A World Survey The Bahá’í Faith 1844-1944/Text

A World Survey The Bahá’í Faith 1844-1944
Compiled by Shoghi Effendi
Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith

A WORLD SURVEY

THE BAHA’ FAITH

1844-1944.

CoMPILED BY SHOGHI EFFENDI

GUARDIAN OF THE BanA’I Faira

BauA’i PusiisHinc CoMMITTEE WILMETTE, ILLINOIS [Page 3]Copyricut 1944 By THE NATIONAL SprrituAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BauA’is OF THE UniTEeD STATES AND CANADA

Printed in U.S. A. [Page 4]TABLE OF CONTENTS Countries opened to the Faith of Baha’u’llah during the first Baha’i century : : . . . Countries in which Baha’is have established their residence Baha’i centers in Latin America Baha’i Spiritual Assemblies in the United States of America Baha'i Spiritual Assemblies in Canada Localities where Baha’is reside in India and Burma Incorporated Baha’{ Assemblies Languages in which Baha’i literature has been translated and printed

Languages in which Baha’i literature is being translated .

Languages in which Baha’u’llah’s “Hidden Words” has been translated and printed

Languages in which Baha’u’lléh’s “Kitab-i- a has been translated and printed ; : :

Languages in which ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s “Some Answered Questions” has been translated and printed

Languages in which Dr. J. E. Esslemont’s “Baha’u’llah and the New Era” has been translated and printed , ;

Baha’i literature in Braille Races represented in the Baha’i world community

Minority groups and races with which contact has been established by Baha’is

Data concerning national and international Baha’i endowments . American Baha’i properties held in trust

Estimated value of American Baha’i properties

Data regarding the Baha’i Temple in Wilmette, Illinois

Principal Baha’i historic sites in Persia owned by the Bahai Community

Cities visited by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in the course of His three year travels (1911-1913)

Dates of historic significance during the first Baha’i century

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21 22 [Page 5]Countries Opened to the Faith of Baha’u’llah

During the First Baha’i Century

Period of the Bab’s Ministry (1844-1853) :

l. ‘Iraq 2. Persia Period of Baha’u’llah’s Ministry (1853-1892) : 3. *Burma 7. {Lebanon 4. *Caucasus 8. {Palestine 5. Egypt 9. *Sudan 6. India 10. {Syria Period of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Ministry (1892-1921) : 13. Arabia 20. Germany 14. Australia 21. Great Britain 15. Austria 22. *Hawaii Islands 16. Brazil 23. Hungary 17. Canada 24. Italy 18. China 25. Japan 19. France 26. Netherlands Period Since ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Ascension (1921-1944) 33. Abyssinia 49. Denmark 34. Afghanistan 50. Ecuador 35. *Alaska 51. El Salvador 36. Albania 52. Finland 37. Argentina 53. Guatemala 38. *Bahrayn Island 54. Haiti 39. *Balichistén 55. Honduras 40. Belgium 56. *Iceland 41. *Belgian Congo 57. Ireland 42. Bolivia 58. *Jamaica 43. Bulgaria 59. *Java 44. Chile 60. Mexico 45. Colombia 61. New Zealand 46. Costa Rica 62. Nicaragua 47. Cuba 63. Norway 48. Czechoslovakia 64. Panama

Dependency {+Mandated Territory

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Turkey

Turkistan

Russia

South Africa

Switzerland +Transjordania

Tunisia

United States

of America

Paraguay Peru

Philippine Islands

Poland

Porto Rico

Rumania San Domingo

South Rhodesia

Sweden

Tahiti
Tasmania

Uruguay Venezuela Yugoslavia [Page 6]27

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Countries in Which Baha’is Have Established

. “Abyssinia

Afghanistan

. *Alaska

Albania Arabia

Argentina

. * Australia

. *Austria

. *Bahrayn Island . *Baltchistan Belgian Congo Belgium Bolivia

. *Brazil

. *Bulgaria . *Burma

. *Canada

. *Caucasus

. *Chile

China

. *Colombia

. *Costa Rica

> "Cuba

Czechoslovakia Denmark . *Ecuador

. *Egypt

Their Residence

28. *El Salvador 29: Finland . *France 31. *Germany . *Great Britain . *Guatemala o> Hanty 35. *Hawaii Islands Holland . “Honduras Hungary Iceland . *India 41. *‘Traq . Ireland 43. Italy . *Jamaica . *Japan

Java . *Lebanon . *Mexico . *New Zealand Nicaragua 51. Norway . *Palestine 53. Panama . *Paraguay

Local Spiritual Assembly established

Baha’i Centers in Latin America

Mexico:

Costa Rica:

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NortH AMERICA

Cananea Coxcatlan D.F. Coyoacan D.F. . *Mexico City

. “Puebla

CENTRAL AMERICA

Alajuela . *Puntarenas

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. *Persia . *Peru

. *Philippine Islands

Poland

. *Porto Rico

Rumania

. *Russia

San Domingo

. *Sonth Atrios

South Rhodesia Sudan

Sweden Switzerland

. “Syria

Tahiti

Tasmania

. *Transjordania . *Tunisia

. *Turkey

. *Turkistan

. *United States

of America

. *Uruguay

Venezuela Yugoslavia

6. Tacuba

Tepetlaxtoc

8. *Veracruz 9. Zacualtipan

3. *San José [Page 7]El Salvador:

Guatemala: Honduras: Nicaragua:

Panama:

Argentina:

Bolivia:

Brazil:

Chile:

Colombia:

Ecuador:

Paraguay: Peru: Uruguay:

Venezuela:

Cuba:

Dominican Republic:

Haiti: Jamaica:

Porto Rico:

Spiritual Assembly

1. Apopa 2. Ayutuxtepeque 3. Mejicanos

Guatemala City
Tegucigalpa

Managua

1. Ancon

2. Balboa

SourH AMERICA

.* Buenos Aires Lanus

La Paz

Potosi

Sucre 1. *Bahia 2. Recife Colli Pulli Punta Arenas de Magallanes

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1. Barranquilla

1. Ambato 2. Guayaquil

Asuncion
Lima
Montevideo

Caracas

West INDIES

Havana

Trujillo

Port-au-Prince
Kingston

1. Arecibo 2. Juncos

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4. *San Salvador 5. Sta Tecla 6. Villa Delgado

3. Christobal

3. Marmol 4. Tarija 5. Villa Montes

3. Rio de Janeiro 4. Sao Paulo 3. 4.

Temuco

Santiago

2. *Bogota

3. *Quito

3. Rio Grande

4. *San Juan [Page 8]Baha’i Spiritual Assemblies in the United States of America

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Albuquerque, N. M. Alexandria, Va. Alhambra, Calif. Anchorage, Alaska Ann Arbor, Mich. Arlington, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Berkeley, Calif. Beverly Hills, Calif. Beverly, Mass. Binghamton, N. Y. Birmingham, Ala. Boise, Idaho Boston, Mass. Brookline, Mass. Brattleboro, Vt. Buffalo, N. Y. Burbank, Calif. Burlingame, Calif. Cabin John, Md. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Charleston, W. Va. Chevy Chase, Md. Chicago, Ill. Cincinnati, O. Cleveland, O. Colorado Springs, Colo. Columbus, O. Danville, Tl. Dayton, O.

Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich.

East Cleveland, O. East Orange, N. J.

East Phoenix Rural, Ariz.

Eliot, Me. Evanston, III. Fargo, N. D. Flint, Mich.

Fort Wayne, Ind.

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Geneva, N. Y. Geyserville, Calif. Glendale, Calif. Grand Rapids, Mich. Greensboro, N. C. Greenville, S. C. Helena, Mont. Honolulu, T. H. Houston, Tex. Huntington Park, Calif. Indianapolis, Ind. Jackson, Miss. Jacksonville, Fla. Jamestown, N. Y. Jersey City, N. J. Kansas City, Mo. Kenosha, Wis. Lansing, Mich. Laramie, Wyo. Lima, O.

Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeles, Calif. Louisville, Ky. Madison, Wis. Maywood, Ill. Memphis, Tenn. Miami, Fla. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Montclair, N. J. Muskegon, Mich. Nashville, Tenn. Newark, N. J.

New Haven, Conn. New Orleans, La. New York, N. Y. Oakland, Calif. Oklahoma City, Okla. Omaha, Neb. Pasadena, Calif. Peoria, Ill. [Page 9]83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. oF 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98.

100. 101. 102. 103.

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Philadelphia, Pa. 105. Spokane, Wash.

Phoenix, Ariz. 106. Sprecklesville, Maui, T. H. Pittsburgh, Pa. 107. Springfield, Il. Portland, Ore. 108. Springfield, Mass. Portsmouth, N. H. 109. St. Augustine, Fla. Providence, R. I. 110. St. Paul, Minn. Racine, Wis. Ill. Syracuse, N. Y. Red Bank, N. J. 112. Tacoma, Wash. Reno, Nev. 113. Teaneck, N. J. Richmond Highlands, Wash. 114. Toledo, O. Rochester, N. Y. 115. Topeka, Kans. Sacramento, Calif. 116. Urbana, Ill. Salt Lake City, Utah 117. Washington, D. C. San Diego, Calif. 118. Waukegan, Ill. San Francisco, Calif. 119. Wauwatosa, Wis. Santa Barbara, Calif. 120. West Chester, Penn. San Juan, P.R. 121. West Haven, Conn. Scranton, Pa. 122. Wilmette, Ill. Seattle, Wash. 123. Wilmington, Del. Shorewood, Wis. 124. Winnetka, Ill. Sioux Falls, N. D. 125. Worcester, Mass. South Bend, Ind. 126. Yonkers, N. Y. Baha’i Spiritual Assemblies in Canada Edmonton, Alta. 6. Regina,Sask. . Halifax, N.S. 7. St. Lambert, P. Q. Hamilton, Ont. 8. Toronto, Ont. Moncton, N. B. 9. Vancouver, B. C. Montreal, P. Q. 10. Winnipeg, Man.

Localities Where Bahd’is Reside in India and Burma

INDIA

Bahawalpur State—Rahimyarkhan; Baroda State—*Baroda; Bengal Presidency—* Calcutta, Chittagong, *Serampore; Bihar—Chapra (Saran) , CoochBihar, *Siswan;

Bombay Presidency— 1. *Ahmedabad 9. Kalyan 2. *Andheri 10. Karvi (Ratnagiri) 3. *Belgaum 11. *Kolhapur 4. Bhaivalli (Ratnagiri) 12. *Panchgani 5. *Bombay 13. *Poona 6. Deolali 14. *Sholapur 7. Hubli 15. *Surat 8. Igatpuri

[9] [Page 10]Central States—Jaipur, Jodhpur

Delhi—* Delhi, New Delhi

Gwalior State—*Ujjain

Hyderabad State—* Hyderabad, Secunderabad

Kashmir State—* Srinagar, Jammu

Madras Presidency—Kulitalai, *Madras, *Vellore

Mysore State—* Bangalore, Mysore Rajputana—Ajmer, *Kotah

Sind—* Hyderabad, *Karachi, Sukkur The Punjab—

1. Amritsar 6. 2. Hoshiarpur 4. 3. *Kiriafghanan (Qadian) 8. 4. *Lahore 9. 5. Lyallpur United Provinces—

1. Agra 6 2. *Aligarh Ts 3. Allahabad 8. 4. Bareilly 9 5. Bulandshahr 10.

BurMA

Shadikhan (Attock) Simla

Sirsa (Hissar) Siwani (Hissar)

Cawnpore Dehradun

Gorakhpur

Lucknow

Meerut

Deedanaw, Kawlin, *Mandalay, *Rangoon, Taunngyi

Spiritual Assembly

Incorporated Baha’i Assemblies

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES

1. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States and Canada 1927

2. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is

of India and Burma ~ OE 1933 3. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahda’is

of Egypt and the Sudan 1934 4. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is

of Australia and New Zealand . 1938 5. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is

of the British Isles . 1939

[10] [Page 11]United States of America—

Loca. SpiriruaL ASSEMBLIES

Berkeley, Calif

Binghamton, N. Y.

Boston, Mass. Chicago, III. Cincinnati, O. Cleveland, O. Columbus, O. Detroit, Mich. Flint, Mich. Helena, Mont. Honolulu, T. H. Indianapolis, Ind. Jersey City, N. J. Kenosha, Wis. Lima, O.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Miami, Fla. Milwaukee, Wis.

1. Ahmedabad 2. Andheri

3. Bangalore 4. Baroda

5. Bombay

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19. Minneapolis, Minn.

20. New York, N. Y.

21. Oakland, Calif.

22. Pasadena, Calif.

23. Peoria, IIl.

24, Philadelphia, Pa.

25. Phoenix, Ariz.

26. Portland, Ore.

27. Racine, Wis.

28. San Francisco, Calif.

29. Seattle, Wash.

30. Springfield, Ill.

31. St. Paul, Minn.

32. Teaneck, N. J.

33. Urbana, IIl.

34. Washington, D.C.

35. Wilmette, III.

36. Winnetka, Ill. Calcutta ll. Poona Delhi 12. Serampore Hyderabad Sind 13. Vellore

Karachi

Panchgani

Burma—Daidanow-Kalazoo, Mandalay, Rangoon

Australia—Adelaide, Sydney

Canada—Montreal, Vancouver Germany—Esslingen New Zealand—Auckland Costa Rica—San José Baliichistén—Quetta

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Languages in Which Baha’i Literature Has Been Translated and Printed

Abyssinian Albanian Arabic

Armenian

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Bengali 9. Bulgarian 10. Burmese 1H Chinese 12.

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Croatian Czech Danish Dutch [Page 12]13. English 23. Icelandic 33. Russian

14. Esperanto 24, Italian 34. Serbian 15. Finnish 25. Japanese 35, Sindhi 16. French 26. Kurdish 36. Spanish 17. German 27. Maori 37. Swedish 18. Greek 28. Norwegian 38. Tamil 19. Gujrati 29. Persian 39. Tatar 20. Hebrew 30. Polish 40. Turkish 21. Hindi 31. Portuguese 4]. Urdu 22. Hungarian 32. Rumanian

Languages in Which Baha’i Literature Is Being Translated

1. Kinarese 5. Malyalam 9. Rajasthani 2. Latvian 6. Oriya 10. Singhalese 3. Lithuanian 7. Punjabi ll. Telugu

4, Mahratti 8. Pushtoo 12. Ukrainian

Languages in Which Baha’u’llah’s “Hidden Words” Has Been Translated and Printed

1. Albanian 6. Esperanto ll. Persian 2. Bulgarian 7. French 12. Russian 3. Chinese 8. German 13. Serbian 4. Dutch 9. Italian Braille Edition: 5. English 10. Japanese English In process of translation—

1. Armenian 4. Hungarian 7. Urdu 2. Czech 5. Polish 3. Danish 6. Portugese

Languages in Which Baha’u’llah’s “Kitab-i-igqan”

Has Been Translated and Printed

1. Albanian 5. French 9. Spanish 2. Chinese 6. German 10. Swedish 3. Dutch 7. Persian ll. Urdu 4. English 8. Russian

Braille Edition: English

In process of translation—

1. Armenian 4. Danish 7. Norwegian 2. Burmese 5. Esperanto 8. Portugese 3. Czech 6. Gujrati 9. Serbian

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Languages in Which ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s “Some Answered Questions” Has Been Translated and Printed

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In process of translation—

1

2. Braille English

3.

Arabic Burmese Chinese

Armenian

Croatian

4, 5. 6

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English French German

Esperanto Italian Polish

7. 8. 9.

a 8. 9

Persian Spanish Urdu

Portuguese Russian Serbian

Languages in Which Dr. J. E. Esslemont’s “Baha’u’llah and the New Era’? Has Been Translated and Printed

13.

In process of translation— i 2. 3 4. 5.

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Abyssinian Albanian Arabic Armenian Bengali Bulgarian Burmese Chinese Czech Danish Dutch English Esperanto

Kinarese Latvian Lithuanian

Mahratti Malyalam

American Editions—

Printed by Brentano Inc., New York

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 2u. 22. 23. 24, 25. 20.

Braille Translations: English, Esperanto, Japanese

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Printed by the American Bahaé’i Publishing Committee:

January, 1929 ..5,000 March, 1930 June, 1931 June, 1932

-. .2,000

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Finnish 27. Persian French 28. Polish German 29. Portuguese Greek 30. Rumanian Gujrati 31. Russian Hebrew 32. “Serbian Hindi 33. Sindhi Hungarian 34. Spanish Icelandic 35. Swedish Italian 36. Turkish Japanese 37. Urdu Kurdish Norwegian Oriya ll. Tamil Punjabi 12. Telugu Pushtoo 13. Ukrainian Rajasthani Singhalese

May, 1937 (Revised Edition)....... 5,000

November, 1938 (Revised Edition) . .5,000 August, 1940 (Revised Edition) ..... 7,500 August, 1942 (Revised Edition)..... 5,900

Tora CopigEs [Page 14]Baha’i Literature in Braille

The Hidden Words, by Baha’u’llah The Kitab-i-fqan, by Bahaé’ullah The Seven Valleys, by Baha’u’llah The Stratu’l-Haykal, by Baha’u’llah The Ishraqat, by Baha’u’llah Words of Wisdom, by Baha’u’llah Some Answered Questions, by ‘Abdu’l-Baha Divine Philosophy, by ‘Abdu’l-Baha Some Discourses of ‘Abdu’l-Baha Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha Excerpts from the Promulgation of Universal Peace, by ‘Abdu’l-Baha Book of Prayers Baha’i Prayers and Meditations of Baha’u’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha Baha’i Peace Program Wisdom of ‘Abdu’l-Baha Messages from Shoghi Effendi The Goal of a New World Order, by Shoghi Effendi The Dispensation of Baha’u’llah, by Shoghi Effendi The Golden Age of the Cause of Baha’u’llah, by Shoghi Effendi The Advent of Divine Justice, by Shoghi Effendi Baha’w’llah and the New Era

(English, Esperanto and Japanese transcriptions) Essai sur le Behaisme Security for a Failing World Baha’i Teachings on Economics A Letter to the Blind Women in Japan Seek and It Shall Be Given You The Baha’i House of Worship What Is the Baha’i Movement? La Bahaa Revelacio Baha’u'llah—A 19th Century Prophet and His Message The Laboratory of Life Revelation of Baha’u’llah The Manifestation Baha’u’llah and His Message Observations of a Baha’i Traveller

| 14 | [Page 15]The Meaning of Life Radiant Acquiescence

Oneness of Mankind Homoculture

Path to God ‘Abdu’l-Baha in America Tests, Their Spiritual Value The White Silk Dress

Divine Art of Living A Bus Ride

Why I Believe in God and Pray Principles of the Baha’i Faith Work Is Worship ; The Reality of Man

Races Represented in the Baha’i World Community

1. Abyssinian 12. Finnish 23. Persian

2. Albanian 13. French 24. Polish

3. Arab 14. German 25. Red Indian

4, Armenian 15. Hungarian 26. Russian

5. British 16. Irish 27. Scandinavian

6. Bulgarian 17. Indian 28. Spanish

7. Burmese 18. Italian 29. Sudanese

8. Chinese 19. Japanese 30. Turkish

9. Czech 20. Kurdish 31. Yugoslavian 10. Dutch 21. Maori a 11. Eskimo 22. Negro

Minority Groups and Races with Which Contact Has Been Established by Baha’is

Cherokee Indians in North Carolina Eskimos in Alaska

Inca Indians in Peru

Laps in Scandinavia

Maoris in New Zealand

Mayans in Yucatan

Mexican Indians in Mexico

Oneida Indians in Wisconsin Patagonian Indians in Argentina

[ 15 ] [Page 16]Data Concerning National and International

Baha’i Endowments

Estimated value of Baha’i national endowments in the United States of America ...............-0:00..

Area of land purchased as the site of the first Mashriqu’l-Adhkar of Persia .................

Area of land surrounding and dedicated to the Shrine of the Bab on Mt. Carmel .... 2.2... ee ees ens

Area of land dedicated to the Shrine of Baha’u’llah in SAKA Gey ee Eycn Gott reels ea eRe OEE ol sche: ot,

Area of land dedicated to the Shrine of Baha’u’llah in the district of Gaza, Palestine.................

Area of land dedicated to the Shrines of Baha’u’llah and the Bab in the Jordan Valley..............

Area of land dedicated to the Shrines of Baha’u’llah and the Bab in Palestine and registered in the name of the Palestine Branch of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States of America and Canada ................

Total cost of the structure of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in Wilmette) TMS (1921-1943) “coe 0. s25.=.s 12 e

$1.768,539.33

3,589,000 sq. meters 140,600 sq. meters 1,000 sq. meters . 10,530 sq. meters

2,354,108 sq. meters

50,000 sq. meters

$1,342,813

American Baha’i Properties Held in Trust

Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, Wilmette, Illinois Temple

Caretaker’s Cottage Land

Haziratu’l-Quds, Wilmette, Illinois National Baha’i Office

Supplementary Administrative Office Baha’i Publishing Committee Office

Green Acre Bahd@i School, Eliot, Maine Baha’i Hall Dormitory and Dining Room Studio Three Cottages, Supplementary Dormitories Arts and Crafts Studio Schopflocher Cottage

[16] [Page 17]Rogers Cottage

Lucas Studio

Fellowship House

Reeves Camp

Nine Gables, Schopflocher Estate; House, Studio, Farm Buildings 138 acres of land, including area on Monsalvat

Wilhelm Property, West Englewood, New Jersey Wilhelm House Evergreen Cabin Cottage, Garage Land, including pine grove where ‘Abdu’l-Baha gave the unity feast in 1912

Geyserville Bah@i School, Geyserville, California Bosch House Baha’i Hall Dormitory Ranch Buildings Land

International Bahai School, Pine Valley, Colorado

Mathews House Ranch Buildings 20 acres of land

Wilson Property, Malden, Massachusetts Wilson House, where ‘Abdu’l-Baha rested in 1912

Land Muskegon, Michigan Land Estimated Value of American Baha’i Properties

Mashriqu’l-Adhkaér ........ $1,482,012.91 Haziratu’l-Quds ........... 21,526.42 Green Acre) occu aes an oe 89,000.00 Wilhelm Property ......... 75,000.00 Geyserville School ......... 42,000.00 International School ....... 51,500.00 Wilson Property ..........: 7,000.00 Muskegon Land ........... 500.00 TO TAN A. xcs aatecstanenere ns $1,768,539.33 [Page 18]Data Regarding the Baha’i Temple in Wilmette, II.

Costrofy Pemples property ov. - .1-,- -pisreisePteieley velcro 2a erie ote $51,500 Area lor hetnple spLOPertys ono wicks = y.1s) stare! o¥-otm sci oy 4,0 0:0) e, sha oVensnees 6.97 acres

Materials used in ornamentation: crystalline quartz, opaque quartz and white Portland cement

Total cost of the structure of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in Wilmette; WN (LODIEIO4S) ae ase elas sists sis ce oe se eee $1,342,813

Height from floor of basement to culmination of the dome ribs.. 191 feet

Depthstotyesissonsmecetc steers cysca tr Set every «ieee 5 ormsh isso. om meeteness 120 feet Diameter at the foundation floor ...............ceeeeeeees 204 feet feIoHESo aC OLE Wee eet soy et coh ash a athe ne pied cece ey-e eh PeleioL. eae 49 feet utsiderdiametéer Of Wome 1 ..m .c.m eevee. sie oe ooo nie wei e «ieie)a'e'» 90 feet Inside diameter sof OMe ss. ~a<jeceters ios) Seer sie sews cic. 72 feet Number of sections of ornamentation, comprising the dome and

EADS) pecs ao. clsrajin were evOmin aks see ci ere sicTetsis + sists. ssne Sea gets 387 Perforation of domeisurtace =. 02.20.2062. «+s sien. os vies: 30% Heightrof:mainstonyapylons: «oc... cee aceite ss oe kp nets 45 feet Sealinglicapacitymor Auditorium’ qc s./ seifies i. <6 sis es oes re 1,600 Number of Temple visitors from June 1932-October 1941.... 130,000 Letter addressed by Bahd’is of ‘Ishqabdéd to the Baha’is of

Chica gota res, cratereys o2ayays ty. ioha ve He ees ie ol op Salac:s ENS He 1902

Petition addressed to ‘Abdu’l-Baha by the “House of Spirituality” of the Baha’is of Chicago, appealing for permission

to construct a Baha’i Temple in America............... March 1903 ‘Abdu’l-Baha gives His approval through a Tablet dated...... June 1903 Delegates of various American Baha’i Assemblies meet in Chi cago and choose a site for the Temple................. Nov. 1907 Rirst two buildingelots: purchased: 2.5); s.eec- «ees ese << April 1908 First American Baha’i Convention establishes “Baha’i Temple

Unity eee ees oo tts gee See eracle ee hemi Ses March 1909 ‘Abdu’l-Baha lays dedication stone of the Temple............ May 1912 Purchase of Temple property completed ................... 1914 Baha'i Convention selects design of L. J. Bourgeois.......... April 1920

Contract awarded for the sinking of nine caissons (completed

DOD) reer ttes oor cre wet syeiss go eitle oils ape we aaa ee Dec. 1920 [Page 19]Contract awarded for the construction of the basement structure

(completed 1922)". .......204- AT, A eee eet a ae Aug. 1921 Contract awarded for the erection of the super-structure (com Ree Esy. MOU), yore sre jecesatere «Serer iene wlleiecpierese'wscie edclsne +7 Aug. 1930 Contract awarded for the ornamentation of the dome (com pletedlanuanya LOSE) eo). ccc orrels a sw ccrass sso 5.6 Siete coueyers June 1932 Ornamentation of the clerestory completed................-. July 1935 Ornamentation of the gallery unit completed................ Nov. 1938 Ornamentation of the mainstory begun................0000. April 1940 Ornamentation of the mainstory completed................. July 1942 Stepsiplacedsini positions se) cit-04. niet sions elu eete a oh wel tele Dec. 1942

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Passages Inscribed Over the Nine Entrances of the Temple

The earth is but one country; and mankind its citizens.

The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thow desirest Me.

My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure. Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner.

Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent.

I have made death a messenger of joy to thee; wherefore dost thou grieve?

Make mention of Me on My earth that in My heaven I may remember thee.

O rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust.

The source of all learning is the knowledge of God, exalted be His glory.

Comparative Measurements of Famous Domed Structures

aie _ | Dotalbheight =. 3. <ecean.. 452 feet

St. Peter's in Rome: | Inside diameter of dome....137 feet huh . j Total height ............. 366 feet

St. Paul’s in London: | Inside diameter of dome....112 feet St. Sophia Dotaleheipht 92. <2... cea s 180 feet in Constantinople: | Inside diameter of dome....107 feet Jilnside. Height: .22.07... te: 144 feet

Pantheon in Rome: | Inside diameter of dome....142 feet

[19] [Page 20]Principal Baha’i Historic Sites in Persia Owned by the Baha’i Community

House of the Bab in Shiraz and several adjoining houses. Ancestral Home of Baha’w’ll4h' in Takur, M4zindaran. House of Baha’u’lléh in Tihran.

House owned by the Bab’s maternal uncle in Shiraz.

Shop belonging to the Bab in Bushihr.

A quarter of the village of Chihriq in Adhirbayjan.

House of Haji Mirza Jani in Kashén, where the Bab stayed on His way to Tabriz.

Public bath used by the Bab in Shiraz and some adjacent houses.

Half of the house owned by Vahid in Nayriz.

Part of the house owned by Hujjat in Zanjan.

The three gardens rented by Baha’u’lléh in Badasht.

Burial-place of Quddts in Barfurtish, M4zindaran.

House of Mahmid Khan-i-Kalantar in Tihran, where Tahirih was confined. Public bath visited by the Bab when in Urimiyyih, Adhirbayjan.

House owned by Mirza Husayn-‘Aliy-i-Nir in Tihran, where the Bab’s remains were concealed.

The Babyiyih in Mashhad, Khurasan. The house owned by Mull4 Husayn in Mashhad, Khurasan.

The residence of the Sultanu’sh-Shuhada (King of Martyrs) and of the Mahbibu’sh-Shuhada (Beloved of Martyrs) in Isfahan.

Apartments occupied by the Bab in Urimiyyih, Adhirbayjan. Spot where the heads of two hundred martyrs were buried in Abadih, Fars. House where the Bab’s remains were concealed in Qum.

Site of martyrdom and burial-place of the “Seven Martyrs” of ‘Iraq, in Sultén-Abad, ‘Iraq.

Site of martyrdom and burial-place of the “Four Martyrs” of ‘Iraq, in

Sultan-Abad, ‘Iraq. Caravansarai occupied by the Bab in Zanjan. Burial-place of Ashraf and his mother Zanjan. House where the Bab’s remains were concealed in Kirmanshah. Room occupied by Vahid and other rooms in the Fort of Khajih in Nayriz. Land adjoining the Fort of Khajih, site of the martyrdom of Vahid and

some of his companions.

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Cities Visited by ‘Abdu’!-Baha in the Course of His Three Year Travels, 1911-1913

Unitep States oF AMERICA AND CANADA

Baltimore, Md. Berkeley, Calif. Boston, Mass. Brooklyn, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y. Cambridge, Mass. Chicago, III. Cincinnati, O. Cleveland, O. Denver, Colo. Dublin, N. H. Eliot, Me. Fanwood, N. J.

Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Jersey City, N. J. Kenosha, Wis. Lincoln, Neb.

Los Angeles, Calif. Malden, Mass. Medford, Mass.

Bad Mergentheim Bristol

Budapest Edinburgh Geneva

Liverpool London

Abigir Alexandria Cairo Isma‘iliyyih

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Milford, N. H. Minneapolis, Minn. Montclair, N. J. Montreal, P. Q. Morristown, N. J. New York, N. Y. Oakland, Calif. Omaha, Neb.

Palo Alto, Calif. Pasadena, Calif. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Sacramento, Calif. Salt Lake City, Utah San Francisco, Calif. St. Paul, Minn. Washington, D. C. West Englewood, N. J.

Worcester, Mass.

Marseilles Oxford

Paris

Stuttgart Thonon-les-Bains Vienna

Mansitrih Port Said Zaytin [Page 22]Dates of Historic Significance During the First Baha’i Century

Declaration of the Mission of the Bab in Shiraz.......

Departure of the Bab on His pilgrimage to Mecca.....

Arrival of the Bab in Mah-Kuh, Adhirbayjan. .

Incarceration of the Bab in Chihriq, Adhirbayjan......

Conference of Badasht ....................

Interrogation of the Bab in Tabriz, Adhirbayjan.......

Martyrdom of the Bab in Tabriz, Adhirb4yan. .

Attempt on the life of Nasiri’d-Din Shah.....

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August 15,

Imprisonment of Baha’u’llah in the Siyah-Chal of Tihran. August

Banishment of Baha’u’llah to Baghdad. i Ah ees Withdrawal of Baha’u’llah to Kurdistan......

Return of Baha’u’llah from Kurdistan........

Arrival of Baha’u’llah in Constantinople ..... Arrival of Baha’willah in Adrianople........ Departure of Baha’u’llah from Adrianople.... Arrival of Baha’u’llah in ‘Akka............. Death of the Purest Branch....... a aa on Ascension of Baha’ullah ......20. 002. ...4:

First public reference to the Faith in America.

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August 16, December 12, August 12, August 31, June 23,

September 23,

Establishment of the first Baha’i center in the West... . February

Arrival of the first group of Western pilgrims in ‘Akka. . December 10,

Arrival of the Bab’s remains in the Holy Land [ 22 ]

January 31,

1844 1844 1847 1848 1848 1848 1850 1852 1852 1853 1854. 1856 1863 1863 1863 1868 1868 1870 1892 1893 1894 1898 1899 [Page 23]Reincarceration of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in ‘Akka............. August 20,

Commencement of the construction of the Mashriqu’l NUK ArsOn MESH Gabad ss. «close sa teie'sl ele elo w ce, aie 's oceeieters Release of ‘Abdu’l-Baha from His incarceration........ September Interment of the Bab’s remains on Mt. Carmel......... March 21, Opening of the first American Baha’i Convention...... March 21, ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s departure for Egypt ...............0.. September ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s arrival in London .......0.0.0000+0,% September 4, ‘Abdu’l-Baha's arrival in America «.2 .<..c¢s.aas0++> ~ April 11, Laying of the corner-stone of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in

Wilmette, Ill., by ‘Abdu’l-Baha ................... May 1, ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s return to the Holy Land............... December 5, Unveiling of the Tablets of the Divine Plan........... April Commencement of the construction of the Mashriqu’l Achar im Wilmette, MW... eo. one oe ceases sees ses December PassingsotmAbduel-Baha «5+... ob1 sees += seals eee November 28,

Verdict of the Muhammadan Court in Egypt denouncing the Faith to be an independent religion............. May 10,

Martha Root’s first interview with Queen Marie of Rinmanvaur cents nec = aes are aie ait oie Ws, tie ete cies pe January 30,

Resolution of the Council of the League of Nations upholding the claim of the Baha’i community to the

House of Baha’u’lla4h in Baghdad................. March 4, Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf................... July Inceptionsof the Seven’ Year Pla. «1002.20 000+ o~ ss0e April

Completion of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in Wilmette, Ill... December

Centenary celebration and opening of first All-American alice @onventtione). se os «. sc ee ae eee «sie Se eke May 19-25,

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