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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Spring A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The Síyáh-Chál is acquired by the Bahá'ís. [BW12:64–5; SE153; SS45]
- The purchase cost is $400,000. [BW12:65]
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 21 March A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi announces that there are Bahá'ís in 219 countries. [MBW57] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 25 March A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The passing of Marion Jack (General
Jack) at her pioneer post in Sofia, Bulgaria at the age of 87. She had
been at her post since 1931. [BWNS385, Never be Afraid to Dare p. 227]
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 25 March A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Marion Jack passes away in Sofia, Bulgaria. [BW12:674; CF163]
- Shoghi Effendi calls her ‘a shining example to pioneers of present and future generations of East and West'. [CF163]
- For her obituary see BW12:674–7.
- See also BFA2155; MC359.
- For a photo of her gravestone see CBNOct1972p.10.
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 25 March A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Leland Jensen arrives on Réunion Island from the United States and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455]
- He is later declared a Covenant-breaker.
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 28 March A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Suhráb Paymán, together with his
five-year old-daughter Ghitty, arrives in San Marino from Ṭihrán to join
his wife. He is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh in April. [BW13:455] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Mrs Mehrangiz Munsiff pioneers to
the city of Douala in the French Cameroons (later Cameroon). Both she
and Mr Samuel Njiki were honoured as Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for this
territory. [Bahá'í Journal UK Vol 20, No 5 Jan/Feb 2004, BW13:451]
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Bahá'í women in Iran are accorded full rights to participate in membership of both national and local Bahá'í assemblies. [MBW65]
- This
removes the ‘last remaining obstacle to the enjoyment of complete
equality of rights in the conduct of the administrative affairs of the
Persian Bahá'í Community'. [MBW65]
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight Mr. Enoch Olinga in British Cameroon [BWNS291] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight Samuel Njiki in French Cameroon [BWNS249] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Dr John Fozdar arrives in Brunei in April 1954 and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight David Tanyi in Togoland (Now Togo) [BWNS249] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight Edward Tabe in British Togoland (now part of Ghana) [BWNS249] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Edward Tabe and Albert Buapiah arrive in British Togoland and are named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight Martin Manga to Northern Territories Protectorate (Now part of Ghana) [BWNS249] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Benedict Eballa arrives in Ashanti Protectorate and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:449] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Martin Manga arrives in the Northern Territories Protectorate, Australia, and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Habíb Isfahání arrives in Dakar and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for French West Africa. [BW13:452] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Gayle Woolson arrives in the Galapagos Islands and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Kay Zinky arrives in the Magdalen Islands and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:453] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Howard Gilliland arrives in Labrador and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:453] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight Benedict Eballa to Ashanti Protectorate (Now part of Ghana) [BWNS249] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Samuel Njiki, the first Bahá'í of
the Bamiliki tribe, arrives in French Cameroons from British Cameroons
and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Corporal Richard Walters and his
wife, Evelyn, and Richard and Mary L. Suhm arrive in Tangier from the
United States and are all named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for Morocco
(International Zone). BW13:454] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
John and Marjorie Kellberg of Oak
Park, Illinois, arrive in the Dutch West Indies and are named Knights of
Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Robert B. Powers, Jr., a member of
the U.S. armed forces at the Navy Air Station, arrives in Guam and is
named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Mariana Islands. [BW13:454] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The site for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Holy Land is selected. [DH175; MBW63] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi announces that plans
for the International Bahá'í Archives have been completed and that
steps have been taken to begin its construction. [BBD22–3; DH169;
GBF117–8; MBW64] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi announces that there
are Bahá'ís in 228 countries and that Bahá'í literature has been
translated into 130 languages. [MBW61–2] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Five Continental Bahá'í Funds are inaugurated by Shoghi Effendi. [MBW59] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi announces the
creation of five Auxiliary Boards with the following number of members:
Asia 7; America 9; Europe 9; Africa 9; Australia 2. [MBW59]
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function is to ‘act as deputies of the Hands in their respective
continents', to ‘aid and advise them in the effective prosecution of
the' and to assist them ‘in the discharge of their dual and sacred task
of safe-guarding the Faith and of promoting its teaching activities'.
[MBW63]
- See also BBD26; BBRSM127; MC3.
- These boards were mandated with the propagation of the Faith.
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Bula Mott Stewart arrives in Swaziland and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi accepts the bid made
by the firm of Enrico Pandolfini of Pietrasanta in Tuscany, Italy for
the supply of the obelisk will mark the place of the first
Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Holy Land. After the delivery of the materials
circumstances did not allow for the obelisk to be erected. The
Universal House of Justice completed the project in August, 1971. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
David Tanyi, a tailor, arrives in French Togoland from British Cameroons and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
John and Valera Allen arrive in Swaziland and are named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
In his cablegram of October 8,
1952, Shoghi Effendi called upon all 15 "continental" Hands to appoint,
during Ridván, 1954, five Auxiliary Boards, one on each continent,
composed of nine members each to work as their deputies along with the
National Assemblies to assist in the execution of the twelve teaching
plans. [BW13p335, MBW44, 63] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Adelaide Sharp, who had been in
Iran since 1929, is elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran,
the first woman elected to that body. [BFA2:361] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Malay Peninsula is established in Seremban. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first all African local spiritual assembly in Tanganyika is formed in Bukoba. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first local spiritual assembly is formed in British Cameroons. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first local spiritual assembly is formed in Ruanda-Urundi. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first local spiritual assembly in Algeria is formed in Algiers. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 21 April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Bruce Matthew arrives at Goose Bay and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for Labrador. [BW13:453] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 26 April A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
President of Israel Ben Zvi and his
wife visit the Shrines on Mount Carmel, the first official visit paid
by a head of a sovereign state to the Shrines of the Báb and
‘Abdu'l-Bahá. [GBF139–140; MBW68; PP2923] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Elinore Putney arrives in the Aleutian Islands and is named a Knight of Bahá'u‘lláh. [BW13:449] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Elise Schreiber (later Lynelle)
arrives in Bata, the capital of Rio Muni, and is named a Knight of
Bahá'u'lláh for a second time, this time for Spanish Guinea. [BW13:456] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Haig Kevorkian arrives in the Galápagos Islands and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knights of Bahá'u'lláh Mavis Nymon and Vivian Wesson in French Togoland (now called Togo). [BWNS329 ] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Cynthia Olson in the Mariana Islands. [BWNS303] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Cynthia R. Olson of Wilmington,
Delaware, settles in Barrigada, the largest village in Guam, and is
named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Mariana Islands. [BW13:454] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Mavis Nymon and Vivian Wesson, both Americans, arrive in French Togoland and are named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi closes the Roll of
Honour, except for those pioneers who have already left for their posts
and those first arriving in the remaining virgin territories inside and
outside the Soviet Republics and satellites. [MBW69] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Elizabeth Stamp, an Irish-American
widow from New York City, arrives in St Helena and is named a Knight of
Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 5 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Sabrí and Fahima (Ra'isa) Elias, an
Egyptian couple with four children, arrive in Djibouti and are named
Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for French Somaliland. [BW13:451] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 17 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Elise Lynelle (then Schreiber) in Bata, Spanish Guinea, now Equatorial Guinea. [BWNS330] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 26 May A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi, Rúhíyyih K̲h̲ánum and
Leroy Ioas return the visit of President Ben Zvi by visiting him in
Jerusalem. [GBF140; PP293–4] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• June A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Harold and Florence Fitzner arrive in Portuguese Timor and are named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• June A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Louise Groger arrives on Chiloé Island and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• June A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shawqí Riyád Rawhání (Shoghi Riaz
Rouhani), an Iranian from Egypt, arrives in Las Palmas and is named a
Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Canary Islands. [BW13:450] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 18 June A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first islander to become a Bahá'í in the Seychelles, Marshall Delcy, a local school teacher, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 19 June A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first Canary Islander to become a Bahá'í, Sr. José Jacinto Castillo y Gonzalez, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 24 June A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shápúr Rawhání and Ardishír Furúdí,
Iranian residents of India, arrive in Bhutan by foot and are named
Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. They spent about two months in Bhutan. However,
circumstances did not permit them to remain longer in Bhutan and they
had to return to India. [BW13:449]
- They are accompanied to the Bhutan border by the prime minister of Bhutan, Jigme Dorji.
- In about 1961 Dr. Anayat Soroosh Yaganagi, a Bahá'í of
Zoroastrian background from Bangalore pioneered to Bhutan. See the brief
history of his family and the development of the Faith in the country
in "Bahá'í Recollections" written by one of his daughters, Geeti Yaganegi.
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• c. July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Brunei, Daphne Hassan, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
José Marques arrives in Portuguese Timor and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Dr John George Mitchell, an English
physician who became a Bahá'í in 1950, arrives in Malta and is named a
Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Reginald Stone and Allan Delph become Bahá'ís in British Guiana, the first two people to accept the Faith in that country. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• Second half of the year A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first Somali to become a Bahá'í in Djibouti, ‘Alí ‘Abdu'lláh, a 21-year old employee of a commercial firm, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 5 July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Violet Hoehnke, an Australian,
arrives in Papua New Guinea and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the
Admiralty Islands. [BW13:449] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 12 July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The arrival of Knights of
Bahá'u'lláh Dudley Moore Blakely and his wife Elsa (Judy) Blakeley in
Tonga. They shared the honour with Dr. Stanley Bolton. [BWNS286] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 12 July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Dudley Moore Blakely, an artist,
sculptor and designer, and his wife, Elsa (‘Judy'), British citizens
living in Maine, arrive on Tongatapu and are named Knights of
Bahá'u'lláh for Tonga Islands. [BW13:456] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 15 July A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í
in Macau, Harry P. F. Yim (Yim Pui Foung), a 45-year-old small business
proprietor born in Canton, China, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 7 August A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Marcia Steward de Matamoros Atwater arrives in the Marshall Islands and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 28 August A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Mihribán Suhaylí (Mehraban Sohaili) arrives on the Comoro Islands and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• September A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Four people had become Bahá'ís in Zanzibar by this date. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 6 September A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first people to become Bahá'ís in Bechuanaland (Lesotho), Chadwick and ‘Maselai (Mary) Mohapi, enrol. [BW17:449–52] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 26 September A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first native Greek to become a Bahá'í, Emmanuel Petrakis, enrols in Crete. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• October A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Nassau, Bahamas, Winfield Small, a young police officer from Barbados, enrols.
- Mr Small opened Barbados to the Faith.
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 October A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Anthony and Mamie Seto arrive in Hong Kong. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 October A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi announces that there
are Bahá'ís in 235 countries and territories and over 3000 centres
around the world. [MBW69–70] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 October A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The title of the a parcel of land
on Mount Carmel is transferred to the National Spiritual Assembly of the
Bahá'ís of Canada, Israel Branch. The title deed is for Parcel No. 304,
Block 10811 Mount Carmel, Haifa. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 22 October A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Mr and Mrs Suleimani arrive by ship in Keelung, Taiwan. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• November A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
A plot of land of slightly less
than half an acre owned by Farah Sprague, a Covenant-breaker, is
purchased, overcoming the final obstacle to beginning the construction
of the International Bahá'í Archives. [DH169; MBW73–4] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 20 November A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Tonga, Harry Terepo, born in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, enrols.
- He is a teacher, interpreter and guide living in Ohonua on the island of Eua.
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• November A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi describes the
significance of the world administrative centre of the Faith and the
‘structures, which will serve as the administrative seats of such
divinely appointed institutions as the Guardianship, the Hands of the
Cause, and the Universal House of Justice' to be ranged along a
‘far-flung arc'. [MBW74] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 8 December A.D. 1954
• A.M. |
Bahá'ís in Ádharbáyján are dismissed from their employment in the Ministries of Health and Public Highways. [BW18:390] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1955 to 2007
• A.M. |
The fifth Trustee of the
Huqúqu'lláh was 'Ali-Muḥammad Varqá. He inherited both the Trusteeship
and the station of Hand of the Cause of God from his father upon his
passing. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 25 March, 1985]
- During his tenure the compilation Huqúqu'lláh was published (1985) by the Universal House of Justice.
- The delegates gathered at the National Convention of the
Bahá'ís of the United States in 1984 petitioned the Universal House of
Justice to make the Law of the Huqúqu'lláh applicable in their country.
(Up to this point the law only applied to Bahá'is of Persian origin.)
The Universal House of Justice replied that it was not yet time for such
a measure but did agree to make more information available in
preparation for such a time. [Message from the Universal House of
Justice dated 3 January, 1985, AWH30]
- Friends in Austria and the United States published
codifications on the Law of the Huqúqu'lláh. To the benefit of the
believers everywhere the Research Department at the World Centre was
asked to prepare a brief history and a Codification. This information
was sent to all national assemblies in the Message from the Universal
House of Justice dated 25 March, 1987.
- In 1991 the Central Office of Huqúqu'lláh was established in
the Holy Land under the direction of the Chief Trustee in anticipation
of the worldwide application of the law. Subsequently regional and
national boards were established. [Message from the Universal House of
Justice dated 26 November, 1991]
- With the publication of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in English in 1992 the law of the Huqúqu'lláh became universally applicable.
- In 2005 an International Board of Trustees of the Huqúqu'lláh
was established to guide the regional and national boards. Three members
appointed to the Board were Sally Foo, Ramin Khadem, and Grant
Kvalheim. Their term of office was to be determined. [Ridván 2005]
- The last Hand of the Cause of Cause and Trustee of the
Huqúqu'lláh, Alí Muḥammad Varqá, passed away in Haifa on the 22nd of
September, 2007. [BWNS579]
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• c. A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in The Gambia, Mr Nichola Banna, a Lebanese merchant, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first indigenous Samoan to become a Bahá'í, Sa'ialala Tamasese, enrols.
- He is a member of one of the three royal families of Samoa. [BINS, No. 100, 1 MARCH 1979, p. 1]
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
Labíb Isfahání arrives in Abidjan, French West Africa, from Dakar, the first Bahá'í to settle in what is now the Ivory Coast. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Spanish Sahara, ‘Abdu'l-Salam Salím Al-Sbintí, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
Twenty–two African Bahá'ís are expelled from the Belgian Congo. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• c. A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Grenada, John Protain, a waiter at the Santa Maria Hotel, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• January A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
Dorothy Senne becomes the first Bahá'í in South Africa. [BWNS270] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• c. January A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first Tswana Bahá'í, Stanlake Kukama, enrols in Mafikeng. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 28 / 22 January A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
Five Bahá'ís are arrested and
beaten in Hisár, Khurásán, Iran; four of these are dragged around the
town; Bahá'í houses arc attacked, looted and set on fire. [BW18:390] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• February A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first local person to become a Bahá'í in Mauritius, Mr Yam-Lim, a Chinese Catholic, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 February A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
Bahá'í women in Hisár, Khurásán, Iran, are assaulted. [BW18:390] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 8 / 15 February A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first people to become Bahá'ís
in Réunion, Paul and Françoise Tayllamin (8 Feb) and Jean Donat and
Julien Araye (15 Feb), enrol. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• March A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í
in the Solomon Islands, William Gina, a 43-year-old Solomon Islander
from the Western Solomon Islands, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 March A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
Kamálí Sarvístání arrives on Socotra Island and is named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456] |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 March A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first Tongan to become a Bahá'í in Tonga, Tevita Ngalo'afe, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 14 March A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Guam, Charles T. Mackey, a United States civil service employee, enrols. |
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• 111 B.E.
• A.H.
• 20 March A.D. 1955
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi announces the commencement of the excavation for the foundations of the International Bahá'í Archives. [MBW75] |
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