General Index 'Abdu'l-Baha: acceptance of, 355.5; acquisition of apartment used in France, 237, 249.4; as authorized interpreter, 17.1-2, 22.11, 52.2, 52.3, 52.6, 131.9, 145.13, 201.9a, 215.7, 255.lOa, 283.3; as Center of the Covenant, 107.6, 129.20, 131.9-10, 144.2-4, 145.13, 145.20; construction of Shrine of The Bab, 36.2, 36.4a, 91.2, 129.13, 176.6; Covenant- breakers in family of, 255.5a-6; as Exemplar, 60.6, 145.13, 199.2, 209.3, 225.2; on inheritance, 229.12-22; in Kirab-i-'Ahd, 177.4; NSAs established by, 52.3; relations with Israel, 23.2; on Revelation of Baha'u'llah, 201.9-10. See also Tablets of the Divine Plan; Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha Aboriginal peoples. See Indigenous peoples Action, 331.2, 348.8; collective, 200.7, 216.37, 356.35a; lines of, 213.7, 221.4, 222.15, 263.10, 331.17, 348.15, 348.17, 348.18. See also Individual initiative Adamic Cycle, 22.10, 131.4 Administrative Center, Baha'i. See Baha'i World Center (BWC) Administrative Order, Baha'i, 337; acceptance of, 32.3-3a; authority of, 215.5, 337.5; channels for criticism in, 60.32-36, 145.3; as child of Covenant, 144.4, 145.3; collaboration in, 249.2; development of, 18.10, 18.12, 151.6, 183.18, 201.28, 216.35, 255.11, 348.2, 356.9; emergence from obscurity, 354.2; establishment of, 60.54, 176.4-5, 220.l; expansion and consolidation through, 90.2, 129.16- 17; features of, 60.17, 60.22, 102.18, 111.51, 183.13, 250.3-4; individual believers and, 67; Nineteen Day Feast and, 69.7- 8; processes of, 60.6-10, 60.24; Shoghi Effendi's development of, 111.55-57, 111.59; World Order based on, 90.17, 90.20, 96.12, 201.13, 201.18-2la, 201.28, 250.3, 356.9. See also Baha'i administration; Institutions, Baha'i; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies; Universal House of Justice Administrative rights, deprivation of, 122.5-6, 122.12-20, 247.7-9, 250.18c, 257.7 Adultery, 205.3a Advocates for African Food Security, 147.2 Afghanistan, teaching work in, 223.7 Africa: acceptance of Baha'i Faith in, 162.6; alcohol consumption by Baha'is in, 247.3-13; Auxiliary �GENERAL INDEX Africa: acceptance of Baha'i Faith in, (continued) Boards, 2.3; Baha'i communities in, 22.4-6, 116.2, 222.2-3; Baha'i radio station in, 23.8i; Continental Board of Counselors, 54.2, 54.3, 77.1, 97.2a, 156.1, 180.1-2, 207.la, 274.1, 344.la; entry by troops in, 181.9; European pioneers in, 221.3; Four Year Plan goals, 222.1, 222.10- 15; LSAs in, 222.5; NSAs in, 191.1, 222.5; Ri~v:in Message for 1996, 222, 247.1; Six Year Plan pioneer goals, 71.3; social and economic development projects, 216.9; teaching work in, 247.2; Three Year Plan pioneer goals, 161.5-8; tribal conflicts in, 222.7-8; U.S. Baha'is of African descent traveling to, 220.9, 331.8; use of the arts in, 331.10; women in, 116, 147.2. See also individual African countries Africa Project (1951-53), 222.3 Age of maturity, Baha'i, 273 Age of Transition, 90.14, 108.2 Aghs:in, 177.3-5 AIDS, statement on, 199 'Akka (Israel), 176.8 Alaska, Baha'i community of, 220.11 Albania: establishment of LSAs in, 98.l; National Spiritual Assembly of, 121.la, 129.18 Alcohol, prohibition against drinking, 206.4, 247.3-13 American Baha'i Community, 60.3-4, 60.44, 220.9, 220.14, 331.8, 331.9. See also United States, National Spiritual Assembly of Americas: Auxiliary Boards, 2.3; Continental Board of Counselors, 54.3, 54.4, 97.2b, 156.1, 207.lb, 274.l, 344.lb; Six Year Plan pioneer goals, 71.3; Three Year Plan pioneer goals, 161.5-8 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Baha'i community of, 218.7 Angola, National Spiritual Assembly of, 22.9, 121.la, 129.18, 216.7 Antipodes, Baha'i community of, 224.2-3 Apartheid, 6, 108.8 Arc/Ark. See Mount Carmel Projects Archives. See Historical documents; International Archives Building Arc Projects Fund: contributions to, 36.5, 176.2, 181.3, 216.3, 240.2- 4, 248.16, 249.6; needs of, 20.5, 64.10, 66.1, 83.5, 98.2, 120.5, 160.1, 171.6-7, 204, 213.31, 303.2; progress reports, 105.2, 189, 193.1-2, 200.9 Arctic regions, 220.16, 221.6 Arctic Teaching Conference (1996), 238 Area Growth Programs, 313.6, 331.23. 844 See also Intensive programs of growth Armaments, reduction of, 356.lOb, 356.11, 356.12a, 356.13a Armenia, National Spiritual Assembly of, 191.1, 200.10. See also Russia, Georgia and Armenia, Regional Spiritual Assembly of Arts, the, 299.10; in Baha'i Centers, 246; compilation on, 282; in expansion and consolidation, 216.31, 331.10; at Nineteen Day Feasts, 222.13; as worship, 60.24; youth involvement in, 331.27 Arts and Nature" Program (London), 58, 64.3 Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha, 129.28; time of day to commemorate, 125.2 Ascension of Baha'u'll:ih, 144.2; Centenary of, 22.10, 64.9, 90.8-9, 90.11-12, 107.2, 107.4, 108.llc-d, �GENERAL INDEX 129.2, 129.19, 131, 151.1; time of day to expression of, 183.42-44; commemorate, 125.2 skepticism regarding, 60.22. See ASEAN Youth Conference (Thailand): also Interpretation, authoritative; messages to, 208, 346 Laws, Baha'i Asia: Auxiliary Boards, 2.3; Auxiliary Boards, 64.7, 108.10; Continental Board of Counselors, appointment of, 2.1, 121.1; 2.2, 54.2-4, 97.2c, 115.1, 156.l, conferences, 299.11; at 207.lc, 274.1, 344.lc; Hands of Continental Boards of Counselors' the Cause visiting, 90.3; NSAs conference (2001), 331.29, 344.5, in, 173.2, 191.l; Six Year Plan 350.3, 351.2, 357.2; Continental pioneer goals, 71.3; Three Year Pioneering Committees and, Plan pioneer goals, 161.5-8. See 88.7; education of children and, also Two Year Plan for Eastern 313.7; expansion of, 2.2-4, Europe and Asia ( 1990-92); and 108.10, 212.6e; financial support individual Asian countries and for, 213.31; Five Year Plan regions involvement, 344.4; Four Year Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace, Plan activities, 265.3; functions 108.9 of, 207.3, 213.25, 272.l, 337.14, Asian International Baha'i Youth 350.5; individuals' relationship Conference (Pakistan), message with, 60.33, 181.2, 348.8-10; to, 338 intensive programs of growth Asiyih Khinum. See Navvab and, 348.15; local communities' Assistants to Auxiliary Board members. relationship with, 213.30; See Auxiliary Boards LSAs' collaboration with, 181.2, Associations of Baha'i Studies, 331.13 183.15-20, 183.22-23, 212.6b, Australasia: Auxiliary Boards, 2.3; 212.6d, 213.22-25, 249.2, 331.6; Continental Board of Counselors, maturation of, 129.12, 200.4; 54.3, 207.ld, 274.1, 290, 293, members not eligible for RBCs, 344.ld; Four Year Plan goals, 250.12f; message to, 350.4-9; 224.10; Six Year Plan pioneer Nineteen Day Feast promotion, goals, 71.3; Three Year Plan 73.1-3; NSAs' collaboration pioneer goals, 161.6-8 with, 102.7, 181.2, 213.10, 249.2; Australia: Baha'i courses in schools, RBCs' relationship with, 250.27a, 299.9; Continental Board of 344.4; training institute assistance, Counselors, 97.2d; Four Year Plan 213.18, 213.19, 216.6, 216.28, goals, 224.11; pilgrims from, 164.5; 270.5, 310.6-8 Ri4vin Message for 1996, 224 Azerbaijan, National Spiritual Austria: Four Year Plan goals, 236; Assembly of, 123.lc, 129.18 National Spiritual Assembly of, 269.3. See also Germany Bab, The: acceptance of, 355.4-5; and Austria, National Spiritual declaration of, 144.4; dream of, Assembly of 140.Sc; transfer and interment of Authority: in Baha'i community, remains, 21.19, 36.2, 91.2, 176.6. 60.33-34, 183.31, 183.36-38; See also Shrine of the Bab �GENERAL INDEX Backbiting, 206.5 Baha'i administration, 102; acceptance of, 355.5; establishment of, 102.4; features of, 60.20, 81.2, 183.21, 331.6; growth of, 129.12, 230.4; role in society, 55.10, 90.19, 183.33; unity in, 52.2, 183.32- 32a; in the West, 164.3. See also Administrative Order, Baha'i; Institutions, Baha'i Baha 'i Administration (Shoghi Effendi), 111.54 Baha'i Chair for World Peace (University of Maryland), 85, 90.5, 216.14 Baha'i community, 99.6; authority in, 111.54-56, 183.31; culture of, 331.2; diversity in, 55.3-6, 90.16- 17, 99.4- 4a, 202.60; emergence from obscurity, 21.33, 181.3; example of, 14.3, 55.11, 56.5a, 149.18, 181.8, 220.6- 7, 338.3- 4; government relations, 60.4; growth of, 2.3-4, 36.6, 151.6, 157.5, 172.1-3, 181.2, 256.2, 295.4, 356.9; homosexuality in, 205; individual's relationship to, 337.4; ITC responsibilities for, 272.7d-e; maturation of, 21.7, 60.43-47, 90.16, 99.6, 102.3-4, 120.3, 129.4-13, 200.4, 258.1, 313.7, 331.5; misfunctioning in, 337.13; mission of, 64.12; rights and freedoms in, 60; strengthening, 60.33, 151.8, 213.23, 227.6-8, 313.3-4; unity of, 6.3, 183.32-35, 212.5, 295.4. See also Baha'i International Community; Baha'i life; Baha'i world community; Laws, Baha'i; Local Baha'i communities; Membership, Baha'i; National Baha'i communities; Individual believers Baha'i Cycle, 129.2, 131.4, 255.lla Baha'i Faith: acceptance of, 21.14, 109.3, 111.22, 145.12, 162.6-7, 201.27, 355.4-6, 355.8; courses on in school systems, 348.6; example of, 202.1; growth of, 8.7, 22.9, 29.4, 36.6, 38.2, 48.2, 48.4, 129.5, 131.11, 146.2, 223.5-6, 258.1; Israel's recognition of, 23; leadership in, 255; power of, 4.3, 56.5, 60.4, 60.20; proclamation of, 18.5, 18.12, 83.6, 96.5a, 129.6, 129.8-9, 130, 216.10, 216.33, 220.1, 331.9, 331.18; purpose of, 64.11, 99.4a, 176.4, 183.5, 183.32; receptivity to, 120.2, 162.6-8a, 172.1-2, 181.6, 183.5, 217.6-7, 218.3, 218.8, 223.1, 223.5, 233.5, 348.2; as State Religion, 18.8a, 201.17a, 201.2la-22; study of, 157.7, 169.2-4, 187, 215.3, 296.1; union of all peoples in, 96.3a, 176.3, 183.5, 183.29-35, 200.3; unity of, 52.2, 60.6, 60.34, 60.36, 145.14; as world religion, 111.74, 131.16, 314. See also Baha'i community; Baha'i life; Baha'i Teachings; Emergence from obscurity; Entry by troops Baha'i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE), 287.3, 289.1-3, 297.2, 299.8 Baha'i International Community (BIC): "Arts and Nature" cosponsorship, 58, 64.3; defense of Iranian Baha'is, 22.5, 331.15; environmental work, 42.1, 129.9, 151.3, 188.3; external affairs work, 8, 76.4, 108.9, 151.11; financial support for, 240.5; Four Year Plan activities, 331.19; Jerusalem office, 23.8b; Lesser Peace and, 357.4; millennial activities, 342.1, 342.6, 342.9; �GENERAL INDEX NSAs' collaboration with, 8.4-6, 48.5, 61.1, 129.9; representative's visit to 109.2, 200.1-3, 201.20-20a; for conflict resolution, 202; moral Pacific Islands, 279; Three and ethical, 56.3-5a, 124, 149.13, Year Plan activities, 216.13; UN's 205.13, 205.14, 206; obedience relationship with, 8.2, 18.5, to, 18.5, 138.9; study of, 169.5-8, 61.1, 64.3, 147.2, 263.8; Web 169.10-11 b, 181.5, 187, 206.3, site, 249.4. See also Office for the 331.2 Advancement of Women; Office Bahd 'i World, The (series), reformatting of Public Information; Office of of, 170 the Environment; United Nations "Baha'i World, The" (Web site), Office 331.18 Baha'i International Fund: Baha'i World Center (BWC): contributions to, 240, 249.6; correspondence from, 312; dangers needs of, 22.12, 120.5-7, to, 103.3; establishment of, 2.5, 213.31-33, 303; support for 176.5, 176.7-8, 176.10; financial training institutes, 231.3, 270.la, support of, 240.6; historical 310.3. See also Arc Projects Fund; documents at, 302, 305.4, 305.11; International Deputization Fund I:Iuququ'llah's importance for, Baha'i International Women's 21.4, 345.3; Israel's recognition Conference (Nigeria), message to, of, 23; RBCs' communication 116 with, 250.25-25d; Research Baha'i life: characteristics of, 90.19, Department, 36.4c, 192.2, 192.7; 183.33, 218.10, 236.3; living, Twelve Month Plan, 357.5; 48.10, 183.10, 225.6, 248.6a. See youth service at, 129.11. See also also Baha'i community Center for the Study of the Texts; Baha'i principles. See Baha'i Teachings International Archives Building; Baha'i Publishers' Conference International Baha'i Library; (London), message to, 40 International Teaching Center; Baha'i Scriptures: electronic versions Mount Carmel Projects; Seat of of, 184; illuminate all knowledge, Universal House of Justice; Shrine 169.2-4, 209.3; preservation of, of The Bab 166, 302.5-6; prophets in, 7.5; Baha'i World Commonwealth, standard of presentation for, 281; 99.4b-c, 176.8, 201.17a, 201.22, study of, 64.11, 157.7, 181.4, 201.26a, 296.7, 356.19a. See also 217.8, 248.5, 248.15, 283.7, 306, World government; World Order 338.2. See also Interpretations of of Baha'u'llah Baha'i Scriptures; Translations of Baha'i world community: development Baha'i Scriptures of, 22.12, 32.2-6, 54.5, 123.5, Baha'i State, 201.7-7c, 201.14a, 212.2; governance in, 111.20, 201.15a, 201.17a, 201.2la-22. See 275.1; maturation of, 22.3, 146.1, also World government; World 216.8, 216.18; recognition of, Order of Baha'u'llah 8.6, 23.2, 48.2, 111.36; unity of, Baha'i Teachings: acceptance of, 109.5, 6.3, 27.2, 202.3, 216.3. See also 355.4; application of, 60.1, 96.8, Administrative Order, �GENERAL INDEX Compilations: on the arts, 282; on Baha'i elections, 81; on Baha'i scholarship, 195; on chaste and holy life, 56; on conservation, 76; on Covenant of Baha'u'llah, 45; on crisis and victory, 38; on entry by troops, 172, 181.9, 200.4; on fasting, 336; on I:Iuququ'llah, 13.4, 324.4; on internal opposition, 296; on Nineteen Day Feast, 70.5; on obligatory prayer, 336; on teaching people of capacity, 94; on trustworthiness, 14; on use of media, 130; on women, 7.8, 307.3-4 Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro), 194.1 Conflict resolution, 60.31, 96.7, 108.3, 202. See also Consultation, Baha'i; Politics, Partisan, Baha'is' noninvolvement in Congo Republic: media campaign in, 331.9; National Spiritual Assembly of, 121.la, 129.18 Conservation, 42, 96.9, 188.1-3, 216.14; compilation on, 76. See also Environment, the; Network on Conservation and Religion Consolidation, 57.1, 103.3, 151.3, 191.4, 212.6c, 216.9. See also Deepening; Expansion and consolidation; Training institutes Consultation, Baha'i: in Baha'i administration, 67.3-7, 90.19; in marriage, 149.6, 149.9; principle of, 6.8, 55.10, 60.27-31, 60.41, 96.7; via the Internet, 203.3-5, 203.7 Continental Baha'i Funds, 54.4; support for training institutes, 231.3-4, 270.la-5, 310.3, 310.4, 310.8 Continental Boards of Counselors, 349; accomplishments of, 64.7, 90.4, 97.6; appointment of, 2, 54.1-3, 77, 97, ll5, 156, 175, 180, 207, 274, 293, 344; conferences, 23.8a, 97.7, 100.2, 101.1, 207.4, 216.6, 299.2, 299.11, 331.6, 331.29, 344.5, 351; Continental Pioneering Committees and, 88.6-8, 88.10, 343.4; Five Year Plan activities, 344.4, 357.2; Four Year Plan activities, 210, 212, 213.2-34, 265.1-3; functions of, 103.3, 157.6, 183.14-17, 200.4, 212.6a, 213.9-12, 215.7, 272.1, 272.3-6, 337.14; increase in number of, 2.4, 207.1; ITC's relationship with, 272.7a-b; local communities' relationship with, 60.33, 102.7, 181.2, 213.30; LSAs' collaboration with, 249.2; maturation of, 129.12, 200.4; messages to, 103.2, 209, 265, 348, 350; NSAs' collaboration with, 23.8c, 103.2-3, 138.3- 4, 151.11, 157.4-5, 157.8, 183.12-25, 212.6b, 213.6-7, 213.24, 249.2, 313.6, 331.6; pioneers' relationship to, 243; rank of, 183.21; RBCs' relationship with, 250.6c, 250.20, 250.22, 250.27-27a, 299.6, 344.4; Spiritual Assemblies' collaboration with, 102.7, 181.2, 344.4; training institute assistance, 212.6c, 213.18, 216.27, 310.4, 310.6, 310.8, 331.4; women on, 52.8. See also Auxiliary Boards Continental Pioneer Committees, 88, 157.9, 243.3, 272, 343. See also International Depurization Fund Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (UN), 307.9 �GENERAL INDEX Conventions, Baha'i: international, 12lc, 129.17, 249.7, 265.2, 299.2; national, 30, 81.3, 183.40-41, 185, 196.2, 196.5, 300, 301 Conversions. See Mass conversions Convocation of world leaders, 18.2, 18.12, 31.1-2, 31.4, 200.2, 356.ll- 13a Cook Islands, visit of prime minister to BWC, 4, 158 Corruption, 60.22, 145.10, 149.16, 205.6 Covenant-breakers, 251.7, 255.4-8, 272.3, 272.7c, 355.12-13 Covenant of Baha'u'llah, 60.54; 'Abdu'l-Baha as Center of, 107.6, 129.20, 131.9-10, 144.2-4, 145.13, 145.20; Centenary of inception of, 22.10, 45.2, 48.7, 90.10-12, 107.2, 107.5-6, 108.llc, 108.lle, 144.1-2, 145, 151.1; compilation on, 45; divine guidance from, 215.5; firmness in, 109.4, 151.9, 201.27, 220.4, 355.5; f::Iuququ'llah's importance to, 21.5, 345.4, 345.7; power of, 48.12, 146.3, 201.9-10; proclamation of, 146.l; study of, 107.5-6, 138.7, 225.7; unifying force of, 52.2, 60.6, 60.36, 145.14. See also Day of the Covenant, messages for Crisis and victory, 18.7, 36.6, 151.13, 296.11; compilation on, 38 Criticism, 60.32-36, 183.46 Croatia. See Slovenia and Croatia, Regional Spiritual Assembly of Czech and Slovak Republics, Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 258.4, 258.6 Czechoslovakia: establishment of LSAs in, 98.1; National Spiritual Assembly of, 105.1, 108.5, 108.6 Czech Republic, National Spiritual Assembly of, 258.6, 269.3 Day of the Covenant, messages for, 121 , 145 Decentralization, 183.26, 183.46-48, 250.1, 250.4-5, 250.6e Declarations of faith, acceptance of, 78.3-5 Deepening, 18.5, 162.7-9, 213.14, 219.7, 221.8, 222.12. See also Consolidation; Training institutes Deforestation, halting, 188.1-3 Democracy, Baha'i administration as, 337 Deputization: by Iranian Baha'is, 248.9a-10; for training institute teachers, 231.3-4, 270, 310. See also International Deputization Fund Devotional meetings, 216.26, 315.7, 348.17 Dispensation of Baha'u'llah, 131.4. See also Baha'i Cycle Disunity, 29.3, 145.9, 203.4. See also Unity Diversity, 55.3-6, 90.16-17, 99.4-4a, 202.6c Divine Plan, 201.lla, 216.39, 217.8, 263.10; unfoldment of, 22.11, 129.17, 223.l, 263.10. See also Major Plan of God; Minor Plan of God; Tablets of the Divine Plan Earrings, laws regarding wearing of, 165.1, 165.4 Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro), 194.2 East, the: laws binding in, 164.3-4; origins of all religions in, 7.3-4 Eastern Bloc countries: Baha'i Faith in, 129.5, 162.6; first new LSA in, 90.2; pioneer goals, 24, 71.1, 71.8, 84.3; teaching work in, 23.8h, �GENERAL INDEX Eastern Bloc countries: Baha'i Faith (continued) 120.2, 216.7; youth activities in, 129.11. See also Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia (1990-92) Eastern Europe: establishment of LSAs in, 90.2, 98.1; teaching work in, 61.1. See also Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia Economic and Social Council (United Nations), BIC's consultative status with, 8.2 Economic problems, 129.14; spiritual solutions to, 21.5, 21.9, 21.15, 345.4 Ecuador, social and economic development in, 331.14 Education: in Africa, 222.9; of children, 200.4, 217.5, 218.12, 223.7, 224.6, 248.11-15, 313.7; discipline within, 149.14-15; human rights, 253.1, 331.17; importance of, 141.3c, 205.6- 6a; for peace, 85, 90.5, 108.9; spiritual, 28, 149.19-19a, 219.4, 299.7, 331.24-28, 338.5, 348.5-6, 357.3; of youth, 141.3a, 357.3. See also Baha'i Faith, study of; Baha'i Scriptures, study of; Children's classes; Literacy, promotion of Egypt, Baha'i community in, 222.3 Elections, Baha'i, 102, 196, 232, 337.7-9; compilation on, 81; minority preference in tie votes, 6.3-4; voting age, 78.2. See also Conventions, Baha'i Emergence from obscurity, 2.3- 4, 38.3-4, 44.5, 60.42-47, 85.3, 108.9, 176.9, 212.7, 223.1, 354.2; external affairs work and, 8.1, 29.8, 46.2, 90.19, 331.6; Iranian persecutions and, 176.9, 216.40; in Six Year Plan, 22.1, 22.4-6 Encouragement, 183.46-48 Endowments, disposition of, 177.2-3, 177.5 England. See United Kingdom Enrollments: high levels of, 64.1, 90.2, 90.15, 331.3; increasing, 18.4, 22.9, 57, 213.15, 219.9, 222.12; procedures for, 78.1-4; Six Year Plan, 129.5 Entry by troops: acceleration of, 57.1, 64.11, 90.15, 90.18, 248.10; in Africa, 181.9, 222.10-12; in Central Asia, 223.5-7; compilation on, 172, 181.9, 200.4; in Europe, 221.7; evidences of, 36.6, 48.3, 64.1; in North America, 220.15-16; training institutes' role in, 331.3, 331.5-6, 348.5; youth involvement in, 338.2. See also Expansion and consolidation; Mass conversions Entry by troops, advancing process of: in Asia, 219.2, 223.1; in Four Year Plan, 212.4, 212.7, 213.4, 216.17-29, 217.2, 218.1, 236, 249.8, 263.1, 348.3, 357.7; in India, 218.3, 218.14; at local level, 213.22; in Pacific Region, 224.3; systematic, 263.10; training institutes and, 220.2-3, 236.2 Environment, the, 82.2, 96.9, 129.14, 188.1- 3, 194.2; compilation on, 76. See also Conservation Equality of women and men: in Africa, 116, 222.9; Baha'i principle of, 7, 149.7, 187.6, 218.11, 337.16; differentiation of functions, 7.9, 307.9; as prerequisite for peace, 110.1. See also Men; Office for the Advancement of Women; Women Era of Fulfillment, 22.10 Eritrea, National Spiritual Assembly of, 191.1, 200.10 �GENERAL INDEX Ethiopia, social and economic development projects, 331.14 Europe: Auxiliary Boards, 2.2, 2.3; Baha'i Faith in, 162.7, 299.10; Continental Board of Counselors, 2.2, 54.2, 54.3, 97.2e, 207.le, 344.le; external affairs work in, 48.5; Four Year Plan pioneer goals, 221.4-10; Hands of the Cause visiting, 90.3; National Spiritual Assemblies (NSAs), 191.l; Regional Spiritual Assemblies, 173.2; Ri<;lvan Message for 1996, 221; Six Year Plan pioneer goals, 71.3; Ten Year World Crusade in, 221.1; Three Year Plan pioneer goals, 161.5-7; youth conferences of 1994, 182. See also individual European countries and regions European Baha'i Youth Council, 75, 129.11, 221.3, 252, 291 European Union (EU): resolutions on Baha'is in Iran, 288.6 Expansion and consolidation: acceleration of, 48.3, 71.4, 90.4, 213.16-17, 216.18-19, 216.27, 217.4-8, 219.3; of Administrative Order, 129.16-17; in Africa, 222.10-13; in Cambodia, 219.7; in Central Asia, 223.5-7; Four Year Plan, 331.8; ITC's responsibilities for, 272.7e; large-scale, 218.1, 218.5, 263.11; local plans of, 108.10, 213.19, 213.22-24; sustaining, 90.16, 213.31, 263.11, 348.2; systematic, 313.6, 313.7, 348.13; Three Year Plan activities, 216.4-8; training institutes and, 223.7, 299.6; use of arts for, 216.31; youth involvement in, 218.12, 252.2. See also Baha'i Faith, growth of; Entry by troops; Mass conversions External affairs work: advancement of, 8, 147.3, 200.4; consultations on, 61; Four Year Plan activities, 216.33, 222.13, 299.8-9, 313.4, 331.6, 331.15-18, 348.2; Six Year Plan activities, 48.4-5, 129.6-10; Three Year Plan activities, 216.4, 216.11-14; Twelve Month Plan activities, 357.4. See also Baha'i International Community; Emergence from obscurity, external affairs work and Families, 60.48; Covenant-breakers in, 255.5-8; preservation of, 222.8; prevention of violence in, 149; spiritual enrichment of, 219. 7; teaching Baha'i Faith to, 218.11. See also Baha'u'llah, family of Fasting, 21.14; compilation on, 336; laws regarding, 315.3-5, 324.3, 324.6, 352.l Finland: Baha'i courses in schools, 299.9; peace conference in, 31.1 Five Year Plan (2001-2006), 313.5-6, 344.4, 348, 357.2, 357.7-11 Forests, preservation of, 188.1-3 Formative Age: Centenary of inception, 357.7; duration of, 356.20-20a; Fifth Epoch, 351.4-5, 357.2, 357.9; Fourth Epoch, 21.32, 22.1, 23.8, 108.9, 129.4, 157.5, 183.18, 210.3, 345.6; unfolding of, 216.35, 331.5, 331.22 Fourth International Dialogue on the Transition to Global Society (Maryland), 216.14 Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing), 147.2, 194.l, 216.13 Four Year Plan (1996-2000), 216.16- 42, 248.2-3; accomplishments of, 234.3, 249.1-7, 258, 263.1-6, 299.1-11, 313.2-4, 331.1-22, �GENE RAL IN D EX Four Year Plan (1996-2000) (continued) 344.4, 348.1-2, 348.4, 357.3; Continental Boards of Counselors' involvement in, 212, 265; financial needs, 213.31-32; goals of, 213.33, 217.2-8, 218.9-15, 221.7, 236.2, 248.10, 263.12-13, 331.5; individual's role in, 216.21-22, 263.12-16; ITC involvement in, 272.5-6; national plans for, 213.5-7, 213.13-25; preparations for, 210.1, 213. See aLro Entry by troops, advancing process of; Pioneers, Four Year Plan; Training institutes; and aLro under individual countries and regions France, acquisition of apartment used by 'Abdu'l-Baha, 237, 249.4 Freedom(s): academic, 296.8; authority as aspect of, 60.34; of expression, 60.1 , 60.24-27, 60.31-36, 60.45, 60.48-52, 72.2, 72.4, 118.4-5, 183.42, 201.27; individual, 60, 102.15, 201.22-25; of religion, lll.3-4a, 111.37- 38, 111.68; of religious association, lll.4b, 111.37-47, 111.75-76; true, 60.53-56, 109.3 Free will, 60.5, 60.20, 60.49, 145.12 French Canadian believers, 220.16 French Polynesia, teaching work in, 224.12 Fundamentalism, religious, 26.9, 129.14, 202.4, 263.9 Fund-raising activities, acceptable, 35.4-5 Funds, Baha'i, 35, 120, 151.12, 163, . 171, 213.32, 216.3, 222.12. See aLro Baha'i International Fund; Continental Baha'i Fund; l:Iuququ'llih; Local Baha'i Funds; National Baha'i Funds Gabriel (angel), 140.5b, 140.5c Genocide Convention (U.S.), 44.7 Georgia, National Spiritual Assembly of, 191.1, 200.10. See aLro Russia, Georgia and Armenia, Regional Spiritual Assembly of Germany: government recognition of Baha'i community, 108.5, 111; interfaith activities in, 331.20; National Spiritual Assembly of, 102.6, 111.10, 111.17 Germany and Austria, National Spiritual Assembly of, 221.1 Ghana, use of the arts in, 331.10 Girls: education of, 222.9; equality of women and men and, 7.2, 7.11 God: involvement in history, 60.10; knowledge of, 12.lla, 21.14, 145.15, 205.7; love for, 205.7; Manifestations' relationship with, 109.4, 140, 203.5a; mankind's relationship with, 108.2, 145.16, 263.5, 296.6, 345.4; obedience to, 205.7; purpose of, 64.11, 108.2, 145.7, 176.10; sovereignty of, 60.5, 145.12. See aLro Major Plan of God; Minor Plan of God Godlessness, 90.14, 99.2a, 183.27, 331.24 Golden Age of Baha'i Faith, 55.4, 108.2, 216.38, 248.2, 331.22 Government(s): Baha'i concepts of, 29.8, 201.26; existing systems of, 60.10; influencing, 44, 201.7; loyalty and obedience to, 79.2, 122.7; NSAs' relations with, 79, 120; opposition to, 60.22; UHJ relations with, 4.1 , 23.8f, 44.3-4, 200.8. See aLro Baha'i State; Convocation of world leaders; Separation of church and state; World government Greatest Holy Leaf. See Bahfyyih Khinum �GENERAL INDEX Greatest Name, 131.4, 229.6a- 7a; laws regarding recitation of, 315.3, 315.6. See also Baha'u'llah Greenland: Baha'i community of, 220.13; European pioneers in, 221.3; National Spiritual Assembly of, 121.la, 129.18 Growth. See Baha'i community, growth of; Baha'i Faith, growth of; Expansion and consolidation; Intensive programs of growth Guardians: as authorized interpreters, 17.3, 192.4-5, 215.7, 251.4-5, 251.9, 283.3; functions of, 255.8; infallibility of, 192.4-5. See also Shoghi Effendi Guardianship: references in Kitab-i- Aqdas, 177; restricted to men, 7.9; succession issues, 255.1-10 Guinea, National Spiritual Assembly of, 22.9 Guinea-Bissau, National Spiritual Assembly of, 22.9, 64.5 Guyana: National Spiritual Assembly of, 79.1-2; social and economic development projects, 331.14; teaching work in, 129.5 Hair, laws regarding length of, 165.1, 165.3 Hands of the Cause of God: appointment of, 111.55; custodianship of, 144.5-6; functions of, 90.3, 183.15, 215.7, 350.5; residing in Holy Land, 36.4b; women as, 52.8 Harmony, communal, 202.6-7, 331.10. See also Unity Hawaii, Four Year Plan in, 224.11 Heroic Age, 181.9 Hindus, conflicts with Muslims, 202.l, 202.4 Hispanic believers, 220.16 Historical documents: in Baha'i community, 305.12-14; at BWC, 302, 305.4, 305.11; prepublication review of, 305.15, 305.18; publication of, 305.7, 305.9-18; translations into English, 305.7. See also Scholars/ scholarship, Baha'i Holy Days, Baha'i, 10.2b-4, 125 Holy Spirit, 140.3, 140.5a-b, 151.2, 183.45, 206.lb, 248.5, 283.8a Holy Year (1992-93), 64.8, 90.7, 107, 129.2-4, 129.15-27, 145.19; accomplishments of, 151.1-5, 216.1. See also Ascension of Baha'u'llah, Centenary of; Covenant of Baha'u'llah, Centenary of inception of; World Congress, second Homefront pioneers, 24.3, 343.2, 348.12, 357.8 Homosexuality, 124, 205 Hong Kong: Baha'i community of, 219.10; Office of Public Information in, 64.2 House of 'Abdu'llah Pasha, restoration of, 92.l Houses of Justice, 201.7a, 201.13a. See also Local Houses of Justice; National Houses of Justice; Universal House of Justice Houses of Worship. See Mashriqu'l- Adhkar(s) Humanity. See Mankind Human resources, development of, 151.9, 181.5, 218.13, 263.11, 265.4; in Four Year Plan, 313.3, 331.14, 331.17; in Six Year Plan, 138.2, 151.7; in Three Year Plan, 200.6. See also Training institutes Human rights, 29.8, 194.1, 253.1, 331.17. See also Rights Hungary: establishment of LSAs in, 98.l; National Spiritual Assembly of, 121.la, 129.18, 269.3 �GENERAL INDEX l:Iuququ'llah: amount directed to work on Terraces, 98.2; compilation on, 13.4, 324.4; computation and payment of, 21.5, 21.10, 21.12, 345.4, 345.9, 345.11; conference on (1987), 13; Deputies and Representatives of, 62.2; development of, 21.12-33; provision for in wills, 229.9-10; as Right of God, 21.5, 163.3, 345.3, 345.4; World Order of Baha'u'llah and, 21.4, 345.3-4. See also Law of l:Iuququ'llah; Trustee of l:Iuququ'llah Hypocrisy, 206 Immorality, 124.2a, 205.3, 205.4a, 205.16-17. See also Morality, decline of Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The, 336 Importance of the Arts in Promoting the Faith, The, 282 Incest, 149.16 Independent investigation of truth, 109.2-4, 169.5a, 263.8 India: absorption of Sikkim into NSA, 129.17; Baha'i community of, 218.2-4, 219.4; interfaith activities in, 314, 331.20; Mashriqu'l- Adhkar in, 22.8, 23.8h, 64.3, 129.6, 331.9; Ri4van Message for 1996, 218; Supreme Court ruling re: Baha'i Faith, 202; youth conference in, 347 Indigenous believers, 216.7, 217.3, 219.4, 222.12, 224.4, 308 Indigenous peoples: conservation and, 42.l; plight of, 29; rights of, 46, 55.7-9; service to, 295; teaching work among, 25.2, 55, 217.3, 221.6, 238.1 Individual, the: rights and freedoms of, 60, 102.15, 201.22-25 ; self-worth of, 6.5, 205.6-7; transformation of, 138.9, 183.32a, 227.5-7, 331.3; two duties of, 355.3 Individual believers, 151.13; American, 183.3-11; Auxiliary Boards' relationship with, 181.2, 348.8- 10; community's relationship to, 337.4; development of, 18.5, 212.4, 212.7, 213.4, 215.7, 216.17- 22, 230; enhancing faith of, 13.2, 138.2, 151.7, 151.8, 200.6, 212.5; in Five Year Plan, 348.3; in Four Year Plan, 222.11, 234.3, 234.6, 248.3; importance of l:Iuququ'llah for, 21.5; institutions' relationship with, 60.5, 60.18, 96.5, 157.5, 207.3, 220.7, 337.13; interpretations by, 12.3, 12.10, 17, 283. 7; LSAs' relationship with, 60.19-20, 200.7, 222.11; Nineteen Day Feast and, 69.10; responsibilities of, 21.14, 67; Spiritual Assemblies' relationship with, 25.3, 183.35-48, 206.2-4; teaching by, 22.5, 89.1, 90.12, 200.11-12, 212.5-6, 216.20, 220.8, 225, 310.4, 310.5, 313.3, 348.8-10; translations of Baha'i Scriptures, 192.3, 302.6-7, 304.3-5, 305.2-3, 305.7; true, 60.30. See also Human resources, development of Individual initiative: fostering, 102.15, 181.4, 183.36-37, 183.46-47, 216.22, 224.3; stifling, 183.26; systematic, 263.10, 263.12-16, 384.8-10; in teaching, 313.2-3 Indonesia: Four Year Plan in, 224.9; restoration of NSA, 332, 357.6 Infallibility, 12 Inheritance: Baha'i laws on, 229.2-3a, 229.4, 229.9, 307.9; quotes from 'Abdu'l-Baha regarding, 229.12-22 Institute for Higher Baha'i Studies, 297.2- 3 �GENERAL INDEX Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (India), 357.4 Institutions, 60.22, 145.6, 145.9-11 Institutions, Baha'i: application of Baha'i Law, 149.18; appointed, 183.13, 251.11, 337.14; authority of, 32.3-3a, 183.36- 38; collaboration among, 263.12; elected, 183.13, 183.36, 330.2-2a; establishment of, 90.14, 176.4-5, 176.8-9; in Five Year Plan, 348.3; in Four Year Plan, 222.11, 234.3; functioning of, 131.11, 138.2, 200.6-8, 201.26- 26a; individuals' relationship with, 96.5, 60.5, 60.18, 157.5, 207.3, 220.7, 337.13; maturation of, 18.4, 18.7-8, 22.1-2, 29.6, 212.4-5, 212.7, 213.4, 216.17-19, 230, 337.4; qualities for service on, 232.3-4, 232.6; responsibilities of, 141.3c, 141.4, 141.7; role in society, 90.19-20, 96.8, 201.7; safeguards for, 60.22; teaching role, 225.7; women's participation in, 52.4a, 52.7, 52.8, 307.6-7. See alroAdministrative Order, Baha'i; Auxiliary Boards; Continental Boards of Counselors; Hands of the Cause; f:Iuququ'llah; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies; Spiritual Assemblies; Universal House of Justice Integration and disintegration, processes of, 129.14, 145.4-6, 145.8, 151.3, 183.8, 200.3, 216.36, 263.4-5, 263.8-9, 331.21. See alro Old world order, breakdown of Intensive programs of growth, 348.11- 19, 357.8 Inter-Assembly Collaboration Projects, 71.1, 138.6 International Archives Building, 36.2, 176.7 International Archives Building, extension to: commencement of, 83.4, 108.11 b; construction of, 36.4d, 174; progress reports, 113.2, 114.3-4, 129.13, 151.11, 216.2, 299.3 International Baha'i Library, 36.4e, 129.13 International Book Fair (China), 23.8g International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo), 194.l International Deputization Fund, 89.l; access to, 88.2, 88.6, 88.8; contributions to, 89.4, 89.6; oversight of, 89.5, 272.2f, 343.3; support for training institute teachers, 310.4 International development. See Social and economic development projects International Exposition on Education for Peace (Brazil), 108.9 International Literacy Year (UN, 1990), 68.6 International Teaching Center (building), 36.4b, 129.13, 151.11; inauguration of, 331.29, 344.5, 350; progress reports, 193.2, 216.2, 249.5, 299.3 International Teaching Center (ITC, institution), 64.7; appointment of members, 51, 54.4, 154, 267, 329; Continental Boards of Counselors' relationship with, 90.4, 272.7a-b; Continental Pioneering Committees and, 88.6, 89.5, 272.?f, 343.3; Four Year International Teaching Center Plan activities, 299.2; functions of, 36.4b, 157.3-9, 216.32, 272; influences of, 200.4; maturation of, 129.12; meetings of, 53; Three Year Plan activities, 216.6; training �GENERAL INDEX International Teaching Center (continued) institute assistance, 331.4; twenty- fifth anniversary of, 272.1, 275; UHJ consultations with, 157, 181.2; women on, 52.8 Internet, the: Baha'i sites on, 249.4, 331.18, 357.4; opposition to Baha'i Faith on, 296.2-3; postings on, 203 Interpretations of Baha'i Scriptures: authoritative, 251.3, 251.4-5, 251.9; individual, 12.3, 12.10, 17, 283.7. See also 'Abdu'l-Baha, as authorized interpreter; Shoghi Effendi, as authorized interpreter Iran: desecration of Baha'i cemeteries in, 133; education in, 68.4; registration of Baha'i marriages in, 325; registration of Baha'i properties in, 21.24 Iranian Baha'fs: arrests of, 39, 41, 284.2, 287.3, 287.5; community of, 52. 7; confiscation of properties of, 139, 155, 284.3, 287.4, 341.3; under death sentences, 135, 239, 280.7, 285, 286, 321, 341.2; defense of, 90.6, 216.33, 268.6, 288.6, 299.8, 331.15- 16; deputization by, 248.9a-10; executions of, 3, 16, 19, 37, 59, 127, 128, 133.4, 276, 280.1- 6, 286.2, 288.4, 299.8, 321.2; fortitude of, 48.4; government program against, 287.5- 5e; imprisoned, 136, 137, 268, 278, 288, 289, 297; laws binding on, 164.5- 6; living outside Iran, 220.10, 248.6-6a, 248.9, 248.10, 248.13, 248.15- 16; martyrdoms of, 1, 254, 277, 299.10, 311; message to (1997), 248; murders of, 5, 9, 134, 179; persecution of, 22.5, 23.8c, 48.6, 60.43, 60.45, 118.4, 129.6, 145.14, 223.3, 224.1, 248.4- 5, 248.7, 248.9, 280, 284; as pilgrims, 164.4; pioneering activities, 164.5; prayers for, 47; release of prisoners, 64.4, 90.6, 284.1, 334; sacrifices of, 38.3, 202.3, 216.39- 40; service by, 248.16; youth, 248.7- 8 'Ishqabad (Russia): Baha'i community of, 99.2-2a; restoration of LSA in, 64.2, 65, 90.2 Islam, 10.2a, 281.4, 283.6a Island nations. See Pacific Islands Israel, Government of, BWC recognized by, 23 Issues Related to the Study of the Baha'i Faith (UHJ), 296 Italy, Four Year Plan in, 221.6 Italy and Switzerland, National Spiritual Assembly of, 221.1 Japan: Baha'i studies conference in, 331.13; Four Year Plan in, 224.7 Jesus. See Christ Jordan, interfaith activities in, 331.20 Judaism, celebrating holy days of, 10.2a Junior youth, Baha'i, 313.7, 331.25, 331.27, 338.5, 348.7, 357.3 Justice, 29.6, 102.13, 122.3, 183.44. See also Most Great Justice Kazakhstan, National Spiritual Assembly of, 173.2, 181.11 Kingdom of God, establishment of on earth, 22.12, 140.8, 145.14, 201.19, 201.2la Kitab-i-'Ahd, The (Baha'u'llah, Book of the Covenant), 111.54, 144.2, 145.13, 355.5 Kit:ib-i-Aqdas, The (Baha'u'llah, Book of Laws), 111.54, 145.13, 201.2la; �GENERAL INDEX applicability of laws in, 153, 168.3, 216.32, 315, 352.3; Arabic edirion, 211, 216.15, 331.11; Baha'u'llah's descriprions of, 150.2, 150.6; English translarion, 48.7, 64.9, 102.3, 108.lla, 129.21, 131.8, 138.8, 150, 151.4, 151.8, 281.5; references to Guardianship in, 177; revelarion of, 150.3, 176.5; Shoghi Effendi's descriptions of, 150.1, 150.2, 150.3; study of, 181.4 Kirab-i-fqan, The (Book of Cerritude), 192.2-2a Knights of Baha'u'llah, 131.1, 131.16; Iranian Baha'is among, 248.16; Roll of Honor, 90.9, 108.lld, 129.19, 131.17, 151.2; for Sakhalin Island, 90.2, 129.5 Knowledge, acquisirion of, 215.2-3, 215.6, 215.7. See also Education Korea, Four Year Plan in, 224.7 Kuwait, safety of Baha'is in, 106 Kyrgyzstan, National Spiritual Assembly of, 173.2, 181.11 Landegg Academy (Switzerland), 331.14 Laos, Baha'i community of, 219.7 Lapland Baha'i Center, 238.1 Latin America: 1996 Ric;ivan Message for, 217; teaching work in, 80, 220.16 Latin American Youth Congress (Chile), message to, 256 Latvia: message to first national convention, 300; National Spiritual Assembly of, 299.11, 300.1 Law of J:Iuququ'llah, 48.7, 216.15; application of worldwide, 13.2, 21.11, 63, 108.12, 121.lb, 129.23, 138.7, 153.1, 181.4, 324.4, 345.4- 5, 345.10, 352.l; codification of, 13.3, 21, 324.4, 345; education regarding, 62; fundamentals of, 21.6, 22.6; obedience to, 21.5, 21.8, 21.32, 345.7-8. See also J:Iuququ'llah Laws, Baha'i, 111.54-59, 206.4, 247.3-13; acceptance of, 109, 201.22; application of, 149.18, 164, 324; diversity honored in, 55.3a; as foundation of World Order of Baha'u'llah, 60.54, 102.18, 176.5, 201.21; importance of, 109.5, 111.77, 111.80, 131.8, 145.17-18; of inheritance, 229.2- 3a, 229.4, 229.9, 307.9; obedience to, 151.8, 181.4, 206.3-5; progressive application of, 52.7, 122.17, 307.4; tribal practices conflicting with, 55.6; violations of, 122, 205.16-17, 247.7-9, 250.18c, 257.7, 355.8, 355.11. See also Kirab-i-Aqdas, The Laws, civil/criminal, violations of, 122.7-8 Leaders of thought, teaching, 85.3, 129.6 League of Nations, 356.25-29, 356.34a Learned, institution of, 251.11, 337.14 Learning, promotion of, 215.6, 331.2, 348.8. See also Education Lesser Peace: advancement toward, 2.5, 90.20, 129.14, 200.3, 263.5, 263.8, 356.36a-37, 357.4; establishment of, 31.2-4, 64.6, 90.14, 120.4, 151.11, 200.8, 216.38; promotion of, 18, 44.3b; timing of, 356; unity of nations and, 200.3, 356.6, 356.10-38a. See also Most Great Peace Liberia: media campaign in, 331.9; National Spiritual Assembly of, 129.17, 258.5, 263.3; reaching work in, 216.7; use of the ans in, 331.10 �GENERAL INDEX Light and Fire (opera/ballet), 299.10 Light of Unity Project (Africa), 331.10 Literacy, promotion of, 64.9, 68, 216.10, 219.4, 222.9 Literature, Baha'i, 40.1, 216.6, 222.12 Literature Subvention Fund, 157.8 Lithuania: message to first national convention, 301; National Spiritual Assembly of, 299.11, 301.1 Local Baha'i communities: development of, 212.4-7, 213.22- 25, 216.25-26, 217.5; in Four Year Plan, 213.4, 216.17-19, 234.3-6; LSAs' relationship with, 218.10, 222.11; NSAs' relationship with, 102.7-8, 213.30 Local Baha'i Funds: support for training institutes, 231.3, 270.la, 310.3, 310.4, 310.8 Local Houses of Justice, 18.7-8, 52.3, 52.4a, 296.7 Local Spiritual Assemblies (LSAs): appealing decisions of, 257.2-7; attendance of members, 330.7-8a; authority of, 25, 257; Auxiliary Boards' collaboration with, 181.2, 183.15-20, 183.22-23, 212.6b, 212.6d, 213.22-25, 249.2, 331.6; By- Laws, 78.2, 102.15, 111.56; children's education and, 348.7; committees of, 250.4; communities' relationship with, 222.11; dissolution of, 111.19, 335.3; election of, 60.19-20, 111.13-15, 111.21, 111.22, 111.25, lll.61, lll.76, 212.6d, 213.23, 257.2; enrollment procedures, 78.5; establishment of, 18.4, 111.55, 120.2; external affairs work, 129.6, 129.9; formation on First Day of Ri<;ivin 860 only, 213.26-29, 263.2, 331.12; functioning of, 151.7, 181.7, 213.22-25; incorporated, 111.10, 111.53, 111.56, 111.58, 111.75; individual's relationship with, 60.19-20, 200.7, 222.11; as Local Houses of Justice, 18.7-8; maturation of, 2.5, 64.6-7, 129.12, 212.6d, 216.23-24, 224.3, 295.3, 348.2; membership on, 111.13-14, 330.4, 330.6, 330.8a-9; Nineteen Day Feast and, 69.5, 69.7-8, 73.1-lb; NSAs' relationship with, 335.2; prepublication review by, 259.2a, 259.4; private business ventures and, 167; RBCs' relationship with, 250.6a, 250.6b, 250.12a-b, 250.17, 250.18c, 299.6, 335.2-3; role in society, 55.10, 90.19-20, 234.5-6; simultaneous service on NSA and LSA, 330.4-6; simultaneous service on RBC and LSA, 330.4, 330.6; Six Year Plan goals, 22.2; teaching work, 181.6, 348.17; training institutes and, 213.19, 216.28, 234, 310.5; women on, 52.7 Lotus Temple. See Mashriqu'l- Adhkir(s), in India Love, 60.34, 183.32-35 Macau: Baha'i community of, 219.10; National Spiritual Assembly of, 22.9, 64.5, 90.3 Macedonia: National Spiritual Assembly of, 298, 299.11 ; teaching work in, 236.4 Major Plan of God, 64.6, 129.5, 145.8, 183.8, 331.21, 348.21. See also Minor Plan of God Malaysia: Baha'i community of, 219.4; National Spiritual Assembly of, �GENERAL INDEX 258.2, 258.3; social and economic development projects, 331.14 Manifestations of God: acceptance of, 12.11-12, 60.5, 145.12, 355.3; appearance of, 7.3-7; God's relationship with, 109.4, 140, 203.5a; infallibility of, 12; interrelationships of, 140.2-3a, 140.7; nature and station of, 7.9, 140; obedience to, 60.5, 145.12, 203.5, 355.3. See also individual Manifestations Mankind: distortions of, 205.14; duties of, 6.5, 21.14, 60.16; as first loyalty of Baha'is, 171.4; future of, 194.1; God's purpose for, 60.16, 108.2, 263.5; God's relationship with, 145.16, 296.6, 345.4; maturation of, 60.21, 60.29-30, 60.37, 205.6-7, 227.5, 255.lla; reform of, 183.32a; unification of, 29.3-5b, 60.36, 60.41, 144.2, 176.3, 200.3, 201.27, 331.19, 339.3a, 354.2. See also Human resources, development of; Human rights; Nations, unity of; Oneness of mankind Marriage: consultation in, 149.6, 149.7, 149.9; between "eastern" and "western" Baha'fs, 164.5; interracial, 6.3; laws regarding, 205.13, 324.6; opposition to, 60.22; place of sex within, 149.13; prevention of violence within, 149.10-11, 149.13; registration of in Iran, 325; relationship of spouses in next world, 7.lOa Marshall Islands: Baha'is operating schools in, 181.6; visit of president to BWC, 158 Martyrs. See Iranian Baha'is, martyrdoms of 861 Mashriqu'l-Adhkar(s), 296.7, 315.7; in Chile, 357.9; in India, 22.8, 23.8h, 64.3, 129.6, 331.9; of 'Ishqabad (Russia), 99.2; in Uganda, 222.3 Mass conversions, 48.3, 83.6, 90.15, 331.5. See also Entry by troops; Expansion and consolidation Mass media. See Internet, the; Media Materialism, 29.5a, 205.8, 227.2-3, 296.6, 331.24 Maturity, 60.21; age of in Baha'i Faith, 273; of mankind, 60.10, 60.21, 60.29-30, 60.37, 227.5, 255.lla; as prerequisite for unity, 169.llb, 263.4-5; spiritual, 345.6 Media: Baha'i Faith covered in, 129.6, 129.8; Holy Year publicity, 107.7-9; proclamation use of, 130, 331.9, 331.18; relations with BWC, 200.8; during Three Year Plan, 216.10-11. See also Internet, the; Press, the Melanesia, Four Year Plan in, 224.10 Membership, Baha'i: requirements for, 32, 149.18, 255.7, 355.5; voluntary nature of, 111.22, 296.8; voting, 78; withdrawal from, 109.2, 201.22, 355. See also Enrollments Men: membership of UHJ restricted to, 7.9, 52, 187.6, 228.4, 296.7, 337.16; responsibility for advancement of women, 307.3, 307.5. See also Equality of women and men Messengers of God. See Manifestations of God Middle East: dangerous conditions in, 103, 103.2, 105.2, 108.2; documents on history of, 205.12- 13, 305.13 �GENERAL INDEX Millennial activities, 292.3, 342, 356.38, 357.4 Millennium Forum (UN), 331.19, 342.2-4, 342.9 Millennium Summit (UN), 331.19, 342.1, 342.4, 342.7 Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders (UN), 340, 342.5-6 Minorities: oppression of, 29.6, 55.8; preference given to in tie votes, 6.3-4; rights of, 201.22-25; teaching work among, 221.6. See also Indigenous believers; Indigenous peoples Minor Plan of God, 263.5-7. See also Major Plan of God Mirza Mihdi (The Purest Branch), monument to, 36.2, 176.6 Mirza MuJ:iammad-'Ali, 177.4; descendants of, 255.5a-6 Mirza Yal/.ya, descendants of, 255.Sa- 6 Moderation, 60.13, 60.17, 60.24, 60.56, 163.2, 183.42 Moldova, National Spiritual Assembly of, 214.l b, 216.34. See also Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Regional Spiritual Assembly of; Ukraine and Moldova, Regional Spiritual Assembly of Mongolia: Baha'i community of, 219.8; establishment of LSAs in, 98.1; first native believer in, 90.3; National Spiritual Assembly of, 173.2, 181.11; study circles in, 331.3 Morality: Baha'i standard of, 56.3-5a; decline of, 56.2, 56.5, 149.5, 151.8, 183.3, 183.27, 263.9; sexual, 149.13, 205.13, 206.5. See also Immorality Moscow (Russia), 99 Moses, 140.5c, 140.6a Most Exalted Leaf. See Navvab (Asiyih Khanum, Most Exalted Leaf) Most Great Covenant, 356.13a. See also Covenant of Baha'u'llah 862 Most Great Justice, 257.3. See also Justice Most Great Name. See Greatest Name Most Great Peace: Baha'u'llah as author of, 131.4, 257.3; establishment of, 18.lla, 18.12, 31.3a- 4, 48.6, 216.39, 331.22, 356.8, 356.21a; goal of, 60.31, 201.13, 263.6; prerequisites for, 356.9, 356.19a; WWI signalizes dawn of, 356.5. See also Lesser Peace Most Holy Book. See Kicib-i-Aqdas, The Mount Carmel, 176.11. See also Tablet of Carmel Mount Carmel Projects: commencement of, 64.6-7, 66, 120.4, 151.11; completion of, 90.14, 216.35, 216.38, 356.23- 23b, 357.11; dedicatory events, 299.11; development of, 23.8j, 23.9, 36; Four Year Plan goals, 216.32, 348.2; Office of Project Manager, 64.10; progress reports, 83, 90.7, 105.2, 113, 114, 129.13, 148, 160, 193, 198, 200.8-9, 216.2, 249.5, 263.3, 299.3, 331.7; significance of, 90.20, 176, 181.3. See also Arc Projects Fund; and individual buildings Mu]:iammad, 140.2, 140.5c, 163.3, 201.2a; infallibility of, 12.6a. See also Islam; Qur'an Muslims: conflicts with Hindus, 202.1, 202.4; teaching Baha'i Faith to, 222.12. See also Islam Myanmar, Baha'i community of, 219.5 �GENERAL INDEX National Baha'i communities, 22.7, 28.1- 2, 48.5 National Baha'i Funds: support for training institutes, 231.3, 270.la, 310.3, 310.4, 310.8 National Houses of Justice, 18.7-8, 52.3, 52.4a, 201.22 Nationalism, 129.14, 356.24a, 356.26a National Spiritual Assemblies (NSAs): Auxiliary Boards' collaboration with, 213.10; BIC's collaboration with, 8.4-8.6, 61.1, 253; burdens of, 200.5; committees of, 183.19, 183.25, 250.4; Continental Boards of Counselors' collaboration with, 23.8e, 103.2-3, 151.11, 157.4-5, 183.12-25, 212.6b, 213.6-7, 213.24, 249.2, 313.6, 331.6; Continental Pioneering Committees and, 88.3-4, 88.6-8, 88.10, 89.5, 343.4; Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, 102.15, 111.56; Deputies of J:Iuququ'llah and, 62.2; elections of, 102.5a, 102.8, 185.4-4a, 232.5, 337.15; enrollment procedures, 78.5; Executive Committees, 33; external affairs work, 44.7-8, 48.4, 79, 90.19-20, 120.3, 129.6, 129.9, 331.17; formation of, 102.4, 121.la, 121.3, 123, 129.17, 173, 181.11, 191, 200.10, 214, 216.5, 216.34, 248.2, 258, 263.3, 299.11, 331.12; formulation of goals for Six Year Plan, 22.2, 23.8e, 71.1; Four Year Plan and, 234.3; functions of, 102.8, 151.7, 183.45, 196.2, 196.4, 232.5; handling violations of Baha'i laws, 122.4-5, 122.19, 122.21; incorporation of, 111.10, 111.56, 233; interassembly projects, 22.9, 27.2, 48.5, 71.1, 138.6, 333; local communities' relationship with, 102.7-8, 213.30; LSAs' relationship with, 111.15, 111.17, 111.19, 111.21, 111.64, 111.76, 335.2; maturation of, 2.5, 64.6- 7, 129.12, 138.7, 216.23-24, 263.3, 265.2, 348.2; membership on, 102.5- 6, 102.12, 183.30, 232.5; as National Houses of Justice, 18.7- 8; officers' conduct, 102.12, 183.43; pioneer placement by, 89.3, 243.2-4; prepublication review by, 118.2, 118.7, 259.2a, 259.4-5, 305.7; private business ventures and, 167, 245; promotion of human rights, 29.8, 245; RBCs' relationship with, 250.2, 250.6a, 250.6d, 250.6e, 250.7, 250.14-25, 299.6, 335.2; simultaneous service on NSA and LSA, 330.4-6; simultaneous service on NSA and RBC, 250.lld; social and economic development work, 129.10; teaching work, 103.3, 181.6, 212.8; training institutes and, 213.18, 213.21, 216.28, 231.1, 310.5; unity within, 183.29-30; women on, 52.7. See also Conventions, national; and individual National Spiritual Assemblies by country National Teaching Committees, RBCs and, 250.28-31 Nations, unity of: attainment of, 356.2-3, 356.7, 356.28; growing consciousness of, 60.10, 356.33- 38a; Lesser Peace and, 200.3, 356.6, 356.10-38a; Revelation of Baha'u'llah, 108.13, 227.5a; in trade and finance, 263.8, 331.21, 356.36a. See also Mankind, unification of �GENERAL INDEX Native American Indian Baha'i Institute, 25.2 Native communities. See Indigenous peoples Nature. See Conservation; Environment, the Navvab (Asiyih Khanum, Most Exalted Leaf), 7.9; monument of, 36.2, 176.6 Nepal, Baha'i community of, 218.6 Network on Conservation and Religion, 42, 48.5, 58, 129.9. See also World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) New South Wales (Australia), Baha'i curriculum in schools, 64.3 New World Order. See World Order of Baha'u'llah New Year (Gregorian), celebration of, 10.2b New York City, as City of the Covenant, 90.10, 108.lle, 129.20, 144.3, 144.8, 145.20 New Zealand, Four Year Plan in, 224.11 Niger, National Spiritual Assembly of, 123.3, 129.18 Nigeria: National Spiritual Assembly of, 214.la; women's conference in, 116 Nineteen Day Feast, 60.33, 69, 70, 73, 213.23, 348.17; new believers at, 78.4; use of arts at, 222.13 Nine Year Plan (1964-73), 213.14 Nongovernmental organizations. See United Nations, nongovernmental organizations Non-profit organizations, 167.2-3 North America: external affairs work in, 48.5; Ri<;lvan Message for 1996, 220. See also American Baha'i Community; Canada; United States, National Spiritual Assembly of Northeastern Asia: Baha'i community of, 224.2-3; Four Year Plan in, 224.7 Obligatory prayer: compilation on, 336; laws regarding, 315.3-5, 324.3, 324.6, 352.1 Office for the Advancement of Women (BIC), 147, 216.9, 307.2, 307.5, 307.8 Office of l:luququ'llah, establishment of, 121.lb Office of Public Information (BIC), 8.3, 76.4, 216.33; NSAs' collaboration with, 8.4, 8.6, 253 Office of Social and Economic Development (BWC), 76.4, 216.33, 299.7, 331.14 Office of the Environment (BIC), 76.4, 90.5, 129.9 Old world order, breakdown of, 102.18, 108.2, 145.6, 145.16, 149.5. See also Integration and disintegration, processes of; Social problems; Society, degeneration of Oneness of mankind: Baha'i principle of, 6.2, 6.5, 46.4, 55.7, 99.4, 145.13; Covenant of Baha'u'llah and, 46.2, 60.6, 109.4-5, 144.3; importance of, 149.2, 183.32, 224.4; realization of, 48.6, 202.6c, 356.19a. See also Mankind, unification of Open Letter Project (Albania), 181.6 Opposition: external, 18.7, 38.4, 60.44-46, 118.4, 216.40, 218.6; internal, 272.4, 296. See also Covenant-breakers; Iranian Baha'is, persecution of Order and chaos, processes of. See Integration and disintegration, processes of Organizations of civil society, 331.19 �GENERAL INDEX Pacific Islands: Baha'i communities in, 4.3, 158.1; Four Year Plan in, 224.1-12; Riqvan Message for 1996, 224; teaching work in, 216.7, 221.6; UN office in, 90.5; visit by BIC representative, 279, 299.9. See also individual island nations Pacific Women's Conference, message to, llO Pakistan, Four Year Plan in, 223.7 Panama, social and economic development projects, 331.14 Papua New Guinea: Baha'i studies conference in, 331.13; Four Year Plan in, 224.10; visit of prime minister to BWC, 158 Parents: dealing with homosexuality, 124; loss of rights as, 149.12, 149.17; responsibilities of, 141.3b, 141.4, 141.8, 141.10, 149.17, 273.1, 273.3, 331.28 Parliament of the World's Religions, The (Cape Town), 331.20 Payam-e-Doost (radio program), 331.18, 353 Peace: Baha'i community as example of, 14.3; commemorative world events for, 340; education for, 85, 90.5, 108.9; establishment of, 8.6, 216.36-39, 331.21; as goal of Baha'i Faith, 183.5, 342.10; movement toward, 31, 48.2, 216.33, 263.4-5, 279.2-3, 342.2; prerequisites for, 6.2, ll0.1, 151.4, 169.lla, 194.l; prospects for, 342.2, 342.5. See also Convocation of world leaders; Lesser Peace; Most Great Peace Peace Statement. See Promise of World Peace, The People of capacity, teaching, 85.3, 90.18, 151.9, 181.5; compilation on,94 Philippine Islands, Four Year Plan in, 224.8 Pilgrimages/pilgrims, 21.20, 164.4; cancelation of, 100 .1; increase in number of, 216.32, 299.4, 331.7, 357.10; reception center, 299.4, 331.7, 357.5 Pioneers: to Africa, 220.9, 331.8; Continental Boards of Counselors' relationship to, 243; to Eastern Bloc countries, 24, 71.1, 71.8, 84.3; European, 221.3, 221.6; facilitating, 88.2-10; Four Year Plan, 217.4, 218.14, 235.2-3, 331.8; Iranian Baha'i, 164.5; ITC responsibilities for, 272.6, 272.7f; murders of in South Africa, 179; short-term, 22.9, 71.4-7, 88.8, 89.5; Six Year Plan, 22.9, 24, 48.7, 71, 158; Three Year Plan, 157.9, 159, 161, 181.10, 190.1, 216.5, 235.1, 243.2, 343.2, 343.5-6; youth as, 129.11. See also Continental Pioneer Commirtees; Homefront pioneers; International Deputization Fund; Traveling teachers Pluralism, religious, 202.4 Poland: establishment of LSAs in, 98.1; National Spiritual Assembly of, 121.la, 129.18, 269.3 Politics, partisan, Baha'is' noninvolvement in, 35.5, 44.1, 44.5, 46.2-3, 79.2, 96.8; Baha'i administration as alternative to, 29.6, 55.8, 96.10-12, 109.2, 201.18-19, 207.7-7c, 224.4; promoting peace through, 18, 31.2. See also Apartheid Portugal, Baha'i courses in schools, 299.9 Poverty, elimination of extremes of wealth and, 21.5, 21.9, 21.15, 345.4 Prayer, 21.14, 183.10, 246.2. See also Obligatory prayer �GENERAL INDEX Prayer for the Dead, recitation of, 26, 168 Pregnancy, as result of rape, 149.12, 149.17 Prepublication review, 60.42-47, 72, 102.16-18, 118, 119, 259; of historical documents, 305.9-18, 305.15; of translations, 304.2-5, 305.3, 305.7 Press, the, 60.37-41. See alro Media Priesthood, abolition of, 215.4, 225.4, 337.6 Promised Day of God, 145.19 Promise of World Peace, The: distribution of, 21.6, 22.3, 23.8d, 23.8f, 31.5, 48.8, 129.6; presentation to leaders, 18.6, 48.8; responses to, 4.1, 85.1-2 Promoting Entry by Troops, 172, 181.9 Property, legal claims to, 29.7. See alro Iranian Baha'is, confiscation of properties of Prophetic Era, 22.10 Prophets, 7.4-5, 7.8, 229.18. See alro Manifestations of God Prosperity of Humankind, The, 194, 216.13 Provincial Baha'i Councils, 250.7. See alro Regional Baha'i Councils (RB Cs) Publishing Trust(s), Baha'i, 40.1 Qur'an, 7.5, 281.4 Racism, 129.14 Radio stations, Baha'i, 22.6, 23.8i, 331.14, 331.18, 353 Rape, 149.12-13, 149.17 Reflection meetings, 348.18 Regional Baha'i Councils (RBCs), 250; appointed, 250.13-13b; Auxiliary Boards' relationship with, 344.4; characteristics of, 250.5-6e, 250.11-13; Continental 866 Boards of Counselors' relationship with, 299.6, 344.4; elected, 250.12-12g; evolution of, 348.2; formation of, 250.9-10, 326, 331.6; functions of, 250.14-27a, 335; funding, 250.22-24; legal status, 250.26; membership on, 250.12e, 330; national committees and, 250.28-32; simultaneous service on RBC and LSA, 330.4, 330.6; Spiritual Assemblies' relationship with, 299.6; training institutes and, 250.30, 299.6 Regional Teaching and Administrative Committees, 250.l, 250.7 Religion(s), 201.3; degraded by material wealth, 21.15; disunity of, 145.9-10, 202.1, 202.4; establishment of, 7.4, 7.6a; fundamentalist, 26.9, 129.14, 202.4, 263.9; interfaith activities, 216.14, 331.20; multiplication of, 263.9; non-Baha'i, 201.3; oneness of, 109.5; opposition to, 60.22; science in agreement with, 169.llb, 203.6; state, 201.17a, 201.2la-22; truths of, 109.4, 205.6; unity of, 109.5, 202.4-5. See alro Network on Conservation and Religion; Separation of church and state; State Religion, Baha'i Faith as; Theocracy, Baha'i; and specific religions Revelation of Baha'u'llah, 201.9-10; Administrative Order and, 250.3, 337.3; influences of, 60.53, 129.15, 145.7, 183.5, 216.35, 356.19a; magnitude of, 55.2, 60.55, 131.4, 140.7, 146.2; power of, 90.1, 108.4, 129.2, 149.18, 227.8; purpose of, 22.10, 60.4, 60.10, 131.7-8, 131.13, 216.39, 227.5a, 355.6; study of, 157.7, 169.2-4, 187, 215.3, 296.1. See �GENERAL INDEX also Baha'i Faith; Kitab-i-'Ahd, The; Kirab-i-Aqdas, The; World Order of Baha'u'llah Revelation of God, 7.6a, 12.6a, 296.10 Ri4van, formation of LSAs on First Day of only, 213.26-29, 263.2, 331.12 Ri4van Messages: for 1987, 22; for 1988, 48; for 1989, 64; for 1990, 90; for 1991, 108; for 1992, 129; for 1993, 151; for 1994, 181; for 1995, 200; for 1996, 216; for 1996 (Africa), 222; for 1996 (Australia and Pacific Islands), 224; for 1996 (Europe), 221; for 1996 (India and neighboring countries), 218; for 1996 (Latin America and Caribbean), 217; for 1996 (North America), 220; for 1996 (Southeast Asia), 219; for 1996 (Western and Central Asia), 223; for 1997, 249; for 1998, 263; for 1999, 299; for 2001, 357 Right of God. See l:Iuququ'llah Rights: within families, 149.3-3a; of indigenous peoples, 46, 55.7- 9; individual, 60, 102.15, 201.22-25; legal claims to, by, 92.l; in Brazil, 233.1, 233.4, 249.4; BWC activities, 91.1, 186.3, 216.15; at Counselors' meetings, 53.2, 212.2, 275.2; environmental activities, 42.1, 58.2, 188.1, 216.14; funeral service for, 317, 318; meetings with Counselors, 53.2; at NSA inaugural conventions, 90.3, 108.6, 129.18, 200.10, 216.34; passing of, 316, 331.30; Roll of Honor deposited by, 131.17; in Russia, 181.10-11; at second World Congress, 144.5 Russia: Amatu'l-Baha Rulfiyyih Khanum in, 181.10-11; Baha'i community of, 221.6; Baha'u'llah's relations with, 99.2; National Spiritual Assembly of, 191.2, 221.3; teaching work in, 221.6 Russia, Georgia and Armenia, Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 123.2, 191.2 Rwanda, National Spiritual Assembly of, 216.34, 249.7 Ryukyu Islands, teaching work in, 224.7 29.7. See also Administrative rights, deprivation Sabah, National Spiritual Assembly of, of; Equality of women and men; 258.2, 263.3, 299.2 Human rights Sacred Writings. See Baha'i Scriptures Rise and fall, processes of. See Sakhalin Island, Knight of Baha'u'llah Integration and disintegration, for, 90.2, 129.5 processes of Sarni people, teaching work among, Romania: establishment of LSAs in, 221.6, 238.1 98.l; government recognition Sanctity and Nature of Bahd 'f Elections, of Baha'i community, 108.5; The, 81 National Spiritual Assembly of, Sao Tome and Principe, National 104.1, 105.1, 108.5, 108.6, 269.3 Spiritual Assembly of, 214.la, Romany peoples, teaching work 216.34 among, 221.6 Sarawak, National Spiritual Assembly Rulfiyyih Khanum, Amatu'l-Baha of, 258.3, 263.3, 299.2 (Hand of the Cause of God): Schism, Covenant as guarantee 'Abdu'llah Pasha House furnished against, 52.2, 60.6, 145.14 �GENERAL INDEX Scholars/scholarship, Baha'i, 36.4c, 169, 215, 331.13; compilation on, 195; promotion of, 18.5, 251.10, 272.4, 357.10. See also Baha'i Faith, study of; Baha'i Scriptures, study of; Historical documents; Translations of Baha'i Scriptures Science: advances in, 263.4; religion in agreement with, 169.llb, 203.6 Scriptures. See Baha'i Scriptures; Bible; Qur'an Seat of Universal House of Justice, 23.9, 36.2, 36.6, 176.8 Secularism, 183.27-28, 202.4 Self, the. See Individual, the Self-expression. See Freedom(s), of expression Separation of church and state, 201, 296.7 Service, commitment to, 183.33-34. See also Youth year of service Seven Year Plan (1937-44), fiftieth anniversary of, 22.11 Seven Year Plan (1979-86), 22.12, 23.8c, 36.2 Sex, proper use of, 149.13, 205.13 Sexual abuse, prevention of, 149.1, 149.5-6 Seychelles, visit to BWC by president of, 186 Shoghi Effendi: appointment as Guardian, 144.5, 177.3, 255.8-8a; as authorized interpreter, 17.1-2, 52.2, 52.6, 111.54, 118.3-3a, 192.4-5, 255.lOa, 283.3; Auxiliary Boards instituted by, 350.4; completion of International Archives Building, 176.7; completion of Shrine of the Bab, 16.6, 36.2, 91.2, 176.7; Covenant-breakers in family of, 255.4-8; design of Arc, 36.2, 36.4a; global vision of, 129.16; involvement with Bahd '{World 868 series, 170.3; lack of successor to, 255.1-10; passing of, 144.5; purchase of property near grave of, 50; relations with Israel, 23.3; translation of Baha'i Scriptures by, 192.2-2a, 192.4-5; writings on Revelation of Baha'u'llah, 201.9-10 Shrine of the Bab, 36.2, 91.2, 176.7, 331.9. See also Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab Siberia, 181.6, 220.11 Sicily, National Spiritual Assembly of, 191.1, 200.10 Sierra Leone, teaching work in, 216.7 Singapore, Baha'i community of, 219.9 Six Year Plan (1986-92): accomplishments of, 64.2-7, 108.5-11, 129.4-13, 170.2; goals of, 13.l, 21.1, 22.1-2, 27, 40.1, 62.1, 64.8-13, 90.14, 105.1, 138.2-3, 138.5-6, 150.3, 213.7; themes of, 22.10, 45.3. See also Pioneers, Six Year Plan; Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia Slovakia, National Spiritual Assembly of, 258.4, 263.3, 269, 299.2. See also Czech and Slovak Republics, Regional Spiritual Assembly of Slovenia and Croatia, Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 173.2, 181.11 Social and economic development projects, 14.3, 85, 295.4; in Cambodia, 219.7; Four Year Plan activities, 216.33, 222.13, 331.6, 331.14; funding for, 120.2; in India, 218.13; intensive programs of growth and, 348.17; non-profit organizations for, 167.2-3; Six Year Plan activities, 22.6; statement on, 194; Three Year Plan activities, 216.4, 216.9-10; training institutes and, 299.7, 348.2; women's �GENERAL INDEX involvement in, 116.l, 129.10; youth's involvement in, 129.11. See also Office of Social and Economic Development; World Summit for Social Development Social and Economic Development Unit (BIC), 8.3 Social problems, 151.5, 200.1-3, 200.11, 299.12, 356.35a, 356.36a; Baha'i solutions to, 104.l, 105.l, 108.5, 108.6; pioneer goals, 24; youth activities in, 129.11. See also Russia; Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia Speech, characteristics of, 60.37. See also Freedom(s), of expression Spiritual Assemblies: appealing decisions of, 102.15; Auxiliary Boards' relationship with, 344.4; 29.5-5b, 46.2, consultation on, 60.28-29, 55.8, 76.2, 90.19, 96, 99.7, 109.2, 60.32-36; Continental Boards 129.6, 149.19-19a, 176.3, 295.2- of Counselors' relationship 3. See also Economic problems; with, 344.4; decisions about Integration and disintegration, membership status, 355.7-8; processes of; Morality, decline of duties of, 60.32; external affairs Society: degeneration of, 60.22, work, 96.8; fostering proper 183.3-10, 183.44, 205.8, 205.17, functioning of, 151.9-10, 200.5, 216.37-41, 227.2-4, 299.12; 212.5, 222.11; fostering unity evolution of, 201.11; individual's in the community, 183.32-35, relation to, 60.49-52; reform 337.12-12a; handling violations of, 183.32-32a, 227.5-7. See also of Baha'i laws, 122, 205.16-17; Integration and disintegration, incorporated, 111.65-67; processes of; Old world order, individuals' relationship with, breakdown of 25.3, 183.35-48, 206.2-4; Sodomy, 205.3, 205.3a maturation of, 102.13, 201.17a, Sons, first-born, 229.18-22 216.24; membership on, 67.3-7, Soul, the, 68.2, 129.24, 162.7, 205.6; 78.2; obedience to, reality of, 7.7, 99.6, 140.2, 205.6 Soul mates, 7.10-lOa South Africa: Baha'i community in, 6.4-6.5, 222.3, 299.9; murders of pioneers in, 179; National Spiritual Assembly of, 108.8, 191.3, 200.10; statement on apartheid, 6 Southeast Asia: Four Year Plan in, 224.11; Ric;lvin Message for 1996, 219; youth in, 208, 346 Soviet Union: 'Alf-Akbar Furutan in, 90.3; Baha'i Faith in, 23.8h, 61.1, 65.1, 129.5; collapse of, 129.5, 129.11, 129.14; establishment of LSAs in, 90.2, 98.l, 108.5; National Spiritual Assembly of, 60.32, 60.33, 67.3, 225.7; problems involving members of, 102.14; responsibilities of, 313.7, 337.7-7a; South African, 6.4; spouses serving on, 102.13; training, 6.5. See also Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies Spiritual axis, 213.11, 224.2, 242 Spiritual growth, 225.2, 225.6, 227.5, 263.8-9. See also Transformation, spiritual Sri Lanka, Baha'i community of, 218.7 State Baha'i Councils, 250.l, 250.7. See also Regional Baha'i Councils State Religion, Baha'i Faith as, 18.8a, 201.17a, 201.2la-22. See also Separation of church and state �GENERAL INDEX Study circles, 331.3, 348.5, 348.17 Suffering, Baha'i attitude toward, 122.18, 129.15, 176.2, 181.8, 187.4, 190.2, 199.2, 223.1, 227.7 Summit on the Alliance between Religion and Conservation (England), 216.14 Switzerland, social and economic development in, 331.14. See also Italy and Switzerland, National Spiritual Assembly of Synopsis and Codification of the Laws of the Kit:ib-i-Aqdas, 150.3 Systematization, 263.10-12, 331.5, 348.1, 357.7; for human resource development, 313.3; in teaching, 313.6-7, 348.8, 348.11-19; training institutes and, 328, 331.2-4 System of Baha'u'll:ih, 108.2, 145.19, 250.3. See also Administrative Order, Baha'i; World Order of Bah:i'u'll:ih Tablet of Carmel (Bah:i'u'll:ih), 36.1, 129.13, 176.5-7 Tablets of the Divine Plan ('Abdu'l- Baha), 18.3, 176.5, 183.10, 183.11, 220.1, 220.4, 220.8, 220.13, 220.16-17, 248.2 Tablet to Bah:i'is of New York City ('Abdu'l-Baha), 144.8 Taiwan, Baha'i community of, 219.10 Tajikistan: martyrdom of Iranian Baha'i in, 311; National Spiritual Assembly of, 173.2, 181.11 Task Force of Literacy (UNESCO), 90.5 Teaching: acceleration of, 108.10, 190.2, 200.3-4, 213.4, 213.33; achievements in, 64.1, 151.3, 221.8, 263.12; confidence in, 172.4, 222.12, 263.2; constancy in, 22.9, 64.11, 64.13, 212.5; expansion of, 48.3, 64.9, 90.2, 151.6, 181.2, 216.38, 221.9, 331.3; funds for, 120.5; importance of, 36.6, 48.8-11, 54.5, 57.1, 218.14; by individual believers, 89.1, 90.12, 200.11-12, 212.5-6, 216.20, 220.8, 225, 310.4, 310.5, 313.3, 348.8- 10; institutions' role in, 103.3, 141.7, 225.7; objectives of, 90.14, 90.16; passion for, 217.8; sacred duty of, 141.2, 200.7, 225.l- 6a, 248.9, 263.14-15, 310.4, 310.5, 348.10; systematization of, 313.6-7, 348.8, 348.11-19; Three Year Plan activities, 216.5; in U.S., 183.1-11; wisdom in, 162; by youth, 129.11, 141.2, 200.4, 209.3. See also Baha'i Faith, proclamation of; Expansion and consolidation; Mass conversions; People of capacity, teaching Teaching projects, Three Year Plan, 213.4, 216.5. See also Intensive programs of growth Technology, 129.14, 263.4 Temples. See Mashriqu'l-Adhkar(s) Ten Year World Crusade, 129.19, 144.5- 6, 218.3, 221.1, 222.3, 248.16. See also Knights of Bah:i'u'll:ih Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab: commencement of work on, 91, 92.2, 129.13; completion of, 48.7, 90.14, 151.11, 198; design for, 23.9, 36.4a, 64.2; opening of, 357.11; progress reports, 98.2, 108.llb, 113.1-2, 114.2, 114.5-6, 160.1, 193.2, 200.9, 216.2, 249.5, 299.3; property acquisitions for, 244; significance of, 36.6, 176.8-9 Testament, writing of, 229.2, 229.6-7a �GENERAL INDEX Tescs, 183.10, 216.39, 216.41, 356.2la, 356.22a; for Iranian Baha'fs, 248.7-8, 248.17 Thailand, Baha'i communicy of, 219.6 Theocracy, Baha'i, 201.2- 2a, 337.6-7 Three Year Plan (1993- 96): accomplishments of, 181.1- 11, 200.4-10, 216.1- 15, 240.3, 248.2; in Bangladesh, 218.5; goals of, 121.lc, 138, 151.5-13, 157.4, 190, 200.6, 213.7; in U.S., 183.18. See also Pioneers, Three Year Plan Training, 151.9, 213.16, 222.12, 265.4, 348.8 Training inscicuces, 213.15-21, 216.27-30, 216.38, 217.4, 263.2, 266, 299.5-7; Auxiliary Boards' involvement in, 212.6c, 213.18, 213.19, 216.28, 270.5, 310.6-7, 310.8; Continental Boards of Counselors' involvement in, 212.6c, 213.18, 216.27, 310.4, 310.6, 331.4; depucizing ceachers for, 231.3-4, 270, 310; entry by croops chrough, 220.2-3, 236.2, 331.3, 348.5; escablishment of, 249.3, 263.11, 331.6; expansion and consolidacion chrough, 223.7, 299.6; in Five Year Plan, 348.4-7; in Four Year Plan, 218.9-10, 221.8, 224.3, 234.4, 265.4, 308.l, 313.2, 357.3; funding, 213.21, 231, 310; importance of, 219.3, 222.14; intensive programs of growch and, 348.15; LSAs and, 213.19, 216.28, 234, 310.5; RB Cs and, 250.30, 299.6; social and economic development projeccs chrough, 299.7, 348.2; Spiricual Assemblies' involvement in, 216.28; craining of children's class ceachers, 216.6, 313.7, 331.25, 348.7, 357.3-4; Twelve Monch Plan goals, 313.6, 331.22; use of radio, 331.14; youch involvement in, 256.3, 338.2, 347.2 "Training Inscicuces and Syscemacic Growch" (ITC), 328 Transformacion: colleccive, 331.3; individual, 138.9, 183.32a, 331.3; moral, 56.5-5a, 339.5; personal, 48.10, 68.1, 90.12; as purpose of Baha'i Faith, 64.11; spiritual, 29.5b, 96.4, 96.5a, 96.11, 149.18, 151.8, 221.8 Transkei. See Souch Africa, Nacional Spiritual Assembly of Translations of Baha'i Scriptures, 192, 331.7; authorized, 304.2, 305.7; inco English, 192.2-3, 281.5- 6, 299.4, 304, 305, 357.10; by individuals, 192.3, 302.6-7, 304.3-5, 305.2-3, 305.7; prepublication review, 304.2-5, 305.3, 305.7; provisional, 304.3- 5, 305.3, 305.7, 305.17; by Shoghi Effendi, 192.2-2a, 192.4-5. See also under Kirab-i-Aqdas, The Traveling teachers: Continental Boards of Counselors' relacionship co, 243; in Eastern Bloc councries, 84.3; in Europe, 221.6; Four Year Plan, 217.4, 218.14, 235.2-3, 331.8; ITC responsibilities for, 272.6, 272.?f; Six Year Plan, 48.7, 71.2-5; Three Year Plan, 159, 161, 181.10, 190.1, 216.5, 235.l, 343.2, 343.5-6; youch as, 129.11. See also Continental Pioneer Comminees Truscee of I:Iuququ'llah, 13.2, 21.12, 21.17-32, 121.lb, 345.11 Trustees of the Continental Fund, 54.4 Trustworthiness, compilation on, 14 Truth, 109.3- 4, 122.9-9a, 169.8, 263.8, 302.8. See also Candor; Independent invescigacion of uuch �GENERAL I N DEX Tubingen (Germany), Local Spiritual Assembly of: constitutional appeal made by, 111.11-12, 111.36, 111.50; incorporation of, 111.62-71 Tunisia, Baha'i community in, 222.3 Turkey: Baha'i community in, 221.1; Continental Board of Counselors, 2.2; earthquake in, 309 Turkmenistan, National Spiritual Assembly of, 173.2, 181.11 "Turning Point for All Nations" (BIC), 216.13 Tuvalu, Baha'i Faith in, 108.9 Twelve Month Plan (2000-2001), 313.5-8, 331.22-30, 338.5, 348.6, 357.3-6 Twentieth century, 299.12, 356.24- 32; 'Abdu'l-Baha's praise of, 210.1, 216.35, 263.16, 292.l; commemorating end of, 292, 331.9, 331.22; UHJ statements on, 354, 357.3; unity of nations established during, 356.7, 356.14-17a Twin processes. See Integration and disintegration, processes of Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia (1990-92), 84, 90.2, 98.1, 121.la, 129.5 Uganda, Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in, 222.3 Ukraine: National Spiritual Assembly of, 214.lc, 269.3; teaching work in, 221.6 Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 123.la, 129.18 Ukraine and Moldova, Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 191.2, 214.lb-c 'Ulama, abolition of, 215.4 United Kingdom: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 40.l; interfaith activities in, 331.20; National Spiritual Assembly of, 221 .1 United Nations (UN), 356.29-3la, 356.34a-36a; Baha'i association with, 8.2, 18.5, 61.1, 64.3, 147.2, 263. 8; Fiftieth Anniversary, 216.13, 216.37, 356.35a; International Literacy Year (1990), 68.6; millennial activities, 292.3, 342, 356.38; nongovernmental organizations, 48.4, 64.4, 68.5, 120.3, 129.8, 129.10, 147.2, 194.1, 216.11, 216.33, 357.4; resolutions on Baha'is in Iran, 268.6, 288.6, 299.8. See also Baha'i International Community; and individual UN agencies United Nations Children's Fund, BIC's consultative status with, 8.2 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro), 151.3 United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), 129.10, 331.17; BIC's collaboration with, 147.2 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 216.14 United Nations Office (BIC), 76.4, 216.33, 253 U.S. House of Representatives, efforts for Baha'is in Iran, 90.6 United States, National Spiritual Assembly of: BI C's collaboration with, 8.6; Continental Boards of Counselors and, 183.12-25; functioning of, 183.26-48; Genocide Convention and, 44.7; membership on, 102.6; teaching work, 183.1-11; UHJ response to concerns of, 183. See also American Baha'i Community United States and Canada, National Spiritual Assembly of: Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, 111.56 �GENERAL INDEX Unity: in diversity, 55.4, 90.16, 99.4- 4a; Divine, 203.5; economic, 356.3la; as foundation of peace, 169.lla, 194.1; movement toward, 263.4-5; political, 18.12, 200.3, 356.6, 356.19b. See also Baha'i community, unity of; Baha'i Faith, unity of; Disunity; Nations, unity of Unity College (Ethiopia), 299.7, 331.14 Universal Court of Arbitration, 201.16a, 283.4-4a Universal House of Justice (UHJ): appealing decisions to, 122.19; authority of, 111.10, 251, 255.lOa; Constitution of, 102.15; Continental Boards of Counselors appointed by, 183.15; elections, 20, 49, 52.3-3b, 54.1, 152, 264, 327, 337.15; elucidations of Baha'i Scriptures by, 192.5-7, 201.16a, 251.5, 283.2-6a; establishment of World Order, 18.lla, 255.lOa; functions of, 177.5, 201.llb, 302.2; infallibility of, 192.7, 228.2a- 3; ITC's consultations with, 157, 181.2; legislation by, 192.6, 201.13a, 283.3-3a, 283.5, 283.8a; membership restricted to men, 7.9, 52, 187.6, 228.4, 296.7, 337.16; promotion of Lesser Peace, 44.3b; relations with government(s), 23.4a, 23.4b, 44.3-4; role of, 228, 283; supervision of LSAs, 111.64; world leaders consulting with, 4.1, 23.8f, 44.3-4. See also Baha'i World Center (BWC); Seat of Universal House of Justice Universidad Nur (Bolivia), 197, 331.14 USSR. See Eastern Bloc countries; Russia; Soviet Union Uzbekistan, National Spiritual Assembly of, 173.2, 181.11 Victory. See Crisis and victory Vietnam: Baha'i community of, 219.7; Collis Featherstone's visit to, 90.3 Violence, 149, 183.3 Virtues, 145.7, 339.3a Voices of Baha Choir, 299.10 Voting. See Administrative rights, deprivation of; Conventions, Baha'i; Elections, Baha'i Wealth, elimination of extremes of poverty and, 21.5, 21.9, 21.15, 345.4 West, the: laws binding in, 164; seventy-fifth anniversary of 'Abdu'l-Bahi's visit to, 22.11 Western Asia: Four Year Plan in, 223.4-9; Ri<;ivin Message for 1996, 223 West Leeward Islands, National Spiritual Assembly of, 105.1, 108.5, 108.6 "Who is Writing the Future?" (BIC), 292.2 , 292.5, 331.18 Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha, 111.54, 144.5, 176.5, 183.15, 283.3-3a, 355.5; Shoghi Effendi's appointment as Guardian, 144.5, 177.3, 255.8-8a Will of God, 60.5, 60.15, 60.18, 64.11, 145.12, 203.5a. See also Free will Wills, Baha'i, 229, 307.9 Women: advancement of, 129.10, 218.11, 219.4, 223.7, 224.5, 307, 331.17; in Africa, 116, 147.2; compilation on, 7.8, 307.3-4; participation in Baha'i community, 52.4a, 52.7, 52.8, 213.23, 307.5- 7; prevention of violence against, 149; prophethood and, 7.8. See also Equality of women and men; Office for the Advancement of Women; Universal House of �GENERAL INDEX Women: advancement of, (continued) Justice, membership restricted to men Word of God, 17.2-3, 60.6, 68.1-3, 172.4, 205.7. See also Baha'i Scriptures; Bible; Qur'in World Bank, interfaith activities, 331.20 World civilization, 144.4, 145.7, 203.6, 227.5. See also Baha'i World Commonwealth; World government World Conference on Education for All (UN), 90.5 World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna), 194.1 World Conference on Religion and Peace, 129.9 World Congress, first, 144.6 World Congress, second, 107.6, 129.20, 138.8, 145.20; message to, 183.7, 227.5, 355.6; Nineteen Day Feast and, 69.2, 69.6, 69.11; purpose of, 96.5a, 96.12, 129.15-16, 176.10; as solution to world problems, 109.2, 176.3; study of, 29.6, 85.3, 201.12-13; as theocracy, 337.6-7; UHJ's role in establishing, 255. lOa; unfoldment of, 48.2-4, 145.16, 176.4-5, 201.11, 212.7, 356.4, 356.34a-38a. See also Baha'i Commonwealth; Baha'i World Commonwealth World Order of Bahd'u'lldh, The (Shoghi Effendi), 111. 54 World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen), 194.1, 200.2-3, 216.13 World War I, 356.24a, 356.32 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 42.1, 58, 64.3, 76.4, 129.9. See 144; plans for, 48.7, 64.9, also Network on Conservation and 90.10; publicity for, 107.2, 107.5, Religion 108.lle, 130.l; success of, 146, World Wide Web. See Internet, the 151.1, 151.2 Worship, 44.3c, 60.24, 315.4, 315.7. World Faiths Development Dialogue, See also Devotional meetings; 331.20 Prayer World Forestry Charter Gathering, 90.5; message to, 82, 188 Youth, Baha'i: as children's class World government, 18.3, 31.5, 216.37, teachers, 213.23, 218.12; dance 356.7, 356.29a-30a workshops, 299.10; expansion World Health Organization (WHO), and consolidation activities, BIC relations with, 64.3 216.8, 222.13; in Iran, 289.2- 4; World Order of Bah:i'u'll:ih, 60.24, martyrdoms of, 1.2, 5, 208.l b; 129.2, 145.13; Administrative messages to, Order as basis of, 201.13, 201.18-2la, 201.28, 250.3, 356.9; birth of, 8.1-2, 68.2, 108.2, 108.4; establishment of, 29.4-5b, 108.2, 145.16, 201.18- 18b, 356.20a; Golden Age of, 55.4; l:Iuququ'll:ih's importance to, 21.4-5, 345.3-4; influence of, 182, 208, 256, 338, 339, 346, 347; as role models, 338.5; service by, 22.7, 22.9, 141, 208.1 b, 218.12, 235.1; Six Year Plan activities, 129.11; spiritual education of, 299.7; teaching work of, 200.4, 209.3; training institute involvement, 248.7-8, 256.3, 338.2, 347.2; as traveling teachers, �GENERAL INDEX 331.8. See also European Baha'i Youch Council; Junior youch, Baha'i Youth Conference (Vancouver), 339 Youth Forum (Canada), message to, 226 Youth year of service, 129.11, 141.1-2, 141.6, 182.6 Yugoslavia: establishment of LSAs in, 98. l; teaching work in, 236.4 Zaire, National Spiritual Assembly of, reformation of, 22.9 Zoroaster, visions of, 140.Sc
