| Highly acclaimed schools, one for boys and one for
girls, founded in Ṭihrán. The boys' school was established in 1898,
while the girls' school was founded by Dr. Susan Moody after her arrival
in Ṭihrán in 1909. Both schools were owned and managed entirely by
Bahá'ís, although children of all religions attended, particularly the
children of government and civic officials. |
| The schools had always closed on the nine Bahá'í holy days but on
the pretext that the Bahá'ís belonged to a denomination not officially
recognized in Iran, the Ministry of Education in 1934 demanded that
the schools remain open for these days. Shoghi Effendi refused to allow
this and ordered the schools to close on the anniversary of the
Martyrdom of the Báb. As he would not let the Bahá'ís deny their
Faith, nor allow the schools to remain open on holy days, the
government refused permission for the schools to re-open after the holy
day. The Tarbíyat Schools remain closed to this day. |
| [BD 221-2] |
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| Training. Name of two Bahá'í Schools in Ṭihrán for boys and girls respectively. |
| [BG 51] |
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