Bahá’í World/Volume 13

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Contents

PART ONE

I. Aims and Purposes of the Bahá’í Faith, by Horace Holley

II. Excerpts from the Bahá’í Sacred Writings

1. Words of Bahá’u’lláh
2. Words of the Báb
3. Words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

III. The Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, by Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum

IV. The Passing of Shoghi Effendi, by Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum

V. Selections from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi

1. The Goal of a New World Order
2. The Declaration of Bahá’u’lláh's Mission and His Journey to Constantinople

VI. International Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities

1. The World Crusade 1953-1963
2. The World Centre
3. The Western Hemisphere
4. Europe
5. Africa
6. Asia
7. Australia and New Zealand
8. The South Pacific

VII. Five Intercontinental Conferences, by Marion Hofman

1. Announcement by the Guardian of Convocation of Five International Conferences
2. The Guardian’s Representatives at the Conferences
3. Fourth Phase of Ten Year Plan
4. The Intercontinental Conference in Kampala, Uganda, January 23-28,1958
5. The Intercontinental Conference in Sydney, Australia, March 21-24, 1958
6. The Intercontinental Conference in Wilmette, Illinois, May 2-4, 1958
7. The Intercontinental Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, July 25-29, 1958
8. The Intercontinental Conference in Djakarta and Singapore, Sept. 21-29, 1958

VIII. The Institution of the Hands of the Cause of God, by Paul E. Haney

1. Development of the Institution of the Hands by the Guardian
2. Protection of the Faith by the Hands of the Cause at the Time of the Passing of the Guardian
3. Historic Actions Taken at the First Conclave of the Hands, November, 1957
4. Messages to the Bahá’í World from the Body of the Hands of the Cause 1958-1963
5. Unfoldment of the World Crusade as Reflected in the Riḍván Messages and Other Communications from the Hands in the Holy Land
6. The Intercontinental Conferences of 1958
7. Establishment of the New National Assemblies Called for in the Ten Year Plan,1958-1962
8. Hands of the Cause of God

IX. The International Bahá’í Council

X. The Completion of the International Archives, by Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum

XI. The Fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Visit to the West

XII. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh

XIII. The Completion of the Bahá’í World Crusade 1953-1963

A. Summary of Achievements Under the Ten Year International Bahá’í Teaching and Consolidation Plan

B. Countries Opened to the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh 1844-1963

C. Approximate Number of Localities where Bahá’ís Reside throughout the World

D. Languages into which Bahá’í Literature has been Translated

E. Races Represented in the Bahá’í World Community

F. African Tribes Represented in the Bahá’í Faith

G. Indian Tribes of the Western Hemisphere Represented in the Bahá’í Faith

H. Indian Subcontinent, Pacific and Indian Ocean Tribes and Peoples Represented in the Bahá’í Faith

I. National Spiritual Assemblies

J. Territories Represented by the Regional National Spiritual Assemblies

K. Incorporated Local Spiritual Assemblies

L. Places in which Bahá’í Publishing Trusts have been Founded

M. Bahá’í Schools and Institutes

N. Countries, States, Provinces and Cities where Bahá’í Marriage Certificates are Recognized

O. Countries, States, Provinces and Cities where Bahá’í Holy Days are Recognized

PART TWO

I. The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh

1. Present Day Administration of the Bahá’í Faith

   The Formation of an Organic Religious Community, by Horace Holley

   The Institution of the National Spiritual Assembly, by Horace Holley

   A Procedure for the Conduct of the Annual Bahá’í Convention

   Local Spiritual Assembly — The Institution and Its Significance

   The Non-Political Character of the Bahá’í Faith

   Loyalty to Government

   Bahá’ís and Military Service

2. Documentation of the Bahá’í Administrative Order

   Certificate of Declaration of Trust of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States

   Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States

   Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Brazil

   Document stating that the Attorney-General of Honduras has approved the statutes of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Honduras which has been registered as a Legal Body (text of document follows)

   Certificate of Registration of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of North East Asia

   Certificate of Registration of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Pákistán

   Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Alaska

   Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of North East Africa

   Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Norway

   Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Republic of Panama

   Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South and West Africa, incorporated legally under title of National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Rhodesia

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the South Pacific

   Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Venezuela

   Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belgium

   Notice of the Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of the Dominican Republic

   Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Bolivia by Resolucion Suprema No. 119603

   Certificate of Registration as a Corporate Body of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Central and East Africa

   Notice of the Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Republic of Colombia

   Extract from Notice of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Luxembourg

   Decree of the President of the Republic of Paraguay authorizing the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Paraguay to Incorporate

   Certificate of Registration of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Switzerland

   Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of New Zealand

   Letter from the Ministry of Justice, The Hague, stating that the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Netherlands has been registered as a Foundation

   Executive Order stating that the Attorney General of Ecuador has approved the By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ecuador and authorized its official registration

   Notice of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of El Salvador

   First page of legal document certifying the Registration of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Mexico

   By-Laws of a Local Spiritual Assembly

   Declaration of Trust of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ketchikan, Alaska

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Buenos Aires, Argentina

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Adelaide, South Australia

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of London, England

   Notice of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Brussels, Belgium

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Pôrto Alegre, Brazil, as a Society

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Georgetown, British Guiana

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Daidanaw, Burma

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

   Letters Patent incorporating the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of London, Ontario, Canada

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

   Letters Patent incorporating the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

   Notice of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

   Registration in the High Court and the Supreme Court of Eritrea recognizing the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Asmara as a religious body throughout Eritrea

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Suva, Fiji Islands

   Registration as a Society of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Berlin, Germany

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Tuarabu, Abaiang, Gilbert and Ellice Islands

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Maui, Territory of Hawaii

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Nasik (Bombay), India

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Djakarta, Indonesia

   First page of Articles of Association of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Kingston, Jamaica

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Tokyo, Japan

   Document confirming the registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of Vientiane, Laos, as a legally constituted and functioning body under the title of "Bahá’í Center"

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Monrovia, Liberia

   Notice of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Malacca, Malaya

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Hamilton, New Zealand

   Document registering the Bahá’í Community of Managua, Nicaragua as a Cultural Center for the study of the Bahá’í Teachings

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Victoria, Nigeria

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Dacca, East Pákistán

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of Nawabshah, West Pákistán

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Arequipa, Peru

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of San Juan, Puerto Rico

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Apia, Western Samoa

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Pago Pago, American Samoa

   Confirmation of the Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Victoria, Seychelles Islands

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Salisbury District, Southern Rhodesia

   Notice of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Lucerne, Switzerland

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika

   Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Nuku’alofa, Tonga Islands

   Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Kampala, Uganda

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.

   Form of Certificate used in certifying Articles of Incorporation of Local Spiritual Assemblies in the State of California, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Broward County, Florida, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Davenport, Iowa, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A .

   First page of Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA .

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Township of Hamburg, New York, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.

   Articles of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.

   Articles of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.

   Certificate of the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.

   Articles of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

   Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Saigon, Vietnam

   License to operate a Home for the Aged granted to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States

   Judgment rendered by the Superior Court, Montreal, Canada, recognizing the Bahá’í Faith as an independent religion and exempting the Bahá’í Shrine (former Maxwell Home) from taxation (text of Judgment follows)

   Certificate of Registration as a Public Trust of the New Bahá’í High School, Kolhapur, Bombay State, India

   Judgment issued by the Court of Appeal of Brussels upholding the claim of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belgium that its Administrative Headquarters is entitled to tax exemption

   Decision of Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine exempting Green Acre Bahá’í Institute from taxation

   Letter of the Regional Commissioner for the East African Income Tax Department granting exemption to the Bahá’í Publishing Trust of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Central and East Africa

   Official Tax Exemption granted the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Santiago, Chile

   Certificate of Exemption from Payment of Property Taxes on the Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds, Asuncién, Paraguay

   Notification in the Colony of North Borneo Government Gazette that the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Sandakan is exempt from registration

   Official letter from the Franchise Tax Board of the State of California granting exemption from the State Franchise Tax to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Riverside, California, U.S.A.

   Letter of the Registrar of Societies, Kuching, Sarawak, exempting from registration the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Kuching

   Transfer Deed registering a plot of 789 square meters of land in the name of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Khartoum, Súdán to be used as the site of the future local Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds

   Allocation of a burial ground to the Bahá’í Community of Dares Salaam, Tanganyika

   Allotment of a one-acre plot of a Bahá’í cemetery to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Singapore, Malaya

   Notification from the Municipal Council of Malacca, Malaya, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of that City, that a piece of land has been allotted to them as a Bahá’í burial ground

   Letter to the Secretary of the Spiritual Assembly of Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.A., assuring Bahá’í children will be exempt from school on Bahá’í Holy Days

   Director of Education, Government of Sikkim, assures the Bahá’í teacher that permission to open a Bahá’í School has been granted for Pachey Block, Pakyong

   Resolution of the Ustupo Council of the Indians of the San Blas Islands, Panamá, unanimously approving the introduction of the Bahá’í Faith

   Letter from the Minister of Education of the Republic of Panama to the Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Panama exempting Bahá’í children from school attendance on their Holy Days

   Record of Transfer of the first Bahá’í Indian Institute in the Western Hemisphere to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Guatemala

   Certification of the first legally recognized Bahá’í marriage in Spain

   Bahá’í Marriage Certificate approved by the Government of Vietnam

   Certificate of Registration of a Bahá’í marriage performed by the Secretary of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of David, issued by the Republic of Panama

   Letter from the Registrar-General, Department of Justice of the New Zealand Government, authorizing an appointee of the Bahá’í Community to act as Officiating Minister at Bahá’í marriages

   Certificate issued by the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, authorizing the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Pôrto Alegre to perform Bahá’í marriages

   Registration of the first legally recognized Canadian Indian Bahá’í marriage

   Under the Marriage Act Registration a member of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Port Adelaide is empowered to perform Bahá’í marriages

   Certificate of Registration issued by the Government of the Province of Saskatchewan authorizing the appointee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada to solemnize Bahá’í marriages in that Province

   An Act passed by the Legislature of the State of Texas, U.S.A., which makes it legal for Officers of the Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies to perform Bahá’í marriages

   Letter from Office of the Attorney General of Tennessee, U.S.A., expressing an interpretation of the Constitution of, Tennessee which makes it legal for Local Spiritual Assemblies to perform Bahá’í marriages in that State

   Attorney General of the State of South Carolina, U.S.A., interprets the marriage statutes of the State as applicable to the Chairman and Secretary of a Local Spiritual Assembly authorizing them to perform Bahá’í marriages

   Bahá’í Marriage Certificate issued by the State of Washington,

   Resolution filed by the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A., which according to State Law enables the Assembly to perform legal marriages

   Record of a Bahá’í Marriage-Certified, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.A.

   Minister’s License authorizing the Chairman of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Reno, Nevada to solemnize Bahá’í marriages in the State of Nevada, U.S.A.

   Certified Copy of Marriage License issued by the Chairman of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Houston, Texas, USA.

3. The Institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár

   Foreword, by Horace Holley

   The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár

   The Mother Temple of Africa, by Isobel Sabri

   The Foundation Stone Is Laid

   Hand of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum Dedicates Mother Temple ofAfrica, by Isobel Sabri

   The Mashriqu‘l-Adhkár of the Antipodes, by Noel Walker

   The Temple Foundation Ceremony

   The Dedication, by Joy Stevenson

   Public Inaugural Services Conclude Ceremonies

   The Mother Temple of Europe, by Ruprecht G. Krtiger

   Design for the Mother Temple of Europe

   Hand of the Cause Amelia Collins Lays the Foundation Stone

   The Temple is Raised

   Inauguration of Temple Dependencies, by Beatrice Ashton

   The Bahá’í Home for the Aged, by Harriett Wolcott

4. Bahá’í Calendar, Festivals and Dates of Historic Significance

   Foreword

   Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting

   Bahá’í Holy Days on Which Work Should be Suspended

   Additional Material Cleaned from Nabil‘s Narrative (Vol. II) Regarding the Bahá’í Calendar

   Historical Data Cleaned from Nabil’s Narrative (Vol. II) Regarding Bahá'u’lláh

   Dates of Historic Significance During the First One Hundred and Nineteen Years of the Bahá’í Faith

5. Bahá’í Youth Activities

   Asia

   Australasia

   The Americas

   Europe

   Africa

6. The Bahá’í Faith and the United Nations

   The Beginnings of Bahá’í Relationship with the United Nations

   The Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations

   Charter Revision Conference

   United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Conferences

   The Bahá’í Appeal to the United Nations

   Endorsement of the Genocide Convention

   Proposals for Charter Revision Submitted to the United Nations by the Bahá’í International Community

   References to World Order in the Bahá’í Writings

II. Appreciations of the Bahá’í Faith

1. Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania
2. Professor E. G. Browne, M.A., M.B., Cambridge University
3. Dr. J. Estlin Carpenter, D.Litt., Manchester College, Oxford
4. Rev. T. K. Cheyne, D.Litt., D.D., Oxford University
5. Professor Arminius Vambéry, Hungarian Academy of Pesth
6. Sir Valentine Chirol
7. Professor Jowett, Oxford University
8. Alfred W. Martin, Society for Ethical Culture, New York
9. Professor James Darmesteter, École des Hautes Études, Paris
10. Charles Baudouin
11. Dr. Henry H. Jessup, D.D.
12. Right Hon. The Earl Curzon of Kedleston
13. Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E.
14. British Weekly
15. Rev. J. Tyssul Davis, B.A.
16. Leo Tolstoy
17. Dr. Auguste Forel, University of Zurich
18. Professor Hari Prasad Shastri, D.Litt.
19. Professor Herbert A. Miller, Bryn Mawr College
20. Viscount Samuel of Carmel, G.C.B., G.B.E.
21. Ernest Renan
22. Professor Norman Bentwich, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
23. Miss Helen Keller
24. Sir Flinders Petrie, Archaeologist
25. President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
26. Archduchess Anton of Austria
27. Professor Dr. V. Lesny
28. David Starr Jordan, Late President, Leland Stanford University
29. Luther Burbank
30. A. L. M. Nicolas
31. President Eduard Beneš of Czechoslovakia
32. Sir Ronald Storrs, K.C.M.G., C.B.E.
33. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
34. Mrs. Sarojinu Naidu
35. Jules Bois
36. Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury
37. Arnold Toynbee, Hon. D.Litt. Oxon
38. Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar, K.C.S.I.
39. Dr. Bhagavan Das
40. Dr. G. W. Carver
41. Professor Francesco Gabrieli, University of Rome
42. Dr. Marshall Wingfield, D.D., Litt.D.
43. William O. Douglas, Associate Justice, U. S. Supreme Court
44. Z. T. Ing, Chinese Consul in Nicaragua
45. Chikao Fujisawa
46. Dr. Marcus Bach, State University of Iowa
47. Dr. Arthur Christensen, University of Copenhagen
48. Sir S. Radhakrishnan
49. Dr. Nels F. S. Ferré, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
50. Dr. John Haynes Holmes
51. Dionysios S. Devaris
52. Isabel Grinevskaya
53. Dr. Paul Hutchinson
54. Dane Rudhyar
55. Lao Russell
56. Upton Sinclair
57. W. Warren Wagar
58. Colonel Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, Raja of Bajang (Nepal)

III. In Memoriam

Valíyu’lláh Varqá

Amelia E. Collins

George Townshend

Corinne Knight True

Horace Hotchkiss Holley

Clara Dunn

Juliet Thompson

Carrie Kinney

Harlan Foster Ober

Ḥusayn Uskúlí

Albert R. Windust

Pritam Singh

Louisa Mathew Gregory

Edith de Bons and Joseph de Bons

Ḍiá’u’lláh Aṣgharzádih

Beatrice Irwin

Victoria Bedikian

Abbasally Butt

Anthony Yuen Seto

Edith Sanderson

Annemarie Schweizer

Zarrintaj Afrúkhtih

Dr. K. M. Fozdar

Mullá Aḥmad Al-Malláḥ

Alain LeRoy Locke

F. St. George Spendlove

Joséphine Scott

Elsa Matilda Vento

Dr. John George Mitchell

Maude Elizabeth Todd Fisher

‘Abdu’r-Raḥmán Rushdí

‘Abdu’l-Fattáh Ṣabri

William Kenneth Christian

Salvador Tormo

Max Greeven

Jennie Ottilia Anderson

Louise M. Erickson

Elisabeth Hope Cheney

Shawkat ‘Alí Faraju’lláh

Roque Centurion Miranda

Fritzi Shaver

Farrukh Ioas

Amy Isabel McAllister

Ella W. Duffield

Frances Wells

Harry Edwin Ford

Dulcie Burns Dive

Cyrus Samandarí

Edwin Whitaker Mattoon

Carl Sigurd Högberg

Mollie Ankeny Young

Luṭfu’lláh ‘Alizádih

Muṣṭafá Effendi Sálim

Kanichi Yamamoto

Jahangír Ta’yídí

Paul Gollmer

Frank Ashton

Maysie Almond

‘Azízu’lláh Samandarí

Robert S. Brown

Ḥusayn Rúḥí

Carl Scheffler

Ethel Dawe

Amy Dewing

Jean Silver

Hólmfrídur Arnadóttir

Frederika Agnes Carey

Bertha Pappiloud

PART THREE

I. Bahá’í Directory 1962-1963

1. Universal House of Justice
2. Hands of the Cause
3. Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies
4. Countries opened to the Bahá’í Faith
5. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Alaska
6. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Arabian Peninsula
7. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Argentina
8. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia
9. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Austria
10. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belgium
11. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Bolivia
12. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Brazil
13. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the British Isles
14. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Burma
15. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada
16. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Central and East Africa
17. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ceylon
18. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile
19. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Colombia
20. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Costa Rica
21. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Cuba
22. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Denmark
23. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Dominican Republic
24. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ecuador
25. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of El Salvador
26. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Finland
27. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of France
28. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Germany
29. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Guatemala
30. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Haiti
31. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Honduras
32. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India
33. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of ‘lráq
34. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Italy
35. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Jamaica
36. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Luxembourg
37. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Mexico
38. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Netherlands
39. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of New Zealand
40. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Nicaragua
41. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of North East Africa
42. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of North East Asia
43. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of North West Africa
44. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Norway
45. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Pákistán
46. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Panama
47. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Paraguay
48. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Persia
49. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Peru
50. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Portugal
51. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South East Asia
52. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the South Pacific
53. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South and West Africa
54. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Spain
55. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Sweden
56. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Switzerland
57. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Turkey
58. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States of America
59. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Uruguay
60. Directory of Localities where Bahá’ís reside under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Venezuela

II. Bahá’í Bibliography

1. Bahá’u’lláh’s Best-Known Writings
2. The Báb’s Best-Known Works
3. Bahá’í Publications of the United States of America

   a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   c. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   d. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

   e. The Bahá’í World

   f. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

   g. Children’s Literature

   h. Pamphlets

   i. Study Guides and Compilations for Group Study

   j. Administrative and Teaching Aids

   k. Music and Pictures

4. Bahá’í Publications of the British Isles

   a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   c. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   d. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

   e. Books about the Bahá’í Faith

   f. Pamphlets

   g. Foreign Language Literature Pamphlets

5. Bahá’í Publications of Germany

   a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   c. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   d. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

   e. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith including Books, Works for Children, Study Materials, etc.

   f. Pamphlets

6. Bahá’í Publications of Argentina

   a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   C. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   d. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

   e. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

   f. Pamphlets

7. Bahá’í Publications of India

   a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   c. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   d. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

   e. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith including Books, Works for Children, Study Materials, etc.

   f. Pamphlets

8. Bahá’í Publications of Persia

   a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   c. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

   d. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi

   e. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

9. Bahá’í Publications of Central and East Africa

   a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   b. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   c. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith including Books, Works for Children, Study Materials, etc.

10. Bahá’í Publications of Brazil

    a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

    b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    c. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    d. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

    e. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith including Books, Works for Children, Study Materials‘ etc.

11. Bahá’í Publications in Abyssinian (Amharic)
12. Bahá’í Publications in Afrikaans
13. Bahá’í Publications in Albanian
14. Bahá’í Publications in Aneityum (New Hebrides)
15. Bahá’í Publications in Arabic

    a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

    b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    c. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

    d. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi

    e. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

16. Baha’ 1 Publications in Armenian
17. Bahá” 1 Publications in Aymara
18. Bahá’í Publications in Balinese
19. Bahá’í Publications in Balochi
20. Bahá’í Publications in Balti
21. Bahá’í Publications in Basque
22. Bahá’í Publications in Batak
23. Bahá’í Publications in Bemba
24. Bahá’í Publications in Bengali
25. Bahá’í Publications in Blackfoot
26. Bahá’í Publications in Brahui
27. Bahá’í Publications in Bugis
28. Bahá’í Publications in Bugotu
29. Bahá’í Publications in Bulgarian
30. Bahá’í Publications in Burmese
31. Bahá’í Publications in Cebuano
32. Bahá’í Publications in Cherokee
33. Bahá’í Publications in Chin
34. Bahá’í Publications in Chinese
35. Bahá’í Publications in Croatian
36. Bahá’í Publications in Czech
37. Bahá’í Publications in Danish
38. Bahá’í Publications in Dayak
39. Bahá’í Publications in Dutch
40. Bahá’í Publications in English
41. Bahá’í Publications in Eskimo
42. Bahá’í Publications in Esperanto

    a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

    b. Writings of the Báb

    c. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    d. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    e. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

43. Bahá’í Publications in Estonian
44. Bahá’í Publications in Fijian
45. Bahá’í Publications in Finnish
46. Bahá’í Publications in Flemish
47. Bahá’í Publications in French

    a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

    b. Writings of the Báb

    c. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    d. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    e. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

    f. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

    g. Pamphlets

48. Bahá’í Publications in Georgian
49. Bahá’í Publications in German
50. Bahá’í Publications in Gilbertese
51. Bahá’í Publications in Greek
52. Bahá’í Publications in Guarani
53. Bahá’í Publications in Hebrew
54. Bahá’í Publications in Houailou
55. Bahá’í Publications in Hungarian
56. Bahá’í Publications in Ibaloy (Igorot)
57. Bahá’í Publications in Iban (Sea Dayak)
58. Bahá’í Publications in Icelandic
59. Bahá’í Publications in Ilocano
60. Bahá’í Publications in Indonesian
61. Bahá’í Publications in Iroquois
62. Bahá’í Publications in Italian

    a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

    b. Writings of the Báb

    c. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    d. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    e. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

    f. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

    g. Pamphlets

63. Bahá’í Publications in Japanese
64. Bahá’í Publications in Javanese
65. Bahá’í Publications in Kaili
66. Bahá’í Publications in Khmer (Cambodian)
67. Bahá’í Publications in Korean
68. Bahá’í Publications in Kwara’ae (Mwala)
69. Bahá’í Publications in Laotian
70. Bahá’í Publications in Lapp
71. Bahá’í Publications in Lengo
72. Bahá’í Publications in Lifu
73. Bahá’í Publications in Luxemburgish
74. Bahá’í Publications in Maltese
75. Bahá’í Publications in Maori
76. Bahá’í Publications in Marathi
77. Bahá’í Publications in Maré
78. Bahá’í Publications in Maya
79. Bahá’í Publications in Mentawai
80. Bahá’í Publications in Miskito
81. Bahá’í Publications in Mordoff
82. Bahá’í Publications in Navajo
83. Bahá’í Publications in Nias
84. Bahá’í Publications in Norwegian

    a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

    b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    c. Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

    d. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

    e. Pamphlets

85. Bahá’í Publications in Nubian
86. Bahá’í Publications in Nyanja
87. Bahá’í Publications in Ojibway
88. Bahá’í Publications in Oneida
89. Bahá’í Publications in Ossete
90. Bahá’í Publications in Pedi
91. Bahá’í Publications in Perm (Ziryen)
92. Bahá’í Publications in Persian
93. Bahá’í Publications in Piedmontese
94. Bahá’í Publications in Polish
95. Bahá’í Publications in Portuguese
96. Bahá’í Publications in Punjabi
97. Bahá’í Publications in Pushtu
98. Bahá’í Publications in Quechua
99. Bahá’í Publications in Rama
100. Bahá’í Publications in Rarotongan Maori
101. Bahá’í Publications in Romani
102. Bahá’í Publications in Romansch
103. Bahá’í Publications in Roviana
104. Bahá’í Publications in Rumanian
105. Bahá’í Publications in Russian
106. Bahá’í Publications in Samoan
107. Bahá’í Publications in Serbian
108. Bahá’í Publications in Sesutho (Sutho, Suto)
109. Bahá’í Publications in Shironga
110. Bahá’í Publications in Shona
111. Bahá’í Publications in Sindhi
112. Bahá’í Publications in Sinhalese
113. Bahá”i Publications in Slovak
114. Bahá’í Publications in Somali
115. Bahá’í Publications in Spanish

     a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

     b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

     c. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

     d. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

116. Bahá’í Publications in Sumo
117. Bahá’í Publications in Sundanese
118. Bahá’í Publications in Swazi
119. Bahá’í Publications in Swedish
120. Bahá’í Publications in Tagalog
121. Bahá’í Publications in Taloda
122. Bahá’í Publications in Tamil
123. Bahá’í Publications in Tatar
124. Bahá’í Publications in Tetum
125. Bahá’í Publications in Thai
126. Bahá’í Publications in Thô
127. Bahá’í Publications in Tigrigna
128. Bahá’í Publications in Tongan
129. Bahá’í Publications in Toradja
130. Bahá’í Publications in Trukese
131. Bahá’í Publications in Turkish
132. Bahá’í Publications in Ukrainian
133. Bahá’í Publications in Urdu

     a. Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

     b. Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

     c. Writings of Shoghi Effendi

     d. Writings on the Bahá’í Faith

134. Bahá’í Publications in Vietnamese (Annamese)
135. Bahá’í Publications in Xosa
136. Bahá’í Publications in Yancuic Cualli Nahuatl
137. Bahá’í Publications in Yiddish
138. Bahá’í Publications in Zulu
139. Other Languages into which Bahá’í Literature has been translated
140. Languages into which Bahá’í Literature is being translated
141. Bahá’í Literature for the Blind
142. Bahá’í Periodicals
143. References to the Bahá’í Faith in Books and Pamphlets published under non-Bahá’í Auspices
144. References to the Bahá’í Faith in Magazines by non-Bahá’í’ Authors
145. References to the Bahá’í Faith by Bahá’ís in non-Bahá’í Publications
146. References to the Bahá’í Faith in Encyclopedias and Reference Books

III. Transliteration of Oriental Words frequently used in Bahá’í Literature

Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Persian Alphabet

Notes on the Pronunciation of Persian Words

IV. Definitions of Oriental Terms used in Bahá’í Literature

PART FOUR

I. Articles and Reviews:

1. The Old Churches and the New World-Faith, by George Townshend, M.A. (Oxon)
2. Bahá’í: World Faith for Modern Man, by Arthur Dahl
3. The Lord Is One, by Seymour Weinberg
4. A Sampler from Maḥmúd’s Diary, by Marzieh Gail
5. The Lord of Hosts Is His Name, by H. M. Balyuzi

II. Music

III. Maps of Bahá’í Communities Around the World:

Progress Bahá’í World Crusade 1953-1958

Progress Bahá’í World Crusade 1963