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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 21 / 28 March A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
Daily attacks on Bahá'ís and their
shops in Mashhad culminate in the expulsion from the town of áqá Gulkání
and other Bahá'ís. [BW13:388] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 28 / 30 March A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
The third Convention for Race Unity is held in New York City. [BW2:282-3; SBR93; TMW1467] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 April A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
Bahá'ís in Turbat-i-Haydarí, Iran,
are attacked; some are arrested and imprisoned and others are forced to
leave the town permanently. [BW18:388] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 5 April A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
Shaykh `Abdu'l-Majíd is beaten to death in Turshíz, Khurásán, Iran. [BW18:388] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 22 June A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
Áqá Ḥusayn-`Alí is martyred in Firúzábád, Fárs, Iran. [BW18:388] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• July A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
The second local spiritual assembly in Australia is formed in Perth. |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 18 July A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
American Vice-Consul Major Robert
Imbrie is murdered in Ṭihrán for being a Bahá'í, which he is not,
straining relations between the Persian and American governments.
[BBR462-5; BW18:388]
- For a picture of the floral tribute sent to his funeral by the Bahá'ís of Persia and America see BW1:100.
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• September A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi returns to the Holy Land after an absence of some six months. [BA65-7; BBRSM117; UD279] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 22 September / 3 October A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
The conference `Some Living Religions within the British Empire' is held in London. [BW2:225; ER233; GPB342]
- For details of the planning of the conference and its outcome see ER231-5.
- For Shoghi Effendi's attitude to the conference see UD17, 19, 21-2, 245.
- Two papers about the Bahá'í Faith are read at the conference, one by
Horace Holley read by Mountfort Mills and the other by Rúhí Afnán.
[BW2:225; ER232-3; SBR73]
- For texts of the papers see BW2:227-42.
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• November A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
The Supreme Court of Iraq decides against the Bahá'ís in the dispute over the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdád. [UD37-8] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 21 November A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
Dr John E. Esslemont arrives in Haifa to help Shoghi Effendi with his work. [DJEE31; SBR233] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• December A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and the Sudan is formed, the first national body in Africa. [BBRSM121; GPB333]
Martha Root gives the first African radio broadcast about the Bahá'í Faith, in Cape Town. |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 24 December A.D. 1924
• A.M. |
The first Bahá'í News Letter, forerunner of Bahá'í News,
is published in New York by the National Assembly of the United States
and Canada with Horace Holley as the editor. [BBRSM122; BW10:180;
BW13:856; SBR232]
- For links to the publications see entry at 1990-10-00.
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• Early in the year A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
Johanne Sorensen becomes a Bahá'í
in Hawaii, the first Dane to accept the Faith. She returns to Denmark
soon afterwards and remains the only Bahá'í there for 21 years. |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
Louisa Gregory is the first Bahá'í to visit Romania. |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
The Bahá'í Esperanto magazine La Nova Tago (The New Day) is first published. [BBRSM150]
- It continues publication until 1937. [BBRSM150]
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• c. A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
Fanny Knobloch and her sister Pauline Hannen are the first Bahá'ís to visit Southern Rhodesia. |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
At the suggestion of Horace Holley a Bahá'í yearbook was published under the name Bahá'í Year Book and subsequent editions were called The Bahá'í World, A Biennial International Record.
Although it was published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the
United States, Shoghi Effendi was the editor-in-chief. Volume 13
(1954-1963) saw publication shift to the Bahá'í World Centre and in1992
the format changed. The last year of publication was 2006. [PP209-212,
SETPE1p107] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• January A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
The American Bahá'ís publishes Shoghi Effendi's revised Hidden Words. [ER255]
- A final translation is made in 1926–7. [ER254; GT55–8]
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• January A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
The Spiritual Assembly of Alexandria is established, the second assembly to be formed in Africa. |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• 16 January A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi reports in a letter
that the case of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdád is now before the
court of the First Instance and has been postponed for some time. He
states that, should the appeal be successful, the opponents are likely
to refer the case to the Court of Appeal and, should that happen, the
government is likely to delay the return of the keys for the House.
[BA76] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
There are 43 local spiritual assemblies in North America by this date. [BBRSM121] |
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• 81 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1925
• A.M. |
Of the 38 localities where Bahá'ís reside in Europe, 26 are in Germany. [BBRSM182] |
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