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1946 23 Dec 194- |
Virginia Orbison, from the United States, left Brazil for a pioneer post in Madrid.
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Virginia Orbison; Madrid, Spain | |
1946 13 Dec 194- |
The passing of Muhammad Taqí Isfahání. He had been born in Persia and was horrified by the behaviour of Mullá Muhammad Báqir (The Wolf) and Imám-Jum'íh who had killed the two brothers Muhammad Husayn and Muhammad Hasan so he left for Egypt and encountered many believers on his way. He passed through Akka and met both Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'-Bahá.
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* Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Hands appointed posthumously by Shoghi Effendi; Hands of the Cause, Activities; - In Memoriam; Muhamman Taqi Isfahani; Lua Getsinger; Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani; * Translation; Egypt | |
1946 22 Nov 194- |
Amelia Collins was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi. [PP258; PSBW878]
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Amelia Collins; * Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent | |
1946 Oct 194- |
The Persian Women's Four Year Plan (1946-1950) was launched. Some goals were to: -Hold literacy classes for girls and adult women -Hold regional conventions semi-annually for Bahá'í women -Hold a national convention annually with the participation of representatives of regional committees -Issue a periodical covering topics of both Bahá'í and general history, science, literature, health, hygiene, housekeeping and care of children |
- Teaching Plans; Iran | |
1946 Oct 11 194- |
The Bahá'ís of Iran launched a Forty-five Month Plan, the Persian 45 Month Plan ( 11 October 1946 to 9 July 1950, The Centenary of the Martyrdom of the Báb). Every province had specific assignments. [BBRSM158; CB316]
The objectives of the plan included; 1. Consolidation of all local Bahá'í communities. 2. Reestablishment of 62 dissolved Assemblies. (93 LSAs formed) 3. Formation of 22 groups. (37 established) 4. Creation of 13 new centres. (24 localities established) 5. Development of Assemblies from groups in three adjoining countries, namely in Kabul, Afghanistan, Mecca, Arabia and Bahrein Island, Persian Gulf. 6. The formation of groups in four localities on the Arabian Peninsula. 7. The sending pioneers to India and 'Iráq to assist in the formation of new groups. The Bahá'ís of Tehran were called upon to send out 50 families into the pioneer field. (160 arose) Every individual Bahá'í was included in the operation of the Plan-as a volunteer, by deputizing a pioneer, by contributing funds, by circuit teaching or by providing hospitality to students whose parents had become pioneers. [BW4p34-35; BW11p34-36] |
- Teaching Plans; - Teaching Plans, National; Social and economic development; Women; Iran; India; Pakistan; Myanmar | |
1946 14 Sep 194- |
The first native Ecuadorian woman to accept the Faith was Judith Franco. [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 p21] | Judith Franco; Quito, Ecuador; Ecuador | first Ecuadorian woman to accept the Faith |
1946 11 Aug 194- |
The passing of Orcella Rexford (b. Louise Cutts-Powell, 12 Jun 1887 in Tracey, Minnesota) in Los Angeles. She was buried near the grave of Thornton Chase in the Inglewood Park Cemetery. [BW11p495-498; Find a grave]
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Orcella Rexford; Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Cemeteries and graves; Thornton Chase; Los Angeles, CA; United States (USA) | |
1946 5 Aug 194- |
The Bahá'í Faith was registered as a cultural, religious and social organization in Haiti. | Recognition (legal); Haiti | |
1946 22 Jul 194- |
The passing of John David Bosch (named "Núraní by 'Abdu'l-Bahá) at his home near Geyserville, California (b. August 1, 1855 at Neu-St Johann, Canton Gall, Switzerland) He had become a Bahá'í in 1905. His teachers being Mrs Beckwith, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Cooper and Thornton Chase. He was buried in the Olive Hill Cemetery, Geyserville. [BW11p488]
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- In Memoriam; John Bosch; Louise Bosch; Geyserville, CA; California, USA; United States (USA); - Bahá'í schools (conference centres); Bosch Bahá'í School | |
1946 20 Jul 194- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States enquired of the Guardian whether the existence of the United Nations in its present form changed the attitude of the Baha'is toward military duties which might require the taking of human life. The Guardian's reply, written by his secretary, was:
...the Bahá'ís should continue to apply, under all circumstances, for exemption from any military duty that necessitates the taking of life. There is no justification for any change of attitude on our part at the present time. The Universal House of Justice amplified this later statement:
There is no objection in a Bahá'í enlisting voluntarily in the armed forces of a country in order to obtain a training in some trade or profession, provided that he can do so without making himself liable to undertake combatant service.[BW17:384–5] |
Military (armed forces); Military; Weapons; War; United States (USA) | |
1946 (In the year 1946 or 1947) 194- |
While visiting in Famagusta (Gazimağusa) Rúḥíyyih Khánum is quoted as saying: "Shoghi Effendi was working very intensely in Haifa and people were knocking on his door all the time to ask questions; because of that, during his unofficial travels to rest (holidays), he was traveling around quietly (incognito), and without contacting the believers. We came to Cyprus together for two or three weeks in one of the years 1946 or 1947 – if I look (in my diary) I can find the year. We went to Nicosia, and then we got a car and went to Famagusta, Larnaca and then again Nicosia. I can't remember whether we went to Limassol. Afterwards we went to St. Hilarion. There weren't good hotels in the Troodos area then, and because of that we stayed in a small house for a while. This is all I can say about this visit." [Notes of the Visit to Famagusta of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum in the home of Erol & Şafak Olkar Notes taken by: Erol Olkar. The English translation of the original Turkish language handwritten manuscript of Erol Olkar was by Deniz Oraç.] | Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Famagusta, Cyprus; Nicosia, Cyprus; Larnaca, Cyprus; St. Hilarion, Cyprus; Cyprus | |
1946 21 Jun 194- |
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. It was established as a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on this day in 1946. UN Document E/90] | United Nations; Commission on the Status of Women; New York, USA; New York, USA | |
1946 Jun 194- |
Rita Marshall, the first person native to St Vincent in the Caribbean to become a Bahá'í, accepted the Faith while in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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First Bahá'ís by country or area; St. Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Halifax, NS; Nova Scotia, Canada; Canada | first Bahá'í of St Vincent |
1946 Ridván 194- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Panama was established Panama City. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Panama | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Panama |
1946 Ridván 194- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Germany and Austria was re-established. [BN No 187 September 1946 p8-9]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Germany; Austria | |
1946 Ridván 194- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Brazil was established in Rio de Janeiro. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Brazil |
1946 Ridván 194- |
The Second Seven Year Plan of the United States and Canada (1946-1953) was launched. [BBR180; BBRSM158, 185; MA87-89, MA89]
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Second Seven Year Plan, US and CA (1946-1953); - Teaching Plans; - Teaching Plans, National; Formative Age; Ages and Epochs; United States (USA); Canada | |
1946 Ridván 194- |
India and Burma launched a Four and One-Half Year Plan, Indian 4½ Year Plan. (1946-1951) [Ruhi 8.2 p46; BW11p32; DND141-143; The Spiritual Conquest of the Planet (Supplement) p2]
- To increase the number of Local Assemblies from 21 to 63 - To give special attention to areas marked by sharp cultural and political divisions As the plan unfolded, the National Assembly added the following additional goals: - To publish the Esslemont book - 'Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era' in eighteen new languages - To acquire a National Hazíratu'l-Quds in New Delhi - To carry the Bahá'í message to Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand |
- Teaching Plans; - Teaching Plans, National; India, Pakistan and Burma Four and a Half Year Teaching Plan; India; Pakistan; Myanmar | |
1946 11 Apr 194- |
Shoghi Effendi instructed Sutherland Maxwell to set plans in motion for the first stages of the building of the superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb. [GBF104–5] | Sutherland Maxwell; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Bahá'í World Centre; Mount Carmel; Haifa, Israel | |
1946 20 - 25 Jan 194- |
The first teaching conference in Latin America was held in Panama City on the instructions of Shoghi Effendi.
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Panama; Latin America | first teaching conference in Latin America |
1946 Jan-Feb 194- |
Canadian Elizabeth Greenleaf went on pilgrimage in Haifa. [SETPE1p114] | Elizabeth Greenleaf; Pilgrims; Haifa, Israel | |
1946 (In the year) 194- |
An Egyptian Bahá'í, a Dr Ahmad, moved to Edinburgh in order to study medicine and to fulfill one of the goals of the Six Year Plan, He invited travel teacher to speak in Edinburgh and was soon joined by Jean Court from Canada. He returned to Egypt prior to the formation of the local spiritual assembly two years later. [from The Bahá'í Community in Edinburgh, 1946-1950 by Ismail Valesco in SBBH Vol 14 p275] | Dr Ahman; Jean Court; Edinburgh, Scotland; Scotland | |
1946 (In the year) 194- |
The first Bahá'í summer school in Argentina was held in Ezeiza. [BW11:45] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Ezeiza, Argentina; Argentina | first Bahá’í summer school in Argentina |
1946 (In the year) 194- |
The publication of Abdul Baha's Questioned Will and Testament by Ruth White. The book contains the report of Dr C Ainsworth Mitchell, the handwriting expert for the British Museum. | Ruth White; Covenant-breaking; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Will and Testament of; Beverly Hills, CA; California, USA | |
1946 (In the year) 194- |
The first issue of the News Exchange was published by the International Bahá'í Bureau in Geneva. The last issue was published in December of 1956. It was published in English, French and German. [CBN No 89 June 1957 p5] | International Bahá'í Bureau; Bahá'í International Community; - Newsletters; * Publications; News Exchange; Anne Lynch; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |
1946 (In the year) 194- |
The restoration of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihrán was completed. | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Restoration; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1946 (In the year) 194- |
In the second Seven Year Plan from 1946 to 1952, the American Bahá'í community was given the responsibility of working for the establishment of bahá'í communities in several european countries. A European Teaching Committee, which was responsible to the North American National Spiritual Assembly, was set up in Geneva in 1946. Its task was to coordinate the pioneer activities in ten European goal countries; Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. [SBBR14p239]
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European Teaching Committee; Edna True; Geresina Campani; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Netherlands; Belgium; Luxembourg; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland; Italy; Spain; Portugal | |
1946 - 1963 194- |
The end of the First Epoch and the beginning of The Second 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 |
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