INDEX


Abdu'l-Bahá's photo - use of, 55
Abraham, 197
Acceptance of the Faith, 189
Advertisement in Baha'i periodicals, 32
Age limit for serving the Cause, 156
All-Asian Women's Conference, 30, 189
Aqa Mirza Munir, 16
Aqdas-The Holy Book, 94
Association with other organisations, 140

Baghdad House, 10, 22
    Baha'i Administration
    Administrative Order of Baha'u'llah, 202
    Admission into the Faith, 112
    Avoid introducing new rules, 90, 123
    Baha'i Marriage, 112, 200, 201
    Change of Membership, 49
    Electioneering, 201
    Expansion of Administrative Order, 58, 59
    Membership of administrative bodies, 79
    NSA superior to LSAs, 13
    Obedience to Assemblies, 61
    Registration of Assemblies, 47, 53, 54, 70, 145
    Residence, 199
    Resignation from administrative bodies, 49
    Signing the Registration Card, 193
    Support to NSA, 14
    Suspension from Assembly membership, 65
    Voting, 59, 200
    Voting Rights, 65, 111, 116, 158
Baha'i Holidays, 56, 65, 68, 116
Baha'i News, 2, 5, 15, 17, 43
Baha'i World, 23, 27
Baha'i Year Book, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19
Baha'u'Hah's Revelation, 94
Book Exhibit in Kolhapur, 121
Bombay Assembly, 13, 14, 49, 193, 194
Brahmo Samaj, 22
Buddha, 199
Burial Stone-significance of, 101
Burma, 5, 12, 19, 23, 25
    Assembly in Moulmein, 144
    Baha'i Magazine, 205
    Burmese Baha'is safe, 97
    Daidanaw School, 60
    New Centre in Kyigon, 121
    Progress of teaching, 67
    Protection of Friends, 100
    Re-establishment of Baha'i Institutions, 114. 117, 120
    Reinstatement of Local Assemblies, 111
    Sufferings of Baha'is, 216, 217

Calcutta Baha'i Centre, 40
Centenary Celebrations, 104, 108
Central Office, 12, 20
Circumcision, 86
Convention, 22, 23, 24, 25, 66, 83, 106, 141, 188
Convention delegates, 144, 172
Consolidation, 87, 109, 117, 157
Coordination of effort, 22
Correspondence with Guardian, 58
Criticism, 193

Dancing and dramas, 153
David, 76, 86, 93
Dawn of a New Day, 1, 15
Difference between a Prophet and an ordinary person, 13
Divine Assistance, 10
Divine Purpose, 1
Divorce, 118
Drinks and drugs, 196
Duty of Baha'is, 2

Egypt
    First N.S.A., 9
    Passing of Abdul Jalil Beg Sa'ad, 100, 209
Excommunication, 128
Expansion of the Faith, 87, 117, 195

Facial make-up, 193
Faith in the Cause, 197
Films-Acting in, 197
First pilgrim from India, 152
First pilgrim from Tunis, 21
Free-Masons, 145
Fund-National
    Assistance to teachers, 84
    Bedrock of activities, 68, 209
    Contributions from those whose voting rights are suspended, 156
    Establishment, 8
    Importance, 10
    Importance of contribution, 9
    Labeled contributions, 15, 16
    Management, 15
    Primary duty, 117
    Support, 13, 14, 17, 115
Fund-Temple, 157

German Baha'i Community, 216
Governmental aid, 116
Greatest Holy Leaf, 38, 40, 190
Haziratu'l-Quds
    National, 102, 104, 107, 124, 126, 127, 210, 211, 212, 217, 218, 219
Hindus and Muslims, 12, 112, 117, 153
Hindu Religion, 198
Historic achievements, 108, 110
Holy Mother's Resting Place, 70
Humanity, 1
Huquq, 27, 118, 192

Increasing the number of centres, 173
India
    Activities, 3, 7
    Duties and responsibilities of the community, 114
    Excellent field of service, 1, 3
    Expansion of the Faith, 122
    Fresh enterprises, 131
    Gifted dominion, 5
    Master's prediction, 7
    Organised activity, 116
    Prospects, 1
    Tasks facing the community, 134
Individuality of the soul, 58
Inescapable responsibilities, 142
Inheritance, 76
Inter-Assembly Conferences, 144
Intercession, 80
Inter-Continental Conference (1953), 152, 155
    Messages of ihe Guardian, 165, 223, 225, 226
Inter-marriages, 198
Iqan, 202

Kaukab-i-Hind, 15, 16, 17
Kadwai - persecution of Baha'is, 93

Laws of Personal Status, 157
Laws revealed by the Bab, 77
Local Spiritual Assemblies, 8, 15, 18, 191, 192
    Election during Centenary Year, 103
    Establishment, 54, 55, 96, 98, 118
    Jurisdiction, 193
    Multiplication, 135
Lot, 201

Maharaja of Mysore, 190
Mission of the Baha'is, 148
Movies, 85

National Spiritual Assembly, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20
    Chairman, 65
    Lists of believers, 9
    Meetings, 26, 48
    Secretary, 8, 9, 103
Need of the hour, 110
Nineteen-Month Plan, 149, 150, 154, 222

Obligatory Prayers, 66
Old and tried community, 132
Open declaration of belief, 197

Perils - blessings in disguise, 92, 95
Persecution of Baha'is in Iran, 51
Perseverance and devotion of Baha'is, 146
Philanthropic and humanitarian work, 104
Pioneering
    Blessings, 99
    Deputisation, 84
    High teaching objective, 81
    Increase the number of pioneers, 117
    Moral and financial support, 137
    New localities, 59
    Record of achievements, 119, 131
    Special stress, 76
    Virgin territories, 59, 76, 78, 80, 89, 91, 162, 176, 210
Pioneering to
    Afghanistan, 123
    Africa, 149
    Bahrayn, 123
    Indonesia, 146
    Siam, 145, 146
Pork eating, 20
Presentation of the Cause, 2
Press forward, 127
Pritam Singh, Prof., 5, 13, 21, 25, 31, 34, 36, 44, 50, 55, 62, 189
Proclaiming the Cause, 192
Progress of the Cause, 101, 106
Progress all over the world, 40
Publicity of the Cause, 57, 117

Qadianis, 12

Ransom-Kehler, Mrs., 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45
Refuge of the people, 191
Reincarnation, 201
Reliance on Baha'u'llah, 196, 202
Resurrection, 79
Root, Miss Martha L., 28, 29, 67, 69, 71, 72, 73, 80, 82, 209
Roumie, Siyyid Mustafa, 45, 112, 113, 119, 206, 216, 217

Scbopflocker, Mr., 61, 64
Schopflocker, Mrs., 17, 18
Service to the Faith, 160
Seyed Janab Ali, 15, 27, 28
Shastri, Prof. 190,
Shrine of the Bab - Superstructure, 133, 136, 139, 143, 214, 220, 223
Six-Year Plan, 88, 97, 101
    Achievements, 107
    Approval of the Guardian, 70
    Crown with success, 87
    Dangers of war, 92, 95
    Financial assistance to pioneers, 84
    Glorious completion, 96
    Milestone on the road of progress, 72
    Moral and material support, 78
    Painstaking and fruitful efforts, 100
    Paramount task, 81
    Persistent efforts, 80
    Prosecution of the Plan, 90, 92
    Spontaneous undertaking, 75
    Success of, 91
    Triumphant conclusion, 214
Spreading the Cause, 1, 11, 88
Stannard, Mrs. 6, 7, 12
Sufferings in India and Pakistan, 127, 141
Summer School, 70, 71, 72, 76, 91, 93, 96

Tablet of Ahmed - reference, to, 200
Teaching in Africa, 222
Teachings of Baha'u'llah, 2
Teaching in South-East Asia, 149, 220, 222
Teaching the Cause
    Baha'i teachers, 36, 84, 88, 189
    Collective efforts, 51
    Effective way, 59
    Fewness of numbers, 191
    Fresh blood, 24
    Home-front & foreign goals, 221
    Individual responsibility, 51
    Inflexible determination, 64
    Infuse new spirit, 26
    Maintain high standard, 67
    Nation-wide teaching, 63, 101, 209
    Obstacles and handicaps, 87
    Opening of new provinces, 78
    Opportunities priceless, 92
    Paramount task, 80, 81
    Pioneer-teaching, 81
    Redouble efforts, 121
    Rigorous campaign, 15
    Steady extension, 83
    Students, 11
    Teachers' training, 53
    Teaching among Hindus & Muslims, 112, 117, 153
    Teaching the Cause - ultimate purpose, 190
    Teaching the masses, 42, 115
    Teaching in neighbouring territories, 214
    Teaching school, 55
    Widen the scope, 18
    Wider diffusion of teachings, 50
Theosophists, 64, 140
Third All-India Baha'i Convention, 2
Turkey - Publicity of the Faith, 23
Ten-Year Plan
    Knights of Baha'u'llah, 164
    Morrow of of the Plan, 158
    Observations of the Guardian, 163
    Pioneering to Ceram, 174
    Pioneering to Maldives, 176
    Pioneering to Sikkim, 175
    Pioneering to Tibet, Nepal & Bhutan, 174
    Settlement of virgin territories, 162
    Youth, 161
Translation & Publication
    Baha'i literature, 117, 137, 161, 175, 216, 221
    Baha'u'llah & the New Era
    - Assamese, 215
    - Bengali, 51, 57, 58, 209
    - Burmese 37, 41
    - Chin, 215, 216, 220
    - Gujarati, 34, 35, 39, 41
    - Hindi, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 57, 209
    - Indonesian 221
    - Kachin. 221
    - Kanarese, 109, 215
    - Karen, 122
    - Malay 221
    - Marathi, 211
    - Nepali, 215, 216
    - Punjabi, 216, 221
    - Rajasthani, 214, 216
    - Shans, 221
    - Sindhi, 49, 57, 58, 190, 209
    - Tamil, 211, 215
    - Telugu, 215
    - Urdu, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 190
    Dissemination of literature, 212
    No change in text, 192
    Reviewing of literature, 145, 194
    Translation in Russian languages, 173

United efforts, 6. 8, 21, 49, 55, 57, 113, 115, 125
Unity, 1, 11, 26, 48, 106, 124, 129, 199, 211
Universal House of Justice, 40, 86, 95, 197
Unqualified loyalty to the revealed Word, 61
Use of A'rabs (Vowel points), 93, 94

Vakil, Mr. N. R., 4, 103, 179, 211
Vast field of service, 17

Women - position of, 3, 30
Writings of the Bab, 78, 95

Youth, 3, 6, 74, 161
    Burden of the Cause, 183
    Role of the Youth, 181, 182
    Share in teaching campaign, 179, 180, 184, 196
    Teaching the Youth, 199
    Youth Conference, 211