harassed by the Zoroastrian agent in Qum. [BW18:388] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; Qom, Iran; Iran | |
1921 20 Jun - 3 Oct 192- |
Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Long Vacation 1921
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Shoghi Effendi at Oxford; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Oxford, England; London, England; Bournemouth, England; Torquay, England; Manchester, England; United Kingdom | |
1921 summer 192- |
Siegfried Schopflocher, Hand of the Cause of God, became a Bahá'í. | Siegfried Schopflocher; * Hands of the Cause | |
1921 29 May 192- |
Alessandro Bausani, the Italian Bahá'í who was an Islamic scholar, linguist and historian of comparative religions, was born in Rome. | Alessandro Bausani; Rome, Italy; Italy | |
1921 19-21 May 192- |
The first Race Amity Conference was held in Washington DC at the old First Congregational Church,
10th & G Streets NW. This church had a reputation for opposition to racial prejudice and had close ties with Howard University. It had a capacity of 2,000. [BW2:281; CoO197; SYH126]
Referring back to this historic event, Abdu'l-Baha, in a Tablet to Roy Williams (an African-American Baha'i from New York City), wrote:
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Race; Race amity; Race unity; Conferences, Race Amity; - First conferences; Mabry Oglesby; Sadie Oglesby; Agnes Parsons; Louis G. Gregory; Martha Root; Mountfort Mills; Washington, DC, USA; United States (USA) | First Race Amity Conference |
1921 25 Apr - 23 Jun 192- |
Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Trinity Term at Balliol College 1921
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Shoghi Effendi at Oxford; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Reynold Nicholson; Oxford, England; United Kingdom | |
1921 spring 192- |
Dr Genevieve Coy was chosen as the director of the Tarbíyat School for Girls in Tihrán to replace Lillian Kappes. [SBR203] | Genevieve Coy; Tarbiyat School, Tihran; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1921 Apr 192- |
The Minister of Justice overturned an earlier ruling and possession of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdád was returned to the Bahá'ís. [SETPE1p25] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1921 21 Mar 192- |
Construction began on the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár in Wilmette. DP108]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Wilmette, IL; United States (USA) | |
1921 mid Mar - 20 Apr 192- |
Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - Spring Vacation 1921
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Shoghi Effendi at Oxford; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Oxford, England; Scotland; Sussex, England; United Kingdom | |
1921 Mar 192- |
Two Bahá'í publications began, Sonne der Wahrheit, meaning Sun of Truth, and Wirklichkeit, meaning Reality. [BWNS1289; German Bahá'í website archive] | Sonne der Wahrheit (Sun of Truth); Wirklichkeit (Reality); - Periodicals; - First publications; * Publications; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Germany | first Baha'i publications in Germany |
1921 Feb 192- |
Ahmad Sháh, who succeeded to the throne at age 11, (reigned 1909–25) was deposed in a coup d'état led by Reza Khán who appointed himself prime minister. He ruled as Reza Sháh Pahlaví between 1925–41. | Ahmad Shah; Reza Shah Pahlavi; - Shahs; Qajar dynasty; - Shahs, Throne changes; History (general); Iran, General history; Iran | |
1921 1 Feb 192- |
Leonora Holsapple Armstrong, the first Bahá'í pioneer in Latin America, arrived in Rio de Janeiro. She had departed New York on the SS Vasari on the 15th of January. [Baha'iBlog]
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Leonora Holsapple Armstrong; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazil | |
1921 Feb 192- |
The Shi'a petition for the possession of the House in Baghdád was granted and the Bahá'is were evicted. [SETPE1p25] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1921 23 Jan 192- |
Mírzá Ya`qúb-i-Muttahidih was assassinated in Kirmánsháh. [BBRXXX, 446-50; BW18:387; GPB299]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Kirmánsháh, Iran; Iran | |
1921 Jan - mid Mar 192- |
Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Hilary Term 1921
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Oxford University Asiatic Society; Shoghi Effendi at Oxford; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Dawn, The (newsletter); - Newsletters; * Translation; Oxford, England; United Kingdom; Myanmar | |
1921 (In the year) 192- |
The first publication in Chinese was published by the Bahá'ís in Shanghai. [Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 7min40sec] | Shanghai, China | the first publication in Chinese was published by the Bahá'ís in Shanghai. |
1921 (In the year) 192- |
Mohi al-Din al-Kurdi, (Sheikh Muhyí's-Dín Sabrí) a Bahá'í from Egypt, from the noble elders of Al-Azhar, arrived in Tunisia to make known the message of Bahá'u'lláh. [Website of the Bahá'ís of Tunisia]
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Mohieddine Kurdi; Pioneering; Tunisia | |
1921 (In the year) 192- |
The publication of Abdul Baha in London; Addresses, & Notes of Conversations (American edition). Published by the Bahai Publishing Society in Chicago. | Chicago, IL | |
1921 (In the year) 192- |
The publication of Bahai: The Spirit of the Age by Horace Holley. It was published in New York by Brentano's Publishers. | Bahá'í, The Spirit of the Age; Horace Holley; * Publications; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1921 (After Mandate) 192- |
After the establishment of British control of Iraq and the appearance of religious freedom and greater security, 'Abdu'l-Bahá authorized repairs to begin on the House. The renovations attracted the attention of neighbouring Shi'as and, after the passing of the custodian, Muhammad Husayn Bábí, they sued for possession on the grounds that he had no heirs. [SETPE1p25] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1921 (In the year) 192- |
A journal called Bahá'í News started publishing in English and Persian. [BWNS1289] | Bahá'í News; - Periodicals; - First publications; * Publications; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); India | first Baha'i periodical in India |
1921 (In the year) 192- |
The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration or Mandatory Iraq began. It would last until 1932. [Mandatory Iraq] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Iraq | |
1921 (In the year) 192- |
The birth of Eduardo Duarte Vieira, the first African Bahá'í martyr, was born in Portuguese Guinea. | Eduardo Duarte Vieira; Births and deaths; Portuguese Guinea; Guinea Bissau | |
1921 - 1936 192- |
The years 1921 to 1936 were labelled by the Guardian as a "Period of Preparation" during which there were no concerted plans of action assigned to national communities. "Its initiation, (The Tablets of the Divine Plan) officially and on a vast scale, had, for well nigh twenty years, been held in abeyance, while the processes of a slowly emerging administrative Order, were, under the unerring guidance of Providence, creating and perfecting the agencies for its efficient and systematic prosecution." [WOB78] |
Period of Preparation; - Teaching Plans | |
1921 - 1944/46 192- |
The beginning of The First Epoch of the Formative Age. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 5 February 1986; Mess63-86 p710-716]
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Ages and Epochs; Formative Age | |
1921 - 1980 192- |
The Bahá'í community of Iran began publishing a monthly magazine called Aḵbār-e amrī, a publication whose name means "News of the Cause". Containing the holy writings of the Bahá'í faith, domestic and foreign Bahá'í news, official announcements of Bahá'í administrative bodies, and articles on various aspects of the Faith, the magazine became a vital means of communication and a register of the main historical events for six decades until its closing in 1980. It was published by "Lajnih-yi Nashr-i Nafahát" (Committee for the Diffusion of the Divine Fragrances) until 1978 and then by Mahfil-i Ruhání-yi Millí-yi Baháiyán-i Írán (National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iran) [BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati; BWNS1289]
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Akhbar-i-Amri (News of the Cause); - Periodicals; - Newsletters; - First publications; * Publications; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Iran |
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