Bahá’í World/Volume 6/Contents of Bahá’í Year Book Bahá’í World Volumes
CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME I—BAHÁ’Í YEAR BOOK
AND
VOLUMES II, III, IV AND V
THE BAHÁ’Í WORLD
CONTENTS OF BAHÁ’Í YEAR BOOK
VOLUME I
PART ONE
“O Army of Life!”
A Statement of the Purpose and Principles of the Bahá’í Faith.
Outline of Bahá’í History.
The Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
PART TWO
Extracts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings.
A Statement on Present-day Administration of the Bahá’í Cause.
Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals.
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár.
Brief History of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in America.
Extracts from Mashriqu’l-Adhkár Report.
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of ‘Ishqábád.
Impressions of Haifa.
Kunjangoon.
Old and New Paths at Green Acre.
World Unity Conference.
PART THREE
National Spiritual Assemblies.
Leading Local Bahá’í Centers.
Bahá’í Periodicals.
Bibliography.
References to the Bahá’í Movement.
European and American Cities Visited by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Transliteration of Oriental Terms Frequently Used in Bahá’í Literature.
Dr. J. E. Esslemont.
PART FOUR
The Relation of the Bahá’í Cause to Modern Progressive Movements.
The Unity of Civilization.
Equality of Men and Women.
Esperanto and the Bahá’í Teachings.
Unity of Religions.
Science and Religion.
Universal Education.
Racial Amity.
The Economic Teaching of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
World Peace.
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VOLUME II
PART ONE
“O Army of Life!”—Words of‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
A Statement of the Purpose and Principles of the Bahá’í Faith and Outline of Bahá’í History.
The Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities in the East and West.
PART TWO
Excerpts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings.
- Soul, Mind, Spirit and the Essence of Divinity.
A Statement on Present-Day Administration of the Bahá’í Cause.
- Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- The Spirit and Form of Bahá’í Administration.
- Declaration of Trust.
- By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly.
- Excerpts from Letters of Shoghi Effendi.
Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals.
- Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting.
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár.
- Address of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivered at Bahá’í Convention, Chicago, 1912.
- The Structure of the Bahá’í Temple.
- Address delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Dedication of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
Grounds, May, 1912.
- The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of ‘Ishqábád.
Impressions of Haifa.
Haifa, ‘Akká and Bahjí.
Kunjangoon—The Village of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Through India and Burma.
Green Acre and the Ideal of World Unity.
References to the Bahá’í Faith.
Queen Marie of Rumania pays tribute to the beauty and nobility of the Bahá’í Teachings.
PART THREE
Bahá’í Directory, 1928.
- Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies.
- Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies.
- Bahá’í Groups with names and addresses of correspondents.
- Bahá’í Groups.
- Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Persia.
- Bahá’í Periodicals.
Bahá’í Bibliography.
- Section One—List One: Bahá’í Publications of America.
- Section Two—List Two: Bahá’í Publications of England.
- —List Three: Bahá’í Literature in French.
- —List Four: Bahá’í Literature in German.
- —List Five: Partial List of Bahá’í Literature in Oriental Languages.
- Section Three—Alphabetical List of Bahá’í books and pamphlets.
- Section Four—References to the Bahá’í Movement in non-Bahá’í works.
- Section Five—References to the Bahá’í Movement in magazines.
Transliteration of Oriental Terms frequently used in Bahá’í literature.
- Guide to the transliteration and pronunciation of the Íránian alphabet.
PART FOUR
Introduction to The Promulgation of Universal Peace.
Poem—“A Prayer.”
The Bahá’í Religion—Papers read at the Conference of Some Living Religions Within the British Empire, 1924.
- Paper I—By Horace Holley.
- Paper II—By Rúḥí Effendi Afnán.
Living Religions and the Bahá’í Movement.
The Bahá’í Attitude Towards Muḥammad.
A Modern Interpretation of Muḥammadanism.
The World-Wide Influence of Qurratu’l-‘Ayn.
Souvenir Feast of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
The Bahá’í Cause at the Universal Esperanto Congresses at Edinburgh and Danzig.
On the Borders of Lake Leman.
Translation of a Letter from the Israelitish Assembly of Bahá’í of Ṭihrán, Írán.
Inter-Racial Amity.
- Appendix—Tablet to America revealed by Bahá’u’lláh.
Bahá’í Persecutions in Írán—An Appeal to His Imperial Majesty Riḍá Sháh Pahlaví.
- Appendix One—Summary of Bahá’í Teachings.
- Appendix Two—Excerpts from Letters of Bahá’u’lláh to the Sulṭán of Turkey and
the Sháh of Írán.
- Appendix Three—Words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá concerning Írán.
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VOLUME III
PART ONE
“The City of Certitude”—Words of Bahá’u’lláh.
Aims and Purposes of the Bahá’í Faith.
Bahá’u’lláh: The Voice of Religious Reconciliation.
The Dawn of the Bahá’í Revelation. (From Nabíl’s Narrative.)
Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities in the East and West.
PART TWO
Excerpts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings.
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.
- Present-day Administration of the Bahá’í Faith.
- Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- The Spirit and Form of Bahá’í Administration.
- Declaration of Trust by the National Spiritual Assembly.
- Excerpts from the Letters of Shoghi Effendi.
- Text of Bahá’í application for civil recognition by the Palestine Administration.
- Facsimile of Bahá’í marriage certificates adopted and enforced by the National
Spiritual Assemblies of the Bahá’ís of Írán and Egypt.
Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals.
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár.
Green Acre and the Bahá’í Ideal of Inter-racial Amity.
References to the Bahá’í Faith.
The Case of Baha’u’llah’s House in Baghdád before the League of Nations.
Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney.
PART THREE
Bahá’í Directory, 1930.
- Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies.
- Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies.
- Bahá’í Groups.
- Bahá’í Administrative Division in Persia.
- Bahá’í Periodicals.
Bahá’í Bibliography.
- Bahá’í Publications.
- of America.
- of England.
- in French.
- in German and other Western Languages.
- in Oriental Languages (partial list).
- Alphabetical List of Bahá’í Books and Pamphlets.
- References to the Bahá’í Faith in Non-Bahá’í works.
- References to the Bahá’í Faith in Magazines.
Transliteration of Oriental Words frequently used in Bahá’í Literature with guide to the transliteration and pronunciation of the Íránian Alphabet.
Definitions of Oriental Terms used in Bahá’í Literature.
PART FOUR
Bahá’u’lláh’s Divine Economy: a Letter of Shoghi Effendi.
The Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah: A Reflection, by G. Townshend.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Visit to Woking, England.
Impressions of Haifa, by Alaine Locke, A.B., Ph.D.
The World Vision of a Savant, by Dr. Auguste Henri Forel.
The Cultural Principles of the Bahá’í Movement, by Dr. Ernst Kliemke.
The Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, by Wanden Mathews LaFarge.
The Bahá’í Movement in German Universities, by Martha L. Root.
The City Foursquare, by Allen B. McDaniel.
Religion for the New Age, by John Herman Randall.
“Before Abraham Was, I Am!” by Thornton Chase.
The Races of Men—Many or One, by Louis G. Gregory.
Haifa—and the Bahá’ís, by Dr. John Haynes Holmes.
A Visit to Rustum Vambéry, By Martha L. Root.
The Bahá’í Cause at the XXth Universal Congress of Esperanto at Antwerp, Belgium, August, 1928, by Martha L. Root.
Shrines and Gardens, by Beatrice Irwin.
An Audience with King Feisal, by Martha L. Root.
Bahá’u’lláh and His Teachings, Reprinted from the Japan Times and Mail.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the Rabbi, by Willard P. Hatch.
Some Experiences Among the Poor in Brazil, by Leonora Holsapple.
A Trip to Tahiti, by Louise Bosch.
VOLUME IV
PART ONE
Bahá’u’lláh: The Voice of Religious Reconciliation.
Aims and Purposes of the Bahá’í Faith.
Martyrdom of the Báb (From Nabíl’s Narrative).
Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities in the East and West.
Excerpts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings.
PART TWO
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.
- Present-day Administration of the Bahá’í Faith.
- Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- The Spirit and Form of Bahá’í Administration.
- Declaration of Trust by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the
United States and Canada.
- Certificate of Incorporation by the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the
City of New York.
- Documents related to the incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of
the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada as a recognized Religious Society in Palestine.
- Petition addressed by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the
United States and Canada to the Prime Minister of the Egyptian Government.
- Excerpts from the Letters of Shoghi Effendi.
- Facsimile of Baha’i Marriage Certificates adopted and enforced by the National
Spiritual Assemblies of the Bahá’ís of Írán and of Egypt.
- Facsimile of the Certificate of the United States Federal Government to the
Declaration of Trust entered into by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada.
- Facsimile of the Certificate of the Palestine Government incorporating the
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada as a Religious Society in Palestine.
- Facsimile of the Certificate of Incorporation, The Spiritual Assembly of the
Bahá’ís of the City of New York.
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár.
- Foreword.
- Architecture Expressing the Renewal of Religion.
- God-intoxicated Architecture.
- The Bahá’í Temple.
- A Temple of Light.
- A Statement by the Architect.
- Dedication of the Temple.
- A Glorious Gift—from a Shrine to a Shrine.
- The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár.
References to the Bahá’í Faith.
Further Developments in the Case of Bahá’u’lláh’s House: Extracts from the Minutes of the Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations.
- Minutes of the Sixteenth Session: November 1929.
- Minutes of the Nineteenth Session: November 1930.
- Minutes of the Twentieth Session: June 1931.
- Letter from the British Government.
- Minutes of the Twenty-first Session: November 1931.
- Extracts from the Report to the Council of the League of Nations.
Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals.
- Foreword.
- Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting.
- Additional Material gleaned from Nabíl’s Narrative (Vol. II) regarding the
Bahá’í Calendar.
- Historical Data gleaned from Nabíl’s Narrative (Vol. II) regarding Bahá’u’lláh.
Short History of the International Bahá’í Bureau at Geneva, Switzerland.
In Memoriam.
- Miss Ethel Rosenberg.
- Mrs. C. S. Coles.
- Consul Albert Schwarz.
PART THREE
Bahá’í Directory, 1931-1932.
- Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies.
- Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies and Groups.
- Officers and Committees of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of
the United States and Canada.
- Local Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies and Groups in the United States and Canada.
- Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán.
- Address of Centers of Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán.
- List of the Báb’s best-known works.
Bahá’í Bibliography.
- Bahá’í Publications of America.
- Books about the Bahá’í Faith.
- Writings of the Báb.
- Writings of Bahá’u’lláh.
- Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- Writings of Shoghi Effendi.
- Prayers.
- Bahá’í Literature in Pamphlet Form.
- Compilations.
- Bahá’í Publications of England.
- Bahá’í Literature in French.
- Bahá’í Literature in Italian.
- Bahá’í Literature in Dutch.
- Bahá’í Literature in Danish.
- Bahá’í Literature in Swedish.
- Bahá’í Literature in Portuguese.
- Bahá’í Literature in Albanian.
- Bahá’í Literature in Esperanto.
- Bahá’í Literature in Russian.
- Bahá’í Literature in German.
- Bahá’í Literature in Oriental Languages.
- Íránian.
- Urdu.
- Arabic.
- Turkish.
- Burmese.
- Chinese.
- Hebrew.
- Tartar.
- Gujrati.
- Japanese.
- Armenian.
- Tamil.
- Bahá’í Literature in Braille (for the Blind).
- Bahá’í Periodicals.
- References to the Bahá’í Faith in Books by non-Bahá’í Authors.
- References to the Bahá’í Faith in Magazines by non-Bahá’í Writers.
Transliteration of Oriental Words frequently used in Bahá’í Literature with Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Íránian Alphabet.
Definitions of Oriental Terms used in Bahá’í Literature. Glossary.
PART FOUR
The Goal of a New World Order: A Letter of Shoghi Effendi.
The Way of the Master, by G. Townshend.
Italy and the Bahá’í Cause, by General Renato Piola Caselli.
The World Economy of Bahá’u’lláh, by Horace Holley.
Education as a Source of Good Will, by President Bayard Dodge.
Unity through Diversity: A Bahá’í Principle, by Alain Locke, A.B., Ph.D.
A Short Chronicle of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Visit to London, 1911-1912, by Lady Blomfield.
Professor Auguste Forel and the Bahá’í Teaching, by Stanwood Cobb.
A Tribute from Dr. Edmond Privat.
A Visit to ‘Akká, by Mrs. Alexander Whyte.
The First Fruits of Victory, by Keith Ransom-Kehler.
Where Is the Key to World Unity, by Louise Drake Wright.
A Visit to Bahjí, by Nancy Bowditch.
Religion in Asia, by Herbert A. Miller.
China’s Tribute to the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh.
Appreciations of the Bahá’í Movement, by Martha L. Root.
The Supreme Affliction, by Alfred E. Lunt.
The Bahá’í Movement and North American University Circles, by Martha L. Root.
Bahá’í Ideals of Education, by Stanwood Cobb.
Man and Mankind on the Way of Progress, by Lydja Zamenhof.
The Epidemic of the Persian Jews, by A. J. Wienberg.
The Younger Generation, by Marḍíyyih Nabíl Carpenter.
Light on Basic Unity, by Louis G. Gregory.
The Bahá’í Movement in Japan, by Tokujiro Torii.
Science and Religion, compiled by Loulie A. Mathews.
A Bahá’í Traveler in Palestine, by Walter B. Guy, M.D.
Dr. David Starr Jordan, by Willard P. Hatch.
Song-offerings.
Echoes from the Spheres.
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VOLUME V
PART ONE
Aims and Purposes of the Bahá’í Faith.
Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities in the East and West.
Excerpts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings.
The Passing of Bahíyyih Khánum, the Most Exalted Leaf.
PART TWO
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.
Present-day Administration of the Bahá’í Faith.
Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Genealogy of the Báb.
Genealogy of Bahá’u’lláh.
Facsimile of Bahá’í Marriage Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assemblies of the Bahá’ís of Írán and of Egypt.
The Spirit and Form of the Bahá’í Administrative Order.
Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada.
Facsimile of the Certificate of the United States Federal Government to the Declaration of Trust entered into by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada.
Facsimile of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.
Facsimile of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Washington, D. C., U.S. A.
By-Laws of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the City of New York.
Facsimile of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. A.
Certificate of Incorporation, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India and Burma.
Certificate of Incorporation, the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Esslingen, Germany.
Excerpts from the Letters of Shoghi Effendi.
Map of Bahá’í holdings surrounding and dedicated to the shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel and tentative design of terraces.
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár.
- Foreword.
- The Bahá’í House of Worship.
- The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár.
- The Spell of the Temple.
- A Statement by the Architect.
- The Project of Ornamenting the Bahá’í Temple Dome.
- Architectural Concrete of the Exposed Aggregate Type.
- God-Intoxicated Architecture.
- Model of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago,
1933.
References to the Baha’i Faith, by:
- Archduchess Anton of Austria, Charles Baudouin, Prof. Norman Bentwich, Prof. E. G. Browne, Dr. J. Estlin Carpenter, General Renato Piola Caselli, Rev. T. K. Cheyne, Valentine Chirol, Rev. K. T. Chung, Right Hon. The Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Prof. James Darmesteter, Rev. J. Tyssul Davis, Dr. Auguste Forel, Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons, Dr. Henry H. Jessup, Prof. Jowett, Prof. Dimitry Kazarov, Helen Keller, Harry Charles Lukach, Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania, Alfred W. Martin, President Masaryk, Dr. Rokuichiro Masujima, Mr. Renwick J. G. Millar, Prof. Herbert A. Miller, The Hon. Lilian Helen Montague, Rev. Frederick W. Oakes, Sir Flinders Petrie, Charles H. Prisk, Dr. Edmond Privat, Herbert Putnam, Ernest Renan, Right Hon. Sir Herbert Samuel, Emile Schreiber, Prof. Hari Prasad Shastri, Rev. Griffith J. Sparham, Shri Purohit Swami, Leo Tolstoy, Prof. Arminius Vambéry, Sir Francis Younghusband.
Further Developments in the case of Bahá’u’lláh’s House in Baghdád.
- Excerpts from the Minutes of the XXII session of the Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations: Nov. 3 to Dec. 6, 1932.
- Excerpts from the Minutes of the XXIV session of the Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations: Oct. 23 to Nov. 4, 1933.
- Note.
- Mandates under the League of Nations.
Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals.
- Foreword.
- Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting.
- Additional Material Gleaned from Nabil’s Narrative (Vol. II) regarding the Bahá’í
Calendar.
- Historical Data Gleaned from Nabil’s Narrative (Vol. II) regarding Bahá’u’lláh.
Youth Activities Throughout the Bahá’í World.
In Memoriam.
- Mrs. Keith Ransom-Kehler.
- Mrs. Agnes Parsons.
- Yusuf Khán-i-Vujdani.
- Dr. Arastú Khán Hakím.
- George Adam Benke.
- Edwin Scott.
- Mrs. Alice Barney
- Mrs. Lisbeth Klitzing.
- Extracts from “Baha’i News.”
PART THREE
Bahá’í Directory 1933-1934.
- Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies.
- Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies and Groups.
- Officers and committees of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the
United States and Canada.
- Local Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies and Groups in the United States and Canada.
- Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán.
- Address of Centers of Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán.
- Alphabetical List of Bahá’u’lláh’s Best-Known Writings.
- List of the Báb’s Best-Known Works.
Bahá’í Bibliography.
- Bahá’í Publications of America.
- Books about the Bahá’í Faith.
- Writings of the Báb.
- Writings of Bahá’u’lláh.
- Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- Writings of Shoghi Effendi.
- Prayers.
- Bahá’í Literature in Pamphlet Form.
- Compilations.
- Bahá’í Publications of England.
- Bahá’í Literature in French.
- Bahá’í Literature in Italian.
- Bahá’í Literature in Dutch.
- Bahá’í Literature in Danish.
- Bahá’í Literature in Swedish.
Twenty-sixth Universal Congress of Esperanto held in Stockholm, Sweden, August 4-12, 1934.
