Thursday, November 28, 2019

November 28. On this date in 1921, 'Abdu'l-Bahá died in Acre, Palestine.

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November 28. On this date in 1921, 'Abdu'l-Bahá died in Acre, Palestine. Although in the Kitáb-i-'Ahd Bahá'u...

November 27. On this date in 1989, Robert Quigley died in Beverly Hills. He served on the NSAs of South Africa and of the U.S. and as an Auxiliary Board member for Africa. He collaborated with William Sears to produce audio-visual material, books, plays, and films related to the Bahá'í Faith.

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November 27. On this date in 1989, Robert Quigley died in Beverly Hills. He served on the NSAs of South Africa and of the U.S. an...

November 27. On this date in 1929, Shoghi Effendi stated regarding the establishment of the Universal House of Justice "Then will the visible sovereignty of the Most Great Name shake the foundations of the countries and nations of the world, strike fear and remorse in the hearts of some of the traditional ecclesiastical divines of various creeds and nations, and cause others to become frustrated, disturbed, vanquished and obliterated...."

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November 27. On this date in 1929, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to the Bahá'ís of Persia, regarding the establishment of the ...

November 27. On this date in 2005, William Hatcher died. A mathematician, philosopher, educator, he served on the NSAs of Canada, Switzerland, and Russia, and was Chair of Department of Ethics at the now-defunct Landegg International University. His attempts to prove God's existence largely mirrors the works of medieval Islamic scholars, such as Ibn Sina's formal argument known as the Proof of the Truthful.

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November 27. On this date in 2005, William Hatcher died. A mathematician, philosopher, educator, he served on the NSAs of Cana...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

November 26. On this date in 'Alí-Akbar Furútan died in Haifa. 'Alí-Akbar Furútan was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran in 1934, serving as its secretary until 1957. In December 1951 he was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi. From 1959 to 1963 he served as one of the nine Custodians at the Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa, Israel. Furútan was instrumental in censoring and silencing alternative voices within the Bahá'í Administrative Order, such as the academic works of (devout Bahá’í scholar) Jinab-i Fadil.

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November 26. On this date in 'Alí-Akbar Furútan died in Haifa. 'Alí-Akbar Furútan was elected to the National Spirit...

November 26. On this date in 2006, the Universal House of Justice wrote Kalimát Press that "you have for many years pursued an ideological agenda which is at variance with the spirit and interests of the Bahá’í Faith."

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November 26. On this date in 2006, the Universal House of Justice wrote Kalimát Press that "you have for many years pursued an...

November 26. On this date in 2018, the Universal House of Justice wrote to commemorate "this season, from the Day of the Covenant to the commemoration of the Ascension of 'Abdu’l-Bahá."

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November 26. On this date in 2018, the Universal House of Justice wrote to commemorate "this season, from the Day of the Covenant ...