Bahá’í World/Volume 19

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April 1983-1986 Access: PDF, Images

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

The Call of Bahá’u’lláh, excerpts from The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh

PART TWO
International survey of current Bahá’í activities

I. THE SEVEN YEAR INTERNATIONAL TEACHING PLAN 1979-1986

1. The Completion of the Seven Year International Teaching Plan

   A. The World Centre

   1. The Seat of the Universal House of Justice
   2. Designs for Three Additional Buildings on the Arc
   3. Development of the International Teaching Centre.
   4. The Bahá’í International Community
   5. Emancipation and Protection of the Faith
   6. Collation and Classification of the Sacred Texts
   7. Restoration and Maintenance of Holy Places
   8. Growth and Development of the Bahá’í World Centre

   B. World-Wide Objectives

   1. Divinely-Propelled Expansion of the Faith
   2. The Growing Maturity of Bahá’í Institutions
   3. Spiritual Enrichment of the Bahá’í Community
   4. The Emergence of the Faith from Obscurity

2. Expansion and Consolidation of the Bahá’í Faith to Riḍván 143 Bahá’í Era (21 April 1986)

   Information Statistical and Comparative

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   E. Europe

II. INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ’Í ACTIVITIES 1983-1986

1. Survey by Continents

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   E. Europe

2. Persecution of the Bahá’í Community of Írán 1983-1986

   A. Survey of Events

   B. Bahá’ís Killed in Írán: 1978-20 April 1986

   C. Bahá’ís Who Disappeared Without Trace in Írán and are Presumed Dead: 1979-20 April 1986

   D. A Representative Selection of Documents Illustrating the Persecution of the Bahá’í Community of Írán: 1983-1986

   E. Bahá’í Children and Youth in Time of Persecution: 1983-1986

   F. The Persecution of the Bahá’í Community of Írán: A Partial Bibliography of References from Books and Pamphlets, Journals, Newspaper Articles and Official Documents in Some European Languages, 1983-1986

3. The Persecution of the Bahá’í Community of Egypt 1985–1986

   A. Survey of Events: February 1985–20 April 1986

   B. A Commentary on the Azhar’s Statement Regarding ‘Bahá’ís and Bahá’ísm’

4. Bahá’í Community Activities in Support of the United Nations International Youth Year 1985

   A. We Cannot Fail Them

   B. Participation in International Youth Year

   C. Letters from The Universal House of Justice

5. The Promise of World Peace

   A. The Promise of World Peace: Text of a Statement issued by the Universal House of Justice, October 1985.

   B. Dissemination of The Promise of World Peace, October 1985–20 April 1986

6. Social and Economic Development

   A. Social and Economic Development Activities: A New Stage in the Evolution of Bahá’u’lláh’s World Order, by Holly Hanson Vick

   B. A Summary of Social and Economic Development Activities

7. Bahá’í Scholarship 1983-1986

   A. Associations for Bahá’í Studies

   B. The West African Centre for Bahá’í Studies, Lagos, Nigeria

   C. Bahá’í and Babi-Bahá’í Scholarship Seminars, United Kingdom

   D. Bahá’í History Conferences, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

8. A Statement on the Encouragement of Bahá’í Scholarship issued by the International Teaching Centre, 9 August 1984
9. The visit of His Excellency Chaim Herzog, President of Israel, to the Bahá’í World Centre, 21 October 1984

III. THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH AND THE UNITED NATIONS

1. Summary of the Years 1947-1983
2. The Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations 1983-1986, by Victor de Araujo

   Annex I

   Annex II

   Annex III

3. Achievements of the Bahá’í Community in Advancing the Status of Women: A Report of the Bahá’í International Community for the United Nations Decade for Women, 1976–1985
4. The Bahá’í International Community Participation in the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women and ‘Forum ’85’, Nairobi, Kenya, 15 26 July 1985
5. Activities of the Bahá’í International Community Relating to the Persecution of the Bahá’í Faith in Írán 1983-1986, by Margaret Knight

IV. RECOGNITION OF THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH

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

PART THREE
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh

I. THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

1. The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice

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. The Development of the Institutions of the International Teaching Centre and the Continental Boards of Counsellors

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 Dedication of the First Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands and the International Teaching Conference, Apia, Western Samoa, 1984

   A. Report of the Dedication and Conference

   B. Message of the Universal House of Justice

   C. Text of the Address of His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II

4. The Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent: Progress Report
5. The Jewel in the Lotus, by Charles Macdonald

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

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 FOUR

IN MEMORIAM

‘Alá’í, Shu‘á‘u’lláh	Geary, Irving
Anwar, Abdullah (‘Abdu’lláh Anvar)	Greeven, Inez Marshall Cook
Anwar, Munireh (Munirih Anvar)	Grossmann, Anna
Belcher, Edward	Gung, Claire
Collison, Reginald ‘Rex’	Hipp, Suzette
Cowan, Angus Weldon	Ioas, Sylvia
Cuellar, Yvonne Liegeois	Ishráqí, ‘Ináyatu’lláh
Dalvand, Sháhín (‘Shírín’)	Isháqí, ‘Izzat Jánamí
Danielsen, Edith May Miller	Ishráqí, Ru’yá
Daugherty, Orpha	Kazimpur Amri, ‘Abbas
Davids, Mogamat Roeshdi (Rushdi)	Khin, Daw Thoung
Edwards, Julius A. G.	Knowlton, Samson
Gardner, Lloyd G.	Lake, Greta
	Ljungberg, Eskil J.
	Loft, Melba Whetung
	Mahmudniflad, Muna

Note: List divided here to reflect the original presentation in print.

Makwelung, Rose	Rezvani, Ehsanollah (Iḥsán’u’lláh Riḍvání)
Manton, Eric	Rice, Emma Mandell
Masehla, William Mmutle	Rodrigues, José C. Xavier
Migette, Lucienne	Rowhani, Shapoor Aspandiar (Shápúr Isfandíyár Rawḥání’)
Mitchell, William	Ṣábirí, Símín
Moul, Georgine A.	Síyávushií, Jamshíd
Muqimi-Abyanih, Zarrin	Síyávushií, Ṭáhirih Arjumandí
Nabíl-i-Akbar Tawfíq, Nadirih	Shrivastava, Kailash
Nichols, Valeria Lamb	Sulaymániy-i-Ardakání, ‘Azizu’lláh
Nicklin, Eve B.	Stout, Janet Whitenack
Nirumand, Mahgid	Szanto-Felbermann, Renée
Njiki, Samuel (Njiki Samuel Njenji)	Taffa, Teresa
Noorani, Shirin (Shírín Núrání)	Teo Geok Leng
Nourse, Catharine E.	Thábit, Akhtar
Orbison, Virginia	True, George Russell
Parker, Herbert	Ullrich, Margarite Ioas
Pavón, Raúl	Voelz, Genevieve E.
Printezis, Nikolas	Wakil, ‘Abbás (‘Abbás Vakíl)
Randrianarivo, Daniel	Wells, Arnold
Revell, Ethel Cowan	Yaldá’í, Nuṣrat Ghufrání

PART FIVE
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, 21 April 1983-20 April 1986

   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. A Bibliography of Theses Relating to the Bahá’í Faith
8. A Partial Listing of some Current General Bahá’í Periodicals

   A. Produced Under the Auspices of Bahá’í Institutions

   B. Produced Under Non-Institutional Auspices

9. A Partial Bibliography of Commercially Produced Filmstrips on the Bahá’í Faith, 1971—1986

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 SIX
Literary and musical works

I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS

1. Glimpses of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, by Muḥammad-Shafi‘ Rouhani (Rawḥání) translated from the Persian by Baharieh (Baháríyyih) Rouhani Ma‘ání
2. Memories of Shoghi Effendi, Adapted from an Oral Account by ‘Ali M. Yazdi
3. Yúsuf ‘Abdu’l-Wáḥid Otoluwa: An Appreciation, by K. H. Paymán
4. Mark Tobey and the ‘Two Powers’, by Julie Oeming Badiee
5. Lilian Vaughan McNeill, by Lois Hainsworth
6. Social and Economic Development in the Bahá’í Community of Írán, by Holly Hanson Vick
7. Anton Graf Prokesch Von Osten-‘Worthy Representative of Europe’, by Kent D. Beveridge
8. Felix and Angustia Maddela, The First Bahá’ís of the Philippines, Adapted from a Memoir by Grace Maddela Boehnert and Walter Maddela
9. Rosey E. Pool: An Appreciation, Adapted from an Article by Anneke Schouten Buÿs

II. VERSE

III. MUSIC