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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The Tokyo Spiritual Assembly, suspended during the war, is established. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• Spring A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of
the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada is accredited by the United
Nations as a non-governmental organization. [BW12:597; PP303] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• Ridván A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The Bahá'ís of Iraq launch a Three Year Plan (1947-1950). [Ruhi 8.2 p46] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• Ridván A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand launch a Six Year Plan (1947-1953). [Ruhi 8.2 p46] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• Ridván A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma is established. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• Ridván A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The formation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Amsterdam, the first in the Netherlands. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• May A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
Clarence Iverson visits the Bahamas, the first recorded visit to the islands by a Bahá'í. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 20 June A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
George Townshend sends a letter of
resignation from the Church of Ireland to the Bishop of Killaloe, naming
30 September for its coming into effect. [GT195] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 July A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
‘Abbás Sháhídzádih is martyred in
Sháhí, Mázandarán, Iran and a fellow Baha'i, Habib Allah Hushmand, is
murdered in Sarvistan. [BW18:390, Towards a History of Iran's Baha'i Community During the Reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979 by Mina Yazdani.] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 5 July A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
Manuel Garcia Vasquez becomes a Bahá'í in Spain, the first new believer in the country. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 9 July A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi receives a letter
from the chairman of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
requesting a statement on the relationship the Bahá'í Faith has to
Palestine and the Bahá'í attitude to any future changes in the status of
the country. [BW11:43, Text]
- Shoghi
Effendi replies on 14 July setting out the non-political character of
the Bahá'í Faith and explaining that Palestine is both the
administrative and the spiritual headquarters of the religion.
[BW11:43–4]
- He also includes a statement of the history, aims
and significance of the Bahá'í Faith, later published by the American
National Spiritual Assembly in pamphlet form. [BW11:44; PP351]
- For the text of this latter statement see GTT1–10.
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• September A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
Léa Nys becomes a Bahá'í in Belgium, the first Belgian to accept the Faith after World War Two.
- She is considered the first Belgian Bahá'í.
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 23 September A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The passing of Ḥájí Mahmúd Qassabc̲h̲í. He became a Bahá'í in 1911 after reading accounts of the travels of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Star of the West.
After WWI he undertook the restoration of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in
Baghdad. A few years later he played a leading part in the purchase and
the establishment of the Hazíratu'l-Quds of Baghdad and the erection of
the Haziratu'l-Quds in the village of Avashiq, the first in Iraq. His
most imperishable service was the construction of three rooms at the
rear of the Shrine of the Báb that were temporarily used as the
International Bahá'í Archives before the construction of its permanent
seat. [BW11p502-503] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 30 September A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
George Townshend, at the age of 71 years, resigns his position with the Church of Ireland. [GT195]
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is the first ordained priest of a Christian Protestant church to
renounce his Orders and to become a fully accredited member of the
Bahá'í community. [GT183]
- For the story of his resignation and transition to a lay life see GT199–200, 202.
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 17 November A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The first two Danes accept the Bahá'í Faith, May Marit Vestby and Palle Benemann Bischoff. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 12 December A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
The first pioneer to Portugal, Valeria Lamb Nicols, arrives from a pioneer post in Denmark. |
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• 104 B.E.
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• 31 December A.D. 1947
• A.M. |
Suzette Hipp becomes a Bahá'í in Luxembourg, the second Luxembourger to accept the Faith and the first to do so in Luxembourg. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The first Bahá'í school in Haiti is inaugurated in Carrefour, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
Pauline Campbell arrives in
Bermuda, where her husband is stationed at the United States Air Force
Base. She is the only Bahá'í in Bermuda until 1951. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The Canadian teaching plan
(1948–53) is launched, the objective being to expand the Faith into
Newfoundland and Greenland. [BBRSM158] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The Germano-Austrian teaching plan (1948–53), comprising internal goals only, is launched. [BBRSM158] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The Bahá'í centre in Ṭihrán is attacked by a mob incited by Áyatu'lláh Káshání. [BW18:390] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The Bahá'í centre in Yazd, Iran, is attacked by a mob incited by Shaykh Khalisízádih. [BW18:390] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
A Bahá'í is killed after an attack on his home at Chálih-Zamín, Iran. [BW18:390] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The Bahá'í Temple in ‘Ishqábád (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) is damaged by an earthquake. [BBD 122; BW14:480] |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
War breaks out in Palestine.
- See DH118 for the effect on the Bahá'ís.
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The owners of a house near the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh flee and the house becomes government property. [DH226]
- Shoghi Effendi restores the house and makes it a pilgrim house. [DH226]
- He acquires the title in about 1956 as part of the exchange of the Ein Gev properties. [DH226]
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
Douglas P. Hillhouse, a Captain in
the United States military, is stationed on St Thomas until 1951, the
first Bahá'í to reside on the island. |
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• 104 B.E.
• A.H.
• 11 January A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
Habíbu'lláh Húshmand is martyred in Sarvistán, Iran. [BW18:390] |
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• 104 B.E.
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• March A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The name ‘Bahá'í International
Community' is first used to refer to the eight existing National
Spiritual Assemblies recognized collectively as a non-governmental
organization. [BBRSM149; BW11:43; BW12:597]
- The Bahá'í International Community evolved to become an
international non-governmental organization with affiliates in over 180
countries and territories, which together represent over 5-6 million
members of the Bahá'í Faith. As an international NGO, the Office
interacts and cooperates with the United Nations, its specialized
agencies, with governments, as well as with inter-governmental and
non-governmental organizations. The BIC seeks to promote and apply
principles — derived from the teachings of the Bahá'í Faith — which
contribute to the resolution of current day challenges facing humanity
and the development of a united, peaceful, just, and sustainable
civilization. The work of the BIC focuses on the promotion of a
universal standard for human rights, the advancement of women, and the
promotion of just and equitable means of global prosperity.
- Mildred Mottahedeh is appointed to serve as the accredited
Bahá'í International Observer, a post she holds as a volunteer for
almost 20 years. [BW12:601]
- The following is a list of UN agencies with whom the BIC has representation:
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF),
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM),
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and
World Health Organization (WHO).
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• 104 B.E.
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• 20 March A.D. 1948
• A.M. |
The marriage of Gladys Andersen to
Ben Weeden takes place in Jerusalem under the auspices of the Spiritual
Assembly of Amman. They make efforts to have their marriage recognized
at the American Consulate and at the offices of the British Mandate but
are unable to do so considering the shifting situation. After the end of
the British Mandate they take the matter up with the new state of
Israel and it is handled expeditiously thus obtaining full recognition
of the Faith and its right to perform marriages. [SETPE1p341] |
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