Saturday, April 16, 2022

April 15. On this date in 1890, Edward Granville Brown arrived at the Mansion of Bahjí, where he would stay for five days. During his visit he interviewed Bahá'u'lláh four times and visited with 'Abdu'l-Bahá.

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  April 15. On this date in 1890,   Edward Granville Brown   arrived at the   Mansion of Bahjí , where he would stay for five days. During h...

April 15. On this date in 1945, Shoghi Effendi sent a cablegram announcing "Faithless brother Husayn, after long period of dishonourable conduct, has abandoned the Master's home to consort with his sister and other Covenant-breakers." Shoghi Effendi would later chide Husayn for marrying a "lowborn Christian girl." In March 1950, Shoghi Effendi would send a further cable: "Faithless brother Hussein, already abased through dishonorable conduct over period (of) years followed by association with Covenant-breakers (in) Holy Land and efforts (to) undermine Guardian's position, recently further demeaned himself through marriage under obscure circumstances with lowborn Christian girl (in) Europe." Shoghi Effendi would later defend the use of the term "lowborn Christian girl" as follows: "Regarding his cable concerning Hussein: he has been very surprised to note that the terms 'low-born Christian girl ' and 'disgraceful alliance' should arouse any question; it seems to him that the friends should realize it is not befitting for the Guardian's own brother, the grandchild of the Master, an Afnán and Aghsán mentioned in the Will and Testament of the Master, and of whom so much was expected because of his relation to the family of the Prophet, to marry an unknown girl, according to goodness knows what rite, who is not a believer at all."

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  April 15. On this date in 1945, Shoghi Effendi   sent a cablegram   announcing "Faithless brother   Husayn , after long period of dis...
Friday, April 15, 2022

April 14. On this date in 1994, Carmen de Burafato died Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Along with her husband Samuel Burafato, she pioneered to Mexico in 1957 and the two were elected to the inaugural NSA of Mexico in 1961. She also served as a Counsellor on the Continental Boards of Central America and the Americas.

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  April 14. On this date in 1994,   Carmen de Burafato   died Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Along with her husband Samuel Burafato, she pionee...

April 14. On this date in 1995, Owen Battrick died in Tahiti. Originally from England, he pioneered to New Caledonia, served on the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands as secretary, on the NSA of New Zealand as treasurer, and as an Auxiliary Board member and Counsellor for Australasia.

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  April 14. On this date in 1995,  Owen Battrick  died in Tahiti. Originally from England, he pioneered to New Caledonia, served on the Regi...

April 14. On this date in 1941, Shoghi Effendi "in reply to a question as to whether Brahma is 'to be considered as referring to absolute diety' and Krishna 'as the Prophet of the Hindu Religion', his secretary wrote '. . . such matters, as no reference occurs to them in the Teachings, are left for students of history and religion to resolve and clarify.' "

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  April 14. On this date in 1941, Shoghi Effendi "in reply to a question as to whether Brahma is 'to be considered as referring to ...

April 14. On this date in 1966, Jessie Revell, who had been a member of the International Bahá’í Council, serving as its Treasurer, died in Haifa, Israel.

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  April 14. On this date in 1966,   Jessie Revell , who had been a member of the International Bahá’í Council, serving as its Treasurer, die...

April 14. On this date in 1897, Ethel Revell was born. She was a member of the International Bahá’í Council serving as both an elected and appointed member, and served for a time as the Western Assistant Secretary. Ethel was the daughter of Mary J. Revell, known as Mother Revell for her role in founding the Bahá’í community of Philadelphia.

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  April 14. On this date in 1897,  Ethel Revell  was born. She was a member of the International Bahá’í Council serving as both an elected a...