Wednesday, April 29, 2020

April 29. On this date in 1978, the Universal House of Justice received a letter inquiring about tubal ligation, to which they responded "it is not permissible to have a surgical operation for the purpose of not having more children if such an operation could result in permanent sterility."

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April 29. On this date in 1978, the Universal House of Justice received a letter inquiring about tubal ligation, to which they respon...

April 29. On this date in 1905 'Alí-Akbar Furútan was born. '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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April 29. On this date in 1905 'Alí-Akbar Furútan was born. 'Alí-Akbar Furútan was elected to the National Spiritual As...

April 29. On this date in 1948, Shoghi Effendi wrote British Bahá'ís that "great patience must be used in dealing with the child-like members of some of these primitive races."

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April 29. On this date in 1948, Shoghi Effendi wrote British Bahá'ís that "great patience must be used in dealing with the ch...

April 29. On this date in 1921, Adib Taherzadeh was born in Yazd, Iran. He served as a member of the NSA of the British Isles from 1960 to 1971 and later of the NSA of the Republic of Ireland from 1972 to 1976, when he was appointed a Counsellor for Europe. From 1988 until his death in 2000, Adib Taherzadeh served on the Universal House of Justice.

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  April 29. On this date in 1921, Adib Taherzadeh was born in Yazd , Iran. He served as a member of the NSA of the British Isles...

April 29. On this date in 1863, Bahá'u'lláh's family joined him in the Najibiyyih Garden in Baghdad in preparation for their journey to Istanbul. Because of increasing Bábi harassment of Shi'ite pilgrims, the Qajar government asked for the Bábi leadership based in Baghdad to be extradited to Iran, but the Ottoman government refused and instead chose to move them from the sensitive border. In 1870, during his visit to Iraq, the Najibiyyij Garden served as a guest house for Naser al-Din Shah, who was responsible for Bahá'u'lláh's imprisonment and exile. The location of the gardens today is the Baghdad Medical City, a large complex of teaching hospitals.

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April 29. On this date in 1863, Bahá'u'lláh's family joined him in the Najibiyyih Garden in Baghdad in preparati...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

April 28. On this date in 2001, Farzam Arbab gave a talk titled "Intensive Growth Programs" as part of a two-day seminar on the Five Year Plan sponsored by the Youth Activities Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre.

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April 28. On this date in 2001, Farzam Arbab gave a talk titled "Intensive Growth Programs" as part of a two-day sem...