Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1979-09-01, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1979 Sep [197-]	Revolutionary committees in Shahsavár, 'Ábádán and Tabríz, Iran, ordered the arrest of Bahá'ís. [BW18:255] Among those arrested were members of local spiritual assemblies. [BW18:255] Bahá'í homes in Tabríz were raided and literature seized. [BW18:255]	Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Shahsavar, Iran; Ábádan, Iran; Tabríz, Iran; Iran