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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• 26 March / 22 April A.D. 1916
• A.M. |
`Abdu'l-Bahá reveals eight of the Tablets of the Divine Plan. [AB420; BBD219 BBRSM157; SBBH132-3; TDPX]
- For the order and place of their revelation see AB420-2 and TDP.
- For a description of their content see AB422-3.
- Shoghi Effendi characterizes them as a `mandate' and a `supreme charter for teaching'. [GPB255; TDPVII]
- The Tablets can be found at TDP on the pages indicated:
- 1st (Page 1) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Northeastern States.
Revealed on March 26, 1916, in ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá's room at the house in
Bahjí, addressed to the Bahá'ís of nine Northeastern States of the
United States: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
- 2nd (Page 2) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Southern States.
Revealed on March 27, 1916, in the garden adjacent to the Shrine of
Bahá'u'lláh, addressed to the Bahá'ís of sixteen Southern States of the
United States: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
- 3rd (Page 3) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Central States.
Revealed on March 29, 1916, outside the house in Bahjí, and addressed to
the Bahá'ís of twelve Central States of the United States: Michigan,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.
- 4th (Page 4) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Western States.
Revealed on April 1, 1916, in ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá's room at the house in Bahjí,
addressed to the Bahá'ís of eleven Western States of the United States:
New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Utah,
Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
- 5th (Page 5) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of Canada and Greenland.
Revealed on April 5, 1916, in the garden adjacent to the Shrine of
Bahá'u'lláh, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of Canada—Newfoundland, Prince
Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Mackenzie,
Keewatin, Ungava, Franklin Islands—and Greenland.
- 6th (Page 6) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the United States and
Canada. Revealed on April 8, 1916, in the garden outside the Shrine of
Bahá'u'lláh, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of the United States and
Canada.
- 7th (Page 8) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the United States and
Canada. Revealed on April 11, 1916, in ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá's room at the house
in Bahjí, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada.
- 8th (Page 11) Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the United States and
Canada. Revealed on April 19, 1916, in ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá's room at the house
in Bahjí; on April 20, in the pilgrims' quarters of the house in Bahjí;
on April 22, in the garden adjacent to the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, and
addressed to the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada.
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• April or May A.D. 1916
• A.M. |
The first Chinese Bahá'í in China,
Chen Hai An (Harold A. Chen), becomes a Bahá'í in Chicago through the
efforts of Dr Zia Baghdádí. [PH29-30]
- PH30 says this was 1919 but this is clearly a typographical error.
- He returns to China in December 1916.
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 May A.D. 1916
• A.M. |
Lua Getsinger, Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, dies of heart failure in Cairo. [BBD87; SW7, 4:29]
- For an her obituary see SW7, 4:29-30.
- She is buried in the Protestant Cemetery in Cairo. In 1939 a court
ruling enables the Bahá'ís to reinter her in the first Bahá'í cemetery
established in Egypt. Her grave is now beside that of Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl.
[GPB344]
- See also Sears and Quigley, The Flame.
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• Summer A.D. 1916
• A.M. |
Mr Vasily Eroshenko, a young blind Russian, visits Thailand, the first Bahá'í to do so. |
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• 28 July A.D. 1916
• A.M. |
Mullá Naṣru'lláh-i-Shahmírzádí is martyred at Sangsar, Khurásán. [BW18:387] |
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• 8 September A.D. 1916
• A.M. |
The first five Tablets of the Tablets of the Divine Plan are published in Star of the West. [BBD219; 5w7, 10:87-91]
- For editorial comment see SW7, 10:86.
- After this, communication is cut off with the Holy Land. [BBD219]
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1917
• A.M. |
The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad-Taqíy-i-Abharí (Ibn-i-Abhar). He was born in 1853/4 in Abhar.
- For four years he suffered in Síyáh-Chál wearing the very same chains as
Bahá'u'lláh had worn in 1852.
- His services during the time of the Master included teaching journeys through
Persia, the Caucasus and India. He also made some eleven journeys to the Holy Land with the permission of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.
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special service rendered by Ibn-i-Abhar was the promotion of the education of women. He and his wife played an important part
in the advancement of women in Persian society.
- In 1886 Bahá'u'lláh appointed him a Hand of the Cause. He died in 1917. [LoF13-16, BBD114, EB268]
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• In the Year A.D. 1917
• A.M. |
By this year at least a hundred Bahá'í hooks and pamphlets have been produced in English. [BBRSM:103-4] |
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1917
• A.M. |
Foreign troops occupy nearly all of neutral Iran. [AB416; BBRSM:87] |
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1917
• A.M. |
The passing of Ibn-i-Abhar (Mullá Muḥammad Taqí), Hand of the Cause of God. [BBD114; EB268] |
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1917
• A.M. |
The Nownahalan (literally `saplings') Company is founded as a thrift club for Bahá'í children in Iran. [BI13]
- See BI13 for its non-profit and charitable activities.
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• 73 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 February / 8 March A.D. 1917
• A.M. |
`Abdu'l-Bahá reveals six Tablets of the Divine Plan. [AB422; BBD219]
- As there is no communication with America at this time, the Tablets are stored in a vault under the Shrine of the Báb. [BBD219]
- The Tablets can be found at TDP on the pages indicated:
- 9th (Page 14)Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Northeastern States.
Revealed on February 2, 1917, in Ismá'íl Áqá's room at the house of
‘Abdu'l‑Bahá in Haifa, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of the nine
Northeastern States of the United States: Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New York.
- 10th (Page 16)Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Southern States.
Revealed on February 3, 1917, in Haifa in Ismá'íl Áqá's room, and
addressed to the Bahá'ís of the sixteen Southern States of the United
States: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
- 11th (Page 18)Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Central States.
Revealed on February 8, 1917, in Bahá'u'lláh's room at the house of
Abbúd in ‘Akká, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of the twelve Central
States of the United States: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
and Kansas.
- 12th (Page 20)Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the Western States.
Revealed on February 15, 1917, in Bahá'u'lláh's room at the house of
Abbúd in ‘Akká, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of the eleven Western
States of the United States: New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada,
California, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
- 13th (Page 21)Tablet to the Bahá'ís of Canada and Greenland.
Revealed on February 21, 1917, in Bahá'u'lláh's room at the house of
Abbúd in ‘Akká, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of Canada—Newfoundland,
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Mackenzie,
Keewatin, Ungava, Franklin Islands—and Greenland.
- 14th (Page 23)Tablet to the Bahá'ís of the United States and
Canada. Revealed on March 8, 1917, in the summerhouse (Ismá'íl Áqá's
room) at ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá's house in Haifa, and addressed to the Bahá'ís of
the United States and Canada.
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• 73 B.E.
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• 17 February A.D. 1917
• A.M. |
A mob in Najafábád disinters the
bodies from two Bahá'í graves. A general agitation against Bahá'ís
follows. The Bahá'ís are boycotted in the bazaar and public baths and 32
are arrested. [BW18:387] |
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