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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Obedience to the regulations and orders of the state is indeed, the sacred obligation of every true and loyal Bahá'í.
Baha'i Law, Independent Investigation of Truth, Personal Observations, Politics, Shoghi Effendi
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On February 11, 1934, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to a German Bahá'í stating about the Nazi government that "obedience to the regulations and orders of the state is indeed, the sacred obligation of every true and loyal Bahá'í" and that "our German friends are under the sacred obligation to whole-heartedly obey the existing political regime,
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Baha'is are religiously obligated to follow the laws of the country
Baha'i Law, Independent Investigation of Truth, Personal Observations, Politics
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If Bahá'ís are religiously obligated to follow the laws of the country in which they reside, after the banning of the Bahá'í Administrative Order, why was there a new administrative structure in the form of the Yaran established in Iran?
In the past, when the Bahá'í Administrative Order was banned in other countries, say the Soviet Union or the...
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Pioneering and Deputizing
Baha'i Activities, Baha'i Law, Converting People
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Those who cannot pioneer or do travel teaching will want to participate by contributing to the International Deputization Fund.
Let them remember Bahá'u'lláh's injunction: "Center your energies in
the propagation of the Faith of God. Whoso is worthy of so high a
calling, let him arise and promote it. Whoso is unable, it is his duty
to appoint him...
No appeals against the decision of the National Assembly.
Neither the general body of the believers, nor any Local Assembly, nor even the delegates to the Annual Convention should be regarded as having any authority to entertain appeals against the decision of the National Assembly.
http://bahai-library.com/compilation_national_spiritual_assembly#IX...
The station of the "Hands of the Cause of God"
Recorded in the following pages are personal recollections of meetings with several of the Hands of the Cause of God – those "Chief Stewards of Bahá’u’lláh’s embryonic World Commonwealth ..."
In each Dispensation there are a few individuals – a small handful -
amongst the early followers of the Manifestation who are endowed with a
special station...
The Babi Uprisings
On September 10, 1844, the Báb departed Shiraz for the Hajj pilgrimage, accompanied by a black slave and Quddús (Mullá Muḥammad ‘Alí-i-Bárfurúshí), who was the eighteenth believer in the Báb. In Mecca the Báb declared his claim to the Sharif of Mecca. On March 20, 1848, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i, who in 1844 had become the first person to become a follower...
The troublemaker Baha'is
On September 10, 1965, Mona Mahmudnizhad (spelled Muná Mahúdnizhád in the Bahá'í orthography) was born in Iran.
Born on September 10, 1965 to Bahá’í pioneer parents in Sana'a, Yemen, the Mahmudnizhad family returned to Iran when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen expelled all foreigners in 1969. Mona's father, Yad'u'llah, was a Secretary...
Baha'i Scriptures about America
As you know, the Bahá'í Scriptures proclaim that God has given the United States a spiritual mission to help reshape the world. The Bahá'í Writings state that America will evolve, through purifying tests and trials to become a land of spiritual distinction and leadership, a champion of justice and unity among all peoples and nations, and powerful servant...
Universal permanent Peace will be established in the twentieth century.
September 11. On this date in 1912, The Montreal Daily Star reported the following exchange:
"“Are there any signs that the permanent peace of the world will be established in anything like a reasonable period?” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was asked. “It will be established in this century,” he answered, ‘It will be universal in the twentieth century. All nations...
Progress being made towards raising the US$74,000,000 called for in contributions to the Mount Carmel Projects.
On September 12, 1994, a letter
from the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual
Assemblies addressed the "progress being made towards raising the
US$74,000,000 called for in contributions to the Mount Carmel Projects."
Progress of the Mount Carmel Project Fund
12 SEPTEMBER 1994
To all National Spiritual Assemblies
Dear Bahá’í...
The UHJ is guided by God!?
On September 13, 1968, an individual wrote the Universal House of Justice "making inquiry about instructions which may apply to organ transplants such as the heart or kidney." The Universal House of Justice replied "We have not come across anything specific in the writings on transplants of hearts and other organs or regarding the time of death, and...
Serving in Baha'i Administration is now specified as criminal act.
On September 13, 1983, the Universal House of Justice sent a cable to all National Spiritual Assemblies regarding the Iranian government's banning the Bahá'í Administration
on August 29, 1983, noting the government's statement permitted Bahá'ís
to "practice beliefs as private individuals provided they do not teach
or invite others to join (the)...
Shoghi Effendi from Swiss Alps : Festive anniversaries should be suspended!!!
History, Independent Investigation of Truth, Money, Shoghi Effendi
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September 14. On this date in 1932, a letter was addressed to Adelbert Mühlschlegel "regarding [his] question on the subject of holding the usual festivals during this year when we are mourning the loss of the Greatest Holy Leaf,"
who had passed away on July 15, 1932. The letter notes that "Shoghi
Effendi has not yet returned from his summer...
Abdul Baha : Baha'i faith is a Tariqa • UHJ : Baha'i faith is not a Tariqa.
Abdul-Baha, Dissimulation, House of Justice (UHJ), Islam
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On September 14, 1961, the Custodians wrote
that "the Faith has been under attack in Turkey" and that "a court case was brought against the Bahá'ís by
the public prosecutor, who claimed that the Faith was a "Tarighat",
one of those sects of lslám whose rituals, practices and forms of
worship are forbidden by the law of the country." In 1905,...
“Allah-u-Abha” to be repeated ninety-five times... how?
On September 15, 2003, the Research Department of Universal House of Justice published a memorandum providing additional references concerning the following verse, which is paragraph 18 of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas: "It hath been ordained that every believer in God, the Lord of Judgement, shall, each day, having washed his hands and then his face, seat himself...
Baha'is need not follow yoga or other forms of Hindu mysticism.
It is apparent that you are well aware of the importance of daily prayer and meditation, but we are asked to point out that the manner in which meditation is done need not follow practices such as those advocated by proponents of yoga or other forms of Hindu mysticism. For example, the reading of the “Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh” or other of His...
Baha'i attitudes towards politics and scholarship.
On September 16, 1979, Enoch Olinga was killed. Declared a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for his pioneering work in the British Cameroons, Shoghi Effendi entitled Olinga "Abd'l-Futuh", an Arabic name meaning "the father of victories" for the successive waves of people becoming Knights of Bahá’u’lláh in Africa after him. A close associate of Ugandan President...
For the next eight years Chicago had two parallel Bahá’í organizations, one confined to men, the other to women.
On September 16, 1912, 'Abdu’l-Bahá spoke at the home of Corinne True, who would later be appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi. She had written 'Abdu’l-Bahá a letter on February 25, 1902 about the exclusion of women from the Chicago Bahá’í governing body, noting that "many" felt it should be a "mixed board" because "women in America...
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Baha’u’llah declares the absolute equality of the sexes
Abdul-Baha, Baha'u'llah, House of Justice (UHJ), Independent Investigation of Truth, Women
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Baha’u’llah declares the absolute equality of the sexes... Why should woman be deprived of exercising the fullest opportunities offered by life? Whosoever serves humanity most is nearest God — for God is no respecter of gender. - Abdu’l-Baha, Divine Philosophy, pp. 82-8...
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Two months before his death, Shoghi Effendi sent a cablegram announcing "Purification of Haram-i-Aqdas."
Baha'i Activities, Covenant-Breakers, Israel, Muhammed Ali (Ghusn), Punishment, Shoghi Effendi, Takfir
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On September 6, 1957, two months before his death, Shoghi Effendi sent a cablegram
announcing "Purification of Haram-i-Aqdas." This purification would be
completed by the Universal House of Justice with the removal of the
remains of Bahá'u'lláh's son Mirza Díyá'u'lláh, which had laid beside his father.
Purification of Haram-i-Aqdas
Announce...
Covenant-Breaking in Chile
Since our last letter to you, news has reached us of the activities of the supporters of Mason Remey in Latin America. A cablegram was received from the National Spiritual Assembly of Chile informing us that Fabienne Guillon, long-time member of the Chilean and Regional Assembly, and the other members of the Local Assembly of Loncoche, Chile, had accepted...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
UHJ asking funds from Baha'is
Entry by Troops, House of Justice (UHJ), Money, Shoghi Effendi
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It is impossible at this stage to give an accurate estimate of the cost of these projects. All that we can now say is that in the immediate future two objectives have to be met: to accumulate rapidly a reserve of fifty million dollars on which plans for the construction can realistically begin to be implemented, and to provide an income of between...
Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Samoa was built at a cost of $6,500,000 !!!
History, House of Justice (UHJ), Independent Investigation of Truth, Money
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On September 1, 1984, the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Samoa was dedicated. Built at a cost of $6,500,000, it was one of the achievements of the Seven Year Plan.
https://bahai-library.com/pdf/r/rabbani_achievements_seven-year_plan.pdf#page=2...
Concerning Hindu prophecies of the coming of Baha'u'llah
Baha'u'llah, Buddhism, Hinduism, Independent Investigation of Truth
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"Concerning Hindu prophecies of the coming of Bahá'u'lláh and the relationship of the Hindu and Bahá'í Faiths, nothing authentic and specific is available at the World Centre, apart from the Guardian's statement in God Passes By that 'To Him the Bhagavad-Gita of the Hindus had referred as the "Most Great Spirit," the "Tenth Avatar", the "Immaculate...
The Hidden Words
Baha'u'llah, Independent Investigation of Truth, Personal Observations
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The Hidden Words was written around 1857, after Bahá'u'lláh's two year study with Sufi sheikhs. Bahá'u'lláh had left Baghdad for the mountains of Kurdistan on April 10, 1854, and returned to Baghdad on March 19, 1856. He spent those two years using the name Darvish Muhammad-i-Irani studying with various Sufi sheikhs. His studies with the Sufis led...
Baha'u'llah's message is thus the only key...
Baha'u'llah, Covenant, Education, Shoghi Effendi
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It is through Him, Who is the sole Mouthpiece of God in this age, that spiritual realities and truths have been once more reinterpreted and revealed afresh to mankind. Bahá'u'lláh's message is thus the only key to a true understanding of the mysteries that envelop man's spiritual life. (From a letter dated 1 September 1935 written on behalf of Shoghi...
Taraz'u'llah Samandari
Abdul-Baha, Covenant-Breakers, History, Loyalty, Muhammed Ali (Ghusn), Tahirih
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On September 2, 1968, Ṭaráẓu’lláh Samandarí, a Hand of the Cause of God, died. Born in Qazvin to a prominent Bahá'í family, he was the son of Kázim-i-Samandar, an Apostle of Bahá’u’lláh, and his grandmother had accompanied Ṭáhirih. In Acre, Ṭaráẓu’lláh Samandarí’s sister, Thurayyá Khánum, was married to Bahá’u’lláh’s younger son Mírzá Díyá’u’lláh,...
Indigenous North Americans and pre-Columbian Americans were savages...
Consider this Canadian country during the early history of Montreal when the land was in its wild, uncultivated and natural condition. The soil was unproductive, rocky and almost uninhabitable—vast forests stretching in every direction. What invisible power caused this great metropolis to spring up amid such savage and forbidding conditions? It was...
The savage tribes of central Africa
The savage tribes of central Africa are evidences of this. Left in their natural condition, they have sunk to the lowest depths and degrees of barbarism, dimly groping in a world of mental and moral obscurity. If we wish to illumine this dark plane of human existence, we must bring man forth from the hopeless captivity of nature, educate him and show...
While Baha'i sources attribute Nabil's death to suicide, other sources claim he was murdered.
Covenant-Breakers, History, Muhammed Ali (Ghusn), Suicide
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On September 3, 1892, a few months after Bahá'u'lláh's death, Nabíl-i-A’ẓam, the author of The Dawn-breakers,
died. Parts of his body and clothing were found washed up on the
coast in Acre. While Bahá'í sources attribute his death to suicide,
other sources claim he was murdered.
Sources that allege Nabíl-i-A’ẓam was murdered base their claim...
The UHJ wrote the NSA of the US that believers do not need "copyright clearance before they may quote from the Sacred Texts"
Baha'i Law, Censorship, House of Justice (UHJ), Independent Investigation of Truth, Punishment
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"The Universal House of Justice has been concerned of late to note an
apparently growing impression among Spiritual Assemblies and individual
believers in many parts of the world, that they must obtain copyright
clearance before they may quote from the Sacred Texts of the Faith in
any publication. It has now instructed us to make it clear that...
UHJ : Babi martyrs not 20,000 but 2,000 to 3,000
Abdul-Baha, Bab, History, House of Justice (UHJ), Shoghi Effendi
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On September 4, 2005, the Universal House of Justice wrote a letter "concerning the source of a statement about 20,000 [Babi] martyrs" given that "Some historians think the number of early Babi/Bahá'í martyrs was not 20,000, as 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi mentioned numerous times, but 2,000 to 3,000."
https://bahai-library.com/uhj_mazandarani_number_martyrs...
Shoghi Effendi died having violated Baha'u'llah's command
Baha'i Law, Covenant, Covenant-Breakers, Independent Investigation of Truth, Personal Observations, Shoghi Effendi
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On September 4, 1982, the Universal House of Justice wrote a National Spiritual Assembly reminding that "In the 'Kitab-i-Aqdas'
Bahá'u'lláh has stated: 'It is incumbent upon everyone to write his
testament." When Shoghi Effendi died in London at the age of 60 from
the Asian flu in London where he was shopping for furniture and
ornaments for...