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April 1968-1973 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

1. A Summary of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

PART TWO
THE COMMEMORATION OF HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES

I. THE CENTENARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH IN THE HOLY LAND

1. Bahá’u’lláh’s Incarceration in ‘Akká
2. The First Oceanic Conference - Palermo, Sicily
3. The Commemoration at the World Centre of the Centenary of the Arrival of Bahá’u’lláh in the Holy Land

II. THE CENTENARY OF THE REVELATION OF THE KITÁB-I-AQDAS

1. Announcement of Publication by the Universal House of Justice of A Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
2. Introduction to A Synopsis and Codification Of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, by the Universal House of Justice
3. A Synopsis and Codification Of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

III. THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ

1. The Station and Titles of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
2. An Account of the Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
3. The Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
4. The Close of the Heroic Age—Excerpts from God Passes By
5. The Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Bahá

   A. By Shoghi Effendi

   B. By H. M. Balyuzi

6. Six Books About ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, reviewed by Kazem Kazemzadeh and Firuzg Kazemzadeh
7. The Significance of the Formative Age—Excerpts from the writings of Shoghi Effendi

IV. THE CENTENARY OF THE PASSING OF MÍRZÁ MIHDÍ, THE PUREST BRANCH

1. The Testimony of Bahá’u’lláh
2. The Testimony of Shoghi Effendi
3. The Message of the Universal House of Justice—A call for Prayer
4. The Commemoration at the World Centre

PART THREE
INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ’Í ACTIVITIES 1968—1973

I. INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT BAHÁ’Í ACTIVITIES

1. The World Centre
2. First Head of State Embraces the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh
3. Survey by Continents

   A. Africa 184

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   E. Europe

4. Expansion and Consolidation of the Bahá’í Faith in the Nine Year Plan—Information Statistical and Comparative

   A. Africa

   B. The Americas

   C. Asia

   D. Australasia and the Pacific Islands

   E. Europe

   F. Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies, Riḍván 1973

II. EIGHT OCEANIC AND CONTINENTAL CONFERENCES

1. Unity in Diversity—A Pictorial Report
2. Messages of the Universal House of Justice to the Eight Oceanic and Continental Conferences

   A. La Paz, Bolivia; Rose Hill, Mauritius

   B. Monrovia, Liberia

   C. Singapore

   D. Kingston, Jamaica

   E. Suva, Fiji

   F. Sapporo, Japan

   G. Reykjavik, Iceland

III. YOUTH ACTIVITY

1. International Survey of Youth Activity
2. The Laws Governing the Spiritual Life—Excerpts from a letter written by the Universal House of Justice
3. Impressions of a Bahá’í Youth from a Journey Round the World, by Gregory C. Dahl

IV. THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH AND THE UNITED NATIONS

1. The Beginnings of Bahá’í Relationship with United Nations
2. The Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations
3. Development of the Relationship Between the Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations—1963-1968
4. The Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations—1968-1973
5. Bahá’í Proposals to the United Nations for Charter Revision

V. RECOGNITION OF THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH—DOCUMENTATION

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

VI. IN MEMORIAM

‘Alá’i, Ni‘mat	Hamdí, Ahmad
Alexander, Agnes Baldwin	Hannen, Carl A
Allen, Jeanne Gwendolin	Himmatí, Buzurgmihr
Almond, Percy Meade	Holmes, Ethel May Bowman
Backwell, Richard	Holmlund, Marie Ciocca
Banání, Musá	Jankko, Greta
Baxter, Evelyn	Kabu, Tommy
Bergamaschi, Napoleon	Kelsey, Curtis DeMude
Blue Mountain, Pacora	Kelsey, Harriet Morgan
Blum, Alvin J.	Kenny, Sara M
Bode, Mary Hotchkiss	Kevorkian, Haik
Bolton, Mariette Germaine	Khávarí, Ishráq
Bosio, Maud	Koestlin, Anna
Bouchoucha, Mustapha	Kruka, Aminda Josephine
Brown, Ruth Randall	Lamprill, Gretta Stevens
Bullock, Matthew W	Lawrence, Loyce Drugan
Burton, Esmie	Little, Marion
Bushrú’í, Badi‘	Matthisen, Andrew F
Chee, Leong Tat	Matthisen, Nina B.
Christian, Roberta K	Meyer, Eugenie
Collison, Mary Gale	Montenegro, Luis
Coppock, William Paul	Mu’ayyad, Habíb
Corbin, Doris Foye	Muqbil, Kaykhusraw
Dean, Martha Ross	Murray, Ethel
Dean, Sidney I	Nordstrom, Addie
Earl, Joy Hill	Otiniera, Barere
Evans, Winston	Parke, Gladys Irene
Fantom, Mary Tilton	Quant, Ella C.
Fitzner, Harold Thomas	Rawḥání ’Abdu’l-Vahháb
Furúghí, Parvíz	Rawḥání, Muraṣṣa‘
Graeffe, Etty	Roberts, Charley454
Grossmann, Hermann	Rutfjäll, Nils
Ḥakím, Luṭfu’lláh	Sádiqí, Parvíz
Samandarí, Ṭarázu’lláh	Thiele, Paul Fred
Schopflocher, Florence (Lorol)	Ullrich, Clarence
Seto, Mamie Loretta	Vujdání, Farámarz
Shaydán-Shídí, Abu’l-Qásim	Walsh, Laura
Simple, Peter	Ward, Forsyth
Smith, Elton Mason	Weeden, Benjamin Dunham
Snider, Howard J	Wright, Ionita
Stamp, Elizabeth	Wrout, Stanley
Steinmetz, Elsa	Yen, Hilda Yank Sing
Sunshine, Rezsi	Yagánagí, Isfandíyár

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 Second International Convention for the Election of the Universal House of Justice
3. The Relationship of the Institutions of the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice

II. THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE OF GOD

1. The Hands of the Cause of God
2. The Work and Travels of the Hands of the Cause
3. The Travels of Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum during the Nine Year Plan
4. Hands of the Cause who Represented the Universal House of Justice at Conferences and Dedications
5. Hands of the Cause who Represented the Universal House of Justice at Conventions for the election of National Spiritual Assemblies
6. The Establishment of the Continental Boards of Counsellors
7. The Relationship of Continental Boards of Counsellors to National Spiritual Assemblies, by Edna M. True

III. THE INSTITUTION OF THE MASHRIQU’L-ADHKÁR

1. Foreword, by Horace Holley
2. The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár .
3. Dedication of the Mother Temple of Latin America and the International Teaching Conference, Panama
4. La Inauguración Del Templo Madre De América Latina
5. The History of the Panama Temple—Address by Robert W. McLaughlin
6. Panama Temple Data and Statistics

IV. THE INSTITUTION OF 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

V. THE LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

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

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

VII. BAHÁ’ÍS AND MILITARY SERVICE

1. The Bahá’í View of Pacifism
2. The Bahá’í Position on Military Service
3. Loyalty to Government
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 HISTORIC 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
DIRECTORY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, GLOSSARY

I. BAHÁ’Í DIRECTORY 1968—1973

1. The Universal House of Justice
2. The Hands of the Cause
3. Continental Boards of Counsellors
4. Bahá’í International Community
5. National Spiritual Assemblies
6. 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 in Persian and Arabic
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

   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 Two— Hundred and Ninety-Five 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

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 SIX
LITERARY AND MUSICAL WORKS

I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS

1. Three Momentous Years of the Heroic Age—1868-1870, by Adib Ṭáhirzádih
2. The Spiritual Revolution, by Douglas Martin
3. The Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, by Amín Banání

II. VERSE

III. MUSIC