1. n.d.. Carmel - the Mountain of God. Zikrullah Khadem.
2. ca. 1979. Interview with Lilian Crawford on the Knighthood of Abdu'l-Baha. Adib Masumian, comp. — Interview with Lilian Crawford, a pilgrim to Haifa in 1919 who witnessed the ceremony of the knighth...
3. 2025-12-01. Templar House Ownership Transferred to Bahá'ís. Universal House of Justice. — The city of Haifa has agreed to transfer to the Baha’i World Centre the ownership of the Templar h...
4. 2025-02-14. Haifa, Israel. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica.
5. 2024-08. Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg). Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — Authorized translation of Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Temp...
6. 2024-07-18. Mount Carmel. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica.
7. 2024-04-22. Sacred spaces and secular visions in the Bahá'í Holy Gardens. Elizabeth Kostina. — Exploring the interplay between religious practice and heritage tourism at the Baha’i Holy Gardens...
8. 2023-10. Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam. Nooshfar B. Afnan. — ‘Abdu’l-Baha promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkin-Qalam and artistic concepti...
9. 2023-08-31. 'This Place Has a Major Historical Value Since Prophet Elijah. How Can They Do This?'. Moshe Gilad. — An Israeli army base is set to be vacated in Haifa's Stella Maris area, which houses a Carmelite mon...
10. 2023-04. Systems Approach in the World Heritage Site Bahá'í Gardens. Tadeja Jere Jakulin. — Functioning and management of the Baha'i gardens in harmony with the social environment, the natural...
11. 2022. Der Herr Ist Nahe / The Lord Is Near: The Divine Mystery of the Transformation of Mt. Carmel. Harry Liedtke. — Brief history of the Templer Society and Georg David Hardegg, who landed in Haifa in 1868 and built ...
12. 2021. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá. — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
13. 2020. Storytelling and Once Upon a Time, The: Youtube Playlists. Fariborz Sahba. — Zoom videos of some historical events witnessed by the manager for the Arc Project during 10 years o...
14. 2019. Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb. John S. Hatcher. — "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascen...
15. 2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 216 selections, last updated 2025.
16. 2018-12-10. Pilgrimage or Tourism at the Baha'i Gardens?. Religion For Breakfast.
17. 2018-11-26. Remembering 'Abdu'l-Baha's Call for Unity, a Century after World War I. Bahá'í World News Service. — Collection of newspaper articles and photographs of Abdu'l-Baha, on the general theme of unity in th...
18. 2018-09-02. Armageddon and Megiddo / Mt. Carmel. Universal House of Justice. — One-paragraph note saying that no reference has been found in the Baha'i Writings tying "armageddon"...
19. 2018-05. Passing of Abdu'l-Baha (Nov 1921). David Merrick, comp. — The weeks and days leading up to, during and following the passing of Abdu'l-Baha, presented as orig...
20. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
21. 2018. Through the Eyes of Margaret Cousins: Irish and Indian Suffragette. Keith Munro. — Biography of the co-founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League, a theosophist, who met both Mart...
22. 2017. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel. Chowghi Rouhani, Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. . — Baha’u’llah honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrec...
23. 2016 Spring. Encounter, The. Duane L. Herrmann. — A slightly fictionalized account of a visit to the Shrine of the Bab in the Holy Land.
24. 2016. Guardian's Wartime Travels, The. Harry Liedtke. — Brief chronology of world events 1938-1940 juxtaposed with Shoghi Effendi's travels in 1940, when he...
25. 2014. Lighting the Western Sky: The Hearst Pilgrimage and the Establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in the West by Kathryn Jewett Hogenson: Review. Janet Ruhe-Schoen.
26. 2014. Major Opus, The: A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith. Fuad Izadinia. — The story of the journey of two parallel movements to the Holy Land in 1868: the Baha'is from Iran a...
27. 2013. Eyewitness Account of the Massacre of Bahá'ís in Nayriz, 1909. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. — Shaykh Dhakariyya's rebellion in Nayriz culminated in the martyrdom of nineteen Baha'is on Naw Ruz, ...
28. 2013. A Pilgrimage Excerpt from the Story of Jeanne Kranen. Jeanne Kranen, Marion Pnevmatikou, trans. .
29. 2012-01-23. Bridge over Troubled Waters: The City of Haifa in Lavie Tidhar's Stories. Ehud Maimon. — Brief mentions of the temple of the Bab and the terraces, and the place of Haifa and Mt. Carmel in s...
30. 2012. Concealment and Burial of the Báb. Peter Terry. — This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells th...
31. 2011-07-14. Little Religion That Persists, The: The Bahá'í in Israel. Kark Vick.
32. 2011. Haifa before and after 1948: Narratives of a Mixed City. Mahmoud Yazbak, Yfaat Weiss. — Mention of Baha'is establishing homes in Haifa following their expulsion from Iran, and description ...
33. 2010-01. Pilgrimage in Baha'u'llah's Writings. Ahang Rabbani. — On pilgrimage to the Twin Shrines in the Holy Land and their Tablets of Visitation, to the House of ...
34. 2009. Bahá'í World Centre. Moojan Momen. — On the spiritual center of the Baha’i Faith, established in the twin cities of Acre and Haifa, the...
35. 2008-03. With Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Mirza 'Isa Khan Isfahani. Mirza `Isa Khan Isfahani, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. . — Account of a visit to Haifa, December 1919 - January 1920, by a little-known author Mirza 'Isa Khan ...
36. 2008. Lifetime with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, A: Reminiscences of Khalíl Shahídí. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. — Extensive recollections of four decades with the Holy Family in the time of Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi E...
37. 2007/10/22. Holy Land's Low-Profile Religion, The. Oakland Ross. — Brief overview of the Baha'i Faith and its place in Israel.
38. 2005. Sweet and Enchanting Stories. Aziz Rohani, comp. — Stories and memoirs by and about ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Mirza Haydar ‘Ali, Zia Baghdadi, ‘Ali Akbar F...
39. 2005. Memories of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Memoirs of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. — Autobiography of a close confidant of the holy family. Includes appendices on Baha'i historical plac...
40. 2004/2005/2007. Conservation and Restoration of Calligraphy by Mishkín Qalam, The. Shingo Ishikawa, Patrick Ravines. — Three versions of a paper explaining the procedure for preserving manuscripts at the Baha'i World Ce...
41. 2003. Writings, Bahá'í: Importance of collecting and safeguarding. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Bahá'í International Archives, comp. .
42. 2003. Haifa. Hossein Amanat. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
43. 2003. Efforts to preserve the remains of the Bab: Four historical accounts. Ahang Rabbani. — Accounts by Mirza Hasan Adib Taliqani, Fadil Mazandarani, ‘Abdu’l-Husayn Avarih, and Aqa Husa...
44. 2003. Tablet to Hardegg (Lawh-i-Hirtík): A Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Templer Leader Georg David Hardegg. Stephen Lambden, Kamran Ekbal. — A Tablet addressed to the German Templer/Templar leader Georg David Hardegg including the proclamati...
45. 2002-04-21. Symbols of Transformation: The Gardens and Terraces on Mount Carmel. Elham Afnan. — Article, with photo gallery, about the development, design, and philosophy of the terraces surroundi...
46. 2002. Creation. Lasse Thoresen. — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ...
47. 2001-05. Impressions of Bahji. Kevin Locke. — Brief impressions of a visit to Bahji, ca. May 22, 2001.
48. 2000-09-18. Advertisement for Israeli Tourism in the New Yorker magazine. Author unknown. — Baha'i World Centre photograph in advertisement in prominent magazine, featuring the terraces.
49. 1999. Tablet of [Mount] Carmel (Lawh-i-Karmil): Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Peter Terry, Ted Brownstein, Stephen Lambden.
50. 1999. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. — Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City o...
51. 1998-11. Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Golden Coast (includes Akka and Bahji). Robert Ullian. — Travel guide; now out-of-date.
52. 1998. Frommer's Guide to Israel: Haifa. Robert Ullian. — From a popular travel guide series. Includes Akko [Akka] and Bahji.
53. 1998. Gardeners of God: An Encounter with Five Million Bahá'ís, by Colette Gouvion and Philippe Jouvion: Review. Marc Foxhall.
54. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. .
55. 1995. Haifa: Transformation of an Arab Society, 1918-1939. May Seikaly. — Front matter, introduction, and maps only; excerpts as provided by Google Books, but enough to give ...
56. 1994. Great Adventure, The: Chapter 40: Pilgrimage. Florence Mayberry. — Recollections of a pilgrimage in April 1957.
57. 1994. Glimpses of Abdu'l-Bahá. Muḥammad-Shafi‘ Rouḥání, Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani, trans. . — Excerpts from memoirs of a 39-day pilgrimage in April/May 1921.
58. 1994. Memories of Shoghi Effendi. Alí M. Yazdí. — Brief recollections of time with Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi, adapted from an oral account.
59. 1993 Fall. Archives, Bahá'í: Preserving and Safeguarding the Sacred Texts. Universal House of Justice. — Includes estimated numbers of Tablets revealed, and numbers of Tablets archived at the Baha'i World ...
60. 1990-03. International Bahá'í Council. Duane L. Herrmann. — History of the International Baha'i Council.
61. 1990. Les Jardiniers de Dieu: À la Rencontre de Cinq Millions de Bahá'ís, par Colette Gouvion et Philippe Jouvion: Review. Robert LaLiberte.
62. 1989. Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God. Cal E. Rollins. — Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Baha'i community in ‘Akka and Haifa in 1911. The two ...
63. 1989. Bahá'í Shrines. John Walbridge.
64. 1988. Blessings beyond Measure: Recollections of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Alí M. Yazdí. — Personal memoir with much history, records of meetings with ‘Abdu’l-Baha and his public talks, a...
65. 1987-08-31. Arc Project: 1987 Open Letter. Universal House of Justice. — Status of the Arc Project (Baha'i World Center), 1987.
66. 1986-2004. Encyclopaedia of Islam: Bahá'í Selections. Various. — 40 articles about, mentioning, or relevant to the Babi or Baha'i Faiths.
67. 1986. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Alí M. Yazdí. — Recollections by a prominent Iranian-American Baha'i.
68. 1985:12. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre. William P. Collins. — Overview of the nature of the Baha'i World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the S...
69. 1985. Familiar `Akká Voices. Marzieh Gail. — Historical context of Phelps' 1903 collected memoirs Master in `Akka and some of the personages invo...
70. 1983. Address to the International Convention. William Sears. — Speaking at the first International Convention in the newly completed Seat of the Universal House of...
71. 1981. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts. Moojan Momen, ed. — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
72. 1980. Stories from The Delight of Hearts: The Memoirs of Hájí Mírzá Haydar-'Alí. Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali, Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, trans. . — Anecdotes and history, a personal glimpse of the Middle East in the 19th century, as told by a follo...
73. 1975. Interview of Sachiro Fujita. Sylvia Ioas. — Interview of Fugita-san by Sylvia Ioas during John McHenry's pilgrimage in December, 1975 at McHenry...
74. 1973-04-21. Account of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An. Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. — On the last days of 'Abdu'l-Baha, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf.
75. 1973. Shoghi Effendi: Recollections. Ugo Giachery. — Biography of Shoghi Effendi from the close standpoint of the author's personal experiences.
76. 1971/1972 Winter. Letter from Haifa in the Time of Mourning, 1922: from Emogene Hoagg to Nelly French. Emogene Hoagg. — The commemoration of 'Abdu'l-Baha's passing and the first public reading of his Will, including the ...
77. 1969. Introducing Israel: Second Revised Edition. Joan Comay. — Chapters on Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Akka, with passing mentions of the Faith. Also published under th...
78. 1969. Israel: An Uncommon Guide. Joan Comay. — Overviews of Haifa, Mount Carmel, and Akka, with brief mentions of Baha'i locations.
79. 1968. Holy Places at the Bahá'í World Centre. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
80. 1965-11-29. Pilgrim Notes. Alice Tyler. — Notes of a tour around the Holy Land, undated, but apparently in March 1965.
81. 1963. Introducing Israel. Joan Comay. — Chapters on Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Akka, with passing mentions of the Faith. Also published under th...
82. 1963. Splendour of Israel, The. Robert Payne. — Description of Theodor Herzl's dream in 1902 of Haifa as a city towering up the length of Mount Carm...
83. 1957-04. Excerpts of Notes during Pilgrimage to Haifa. Alice Dudley. — Excerpts of notes by Alice Dudley of Orleans, France, during pilgrimage to Haifa April 15-23, 1957.
84. 1957. Pilgrim's Notes. William Allison, Thelma Allison. — Notes from a 1957 pilgrimage; Allison was one of the last Baha'is to visit the Guardian in Haifa.
85. 1957. Shoghi Effendi. Marcus Bach. — Dr. Bach set out to meet the five people of his time whom he felt best exemplified the teachings of ...
86. 1956. Haifa Notes. Gayle Woolson. — Notes from a pilgrimage in 1956.
87. 1955-03. Pilgrims Notes: March 2-11, 1955. Margarite (Peggy) True. — Two versions of notes of a pilgrimage March 2-11, 1955.
88. 1955-02. Haifa Notes. Amy G. Raubitschek. — Notes of a pilgrimage February 2-11, 1955.
89. 1955. Notes from Talks of Mrs. Corinne True Based on Her Recent Conversations with the Guardian. Corinne True, Mabel Rice-Wray Ives. — Notes from talks of True, as taken by Ives; followed by Ives' own comments on the talks, and a colop...
90. 1954/2013-04-01. My First Pilgrimage to Haifa - 1954. Irene Bennett. — Detailed account of a visit to the World Centre and meeting the Guardian.
91. 1954-12. Haifa Impressions. Valera Allen, John Allen. — Notes from a pilgrimage in December, 1954.
92. 1954-05. Haifa Notes. Clara A. Edge. — Notes by the author of the biographical novel Tahirih, taken during her visit to Haifa in 1954.
93. 1954-04. Pilgrimage to Haifa and Akka: Parts One-Three. William Sears. — Notes on his pilgrimage in 1954 by American Baha'i and pioneer (and later Hand of the Cause) William...
94. 1953-12. Notes on Alan McCormick's Pilgrimage to Haifa. Alan McCormick. — Short recollection of various topics.
95. 1953. Pilgrims Notes. Marguerite R. Sears. — Pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel, February 26 to March 9, 1953.
96. 1951. Memories: Bill Sears interviews Mrs. True. William Sears, Corinne True. — Stories starting from 1907 in Haifa.
97. 1941/1997. Old New Land. Theodor Herzl, Lotta Levensohn, trans. . — A vision of future Haifa, written in 1902: "all the way from Akka to Mount Carmel stretched what see...
98. 1941/1995. Pilgrimage to Haifa, November 1919, A. Bahiyyih Randall Winckler. — Winckler's parents were Baha'is; she met 'Abdu'l-Baha during his visit to America when He visited he...
99. 1940/1967. Chosen Highway, The. Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. — Oral Baha'i histories collected by an eminent early English Baha'i, first published in 1940.
100. 1938. Palestine Unveiled. Douglas V. Duff. — Passing mentions of the German Colony and descriptions of Akka and Haifa. Contains no mention of the...
101. 1937-05-12. Notes of Shoghi Effendi's Words. Agnes Baldwin Alexander. — Notes from the dinner table in Haifa, May 11 1937, taken before Alexander's departure the following ...
102. 1937-04. In the Presence of Shoghi Effendi in Haifa in April 1937. Anna Grossmann, Elsa Grossmann. — Baha'i principles, administration, and the role of institutions; divine guidance, the separation of ...
103. 1937. Notes Taken in the Presence of Shoghi Effendi. Agnes Baldwin Alexander. — Notes from a pilgrimage in spring, 1937. Two editions of the notes are presented in parallel.
104. 1937. Sunburst. Lorol Schopflocher (published as Lorol Schofflocher). — Autobiography of the life story, and travels on behalf of the Baha'i Faith, of prominent socialite a...
105. 1933-07. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An. Mary Hanford Ford. — Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement.
106. 1932. My Pilgrimage to the Land of Desire. Marie A. Watson. — Account of a pilgrimage to Haifa to visit Abdu'l-Baha in July–August 1921.
107. 1930. Interiors of the Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Author unknown, comp. — Five pictures of the shrines of the Bab, Baha'u'llah, and 'Abdu'l-Baha.
108. 1927-04. Bahaism and Christianity: or, The Religion of 'The Splendour of God'. T. Crouther Gordon. — Sympathetic overview of the Faith, and impressions from a visit to Haifa.
109. 1926-04-21. Impressions of Haifa. Alain Locke. — Locke reflects on his visit to the Baha'i shrines in November 1923.
110. 1926. Easter in Palestine, 1921-1922. Millicent Fawcett. — Background of Tiberias, Akka, and Haifa, with passing mentions of The Bab and Abdu'l-Baha.
111. 1925. Modern Pilgrimage to Palestine, A. Lovell Bearse Pemberton. — Includes "Interviews with 'Abdu'l-Baha" (Chapter 12, pp. 97-104) and a photograph of 'Abdu'l-Baha on...
112. 1922-09. Questions about Science and Religion: Interviews with Abdu'l-Bahá at Tiberias and Haifa. Anna Kunz. — Questions asked of Abdu'l-Baha by two Christians visiting Haifa in 1921.
113. 1922. Passing of Abdu'l-Baha, The. Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. — A compilation on the last days of 'Abdu'l-Baha, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf. Later publi...
114. 1921-11-28. Night of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Louise Bosch. — Part of a letter written by Bosch to her friends in the San Francisco Bay area recounting the night ...
115. 1921. Excellency of Mt. Carmel, The. George Napier Whittingham. — Chapter 10, "The Excellency of Mt. Carmel," describes the author's visit to Haifa and gives an overv...
116. 1918. Mahdi in Persia and Syria, The. Richard G. Badger. — Extract on the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, in a book exploring the concept of the Mahdi, a messianic fig...
117. 1915-06-24. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915. Edward C. Getsinger, comp. — The importance of humility, spiritual guidance, unity, and self-sacrifice over rigid adherence to la...
118. 1915. Ayesha of the Bosphorus: A Romance of Constantinople. Stanwood Cobb. — A novella combining fiction with scenes from the lives of Abdu'l-Baha and the Baha'is in Haifa in th...
119. 1914. Twenty-one Days with Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land. M. R. Shirazi. — A lecture delivered at the Lodge of the Karachi Theosophical Society on the 13th June 1914.
120. 1912/1918/2007. Views of Akka, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Other Places: Photographs of "The Dwelling Place of the Most High," Authorized by Abdu'l-Baha. — Pictures of Akka taken between 1903-1911, with historical annotations and bibliographical data. Scan...
121. 1912. Call of Mt. Carmel, The. Maude Holbach. — Includes passing references to Abdu'l-Baha and Akka, a description of life in Haifa at the time, and...
122. 1911/1970. Mountain of God, The. E. S. Stevens. — Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Baha'i of Abdu'l-Baha and the small band of Baha’is ...
123. 1911-12-01. Light in the Lantern, The. E. S. Stevens. — Sympathetic outsider's overview of Baha'i history and its spread through the Western world. Includes...
124. 1911. Brief Account of the Bahá'í Movement, A. Ethel J. Rosenberg. — An early overview of the Baha'i Faith and its teachings, with compilation of quotations, published a...
125. 1911. Palestine: Depicted and Described. G. E. Franklin. — Four pages of pictures of Haifa, Carmel, and the American College at Beirut (Shoghi Effendi's alma m...
126. 1910. Acca Notes. Howard C. Struven. — Notes of a visit to Haifa and Akka in 1910. Not proofread.
127. 1909. Letter to Mrs A.M. Bryant re interment of the remains of The Bab on Mt. Carmel. May Woodcock, A. M. Bryant. — Brief description of the interment of the remains of the Bab on Mt. Carmel on 21 March 1909.
128. 1902-1924. Gertrude Bell Archive, excerpts. Gertrude Bell. — A British writer and archeologist, Bell traveled throughout the Middle East from 1899-1926. During t...
129. 1887. Babs and Their Prophet, The. Laurence Oliphant. — Excerpt from a book described by E.G. Browne as "the first published notice of Beha and the Babi col...
130. 1876. Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Palestine and Syria . Thomas Cook (firm). — Many passing references to Haifa, Carmel, Akka, and the Holy Land; see e.g. pages 20-21, 30-31, 47-4...

1. 1836-00-00 — The Carmelite Monastery and church were constructed near the cave of Elijah. It was influential in ...
2. 1868-08-30 — The ship arrived at Jaffa at sunset. At midnight the ship left for Haifa. [BKG168]
3. 1868-08-31 — The ship arrived in Haifa in the early morning. [BKG269; GPB182; RB3:11] Baha'u'llah and His comp...
4. 1868-10-30 — Christoph Hoffman, founder of the Templers, and Georg David Hardegg, his principal lieutenant, lande...
5. 1883-08-00 — Baha'u'llah travelled to Haifa on the second of four known visits (His first is His brief stop there...
6. 1890-00-05 — E. G. Browne was in `Akka. Baha'u'llah was staying in the Templer colony in Haifa when he arrived. [...
7. 1890-04-01 — Baha'u'llah visited Haifa for a third time. He spent about two weeks there on this visit. [BBD94; BP...
8. 1891-06-27 — Baha'u'llah visited Haifa for the fourth time. [BKG374; DH109; GPB194; RB4:351] He stayed three m...
9. 1891-07-00 — Members of the Afnan family met Baha'u'llah in Haifa during His visit. [BKG374, 406] For details ...
10. 1892-06-30 — `Abdu'l-Baha went to Haifa and Mount Carmel and isolated Himself in a small apartment in the stone b...
11. 1897-05-15 — Finding the situation in `Akka intolerable, `Abdu'l-Baha had moved to Haifa's Retreat of Elijah on M...
12. 1898-10-00 — Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany visited Haifa where the Templer colony numbered about 700 souls. His s...
13. 1899-00-04 — Siyyid Mustafa Rúmi and others transported a marble casket to the Holy Land made by the Baha'is of ...
14. 1899-01-15 — By mid-January Marion Kheiralla arrived in Akka. [BFA1p145]
15. 1899-02-01 — `Abdu'l-Baha, accompanied by Kheiralla, laid the foundation stone for the Shrine of the Bab. [BFA1:X...
16. 1899-02-16 — The third group of Western pilgrims arrived in the Holy Land after completing their six-week cruise ...
17. 1900-00-00 — For the state of affairs in Haifa just after the turn of the century see CB231-234.
18. 1900-00-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha began to build the foundations of the Shrine of the Bab. [CB223] Note that the numbe...
19. 1900-03-22 — On the 3rd of January, 1990 Sarah Farmer and her friend Maria Wilson boarded the SS Füst Bismark f...
20. 1901-00-00 — Siyyid Mustafa Rúmi sent from Rangoon a sample of the marble that the sarcophagus for the remains ...
21. 1902-00-03 — Pilgrims from the East and the West were once again permitted to visit `Abdu'l-Baha. [CB232]
22. 1904-00-00 — Mahd-i-`Ulya (Fatimih Khanum), the second wife of Baha'u'llah, died. She and all her four surviving ...
23. 1904-00-00 — Through the year the Covenant-breakers plotted until the friendly governor of `Akka was replaced by ...
24. 1905-00-00 — A second Commission of Inquiry, under the chairmanship of `Árif Bey, arrived in `Akka further to in...
25. 1907-00-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha started to move His family to the house that He had designed and built in the German co...
26. 1907-00-00 — Six rooms of the Shrine of the Bab were completed. [GBF103] See BBD8 and DH103–4 for informatio...
27. 1908-00-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha's house in Haifa was completed. [BBD 107]
28. 1908-08-31 — "When the tyrannous regime of Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid ended, the gates of 'Akka were thrown open and 'A...
29. 1909-03-31 — Construction of the Eastern Pilgrim House in Haifa begins. [BBD178] Mirza Ja`far Rahmani, (also k...
30. 1909-10-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha gradually moved His family from `Akka to Haifa. [DH214]
31. 1910-05-10 — Talk by 'Abdu'l-Baha in Haifa to some American pilgrims. [SoW1 Vol 8]
32. 1910-05-13 — Talk by 'Abdu'l-Baha in Haifa
33. 1910-08-00 — Having moved all His family to Haifa, `Abdu'l-Baha Himself moved from the House of `Abdu'llah Pasha ...
34. 1910-08-29 — `Abdu'l-Baha departed for Egypt on board the steamer Kosseur London accompanied by two attendants, M...
35. 1911-00-00 — The publication of The Mountain of God by E. S. (Ethel Stefana) Stevens (later Mrs E M Drower, Lady ...
36. 1911-05-15 — Talk by 'Abdu'l-Baha in Haifa on the day of the commemoration of the Bab's Declaration.
37. 1911-05-18 — Talk by 'Abdu'l-Baha in Haifa to to Mr. Charles Mason Remey and Mr. Howard C. Struven on the day of ...
38. 1911-08-00 — Haji Muhammad-Taqi Afnan, Vakilu'd-Dawlih, the cousin of the Bab largely responsible for the buildin...
39. 1912-00-00 — Mishkin-Qalam (b.1826, Shiraz, Iran) passed away in the Holy Land. He was buried in the Baha'i Cemet...
40. 1913-10-00 — Shoghi Effendi returned to Beirut and the Syrian Protestant College to start his college education i...
41. 1913-12-02 — `Abdu'l-Baha boarded a Lloyd Triestino boat (then called Lloyd Austriaco) bound for Haifa with stop...
42. 1914-02-15 — Dr Howard Bliss, the president of the Syrian Protestant College, visited 'Abdu'l-Baha in part, to ar...
43. 1914-06-29 — `Abdu'l-Baha instructed the remaining pilgrims in the Holy Land to leave. [AB406] CH191 says the ...
44. 1914-08-00 — Shoghi Effendi returned to Haifa after completing his first year of college at the Syrian Protestant...
45. 1914-10-00 — Shoghi Effendi returned to Beirut from Haifa to take up his sophomore year of university at the Syri...
46. 1914-10-15 — In a talk by 'Abdu'l-Baha to Mason Remey and George Latimer in Haifa the Master distanced Himself fr...
47. 1914-11-01 — Turkey entered the war on the side of the Central Powers. Palestine was blockaded and Haifa was b...
48. 1915-00-00 — Jamal Pasha, Commander of the 4th Army Corps of the Turkish army, was put in military control of Syr...
49. 1915-01-00 — Lua Getsinger arrived in Haifa and remained there as a guest of the Holy Family for seven months. Th...
50. 1915-05-00 — The Baha'is of Haifa and `Akka returned to their homes from the village of Abú-Sinan. [DH147]
51. 1915-07 — `Abdu'l-Baha's Memorials of the Faithful began to take shape. [AB417; MFXII] `Abdu'l-Baha would...
52. 1915-08-00 — Shoghi Effendi returned from the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut to Haifa. Because of the naval...
53. 1915-10-00 — Shoghi returned to Beirut to commence his junior year at the Syrian Protestant College. [PG16]
54. 1916-03-26 — `Abdu'l-Baha revealed eight of the Tablets of the Divine Plan. [AB420; BBD219 BBRSM157; SBBH132-3; T...
55. 1916-05-16 — The Sykes–Picot Agreement, officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was a secret 1916 agreeme...
56. 1916-10-00 — Shoghi Effendi attended his senior year of university at the Syrian Protestant College. Due to the c...
57. 1917-02-02 — `Abdu'l-Baha revealed six Tablets of the Divine Plan. [AB422; BBD219,
58. 1917-11-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha sent a message to the Baha'is of the world assuring them of His safety. [AB412] Th...
59. 1918-01-00 — The British Baha'is alerted the Foreign Office about the importance of ensuring `Abdu'l-Baha's safet...
60. 1918-09-18 — Allenby began his last offensive against Haifa. [BBR335]
61. 1918-09-23 — "During the early years of World War I, though no longer imprisoned, 'Abdu'l-Baha faced repeated thr...
62. 1918-12-23 — Ahmad Sohrab left the Holy Land to take the Tablets of the Divine Pan to America. [AB434]
63. 1919-11-00 — William Harry Randall, an American, asked `Abdu'l-Baha if he might contribute to the building of the...
64. 1919-11-18 — The periodical entitled "The Magazine of the Children of the Kingdom" was published and distributed ...
65. 1919-12-17 — Due to the difficulty of communication during the war there was a long delay before the invitation w...
66. 1919-12-25 — Shoghi Effendi presented a precious gift to his friend Dr Esslemont, "a drop of the coagulate and sa...
67. 1920-00-00 — Agnes Parsons made her second pilgrimage. It was during this visit that 'Abdu'l-Baha charged her wi...
68. 1920-01-04 — The arrival of 'Abdu'l-Baha's hand-built seven-seater Cunningham touring car made in Rochester NY by...
69. 1920-04-20 — Shoghi Effendi left Haifa for France with the intention of taking up his study of English at Oxford ...
70. 1920-04-27 — `Abdu'l-Baha was invested with the insignia of the Knighthood of the British Empire as Sir Abbas Eff...
71. 1920-05-17 — The Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace was delivered to the E
72. 1920-07-00 — Harlan and Grace Ober made a pilgrimage to visit 'Abdu'l-Baha in Haifa. They returned via Germany a...
73. 1920-12-00 — The passing of Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali Isfahani known as 'the Angel of Mount Carmel' in Haifa. He was ...
74. 1921-09-00 — Roy Wilhelm had sent three generators to the Holy Land and had asked permission from 'Abdu'l-Baha to...
75. 1921-09-21 — 'Abdu'l-Baha wrote a 4,000 word Tablet for Dr Auguste Forel in response to a letter He received from...
76. 1921-11-28 — Ascension of `Abdu'l-Baha `Abdu'l-Baha passed away at about 1:00 a.m., in Haifa. [AB452; BBD4; BB...
77. 1921-11-29 — The funeral of `Abdu'l-Baha. [BW15:115] For details of the funeral see AB464-74; BW1:23-6; BW15...
78. 1921-12-02 — Ethel Rosenberg arrived in the Holy Land, having learned on the train from Port Said of the passing ...
79. 1921-12-04 — On the seventh day after the passing of `Abdu'l-Baha, corn was distributed in His name to about a th...
80. 1921-12-16 — Shoghi Effendi left England for Haifa in the company of Lady Blomfield and his sister Rouhangeze [R�...
81. 1921-12-29 — Shoghi Effendi arrived in the Holy Land from England by train from Egypt. [GBF14; PP42] An enve...
82. 1922-01-06 — A memorial feast for 600 people of Haifa, `Akka and the surrounding area was held 40 days after the ...
83. 1922-01-07 — The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha was read publicly at his house to an assembled gathering of B...
84. 1922-02-18 — Laura and Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney arrived in Haifa from their travel teaching trip in Burma and Bom...
85. 1922-02-25 — The Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha was written entirely in 'Abdu'l-Baha's own hand and it was Sh...
86. 1922-04-05 — Shoghi Effendi left the affairs of the Faith in the hands of the Greatest Holy Leaf and departed the...
87. 1922-04-09 — Work commenced on the Western Pilgrim House. [PP69]
88. 1922-10-00 — The Greatest Holy Leaf sent Shoghi Effendi's mother and other family members to Switzerland to ask h...
89. 1922-12-15 — Shoghi Effendi returned to the Holy Land to take up his duties as Guardian. [PP63-4] He sent cabl...
90. 1923-00-00 — Charles Mason Remey made preliminary plans for a monumental domed superstructure for the Shrine of t...
91. 1923-03-12 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to Baha'is in America, Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japa...
92. 1923-06-00 — Shoghi Effendi left Haifa for Switzerland. [PP72; BBRSM116] He returned to Haifa in November 19...
93. 1923-10-18 — The Nairn Transport Company was a pioneering motor transport company that operated a trans-desert ro...
94. 1923-11-05 — Shoghi Effendi returned from Switzerland. [PP73]
95. 1924-00-00 — Memorials of the Faithful was published in Farsi under the auspices of the Haifa Baha'i Assembly. [M...
96. 1924-03-22 — Shoghi Effendi left the Holy Land in an effort to recuperate his health. [BKC200-208]
97. 1924-09 — Shoghi Effendi returned to the Holy Land after an absence of some six months. [BA65-7; BBRSM117; UD2...
98. 1924-11-21 — Dr John E. Esslemont arrived in Haifa to help Shoghi Effendi with his work. [DJEE31; SBR233]
99. 1925-11-21 — On his way from Iran to study at the American University of Beirut (then called the Syrian Protestan...
100. 1925-11-22 — John Esslemont, Hand of the Cause of God, Disciple of 'Abdu'l-Baha, passed away in Haifa. [BW3p84-85...
101. 1925-11-30 — Shoghi Effendi appointed Dr. John Esslemont a Hand of the Cause of God. With the passing of Dr E...
102. 1925-12-02 — The Guardian expressed his "heartfelt and abiding gratitude" to Milly Collins and seven others who h...
103. 1926-01-00 — Orcella Rexford and her husband Dr Gayne Gregory (the first to accept the Faith in Alaska) went to H...
104. 1927-00-00 — Abu'l-Qasim Faizi, a 19-year-old student who had attended the Tarbiyat School in Tehran but was now ...
105. 1927-03-11 — Sadie Oglesby and her daughter Bertha Parvine arrived in Haifa, the first black American women to ma...
106. 1927-05-01 — The funeral of a believer resident in the Holy Land, Mira Moshen Afnan, was the first entirely Baha'...
107. 1927-10-00 — Shoghi Effendi entrusted Dr William Slater and his wife Ida Slater, who were visiting Haifa on a 19-...
108. 1927-10-00 — Shoghi Effendi announced the defection of 'Abdu'l-Husayn Ávarih (Abd al-Hosayn Ayati). He had been ...
109. 1928-01-17 — A Covenant-breaker, Jamil Irani, tried to stir up trouble by implicating the Baha'is with Salaru'd-D...
110. 1928-03-15 — In early Spring Louise Gregory sailed for Dresden, Germany where she spent 11 days renewing old acqu...
111. 1929-00-00 — Shoghi Effendi completed the construction of the building at 10 Haparsim Street, which was designed ...
112. 1929-05-04 — When the British Mandate in Palestine had been set up, an Order-in-Council had been enacted that all...
113. 1929-06-00 — Shoghi Effendi made plans to hold an international conference to consider, among other things, how t...
114. 1930-10-07 — Ruth White wrote to the High Commissioner of Palestine stating that she had sent a photograph of 'Ab...
115. 1933-00-00 — The construction of the Akka-Haifa highway. The town of Haifa was taking on a greater importance wi...
116. 1934-05-10 — Baha'i properties on Mount Carmel were granted tax exemption. [GBF122; PP269, 285-286; BN No 84 June...
117. 1937-03-25 — Shoghi Effendi married Mary Maxwell, Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum. [PP151; UD115; BN No107 April 19...
118. 1938-00-00 — Shoghi Effendi disbanded the Haifa Spiritual Assembly which had been in operation since 1922, and se...
119. 1940-05-15 — Shoghi Effendi determined to go to England; he and Rúhiyyih Khanum left Haifa for Italy via aquapla...
120. 1940-12-27 — Shoghi Effendi and Rúhiyyih Khanum returned Haifa. [PP181]
121. 1942-12-31 — Shoghi Effendi asked Sutherland Maxwell to design the superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab. [BBD2...
122. 1944-05-22 — The Centenary of the Declaration of the Bab was commemorated in the Holy Land. [BW10:150] For a d...
123. 1944-05-23 — Shoghi Effendi unveiled the model of the Shrine of the Bab at the centenary celebration of the Decla...
124. 1944-11-00 — Shoghi Effendi sent the cable below to the Baha'i world: "Monib Shahid, grandson of both `Abdu'l-Bah...
125. 1945-04-15 — Shoghi Effendi sent the following cable to the Baha'i world: "My faithless brother Husayn, after lon...
126. 1946-01-00 — Canadian Elizabeth Greenleaf went on pilgrimage in Haifa. [SETPE1p114]
127. 1946-04-11 — Shoghi Effendi instructed Sutherland Maxwell to set plans in motion for the first stages of the buil...
128. 1947-07-09 — Shoghi Effendi, as Head of the Baha'i Faith resident in the Baha'i World Centre, received a letter f...
129. 1948-04-21 — The 2nd Battle of Haifa: A Jewish offensive to gain control of the strategic port of Haifa. Prior to...
130. 1948-12-19 — Shoghi Effendi sent a further cable regarding his brother: "Faithless brother Hussein, already abase...
131. 1950-06-00 — In 1950 Sutherland Maxwell suffered from a severe illness from which he never recovered. He returne...
132. 1950-07-09 — The Centenary of the Martyrdom of the Bab was commemorated. For Shoghi Effendi's message to the B...
133. 1950-11-00 — From Switzerland, Shoghi Effendi invited five Baha'is—Lotfullah Hakim, Jessie and Ethel Revell, Am...
134. 1950-11-01 — Mirza Badi'u'llah, the youngest son of Baha'u'llah, (b.1867 in Adrianople) described by Shoghi Effen...
135. 1950-11-03 — Shoghi Effendi entered into negotiations with the government of Israel to exchange some farm land ne...
136. 1950-12-15 — The Guardian appealed directly to Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to recognize the interest...
137. 1951-01-09 — Shoghi Effendi announced the formation of the International Baha'i Council. [BBD118; BBRSM127; GBF10...
138. 1951-03-02 — Shoghi Effendi announced the completion of the restoration of the House of 'Abbúd. [MBW8]
139. 1951-11-30 — Shoghi Effendi announced plans for the Great Jubilee commemorating the centenary of the birth of the...
140. 1951-12-13 — Shoghi Effendi's brother Riaz Rabbani was the last of his siblings to become a Covenant-Breaker. ...
141. 1951-12-24 — Shoghi Effendi appointed 12 Hands of the Cause of God, the first contingent of Hands to be appointed...
142. 1952-02-29 — Shoghi Effendi appointed the second contingent of Hands of the Cause of God. [BW12:375–6; CT202–...
143. 1952-03-01 — The Octagonal component of the Shrine of the Bab was completed. [The Baha'i Faith 1844-1952 Informat...
144. 1952-03-04 — Shoghi Effendi described plans for a marble colonnade to encircle the Shrine of the Bab as an interm...
145. 1952-03-08 — Shoghi Effendi announced the enlargement of the International Baha'i Council to eight members. [MBW2...
146. 1952-03-26 — Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum was appointed Hand of the Cause of God to replace her father. [GBF111;...
147. 1952-05-00 — Plans drawn up by Mason Remey for a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar on the promontory of Mount Carmel in Haifa wer...
148. 1952-05-18 — The case brought against Shoghi Effendi by the Covenant-breakers in connection with the demolition o...
149. 1952-11-11 — The government of Israel exchanged 145,000 square metres of land surrounding Bahji for property at E...
150. 1953-04-21 — Bahji was lit for the first time by 99 four-branched wrought iron lamp posts. [GBF32; PP89–90]
151. 1953-04-29 — In a moving ceremony, Shoghi Effendi placed a silver box containing a fragment of plaster from the c...
152. 1953-05-28 — In a message addressed on the eve of the 61st anniversary of the passing of Baha'u'llah, at the open...
153. 1953-10-00 — The superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab was completed. [BBD210; CB324–5; PP235; ZK85–6] M...
154. 1954-04-00 — The site for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Holy Land was selected. [DH175; MBW63]
155. 1954-04-06 — Shoghi Effendi announced that plans for the International Baha'i Archives had been completed and tha...
156. 1954-04-06 — In his Ridvan Message Shoghi Efffendi announced that: The site for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of t...
157. 1954-04-12 — Shoghi Effendi accepted the bid made by the firm of Enrico Pandolfini of Pietrasanta in Tuscany, Ita...
158. 1954-04-26 — President of Israel Ben Zvi and his wife visit the Shrines on Mount Carmel, the first official visit...
159. 1954-05-04 — Shoghi Effendi closed the Roll of Honour, except for those pioneers who have already left for their ...
160. 1954-10-01 — The title of the a parcel of land on Mount Carmel was transferred to the National Spiritual Assembly...
161. 1954-11-01 — A plot of land of slightly less than half an acre (1,300 metres) owned by Farah Sprague (Farahangiz ...
162. 1954-11-27 — Shoghi Effendi described the significance of the world administrative centre of the Faith and the 's...
163. 1955-00-00 — The fifth Trustee of the Huqúqu'llah was 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa. He inherited both the Trusteeship an...
164. 1955-03-20 — Shoghi Effendi announced the acquisition of 36,000 square metres of land for the first Mashriqu'l-Ad...
165. 1955-05-04 — Sylvia Ioas was appointed to the International Baha'i Council as its ninth member. [BW19:612; GBF110...
166. 1956-00-00 — Shoghi Effendi acquired the title to the Pilgrim House at Bahji from the Israeli government as part ...
167. 1956-04-21 — After their pilgrimage Harlan and Elizabeth Ober travelled to South Africa where they helped form th...
168. 1956-12-20 — The publication in the Official Gazette of the government of Israel of the issue of an expropriation...
169. 1957-02-03 — Enoch Olinga arrived in the Holy Land, the first black African Baha'i to go on pilgrimage. [BW13p288...
170. 1957-04-21 — In his last Ridvan message Shoghi Effendi announced that the exterior of International Baha'i Archiv...
171. 1957-05-31 — The judgement of the Supreme Court of Israel against the Covenant-Breakers appeal, resulted in their...
172. 1957-06-04 — Shoghi Effendi added protection of the Cause to the duties of the Hands of the Cause. They were to p...
173. 1957-09-06 — Shoghi Effendi announced 'the complete evacuation of the remnant of Covenant-breakers and the transf...
174. 1957-10-00 — The third contingent of Hands of the Cause of God was appointed: Enoch Olinga, William Sears, John R...
175. 1957-11-15 — Hands of the Cause Rúhiyyih Khanum, Mason Remey, Amelia Collins and Leroy Ioas, accompanied by Hand...
176. 1957-11-18 — The first conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God convened at Bahji. Twenty-three Hands were prese...
177. 1957-11-19 — Nine Hands of the Cause were chosen by Rúhiyyih Khanum to examine Shoghi Effendi's apartment. [BW 1...
178. 1957-11-25 — A proclamation was issued stating that Shoghi Effendi left no heir and made no appointment of anothe...
179. 1957-11-25 — Nine Hands were chosen to serve as Custodians of the Faith residing in the Holy Land. [BBD57; BW13:3...
180. 1957-11-26 — Interregnum Following the passing of Shoghi Effendi the international administration of the Faith ...
181. 1957-12-02 — The titles to the Shrine of the Bab, the Mansion of Bahji, and all other buildings and lands which t...
182. 1957-12-02 — On the advice of their lawyer, Dr Abraham Weinshall, the Custodians ask each National and Regional A...
183. 1957-12-25 — The Hands of the Cause announced the destruction of the long, two-storey house previously occupied b...
184. 1958-06-12 — The Custodians released the 'Statement regarding the Guardianship', explaining that Shoghi Effendi h...
185. 1959-00-01 — The mansion at Mazra'ih was renovated. [MC219]
186. 1959-00-05 — The House of 'Abbúd was renovated and restored. [MC219]
187. 1959-04-21 — The Custodians announced that the resting place of the remains of the father of Baha'u'llah had been...
188. 1959-06-14 — The Hands of the Cause announced that the remains of the cousin of the Bab had been identified and h...
189. 1960-04-21 — Hand of the Cause Charles Mason Remey claimed he was the second, 'hereditary' Guardian of the Baha'i...
190. 1960-04-27 — The International Baha'i Council by unanimous vote rejected the claim of Charles Mason Remey to be t...
191. 1960-04-28 — The Custodians called upon all believers to join the Hands in repudiation of the claims of Charles M...
192. 1960-04-31 — Twenty–four national spiritual assemblies and five national conventions sent messages of support t...
193. 1960-05-05 — Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qasim Faizi was sent by the Custodians to France to meet with the National S...
194. 1960-05-13 — The International Baha'i Council wrote to the Custodians recording its decision taken on 27 April to...
195. 1960-07-12 — Horace Hotchkiss Holley, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b. 7 April, 1887 in Torrin...
196. 1960-07-26 — The Hands of the Cause of God declared Charles Mason Remey a Covenant-breaker. [BBRSM221; MC224–5]
197. 1960-10-18 — The fourth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. [MoC177-245]
198. 1960-11-02 — The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fourth Conclave. [MoC237–44] All the Hands o...
199. 1961-04-21 — The International Baha'i Council was elected by postal ballot of the members of the national spiritu...
200. 1961-06-25 — The newly-elected International Baha'i Council met for the first time. [BW13:397; MoC285–6] For...
201. 1961-10-02 — The International Baha'i Archives Building was opened to Baha'i pilgrims. [BW13:429; MC20] For de...
202. 1961-11-05 — The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fifth Conclave. [MoC313–23] They called for ...
203. 1962-01-01 — Amelia Collins passed away in Haifa. (b. 7 June, 1873) [BW13:399, 840; MC12] For her obituary see...
204. 1962-06-28 — President Tubman of Liberia visited the Shrine of the Bab. This is the second official visit of a...
205. 1963-04-21 — Establishment of the Universal House of Justice The Universal House of Justice was elected for th...
206. 1963-04-21 — The First International Convention was convened in Haifa. [MoC424] For programme see MoC424–5. ...
207. 1963-04-22 — The results of the election of the Universal House of Justice were announced at the close of the mor...
208. 1963-05-09 — The Hands of the Cause of God passed a resolution regarding the principles that will apply between t...
209. 1963-05-19 — The Hands of the Cause cabled the annual conventions with the names of the five Hands chosen to resi...
210. 1963-06-07 — The Custodians published a Declaration 'releasing all their functions, rights and powers conferred u...
211. 1963-06-16 — The Universal House of Justice announced that it will for the present time, use the Western Pilgrim ...
212. 1963-10-06 — The Universal House of Justice cabled that it found that 'there is no way to appoint or to legislate...
213. 1964-02-03 — Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum and her companion Violette Nakhjavani left Haifa at ...
214. 1964-11-00 — The Hands of the Cause of God met in the Holy Land for a period of 14 days to discuss their vital re...
215. 1965-07-22 — Leroy Ioas, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b.15 February 1896 in Wilmington, IL). ...
216. 1966-04-14 — Jessie Revell, formerly a member of the International Baha'i Council, passed away in Haifa. [BW14:30...
217. 1966-06-10 — The Universal House of Justice addressed its first letter to 'Baha'i Youth in Every Land'. [BW15:324...
218. 1967-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice called upon the Baha'is to launch a global campaign proclaiming the m...
219. 1968-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for a second time by delegates from 81 National Spiritual...
220. 1968-06-21 — The Universal House of Justice established the Continental Boards of Counsellors to continue the fun...
221. 1968-08-10 — Dr Lutfu'llah Hakim (1888 - 1968), former member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away in H...
222. 1968-08-26 — The centenary of the arrival of Baha'u'llah in the Holy Land was commemorated at the World Centre. [...
223. 1968-09-02 — Tarazu'llah Samandari, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b.1874 in Qazvin, Persia) ...
224. 1969-00-00 — Owing to the increased flow of pilgrims, the pilgrim house in Haifa was converted to a pilgrim centr...
225. 1971-08-00 — The Universal House of Justice erected an obelisk on the site of the future House of Worship of the ...
226. 1971-11-26 — The fiftieth anniversary of the passing of 'Abdu'l-Baha was commemorated. [BW15:125–8; VV14] Fo...
227. 1973-02-00 — Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum and her companion Violette Nakhjavani completed thei...
228. 1973-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the third time. The conference was attended by 472 Na...
229. 1973-06-05 — The International Teaching Centre was established at the Baha'i World Centre for the purpose of cont...
230. 1973-06-14 — The International Teaching Centre met for the first time. [VV16]
231. 1973-09-18 — Husayn Amanat was appointed architect of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice. [BW16:133; DH17...
232. 1975-01-14 — The house of 'Abdu'llah Pasha was purchased after lengthy and delicate negotiations. [BBD108; BW16:1...
233. 1975-06-05 — Excavation of the site of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice began. [BW16:133; BW18:465] ...
234. 1976-05-07 — Saichiro Fujita, (b. 1886) the second Japanese to become a Baha'i, passed away in Haifa. [BW17:406; ...
235. 1977-06-11 — The centenary of the termination of Baha'u'llah's confinement in 'Akka was commemorated at the World...
236. 1977-12-01 — The restoration of the house of 'Abdu'llah Pasha began. [BW17:84]
237. 1978-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the fourth time at the International Convention held ...
238. 1978-04-21 — Delegates to the International Convention attended a ceremony to further dedicate the new building f...
239. 1980-09-24 — Universal House of Justice announced that additional land had been acquired in the south-western are...
240. 1980-11-20 — Abu'l-Qasim Faizi, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b.1906) [BW18:659; VV52] Sho...
241. 1982-07-15 — In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Le...
242. 1982-12-03 — Paul Haney, Hand of the Cause of God, died in Haifa in an automobile accident. [BW18:617; VV52] P...
243. 1983-04-29 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the fifth time at the International Convention held i...
244. 1984-01-03 — The Universal House of Justice addressed a letter to the Baha'i youth of the world encouraging them ...
245. 1984-10-21 — His Excellency Chaim Herzog, President of the State of Israel, pays an official visit to the Baha'i ...
246. 1984-11-09 — The Universal House of Justice met with representatives of the Baha'i International Community and va...
247. 1985-05-01 — The Office of Public Information was established at the Baha'i World Centre. [BBD38; BW19:58–9; VV...
248. 1985-12-27 — The Universal House of Justice convened a Counsellors' Conference at the Baha'i World Centre. [AWH39...
249. 1986-01-02 — The Universal House of Justice ended the Counsellors' Conference at the Baha'i World Centre by annou...
250. 1986-08-03 — The Honourable Sir Thomas David, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, at his request, consulted with ...
251. 1987-00-04 — The film, Heart of the Lotus, made by Elizabeth Martin, documented the dedication of the House of Wo...
252. 1987-04-22 — A ceremony was held to sign a 'status agreement' between the Baha'i International Community and the ...
253. 1988-04-00 — The House of Abdu'llah Pasha was open for the Baha'is to visit for the first time on the occasion of...
254. 1988-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the sixth time at the International Convention held i...
255. 1990-03-20 — The Baha'i World Centre received official approval from the District Town Planning Commission for th...
256. 1990-05-23 — The work started on the project to reinforce and extend the main terrace of the Shrine of the Bab. T...
257. 1991-06-17 — The contracts were signed for the second phase of construction for the terraces to the Shrine of the...
258. 1991-09-00 — The ground was broken for the construction of the Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts and for t...
259. 1991-11-26 — The Office of Ḥuqúqu'llah had been established in the Holy Land under the direction of the Chief ...
260. 1992-04-21 — The announcement by the Universal House of Justice that the Law of Ḥuqúqu'llah was to be in effec...
261. 1992-05-27 — Three thousand Baha'is representing approximately 200 countries and territories, gathered at the Bah...
262. 1993-04-29 — The seventh Baha'i International Convention at the World Centre. Those elected to the Universal Hous...
263. 1993-06-12 — The Honourable Sir Julius Chan, KBE, Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea consulted with the Un...
264. 1993-09-16 — The document Baha'i Social and Economic Development: Prospects for the Future, prepared at the Worl...
265. 1994-06-13 — The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, visited the Baha'i World Centre to view the Terraces Pr...
266. 1994-08-04 — Shimon Peres, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, made an official visit to the Baha'i World Centr...
267. 1995-03-17 — The Universal House of Justice sent a message to the National Spiritual Assemblies of Belgium, Germa...
268. 1995-12-26 — Start of the Institute Process In its message of 26 December 1
269. 1997-05-30 — In its message of 30 May 1997 the Universal House of Justice announced t
270. 1999-11-09 — The announcement by the Universal House of Justice of the creation of the Office of Correspondence a...
271. 2000-01-19 — The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum (born Mary Sutherland Maxwell)...
272. 2000-09-18 — The announcement of the opening of the new Pilgrim Reception Centre near the Shrine of the Bab to re...
273. 2001-01-08 — The inauguration of the International Teaching Centre Building at the World Centre with the meeting ...
274. 2001-01-10 — The Counsellors in all continents met at the World Centre to take part in deliberations on the gener...
275. 2001-01-12 — The Administrative Order was further developed by the Universal House of Justice in its message to t...
276. 2001-01-16 — The end of the Fourth Epoch of the Formative Age, an Epoch that included the Six, Three, Four Year, ...
277. 2001-05-00 — The inauguration of the Centre for the Study of the Texts. The facility was completed and occupied ...
278. 2001-05-22 — The musical tribute of the inauguration of the Terraces required the construction of a 4,000-seat te...
279. 2001-05-23 — At dusk on the evening of the 22nd of May, the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab, a $...
280. 2001-06-04 — The public opening of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel. [BWNS134, BWNS...
281. 2001-07-31 — The publication of Baha'i Shrine and Gardens on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel: A Visual Journey by the...
282. 2003-04-04 — Given current conditions in the world at the time, the Ninth International Convention was cancelled....
283. 2003-04-29 — The ninth election of the Universal House of Justice by postal ballot by 1,544 electors from 178 cou...
284. 2003-11-26 — The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Ali Akbar Furútan in Haifa at the age of 98. [BWNS261, BW'...
285. 2004-06-00 — After 15 years of negotiations, research, and planning, the restoration work began on the cell used ...
286. 2004-11-24 — The announcement of the completion of the restoration of the prison citadel that was occupied by Bah...
287. 2005-04-20 — "... the time is propitious to bring into being an International Board of Trustees of Huqúqu'llah t...
288. 2007-09-22 — The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Dr. Ali-Muhammad Varqa (b.1911 or 1912) at his home in Haifa...
289. 2008-04-30 — The election of the Universal House of Justice at the 10th International Baha'i Convention. It was a...
290. 2008-05-12 — After several years of negotiations, agreement was reached with the Israeli government for the acqui...
291. 2008-07-08 — The Shrine of the Bab and the Resting Place of Bahau'llah, together with their surrounding gardens, ...
292. 2009-03-21 — In commemoration of the interment of the sacred remains of the Bab on Mount Carmel, the members of t...
293. 2009-12-15 — The Universal House of Justice gave a progress report on the work that was being done at the World C...
294. 2010-04-30 — The visit of the President of the Republic of Ireland, Mary McAleese, to the World Centre. [BWNS774]
295. 2010-10-29 — After three years the restoration, work was completed on the Ridvan Garden some two kilometers south...
296. 2011-04-12 — After more than two years of extensive restoration work the Shrine of the Bab was complete. The proj...
297. 2011-05-29 — The inauguration of the UNESCO Square for Tolerance and Peace, situated at the point where Haifa's h...
298. 2011-12-11 — The announcement by the Universal House of Justice of the creation of "an International Advisory Boa...
299. 2012-00-00 — The Office of Temples and Sites was established at the Baha'i World Centre. The purpose of the offi...
300. 2013-04-21 — The announcement by the Universal House of Justice in the Ridvan Message of the creation of the Offi...
301. 2013-04-29 — The 11th International Baha'i Convention in Haifa and the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Conventi...
302. 2013-10-01 — The Baha'i International Community announced the appointment of Joshua Lincoln as its new Secretary-...
303. 2017-08-25 — The announcement of the opening of the new Pilgrim Reception Centre. The three-story stone stru...
304. 2018-04-30 — The announcement of the election of the 12th Universal House of Justice. Those elected were Paul Lam...
305. 2018-04-31 — Some 80 members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors met for a conference at the Baha'i World Ce...
306. 2025-12-01 — The Universal House of Justice announced in a

1. 1937-03-25 — Shoghi Effendi married Mary Maxwell, Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum. [PP151; UD115] For a descri...
2. 1937-12-00 — Because of restrictive travel conditions, Emeric Sala was one of only two pilgrims to visit the Holy...
3. 1951-12-24 — Shoghi Effendi appointed Sutherland Maxwell among the first contingent of Hands. [MoCxxiii]
4. 1952-02-29 — Shoghi Effendi appointed Siegfried Schopflocher among the second contingent of Hands of the Cause of...
5. 1952-03-26 — Shoghi Effendi appointed Ruhiyyih Khanum Hand of the Cause of God to replace her father. [UC34]
6. 1952-10-08 — The Guardian cabled the the Baha'i world that he had appointed five Auxiliary Boards, one for each c...
7. 1954-04-06 — Shoghi Effendi called upon the Hands of the Cause to appoint, during Ridvan 1954, five auxiliary boa...
8. 1954-10-01 — Land on Mount Carmel, specifically Parcel No. 304, Block 10811, was transferred to the Israel Branch...
9. 1955-12-00 — National Spiritual Assembly member Allan Raynor went on pilgrimage. Upon his return to Canada, he t...
10. 1960-07-12 — The passing of the Hand of the Cause Horace Holley in Haifa. In 1948, as the secretary of the Na...
11. 1987-00-01 — The film Heart of the Lotus, made by Elizabeth Martin, documented the dedication of the House of Wor...
12. 2001-05-22 — The musical tribute of the inauguration of the Terraces required the construction of a 4,000-seat te...
13. 2001-05-23 — At dusk on the evening of the 22nd of May, the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab, a $...

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