LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Frontispiece One: Upper Chamber of the House of the Báb, Shíráz, where He declared His
Mission to Mullá Husayn in 1844 (photo courtesy of Mr. K. Mumtází))
Frontispiece Two: The Seat of the Universal House of Justice
Part One: The Bahá'í Revelation
Part Two: The Commemoration of Historic Anniversaries
Bahíyyih Khánum; circa 1890................................................................................ 43
Bahíyyih Khánum; an early photograph....................................................................... 49
Some relics of the Greatest Holy Leaf preserved in the International Bahá'í Archives...................... 52
An early photograph of the marble monument erected by Shoghi Effendi over the
resting-place of Bahíyyih Khánum...................................................................... 54
Bahíyyih Khánum; circa 1895................................................................................ 56
Bahíyyih Khánum; October 1919.............................................................................. 58
Curtis Kelsey astride a donkey, Pilgrim House, Bahjí, 1921................................................. 61
Saichiro Fujita in Persian garb; 1921...................................................................... 61
Bahíyyih Khánum; circa 1919................................................................................ 66
View of the Greatest Holy Leaf's monument as it appears today.............................................. 67
Facsimile of Bahíyyih Khánum's handwriting................................................................. 72
The room occupied by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá......................................... 74
The room occupied by the Greatest Holy Leaf n the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá................................ 74
Part Three: International Survey of Current Bahá'í Activities
Exterior view of the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá in its restored condition; 1983............................. 78
Main hall of the quarters of the Holy Family in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá; 1983........................ 79
The room in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá in which Shoghi Effendi was born in March 1897................... 79
The room in the House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá in which 'Abdu'l-Bahá would receive His guests................... 80
Graph illustrating growth of the Bahá'í Faith 1953-1983.................................................... 82
The Seat of the Universal House of Justice on Mount Carmel................................................. 85
Hands of the Cause and Counsellor members of the International Teaching Centre; November 1979.............. 87
A representative sampling from the international press of reports and editorials in
defense of the Bahá'ís................................................................................ 91
Facsimile of House Resolution No. 110, House of Representatives, Eighty-First
General Assembly, State of Illinois, adopted 15 March 1979............................................ 93
Facsimiles of documents protesting against the persecution of the Bahá'ís of Irán.......................... 95
Publications of the Bahá'í World Centre, 1979-1983......................................................... 97
Youthful participants in the satellite conference, Nairobi, Kenya, with the Hand of the
Cause William Sears; October 1982.................................................................... 101
Participants in the satellite conference, Yaoundé, Camaroon Republic; October 1982........................ 101
The Hand of the Cause Ugo Giachery viewing the construction of the House of
Worship, Western Samoa; September 1982............................................................... 105
His Excellency Lee Teng-Hui, Governor of Taiwan, honouring Mr. Suleiman A. Suleimani..................... 105
A selection of newsletters in various languages published specifically for children....................... 113
Some published versions of Words of God................................................................... 114
Bahá'í mobile medical camp, India, with members of the Dang tribe......................................... 120
Participants in the Scottish Summer School; 1982.......................................................... 120
A selection of newsletters published in response to the goals of the Seven Year Plan...................... 122
Participants in the New Zealand Children's Camp; 1981..................................................... 122
First local all-girl teaching team of Papua New Guinea.................................................... 124
Táhirih--Iranian Bahá'í choir, Southern Ontario, Canada................................................... 124
A selection of newsletters for youth...................................................................... 126
Participants in the National Youth Conference, Hong Kong; December 1982................................... 126
Participants in the Bahá'í Winter School, Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentiná.................................... 128
The Hand of the Cause Collis Featherstone with participants in the Finnish Bahá'í Summer School; 1982..... 128
Some Bahá'ís of the Tapi tribe, Mindoro, Philippines...................................................... 130
Chinese Bahá'ís of Calcutta, India........................................................................ 130
Bahá'ís at Local Bahá'í Centre for Nineteen-Day Feast, Nagumeya, Ciskei; 1982............................ 133
Participants in the Pioneer Training Institute, Alberta, Canada; 1981..................................... 133
French Minister of State for the Interior, Gaston Defferre and Mme. Defferre, on their
visit to the Seat of the House of Justice; February 1983............................................. 137
Five International Conferences--a Pictorial Report........................................................ 138
Participants in the satellite conference, Nairobi, Kenya; October 1982.................................... 154
A representative sampling from Canadian newspapers of references to the International
Bahá'í Conference held in Montreal; September 1982..................................................... 155
Bushman and other participants who attended a deepening institute held in
Khudumelapye, Botswana; July 1981.................................................................... 164
First Bahá'í Summer School, Victoria, Cameroon Republic; March 1980....................................... 166
First Local Spiritual Assembly of Mariental, South West Africa/Namibia.................................... 169
Bus poster, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. ..................................................................... 173
Antonio Cruz, first Bahá'í of the Totonaco tribe in Veracruz, Mexico...................................... 174
Second continental indigenous council, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A. ........................................ 175
Poster advertising a dance created by Ballet Shayda to honour the martyrs of Irán......................... 176
Local Bahá'í community poster commemorating the seven Bahá'ís of Yazd who
were martyred in September 1980...................................................................... 176
The Local Spiritual Assembly of Chucuito, Puno, Peru; 1981................................................ 178
The 'Children of Bahá' choir performing in observance of U.N. Human Rights Day, 1979..................... 179
'The Chosen Highway' youth choir , Panchgani, Maharashtra, India; 1982.................................... 179
Some Bahá'ís of the Dang tribe, Gujarat, India; 1982...................................................... 181
Some Bahá'í women of Burma................................................................................ 183
Regional Teaching Conference, Auckland, New Zealand; June 1981............................................ 184
The Local Spiritual Assembly of Albury, New South Wales, Australia; 1979.................................. 184
U.N. Day observance, Bahá'í House of Worship, Sydney, Australia; 1980..................................... 187
Teaching Institute, Sisimiut, Greenland; 25 July 1982..................................................... 188
National Hazíratu'l-Quds of the Republic of Ireland; September 1982....................................... 188
A selection of major original publications about the Bahá'í Faith in European languages................... 191
National Youth Symposium, Seiano, Italy; June 1980........................................................ 191
Annual convention, Iceland; 1981.......................................................................... 193
Exterior view of the Association for Bahá'í Studies centre, Ottawa, Canada................................ 195
View of the reception area, Bahá'í Studies centre, Ottawa, Canada......................................... 195
The Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum addressing the international
conference on marriage and family life, Ottawa, Canada; 1981......................................... 197
The Hand of the Cause John Robarts with recipients of awards.............................................. 197
Issues of Bahá'í Studies and Bahá'í Studies Notebook published in the
period Ridván 1979-1983.............................................................................. 199
The Hand of the Cause John Robarts with participants in the inaugural meeting of the
Bahá'í International Health Agency................................................................... 201
Mrs. Gayle Morrison delivering the Hasan M. Balyúzí lecture during the seventh annual
conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies..................................................... 205
A representative sampling of Bahá'í scholarly journals, 1979-1983......................................... 206
Students of the New Era School, Panchgani, India.......................................................... 207
Anís Zunúzí School, Lilavoix, Haiti....................................................................... 208
Odusai School, Tororo District, Uganda; August 1981....................................................... 209
A woodworking class, New Era High School, Panchgani, India................................................ 210
Laying the cornerstone at the site of the Bahá'í Youth Academy, Panchgani, India.......................... 210
Glory School, Santiniketan, West Bengal State, India...................................................... 212
Glory School classroom; 1982.............................................................................. 212
Shoghi Children's School, Nunna, India.................................................................... 212
A Bahá'í tutorial school, Charolipada, India.............................................................. 213
Children in prayer, Bahá'í tutorial school, Bairagra, India............................................... 214
A Bahá'í tutorial school, Jhabua, India; 1983............................................................. 214
A Bahá'í tutorial school, Markara, India.................................................................. 214
Hostel for Bahá'í children from Mentawai Islands, Padang, Indonesia....................................... 216
A classroom, Tadong Bahá'í Primary School, Gangtok, Sikkim; 1980.......................................... 217
Students of Pachey Phirphiray tutorial school, Sikkim; 1983............................................... 217
Students of Colegio Núr, La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile; 1983............................................... 218
Colegio Núr, La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile................................................................. 220
Nursery class, Santitham School, Yasothon, Thailand....................................................... 222
Inaugeration of Anís Zunúzí School, Lilavoix, Haiti; 20 October 1982...................................... 222
The Faizí School, Loncopulle, Chile....................................................................... 222
Tutorial school, Quebrada Nigua, Panama................................................................... 225
Tutorial school, Piggs Peak, Swaziland.................................................................... 225
Gingalili Pre-School, Nakuru District, Kenya.............................................................. 225
Village tutorial school, Iriga City area, Philippines..................................................... 225
Louhelen School, Davison, Michigan, U.S.A. ............................................................... 227
Louis G. Gregory Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina, U.S.A.; 1983....................................... 227
Tutorial school, Bangwade, Upper Zaire; March 1983........................................................ 227
Tutorial pre-school, Bulembu, Swaziland; 1982............................................................. 228
Participants in second course of the Bahá'í Youth Academy of India; 1982.................................. 231
Faculty and students of Rabbani School; 1983.............................................................. 234
Ploughing with Rabbani School's team of water-buffalo..................................................... 237
Mrs. Sherman Waite conducting a class at Rabbani School................................................... 238
Four members of the Trail of Light group.................................................................. 240
The Trail of Light group with members of the Aguaruna tribe, Peru......................................... 240
The Trail of Light group in Porras, Bolivia............................................................... 240
The Trail of Light group, Southwest Bahá'í Institute, Arizona, U.S.A.; June 1982.......................... 241
An outdoor performance of the Trail of Light group, Pucyura, Peru......................................... 243
The Trail of Light group in Honduras...................................................................... 244
Press clippings reporting on the centenary of the founding of the Bahá'í Faith in India; April 1980....... 248
The national Hazíratu'l-Quds of the Bahá'ís of Irán, Tihrán, seized 15 February 1979...................... 250
Home of a Bahá'í family in Shíráz after being looted and destroyed; 1979.................................. 250
Translation into English of a circular letter addressed to a Bahá'í who was suspended
from employment in government service................................................................ 251
Site of the House of the Báb in process of being demolished............................................... 253
Towns and cities in Irán in which Bahá'í holy places, cemeteries and other properties
have been seized or destroyed....................................................................... 254
Some members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Irán and other prominent
Bahá'ís who were kidnapped or executed............................................................... 258
A desecrated Bahá'í cemetery.............................................................................. 263
Mourners gathered for the funeral of. Dr. Manúchihr Hakím................................................. 263
Tent settlement of Bahá'í refugees, Katá.................................................................. 272
A Bahá'í family harassed and made homeless................................................................ 272
Mourners gathered for the funeral of. Mihdí Anvarí and Hidáyatu'lláh Dihqání.............................. 282
Visitors visiting graves of Bahá'í martyrs in graveyard reserved for 'infidels'........................... 282
The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tákur, district of Núr, Mázindarán, Irán...................................... 289
Individual photographs of some of the martyrs............................................................. 295
Documentation of the Persecutions
Procession honouring the martyrs, the Hague; August 1982.................................................. 356
Three books describing the persecutions of the Bahá'ís of Irán............................................ 362
News-stand posters printed by Tribune de Genève and Journal de Genè for display in
public newspaper dispensers; 1980.................................................................... 379
Towns and cities in Irán in which Bahá'ís were arrested or killed between 1979 and 1983................... 392
Illustration depicting the death of a Bahá'í from the magazine Ima'ma, circa 1911......................... 392
Bahá'í International Community representatives, U.N. Commission on Human Rights,
Geneva; 31 January 1983.............................................................................. 395
Bahá'í representatives, Second World Conference on the U.N. Decade for Women, Copenhagen; July 1980...... 407
Bahá'í literature display, Second World Conference on Women............................................... 407
Bahá'í International Community representatives to the United Nations Commission on Human
Rights held in Geneva; 15 February 1982.............................................................. 409
A selection of major publications of the Bahá'í International Community................................... 413
U.N. Day observance, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 24 October 1980............................................... 413
Bahá'í delegations to the meetings of the European Parliament; September 1980............................. 416
Bahá'í delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Strasbourg France; 29 January 1981................................................................... 416
Senior Iranian military officers are seen attacking the Bahá'í National Centre, Tihrán; 1955.............. 425
Part Four: The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
The members of the Universal House of Justice elected at Ridván 1983...................................... 460
Delegates to the International Convention................................................................. 462
Friends gathered at Pilgrim House, Haifa, for the observance during the International
Convention, 1983, of the Ninth Day of Ridván......................................................... 464
The Hand of the Cause 'Alí-Akbar Furútan with delegates to the Fifth International
Convention from Taiwan............................................................................... 480
The Hands of the Cause William Sears, Dr. 'Alí-Muhammad Varqá, John Robarts and
Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum; August 1980............................................................ 483
The Hand of the Cause Dr. Ugo Giachery with two young friends in Norway................................... 483
The Hand of the Cause Dr. Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, Mendoza, Argentina; December 1979......................... 493
The Hand of the Cause Paul E. Haney with members of the Continental Board of
Counsellors in Asia; 6 January 1981.................................................................. 493
The Hands of the Cause Enoch Olinga, Abu'l-Qásim Faizí and Dr. Adelbert
Muhlschlegel, Plon, Germany; 1972.................................................................... 504
The Hand of cthe Cause Dhikru'lláh Khádem, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.; August 1982........................ 504
The Hand of the Cause 'Alí-Akbar Furútan with some delegates to the International
Convention; April 1983............................................................................... 513
The Hand of the Cause H. Collis Featherstone, Savonlinna, Finland; July 1982.............................. 513
The Hand of the Cause John Robarts with four Bahá'ís from Zimbabwe........................................ 514
Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Africa with the Hand of
the Cause William Sears; 1981...................................................................... 529
Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in the Americas with the
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum; 1981............................................... 529
Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Asia with the Hand of the
Cause Paul E. Haney; 1981.......................................................................... 531
Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Australasia with the
Hand of the Cause H. Collis Featherstone, 1981..................................................... 531
Inaugural meeting of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Europe with the Hand of
the Cause Dhikru'lláh Khádem, 1981................................................................. 533
The members of the Universal House of Justice, the Hands of the Cause, Counsellor members of the
International Teaching Centre and members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors, Mazra'ih; 1983. 533
The Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum with His Excellency Sir Gerald Christopher
Cash, Governor General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; April 1981.............................. 533
New National Spiritual Assemblies
Transkei (1980)................................. 548 Windward Islands (1981)........................... 551
Bermuda (1981).................................. 548 Dominica (1983)................................... 551
Bophuthatswana (1981)........................... 549 St. Lucia (1983).................................. 552
Leeward Islands (1981).......................... 549 Uganda (re-established 1981)...................... 553
South West Africa/Nambia (1981)................. 550 Nepal (re-established 1982)....................... 553
Tuvalu (1981)................................... 550
The Mother Temple of the West, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A. ................................................ 570
Architectural drawings of the Indian Temple--Podium Level Key Plan and Main Building Section.............. 573
Construction worker at Indian Temple site................................................................. 581
The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Indian sub-continent under construction; 1 December 1981..................... 583
Construction work in progress; 19 April 1983.............................................................. 583
Architect's model of completed Temple..................................................................... 584
His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II visiting the Samoan Temple site at Apia, Western
Samoa; 18 December 1981............................................................................ 587
Aerial view of the Samoan Temple under construction; 15 January 1983...................................... 587
Two views of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands under construction.............................. 588
Stairs leading to the main rooms of the House of 'Abdu'llah Páshá, 1983................................... 608
Part Five: In Memoriam
Muhlschlegel, Adelbert............................... 612 Vargas, Pedro................................ 744
Haney, Paul Edmond................................... 615 Hakím, Manúchihr............................. 745
Olinga, Enoch........................................ 618 Eliás, Subhí................................. 747
Enoch Olinga with some members of his family......... 635 Kempton, Honor............................... 749
Balyuzi, Hasan M.(Hasan M. Balyúzí).................. 636 Labíb, Muhammad.............................. 751
Muhájir, Rahmatu'lláh................................ 652 Suleimani, Ridvaniyyih (Ridvániyyih
Faizi, Abu'l-Qásim................................... 659 Sulamání)............................... 753
Gibson, Amoz Everett................................. 666 Appa, Seewoosumbur Jeehoba................... 754
Leach, Bernard....................................... 670 Beard, Frances............................... 756
Pavón, Clementina, Mejía de.......................... 672 Rowling, Margaret............................ 758
Pavón, Segundo....................................... 672 Vahdat, Yadu'lláh............................ 759
Eggleston, Helen..................................... 675 Ruggoo, Arthur Joseph Gustave................ 761
Ober, Elizabeth Kidder............................... 678 Morais, Kenneth Allan........................ 762
Kidder, Alice G. .................................... 678 Sombeek, Rita van Bleyswijk.................. 763
Hutchinson-Smith, Jean............................... 681 Sandando, Yowane............................. 766
Ahmadpúr, Fu'ád...................................... 682 Farangí, Masíh............................... 767
Doktoroglu, Sami..................................... 684 Mustafá, Muhammad............................ 769
Hokafonu, Mosese..................................... 686 Lukmani, M. E. (Muhammad Ibráhímjí
King, Melba M. Call.................................. 688 Luqmání)............................... 772
Sombeek, Ludmila Van................................. 689 Mkhize, Bertha............................... 773
Furúghi, Rúhu'lláh................................... 691 Kelsey, Olivia............................... 775
Weeden, Gladys Anderson.............................. 693 Adlparvar, Hishmat........................... 776
Raynor, Allan........................................ 696 Hezari, Ardeshihr (Ardishír Hizárí).......... 777
Vujdání, Bahár....................................... 699 Edwards, Hermione Vera Keens-Douglas......... 778
Mr. Vujdání's last letter to his family.............. 700 Missaghiyeh, Abdul-Missagh
Pollinger, Franz..................................... 701 ('Abdu'l-Míthaq Míthaqíyih)............. 779
Rhein, Ottilie....................................... 704 Mahmúdi, Zhínús Ni'mat....................... 781
Sneider, Mabel Adelle................................ 706 Baqá, Shídrukh Amír-Kíyá..................... 784
Halabí, Husayn (Husayn Rátibu'l-Halabí).............. 707 Raman, Appu.................................. 787
Wilks, Helen Hazel................................... 708 Altass, Florence Elizabeth................... 788
Ghobad, Isfandiyar (Isfándíyar Qubád)................ 709 Mavaddat, Nasrollah (Nasru'lláh
Falláh, Muhammad 'Alí Afnán.......................... 711 Maviddat)............................... 791
Chinniah, Inparaju................................... 712 Rostampour, Ardeshir (Ardashír
Sala, Rosemary....................................... 713 Rustampúr).............................. 792
Hayden, Robert....................................... 716 Korean, Suliana Halaholo..................... 794
Giachery, Angeline................................... 717 Henseler, Julius............................. 795
Nodada, Cecilia Mikize............................... 720 Joshi, Asanand Chagla........................ 796
Outhey, Jeannette.................................... 722 Nakhjavání, Jalál............................ 797
Abbas, Kamil (Kámil 'Abbás Ridá)..................... 722 Schmidt, Eugen............................... 800
Blake, Cecilia King.................................. 723 Baker, Richard St. Barbe..................... 802
Allen, John William.................................. 725 Brechtefeld, Henry........................... 805
Fitzner, Sarah Florence.............................. 727 Seepé, Lot Max............................... 807
Dhacoo, Louis Pierre Henri........................... 728 Greeves, Lisbeth............................. 808
Stettler, Karl Donald................................ 729 Blakely, Dudley Moore........................ 810
Cookson, Alexe....................................... 730 Mesbah, Amine (Amín'u'lláh Misbáh)........... 813
Mobedzadeh, Shah Behram (Sháh Bahrám Mesbah, Jeanne (Marie-Jeanne Irady Misbáh)... 813
Múbidzádih)...................................... 732 Cobb, Stanwood............................... 815
Armstrong, Leonora Stirling.......................... 733 Kamálí-Sarvistání, Mírzá Aqá Khán............ 817
Scherer, Loretta L. ................................. 739 Lith, Jacob Eduard (Bob) van................. 818
Scherer, Carl A. .................................... 739 Njang, Elizabeth Idang....................... 819
Shepherd, Harold..................................... 740 Kazemi (Kázimí), Sharon Rickey............... 820
Kahaloa, Solomon..................................... 742 Holley, Doris................................ 822
Vahdat, 'Ismat....................................... 743 Zonneveld, Arnold............................ 825
Part Six: Directory, Bibliography, Glossary
The Mayor of La Paz, Bolivia, at the La Paz book fair; July 1981.......................................... 845
Bahá'í exhibit, International Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany; October 1982................................. 892
An example of Mishkín-Qalam's calligraphy................................................................. 896
Part Seven: Literary and Musical Works
Bernard Leach; July 1977.................................................................................. 931
Kaushal Kishore Bhargava.........................................................................,........ 969
August Forel; 1924........................................................................................ 974
The Times of London, 30 August 1980, reported the seizure of the members of the
National Spiritual Assembly of Irán.................................................................. 979
Anna and August Rudd...................................................................................... 981
Some participants in the first Winter School of Sweden; December 1979..................................... 982
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