Tuesday, October 29, 2019

October 28. On this date in 1938, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The Administrative Order of the Cause, though first established in America, copied as a model by other national Bahá'í communities, is not an American production, but is a universal system based on the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. It is not simply by coincidence however that it was first initiated and perfected by the American believers."

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October 28. On this date in 1938, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The Administrative Order of the Cause, though first established in America...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

October 27. On this date in 1948, Shoghi Effendi cabled British Bahá'ís "DR. YUNIS AFRUKHTEH STAUNCH DISTINGUISHED SERVANT FAITH PROCEEDING ENGLAND MEDICAL TREATMENT EXTEND ASSISTANCE ADVISED HIM HELP TEACHING WORK BRITAIN." Dr. Yúnis Afrukhtih, who served as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's secretary and interpreter from 1900 to 1909, authored Khatirát-i-Nuh-Saliy-i-‘Akká which was translated into English as Memories of Nine Years in Akka by Riaz Masrour. The book includes an extensive discussion of the history of Covenant-breaking.

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October 27. On this date in 1948, Shoghi Effendi cabled British Bahá'ís "DR. YUNIS AFRUKHTEH STAUNCH DISTINGUISHED...

October 27. On this date in 2009, John Paul Vader, a member of the NSA of Switzerland and Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Lausanne Medical School, gave a talk titled "Some Aspects of the History of the Bahá'í Faith in Switzerland" at the The Ezri Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at the University of Haifa.

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October 27. On this date in 2009, John Paul Vader , a member of the NSA of Switzerland and Professor of Social and Preventive Med...

October 27. On this date in 2015, the Universal House of Justice sent a letter announcing the appointment of "the members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith," noting "The series of Plans that have been launched since 1996 have focused the Bahá’í world on a single aim—advancing the process of entry by troops."

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October 27. On this date in 2015, the Universal House of Justice sent a letter announcing the appointment of "the members ...

October 27. On this date in 1941, Farzam Arbab, a UHJ member from 1993 to 2013, was born in Tehran, Iran. Farzam Arbab is the brother-in-law of Gustavo Correa, who was a UHJ member from 2008 to 2018. Several of the Arbabs and Correas lead various Bahá’í-affiliated NGOs and organizations.

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October 27. On this date in 1941, Farzam Arbab , a UHJ member from 1993 to 2013, was born in Tehran, Iran. Farzam Arbab is...

October 27. On this date 1981, the Universal House of Justice wrote Helen Hornby regarding surrogate mothers and artificial insemination, noting "Artificial insemination is, therefore, permissible to a Bahá'í wife provided her husband is the donor."

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October 27. On this date 1981, the Universal House of Justice wrote Helen Hornby regarding surrogate mothers and artificial in...

October 27. On this date in 1924, Firuz Kazemzadeh was born in Moscow, USSR, to a Russian mother and Iranian father employed at the Iranian embassy in Moscow. He would serve on the NSA of the US from 1963 to 2000 and become professor emeritus of history at Yale University.

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October 27. On this date in 1924, Firuz Kazemzadeh was born in Moscow, USSR, to a Russian mother and Iranian father ...