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Bahá'í Chronology - The Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá - 62 B.E. (A.D. 1905-1906)

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• 62 B.E. • A.H. • c. 30 March A.D. 1905 • A.M.	Ḥájí Kalb-`Alí is shot and killed in Najafábád. [BW18:386]
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• 62 B.E. • A.H. • 29 April A.D. 1905 • A.M.	Birth of `Alí-Akbar Furútan, Hand of the Cause of God, in Sabzivár, K̲h̲urásán.
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• 62 B.E. • A.H. • 23 May A.D. 1905 • A.M.	The first Nineteen Day Feast celebrated in the West is held in New York City, the first known to have been held in North America. [BFA2:XVI, 245] It consists of a devotional portion and a social part. The administrative aspect of the Feast is developed in the 1930s. [BFA2:245; SA208] Howard and Mary MacNutt, along with Julia Grundy, had been on pilgrimage early in the year and had been encouraged to hold Feasts by 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
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• 62 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1905 / 1911 • A.M.	The `Constitutional Revolution' takes place in Iran. [BBRSM:87, 219] The direct influence of the Bahá'ís in this movement was slight but many in Europe thought the Bahá'í influence was great. [BBR366] The Constitutional Movement fails to bring the Bahá'ís any benefit; rather, they suffer as a result. [BBR366 g]
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• 62 B.E. • A.H. • c. A.D. 1905 • A.M.	Birth of `Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, Hand of the Cause of God, in Qum.
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• 62 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1905 • A.M.	The first Bahá'í of Hungarian origin, Countess Aurelia Bethien, declares her faith in the USA. [http://www.bahai.hu]
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• 62 B.E. • A.H. • March A.D. 1906 • A.M.	Mrs Whyte, the wife of a well-known Scottish clergyman, makes a pilgrimage to `Akká with Mary Virginia Thornburgh-Cropper. In answer to a letter Whyte leaves for `Abdu'l-Bahá upon their departure, He reveals the Tablet the `Seven Candles of Unity'. [AB361–2] See AB360–2 and SWAB29–32 for text of the Tablet. See AB355–9 and SBR20–1 for accounts of Mrs Whyte's pilgrimage. See also Anjam Khursheed's, The Seven Candles of Unity pg45-54. Her account of the meeting with 'Abdu'l-Bahá can be found in Seven Candles of Unity: the Story of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh (London: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1991). [Scottish Women: A Documentary History, 1780-1914 by Esther Breitenbach and Linda Fleming p.213]
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Most of the Gregorian Calendar dates, A.H. 1166 (A.D. 1753) to 153 B.E (A.D. 1996), are from the original book, A Basic Bahá'í Chronology. From 153 B.E (A.D. 1996) to present the Gregorian Calendar dates are from A Basic Bahá'í Chronology online. The Hebrew, Islamic and Bahá'í dates were calculated by the ABG staff and may be subject to error, despite the great care that was taken. When the Gregorian date is "In the year", "c. Mar 1797", etc., we list the nearest approximate Hebrew, Islamic and Bahá'í dates.

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A.D. = Anno Domini - Latin: "In the year of our Lord" - Christian / Julian Calendar.
A.M. = Anno Mundi - Latin: "In the year of the world"; Hebrew: "To the creation of the world" - Hebrew Calendar.

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