Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986

Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986  (1996)  Compiled by Geoffry W. Marks, compiled by Geoffry W. Marks The Third Epoch of the Formative Age

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Contents

Foreward

A Note from the Compiler

List of Abbreviations

Epochs of the Heroic Age

Epochs of the Formative Age

The Third Epoch - Significant Milestones, Anniversaries, and Events

1963–1964 A Year of Preparation

1.   Statement of the Universal House of Justice to the First Bahá’í World Congress

2.   Message to National Conventions 1963

3.   Seat of the Universal House of Justice; New Arrangements for Pilgrims

4.   Destruction of the ‘Ishqábád Temple

5.   The Guardianship

6.   Announcement of the Nine Year Plan

7.   Request for Prayers for Moroccan Bahá’í Prisoners

8.   Report on Moroccan Bahá’í Prisoners

9.   Development of National Bahá’í Funds

10.   Relationship of Hands of the Cause of God and National Spiritual Assemblies

11.   Auxiliary Board Members on National Spiritual Assemblies

12.   Release of Moroccan Bahá’í Prisoners

13.   The Bahá’í Funds

1964–1973 The Nine Year Plan

14.   Launching of the Nine Year Plan

15.   Convention Greetings 1964

16.   Guidelines for the Nine Year Plan

17.   Dedication of the Mother Temple of Europe, Langenhain, Germany

18.   Teaching the Masses

19.   Universal Participation

20.   Development of the Institution of the Hands of the Cause of God

21.   Relationship of Hands of the Cause of God and the National Spiritual Assemblies

22.   Appointment of Five Continental Pioneer Committees

23.   Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice

24.   Riḍván Message 1965

25.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Leroy Ioas

26.   Purification of the Most Holy Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, the Qiblih of the Bahá’í World

27.   Reasons for Delay in Translating and Publishing the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

28.   Call for Pioneers

29.   Observance of Bahá’í Holy Days

30.   Further Thoughts about Mass Teaching

31.   Call for Pioneers and Traveling Teachers

32.   Fiftieth Anniversary of the Revelation of the Tablets of the Divine Plan

33.   Passing of Jessie Revell, Member of the International Bahá’í Council

34.   Riḍván Message 1966

35.   The Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice

36.   Pioneering and a Program of Consolidation

37.   Message to Youth—Three Fields of Service

38.   Formation of Three More National Spiritual Assemblies at Riḍván 1967

39.   Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of Italy

40.   Development of the Bahá’í World Center and the Needs of the Bahá’í International Fund

41.   Commemoration of the Revelation of the Súriy-i-Mulúk

42.   Riḍván Message 1967

43.   Release of a Compilation on Teaching the Masses

44.   Sesquicentennial of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh

45.   The Nature and Purpose of Proclamation

46.   Message to the Six Intercontinental Conferences

47.   Inauguration of the Third Phase of the Nine Year Plan

48.   Announcement of the Resignation of Dr. Luṭfu’lláh Ḥakím from the Universal House of Justice

49.   Assumption by the Universal House of Justice of Representation of the Bahá’í International Community at the United Nations

50.   Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Panama Temple

51.   Selection of Traveling Teachers

52.   Extracts on Teaching the Masses

53.   Plans for Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh at the First Oceanic Conference, Palermo, Sicily

54.   Safeguarding the Letters of Shoghi Effendi

55.   Relationship of Bahá’ís to Politics

56.   Election of the Universal House of Justice—Riḍván 1968

57.   Message to National Conventions—1968

58.   Announcement of Decision to Establish Eleven Continental Boards of Counselors

59.   Establishment of Continental Boards of Counselors

60.   First Appointments to Continental Boards of Counselors

61.   Message to First National Youth Conference in the United States

62.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Hermann Grossmann

63.   Message to the First Oceanic Conference, Palermo, Sicily

64.   Passing of Dr. Luṭfu’lláh Ḥakím, Member of the Universal House of Justice

65.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Ṭaráẓu’lláh Samandarí

66.   Results of the Palermo Conference

67.   Letter to Youth—Pioneering and Education

68.   Riḍván Message 1969

69.   Guidance on Self-Defense

70.   New Appointments to Continental Boards of Counselors

71.   Formation of an Additional National Spiritual Assembly during Riḍván 1970

72.   Work of Continental Boards of Counselors and Their Auxiliary Board Members

73.   Appeal to Increase Teaching Efforts amidst Catastrophic Events of the Day

74.   Acquisition of Property Adjacent to Bahjí

75.   Comments on the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice

76.   Release of a Compilation on Bahá’í Funds

77.   Noninterference in Political Affairs

78.   Attainment of Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council

79.   The Spirit of Bahá’í Consultation

80.   Commemoration of the Centenary of the Martyrdom of Mírzá Mihdí, the Purest Branch

81.   Riḍván Message 1970

82.   Message to Bolivia and Mauritius Conferences—August 1970

83.   Call for Pioneers

84.   Release of a Compilation on the Local Spiritual Assembly

85.   Formation of Seven National Spiritual Assemblies during Riḍván 1971

86.   Message to Pioneers

87.   Grave Crisis in Bahá’í International Fund

88.   Message to the Monrovia Conference—January 1971

89.   Message to the Oceanic Conference, of the South China Seas, Singapore—January 1971

90.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Agnes Alexander

91.   Participation of the Hands of the Cause of God in First National Conventions

92.   Formation of Nine Additional National Spiritual Assemblies during Riḍván 1971

93.   Warning against the Misuse of Recordings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Voice

94.   Principles of Bahá’í Publishing

95.   Call for Deepening on the Significance of the Formative Age

96.   Riḍván Message 1971

97.   Message to the Caribbean Conference—May 1971

98.   Message to the South Pacific Oceanic Conference—May 1971

99.   Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

100.   Message to the North Pacific Oceanic Conference—September 1971

101.   Message to the North Atlantic Conference—September 1971

102.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Músá Banání

103.   Spiritual Character of Bahá’í Elections

104.   Formation of Thirteen New National Spiritual Assemblies during Riḍván 1972

105.   World Center Developments—Erection of Obelisk and Extension of Gardens

106.   Surpassing the Nine Year Plan Goal for the Number of Bahá’í Localities

107.   Release of a Compilation on Music and Singing

108.   Dedication of the Mother Temple of Latin America, Panama City, Panama

109.   Release of a Compilation on Bahá’í Schools and Institutes

110.   Riḍván Message 1972

111.   Elucidation of the Nature of the Continental Boards of Counselors

112.   Message to Bahá’í Unity Conference, Ganado, Arizona

113.   Establishment of Local Spiritual Assemblies during the Final Year of the Nine Year Plan

114.   Release of a Compilation on the National Spiritual Assembly

115.   Announcement of the Decision to Build the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

116.   Plans for Commemorating the Centenary of the Revelation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

117.   Exhortation to Blot Out Every Last Trace of Prejudice

118.   Embryonic Nature of Local Spiritual Assemblies

119.   Passing of Ishráq-Khávarí, Preeminent Bahá’í Scholar

120.   Release of a Compilation on Newsletters

121.   Martyrdom of Three Iranian Bahá’í Students in the Philippine Islands

122.   Release of a Compilation on Bahá’í Life

123.   Adoption of the Constitution of the Universal House of Justice

124.   Activities for the Year Preceding the Global Plan to be Launched Riḍván 1974

125.   Announcement of the Completion of the Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

126.   Obeying the Law of God in One's Personal Life

127.   Purchase of Mazra‘ih Mansion

128.   Riḍván Message 1973

129.   Election of the Universal House of Justice—Riḍván 1973

1973–1974 A Year of Preparation

130.   Announcement of the Acceptance of the Faith by His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa

131.   Establishment of the International Teaching Center

132.   Elucidation of the Duties of the International Teaching Center and Expansion of the Continental Boards of Counselors

133.   Youth and Bahá’í Standards of Behavior

134.   Formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of Equatorial Guinea

135.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God John Ferraby

136.   Appointment of the Architect of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

137.   Expansion and Reinforcement of the Auxiliary Boards

138.   Request for Actions in Preparation for Launching Five Year Plan at Riḍván 1974

139.   Extension of Gardens at Bahjí

140.   Acceptance of Design for the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

1974–1979 The Five Year Plan

141.   Launching of the Five Year Plan—Naw-Rúz 1974

142.   Elucidation of Five Year Plan Goals

143.   Call for Architects for Houses of Worship in India and Western Samoa

144.   Passing of Covenant-Breaker Charles Mason Remey

145.   Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Concerning Men and Women

146.   Memorandum on Establishing and Operating a Bahá’í Publishing Trust

147.   Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Not Binding in the West

148.   Revision of the Functions of Continental Pioneer Committees

149.   The Lesser Peace and "the Calamity"

150.   Passing of Laura Dreyfus-Barney, Compiler of Some Answered Questions

151.   Comments on the Bahá’í Attitude toward Material Suffering

152.   Release of a Compilation on Opposition

153.   Formation of Five New National Spiritual Assemblies during Riḍván 1975 and Readjustment of the Zones of African Continental Boards of Counselors

154.   Acquisition of the House of ‘Abdu’lláh Páshá in ‘Akká

155.   Call for Pioneers

156.   Acquisition of Land Adjacent to the Guardian’s Resting-Place in London

157.   The Significance of the House of ‘Abdu’lláh Páshá

158.   A Plan for International Collaboration in Traveling Teaching

159.   Riḍván Message 1975

160.   Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States

161.   Safeguarding the Letters of Shoghi Effendi

162.   Comments on the Progress of the Five Year Plan

163.   Representation of the Universal House of Justice by Hands of the Cause of God at International Conferences

164.   Significance of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

165.   Excavation of the Site of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

166.   Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Concerning Men and Women; Membership on the Universal House of Justice

167.   Release of a Compilation of Prayers and Tablets for Children and Youth

168.   Release of a Compilation on Bahá’í Meetings and the Nineteen Day Feast

169.   Naw-Rúz Message 1976

170.   Appointments to Continental Boards of Counselors and Auxiliary Boards

171.   Message to the International Teaching Conference, Helsinki, Finland—July 1976

172.   Message to the International Teaching Conference, Anchorage, Alaska—July 1976

173.   Comments on the Subject of Politics

174.   Message to the International Teaching Conference, Paris, France—August 1976

175.   Release of a Compilation on Bahá’í Education

176.   Message to the, International Teaching Conference, Nairobi, Kenya—September 1976

177.   Visit of His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II to the Resting-Place of Shoghi Effendi

178.   Outstanding Achievements in Khurásán, Iran

179.   Achievement of the Majority of Pioneer Goals at Midpoint of Five Year Plan

180.   Additional Appointments to Continental Boards of Counselors

181.   Message to the International Teaching Conference, Hong Kong—November 1976

182.   Grappling with the Challenge of Consolidation

183.   Call for a Vigorous Traveling Teaching Program

184.   Message to the International Teaching Conference, Auckland, New Zealand—January 1977

185.   Message to the International Teaching Conference, Bahia, Brazil—January 1977

186.   Signature of Contract for Erection of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

187.   Message to the International Teaching Conference, Mérida, Mexico—February 1977

188.   Release of a Compilation on the Individual and Teaching

189.   Consolidation of Local Spiritual Assemblies; Formation at Any Time during Riḍván

190.   Riḍván Message 1977

191.   Call for Pioneers

192.   Commemoration of the Centenary of the Termination of Bahá’u’lláh’s Confinement in ‘Akká

193.   Murder of an Iranian Homefront Pioneer

194.   Collaboration between Auxiliary Board Members and National and Regional Teaching Committees

195.   Reconstruction of Society

196.   Ceremony for Laying the Foundation Stone of the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent

197.   Message to Women’s Conference, New Delhi

198.   Appointment of Architects for the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent and the Restoration of the House of ‘Abdu’lláh Páshá

199.   Formation of New and Lapsed Assemblies throughout the Year

200.   Appointment of New Counselor in South-Eastern Asia

201.   Announcement of Initiation of Broadcasting by First Bahá’í Radio Station

202.   Message of Greetings to Hemispheric Bahá’í Radio-Television Conference

203.   Comments on First International Bahá’í Women’s Conference in South America

204.   Release of a Compilation on Bahá’í Consultation

205.   Inauguration of Radio Bahá’í Ecuador

206.   Elucidation of Bahá’í Teachings on Ranks and Stations

207.   Message to the International Convention—Riḍván 1978

208.   Message to the National Conventions—Riḍván 1978

209.   Election of the Universal House of Justice—Riḍván 1978

210.   Appointment of architect for House of Worship in Western Samoa

211.   Love for God and Bahá’u’lláh

212.   Inclusion of Mother Temple of the West in National Register of Historic Places

213.   Inauguration of Radio Bahá’í Ecuador

214.   Directing the Course of One’s Life

215.   The Grave Peril Facing Bahá’ís and Holy Places in Iran

216.   Announcement of Decision to Launch a Seven Year Plan

217.   Bahá’í Scholarship

218.   Persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran

219.   Extension of Permission to Form Local Spiritual Assemblies under Certain Conditions during Riḍván

220.   Refutation of False Accusations against Iranian Bahá’ís

1979–1986 The Seven Year Plan

221.   Launching of the Seven Year Plan—Naw-Rúz 1979

222.   Elucidation of Seven Year Plan Goals

223.   Member of the Universal House of Justice to Address Significant Meetings in North America and Europe

224.   Living a Chaste and Holy Life

225.   Seizure of the House of the Báb

226.   Call for Prayers for the Bahá’ís of Iran

227.   The Increasing Dangers Facing Iranian Bahá’ís

228.   Advice on Use of Pioneers and Travelling Teachers

229.   The Setting of Counselors’ Terms of Service

230.   New Member of International Teaching Center

231.   Conversion of Iranian National Bahá’í Headquarters into an Islamic University

232.   Call for Pioneers

233.   Release of Bahá’í Prisoners in Baghdad

234.   Effects of Bahá’í Actions on the Situation in Iran

235.   Demolition of the House of the Báb

236.   Results of Significant Meetings Addressed by Member of the Universal House of Justice

237.   Assassination of the Hand of the Cause of God Enoch Olinga

238.   Omission of Bahá’ís as a Recognized Religious Minority from Iranian Constitution

239.   Refutation of Accusations against Iranian Bahá’ís

240.   Release of a Compilation on Inspiring the Heart

241.   Demolition of the House of the Báb and Adjacent Bahá’í Properties

242.   Excavation of Temple Site in Western Samoa

243.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Raḥmatu’lláh Muhájir

244.   Release of a Compilation on Divorce

245.   Passing of Inparaju Chinniah, Continental Counselor

246.   Message to Iranian Bahá’ís throughout the World

247.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Hasan M. Balyuzi

248.   Naw-Rúz Message 1980

249.   Release of a Compilation on the Importance of Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude

250.   Contract for Construction of the Indian Temple

251.   Comments on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

252.   Our Attitude and Actions toward the Impending Catastrophe

253.   Ominous Increase in Pressures on Iranian Bahá’ís

254.   Execution of Two Members of the Tabríz Spiritual Assembly

255.   Vigorous Steps Taken in Defense of the Bahá’ís of Iran

256.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Adelbert Mühlschlegel

257.   Commencement of Construction of Indian Temple

258.   Translation of the Long Healing Prayer and the Fire Tablet

259.   Arrest of National Spiritual Assembly of Iran and Two Auxiliary Board Members

260.   Another False Accusation against the Iranian Bahá’ís

261.   Martyrdom of Seven Bahá’ís in Yazd

262.   Defense of the Bahá’ís of Iran in Le Monde

263.   Worldwide Response to Iranian Persecutions

264.   Property Acquisitions in the Holy Land

265.   Passing of Leonora Stirling Armstrong, Spiritual Mother of South America

266.   Attendance of the Members of a Spiritual Assembly at Its Meetings

267.   Further Development of the Continental Boards of Counselors

268.   Martyrdom of Riḍá Fírúzí in Tabríz; Uncertainty of Whereabouts of National Assembly Members

269.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Abu’l-Qasim Faizi

270.   Immolation of Bahá’í Couple in Núk Village

271.   Message to Counselors’ Convocations on Five Continents

272.   Relationship between Husband and Wife

273.   Assassination of Dr. Manúchihr Ḥakím, Chairman of Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

274.   Events Related to the Execution of Dr. Manúchihr Ḥakím

275.   Second Phase of the Seven Year Plan

276.   Return of the Hand of the Cause of God William Sears to Africa

277.   Execution of Two Bahá’ís in Shiraz

278.   Attendance of Bahá’ís from Rural Areas at International Conferences

279.   Deployment of Pioneers and Traveling Teachers

280.   Comments on Aspects of the Seven Year Plan

281.   Execution of Three Bahá’ís in Shiraz

282.   Imminent Obliteration of the Site of the House of the Báb

283.   Establishment of European Branch Office of Bahá’í International Community

284.   Bahá’í International Fund—Recent Victories and Immediate Challenges

285.   Execution of Seven Members of the Spiritual Assembly of Hamadan

286.   Execution of Three Bahá’ís in Tehran

287.   Execution of Four Bahá’ís in Iran

288.   Announcement of Representatives to the International Conferences

289.   Tests of Bahá’í Community Life—A Balanced Perspective

290.   Execution of Two Bahá’ís in Káshmir

291.   Message to First Women’s Conference, United Kingdom

292.   Execution of Auxiliary Board Member and Seven Assembly Members in Tabríz; Abduction of Two Teenage Girls

293.   A New Phase of Persecution in Iran

294.   Release of a Compilation on the Assistance of God

295.   Release of a Compilation of Prayers and Passages from the Bahá’í Writings

296.   Execution of Six Bahá’ís in Tehran and Dáryún

297.   The Worsening Situation in Yazd

298.   Further Deterioration of the Situation in Iran

299.   Voice of America Report on Campaign of Arrests against Iranian Bahá’ís

300.   Further Acts of Persecution in Iran

301.   Grave Developments in Iran

302.   Call for Pioneers

303.   Release of a Compilation on Excellence in All Things

304.   Inauguration of Radio Bahá’í Peru

305.   Demolition of the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Tákur; Seizure of Cemetery in Tehran

306.   Arrest of Eight Members of the Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

307.   Execution of Eight Members of the Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

308.   Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant

309.   Iranian Supreme Court’s Denial of Execution of Iranian National Spiritual Assembly Members

310.   Appeal by Bahá’í International Community to Iranian Leaders

311.   Secret Execution of Six Members of Tehran Assembly and Hostess

312.   Using A Cry from the Heart to Explain the Tragic Events in Iran

313.   Plans for Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Ascension of Bahíyyih Khánum

314.   Golden Opportunity Offered by Reign of Relentless Terror; Actions Taken to Defend the Bahá’ís of Iran

315.   Call for a Day of Prayer for the Bahá’ís of Iran; Inviting Sympathetic Organizations and Individuals

316.   Release of a Compilation on Family Life

317.   Mounting Cruelties and the Heightened Steadfastness of the Iranian Bahá’ís

318.   Relocation of Manila Conference

319.   Transfer of Manila Conference to Canberra, Australia

320.   Representation of the Universal House of Justice at Lagos Conference by Hand of the Cause of God John Robarts

321.   Riḍván Message 1982

322.   Further Developments of the Situation in Iran

323.   Six Martyrdoms, More Arrests Resulting from Fresh Outburst of Persecutions

324.   Execution of Two Members of the Spiritual Assembly of Urúmíyyih

325.   Appointment of New Counselor in Asia

326.   Passing of Amoz Gibson, Member of the Universal House of Justice

327.   Call for Ballots to Elect One Member of the Universal House of Justice

328.   Execution of Two Members of the Kháníábád Spiritual Assembly

329.   Message to the International Conference in Dublin, Ireland—2 June 1982

330.   Comments on the Station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the Language Used by the Central Figures

331.   Martyrdom of Four Bahá’ís in Qazvín and Surrounding Areas

332.   Election of Glenford Mitchell to the Universal House of Justice

333.   Guidelines Concerning the Registration of Children and Youth

334.   Commemoration at the World Center of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf and Inauguration of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

335.   Execution of ‘Abbas-‘Alí Ṣádiqípúr in Shiraz

336.   Elucidation of the Principle of Confidentiality

337.   Message to the International Conference in Quito, Ecuador—6–8 August 1982

338.   Message to the International Conference in Lagos, Nigeria—19–22 August 1982

339.   Execution of ‘Alí Na‘ímíyán in Urúmíyyih

340.   Message to the International Conference in Montreal, Canada—3–5 September 1982

341.   Message to the International Conference in Canberra, Australia—2–5 September 1982

342.   Comments on the First Danish Bahá’í Women’s Conference

343.   Guidelines for Behavior of Children at Feast

344.   Intensification of Oppression of Iranian Bahá’ís

345.   Execution of Dr. Ḍíyá’u’lláh Aḥrárí in Shiraz

346.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Paul Haney

347.   Imprisonment of More Than Eighty Bahá’ís in Shiraz

348.   Establishment of First Bahá’í Radio Station in North America

349.   Torture of Bahá’ís Imprisoned in Shiraz

350.   Call for Another Day of Prayer

351.   Execution of Hidáyat Síyávushí in Shiraz

352.   Prayer of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for Martyred Friends and Relatives

353.   Release of a Compilation on the Importance of Deepening

354.   Occupation of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice

355.   Execution of Two Bahá’ís in Shiraz

356.   Execution of Mrs. Ṭúbá Zá’irpúr in Shiraz

357.   Message to Youth Conferences in Costa Rica and Honduras

358.   Riḍván Message 1983

359.   Election of the Universal House of Justice—Riḍván 1983

360.   Execution of Two Bahá’ís in Isfahan

361.   Further Evolution of the International Teaching Center

362.   Statement by the President of the United States about the Bahá’ís of Iran

363.   Execution of Six Bahá’ís in Shiraz

364.   Execution by Hanging of Ten Bahá’í Women in Shiraz

365.   Message to Youth—Summons to Vindicate Martyred Youth

366.   Appointment of Continental Counselors

367.   Execution of Suhayl Húshmand in Shiraz

368.   Attacks Against Bahá’í Villagers in Mázindarán; Kidnapping of Two Bahá’ís in Tehran

369.   Message to the European Youth Conference in Innsbruck

370.   Continuing Harassments and Arrests in Iran

371.   Formation of Nine New National Spiritual Assemblies at Riḍván

372.   Intensification of Waves of Arrests in Iran

373.   Arrest of More Bahá’ís in Iran

374.   Passing of Sylvia Ioas, Member of the International Bahá’í Council

375.   Requisites for Spiritual Growth

376.   Preparations for International Youth Year

377.   Banning of Bahá’í Administration in Iran

378.   Open Letter to Iranian Authorities from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran

379.   Social and Economic Development—New Field of Bahá’í Service

380.   Passing of Continental Counselor Raúl Pavón

381.   Continued Pressure against the Bahá’ís of Iran

382.   Appointment of Continental Counselors

383.   Response of Individuals to Persecution of Iranian Bahá’ís

384.   Service in Voluntary Nonsectarian Organizations

385.   Acute Needs of the International Funds

386.   Message to Youth—International Youth Year

387.   Death of Three More Iranian Bahá’ís and Arrest Of 250 More

388.   Passing of Ethel Revell, Member of the International Bahá’í Council

389.   Message to National Bahá’í Women’s Conference, Kenya

390.   Persecution of Bahá’ís in Morocco

391.   Inaugural Broadcast of Radio Bahá’í Bolivia

392.   Insidious Turn of Persecution of Iranian Bahá’ís

393.   Execution of Three by Firing Squad

394.   Riḍván Message 1984

395.   Use of Torture to Extract False Confessions from Iranian Bahá’ís

396.   Summary of the Situation in Iran

397.   The Development of the Soul and the Reconstruction of Society

398.   Message to Bahá’í Women’s Conference in Cotonou, Benin

399.   Execution of Nuṣratu’lláh Vaḥdat in Mashhad

400.   Execution of Iḥsánu’lláh Kathírí in Tehran

401.   Results of Bahá’í Women’s Conference in Cotonou, Benin

402.   Relationship between Husband and Wife—Further Comments

403.   Dedication of the Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands, Apia, Western Samoa

404.   Introduction of the Law of Ḥuqúqu’lláh to the West

405.   Understanding the Laws of the Faith

406.   Execution of Manúchihr Rúḥí

407.   Roles of Parents within the Bahá’í Family

408.   Message to Youth Conference, London, Ontario

409.   Safeguarding the Letters of Shoghi Effendi

410.   Call for Pioneers

411.   Martyrdom of Iranian National Spiritual Assembly Member Shápúr Markazí; Death of Amínu’lláh Qurbánpúr in Prison

412.   The Universal House of Justice’s Power of Elucidation

413.   Execution of Member of Disbanded Iranian National Spiritual Assembly and of Bahá’ís from Karaj and Mashhad

414.   Passing of the Hand of the Cause of God Shu‘á‘u’lláh ‘Alá’í

415.   Invitation to Participate in the Formulation of the Next Plan

416.   Execution of Six Bahá’ís in Tehran

417.   Execution of Dr. Farhád Aṣdaqí after Four Months of Torture; Death of Two Bahá’ís in Tabríz after More Than Two Years’ Imprisonment

418.   Adoption of Another Oppressive Measure by the Iranian Government

419.   Renewed Call for Support of International Funds

420.   International Year of Peace

421.   Execution of Rúḥu’lláh Ḥaṣúrí in Yazd; Confirmation of Death of Rustam Varjávandí in Prison

422.   Elucidation of the Lesser Peace and the Supreme Tribunal

423.   Passing of Lloyd Gardner, Continental Counselor

424.   Execution of Rúḥu’lláh Bahrámsháhí in Yazd and Nuṣratu’lláh Subḥání in Tehran

425.   Human Suffering and the Reconstruction of Society

426.   Responsibilities of Youth at the Age of Maturity

427.   Riḍván Message 1985

428.   Message to Youth—Scaling the Heights of Excellence

429.   Announcement of Completion of a Statement on Peace Addressed to the Peoples of the World

430.   Release of a Compilation on the Law of Ḥuqúqu’lláh

431.   Message to International Youth Conference, Columbus, Ohio

432.   Inauguration of Public Information Office at the World Center

433.   Election of Delegates to National Conventions

434.   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bahá’í Peace Activities

435.   Development of Local and National Bahá’í Funds

436.   Release of a Compilation on Peace

437.   Execution of Two More Iranian Bahá’ís; Bahá’í Students Pressured

438.   The Promise of World Peace

439.   Appointment of Continental Boards of Counselors

440.   Reinterment of Bahá’u’lláh’s Faithful Half-Brother

441.   Execution of ‘Azízu’lláh Ashjárí by Firing Squad

442.   Presentation of Peace Statement to the Secretary-General of the United Nations

443.   Presentation of Peace Statement to the President of the United States

444.   Adoption of Resolution in Support of Iranian Bahá’ís by the United Nations General Assembly—Affirmation of Emergence from Obscurity

445.   Message to Conference of Counselors in the Holy Land

446.   Release of a Compilation on Women

447.   Report from Conference in the Holy Land; the Inception of the Fourth Epoch of the Formative Age

448.   Women—Their Role in Society and the Establishment of Peace; Membership on the Universal House of Justice

449.   Message to National Youth Conference, Adelaide, Australia

450.   Inaugural Broadcast of Radio Bahá’í Panama

451.   Epochs of the Formative Age

452.   Plans for the Dedication of the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent, New Delhi

453.   The Six Year Plan—Major Objectives and Setting National Goals

454.   Passing of Angus Cowan, Continental Counselor

455.   Women—Reasons for Exemption from Acts of Worship

456.   Riḍván Message 1986

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