Against Incredible Odds
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Contents[edit]
- Introduction
- Nayríz – Land of Soul-stirring Events
- Father’s Family and Early Life
- The Gruesome Events of Naw-Rúz 1909
- The Worldwide Bahá’í Response
- Renewed Onslaughts
- The Governorship of Manṣúru’s-Salṭanih
- Deterioration of Security
- The Famine and the Passing of Grandfather ‘Abdu’l-Ḥusayn
- Mother’s Family and Early Life
- The Marriage of Mírzá Muḥammad-Shafí‘ and Ṭúbá Khánum
- Mother’s Initial Challenges
- Father’s Pilgrimage
- The Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
- The Early Years of Shoghi Effendi’s Guardianship
- The Failed Plot
- The Role of the Women
- The Flood
- The Renewal of Hostilities
- The Rebellion of Local Tribes in Fars
- Tragedy Strikes
- The Aftermath Effects of ‘Abdu’l-Ḥusayn’s Death
- Departure for Shíráz
- Life in Dáráb
- The Family in Shíráz
- Father’s Search for Work in Ṭihrán and Short Stay in Khurásan
- The Family Reunited
- Life in Mishkínábád and the Success of Development Projects
- Departure from Mishkínábád
- Home Front Pioneering – The Maḥmuúdábád Experience
- Return to Nayríz
- The Kázirún Experience
- Return to Shíráz and the Struggle for Survival
- The Eldest Son Pioneers Abroad
- Other Developments and the First Two Daughters Pioneer Abroad
- Nationwide Campaign against the Bahá’ís
- The Passing of Shoghi Effendi
- More Children Respond to the Call for Pioneers
- Father’s Retirement and Subsequent Developments
- The Passing of Grandmothers
- The Youngest Son Pioneers Abroad
- The First Bahá’í World Congress
- The Youngest Child Pioneers Abroad
- My Parents’ Remaining Years in Iran
- The Islamic Revolution
- The Fate of the Daughter Who Remained in Iran
- My Parents’ Life in India
- Mother’s Life after Father’s Death
- The Ultimate Sacrifice
- Reflections
- The Fulfilment of a Lifelong Dream: The Story of My Pioneering
- Manúchihr’s Pioneering Venture
- Manúchihr’s Illness and Death
- The Fate of Manúchihr’s ‘In Memoriam’ Article
- The Birth of Our Child
- My Life after Manúchihr’s Death
- Doors of Hope Fling Wide Open
- Watching the Plight of the Less Fortunate
- Pouran’s Arrival Makes a World of Difference
- Achieving Financial Self-Sufficiency
- The Fire
- Pilgrimage
- Visit to Iran and the Unforeseen Problem
- Departure from Kenya
- Appendix 1:
- Major Events in Nayríz Associated with the Bábí-Bahá’í Faith
- Appendix 2:
- Excerpts from the Memoirs of Mr Muḥammad-Shafi‘ Rouhani of His 39-Day Pilgrimage in April/May 1921
- Appendix 3:
- Taking the Light of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation to Praslin Island
- Appendix 4:
- Selected Letters of Condolence in Chronological Order
- Bibliography
- Notes and References
- Index
