The Bahá’í Faith 1844-1950/Text

THE BAHA’I’ FAITH 1844-1950

Information Statistical and Comparative

Compiled by SHOGHI EFFENDI Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith

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[Page 1]THE BAHA'I’ FAITH 1844- | 950

Bahá’í PUBLISHING COMMITTEE WILMETTE, ILLINOIS

[Page 2]Table of Contents

Dates of historic significance, 1844—1950 .......................... 3 Countries opened to the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh, 1844—1950 ............. 4 Languages in which Bahá’í Literature has been translated and printed. . . . 5 Languages in Which Bahá’í Literature is being translated .............. 5 List of the Báb’s best-known works .............................. 6 Alphabetical list of Bahá’u’lláh’s best-known writings ............... 6 Races represented in the Bahá’í world community .................. 8 Minority g1oups and races With Which contact has been established by Bahá’ís ................................................. 8 Bah"i National Spiritual Assemblies .............................. 9 National Spiritual Assemblies 1n process of formation ................. 9 Bahá’í National Administrative Headquarters in East and West ........ 9 Incorporated Bahá’í Assemblies .................................. 9 Territories, Federal Districts and States of the United States where Bahá’í Marriage Certificates are officially recognized .............. 11

Data concerning important national and international Bahá’í endowments 12 Principal Bahá’í historic sites in Persia owned by the Bahá’í community. . 12 American National Bahá’í Endowments ........................... 13 Estimated Value of American Bahá’í Properties ..................... 14 Successive stages in the transfer of the remains of the Báb from Persia to the Holy Land and the erection of His Mausoleum on Mount Carmel 15

Fate of those Who persecuted the Báb ............................. 16 Data regarding the Bahá’í Temple in Wilmette, Illinois ............... 18 Approximate number of localities where Bahá’ís reside in leading Bahá’í communities throughout the world ........................... 19 Localities where Bahá’ís reside 1n the United States of America ......... 20 Localities where Bah"is reside 1n Persia ........................... 21 Baha’ ai Centers 1n Latin America ................................. 22 Bahá’í Centers in India, Pakistan and Burma ........................ 23 Bahá’í Centers in Canada ....................................... 24 Bahá’í Centers in Australia and New Zealand ....................... 25 Bahá’í Centers in the British Isles ................................. 26 Bahá’í Centers in Germany and Austria ............................ 26 Bahá’í Centers in the ten European countries opened to the Faith by the American Baha’ 1 Community under the Second Seven Year Plan . . 27 Bahá’ 1 Centers 1n Territories of the Arabian Peninsula ................ 28 The Badi or Baha’ 1 Calendar .................................... 28 Baha’ 1 Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting .................... 30 Bahá’í Holy Days on which work should be suspended ................ 30 Chronological List of significant events related to Bahá’u’lláh’s historic pronouncement in His Sfiriy—i—Mfilfik in 1863 .................. 30 Stages in Bahá’u’lláh’s successive exiles from Ṭihrán to ‘Akká .......... 31 Cities visited by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the course of His three-year Travels 1911—1913 .............................................. 3 3 Prominent personages who have paid tribute to the Bahá’í Faith ........ 34 Map of the Bahá’í World ........................... Inside back cover

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[Page 3]Dates of Historic Significance

1844-1950

Declaration of the Mission of the Báb in Shíráz ............ May 23, Departure of the Báb on His pilgrimage to Mecca ......... September, Arrival of the Báb in Méh-Kfi, Acihirbéyjén .............. Summer, Incarceration of the Bib in Chiríq, Adhirbéyjén ............. April, Conference of Bada5_1_1t ................................. June, Interrogation of the Báb in Tabríz, Acflfirbéyjén .............. July, Martyrdom of the B211) in Tabríz, Adjirbéyjén ............. July 9, Attempt on the life of Né§iri’d-Din ihéh .............. August 15, Imprisonment of Bahá’u’lláh in the Siyéh-Qhél of Ṭihrán ..... August, Banishment of Bahá’u’lláh to Baghdád ................. January 12, Withdrawal of Bahá’u’lláh to Kurdistén ................. April 10, Return of Bahá’u’lláh from Kurdistén .................. March 19, Declaration of the Mission of Bahá’u’lláh ................. April 22, Arrival of Bahá’u’lláh in Constantinople ............... August 16, Arrival of Bahá’u’lláh in Adrianople ................. December 12, Departure of Bahá’u’lláh from Adrianople .............. August 12, Arrival of Bahá’u’lláh in ‘Akká ...................... August 31, Death of the Purest Branch ............................ June 23, Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh .............................. May 29, First public reference to the Faith in America ......... September 23, Establishment of the first Bahá’í center in the West ........ February, Arrival of the first group of Western pilgrims in ‘Akká. .December 10, Arrival of the Báb’s remains in the Holy Land .......... January 31, Reincarceration of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in ‘Akká .............. August 20, Commencement of the construction of the Mashriqu’1-Ac_ihkér of

‘Isgqébéd .............................................. Release of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá from His incarceration .......... September, Interment of the Báb’s remains on Mt. Carmel ........... March 21, Opening of the first American Bahá’í Convention ......... March 21, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s departure for Egypt .................... September, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s arrival in London .................... September 4, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s arrival in America ...................... April 11, Laying of the corner-stone of the Mashriqu’l—chhkér in Wilmette,

Illinois, by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ........................... May 1, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s return to the Holy Land .............. December 5, Unveiling of the Tablets of the Divine Plan ................. April, Commencement of the construction of the Mashriqu’l-Ac_ll_1kér

in Wilmette, Illinois ............................ December, Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá .......................... November 28, Verdict of the Muhammadan Court in Egypt pronouncing the Faith

to be an independent religion ....................... May 10, Martha Root’s first interview with Queen Marie

of Rumania ................................. January 30,

Resolution of the Council of the League of Nations upholding the claim of the Bahá’í Community to the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdád .................................... March 4,

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1844 1844 1847 1848 1848 1848 1850 1852 1852 1853 1854 1856 1863 1863 1863 1868 1868 1870 1892 1893 1894 1898 1899 1901

1902 1908 1909 1909 1910 1911 1912

1912 1913 1919

1920 1921

1925

1926

1929

[Page 4]Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf .......................... July, 1932

Inception of the First American Seven-Yeat Plan ............. April, 1937 Completion of the exterior ornamentation of the Mashriqu’l-Adlmkér

in Wilmette, Illinois ............................ December, 1942 Centenary celebration of the Founding of the Bahá’í Faith and

opening of first All-American Bahá’í Convention ...... May 23, 1944 Inception of the Second American Seven-Year Plan ................. 1946 Completion of the Arcade and Parapet of the Shrine of the Báb

on Mt. Carmel .......................................... 1950 Commemoration of the Centenary of the Martyrdom

of the Báb ....................................... July 9, 1950

Countries Opened to the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh 1844-1950 “

Period of the Báb’s Ministry (1 844-18 53) : 1. ‘Iráq 2. Persia

Period of Bahá’u’lláh’s Ministry (1 8 S 3—1892) :

3 . Burma 7. Lebanon 1 1. Syria 4. Caucasus 8. Israel 12. Turkey S . Egypt 9. Pékistén 1 3 . Turkistán 6. India 10. Sfidén Period of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Ministry (1 892-1921) z 14. Australia 21. Great Britain 2 7. Japan 1 S . Austria 22. Hawaiian Islands 2 8. Russia 1 6. Brazil 22. Hawaii Islands 29. South Africa 17. Canada 23 . Hijéz 3 0. Switzerland 1 8 . China 24. Holland 3 1. J ordan 19. F rance 2 5 . Hungary 3 2. Tunisia 20. Germany 26. Italy 3 3. United States of America Period since ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Ascension (1921-1950) : 34. Abyssinia 48. Chile 62. Finland 3 S . Aden Protectorate 49. Colombia 63 . Formosa 3 6. Afghénistén SO. Corsica 64. Gold Coast 37. Ahsé 5 1. Costa Rica 6 S . Guatemala 3 8. Alaska 52. Cuba 66. Honduras 39. Argentina 5 3. Czechoslovakia 67. Iceland 40. Bahrayn Island S 4. Denmark 68. Indo-China 41 . Balfigbistén S S . Dominican Republic 69. Indonesia 42. Belgian Congo 5 6. Dubai 70. Jamaica 43. Belgium 5 7. Ecuador 71. Kenya 44. Bermuda 5 8. Eire 72. Koweit 4S . Bolivia 5 9. El-Salvador 73. Luxemburg 46. Bulgaria 60. Eritrea 74. Malaya. 47. Ceylon 61 . Fiji 7 S . Mexico

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[Page 5]76. Morocco

77. Newfoundland 78. New Zealand 79. Nicaragua

8 0. Nigeria

8 1 . Norway

8 2 . Panama

8 3 . Pa raguay

84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92.

Peru

Philippine Islands Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico Qatar

Siam

Spain

South Rhodesia

Languages in Which Bahá’í Literature Translated and Printed

9 3 . Sweden

94. Tasmania

9 S . ‘Ummén

96. Uruguay

97. Venezuela

9 8 . Yemen

9 9 . Yugoslavia I 0 0 . Haiti

Has Been

1. Abyssinian 21. Greek 41. Portuguese 2. Albanian 22. Gujrati 42. Punjabi 3. Arabic 23. Gurmukhi 43. Pushtoo 4. Armenian 24. Hebrew 44. Rajestani 5 . Assamese 2 5 . Hindi 45 . Rumanian 6 . Bengali 2 6. Hungarian 46. Russian 7. Bulgarian 2 7. Icelandic 47. Serbian 8 . Burmese 2 8 . Italian 4 8 . Sindhi 9. Chin 2 9 . Japa nese 49 . Sinhalese 10. Chinese 30. Kashmiri 5 0. Spanish 1 1. Croatian 3 l. Kinarese S 1. Swahili 12. Czech 3 2. Kurdish 5 2. Swedish 1 3. Danish 3 3 . Maharatti S 3 . Tahitian 14. Dutch 34. Malyalnm 5 4. Tamil 1 5. English 3 S . Maori SS . Tatar 16 . Eskimo 3 6 . Nepalese S 6. Telegu 17. Esperanto 37. Norwegian S7. Tigrinia 1 8 . Finnish 3 8 . Oriyya 5 8 . Turkish 19. French 3 9. Persian 59. Urdu 2 0 . German 4 0. Polish 6 0. Welsh Languages in Which Bahá’í Literature is Being Translated 1 . Chinyanja 6. Karen 1 1 . Shans 2 . Erso 7. Latvian 1 2 . Siamese 3 . Hausa 8 . Lithuanian 1 3 . Slovak 4. Ilocano 9. Malay 1 4. Ukranian 5. Kachin 10. Red Indian

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[Page 6]List of the B&b’s Best-Known Works

1. The Persian Bayén 2. The Arabic Bayén 3 . The Qayyfimu’l-Asmá’ 4. The Sahifatu’l—Ḥaramayn S. The Dalé’il—i-Sab‘ih 6. Commentary on the Sfirih of Kawghar 7. Commentary on the Sfirih of Va’l-‘A§r 8. The Kitáb-i-Asmá’ 9. Sahifiy-i-Malghdhfimiyyih 10. Sahifiy-i-Ja‘fariyyih 11 . Ziyérat—i-fiéh—‘Abdu’l-‘Azim 12. Kitáb—i-Panj-fiha’n 13. Sahifiy-i-Radaviyyih 14. Riséliy-i—‘Adliyyih 1 S. Ris éliy—i-Fiqhiyyih 1 6. Riséliy-i—Qhahabiyyih 17. Kitábu’r-Rfih 1 8 . Sfiriy-i—Tawhid 19. Lawh-i-Hurfifét 2 0 . Tafsir-i—Nubuvvat—i-Kfihégih 21. Riséliy-i—Furfi‘i-‘Adliyyih 22. Ebagé’l-i-Sah‘ih 23. Epistles to Muhammad Shéh and Hájí Mirzá Áqásí

N.B.——The Báb Himself states in one passage of the Persian Bayén that His writings comprise no less than 500,000 verses.

Alphabetical List of Bahá'u’lláh's Best—Known Writings

Alváḥ-i-Laylatu’l-Quds Lawh-i-‘Abdu’l-‘Aziz-Va-Vukalé Agl—i-Qullu’l-Iéhayr Lawh-i-‘Abdu’l-Vahhéb Az—Bégh-i-Iléhi Lawh-i-‘Abdu’r-Razzéq Béz—Av-u-Bidih-Jémi LaWh-i-Ahbéb Bisbérét (Glad-Tidings) Lawh-i—Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad) gfihér—Védi (Four Valleys) LaWh—i—Amvéj Haft-Védi (Seven Valleys) LaWh-i-Anta’l-Kéfi Halih-Halih-Yé-Bishérat LaWh-i-Aqdas Hfir—i—‘Ujéb LaWh-i-Asllraf Hurufét-i-‘Allin LaWh-i—‘Ashiq-va-Ma‘slzfiq Ishréqét (Effulgences) Lawh—i-Ayiy-i-Nfir Kalimét—i-Firdawsiyyih Lawh-i-Bahá

(Words of Paradise) LaWh-i-Baqé

Kalimét-i-Maknfinih (Hidden Words) LaWh-i-Basitatu’l—Haqiqih Kitáb-i—‘Ahd (Book of Covenant) LaWh-i—Bismilih Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book) Lawh-i-Bulbulu’l-Firéq

Kitáb-i-Badi‘ LaWh-i—Burhén Kitáb-i—fqén (Book of Certitude) Lawh-i—Dunyé (Tablet Of the World) Kitáb—i-Sultén (Tablet to the Lawh-i-Fitnih

§héh of Persia) Lawh-i-ghulému’l-K—huld

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[Page 7]LaWh-i-Habib

LaWh-i-Haft-Pursislx

Lawh-i-Haqq

LaWh-i-Hawdaj

Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom)

Lawh-i—Hirtik

LaWh-i-Hfiriyyih

Lawh-i-Husayn

Lawh-i-Ibn-i-D_hi’b (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf)

LaWh-i-Ittihéd

LaWh—i-Jamél

Lawh-i-Karim

LaWh-i-Karmil

LaWh-i-Kullu’t-Ta’am

LaWh-i—Malikih (Tablet to Queen Victoria)

Lawh-i-Malik-i-Rfis (Tablet to the Czar of Russia)

Lawh-i-Mallébu’l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner)

Lawh-i—Maniin-Séhib

LaWh-i-Maqgfid

LaWh-i-Maryam

LaWh-i-Mawlfid

Lawh—i-Mubéhflih

LaWh-i-Négir

LaWh—i-Napulyt'm I (First Tablet to Napoleon III)

LaWh-i—Napulyfin II (Second Tablet to Napoleon III)

Lawh—i—Nuqtih

Lawh-i-Pép (Tablet to the Pope)

Lawh—i-Pisar—‘Amm

LaWh—i-Qiné‘

LaWh-i-Quds

Lawh-i-Rafi

Law . ~i-Ra’is (Tablet to Ra’is)

Lawb-i-Raqslié

LaWh-i-Rasfil

LaWh-i-Rfih

LaWh—i-Ru’yé

LaWh-i-Sahéb

Lawh—i-Salmén I

Lawh-i-Salmén II

Lawh-i-Sémgfin

Lawh-i-Sayyéh

LaWh—i-fihaylgl-Féni

LaWh-i-Tawhid

Lawh-i-Tibb Lawh-i-Tuqi LaWh-i-Yfisuf LaWh-i-Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin Lawh-i-Ziyarih Madinatu’r—Ridé. Madinatu’t-Tawljxid Matimavi Munéjéthéy—i-Siyém Qad-Ihtaraqa’l—Mufllligfin Qasidiy-i-Varqé’iyyih Rasllh-i-Amé Riḍvánu’l—‘Adl Riḍvánu’l-Iqrér Sahifiy—i—Shattiyyih Salét-i-Mayyit (Prayer for the Dead) Séqi-Az-ghayb-i-Baqé shikkar-Sjljkan-flavand Subhéna-Rabbiya’l-A‘lé Subhénaka—Yé—Hfi Sfiratu-lláh Sfiriy-i—Ahzén Sfiriy-i~Amin Sfiriy—i-Amr Sfiriy-i-A‘réb Sfiriy-i-Aghéb Sfiriy-i—Asmá Sfiriy-i-Bayén Sfiriy-i-Burhén Sfiriy-i-Damm Sfiriy-i-Plhabih Sfiriy—i-D__hib}_1 Sfiriy-i-D__hikr Sfiriy-i-Fadl Sfiriy-i-Fath Sfiriy-i-Fu‘éd Sfiriy-i-G_hu§n (Tablet of the Branch) Sfiriy-i-Hajj I St’xriy-i-Haj j 11 St’xriy-i-Haykal Sfiriy-i-Hifz Sfiriy-i-Hijr Sfiriy-i—‘Ibéd Sfiriy-i-Ism Sfiriy-i-Ismuna’ l-Mursil Sfiriy-i—Javéd St’xriy-i—K_hitéb Sfiriy-i-Ma‘éni Sériy-i-Man‘

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[Page 8]Sfiriy-i-Mfilfik Sfiriy-i-Nida Sfiriy-i-Nusll Sfiriy-i-Qadir St’xriy-i-Qahir Sfiriy-i-Qalam Sfiriy-i-Qamis Sfiriy-i-Sabr’ Sfiriy—i-Sulgén Sfiriy-i-Vafi

Sfxriy-i—Ziyérih

Sfiriy-i-Zubur Sfiriy-i—Zuhfir

Tafgir-i-Hfi

Tafgir-i-Hurfifét-i-Muqagga‘ih Tafgir-i-Sfiriy-i—Va’gh-Shams

Tajalliyét (Revelations)

Tarézét (Ornaments)

Ziyérat-Némih (The Visiting Tablet)

Ziyérat-Némiy-i—Awliyé

Ziyérat-Némiy-i-Bábu’l-Báb va

Quddfis Ziyérat-Némiy-i-Bayt

Ziyérat-N émiy-i-Maryam Ziyérat—Némiy-i-Siyyidu’slt-Lhuhadé

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Races Represented in the Baht: 1 World Community

Arab British

Burmese Chinese Czech Dutch Eskimo

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Abyssinian Armenian

Bulgarian

1 1. Finnish 22. 12. French 23. 13. German 24. 14. Hungarian 2 5. 15. Irish 26. 17. Indian 27. 1 8. Italian 2 8. 1 9. Japanese 29. 2 0. Kurdish 30.

21. Maori 31.

Negro Persian Polish

Red Indian Russian Scandinavian Spanish Sudanese Turkish

Yugoslavian

Minority Groups and Races with which Contact

Has Been Established by Bahá’ís

Eskimos in Alaska

Laps in Scandinavia

Maoris in New Zealand

Mayans in Yucatan

Cherokee Indians in North Carolina Inca Indians in Peru

Mexican Indians in Mexico

Oneida Indians in Wisconsin Patagonian Indians in Argentina Indians of San Blas Islands

Indians of Chichicastenango, Guatemala Omaha Indians in Nebraska Indians of La Paz, Bolivia

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Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. . . 1925 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the British Isles ..... 1923 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Germany and Austria 1923 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt and Sfidén. . . 1924

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of ‘Iráq ............. 1931 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India, Pakistan and

Burma ................................................. 1923 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Persia ............ 1934 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia and New

Zealand ................................................ 1934 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada ........... 1948

National Spiritual Assemblies in Process of Formation

10. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Central America. . . 1951 11. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South America. . . . 1931

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Bahá’í National Administrative Headquarters

(HAZI’RATU’L-QUDS) IN EAST AND WEST Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of the United States, Wilmette, Illinois. Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of Persia, Ṭihrán.

Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of Germany, Frankfurt A/M. Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of India, Pakistan and Burma, New Delhi. Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of Egypt and Sfidén, Cairo. Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, New South Wales.

Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of ‘Iráq, Baghdád.

Incorporated Bahá’í Assemblies NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. . . . 1929 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India, Pakistan and Burma ................................................. 1933 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt and the Sfidén 1934 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia and New

Zealand ................................................ 1 9 3 8 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the British Isles ..... 1939 National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada ........... 1949

LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1. Anchorage, Alaska 9. Birmingham, Ala. 2. Albuquerque, N. M. 10. Boise, Idaho

3. Alhambra, Calif. , 11. Boston, Mass.

4. Atlanta, Ga. 12. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 5 . Baltimore, Md. 13. Chicago, Ill.

6. Berkeley, Calif. 14. Cincinnati, 0.

7. Beverly, Mass. 15 . Cleveland, 0.

8. Binghamton, N. Y. 16. Columbus, 0.

[Page 10]17. Dayton, 0. 18. Denver, C010. 19. Detroit, Mich. 20. Evanston, Ill. 2 1 . Flint, Mich. 22. Helena, Mont. 23. Honolulu, T. H. 24. Indianapolis, Ind. 2 5. Jamestown, N. Y. 26. Jersey City, N. J. 27. Kansas City, Mo. 2 8 . Kenosha, Wise. 29. Lima, 0. 30. Los Angeles, Calif. 31. Miami, Fla. 32. Milwaukee, Wise. 3 3. Minneapolis, Minn. 34. Muskegon, Mich. 3 S . New York, N. Y. INDIA AND PAKISTAN 1. Ahmedabad 2. Andheri 3. Bangalore 4. Baroda 5. Bombay 6. Calcutta 7. Delhi 8. Hyderabad, Deccan 9. Hyderabad, Sind 10. Karachi BURMA 1. Daidanow Kalazoo 2. Mandalay 3. Rangoon

LATIN AMERICA

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Asuncién, Paraguay

. Bogoté, Columbia

Caracas, Venezuela El-Salvador, San Salvador Guatemala City, Guatemala Havana, Cuba

La Paz, Bolivia

Lima, Peru

CANADA

1. 2.

Montreal Toronto

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11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Oakland, Calif. Pasadena, Calif.

. Peoria, Ill.

Philadelphia, Penna.

. Phoenix, Ariz.

. Portland, Ore.

. Racine, Wis.

. Richmond Highlands, Wash. . San Francisco, Calif.

Seattle, Wash.

. Springfield, Ill.

. St. Paul, Minn.

. Teaneck, N. J.

. Urbana, Ill.

. Washington, D. C.

. Wauwatosa, Wis.

. West Chester, Penna. . Wilmette, Ill.

. Winnetka, Ill.

Kariafghanan Kolhapur Lahore Panchgani Poona Secundarabad Serampore Sholapur Srinagar Vellore

Mexico City, Mexico Panamé City, Panamé Port-au-I’rince, Haiti Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Santiago, Chile

San José, Costa Rica Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic

[Page 11]AUSTRALIA

1. Adelaide 2. Sydney

NEW ZEALAND Auckland

BALUCHISTAN Quetta

GERMANY Esslingen

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Solano

Territories. Federal Districts and States of the United States of America Where Bahá’í Marriage Certificates Are Officially Recognized

1. Alabama 1 1. 2. Territory of Alaska 12. 3. Arizona 13. 4. California 14. 5. Delaware 1 5. 6. District of Columbia 16. 7. Georgia 17. 8. Territory of Hawaii 1 8. 9. Idaho 19. 10. Illinois 2 0.

Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Pennsylvania Wisconsin

Bahá’í Marriage Certificate recognized by the Israel civil authorities.

Bahá’í Marriage Certificate recognized by Courts of First Instance through out the Kingdom of ‘Iráq.

Bahá’í Holy Days recognized by the Educational Department of the State of

Victoria, Australia.

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[Page 12]Data Concerning Important National and International Bahá’í Endowments Estimated value of Bahá’í national endowments in the United States of America ........................................ $2,663,701.06

Area of land purchased as the site of the first Mashriqu’l-Adgkér of Persia .......................................... 3,819,000 sq. meters

Area of land surrounding and dedicated to the Shrine of the Bill) on Mt. Carmel .................................. 167,100 sq. meters

Area of land dedicated to the Shrihe of Bahá’u’lláh in ‘Akká. .4,000 sq. meters Area of land dedicated to the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh in the district of

Gaza ........................................ 10,530 sq. meters Area of land dedicated to the Shrines of Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb in the Jordan Valley .............................. 2,3 5 4,108 sq. meters

Area of land dedicated to the Shrines of Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb in Israel and registered in the name of the Israel Branch of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States of America ............. ............................................. 55,000 sq. meters

Area of land dedicated to the Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel and registered in the name of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India,

Pakistan and Burma, Israel Branch .................. 2,480 sq. meters Total cost of the construction of the Arcade of the Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel ......................................... $240,000 Total cost of the construction of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár in Wilmette, Ill. ............................................... $2,084,564.00 Cost of the National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of India, Pakistan and Burma ......................................... 575 ,000 rupees

Cost to date of the National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís of Persia ............................................... 50,000 pounds

Area of land dedicated to the first Mashriqu’l-Adlxkér of South America, in Santiago, Chile ............................. 90,000 square meters

Principal Bahá’í Historic Sites in Persia Owned by the Bahá’í Community

House of the Báb in Shíráz and several adjoining houses.

Ancestral Home of Bahá’u’lláh in Tékur, Mézindarén.

House of Bahá’u’lláh in Ṭihrán.

House owned by the Báb’s maternal uncle in $_hiréz.

Shop belonging to the Báb in Bfis_l_1ihr.

A quarter of the village of thhriq in Adinirbéyjén.

House of Hájí Mirzá Jéni in Késllén where the Báb stayed on His way to Tabríz.

House of Imém-Jum‘ih in Igféhén.

Public bath used by the Bill) in Shíráz and some adjacent houses.

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[Page 13]Half of the house owned by Vahid in Nayriz.

Part of the house owned by Hujjat in Zanjén.

The three gardens rented by Bahá’u’lláh in Badaght.

Burial- place of Quddfis 1n Barfurfish, Mazindaran.

House of Mahmfid Khan-1-- -Kalantar m Tihran where Táhirih was confined.

Public Bath visited by the Báb when m Urfimiyyih, Adhirba yjan.

House owned by M1rza Husayn~‘ Aliy-i-Nur in Ṭihrán where the Báb’s remains were concealed.

The Babiyyih 1n Mashhad, K_hu1'asén.

The house owned by Mullá Ḥusayn 1n Mashhad, Khurasén.

The residence of the Sultanu’ s__h- Shuhada (KJng of Martyrs) and of the Mahbubu’ s__h-Shuhada (Beloved of Martyrs) 1n Iṣfahán.

Apartments occupied by the Báb 1n Urumiyyih, Adl'urbay] an

Spot where the heads of two hundred martyrs were buried 1n Abadih,F{1rs.

House where the Báb’s remains were concealed 1n Qum.

Site of martyrdom and burial-place of the "Seven Martyrs” of ‘Iráq in Sultén-Abéd, Iráq.

Caravansarai occupied by the Báb in Zanjén.

Burial-place of Aslxraf and his mother in Zanjén.

House where the Báb’s remains were concealed in Kirménghéh.

Room occupied by Vahid and other rooms in the Fort of Qéjih in Nayriz.

Land adjoining the Fort of I_{_héjih, site of the martyrdom of Vahid and some of his companions.

Site of martyrdom and burial-place of the "Four Martyrs” of ‘Iráq in SulténAbéd, ‘Iráq.

American National Bahá’í Endowments

MAggRIQU’L—AILHKAR, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS

Temple Caretaker’s Cottage Land

HAszATU’L—QUDS, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS

National Bahá’í Office Supplementary Administrative Office Bahá’í Publishing Committee Office Collins House

GREEN ACRE BAHA Bahá’í Hall Dormitory and Dining Room Studio Three Cottages, Supplementary Dormitories Ole Bull Cottage Arts and Crafts Studio Schopflocher Cottage Rogers Cottage Lucas Studio

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SCHOOL, ELIOT, MAINE

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[Page 14]Fellowship House

Reeves Camp

Atkinson Cottage

Thompson Cottage

Vaugh Cottage

Nine Gables, Schopflocher Estate; House, Studio, Farm Buildings 138 acres of land, including area on Monsalvat

WILHELM PROPERTY, WEST ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY Wilhelm House Evergreen Cabin Cottage, Garage Land, including pine grove Where ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gave the unity feast in 1912

GEYSERVILLE Bahá’í SCHOOL, GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA Bosch House Bahá’í Hall Dormitory Ranch Buildings Land

INTERNATIONAL Bahá’í SCHOOL, PINE VALLEY, COLORADO Mathews House Ranch Buildings 20 acres of land

CENTRAL STATES SUMMER SCHOOL Eggleston House Library Dormitory Cottages

WILSON PROPERTY, MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS Wilson House, where ‘Abdu’l-Bahá rested in 1912 Land

MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Land

Estimated Value oi American Bahá’í Properties

Mashriqu’l-Adhkár .................................. $2,3 81,012.91"‘ Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds .................................... 2 5,526.42 Green Acre ........................................ 126,718.73 Wilhelm Property ................................... 79,000.00 Geyserville School ................................... 4 8, S 00.0 0 International School ................................. 5 1,5 00.00 Central States School ................................ 64,700.00 Wilson House ...................................... 7,000.00 TOTAL ....................................... $2,783,958.06

”Includes the estimated total cost of interior ornamentation, $860,000.

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[Page 15]Successive Stages in the Transfer of the Remains of the 3511) from Persia to the Holy Land and the Erection of His Mausoleum on Mount Carmel

Execution of the Báb in Tabríz and the exposure of His mangled body on the edge of the moat outside the city, July 9, 185 0.

Wrapping of His remains in a cloak, their secret removal to the silk factory owned by one of the believers of Milén and their deposition in a small wooden casket, July 11, 1850.

Transportation in accordance with Bahá’u’lláh’s instructions, of the casket to Ṭihrán and its concealment in the shrine of Imém-Zédih Hasén.

Removal of the remains to the home of Hájí Sulayrhén K_hén and their subsequent transfer to the shrine of Imém-Zédih Ma‘gfim.

Instructions issued by Bahá’u’lláh, while in Adrianople, to Mullá‘Ali Akbar-iSitahmirzédi and Jamél-i-Burfijirdi, to transfer the casket to a safer hiding place, and its temporary concealment within a wall of the Masjidi-Méslia’u’lláh outside the gates of the capital, 1867—1868.

Detection of the hiding place of the casket and its smuggling into Ṭihrán and its deposition in the house of Mirzá Hasan-i-Vazir, a believer and son—inlaw of Hájí Mirzá Siyyid ‘Aliy-i-Tafrislii, the Majdu’l—Ashréf.

Discovery of the hiding place by a number of believers and the consequent removal of the casket by Hájí fléh Muhammad-i—Mansliédi, surnamed Aminu’l—Bayén, in accordance with Bahá’u’lláh’s instructions, to the shrine of Imém—Zédih Zayd, and its burial beneath the floor of the inner sanctuary, whence it was again removed to a series of private homes in Ṭihrán.

Bahá’u’lláh’s visit to Mount Carmel, the revelation of the Tablet of Carmel, and the appointment by Him, in the presence of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, of the site to serve as the permanent burial-place for the remains of the Báb.

Despatch of Mirzá Asadu’lláh by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá With specific instructions to transport the body of the Báb to the Holy Land, and the transfer of the remains to Igféhén, and thence, via Kirménshéh, Baghdád and Damascus, to the Holy Land, arriving at their destination on January 31, 1899, fifty lunar years after the Báb’s execution in Tabríz.

Purchase by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá of the site designated by Bahá’u’lláh, and the construction of a marble sarcophagus by the Burmese believers in accordance With ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s suggestion, designed to receive the body of the Báb.

Laying of the foundation—stone of the Shrine of the Báb by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá With the participation of Ibréhim ghayru’lláh, while on his pilgrimage to ‘Akká, following the establishment of the Faith in the United States of America, 1899.

Construction by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá of six chambers constituting the initial stage in the erection of the mausoleum of the Bath.

Downfall of Sultén ‘Abdu’l—Hamid II, Whose Commission of Inquiry had visited the Shrine and was contemplating its destruction; the release of

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[Page 16]‘Abdu’l-Bahá from His incarceration and the placing by Him of the wooden casket in the marble sarcophagus on the day coinciding with the inauguration of the first American Bahá’í Convention, March 21, 1909.

Purchase of extensive properties on the slope of Mt. Carmel in the immediate vicinity of the Shrine of the Báb and their permanent dedication to His memory.

Construction of three additional chambers marking the completion of the preliminary structure contemplated by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

Opening of terraces stretching from the Shrine to the foot of Mount Carmel; the exemption by the British High Commissioner of the entire area dedicated to the Mausoleum of the Báb from taxation; the establishment of the Palestine Branches of the American and Indian National Spiritual Assemblies; and the subsequent transfer of a part of the dedicated properties to the name of these newly formed branches.

Entombment of the remains of the Purest Branch and of the Mother, sister and wife of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the vicinity of the Shrine, as a prelude to the establishment of the World Administrative Center of the Faith in that same neighborhood.

Unveiling of the model designed by W. S. Maxwell for the superstructure of the Shrine on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the Declaration of the Báb in Haifa on May 23, 1944.

Placing of successive contracts for the masonry and ornamentation of the Arcade and Parapet of the Shrine, amounting to approximately eight hundred tons, and their transportation from Italy to Haifa.

Completion of the Arcade and Parapet of the Shrine on the occasion of the centenary of the Báb’s martyrdom, July 9, 195 O.

Fate of Those Who Persecuted the Báb. Who Opposed the Construction of His Shrine and Threatened its Destruction

MUHAMMAD §gAH, who disregarded the appeal of the Báb to meet Him in person and plead His Cause, sustained a sudden reverse of fortune, and succumbed, at the age of forty, to a complication of maladies.

NASIRI’D-DiN SEAH, during whose reign the Báb was executed, and under whose ageis the greatest massacre of the Bábis took place, was, in the plenitude of his power, dramatically assassinated on the eve of his jubilee. The Qéjér dynasty to which he belonged was subsequently brought to an ignominious end.

HAJf MiRZA AQAsi, the Grand Vazir of Muhammad shéh and chief instigator of the outrages perpetrated against the Báb, was disgraced by his sovereign, lost his fortune, was expelled to Karbilá, and became a victim of disease and poverty.

MiRZA TAQf I_{_H_AN, the Amir Nizém, the Grand Vazir of Négiri'd-Din Shéh, who was directly responsible for the execution of the Báb, was disgraced and put to death by the royal order in the bath of the Palace of Fin, near Késllén.

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[Page 17]MI'RZA HASAN KHAN, who carried out the execution of the Báb, was sub jected, two years after, to a dreadful punishment which ended in his death.

MiRZA ‘ALi-Asgzm, the Lhaythu’l-Islém of Tabríz, who inflicted the bastinado on the B513 with his own hand, was stricken, in that same year, with paralysis, and died a miserable death.

THE REGIMENT, which constituted the firing squad that executed the Báb, lost, in that same year, two hundred and fifty of its oficers and men in an earthquake near Ardibil, while the remaining five hundred were shot, two years later, in Tabríz, for mutiny. The head of the regiment, Aqa Jan Big, lost his life, six years after the martyrdom of the Báb, during the bombardment of Muhammarih by the British.

THE s_HI‘AH SACERDOTAL ORDER, which violently opposed the Báb, aroused the populace and instigated the government against Him, was discredited, fell from power, and ceased to exercise its paramount influence on both the people and the government.

SULTAN ‘ABDU’L-HAMI'D II, who lent his support to the enemies of the Faith in their efforts to obstruct the construction of the Shrine of the Báb, was deposed and made a prisoner of state. The Caliphate was subsequently abolished and the Sultanate ceased to exist.

THE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMXSSION OF INQUIRY, who were appointed by ‘Abdu’l-Hamid to investigate the activities of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and who misrepresented the Shrine of the Báb as a fortress and vast ammunition depot on Mt. Carmel, suffered an ignominious fate, one being shot, another robbed of all his possessions, the third exiled, and the fourth sinking into abject poverty.

JAMAL PA’EA, the Turkish Commander-in-Chief, who threatened the destruction of the Holy Tomb, was defeated in battle, fled, and was slain while a refugee in the Caucasus.

MiRZA MUHAMMAD—‘ALi, the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh, who was the chief instigator of the enemies of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and exerted his utmost to obstruct the construction of the Shrine of the Báb, was stricken with paralysis, and lived to see every hope he had cherished dashed to the ground.

THE INVADING FORCES OF GENERAL ROMMEL, whose threat to Alexandria constituted the gravest danger to the Holy Land, and whose victory would have precipitated the direst crisis in the fortunes of the Faith at its World Center, and imperiled its institutions, was routed from the continent of Africa, and the peril of a régime inimical to the Faith removed forever.

THE ARAB COMMUNITY living in the neighborhood of the Shrine of the Báb, which violated the sacredness of its precincts, in the course of the disturbances in the Holy Land, and supported the schemes of the exMufti of Jerusalem, Who had threatened to extirpate the Faith, fled in ignominy and joined the great army of refugees that was seeking shelter in the adjoining territories.

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[Page 18]Data Regarding the Bahá’í Temple in Wilmette, Illinois

Cost of Temple property ................................... $5 1,5 00 Area of Temple property .................................. 6.97 acres Materials used in ornamentation:

crystalline quartz, opaque quartz and White Portland cement. Total cost of the structure of the Mashriqu’l-Aéhkér in

Wilmette, Illinois (1921-1943) ....................... $1,342,813 Estimated cost of the interior ornamentation of the

Mashriqu’l-Adhkár, Wilmette, Illinois ................. _.$ 860,000 Height from floor of basement to culmination of the dome ribs .... 191 feet Depth of caissons .......................................... 120 feet Diameter at the foundation floor .............................. 204 feet Height of dome ........................................... 49 feet Outside diameter of dome ................................... 90 feet Inside diameter of dome .................................... 72 feet Number of sections of ornamentation comprising the dome and ribs ..... 3 87 Perforation of dome surface .................................... 30% Height of mainstory pylons .................................. 45 feet Seating capacity of Auditorium ................................ 1,600 Number of Temple Visitors from 1932-1950 .................... 400,000

Letter addressed by Bahá’ís of ‘Ishqábád to the Bahá’ís of Chicago ..... 1902 Petition addressed to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by the "House of Spirituality” of the Bahá’ís of Chicago appealing for permission to construct a Bahá’í Temple

in America ....................................... March, 1903 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gives His approval through a Tablet dated ........ June, 1903 Delegates of various American Bahá’í Assemblies meet in Chicago and choose

a site for the Temple ........................... November, 1907 First two building lots purchased .......................... April, 1908

First American Bahá’í Convention establishes Bahá’í Temple Unity ................................................ March, 1909

‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays dedication stone of the Temple .............. May, 1912 Purchase of Temple property completed .......................... 1914 Bahá’í Convention selects design of L. J. Bourgeois ........... April, 1920

Contract awarded for the sinking of the nine caissons (completed 1921) ............................................. December, 1920 Contract awarded for the construction of the basement structure (completed

1922) ......................................... August, 1921 Contract awarded for the erection of the superstructure (completed May,

1931) ......................................... August, 1930 Contract awarded for the exterior ornamentation of the dome (completed

January, 1934) .................................... June, 1932 Ornamentation of the clerestory completed ................... July, 1935 Ornamentation of the gallery unit completed ............ November, 1938 Ornamentation of the mainstory begun ..................... April, 1940 Ornamentation of the mainstory completed .................. July, 1942 Steps placed in position .............................. December, 1942 Completion of exterior ornamentation of Temple .................. 1943 First contract interior ornamentation .................. November, 1947 Date fixed for the completion of the interior ornamentation .......... 1953

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[Page 19]Passages Inscribed Over the Nine Entrances oi the Bahá’í Temple

1. uThe earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.” 2. “The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desires: Me.” 3. “My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure.” 4. ”Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner.” S . "Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent.” 6. “I have made death a messenger of joy to thee; Wherefore dost thou grieve.” 7. “Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My heaven I may remember thee.” 8. "0 rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust.” 9. uThe source of all learning is the knowledge of God, exalted be His glory!” Passages Inscribed in the Interior of the Bahá’í Temple 1. “All the prophets of God proclaim the same faith.” 2. "Religion is a radiant light and an impregnable stronghold.” 3. ~ “Ye are the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch.” 4. “So powerful is unity’s light that it can illumine the whole earth.” 5 . “Consort with the followers of all religions With friendliness.” 6. "O Son of Being! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee.” 7. "O Son of Being! Walk in My statutes for love of Me.” 8. “Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home reunion with Me.” 9. “The light of a good character surpasseth the light of the sun.” Comparative Measurements of Famous Domed Structures St. Peter’s in Rome — Total height .......................... 450 feet: Inside diameter of dome ............................... 137 feet St. Paul’s in London — Total height ......................... 366 feet Inside diameter of dome ............................... 112 feet St. Sophia in Constantinople—Total height .................. 180 feet: Inside diameter of dome ............................... 107 feet Pantheon in Rome— Inside height .......................... 142 feet Inside diameter of dome ............................... 142 feet

Approximate Number of Localities Where Bahá’ís Reside

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in Leading Baha 1 Communities Throughout the World

Ten European Goal Countries: Over thirty localities. Germany and Austria: Over forty localities.

British Isles: Over fifty localities.

Australia and New Zealand: Over sixty localities. Dominion of Canada: Over eighty localities.

India, Pakistan and Burma: Over eighty localities.

Latin America: Over one hundred localities.

Persia: Over seven hundred localities.

United States of America: Over eleven hundred localities.

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[Page 20]Localities Where Bahá’ís Reside in the United States of America

State or Territory Assemblies Alabama .................... 1 Alaska ..................... 1 Arizona .................... 3 Arkansas .................... 2 California (No.) ............. 10 California (80.) ............. 19 Colorado .................... 2 Connecticut ................. 3 Delaware ................... 1 Washington (D. C.) .......... 1 Florida ..................... 3 Georgia ..................... 2 Hawaii ..................... 2 Idaho ............... . ....... 2 Illinois (No.) ................ 10 Illinois (30.) ................ S Indiana ..................... 3 Iowa ....................... 2 Kansas ..................... 1 Kentucky ................... 0 Louisiana ................... 1 Maine ...................... 2 Maryland ................... 1 Massachusetts ................ S Michigan ................... 9 Minnesota ................... 3 Mississippi .................. 1 Mist .................... 3 Montana .................... 3 Nebraska ................... 1 Nevada .................... 1 New Hampshire ............. 1 New Jersey ................. 10 New Mexico ................ 1 New York (No.) ............ 8 New York (80.) ............ 2 North Carolina .............. 1 North Dakota ............... 1 Ohio ....................... 8 Oklahoma ................... 1 Oregon ..................... 1 Pennsylvania ................ 4 Puerto Rico ................. 1 Rhode Island ................ 1 South Carolina ............... 2

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Groups

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NH HNomwcmoc-t-chmNocHwoowaNcwuonwQOOJAOI—‘Aw

Isolated 5 7 l 2 8 40 3 0 14

N QOWUO‘NW

Total

[Page 21]State or

Territory Assemblies Groups Isolated Total South Dakota ................ l 0 4 5 Tennessee ................... 2 l 7 1 0 Texas ...................... 3 1 1 7 2 1 Utah ....................... 1 l 4 6 Vermont .................... l l 3 5 Virginia .................... 2 4 l S 2 1 Washington ................. 7 4 29 40 West Virginia ............... l l 4 6 Wisconsin ................... 8 l 2 3 3 S 3 Wyoming ................... 1 0 4 5 TOTALS ............... 172 207 735 1114 Localities Where Bahá’ís Reside in Persia Districts Assemblies Groups Isolated Total Abidih ..................... 11 16 1946 Ahvéz ...................... l 5 4 l2 3 l Bábul ...................... 7 2 l l 0 Bandar—I-Jaz ................ 4 3 l 8 Birj and ..................... 5 l 3 2 2 0 Hamadén ................... 1 2 7 2 2 l ‘Iráq ....................... S 12 1 1 8 I§fahén ..................... 27 3 5 14 76 Késjgén ..................... 11 8 o 19 Kirmén ..................... 9 l l 14 34 Kirménghéh ................. 6 1 3 1 0 Masllad ..................... 2 l 26 1 6 6 3 Nayriz ..................... 3 0 0 3 Qazv in ..................... 7 7 7 2 1 Raslut ...................... s 4 8 20 Sangsar ................ . . . . . S 4 0 9 Séri ........................ 1 2 4 8 24 Shíráz ...................... 2 1 14 9 44 Tabríz ..................... 3 3 1910 62 Ṭihrán ..................... 29 46 29 1 04 Yazd ....................... 24 l 6 2 2 6 2 Zéhidén .................... S 1 1 7 TOTALS ............... 280 253 179 712

[Page 22]Bahá’í Centers in Latin America and the Antilles CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE ANTILLES

LOCAL ASSEMBLIES

Costa Rica 1. San José

Cuba 2. Havana

Dominican Republic 3. Ciudad Trujillo

El Salvador 4. San Salvador

Guatemala

5 . Chichicastenango 6 . Guatemala

H aiti

7. Port-au-Prince

Honduras 8. San Pedro Sula 9. Tegucigalpa

LOCAL ASSEMBLIES

Argentina

1. Buenos Aires 2. Cérdoba Bolivia

3. La Paz

Brazil

4. Bahia

5. Rio de Janeiro 6. Sao Paulo

Chile

7. Santiago

8. Valparaiso 9. Vifia del Mar 10. Puma Arenas

Colombia

1 1. Bogoté

1 2. Cali

1 3 . Bucaramanga 14. Barranquilla

jamaica

1 0. Kingston

1 1 . Spanishtown Mexico

1 2 . Mexico City 1 3. Puebla

N icamgua

14. Managua Panama

1 5. Panamé

1 6. Colon Puerto Rica

17. San Juan

GROUPS

Costa Rica

18. Puma Arenas

Cuba 19. Cienfuegos

SOUTH AMERICA Ecuador 15. Quito 16. Guayaquil Peru 17. Lima

Venezuela 18. Caracas

GROUPS

Argentina

1 9. Ezeiza

2 0 . Rosario

2 1 . La Plata Bolivia

2 2 . Sucre

Cbile

2 3 . Puerto Montt 24. Mulchén

2 S. Osorno

2 6. Antof agasta 2 7. Quilpué Colombia

2 8 . Medellin

2 9 . Cartagena

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H onduras 2 0. Taulebé

Mexico 21. Coatepec

N icaragua 22. Granada

Puerto Rico 23. Rio Piedras

ISOLATED CENTERS

Canal Zone 24. Ancén

El Salvador 25. Armenia 26. Santa Ana

Mexico 27. Tehuacén

Peru

30. Callao Paraguay

31. Asuncién Uruguay

32. Montevideo

ISOLATED CENTERS

Bolivia

3 3. Catavi

3 4. Cochabamba Brazil

3 5 . Belém

3 6. Niteroi Chile

3 7. Chuquicamata 3 8 . Sewell

3 9. TaICa

40. Lonchoche 41. Puerto Aysen

Ecuador

42. Amabato Peru

43. Talara

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1. "Agra 13 2. "‘Ahmedabad 14. 3. "‘Aligarh 15. 4. "‘Allahabad 16. 5. Amritsar 17. 6. *Andheri 18 7. Banares 19. 8. *Bangalore 20. 9. *Baroda 21.

10. ”‘Belgaum 22.

11. *Bombay 23.

Bulandshahr 24.

12. =“Calcutta 25

38. Batapur

39. Jallo

40. *Chittagong

41. “‘Dacca

42. Ghokal

43. *Hyderabad (Sind)

S7. Allezoo

58. Ayanzoo

59. *Daidanaw

65. Ahmednagar

66. Anantnag

67. Barabanki

68. Bhatkal

69. Cambay

70. Deolali

82. Allipur Saidan

83. Budhagoraia

88. Kalaw

Bahá’í Centers in India. Pakistan and Burma

"’ Spiritual Assembly.

INDIA

Delhi

Gorakhpur "‘ Hyderabad (Deccan) “‘ Indore "‘Jaipur

. "‘Jalna

" Kamarhatti

Kanpur Kaprin

="‘Koll’mpur

'“" Lucknow

”Madras

"Mysore

PAKISTAN

44. *Lahore

4S . ”‘Mirpurkhas 46. Multaw 47. ”‘Peshawar 48. *‘Quetta

49. *Rawalpindi

BURMA

60. *Kyigon 61. *Mandalay 62. *Rangoon

Isolated Centers

INDIA 7 1 . I gatpuri

72. Jhalrapatan City

7 3 . Jodhpur 74. Kolaba 7 5 . Radhanpur 76. Shopian PAKISTAN 8 4. Dina j pur 8 5. Gasbaria

BURMA

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26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. . *Sholapur 34. 35.

36

37.

Nagpur "‘ Panchgani ”‘Poona

Rajkot

Runza

Secunderabad (Dn)

Serampore

"' Srinagar "‘ Surat 1“ Trivandrum ‘

Wai

S 2. Sheikhpura S3. *Sialkot

S 4. ”'Siran Wali S 5. *Sukkur $6. ”‘Karachi

6 3. ’9 Thamaing 64. “‘Twante

Spiritual Assembly.

77. Simla

78. Sultanpur 79. Vizagapatam 8 0. Vyganellore 8 1. Yaripora

86. Nowshera 87. Partapgarh

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7.

8

9. 10.

11. 12.

23. 24. 25. 26. *

Bahá’í Centers in Canada

Banfi Calgary

Armstrong

. Cumberland

Hautzic Prairie Kamloops Langley Prairie Mission City

Fisher River St. Boniface St. James Winnipeg

27. *Moncton

28. 29.

30. 31.

32. 33. 34. "'

43. * 44. 4s.

66. 67. 68.

Saint John

Sunny Brae

Goose Bay St. John’s

Armdale Fairview Halifax

. Amhurstberg

Burwash Coppercliff Dobie

East York

. Farren Point: . Forest Hill . Gore's Landing

Hamilton Humberstone Islington

Clyde River Charlottetown Vernon Bridge

ALBERTA 3. *Edmonton S . Medicine Hat 4. Grand Prairie 6. Rat Lake BRITISH COLUMBIA 13. Nanaimo 18. Saanich 14. Oak Bay 19. *Vancouver 1 S . Okanagan Landing 20. Vernon 16. Parksville 21. *Victoria 17. Penticton 22. *West Vancouver MANITOBA

NEW BRUNSWICK

NEWFOUNDLAND NOVA SCOTIA ONTARIO 46. Kingston S6. Peterboro 47. Kirkland Lake 5 7. Pickering 48. Langstaffe S 8. Roslin 49. London 5 9. *Scarboro 50. Manotick 60. St.Gatherine’s 51. Milton 61. Shannonville S 2. North York 62. *Toronto 5 3. Owen Sound 63. West York S 4. 3"Ottawa 64. Windsor 5 5. Nobel 65. York

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

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Beaulac Buckingham Hampstead Huntington Longueuil

"Spiritual Assembly.

18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

33. 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39.

47. 48.

52. 53.

S7.

58 S9

QUEBEC

74. *Montreal

75. Montreal West 7 6 . Mount Royal 77. Noranda

78 . Outremont

79.

Riviere Beaudette

80. ”‘St. Lambert

81. 82.

Westmount

Verdun

Bahá’í Centers in Australia and New Zealand

Broken Hill

. "Caringbah . Glen Innes . Goulburn . Kuring-gai . Laura

Auckland

Cambridge Dargaville Devonport Hamilton East

Brisbane

Toowoomba Townsville

Adelaide

Belair

Booleroo Centre

Burnside

“‘Hobart

Launceston

Bonegilla Geelong

Emu Point . Harvey . “'Perth

"‘ Spiritual Assembly.

NEW SOUTH WALES 7. Lismore 8. Neville 9. North Sydney 10. Qurindi 11. 3*Sydney 12. Tamworth

NEW ZEALAND

2 3 . Lower Hutt

. Mangakino

. Mount Maunganui New Plymouth Rama Rama

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 40. Kingston 41. Payneham 42. Quorn 43. *St. Peters TASMANIA 49. Taraoona 50. Woodbridge VICTORIA S 4. Koraleigh 5 S . *Melbourne

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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13. 14. 15. 16.

17

Toongabbie West Wyalong Wollongon g Yass

. ”'Yerrinbool

. Tauranga Wanganui Wellington . Weymouth Whangarei

44. Strathalbyn 4S. Unley 46. *Woodville

Zeehan

51.

56. Talgamo

[Page 26]Bahá’í Centers in the British Isles

1. ”'Belfast, N. Ireland 14. “Liverpool, Lancashire 2. *Birmingham, Warwickshire 15. *London 3. "Blackburn, Lancashire 16. ”Manchester, Lancashire 4. "Blackpool, Lancashirc 17. *Newcastle-on—Tyne, Northumberland S. *Boumemouth, Hampshire 18. ”'Northampton, Northamptonshire 6. 3*Bradford, Yorkshire 19. *Norwich, Norfolk 7. >*Brighton, Sussex 20. >“Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 8. "'Bristol, Gloucestershire 21. *Oxford, Oxfordshire 9. *Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales 22. St. Ives, Cornwall 10. ”'Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland 23. "‘Sheffield, Yorkshire 11. *Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 24. *Stockport, Cheshire 12. *Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 25 . *Torquay, Devonshire 13 . ”Leeds, Yorkshire ISOLATED CENTERS 26. Abbotsbury, Dorset 38. Luton, Bedfordshire 27. Alderley Edge, Cheshire 39. Maughold, Isle of Man 28. Amesbury, Wiltshire 40. Middlewich, Cheshire 29. Amersham, Buckinghamshire 41. Old Coulsdon, Surrey 30. Chingfotd, Essex 42. Petersfield, Hampshire 3 1. Coventry, Warwickshire 43. Portrush, Antrim, N. Ireland 32. Dorking, Surrey 44. Reading, Berkshire 3 3. Eastbourne, Sussex 45 . Salisbury, Wiltshire 34. Hastings, SuSSex 46. Southend, Essex 35. Hertford, Hertfordshire 47. Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire 36. Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland 48. Thetford, Norfolk 37. Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 49. Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Spiritual Assembly.

Bahá’í Centers in Germany and Austria

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Nar+v AUSTRIA Vienna GERMANY SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES

Bergstrasse 6. Hamburg 11. Plochingen Darmstadt 7. Heidelberg 12. Schwerin Esslingen 8. Karlsruhe 13. Stuttgart Frankfurt A/ M 9. Leipzig 14. Weisbaden Gfippingen 10. Nfirnberg

GROUPS AND ISOLATED CENTERS Auerbach bei Zwickau 8. Giessen Berlin 9. Heilbronn Ebingen 10. Immenstadt Essen 11. Kfissnach bei Waldshut Furtwangen 1 2 . Lich/Oberhessen Garmisch 13 . Lohm/Oldenburg Geisenfeld 14. Laubach

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Murnau Murrhardt . Bad Nauheim

Pfullingen Schwib. Hall

Neuburg an der Donau OIdenburg/Oldenburg

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

Thal bei Bad Pyrmont Rostoch-Warnemfinde Trossingen

Tfibingen

Tuttlingen Wachendorf Kreis Horb Uberlingen

Talheim-Vellberg uber

Bahá’í Centers in the Ten European Countries Opened to the Faith by the American Bahá’í Community Under the Second Seven—Year Plan

. ”‘Brussels Antwerp

. "‘Copenhagen Jylland

. “Amsterdam Bussum Rotterdam

Genoa . Florence

Naples . ’1' Luxemburg

Christiansund

'"" Oslo ’5 Lisbon

Asturias

Bareelona

Gothenburg Slatthult ’* Stockholm

. *Bern Diepoldsau . *Geneva

" Spiritual Assembly.

BELGIUM

DENMARK

HOLLAND

ITALY

I 1. Piacenza 12. "‘ Rome

LUXEMBURG

NORWAY

PORTUGAL SPAIN

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

29. Gossau—Mettendorf

31. Lausanne 30. Heerbrugg

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21. Cadiz 22. *Madrid

32. Rheineck 33. *Wolfhalden 34. *Zurich

[Page 28]Bahá’í Centers in Territories of the Arabian Peninsula

Aden Protectorate: Aden

Ahsé: D_hahrén

Bahrayn: Bahrayn

Dubai: Freeport

Hijéz: Mecca,Jedda

Koweit: Al-Koweit

Oman: Matrah (near Masqat) Qatar: Zigrid

Jordan: ‘Adasiyyih, ‘Ammén, Salt

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. Yemen (in process of establishment)

The Badi' or Bahá’í Calendar

This calendar was laid down by the Báb in His book the "Kitib-i-Asmá” and further elucidated by Bahá’u’lláh in these words: "The Year Sixty, A.H. (1844 A.D.), the year of the Declaration of the Bib, must be regarded as the beginning of the Badi‘ Calendar.” Therefore all Bahá’í reckoning commences with that Declaration which took place on the evening preceding the fifth day of Jamédiyu’l-Avval, of the year 1260 A.H. (May 23, 1844) . The Solar calendar is followed and the Bahá’í New Year, called “Naw-Rúz,” falls on the vernal equinox Which takes place on March 21.

NAMES OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK

Day Arabic N am lst ................ J 3151

2nd ................ Jamél

3 rd ................ Kamél

4th ................ Fidél

5th ................ ‘Idél

6th ................ Istijlél

7th ................ Istiqlél

English N ame Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

NAMES OF THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR

(Each day of the Bahá’í month also has a name, Which follows the same order and is the same name as those of the months of the year.)

Month Arabic N ame

1 st ................ Bahá 2nd ................ Jalél 3 rd ................ Jamil 4th ................ ‘Azamat 5th ................ Nt'xr 6th ................ Rahmat 7th ................ Kalimét 8 th ................ Kamél 9th ................ Asmá’

10th ................ ‘Izzat

l 1 th ................ Mashiyyat

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Translation Splendor Glory Beauty Grandeur Light Mercy Words Perfection Names Might Will

Translation Glory Beauty Perfection Grace Justice Majesty Independence

First Day March 21 April 9 April 28 May 17 June 5 June 24 July 13 August 1 August 20 September 8 September 27

[Page 29]12th ................ ‘Ilm Knowledge October 16

l 3 th ................ Qudrat Power November 4 14th ................ Qawl Speech November 23 1 5 th ' ................ Masé’il Questions December 1 2 1 6th ................ Shani Honor December 3 1 17th . . ' .............. Sultén Sovereignty January 19

1 8th ................ Mulk Dominion February 7 19th ................ ‘Alé’ Loftiness March 2

Ayyém-i-Hé (Intercalary Days) February 26 to March 1 inclusivefour in ordinary and five in leap years.

The Bib has regarded the solar year of 365 days, S hours, and SO odd minutes, as consisting of 19 months of 19 days each, every new day being reckoned as starting from sunset, not midnight. Every fourth year the number of intercalary days is raised from four to five. Naw-Rúz, or New Year, falls on the 21st of March only if the vernal Equinox precedes the setting of the sun on that day. Should the vernal Equinox take place after sunset, NaW-Rl'lz will be celebrated on the following day.

The Bib has divided the years following the date of His Revelation into cycles of nineteen years each. Each cycle of nineteen years He has named a Véhid, and nineteen Véhids constitute a period called by Him a Kull-i-Lhay’. The numerical value of the word “Véhid” is 19 and that of “Kull-i-Shay’ ” is 361. “Véhid” signifies unity and is symbolic of the unity of God.

NAMES OF THE YEARS IN A VAHID

Year Translation

1. Alif ....... A

2. B5 ......... B.

3 . Ab ........ Father

4. D51 ........ D.

S. Báb ........ S

6. Vév ....... Gate

7. Abad ....... Eternity

8 . Jéd ........ Generosity

9. Bahá ....... Splendor l 0. Hubb ...... Love 1 1. Bahhéj ..... Delightful 12 . Javéb ...... Answer 13 . Ahad ...... Single 14. Vahhéb ..... Bountiful 1 S . Vidéd ...... Affection 16. Badi’ ....... Beginning 1 7. Bahi ....... Luminous 1 8. Abhá ...... Most Luminous 1 9. Véhid ...... Unity

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[Page 30]Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days oi Fasting

1. Feast of Riḍván (Declaration of Bahá’u’lláh) . . .April 21-May 2, 1863 2. Declaration of the Báb ............................ May 23, 1844 3. Feast of NaW-Rfiz (New Year) ........................ March 21 4. Birth of Bahá’u’lláh ......................... November 12, 1817 5. Birth of the Báb .............................. October 20, 1819 6. Birth of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ............................. May 23, 1844 7. The Day of the Covenant .......................... November 26 8. Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh .......................... May 29, 1892 9. Martyrdom of the Báb ............................. July 9, 1850 10. Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá .................... November 28, 1921

Fasting season lasts 19 days, beginning With the first of the month of ‘Alé’, March 2. The Feast of NaW-Rfiz follows immediately after.

Bahá" 1 Holy Days on which Work Should be Suspended

The first day of Riḍván.

The ninth day of Riḍván.

The twelfth day of Riḍván.

The anniversary of the Declaration of the Báb. The anniversary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh.

The anniversary of the birth of the Báb.

The anniversary of the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh. The anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Báb. The Feast of NaW-Rfiz.

PWNF‘Y‘PPI".

Chronological List of Significant Events Related to Bahá’u’lláh’s Historic Pronouncement in His Sfiriy—i-Mfih’zk in 1863 Fall of the French Monarchy ( 1870) Virtual Extinction of the Pope’s Temporal Sovereignty (1870) Assassination of Sultén ‘Abdu’l-‘Aziz (1 876) Assassination of Négiri’d-Din fléh (1 896) Fall of the Portuguese Monarchy ( 1910) Fall of the Chinese Monarchy ( 1916) Fall of the Russian Monarchy (1917) Fall of the German Monarchy ( 1918) Fall of the Austrian Monarchy (1918) Overthtow of Sultén ‘Abdu’l-Hamid II (1909) Fall of the Qéjér Dynasty (1925) Fall of the Turkish Monarchy (1922) Collapse of the Caliphate (1924) Fall of the Spanish Monarchy (1931) Fall of the Albanian Monarchy (1938) Fall of the Serbian Monarchy (1941) Fall of the Hungarian Monarchy (1918) Fall of the Italian Monarchy (1946) Fall of the Bulgarian Monarchy (1946) Fall of the Rumanian Monarchy (1947)

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[Page 31]Stages in Bahá'u’lláh’s Successive Exiles from Ṭihrán to 'Akkc’t DEPARTURE FROM TIHRAN VIA KARAND TO BAG_HDADJan. 12, 1853. (Rabi‘u’th-Lhéni 1, 1269, A.H.) BAEDAD PERIOD Arrival in Baghdád April 8, 1853. (Jamédiyu’th-fléni 28, 1269, A.H.)

Residence for over a month in Káẓimayn.

Return to Baghdad.

Departure for Kurdistén April 10, 1854. (Rajab 12, 1270 A.H.)

Sojourn on Sar-Galfi mountain and in a cave.

Residence in Sulayméniyyih in the Takyiy—i-Mawléné K_hélid.

Return to Baghdád March 19, 1856. (Rajah 12, 1272, A.H.)

Return, from celebrating Naw-Rúz in Mazra‘iy-i-Vaflmshégh, to Baghdád March 26, 1863. (Shavvél S, 1279, A.H.)

Sojourn in the Najibiyyih Garden, Baghdád: Bahá’u’lláh spent twelve days in this garden on the shores of the river Tigris, commencing With His departure from His home on April 22, 1863. (D_hil-Qa‘dih 3, 1279 A.H.) . This period is known as the Riḍván Festival, the Greatest of all Bahá’í celebrations, and that garden has been called by Him, in commemoration of His Declaration there, the “Garden of Riḍván.”

Departure from the Garden of Riḍván May 3, 1863. (D_hi’l-Qa‘dih 14, 1279 A.H.)

JOURNEY FROM BAEDAD T0 CONSTANTXNOPLE Arrival in Firayjét (about three miles from Baghdád), May 3, 1863. (D_hi’lQa‘dih 14, 1279 A.H.)

Departure from Firayjét May 9, 1863. (D_hi’l-Qa‘dih 20, 1279 A.H.) Villages, Towns and Ports visited en route:

Judaydih

Dili-‘Abbés

Qarih-Tapih

Saléhiyyih (stayed two nights)

Dfist-Khurmétfi

Téwuq

Karkfik (stayed two days)

Irbil

By the river Zéb

Bartallih

Mosul (stayed three days)

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Jazirih

Nisibin

Hasan-Aqé

Mérdin

Diyér-Bakr (stayed two days)

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[Page 32]Ma‘dan-Mis

Lhérpfit (stayed two or three days) Ma‘dan-Nuqrih

Dilik-Tés_1_1

Sivés

Tfiqét

Amasia (stayed two days)

Iléhiyyih (reached on last day of overland journey)

Sémsfin on the Black Sea: Bahá’u’lláh stayed there seven days before departing by steamer for Constantinople on Aug. 13, 1863. (Safar 27, 1280 AH.)

Sinope (Port of call touched on Aug. 14.)

Anyébuli (Port of call touched on Aug. 15 .)

Constantinople (arrival Aug. 16, 1863. Rabi‘u’I-Avval 1, 1280 A.H.)

Journey from Bag_hdéd to Sémsfin lasted 110 days.

JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE T0 ADRIANOI’LE, 12 DAYS LONG The following villages were passed through en route: Kfiglgik-gmkmaglgih Buyfik-Qhakmaghih Salvari Birkés Bábé-Iski

ADRIANOPLE SOJOURN AND DEPARTURE FOR THE HOLY LAND Arrival Dec. 12, 1863. (Rajah l, 1280 A.H.) Departure Aug. 12, 1868. (Rabi‘u’tlm-Lhéni 22, 1285 A.H.) The following villages were passed through en route: Uzfin-Kupri Kéghénih Gallipoli (reached about four days after leaving Adrianople) . Three nights were spent there before leaving. Departure from Gallipoli, Aug. 21, 1868 (Jamidiyu’l-Avval 2, 1285 A.H.) , by steamer for ‘Akká. Theboat touched at the following ports en route: Madelli Smyrna (stayed two days) Alexandria (transshipped the same day for Haifa) Port-Said Jafla Haifa. Bahá’u’lláh was landed in the morning and a few hours later left by sailing vessel for ‘Akká.

‘AKKA PERIOD Arrival in ‘Akká'l Aug. 31, 1868. (Jamédiyu’l—Avval 12, 1285 A.H.)

Imprisonment in the Barracks of ‘Akká lasted two years, two months and five days.

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[Page 33]Confinement in the prison city of ‘Akká, from the time of His arrival, was

nine years.

Bahá’u’lláh spent, in ‘Akká and its vicinity, twenty-four years as a prisoner

and exile.

Ascension, May 29, 1 892. (Q&i’l-Qa‘dih 2, 1309 A.H.)

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Cities Visited by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Course of His Three-Year Travels 1911-1913

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA

Baltimore, Md. Berkeley, Calif. Boston, Mass. Brooklyn, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y. Cambridge, Mass. Chicago, Ill. Cincinnati, 0. Cleveland, 0. Denver, Colo.

. Dublin, N. H. . Fanwood . Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Green Acre, Eliot, Me.

. Jersey City, N. J .

Kenosha, Wis. Lincoln, Neb.

Los Angeles, Calif. Malden, Mass. Medford, Mass.

Bad Mergentheim Bristol

Budapest Edinburgh Geneva

Liverpool London

Abuqir Alexandria Cairo Isma‘iliyyih

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.

10. 11. 12. 13.

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Milford, N. H. Minneapolis, Minn. Montclair, N. J. Montreal, P. Q. Morristown, N. J . New York, N. Y. Oakland, Calif. Omaha, Neb.

Palo Alto, Calif. Pasadena, Calif. Philadelphia, Penn. Pittsburgh, Penn. Sacramento, Calif. Salt Lake City, Utah

. San Francisco, Calif.

St. Paul, Minn. Washington, D. C.

. West Englewood, N. J.

Worcester, Mass.

. Marseilles

Oxford

Paris

Stuttgart Thonon-les-Bains Vienna

Mangfirih Port Said Zayn’m

[Page 34]Prominent Personages Who Have Paid Tribute to the Bahá’í Faith

Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania

Prof. E. G. Browne, M.A., M.B., Cambridge University

Dy. J. Estlin Carpenter, D.Litt., Manchester College, Oxford

Rev. T. K. Cheyne, D.Litt., D.D., Oxford University, Fellow of British Academy

Prof. Arminius Vambéry, Hungarian Academy of Pesth

Sir Valentine Chirol

Harry Charles Lukach

Prof. Jowett, Oxford University

Alfred W. Martin, Society for Ethical Culture, New York

Prof. James Darmesteter, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris

Charles Baudouin

Dr. Henry H. Jessup, D.D.

Right: Hon. The Earl Curzon of Kedleston

Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E.

Rev. J. Tyssul Davis, B.A.

Herbert Putnam, Congressional Library, Washington, D.C.

Leo Tolstoy

Dr. Edmund Privat, University of Geneva

Dr. Auguste Forel, University of Zurich

General Renato Piola Caselli

Rev. Frederick W. Oakes

Renwick J. G. Millar

Charles H. Prisk

Prof. Hari Prasad Shastri, D.Litt.

Shri Purohit Swami

Prof. Herbert A. Miller, Bryn Mawr College

Lord Samuel of Carmel, G.C.B., C.B.E.

Rev. K. T. Chung

Prof. Dimitry Kazarov, University of Sofia

Rev. Griflith J. Sparham

Ernest Renan

The Hon. Lilian Helen Montague, J.P., D.H.L.

Prof. Norman Bentwich, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Emile Schreiber, Publicist

Miss Helen Keller

Dr. Rokuichiro Masujima, Doyen of Jurisprudence of Japan

Sir Flinders Petrie, Archaeologist

Former President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia

Archduchess Anton of Austria

Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons

H.R.H. Princess Olga of Yugoslavia

Eugen Relgis

Arthur Henderson

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[Page 35]Prof. Dr. V. Lesny

Princess Marie Antoinette de Broglie Aussenac

President David Starr Jordan, Leland Stanford University Prof. Bogdan Popovitch, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia EX—Governor William Sulzer

Luther Burbank

Prof. Yone Noguchi

Prof. Raymond Frank Piper

Angela Morgan

Arthur Moore

Prof. Dr. Jan Rypka, Charles University, Praha, Czechoslovakia A. L. M. Nicolas

President Eduard Bene§ of Czechoslovakia

Sir Ronald Storrs, N.V.C., M.G., C.B.E.

Col. Raja Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, Raja of Bajang (Nepal) Rt. Hon. M. R. Jayakar

Prof. Benoy Kumar Sarkar, M.A., Ph.D.

Mrs. Sarojinu Naidu

Jules Bois

Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar, K.C.S.I.

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THE BAHA' I FAITH 18% - 1950 ERRATA

Races Represented in the Bahá’í wcrld Community:— add 16. French.

Canada:— add ,3. Vancouver.

Estimated value of Bahá’í national endowments in the United States:- change to $2,783,956.06.

Vaugh Cottage:— Vaughn Cottage

Central States Summer School:- add Land.

Muskegon, Michigan, Land:— omit

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MAP OF BAHA'Ii WORLD RELIGION

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- 94 countries of Eosf and West, and ifs

‘ S In a lime more fhun 100 years R\ the Bahá’í' Fuifh has spread to feachings have been translated into 51 difieren? languages.

ng the acfivi'ies of members of 1he Faith in 14 counvries. Under the title “Bahá’í World Community” these ‘ bodies are accredited to the Unifed Nafions as an international non-govern menial organization.

Map and dale prepared by Echo": Public Relofions, Wflmene, Illinois, in observance oi the first Annual World Religion Day. January 15, 1950,