- 1963-10-01 —
After the International Conference in London, those members of the newly elected Universal House of Justice who were not already resident in Haifa returned to their homes to make plans to relocate. This was finally completed by October.
- The Universal House of Justice announced the launch, at Ridván 1964, of the Nine Year Plan. [WG14]
- As a preliminary step 19 new national spiritual assemblies were to be formed at Ridván 1964. [WG15–17]
- The next election of the Universal House of Justice will be in spring 1968. [WG17]
- The Faith had now entered the third epoch of the Formative Age. [WG17]
- 1964-04-00 — The Universal House of Justice, in its message of 24 April, 1964 called for the acquisition of thirty-two Teaching Institutes during the Nine Year Plan (1964-1973) in areas where there was large-scale teaching.
- 1964-04-21 —
The Nine Year Plan (1964-1973) was launched. [BBRSM159; VV1; WG22–7]
- The NIne Year Plan was first mentioned by the Universal House of Justice in its message of 7 May 1963 to all National Conventions. In its message of October 1963, addressed to "The Followers of Bahá'u'lláh throughout the World", the Universal House of Justice first informed the friends that the new Plan would extend over a period of nine years.
- This marked the beginning of the second epoch of Abdu'l-Bahá's Divine Plan which ended in 2021 with the close of the Fifth Five Year Plan. [AWH178; Epochs of the Formative Age by Research Department of the Universal House of Justice]
- See the letter from the Universal House of Justice addressed to all 69 national/regional assemblies with details of the plan entitled The Launching of the Nine Year Plan. [BW14:104-123]
- To see the goals of the plan sorted geographically see Goals of the Nine Year Plan.
- For a listing of collaboration projects fo the plan see Collaboration Projects of the Nine Year Plan.
- 1973-04-21 —
The Nine Year Plan was successfully completed. [BW16:131]
- For the growth of the Bahá'í Faith in this period see BW16:130.
- Also see The Nine Year Plan, 1964-1973: Statistical Report, Ridván 1973 by the Universal House of Justice.
- See as well the document entitled Analysis of the Nine Year International Teaching Plan of the Bahá'í Faith published by the Universal House of Justice in April, 1964.
- "Tribute must be paid to the host of Bahá'í
youth from many countries whose travels in
Africa hastened and ensured the success of the
Nine Year Plan in that continent, and in particular
to the international "rescue squad" of
youth from Persia, India, the Philippines,
Malaysia and other countries who in the closing
hours of the Plan sealed its triumphant conclusion
in Africa." [BW15p184]
- "The friends in several countries of Africa are
also indebted to the outstanding services of Dr.
'Aziz Navidi, an international lawyer and
Baha'i International Community Representative
for Africa, who assisted the Bahá'í communities
in these countries in obtaining official recognition and performed other valuable
services." [BW15p185-186]
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