6/13/18

1911 London: ‘Abdu’l-Baha used “the power of Baha’u’llah” -- an incident witnessed by Lady Blomfield

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One day after a meeting when, as usual, many people had crowded round Him, 'Abdu'l-Bahá arrived home very tired. We were sad at hear...
6/2/18

1899: First Spiritual Assembly of Tehran

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5/24/18

21 March 1909: First Baha'i Temple Unity Convention in Chicago

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5/15/18

1914: Baha'is of Bombay, India

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5/6/18

Adelaide Sharp – the first woman to be elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran

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Born in Texas in 1896,  Adelaide Sharp  spent her childhood in Mexico, moved in company of her mother to California to pursue her studies, a...
5/1/18

One of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s secretaries recalled how the Master revealed the first Tablet of the Divine Plan

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On Monday morning, March 26, 1916, he was sitting peacefully in his room in Bahji, now and then looking out of the window over the olive gro...
4/26/18

The Guardian’s sufferings

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In this last visit to Haifa I came to understand as never before something of the agony our Guardian has endured. He spoke of it very simply...
4/20/18

First Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Yaounde, Cameroon

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First Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Yaounde, the Federal capital of the Republic of Cameroon, 1968. Seated (left to righ...
4/16/18

‘Abdu’l-Baha in a garden near His residence in Haifa

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4/12/18

1925: The keys to the House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad, the Most Holy House, are given to the Shí'ahs

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“We received last night news that the keys of the houses in Baghdad have been given to the Shi'ites and they had made a regular demonstr...
4/9/18

December 1924: The first National Spiritual Assembly is formed in Africa

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The National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and the Sudan is formed, making it the first Baha’i national body on the continent of Africa.  (A...
4/5/18

1912: Being alone with ‘Abdu’l-Baha -- by Howard Colby Ives

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Before nine o'clock in the morning I was there, which meant; since I lived some distance from New York, an early start indeed. Already t...
4/2/18

Some Western pilgrims in Akka in early 1901

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Standing left to right: Charles Mason Remey, Sigurd Russell, Edward Getsinger and Laura Barney; Seated left to right: Ethel Rosenberg, Ma...
3/30/18

Khadijih Khanum – the mother of Bahá'u'lláh

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Khadijih Khanum's family belonged to the Namadsab tribe. Members of this tribe occupied areas in close proximity to Takur in the distric...
3/29/18

Shoghi Effendi’s heart was like a mirror… it seemed to reflect all parts of the world

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Shoghi Effendi completely dedicated his whole life to the Cause of God. He had no other thought. He ate, he slept, he was awake, he worked, ...
3/28/18

1971: Faith Receives Official Recognition in Chad and the Central African Republic

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At the end of January and mid-February 1971 the Baha'i Faith was officially recognized and registered by the authorities in the Republic...
3/27/18

The First Black Baha’i who arose “to guide others”

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From a Tablet revealed by 'Abdu'l-Baha for Mrs. Pocohontas in Washington, USA: Render thanks to the Lord that among that race tho...
3/26/18

December 1934: Tarbiyat and other Baha'i schools are closed down by the order of the Persian government

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The Tarbiyat Boys' School and the Girls' School by the same name, together with all the other Bahá'í schools in major cities, we...
3/25/18

December 1939: Lady Blomfield passed away

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Given the name “Sitarih Khanum” by ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield was an eminent early (1907) British Baha'i who is perhaps be...