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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1961-01-01, sorted by date, descending

date event tags firsts
1961 Jan - Feb
196-		 Hand of the Cause of God Dr Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir traveled to India and demonstrated the principle of mass teaching. [DM172–84; SBBH2:165–7]
  • Mass teaching began in the rural area of Madhya Pradesh among the Hindu population. In 1961 there were 850 Bahá'ís; in 1963 87,000; by 1973 nearly 400,000; and by 1987 about two million. In 1983 45 per cent of all local spiritual assemblies were in India. [BBRSM195; BW13:299]
    		•  - Hands of the Cause; - Local Spiritual Assemblies; Growth; Hands of the Cause, Activities; India; Madhya Pradesh, India; Mass conversion; Mass teaching; Raḥmatu’lláh Muhájir; Statistics; Teaching
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