1. 2024. یادی از حارسان مدنیت الهیّه خاطراتی از ایادیان امرالله جک بوید بیل واشنگتون (Recollections of the Hands of the Cause Jack Boyd and Bill Washington). Jack Boyd, Bill Washington, Faruq Izadinia, trans. . Persian translation of the short essays in "Memories of Hands of the Cause of God" by Jack Boyd and "Hands of the Cause of God: Recollections" by Bill Washington: Z. Khadem, J. Robarts, T. Samandari, A.Q. Faizi, A. A. Furutan, C. Dunn, U. Giachery, etc.
2. 2014. Hands of the Cause of God: Personal Recollections. Bill Washington. Recollections of A.Q. Faizi, A.A. Furútan, Clara Dunn, Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ugo Giachery, Leroy Ioas, Enoch Olinga, Rahmátu’lláh Muhajir, Bill Sears, Agnes Alexander, John Robarts, Collis Featherstone, and Jalal Khazeh.
3. 2012. Forutan, Alí-Akbar. Iraj Ayman.
4. 2005. Sweet and Enchanting Stories. Aziz Rohani, comp. Stories and memoirs by and about ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Mirza Haydar ‘Ali, Zia Baghdadi, ‘Ali Akbar Furutan, Adib Tahirzadih, Abul-Qasim Faizi, and other loved and historic figures.
5. 2005. Hand of the Cause Mr. `Alí-Akbar Furútan, 1905-2003. Barron Harper, et al.. Compilation of information about Mr. Furutan: biography, in memoriam, photograph, and list of his books.
6. 2003-11-27. Ali Akbar Furutan, In Memoriam. Universal House of Justice. Obituary containing a brief biography of Ali Akbar Furutan, one of the longest surviving Hands of the Cause of God.
7. 2000. Mr Faizi and Mr Furútan in Australia: The Yerrinbool tapes. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, Alí-Akbar Furútan, Graham Hassall, ed. . Lengthy talks of Hands of the Cause A.Q. Faizi and A.A. Furútan in Australia at the Yerrinbool summer school.
8. 1999/2004. Bahá'í Education for Children: A Teacher's Guide. Alí-Akbar Furútan. A series of six books on teaching children, organized by age.
9. 1993. Vision of Shoghi Effendi, The: Proceedings of the Association for Bahá'í Studies Ninth Annual Conference, November 2-4, 1984, Ottawa, Canada. Various. Select portions of this book as they've appeared elsewhere, or were shared by their authors.
10. 1985. Negahi-bi-Tarikh (Examination of History). Alí-Akbar Furútan. This book, "Examination of history," is about the word history. It talks about history in general and its relation to events, including the history of a country, of a person, and the philosophy of history.
11. 1974-12. Proofs of the Authenticity of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Alí-Akbar Furútan. Exploration of the recurring crises and triumphs in the history of the Bahá'í Faith, highlighting the authenticity and significance of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament, and its role in affirming the continuity of leadership.
12. 1970/1972. Raising the Tent of Unity. Alí-Akbar Furútan. The year 1844 marked the end of humanity’s childhood and signaled the "coming of age" of the human race. Like a pot of water which has just come to a boil, we are now ready to rid ourselves of enmity and discord, and abide in freedom and security.
13. 1970. Science and Religion. Alí-Akbar Furútan. On the causes underlying the notion of a conflict between science and religion. Prophets have always stressed the need for attaining more knowledge and wisdom, so a divinely-revealed Faith bereft of superstition cannot be opposed to knowledge and reason.
14. 1970. Human Soul and its Immortality, The. Alí-Akbar Furútan. On the three kinds of spirit — human, animal, vegetable; 9 proofs for the existence of the soul; 13 proofs for the immortality of souls; miscellaneous matters relating to the human soul.
15. 1957/1969. Pilgrim Notes. Florence Mayberry. Notes of a pilgrimage April-May 1957. Includes addendum and letter to A. A. Furútan, September 30, 1969.
16. 1953?. Message of the World Spiritual Crusade received from the Guardian. Alí-Akbar Furútan. Notes taken by Furútan in the early years of the 10-year plan (1953-63) and distributed at the request of Shoghi Effendi.
17. 1925. Photo of the Moscow Bahá'í Community, 1925. Author unknown, comp. Picture of Bahá'ís gathered to welcome Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Gulpáygání to Moscow, with identifications. Includes A. A. Furutan.
18. 1898-1958. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes. Various. Adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either older or newer versions. None of the md/pdf files have been changed from the github version (only file-names edited), but some HTML files have been edited.

1. 1905-04-29 — Birth of `Alí-Akbar Furútan, Hand of the Cause of God, in Sabzivár, Khurásán.
2. 1951-12-24 —
   Shoghi Effendi appointed 12 Hands of the Cause of God, the first contingent of Hands to be appointed. BBRSM127; BW12:38–40, 374–5; BW13:333–4; MBW20; PG223-224]
   • They were Sutherland Maxwell, Mason Remey, Amelia Collins (she had been appointed in 1946, but her appointment had not been made public), Valíyu'lláh Varqá, Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, Horace Holley, Dorothy Baker, Leroy Ioas, George Townshend, Hermann Grossmann and Ugo Giachery [GBF110–11; MBW20; PP253–4]
3. 1957-11-25 —
   Nine Hands were chosen to serve as Custodians of the Faith residing in the Holy Land. [BBD57; BW13:342; DH215]
   • The Hands residing in the Holy Land were established as a legal body under the title 'The Custodians of the Bahá'í World Faith'.
   • The Hands chosen as first Custodians are Rúhíyyih Khánum, Mason Remey, Amelia Collins, Leroy Ioas, Hasan Balyuzi, 'Alí Akbar Furútan, Jalál Kházeh, Paul Haney and Adelbert Mühlschlegel. [BW13:345–6; MC40–1]
4. 1963-05-19 — The Hands of the Cause cabled the annual conventions with the names of the five Hands chosen to reside in the Holy Land: Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Leroy Ioas, 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, Paul Haney and Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. [MoC427]
5. 1969-06-15 — Hand of the Cause Ali-Akbar Furutan travelled throughout the width and breadth of North America. This was part of an eight-month world teaching trip during which he visited New York, Dallas, Fort Worth, Memphis, Washington DC, and the National Centre in Wilmette while he was in the United States. In addition he taught at Baha'i Schools at Green Acre, Camp Dorothy Walls in Black Mountain, North Carolina as well as Davison in Michigan and Geyserville in California and he attended three deepening conferences, two in Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska and one in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

   While in Canada he visited St. Johns, Newfoundland, Vancouver, British Columbia and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and he taught at summer schools at Laurentian, Sylvan Lake, the Pacific Youth Institutes and he attended the Continental Indian Conference held at Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. [BN No 466 January 1970 p3-4]

6. 1973-06-05 —
   The International Teaching Centre was established at the Bahá'í World Centre for the purpose of continuing the work of the Hands of the Cause of God into the future. [BBD118–19; BBRSM132–3; BW16:134, 411–14; BW17:322–5; VV16, CEBF200; Wikipedia]
   • For cable of the Universal House of Justice see BW16:413.
   • Hands of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, Paul Haney and Abu'l-Qásim Faizí and Counsellor members Hooper Dunbar, Florence Mayberry and Aziz Yazdí were appointed. [BW16:413]
   • For pictures see BW16:412 and VV16.
   • The duties and the organization of the International Teaching Centre were deliniated in the Message from the Universal House of Justice of June 8th, 1973.
   • See Wikipedia article for the names of the Counsellor members since its inception.
7. 2003-11-26 —
   The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Ali Akbar Furútan in Haifa at the age of 98. [BWNS261, BW'03-'04pg227]
   • Born in Sabzivar, Iran, on 29 April 1905.
   • Moved with his family to Ashgabat in what was then Russian Turkestan (now part of Turkmenistan), and, through his years of school and university, he took an active part in the work of the Bahá'í communities of Ashgabat, Baku, Moscow, and other parts of Russia.
   • In 1930 he was expelled from the Soviet Union during the Stalinist persecution of religion and from that time on played an ever more significant role in the work and administration of the Iranian Bahá'í community. [BW03-04p227-230]
   • Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the first contingent on the 24th of December, 1951. [MoCxxiii]
   • For a tribute from the Universal House of Justice see message of 27 November, 2003.

1. 1953-05-17 —
   Following his attendance at the Intercontinental Conference in Wilmette Hand of the Cause Furutan made a tour of Canada with an interpreter, Mr M Anvar. They visited several communities in Western Canada and attended the Feast of Grandeur in Edmonton. [CBN No 41 June, 1953 p3]
   • Visits were also made to Winnipeg,London, Ottawa, Toronto, and Kingston and others. [CBN No 42 July, 1954 p5]
   • The tour concluded in the Maritimes with visits to Moncton and lastly Saint John. [CBN No 43 August, 1953 p2]
2. 1953-05-23 — The Edmonton community reported that they were fortunate to have Dr. Furutan and Mr. Anvar (his interpreter) as guests at the Feast of Grandeur. Two meetings were held during their stay in Edmonton, one for Bahá'ís when the community had an opportunity to ask questions, and a public fireside attended by 22 persons, including several Moslems, a Grecian lady and a young German. During thejr visit they made an unofficial tour of the University of Alberta. The sincerity and humility of the Persian friends impressed the Edmonton community and inspired them to greater personal consecration. This opportunity to meet Bahá'ís .from other lands gives the international unity of our Faith more reality and significance. [from a report in CBN #41 June 1953 p3; CBN #42 July 1953 p2]

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