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Contents

Introduction

I. AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH, by David Hofman

PART ONE
THE BAHÁ’Í REVELATION

I. EXCERPTS FROM THE BAHÁ’Í SACRED WRITINGS

1. Bahá’u’lláh
2. The Báb
3. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

II. EXCERPTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI

PART TWO
THE COMMEMORATION OF HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES

I. THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF BAHÍYYIH KHÁNUM. THE GREATEST HOLY LEAF

1. Passages from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh About the Greatest Holy Leaf
2. Passages from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá About the Greatest Holy Leaf and a Selection of His Letters to Her
3. Passages from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi About the Greatest Holy Leaf and Excerpts from His Letters About Her
4. A Selection of Letters of the Greatest Holy Leaf
5. A Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf, by Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum
6. The Commemoration at the World Centre of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf
7. Some References to the Greatest Holy Leaf Found in Works Published in English
8. Some Works Published to Commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf
9. The Greatest Holy Leaf: A Reminiscence, by ‘Alí Nakhjavání
10. The Life and Service of the Greatest Holy Leaf, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání

PART THREE
INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ’Í ACTIVITIES 1979-1983

I. THE HOUSE OF ‘ABDU’LLÁH PÁSHÁ

II. THE SEVEN YEAR INTERNATIONAL TEACHING PLAN 1979-1986

1. The Launching of the Seven Year Plan
2. The Seven Year International Teaching Plan 1979-1986: Progress to Riḍván 1983

   A. The World Centre

   B. World-wide Objectives

3. Expansion and Consolidation of the Bahá’í Faith—Information Statistical and Comparative

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   E. Europe

III. FIVE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Five International Conferences: A Pictorial Report
2. Messages Of the Universal House of Justice to the Five International Conferences:

   A. Dublin, Ireland 25 - 27 Jun 1982

   B. Quito, Ecuador 6 - 8 August 1982

   C. Lagos, Nigeria 19 - 22 August 1982

   D. Canberra. Australia 2 - 5 September 1982

   E. Montreal, Canada 2 - 5 September 1982

IV. INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ’Í ACTIVITIES 1979-1983

1. Survey by Continents:

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   E. Europe

2. The Association for Bahá’í Studies: 1979-1983 by Gerald Filson
3. The Establishment of the Bahá’í International Health Agency
4. Bahá’í scholarship in Australia: 1979-1983
5. Bahá’í Studies Seminars at the University of Lancaster: 1977-1980, by Peter Smith
6. The Development of Bahá’í Schools during the Seven Year Plan, by Barbara Barrett
7. Bahá’í Youth Academy of India
8. The Rabbani School at Gwalior, India, by Stephen H. Waite
9. Trail of Light, by Barbara Barrett
10. The Centenary of the Founding of the Bahá’í Faith in India: 1880-1980
11. The Persecution of the Bahá’í Community of Írán: 1979-1983, by Geoffrey Nash

    A. Survey of Events

    B. Identity of the Persecutors, and Charges Levelled against the Bahá’ís

    C. Pattern of Persecution

    D. Last Letters. Wills and Testaments

    E. Bahá’ís Killed in Train, Riḍván 1978-Riḍván 1983

    F. A Representative Selection of Documents Illustrating the Persecution of the Bahá’í Community of Írán: 1979-1983

    G. Bahá’í Children in Time of Persecution

    H. Detailed Summary of Actions taken by the Bahá’í International Community. National and Local Bahá’í Institutions. Governments, Non-Bahá’í Organizations and Prominent People in Connection with the Persecution of the Bahá’ís of Írán

12. Letter from the Universal House of Justice to Iranian Bahá’ís Living Outside Írán
13. The Emergence of a Universal Moral Order and the Persecution of the Iranian Bahá’í Community, by Will. C. van den Hoonaard
14. Persecution of the Bahá’í Faith in Írán: A Partial Bibliography of References from Books and Pamphlets, Journals, Newspaper Articles, and Official Documents in some European Languages, compiled by William P. Collins with the assistance of Janet H. Beavers
15. A Chronology of some of the Persecutions of the Bábís and Bahá’ís in Írán: 1844-1978, compiled by Dr. Moojan Momen

V. THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH AND THE UNITED NATIONS

1. Summary of the Years 1947-1979
2. The Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations 1979-1983, by Victor de Araujo

   Annex I

   Annex II

   Annex III

3. Activities of the Bahá’í International Community Relating to the Persecution of the Bahá’í Faith in Írán 1979-1983

VI. RECOGNITION OF THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH

1. Incorporation of National Spiritual Assemblies
2. Incorporation of Local Spiritual Assemblies
3. A Selection of other Documents Recording Official Recognition of the Bahá’í Faith

PART FOUR
THE WORLD ORDER OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH

I. THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

1. The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice
2. The Fifth International Convention for the Election of the Universal House of Justice
3. The Completion of Construction of the Building for the Seat of the Universal House of Justice: A Pictorial Report

II. THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE OF GOD

1. The Hands of the Cause of God and the Extension of their Functions into the Future:

   A. The Rulers and the Learned

   B. The Hands of the Cause of God

   C. The Continental Boards of Counsellors

   D. The International Teaching Centre

2. The Work and Travels of the Hands of the Cause 1979-1983
3. Hands of the Cause who Represented the Universal House of Justice at Conventions for the election of New National Spiritual Assemblies 1979-1983
4. A Tribute to the Hands of the Cause, by Lilian ‘Alá’í
5. The Hands of the Cause of God: An Appreciation, by Ray Hudson
6. The Development of the Institution of the Continental Boards of Counsellors (adapted from the Hawaiian History Calendar)

III. THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

1. Introduction, by Horace Holley
2. A Model Declaration of Trust and By-Laws for a National Spiritual Assembly
3. A Procedure for the Conduct of the Annual Bahá’í Convention
4. New National Spiritual Assemblies

IV. THE LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

1. The Institution and its Significance
2. By-Laws of a Local Spiritual Assembly

V. THE INSTITUTION OF THE MASHRIQU’L-ADHKÁR

1. Foreword, by Horace Holley
2. The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
3. The Mother Temple of the Indian Sub-Continent, by F. Ṣahbá
4. The Lotus Of Bahapur, by Sheriar Nooreyezdzm
5. The First Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands

VI. THE NON-POLITICAL CHARACTER OF THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH

1. Excerpts from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi

VII. RELATIONSHIP TO GOVERNMENT

1. Loyalty to Government
2. The Bahá’í View of Pacifism
3. Summary of the Guardian’s Instructions on the Obligations of Bahá’ís in Connection with Military Service

VIII. BAHÁ’Í CALENDAR FESTIVALS AND DATES OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

1. Foreword
2. Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting
3. Bahá’í Holy Days on which Work should be Suspended
4. Additional Material gleaned from Nabíl’s Narrative regarding the Bahá’í Calendar
5. Historical Data gleaned from Nabíl’s Narrative regarding Bahá’u’lláh
6. Dates of Historical Significance in the Rise of the Bahá’í Faith

PART FIVE
IN MEMORIAM

Abbas, Kamil (Kámil ‘Abbás Riḍá)

Adlparvar, Hishmat

Aḥmadpúr, Fu’ád

‘Alípúr, Guldánih Yúsifí

Allen, John

Altass, Florence Elizabeth

Appa, Seewoosumbur Jeehoba

Armstrong, Leonora

Balyuzi, Hasan M. (Ḥasan M. Balyúzí)

Baqá, Shídrukh Amír-Kíyá

Baker, Richard St. Barbe

Beard, Frances

Blake, Cecilia King

Blakely, Dudley Moore

Brechtefeld, Henry

Chinniah, Inparaju

Cobb, Stanwood

Cookson, Alexe

Dhacoo, Louis Pierre Henri

Doktoro‎ǧlu, Sami

Edwards, Hermione Vera Keens-Douglas

Eggleston, Helen

Eliás, Ṣubḥí

Faizi, Abu’l-Qásim

Falláḥ, Muḥammad ‘Alí (Afnán)

Farhangí, Masíḥ

Fitzner, Sarah Florence

Furúghí, Rúḥu’lláh

Ghobad, Isfandiyar (Isfandíyár Qubád)

Giachery, Angeline

Gibson, Amoz Everett

Greeves, Lisbeth

Ḥakím, Manúchihr

Ḥalabí, Ḥusayn

Haney, Paul Edmond

Hayden, Robert

Henseler, Julius

Outhey, Jeannette

Pavón, Clementina Mejía de

Pavón, Segundo

Pöllinger, Franz

Raman, Appu

Raynor, Allan

Rhein, Ottilie

Rostampour, Ardeshir (Ardashír Rustampúr)

Rowling, Margaret

Ruggoo, Arthur Joseph Gustave

Sala, Rosemary

Sandando, Yowane

Scherer, Carl A.

Scherer, Loretta L.

Hezari, Ardeshir (Ardishír Hizárí)

Hokufonu, Mosese

Holley, Doris

Hutchinson-Smith, Jean

Joshi, Asanand Chagla

Kahaloa, Solomon

Kamálí-Sarvistání, Mirzá Áqá Khán

Kazemi (Káẓimí), Sharon Rickey

Kelsey, Olivia

Kempton, Honor

Kidder, Dr. Alice G.

King, Melba M. Call

Korean, Suliana Halaholo

Labíb, Muḥammad

Leach, Bernard

Lith, Jacob Eduard (Bob) van

Lukmani, Dr. M. E. (Dr. M. E. Luqmání)

Maḥmúdí, Zhínús Ni‘mat

Mavaddat, Nasrollah (Naṣru’lláh Maviddat)

Mesbah, Amine (Dr. Amín’u’lláh Miṣbáh)

Mesbah, Jeanne (Jeanne Miṣbáh)

Missaghiyeh, Abdul-Missagh (‘Abdu’l-Míthaq Míthaqíyih)

Mkhize, Bertha

Mobedzadeh, Shah Bahram (Sháh Bahrám Múbidzádih)

Morais, Kenneth Allan

Muhájir, Dr. Rahmatu’lláh

Mühlschlegel, Dr. Adelbert

Muṣṭafá, Muḥammad

Nakhjavání, Jalál

Njang, Elizabeth Idang

Nodada, Cecilia Mkize

Ober, Dr. Elizabeth Kidder

Olinga, Enoch

Schmidt, Dr. Eugen

Seepé, Lot Max

Shepherd, Harold

Sneider, Mabel Adelle

Sombeek, Ludmila Van

Sombeek, Rita van Bleyswijk

Stettler, Karl Donald

Suleimani, Ridvaniyyih (Riḍvániyyih Sulamání)

Vaḥdat, ‘Iṣmát

Vaḥdat, Yadu’lláh

Vargas, Pedro

Vujdání, Bahár

Weeden, Gladys Anderson

Wilks, Helen Hazel

Zonneveld, Arnold

PART SIX
DIRECTORY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, GLOSSARY

I. BAHÁ’Í DIRECTORY

1. The Universal House of Justice
2. The Hands of the Cause
3. The International Teaching Centre
4. Continental Boards of Counsellors
5. Bahá’í International Community
6. National Spiritual Assemblies
7. Bahá’í Publishing Trusts

II. BAHÁ’Í BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Bahá’u’lláh’s Best-Known Works
2. The Báb’s Best-Known Works
3. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Best-Known Works
4. Some Compilations from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
5. Shoghi Effendi’s Best-Known Works
6. Language and Literature Achievements, Riḍván 1979-Riḍván 1983:

   A. Languages in International Use

   B. Invented Languages

   C. Africa

   D. The Americas

   E. Asia

   F. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   G. Europe

   H. Total by Continents

7. Translations of the Short Obligatory Prayer:

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   E. Europe

   F. Invented Languages

   G. Miscellaneous

8. A Bibliography of English Language Works on the Bahá’í Faith: Selections, compiled by William P. Collins

   A. The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

   B. The Writings of the Báb

   C. The Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   D. Works Compiled from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, The Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

   E. The Writings of Shoghi Effendi

   F. Works and Messages of the Universal House of Justice

   G. Writings on the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths

9. A Partial Bibliography of some Major Original Works on the Bahá’í Faith in Languages other than English compiled by William P Collins
10. A Bibliography of Theses Relating to the Bahá’í Faith, compiled by William P. Collins
11. Partial Listing of some Current General Bahá’í Periodicals, compiled by William P. Collins

III. ORIENTAL TERMS

1. Transliteration of Oriental Words Frequently used in Bahá’í Literature
2. Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Persian Alphabet
3. Notes on the Pronunciation of Persian Words
4. Definitions of some of the Oriental Terms used in Bahá’í Literature

PART SEVEN
LITERARY AND MUSICAL WORKS

I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS

1. Memories of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, by ‘Alí M Yazdí
2. Life as Metaphor, by John S. Hatcher
3. Remembering Bernard Leach, by Trudi Scott
4. The Concept of Spirituality, by William S. Hatcher
5. One Kind Deed, by Dipchand Khianra
6. Kaushal Kishore Bhargava: An Appreciation, based on a Memoir by Dipchand Khianra
7. August Forel Defends the Persecuted Persian Bahá’ís: 1925-1927, by John Paul Vader
8. Bahá’u’lláh and the Fourth Estate, by Roger White
9. August Rudd: The First Bahá’í Pioneer to Sweden

II. VERSE

III. MUSIC