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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• c. May A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
Bahá'u'lláh is transferred to the house of Rábi`ih. [GPB189]
- His occupation of this house lasts four months. [BKG319; DH38–9]
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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• mid-year A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
`Údí K̲h̲ammár, a wealthy
Maronite Christian merchant, and his family move into the recently
restored mansion at Bahjí, leaving their `Akká house empty. [BKG316–17;
DH203] |
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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 August A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ `Alíy-i-Sayyáh, one of the Bahá'ís imprisoned in Cyprus, dies, allegedly of poisoning. [BBR306, Four on an Island, Forward]
- Subsequently Mis̲h̲kín-Qalam marries the widow of Sayyáh. [BBR 306, Four on an Island pg.24]
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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• September A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
Bahá'u'lláh is transferred to the house of `Údí K̲h̲ammár in `Akká. [BBD109; BKG317; DH39, 203; GPB189]
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house is so small that 13 people of both sexes occupy one room. The
remainder of Bahá'u'lláh's companions take up residence in other houses
and the K̲h̲án-i-`Avámíd. [GBP189]
- Bahá'u'lláh's occupation of this house lasts two years. [BKG319]
- See BKG317 for the initial response of His neighbour, Ilyás `Abbúd.
- See DH201–3 for a biography of `Údí K̲h̲ammár.
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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• 16 October A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
The famous British writer and
critic, Matthew Arnold, made a brief reference to the Faith in an
address that he gave to the Birmingham and Midland Institute. (See M.
Momen, Babi and Bahá'í Religions). This reference was probably because
of Comte de Gobineau's book Les Religions et Les Philosophies dans l'Asie Centrale which was published in 1865.
[First Public Mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the West by Bahá'í Information Office of the UK] |
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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 November A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
Birth of `Lua' Getsinger (Lucinda
Louisa Aurora Moore), Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Herald of the Covenant
and Mother Teacher of the West. |
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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• End of the year A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
Bahá'u'lláh reveals the Lawḥ-i-Qad
Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet). It was revealed in answer to a
letter from one of His devoted followers in Persia, Ḥájí Siyyid
'Ali-Akbar-i-Dahaji. In a passage, as yet untranslated, addressed to the
uncle of Ḥájí Siyyid 'Ali-Akbar, Bahá'u'lláh states that He revealed
the Fire Tablet for the his nephew so that it might create in him
feelings of joy as well as igniting in his heart the fire of the love of
God. It was revealed at a time when great afflictions and sorrows had
surrounded Bahá'u'lláh as a result of the hostility, betrayal and acts
of infamy perpetrated by those few individuals who had once claimed to
be the helpers of the Cause of God. [BKG321–2; RB3:226–31] |
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• 28 / 29 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1872
• A.M. |
Restoration of the House of the Báb begins at the request of K̲h̲adíjih Bigum. On its completion she takes up residence there. [EB232] |
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• 28 / 29 B.E.
• A.H.
• c. A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
Bahá'u'lláh tasks S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Salmán to escort Munírih K̲h̲ánum (Fáṭimih K̲h̲ánum) to `Akká to marry `Abdu'l-Bahá. She travels from her home in Iṣfáhán to S̲h̲íráz where she stays with the wife of the Báb then to Mecca for pilgrimage. From Mecca she travels to `Akká. [MKBM]
- DH45 says she was called to the Holy Land in December 1871 to January 1872.
- BKG347 says she performed the pilgrimage in February 1873.
- See CH75–79 (Visit to S̲h̲íráz) and CH80-90 (Her journey and subsequent marriage) for Munírih K̲h̲ánum's own account.
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• 28 / 29 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
Birth of Joseph H. Hannen, a Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá. |
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• 28 B.E.
• A.H.
• 22 January A.D. 1871
• A.M. |
Three Azalís, among them Siyyid
Muḥammad-i-Isfahání, the Antichrist of the Bahá'í Revelation, are
murdered by seven Bahá'ís. [BBD163; BKG3256 DH41; GPB189; RB3:235]
- Siyyid Muḥammad Isfahání, Naṣr'ulláh Tafríshí, Áqá Ján Ka'j Kuláh and
Ridá Qulí these four kept vigil near the land gate to ensure no one
would meet Bahá'u'lláh. They kept watch from the second story window of a
building overlooking the land gate so that if a pilgrim, after spending
some six months traveling on foot, intended to enter the city they
could somehow prevent his entrance. This situation lasted for some
time. After two years and a few months, Bahá'u'lláh was released from
the prison. Some of the friends, including Salmání, decided to get rid
of these enemies and during the night went to their place and killed
Siyyid Muḥammad, Áqá Ján and another person. [Sweet and Enchanting Stories, Aziz Rohani, P 31]
- Bahá'u'lláh is taken to the Governorate where He is interrogated and imprisoned for 70 hours. [BKG327; GBP190; RB3:237]
- `Abdu'l-Bahá
is thrown into prison and kept in chains the first night. Twenty–five
of the companions were also imprisoned and shackled. [BKG328; GBP190;
RB3:237]
- See BKG331, GPB191 and RB3:238 for the effect of the murders on the local population.
- Ilyás `Abbúd puts a barricade between his house and the house of `Údí K̲h̲ammár, where Bahá'u'lláh lives. [BKG331; GPB191]
- See BKG330, DH44 and RB3:239 for the fate of the murderers, who are imprisoned for seven years.
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