Monday, September 28, 2020

October 5. On this date in 1953, Shoghi Effendi wrote "This is the ebb of the tide. The Bahá'ís know that the tide will turn and come in, after mankind has suffered, with mighty waves of faith and devotion. The people will enter the Cause of God in troops, and the whole condition will change."

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  October 5. On this date in 1953, Shoghi Effendi wrote "This is the ebb of the tide. The Bahá'ís know that the tide will turn a...

October 5. On this date in 1943, Shoghi Effendi sent a message to North American Bahá'ís stating that his "heart is overflowing with joyous gratitude at the magnificent advance made in numerous spheres of Bahá'í activity" but calling for "imperatively demand vigilant care, concentrated attention and further self-sacrifice from the vanguard of the valiant army of Bahá'u'lláh. The beloved Faith is surging forward on all fronts...The confident spirit, unfaltering resolution animating its members, their tenacious valor, elevated loyalty, nobleness of spirit and mighty prowess, will, ere the expiry of the century, crown with complete victory the monumental enterprises undertaken during the course of the fifty years of its existence."

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  October 5. On this date in 1943, Shoghi Effendi sent a message to North American Bahá'ís stating that his "heart is overflowing...

October 4. On this date in 1919, on the invitation of Major Williamson, the acting Military Governor of Haifa, 'Abdu'l-Bahá went aboard the warship HMS Marlborough.

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  October 4. On this date in 1919, on the invitation of Major Williamson, the acting Military Governor of Haifa , 'Abdu'l-Bahá went...

October 4. On this date in 1950, Shoghi Effendi clarified that "In the Bahá'í Writings 'Lord' and 'God' refer to the Creator, not the Manifestations of God; in a few passages the word 'Lord' refers to the Manifestation, but usually it means 'God'!"

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  October 4. On this date in 1950, Shoghi Effendi clarified that "In the Bahá'í Writings 'Lord' and 'God' refer t...

October 4. On this date in 1950, Shoghi Effendi wrote, "The only reason there is not more mention of the Asiatic prophets is because their names seem to be lost in the mists of ancient history. Buddha is mentioned and Zoroaster in our scriptures--both non-Jewish prophets or non-semitic prophets. We are taught there always have been Manifestations of God, but we do not have any record of their names."

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  October 4. On this date in 1950, Shoghi Effendi wrote, "The only reason there is not more mention of the Asiatic prophets is becaus...

October 4. On this date in 1912, Abdu'l-Bahá wrote "The question of economics must commence with the farmer and then be extended to the other classes inasmuch as the number of farmers is greater than all other classes, many many times greater."

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  October 4. On this date in 1912, Abdu'l-Bahá wrote "The question of economics must commence with the farmer and then be extende...

October 3. On this date in 1959, Mirza Yusuf Vahid Kashfi died at the age of 94. A nephew of Siyyid Yahyá Dárábí also known as Vahíd, Mirza Yusuf was among the most eminent Bahá'ís of his age.

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  October 3. On this date in 1959, Mirza Yusuf Vahid Kashfi died at the age of 94. A nephew of Siyyid Yahyá Dárábí also known as Vahíd, M...