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• 159 B.E.
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• April A.D. 2002
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The Universal House of Justice
issues a letter addressed to the world's religious leaders warning of
"the danger posed by "the rising fires of religious prejudice" and calls
for decisive action against fanaticism and intolerance". [One Country Vol.14 Issue 1]
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• 159 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 May A.D. 2002
• A.M. |
The publication of The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, by Bahá'í World Centre Publications. The 272-page book contains
authoritative English translations of six major works written by
Bahá'u'lláh between 1868 and 1870. Collectively, the works clearly
enunciate Bahá'u'lláh's claim to prophethood to the the monarchs and
religious leaders of His time and He invites them to accept the basic
tenets of His Faith; sets forth the nature of His mission; and
establishes the standard of justice to which those entrusted with civil
authority should adhere. Among the leaders specifically addressed by
Baha'u'llah were Napoleon III, Czar Alexander II, Queen Victoria,
Náṣiri'd-Din Shah, and Pope Pius IX. [BWNS163] |
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• 159 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 May A.D. 2002
• A.M. |
The publication of The Summons of the Lord of Hosts.
The 272-page book contains authoritative English translations of six
major works written by Bahá'u'lláh in the latter half of the 19th
century. Collectively, the works clearly enunciates His claim to
prophethood and offers a prescription for peaceful and just leadership
in the modern world.
- Specifically, the book collects the Súriy-i-Haykal [Súrih of the Temple], Súriy-i-Ra'ís [Súrih of the Chief], Lawḥ-i-Ra'is [Tablet of the Chief], Lawḥ-i-Fu'ad [Tablet to Fu'ad Pasha], Lawḥ-i-Sulṭán [Tablet to the Shah of Iran], and Súriy-i-Mulúk [Súrih of the Kings]. [One Country Vol.14 Issue 1]
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• 159 B.E.
• A.H.
• 6 June A.D. 2002
• A.M. |
City Montessori School in Lucknow,
India wing the UNESCO Peace Education award in recognition of its
efforts to promote the universal values of education for peace and
tolerance and to renew the principles of secularism at a time when these
values and principles are increasingly being challenged. The school was
founded by Mr. Jagdish Gandhi and his wife Bharti in 1959 with only 5
students and has since earned a reputation for a high level of academic
excellence — and for a distinctive program of moral and spiritual
education. In 1999 the Guinness Book of World Records recognized City
Montessori School as the world's largest school by enrollment. The
school had some 22,000 students that year. In 2002 it had 26,000
students in grade levels ranging from pre-primary to college and in
2010-11 enrolment was 39,437. In 2014-14 it was over 47,000. Technically
speaking, CMS is not so much a school as a school district, with some
20 branches spread throughout Lucknow. [CMS site, BWNS165, BWNS146, One CountryVol.14,Issue 1] |
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• 159 B.E.
• A.H.
• 26 June A.D. 2002
• A.M. |
The announcement by the Universal House of Justice of the publication of Gems of Divine Mysteries in English. Some 82-pages in English, the volume was originally titled Javahiru'l-Asrar, and was written in Arabic during Bahá'u'lláh 's banishment to Iraq,
where He was exiled from 1853 until 1863. The book is a letter written
in reply to a seeker who asked about the relationship of prophecy to the
Babi Faith, and Bahá'u'lláh used that question as an opportunity to
elaborate a number of related subjects. The book relates closely to two
other major works of Bahá'u'lláh: The Seven Valleys (Haft-Vadi), an exposition on the progression of the soul, and The Book of Certitude (Kitab-i-Iqan). [BW'02-‘03pg37, BWNS174]
- The volume was originally titled Javahiru'l-Asrar, and was written in Arabic during Bahá'u'lláh's residence in Iraq. [One Country Vol.14 Issue 2]
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• 159 B.E.
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• 26 June / 2 July A.D. 2002
• A.M. |
In commemoration of the Second
Bahá'í World Congress 23-26 November in 1992 in New York, a Festival of
the Arts is celebrated in that same city. The project is an independent
initiative of Global Music, Inc., a Bahá'í-owned company, and associated
individuals. It is not under the sponsorship of any Bahá'í institution.
The centerpiece event is held at Carnegie Hall featuring a 550-voice
choir under the direction of Mr. Tom Price and known as the Voices of
Baha. It is composed of Bahá'ís from some 24 countries. [BWNS162] |
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• 159 B.E.
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• 26 August / 4 September A.D. 2002
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World Summit on Sustainable
Development, a United Nations conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Bahá'í International Community issues a statement, entitled Religion and Development at the Crossroads: Convergence or Divergence?. [BWNS169, BWNS170]
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• 159 B.E.
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• 21 September A.D. 2002
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The dedication , at the Green Acre
Bahá'í School in Eliot Maine, the oldest permanent Bahá'í school in the
world, of a new classroom and lecture hall designated as The Harriet and
Curtis Kelsey Center, with an attendant Manny Reimer Hall. [BWNS175] |
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• 159 B.E.
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• 26 November A.D. 2002
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The dedication , at the Green Acre
Bahá'í School in Eliot Maine, the oldest permanent Bahá'í school in the
world, of a new classroom and lecture hall designated as The Harriet and
Curtis Kelsey Center, with an attendant Manny Reimer Hall. [BWNS175] |
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• 159 B.E.
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• 4 December A.D. 2002
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University of Bari in Italy establishes a course on ethics and economics titled Ethics and Economy: Towards a New World Order. The University has appointed Giuseppe Robiati, a member of the Bahá'í community of Italy as the coordinator of the course. [BWNS182] |
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• 159 B.E.
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• In the year A.D. 2003
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A fatwas was issued against the
Bahá'í Faith by Al-Azhar, the prominent religious institution supporting
the continued ban as apostates. |
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• 159 B.E.
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• 7 / 9 February A.D. 2003
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The dedication of the Louis G. Gregory Museum in his birthplace, Charleston, South Carolina. [BWNS188, Wilmette Institute, Bahá'í Encyclopedia]
- For biographical information on Hand of the Cause Louis Gregory see Gayle Morrison, To Move the World: Louis G. Gregory and the Advancement of Racial Unity in America (Wilmette, IL, USA Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1982, 1999 printing).
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• 159 B.E.
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• 3 March A.D. 2003
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The passing of Knight of
Bahá'u'lláh Una Dean, née Townshend, in Edmonton, Canada. Una lived a
full life of Bahá'í service. In 1946 she was the first Bahá'í in Dublin
and was later a member of the first spiritual assembly. She also helped
to form the first spiritual assembly in Liverpool. In October 1953 she
was the first Bahá'i in Malta, a goal of the Ten Year Crusade. In 1954
she returned to Ireland to tend to her ailing father and to assist him
in writing Christ and Bahá'u'lláh. After his passing in 1957 she
moved to America, met and married her husband, Dick Dean, and moved to
Edmonton where she served on the Local Assembly until 1987.
[BW02-03p169] |
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• 159 B.E.
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• 11 March A.D. 2003
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Bani Dugal Gujral was appointed Principal Representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations.
- Ms. Dugal Gujral had been serving as interim Principal Representative since the resignation of Techeste Ahderom in 2001.
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Dugal Gujral came to the Bahá'í International Community in 1994 and
served as Director of the Community's Office for the Advancement of
Women. A native of India, where she practiced law before coming to the
United States, Ms. Dugal Gujral holds a Master's degree in Environmental
Law from Pace University School of Law in New York. [One Country Vol.14 Issue4]
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• 159 B.E.
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• 18 March A.D. 2003
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The President of India, Abdul
Kalam, visited the Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi, the first
official visit there by an Indian Head of State since the Temple was
opened in December 1986. [BWNS204] |
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