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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 5 / 8 April A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
An International Youth Conference
to support the United Nations International Youth Year is held in
Bophuthatswana, attended by 198 people. [BW19:300] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Ciskei is formed with its seat in Mdantsane. [BW19:62]
- BW19:147
says the seat is in Bisho. However, it was not possible to obtain a
site in Bisho, the capital, and so the offices of the National Spiritual
Assembly were built in Mdantsane in 1990.
- See BW19:524 for picture.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Cook Islands is formed with its seat in Rarotonga. [BW19:62, q68] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Mali is formed with its seat in Bamako. [BW19:62, 147]
- See BW19:525 for picture.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Mozambique is formed with its seat in Maputo. [BW19:62, 147]
- See BW19:526 for picture.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Western Caroline Islands is formed with its seat in Colonia, Yap. [BW19:62, 168]
- See BW19:526 for picture.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Eastern Caroline Islands is formed with its seat in Pohnpei. [BW19:168] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 30 April / 1 May A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The first annual conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies, Brazil, takes place in Saõ Paulo. [BW19:358] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• May A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The Office of Public Information is established at the Bahá'í World Centre. [BBD38; BW19:58–9; VV54] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 7 May A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The court hearings open on the
cases of the Bahá'ís arrested in Egypt in February on charges of
disregarding the 1960 ban on Bahá'í activity. [BW,9:285]
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cases are adjourned until 7 October to allow time for the defence lawyer
to study the files numbering about a thousand pages. [BW19:285]
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• July A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
Three Bahá'í youths in Mentawai are imprisoned for having married according to Bahá'í law. [BW19:42] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 3 / 7 July A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
An International Youth Conference
to support the United Nations International Youth Year is held in
Columbus, Ohio, United States attended by more than 3,200 youth from 42
nations. [BW19:300] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 4 July A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The publication of the compilation entitled "The Law of Huququ'lláh". [Messages63-86p670, Compilation of CompilationsVol 1 p489] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 15 / 26 July A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
Ten representatives of the Bahá'í
International Community attend the World Conference to Review and
Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women and
Forum ‘85 in Nairobi. [BW19:147–8, 412; VV28–9]
- For a report of the Bahá'í participation see BW19:4.12–15.
- For pictures see BW19:413, 415.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 6 / 9 July A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The European Bahá'í Youth
Conference was held in Antwerp, Belgium, in July 1985, and was attended
by some 1,450 youth from 45 nations. The youth addressed the European
Parliament and the Council of Europe in letters which told of their
resolve to put into action the International Youth Year themes of
‘Participation, Development and Peace'. The youth spoke of programs in
which Bahá'ís were supporting the themes, including human rights
education and social and economic development projects. [BW19:301]
- For picture see BW19:315.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• August A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
An International Youth Conference
to support the United Nations International Youth Year is held in
Molepolole, Botswana, attended by 119 youth from six countries.
[BW19:300]
- For picture see BW19:320.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• August A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
An International Youth Conference
to support the United Nations International Youth Year is held in New
Delhi, India, attended by more than 550 youth from 24 countries.
[BW19:300] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 / 4 August A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
An International Youth Conference
to support the United Nations International Youth Year is held in Port
Dickson, Malaysia, attended by 1,300 youth from 15 countries, the
largest gathering of Bahá'ís ever held in Malaysia. [BW19:301] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 / 5 August A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
An International Youth Conference
to support the United Nations International Youth Year is held in Lima,
Peru, attended by 500 youth from 18 countries and representing four
native tribes. [BW19:300]
- For picture see BW19:322.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 8 / 11 August A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
An International Youth Conference
to support the United Nations International Youth Year is held in Kauai,
Hawaii, attended by 300 youth from nine Pacific countries. [BW19:301]
- For picture see BW19:321.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 9 August A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The publication of the compilation
entitled "Peace" by the Universal House of Justice.
[Messages63-86p679-680, Compilation of CompilationsVol 2 p151] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 28 or 31 August A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
Mr Rahmatu'lláh Vujdani, a 57 year
old teacher, is executed by firing squad in Bandar 'Abbas. He was an
elected member of the Local Spiritual Assembly. [Iranian.com] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• September A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The first Bahá'í Studies conference in Hawaii takes place at the national Bahá'í centre. [BW19:360] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• October A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The first National Bahá'í Youth
Conference in Nepal takes place, attended by 120 Bahá'ís, the largest
Bahá'í gathering ever held in the country. [VV74] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 7 October A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The court cases against the Bahá'ís
arrested in Egypt for contravening the 1960 ban on Bahá'í activities,
due to be heard today, are adjourned until 3 February 1986 owing to
adverse and unfair reports appearing in today's newspapers. [BW19:286] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 18 October A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The remains of Mírzá Muḥammad-Qulí
and 11 members of his family are re-interred in a new Bahá'í cemetery
near the original grave site. The cemetery is located on a hillside
looking across Lake Kinneret and the hills of Galilee towards the Qiblih
of the Faith. [BW19:56] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 19 October A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The Association for Bahá'í Studies, Chile, is established in Santiago. [BW19:358–9] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 22 / 23 October A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The 14th Muzakarah (Conference) of
the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious
Affairs Malaysia discussed the Bahá'í doctrine and decided that the
Bahá'í doctrine is not part of Islam. Muslims involved in this teaching
are deemed as apostates. Therefore, Muslims are prohibited from
following this teaching and anyone involved in it must denounce it at
once and repent. [Fatwa] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 24 October A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
On the fortieth anniversary of the
United Nations and in anticipation of the United Nations International
Year of Peace, the Universal House of Justice addresses a statement to
the peoples of the world, The Promise of World Peace, on the theme of universal peace. [BBD174, 187–8; BW19:139, 155; VV59, 86–8]
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six months national spiritual assemblies present copies to 167 world
leaders, including 140 to leaders of independent countries. [BW19:139,
334–6]
- For pictures see BW19:337–44.
- For text see BW19:324–33.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 22 November A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
The Promise of World Peace is presented to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Javier Perez
de Cuellar by Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih K̲h̲ánum and
representatives of the Bahá'í International Community. [BW19:33, 382;
VV87] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 13 December A.D. 1985
• A.M. |
For the first time, the United
Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution on the human rights
situation in Iran which contains specific references to the Bahá'ís.
[BW19:38; VV55] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 27 December A.D. 1985 / 2 January A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The Universal House of Justice convenes a Counsellors' Conference at the Bahá'í World Centre. [AWH39; BW19:29; VV122]
- The
gathering, held in the Seat of the Universal House of Justice,
consulted on the opportunities and challenges facing the Bahá'í world
community. [BW19:29]
- See BW19:494, 504 for pictures.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
Hundreds of members of the Aeta tribe in Tarlac and Pampanga, Philippines, become Bahá'ís. [BINS158:13] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
Community-based Bahá'í health care
programmes are launched in Kenya, Uganda and Swaziland, spearheaded by
Dr Ethel Martens of Canada. |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The Sri Lanka post office issues a commemorative postage stamp featuring the Bahá'í-sponsored World Religion Day. [BINS176:4] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The first local spiritual assembly of San Salvador Island, mentioned in the Tablets of the Divine Plan as Watling Island, is formed. |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The Bahá'í Association for Arts (BAFA) is formed with its base in the Netherlands. |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran continues throughout the year. [BW19:177–226]
- One Bahá'í, 15-year-old Paymán Subhání, is killed. [BW19:225–6, 234]
- For his picture see BW19:246.
- For the actions taken by the Bahá'í international Community see BW19:38.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The founding of the Ruaha Secondary School in southwestern rural Tanzania near Iringa, about 500kms from Dar-es-salaam. [The Mona Project (Info on the Iringa School no longer available on this web site), One Country]
In 2001 the school received a grant to build a girls dormitory. [BWNS145] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 January A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The publication of the compilation
entitled "Women" by the Universal House of Justice. [Messages63-86p704,
Compilation of CompilationsVol 2 p355]
- Also see a message to an individual from the Universal House of
Justice entitled "Women-Their Role in Society and the Establishment of
Peace; Membership on the Universal House of Justice".
[Messages63-86p707-709]
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 January A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The Universal House of Justice ends
the Counsellors' Conference at the Bahá'í World Centre by announcing in
a letter that the Bahá'í world has entered the fourth epoch in the
Formative Age of the Cause. [AWH39–42; BBD79, 85; BW19:29; VV91]
- The seven major objectives of the Six Year Plan, to begin at Ridván 1986, are outlined. [AWH40]
- On the closing day of the Counsellors' Conference, the
Universal House of Justice announced certain features of the Six Year
Plan and the methods by which the national goals were to be worked out
in consultation between the Counsellors and National Spiritual
Assemblies. [Mess63-86p717]
- year from Ridván 1992 is designated a Holy Year. [AWH40–1]
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 21 January A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The Islamic Research Academy at the
Azhar University in Cairo publishes in a number of newspapers a lengthy
opinion about the Bahá'í Faith in advance of the court cases of Bahá'ís
due to be heard in February. [BW19:286]
- For a refutation of this statement by the Bahá'í International Community, see BW19:288–96.
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 5 February A.D. 1986
• A.M. |
The message from the Universal
House of Justice addressed to all National Assemblies with the
compilation entitled "The Epochs of the Formative Age" prepared by the
Research Department. [Messages63-86p710-716] |
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• 142 B.E.
• A.H.
• 13 March A.D. 1986
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The United Nations Commission on
Human Rights adopts a resolution asking its chairman to appoint a new
special representative to report to the General Assembly in November
1986 on the human rights situation in Iran, including the situation of
the Bahá'ís. [BINS153:12] |
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