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Contents

Introduction

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

1. The Greatest Drama in the World’s Spiritual History—Excerpts from The Promised Day is Come

PART TWO

FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH—The First Half Century of the Formative Age of the Bahá’í Faith, by Eunice Braun

PART THREE
INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ’Í ACTIVITIES

I. THE HOUSE OF ‘ABDU’LLÁH PÁSHÁ

II. THE FIVE YEAR INTERNATIONAL TEACHING PLAN 1974-1979

1. The Launching of the Five Year Plan
2. Analysis of the Five Year Plan

III. INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ’Í ACTIVITIES 1973-1976

1. The World Centre
2. Survey by Continents

IV. THE HISTORY OF NEW ERA HIGH SCHOOL, by James P.West

V. THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH AND THE UNITED NATIONS

1. The Beginnings of Bahá’í Relationship with the United Nations

   A. The Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations 1954-1963

   B. 1963-1973, by Victor de Araujo

   C. 1973-1976, by Victor de Araujo

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 BAHA’U’LLAH

I. THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

1. The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice
2. The Third International Convention for the Election of the Universal House of Justice
3. The Greatest Single Undertaking of the Five Year Plan—Announcement of the Initiation of Construction of the Permanent Seat of the Universal House of Justice
4. The Permanent Seat of the Universal House of Justice, by Ḥusayn Amánat

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
3. Hands of the Cause who Represented the Universal House of Justice at Inaugural Conventions for the election of National Spiritual Assemblies 1973-1976
4. The Green Light Expedition

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

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 Subcontinent
4. The First Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands

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

1. The Non-Political Character of the Bahá’í Faith—Excerpts from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi

VII. RELATIONSHIP TO GOVERNMENT

1. Loyalty to Government—Statement Prepared by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States of America
2. The Bahá’í View of Pacifism .
3. The Bahá’í Position on Military Service
4. Summary of the Guardian’s Instructions on the Obligation of Bahá’ís in Connection with Military Service

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

1. Foreword, by Dr. J. E. Esslemont
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 Nabil’s Narrative (vol. II) regarding the Bahá’í Calendar
5. Historical Data Gleaned from Nabil’s Narrative (vol II), regarding Bahá’u’lláh
6. Dates of Historical Significance in the Rise of the Bahá’í Faith

PART FIVE

IN MEMORIAM

Aḥmadpúr, ‘Ináyatu’lláh	Krishnan, G. S. Santhanam
Arbáb, Rúḥí	Kuhlase, Christopher V.
Ashen, Elizabeth Ann (Anna)	Kunz, Anna
Ázamíkháh, Qudratu’lláh	Loft, Alfred James
Baghdádi, ‘Abbás Iḥsán	Malkin, Seymour
Bakhtíyárí, Isfandíyár	Marangella, Philip A.
Bare, Karen	McKinley, Violet
Becker, Matilda (Betty)	Mejia, Blanca Victoria
Beeton, James Henry Isaac	Mills, Mary Olga Katherine
Bode, Edward L	Mujáhid, Siyyid Amír-Sháh
Dhabíḥ, Ishráqíyyih	Na‘ímí, Maḥbúbih
Dreyfus-Barney, Laura Clifford	Patterson, Robert Henry
Elston, Mary Ashley	Toeg, Daoud
Eziukwu, Isaac	‘Ubbádí, Ghulám-‘Alí
Facey, James Vassal	Vakíl, Munír
Ferraby, John	Venturini, Verena
George, Prudence	Zaynu’l-Ábidín, Fawzí
Graham, Fred

Errata

Estrada, Salomón Pacora

Vieira, Eduardo Duarte

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 and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
5. Shoghi Effendi’s Best-Known Works
6. Languages into which Bahá’í Literature has been Translated— Riḍván 1973-1976

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands.

   E. Europe

   F. Invented Languages

   G. Total by Continents

7. The Short Obligatory Prayer in 320 Languages, Dialects or Scripts

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands.

   E. Europe

   F. Invented Languages

8. Major Works and Partial List of Languages in which they are available

   A. Works of Bahá’u’lláh

   B. Works of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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

   D. Works of Shoghi Effendi

9. A Selection of Introductory and Expository Works

   A. General

   B. For Children

   C. Periodicals

   D. International Record

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. The Sufferings of Bahá’u’lláh and Their Significance, by George Townshend
2. The Fragrance of Spirituality: An Appreciation of the Art of Mark Tobey, by Arthur Lyon Dahl
3. Excerpts from Beyond East and West, by Bernard Leach
4. La Foi Mondiale Bahá’íe: Religion Planetaire de l'Avenir? by Jacques Chouleur
5. The Flowering of the Planet, by Guy Murchie
6. Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, by Bahíyyih Nakhavání
7. Bahá’u’lláh’s Model for World Unity, by Douglas Martin

II. VERSE

III. MUSIC