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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• 21 April A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
The first local assembly in El Salvador is established in San Salvador. |
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
The first local spiritual assembly in Cuba is established in Havana.
- A loose organization had been formed in 1940.
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
The first local spiritual assembly in Haiti is established in Port-au-Prince. |
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• 25 May A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
‘Abdu'l-Jalíl Bey Sa‘ad passes away and is named a Hand of the Cause of God posthumously. [BW9:597]
- For his obituary see BW9:597–9.
- On the day of his passing Shoghi Effendi announced his appointment to the rank of Hand of the Cause of God. [MoCxxii]
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• June A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
The Spiritual Assembly of San José,
Costa Rica, is legally registered with the government, the first local
assembly to be incorporated in Latin America. [BW11:46] |
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• 25 June A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
The passing of 'Abdu'l-Jalíl Bey
Sa'ad who was, for many years, the president of the National Spiritual
Assembly and a judge in the Civil Courts in Egypt. Through his sustained
effort the Declaration of Trust was recognized as valid and legalized
in 1934.
- He made an important contribution in translating into Arabic. Among his accomplishments were The Dawn-Breakers, Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, Laws of Personal Status and Rules of Procedure.
- In 1941 he employed the Declaration of Trust as an instrument
to induce the Ministry of Civil Defence to grant permission to build the
Hazíratu'l-Quds in Cairo. While supervising this project in the intense
heat he fell ill and died suddenly after an operation.
- Shoghi Effendi appointed him to the rank of Hand of the Cause of God on the day of his passing. [MoC597-599]
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• 26 October A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
Marion Lord Maxwell (‘Miss Mac') becomes a Bahá'í, the first Jamaican to accept the Faith. [BW17:429]
- For the story of her life see BW17:429–30.
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• 16 November A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
Manuel Bergés Chupani, of Sánchez,
Dominican Republic, becomes a Bahá'í, perhaps the first native Dominican
person to accept the Faith. |
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• Late in the year A.D. 1942
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi asks Sutherland Maxwell to design the superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb. [BBD210; DH140; GBF103–5] |
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1943
• A.M. |
The first Spiritual Assembly was formed in Jamaica. [BWNS233] |
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1943
• A.M. |
The first Bahá'í group is formed in Bogotá, Colombia, with the celebration of a Unity Feast. |
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1943
• A.M. |
Margot Vandenbroeck-Levy (Galler) becomes a Bahá'í in Chicago, the first native Luxembourger to accept the Faith.
- She returns to Luxembourg in 1948.
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1943
• A.M. |
The publication of A Commentary on the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá written by David Hofman by a new publisher, George Ronald. They went
on to publish books on business ethics, comparative religion, studies of
sacred texts, Islam, poetry, music, novels, biography and philosophy as
well as a number of other subjects. George Ronald is primarily a
publisher of books related to the
history, teachings, doctrines and personalities of the Bahá'í Faith.
See the reference for a list of Bahá'í books published up to 2013. [George Ronald
A Bibliographic History
by
Jan Jasion]
- A current catalogue can be found at their website.
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• 99 B.E.
• A.H.
• 8 January A.D. 1943
• A.M. |
The exterior ornamentation of the Wilmette Temple is completed. [BW10:181; UD155–6]
- The cost of the building is $1.3 million. [UD165]
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