This index is organized letter by letter; therefore "Northern Rhodesia" precedes "North Island"

Abbas, Kamil, 424 Abbottabad, Pakistan, 187 'Abbúd, House of, 219 'Abdu'l-'Azíz, Sultán, 148 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 1, 7, 11, 13, 21, 38-9, 49, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 103, 116, 120, 122, 152, 171, 184, 196, 215, 218, 236, 259, 300, 343, 381, 391 quotations from the Writings and talks of, concerning: American continent, 259 Americans to travel to the Pacific region, 152 army of life, 351-2 "dawn of the Sun of Truth", 263 day in which we are living, 230 Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh, 380 entry "in troops", 315, 320, 349 Hands of the Cause must teach, 320 Houses of Worship, 254-5 importance of original inhabitants of America, 270, 280 importance of West Indies, 262 infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, 37, 120, 166 men on the Universal House of Justice, 388 Most Great Jubilee, 379 need for steadfastness, 108 Paris, 87-8 republics of Latin America, 275 teaching, 38-9, 77, 157, 172, 196, 240, 273, 311 teaching in Europe, 87 "the faithful rejoice with exceeding gladness" (Daniel), 123 West will replace the East, 354 see also Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, quotations from Shrine of, 285, 288 Souvenir of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 216 Tablets of, 155, 235-6 see also Tablets of the Divine Plan took Faith to the West, 56 visits to Paris, 87, 328 visit to Europe, 353 visit to Germany, 163 visit to London, 306 visit to North America, 359 visit to Vienna, 158 Will and Testament of, see Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abhá Kingdom, 39, 44, 97, 252, 272, 352 Abu'l-Fadl, Mírzá, 87 Abú'l-Hasan Amín, Hájí, xxii Abyssinia, 267 Acre, see 'Akká Adams, Paul, 137, 180 Adíb, xxii Adíbu'l-'Ulamá (Adíb), xxii Administrative Order, 5, 12, 49, 55, 62, 64, 77, 92, 135, 150-1, 172, 252, 336, 355, 356, 388 Americans champion-builders of, 94, 146, 259, 360 an instrument, not a substitute, for the Bahá'í Faith, 337 contribution of Pacific Bahá'ís to, 153 Cradle of, 189, see also United States developed by Shoghi Effendi, 49, 62, 72, 91, 135, 172, 183, 387, 426 elaborated by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 426 establishment of, 425 evolution of, 242, 261 foundation of, 272 hierarchy of, 173 Horace Holley's contribution to, 218 individuals support structure of, 122, 196 institution of, 184, 215, 337, 346-7 erection of, 115, 140 focal centre of, 385 functioning of, 173, 240, 367 instruments of establishing World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, 130 must fulfil their purpose, 130 must not stifle teaching work, 319 purpose of, 350 teaching the bedrock of, 318, 350 teaching to be at the forefront of, 317 unity of, 283 see also Local Spiritual Assemblies and National Spiritual Assemblies localities pivots of, 137 Local Spiritual Assemblies foundation of, 137 need to strengthen structure of, 96 proper use of, 425 purpose of, is teaching, 280, 300, 356 spirit of, 296 statements regarding present stage of, refrain from publishing, 177 structure of, 272 Supreme Legislative Body of, see Universal House of Justice understanding of, 192 unity within, 326 vitality of, 184 Administrative rights, 210, 295-7 Adrianople, 148-9 Adriatic Sea, 354 Advertising, 279 Afnán (Twigs), the, 4, 27, 38, 211, 227, 233 Africa, 1, 2, 27, 48, 62, 70, 92, 98, 116, 139, 179, 184, 294, 341, 343, 372, 381, 394 advances in, 181, 189, 271, 347-9 Bahá'í schools in, 238 Bahá'ís in, 251-3, 269 increase in number of black race, 118, 269 number of, 57, 83, 139, 188, 269, 344-5, 361 to contribute to the Funds, 243 to vie with Pacific Bahá'ís for palm of victory, 114, 137, 153, 189 British Isles, National Spiritual Assembly's work within, 57 conferences in, 141 consolidation of the Faith in, 139 Continental Fund for, 134 Conventions held in, 136 East, 267 expansion of the Faith in, 139, 189, 220, 344-5 first Bahá'í Publishing Trust in, 188 goals given by Shoghi Effendi to, 251 Hands of the Cause resident in, 4, 6, 27, 57, 251, 287, 320 Hazíratu'l-Quds purchased in, 57 Intercontinental Conferences in, 3, 56, 60, 73, 81, 112, 114, 142, 250-1, 271, 345 see also Intercontinental Conferences localities where Bahá'ís reside, 58, 82, 137, 186, 220, 263-4 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 57 number, 83, 139, 188, 220, 345 mass conversion in, 132, 136, 188, 238, 252, 256, 284, 314, 319 Mother Temple of, see Kampala, Uganda, House of Worship in Muhájir, Rahmatu'lláh, travel across, 242 national endowments in, 57 National Spiritual Assemblies in, 13, 57, 252, 263 formulate own teaching plans, 89 official recognition of the Faith in, 188 progress of the Faith in, 188 Regional Assemblies of, 57, 58, 136, 139, 188, 251 schools in, 181 Sears, William, in, 99 Shoghi Effendi conqueror of, 57 teaching work in, 62, 136, 188 funds for, 132, 136 territories of, opened during lifetime of Bahá'u'lláh, 57 translation of Bahá'í literature into languages of, see Literature, Bahá'í tribal Bahá'ís, 114 tribes of, 57, 83, 139, 188, 269, 305 visit of John Robarts, 327 West, 124, 265 Africans, 57, 58, 62, 142, 243, 251, 267, 422 link between, and Persians, 251 spiritual receptivity of, 188, 347 teachers of the Bahá'í Faith, 59, 136 Aged, Home for the, 84, 140 Ages, of the Bahá'í Faith Formative, 92, 169, 251, 281, 314, 340, 381, 388 Golden, 112, 184, 381, 388, 426 Heroic, 244, 259, 381, 382 Primitive, 382 Aghsán (Branches, sing. Ghusn), the, 35-6, 101, 211, 233, 234 Ákhúnd, Hájí, xxii, xxiii 'Akká, 27, 31, 39, 42, 44, 141, 142, 385 first pilgrims to, to visit 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 87 Bahá'u'lláh exiled to, 396 'Alá'í, Shu'á'u'lláh, illus. v, vi; iv, 1, 68, 376 acting as substitute Custodian, 68, 107 attends National Conventions, 294, 320 Chairman of Persian National Spiritual Assembly, 68 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 to attend National Conventions in Venezuela and Colombia, 241 visits communities in Persia, 124 visits Europe, 294 visits Indian sub-continent, North Pacific and Japan, 179-80 Al Alam, 17 Alaska, 84, 260, 264, 274, 341 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 Eskimos of, 381 Hands of the Cause to visit, 242 National Convention, 199 National Spiritual Assembly of, 406 acquisition of site for House of Worship, 83 Israel branch of, 80 pledge of loyalty to the Custodians, 41, 199 recognition of Bahá'í Holy Days, 188 summer school in, 140 teaching conferences in, 141, 191 University of, 191 visit of Dhikru'lláh Khádem, 295 Alexander, Agnes B., illus. v, vi; iv, xxiv, 1, 295, 376 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 visit to Hong Kong and Philippines, 327 visit to Korea, 305 Alfare, Henrique, 328 Algeria, 138 'Alí-Akbar-i-Shahmírzádi (Hájí Ákhúnd), xxii 'Alí-Muhammad (Ibn-i-Asdaq), xxii 'Alí-Muhammad-i-Varqá, Mírzá (the martyr), xxii Alláh-u-Abhá, 149 Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, see Rabbani, Rúhíyyih (Amatu'l-Bahá) Amazon, the, 272 American Indians, 95, 140, 181, 219, 220, 270-1, 299, 302, 305, 349, 381 Canadian, 270, 293, 329 Cuna, 328 election of, to Bahá'í institutions, 270 first all-Indian Assembly, 281 importance placed on, by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, 181, 189, 270, 280-1 in Bolivia, 220, 344 all-Indian Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 189 first Local Spiritual Assembly of, 84 in Chile, 361 in Costa Rica, 377 in Ecuador, 270, 305, 329 Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir to visit, 242, 294 Navajo, 377 numbers of, 270-1, 306 San Blas, 374 South America, 189, 305, 343 to contribute to the Funds, 243 tribes represented in the Faith, 84, 140, 189, 270-1, 280-1, 305, 344 American Samoa, 293 Americas, the, 1, 14, 92, 95, 116, 259, 271, 341 Bahá'ís in, 97 Continental Fund for, 134 Conventions held in, 136 Hands of the Cause resident in, 4, 6, 27 institutions in, 140 Intercontinental Conferences in, 3, 65, 69, 73, 90-8, 112, 142 see also Intercontinental Conferences see also North America and United States Andes, 220, 243, 302 Angels, 93, 97, 272, 352, 385 Anglican church, 294 Antigua, 279 Antilles, election of National Spiritual Assembly, 192 see also Greater Antilles Antipodes, 139, 143 Dunns carried Faith to, 245 Mother Temple of the, 14, 15, 73, 104, 187, 241, 309-12 see also Sydney, Australia, House of Worship in role of Bahá'ís in, 73 Arabia, 1, 181, 255, 270, 272, 280, 381, 406, 420 Arabian Peninsula, National Spiritual Assembly of, 42, 199 Arabic language, 233, 267, 422 Arab states, 396 Archives, International, see International Archives Arctic Circle, 84, 238, 243, 258, 272 Argentina, 42, 256, 274, 426 acquisition of site for House of Worship, 83 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 American Indians enter the Faith in, 374 Bahá'í Publishing Trust of, 84, 140, 325-6 Hermann Grossman to attend National Convention, 241 National Spiritual Assembly of, 325-6, 407 teaching conferences in, 141, 191 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 42, 99, 199, 222, 256 Ark, 80, 169-70, 321, 386 "Ark of human salvation", 75 Army of Light, 122 Asia, 22, 27, 70, 92, 99, 116, 142, 157, 341, 347, 349, 381 Continental Fund for, 134 Conventions held in, 136 Hands of the Cause resident in, 4, 6, 27 Intercontinental Conference in, 3, 73, 111-16, 142, 143 see also Intercontinental Conferences mass conversion in, 314, 337 Mother Temple of, 14, 251 Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir to devote time to teaching in, 320 Asians, 27, 238 Assemblies, Bahá'í, see Local Spiritual Assemblies and National Spiritual Assemblies Atlantic Ocean, 260, 272, 354, 381 Attacks, on Bahá'í Faith, 37, 425 Austerity, year of, 244, 315-16 Australasia, 139 Intercontinental Conferences in, 72-5, 112, 143 see also Intercontinental Conferences Hands of the Cause resident in, 4, 6 House of Worship in, see Sydney, Australia House of Worship in localities where Bahá'ís reside, 81, 82, 83, 186, 263, 343 progress made in, 73 Australia, 1, 14, 15, 21, 27, 29, 92, 116, 181, 221, 268, 294, 432 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 believers in, 73, 74 Continental Fund for, 134 Conventions held in, 136, Dunn, Clara and Hyde, spiritual conquerors of, 245 Hands of the Cause to visit, 242 home front of, 120, 144, 242, 310-12, 317, 341, 364, 369 Intercontinental Conference 1958 in, 39, 72-5, 81, 112, 143 funds raised at, 81, 85 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 137 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, 145, 361 Mother Temple of, see Sydney, Australia, House of Worship in National Convention, 199 National Spiritual Assembly of, 29, 42, 74, 199, 301, 398, 407 opening of, 152 pioneers in, 74 press and publicity in, 190, 221 responsibilities of, 74-5 spiritual axis with Japan, 73 teaching conferences in, 84, 191, 310 teaching work in islands of, 74, 152 television in, 221 "Uncle Fred" Murray, 21 visit of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, 241, 304 visit of Collis Featherstone, 376 Austria, 43 acquisition of Temple site, 187 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 bonds with Germany, 158, 159 Mother Temple of, 159 National Spiritual Assembly of, 85, 137, 158-60, 199, 407 National Spiritual Assembly of Germany and, 29 teaching conferences in, 190 visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to, 158 Auxiliary Boards, 72, 164, 169, 173, 193, 229, 251, 294, 298, 310, 328, 360, 404 appointment of, 3, 6, 36 for protection, 78 conferences held by, 84, 140 duties and functions of, 6, 58, 239, 320 funds for, 134 looked to Shoghi Effendi for guidance, 184 relationship with National Spiritual Assemblies and committees, 239-40 Aymaras, 270 Aztecs, 270 Báb, the, 4n, 59, 73, 77, 91, 93, 96, 116, 171, 242, 262, 356, 381 addresses peoples of the West, 259, 353 amanuenses of, 180 Birthday of, 231 countries opened to the Faith in the time of, 13 Declaration of, 56 forbade association with Covenant-breakers, 235 guidance of, 120 infallibility of Universal House of Justice assured by, 321 Martyrdom of, 56, 86, 101, 121, 223, 225 defection of believers following, 223, 225 penmanship of, 180 quotations of, peoples of the West, 259, 353 teaching, 259, 353 remains of cousin of, transferred, 161 sarcophagus of, 155 Shrine of, 25, 142, 180, 285, 288, 385 erection of Shrine, 6 visitors to, 80, 372, 396 Baghdád, 20, 21, 76, 380, 383 World Congress cannot be held in, 322 World Congress to be held in, 286, 288 Bahá, people of, 170, 386 see also Universal House of Justice Bahá'í Cemetery, Haifa, 227 Bahá'í Centres, see Hazíratu'l-Quds and Localities (centres) Bahá'í community, 153, 281, 415 Community of the Most Great Name, 101, 361 fate of, rests on individual believer, 196, 310 increase in number of communities, 192 needs local people, 150 needs of, 36, 69 principal objectives of, 164 purification of, 351 smooth functioning of, 192 spiritual health of, 173, 240, 367 tests facing, 238 unity of, 29, 45, 103, 135 worldwide character of, 65, 192, 351 Bahá'í Court, 169, 364 Bahá'í Cycle, 341 Bahá'í Department, Ministry of Religions, Israel, 208, 431-2 Bahá'í Dispensation, 36, 104, 112, 120, 169, 205, 251, 281, 379-80, 382 Bahá'í International Community, 18, 221, 228, 397, 415 Bahá'í News, 99, 296, 297 Bahá'í Publishing Trusts, 103, 143 Africa, 188 Argentina, 84, 140, 325-6 British, 51 Bahá'ís, xx, 36, 65, 195, 207, 217 African, 27, 57, 62, 139, 142 to vie with those of the Pacific for palm of victory, 114, 137, 153, 189 all, are eligible for election to International Bahá'í Council, 168, 267 became known as such in Adrianople, 149 believe in Muhammad, 398 Berber (Moroccan), 16-19, 366, 368-9, 373-4, 397-9, 414-20, 423 brotherhood of, 243 burden on, 120 challenge to, 145 confidence of, 135, 167 consecration of, 230, 361 countries, islands and dependencies where residing, 13, 18, 36, 92, 137, 263, 368, 381, 415 dangers facing, 75 deepening of, in the Covenant, 210, 356 deprivation of voting rights of, 295-7 devotion of, 122, 263, 361 diversity of backgrounds of, 65, 67 duty of every true believer, 96 East and West, 58, 77, 111, 113, 161, 184, 319, 336, 361, 378 communications addressed to, 35-9, 45, 46, 118-23, 166-70, 229-31, 313-23, 378, 425-6 education of, in teachings, 356 enjoined to complete Ten Year Crusade goals, 106, 113, 365-6 enjoined to teach, 38-9 enrolment of, 318, 319-20, 350, 356, 425 ethnic diversity of, 119, 129, 153, 157, 240, 268, 271, 345 faith of, 106, 111, 173, 185, 240, 351, 367 firmness in the Covenant of, 102-3 first British, 87 first French, 87 groups of, see Groups, Bahá'í Hands of the Cause in touch with, 125 increase in numbers of, 85, 86, 104, 105, 119, 129, 161, 172, 240, 268, 312, 316, 365, 372, 374, 376-7, 382, 393-4 in Africa, 57, 83, 269, 374, 378, 394 in Austria, 159 in Brunei, 366 in Burma, 15 in Europe, 355 in Indian sub-continent, 270, 393-4 in Turkey, 150 in South Pacific, 153, 189, 269-70 individual initiative to be shown in teaching, 130 inner life of, 338 isolated, 66, 74, 86, 89, 170, 273, 312, 355, 360 see also Localities (centres) living in Muslim countries, 395 localities where residing, see Localities (centres) maturity of, 3, 72, 118 morale of, 68 Negro, 57, 83, 114, 269 new, 58, 77, 113, 186, 220, 269 of the Pacific, to vie with African, for palm of victory, 114, 137, 153, 189 oppression of, in Islámic countries, 103 persecution of, 14, 16-19, 103, 309, 347-8, 368-9 in Morocco, 16-19, 366, 368-9, 373-4, 397-9, 414-20, 423 in Turkey, 306-9 perseverance of, 193-4, 311 Persian, 14, 15, 16, 19, 81, 142, 150 rally around institutions of the Faith, 103, 111-12, 113, 167 rank and file, 60, 92, 106, 116, 122, 133, 192, 195, 196, 279 rededication of, 230-1 requisites for enrolment, 318, 319-20 response of, to Conclave messages, 177 response of, to Ridván messages, 160-1 sacred obligation of, 101 sacrifice of, 263, 311 service each can render, 378, 384 spirit of, 66, 77, 185 steadfasmess of, 107, 108, 111, 167 success of Ten Year Crusade depends on individual, 121-2, 196 supranational quality of Bahá'í life, 277 teaching foremost obligation of every Bahá'í, 130, 172, 279, 355 teach with new zeal, 103 tests facing, 75, 118, 167, 185, 193, 238, 351 to open their homes, 311, 384 true, 37, 96 unity of, 103, 106, 118, 122, 135, 167, 205, 224, 243, 283, 365 dependent on co-ordination from World Centre, 192 vision of, 106 Western, 17n, 27 Bahamas, 279 Bahá'u'lláh, 27, 49, 56, 77, 78, 92, 93, 96, 111, 118, 153, 155, 156, 171, 180, 192, 242, 277, 309, 338, 349, 359, 381, 419 amanuenses of, 180 Ascension of, 10, 80, 108, 212, 219 Commemoration of, 204 defection of believers following, 223, 225 in Holy Land, 396 attempt on the life of, by Mírzá Yahyá, 148 belief in, sufficient to be a Bahá'í, 318, 319-20, 350, 356 birth of Mission of, Centenary, 91, 116, 250 Declaration of, 76, 134, 380 Centenary of, 20, 21, 51, 91, 116, 166, 183, 290, 314, 322, 340, 341, 358, 365, 380-1, 383, 395-6, 424 see also Most Great Jubilee Dispensation of, 36, 104, 112, 120, 169, 205, 251, 281, 379-80, 382 father of, resting-place identified and transferred, 144, 165 focus for teaching is knowledge of, 318 grace of, 58, 118, 135, 380 hair of, 59, 148 has made teaching the foremost obligation of every believer, 130, 273 health of, 148 House of (Most Great House), 165, 424 imprisonment of, 101, 219 journey of, 149 King of Kings, 122 Lord of Hosts, 97, 122 love for, 185 love of, 153 Mansion of, at Bahjí, see Bahjí, Mansion of Bahá'u'lláh at mercy of, 62 penmanship of, 180 pilgrimage in the time of, 141, 149 portrait of, 59, 143 prayer of, 154-5 promises of, 244 prophecy of, concerning the Universal House of Justice, 80, 169-70 quotations of, concerning: Ark, 80, 169-70, 386 Bahá'u'lláh in Turkey, 148, 151 black people, 262-3 Day of God, 379-80 deputization, 145, 240 East and West, 259 His station, 379-80 infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, 386, 387 Kitáb-i-Aqdas, 386 love, 385 Mount Cannel, 385 people of Bahá, 170, 380 pioneering, 145, 229-30 praising Hands of the Cause, iii, 2 prayer, 373 Ridván, 170, 378 steadfastness, 108 teaching, 89, 105, 123, 145, 147, 151, 154, 157, 160, 222, 229-30, 240, 241 to rulers of the Western Republics, 274 unity of humanity, 420 Universal House of Justice, 169-70 Revelation of, 51, 97-8, 148 Shrine of, 10, 11, 21, 25, 50, 80, 135, 142, 166, 180, 285, 287, 314, 396, 425 memorial service for Shoghi Effendi held at, 27, 35 Sacred Dust from, 59, 73, 85, 117, 236, 250, 251, 253 sojourn in Europe, 353 spiritual power of Word of, 195 station of, 58, 149, 318, 379-80 strength of, withheld from those who fail to arise, 122, 196 suffering of, 86, 121, 148 Supreme Manifestation, 113, 309, 314, 342, 379, 384 warned that time is short, 121, Will of, 184 words of, 267 Writings of, see Writings (Sacred Texts), of Bahá'u'lláh Bahjí, 20, 21, 35, 80, 231, 425 Bahá'u'lláh's residence at, 219 deeds to properties at, 80 gardens at, 80, 142 Hands present in, on November 25, 1957, illus. v; iv, 35, 233 house of Covenant-breakers at, completely effaced, 11, 51, 80 Mansion of Bahá'u'lláh at, 9, 10, 11, 25, 118, 142, 285 meeting of Hands at, following passing of Shoghi Effendi, 9, 11, 31, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 62, 65, 68, 78, 430 1958. 118, 123-4, 131 1959. 166-70, 177 1960. 237-44 1961. 297, 327, 339 1963. 421 see also Conclaves of the Hands of the Cause meeting of International Bahá'í Council and Hands at, 285, 287 terraces at, 80, 142 Baker, Dorothy, xxiii, 359 Baldwin, Roger, 415-16 Balearic Islands, 358 Balkans, 159 Balliol College, Oxford, 419 Ballot papers for International Bahá'í Council, 245, 249, 282 for the Universal House of Justice, 390-3 postal ballots, 168, 390-1 Baltic Sea, 354 Baltic States, 357 Balyuzi, Hasan M., illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 12, 68 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42, 302, 361-2 will serve as substitute, 165 attends celebration in London, 306 attends National Conventions in Holland and Denmark, 320 in Peru and Ecuador, 241, 294 communications signed by him, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 illness of, 203, 362, 376 returns to Holy Land (January 1959), 124 visit to Canada, 294 work on Archives, 302, 327 Banání, Músá, illus. v, vi, iv, xxiii, 1, 4, 207 'Alí Nakhjavání helps, 132 communications signed by him, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 313-23 health of, 227-8, 295, 320, 328 Barafrukhteh, Mr., 203 Barbados, 279 Barney, Laura (Clifford), 87 Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. James, 374 Barrow (Arctic Village), 84 Basques, 95 Basutoland, 138 Bates, Mrs. Elizabeth, 81, 180 Belgian Congo, 59, 188, 220 see also Congo Belgium, 138, 140, 141, 231, 320, 375, 407 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 election of National Spiritual Assembly, 352, 353 Believers, see Bahá'ís Benelux Countries, 84 funds given for teaching work in, 134 Germany to assist, 163 National Spiritual Assembly of, pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 42, 200 teaching and study conferences in, 141, 190 Benes, Eduard, 419 Benke, George Adam, 359 Berbers, 16-19, 366, 368-9, 373-4, 397-9 Bermuda, 279 Bern, 83, 84, 141, 355 Bern Harofe Auditorium, Haifa, 425, 429 Blackwell, Ellsworth, 202 Bolivia, 42, 84, 140, 181, 189, 256, 274, 302, 372, 374 acquisition of Temple site, 187 American Indian Bahá'ís of, 220, 293, 344 Faizi, Abu'l-Qásim, visit of, 372 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 293, 361 member of, an Aymara, 270 mass conversion in, 306, 319, 361 Muhájir, Rahmatu'lláh, to attend National Convention, 241 visit to Indians of, 242, 294 National Spiritual Assembly of, 407 Bolles, May (Maxwell), 87 Bombay State, India, 138-8 Book of Names, 170, 386 Borneo Island, 374, 376 Branch (Ghusn), explanation of, 232-3 Brazil, 42, 138, 256, 264, 274, 407 acquisition of site for House of Worship, 83 first all-Indian Local Spiritual Assembly, 374 goals assigned to, 279 teaching conferences held in, 84, 141, 191 Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, National Spiritual Assembly of, 42-3, 99, 200, 256 Breakwell, Thomas, 87 Britain, see British Isles and England British Cameroons, 138, 139, 141, 220, 264-5 British Columbia, Canada, 85, 139, 141 British Guiana, 279 British Honduras, 279 British Isles, 341 acquisition of site for House of Worship, 83 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 celebration of fiftieth anniversary of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visit, 306 firesides in, 374 first British Bahá'í, 87 first radio and television publicity in, 190 Hands of the Cause to visit, 242 home front of, 120, 144, 242, 317, 328, 341, 361 impact of, on the fortunes of mankind, 353 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 81, 137, 186, 263, 343 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, 144, 361 National Spiritual Assembly of the, 28, 29, 407 approach to Turkish Ambassador, 306-9 Ferraby, John, Secretary of, 68 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 43, 200 new enrolments in, 374 teaching conferences in, 84, 140-1, 190 visit of Leroy loas to, 294 week-end schools in, 141, 190 work of, in Africa, 57 Brotherhood, 243, 267, 281 Brunei, 366 Buddhism, 338, 381 Bulgaria, 359 Burial grounds, 83, 138, 187-8, 220 see also Cemeteries, Bahá'í Burma, 44, 84, 186, 272, 398 acquisition of site for a House of Worship, 346 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 Bahá'ís of, 156 Four Year Plan, 156-7 Jamál Effendi journeyed to, 155 National Spiritual Assembly of, 407 formed 1959, 137 incorporation of, 157, 186 letter from Custodians to, 155-7 pledge of loyalty to the Custodians, 200 Shoghi Effendi planned to form in 1959, 85, 156 visit of Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, 241 Buzurg, Mírzá, 144, 165 Byers, John, 223, 225 Calamities, 56, 57 California, 302 Cameroons, 27 British, 138 number of new Bahá'ís in, 131-2 teaching work in, 131-2 Canada, 84, 141, 188, 191, 197, 264, 270, 329, 345, 381, 426 acceptance of the Faith by a minister, 305 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 American Indians of, 270, 293, 329 Bahá'ís of, 97 Hands of the Cause to assist, 169, 179 Hands of the Cause to visit, 169, 242 home front of, 120, 144, 179, 242, 317, 329, 341, 361 Indian reserves in, 293 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 81, 137, 186, 263, 343 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, 144, 361 National Convention of, 200 National Spiritual Assembly of, 408 approach to Turkish Ambassador, 306-9 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 43, 200 question to Custodians on future of the Guardianship, 99 recognition of Bahá'í marriage, 139, 188, 329, 345 Superior Court of, 84 tax exemption, 84 teaching conferences held in, 84, 85, 141, 191 teaching work in the Pacific, 152 visit of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, 219, 226 visit of Hasan Balyuzi, 294 visit of John Robarts, 179 Canal Zone, 84 Canary Islands, 138 Capitalization, 233 Carib Indians, 220, 305 Carmel, Mount, 385 arc on, 19-20, 80 beautification of, 135 gardens on, 142 institutions on, 80 laws to flow from, 321 Shrine of the Báb on, 6, 155 Temple site on, 333 Carré, John, 223, 225 Catastrophe, world, 115 Cemeteries, Bahá'í, 188, 227 see also Burial grounds Centenary of the Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh, see Bahá'u'lláh, Centenary of Declaration of Centenary of the Year Nine, 383 Central America, 260, 261 American Indians represented in Bahá'í communities of, 344 American pioneers in, 131 Bahá'ís of, 131 election of National Spiritual Assemblies in, 192, 264 first Summer School, 84 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 140 Local Spiritual Assemblies of, 131, 140, 275 National Spiritual Assembly of, 275-6 needs pioneers, 131 Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 167, 222, 277 teaching conferences held in, 84 visit of Enoch Olinga, 242, 294 visit of Ugo Giachery, 124, 131, 179, 227 visit of William Sears, 219 Central America, Mexico and Panama, National Spiritual Assembly of, 43, 200, 256 Central and East Africa, 300 funds sent for teaching work in, 132, 136 groups, 378 localities, 378 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 161, 220, 293, 361, 366, 378 National Spiritual Assembly of, 59, 220, 249, 408 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 43, 200-1 number of Bahá'ís in, 139, 161, 188, 284, 293, 344, 361, 374, 378 teaching conferences in, 190-1 week-end schools in, 141, 190-1 Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts, 19 Centre of Sedition, 212, 236 Centre of the Covenant, obedience to, 4, 207, 240 Centres, Bahá'í, 207, 220, 228, 266 Centres (localities), see Localities (centres) Ceylon, 141, 284, 408 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 293, 338 mass conversion in, 336 message to National Convention, 335-8 National Spiritual Assembly of, to be elected Ridván 1962, 168, 293, 314, 320, 335-8, 341 funds contributed by Hands of the Cause to launch National Fund, 335 funds contributed on behalf of Amelia Collins, 335 incorporation of, 338 visit of Collis Featherstone, 327 visit of Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, 241 Chagos Archipelago, 81 Champion-builders, 94, 146, 259, 360 Chance, Hugh, 426, 429 Chantharangai, H.R.H. Prince, 221 Charter of the United Nations, 397, 398 Chicago, 13 Intercontinental Conference 1958 in, 39, 65, 69, 90-8, 112, 142 "Chief Stewards", see Hands of the Cause of God, "Chief Stewards" Chile, 16, 42, 141, 191, 219, 256, 260, 264, 274, 341 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 American Indians enter Faith in, 344, 361 earthquake in, 222 goals assigned to, 279 Hermann Grossmann to attend National Convention, 241 National Spiritual Assembly of, 371, 374, 375-6, 408 Chiloé, 279 China, 272 Christ, 305, 359, 419 Christianity, xx, 75, 271, 308, 359, 318 Christians, 4, 181, 190 Civilization, 349, 351, 359 European, 87, 103 pre-Colombian, 270 spiritual, 112 Western, 115, 242, 268, 353 world, 259 Clergy, xix, 305 antagonism of, 159, 238, 268 Muslim, 16 Cocos Islands, 180-1 Collins, Amelia E., illus. v, iv, xxiii, 1, 16, 133, 208 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42, 197 absent from Haifa, 226 communications signed by her, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23 sealing of Shoghi Effendi's safe, 26 contribution of funds to National Spiritual Assemblies, Ceylon, 335 European, 335 Latin American, 258 health of, 226, 228, 294, 302, 304, 327 financial contributions of, 15 lays corner-stone of Frankfurt House of Worship, 241, 250, 253 membership of International Bahá'í Council, 5 passing of, 12, 333, 361 representative at Frankfurt Conference, 236 Colombia, 42, 139, 241, 256, 274, 375, 403, 408 Colorado, 345 Commemoration of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, 204 Communications, with Haifa, 192 Community of the Most Great Name, 101, 361 see also Bahá'í Community Comoro Islands, 59 Conclaves of the Hands of the Cause, 62 1957. November 18-25, illus. v; iv, 8-10, 11, 31, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 62, 206 decisions taken at, 10, 12, 203, 211, 361, 430 Proclamation of, see Proclamation of the Hands of the Cause selection of Custodians resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31-2, 42 1958. November 21-30, 108-9, 141 decisions taken at, 124, 131, 132 message, 117-23 1959. October 23-November 1, 161-2, 219 agenda for, 162, 163-4 decisions taken at, 166, 179 message of, 165-70, 177 minutes of, 15 1960. October 18-27, 210, 212, 227, 231 agenda for, 210, 227, 229 message of, 237-44, 253 1961. October 15-November 5, 297-8, 303, 304, 306 agenda for, 297-8 decision taken at, 367 message of, 313-23 1962. Conclave postponed till April 1963, 362 1963. April, illus. vi, 20, 364, 365, 370 agenda for, 403-4 message of, 420-1 agreement to limit discussion of Guardianship, 177 eligibility of Hands for membership on Universal House of Justice, 177 no officers, 12 notes of, burned, 10 policies and procedures followed at, 10 to be annual, 32 translations necessary during, 9 Concourse on High, 60, 120, 122, 147, 151, 157, 184, 294 Conference of European Hands, 124, 328 Conferences, see Intercontinental Conferences and Teaching Conferences Congo, 293, 361, 366, 372, 376, 378 see also Belgian Congo Congress Arrangements Committee, 325, 329, 405, 421 Connecticut, 217 Consolidation, 252, 272, 273, 284, 341, 344, 351, 364, 404, 425 goes hand in hand with expansion, 300 of Local Spiritual Assemblies, 89, 312, 338, 366 Constantinople, 148, 149, 150 Consultation, 61, 121, 192 Conventions, see National Conventions and International Convention Conversion, 58, 96 entry in troops, 315, 320, 337, 349, 382 of people of the Pacific, 114-15 mass, 113, 114, 132, 136, 181, 188, 193, 238, 256-7, 268, 269, 273, 280-1, 284, 293, 298, 299, 312, 314, 315, 318-20, 323-4, 327, 339, 347-51, 361, 368, 382, 384, 404, 425 Hands of the Cause to help further process of, 241, 320 in Africa, 132, 136, 181, 188, 238, 252, 256, 284, 293, 306, 314, 361, 366 in Asia, 314, 337 in Brunei, 366 in Ceylon, 336 in India, 256-7, 284, 293, 294, 302-303, 306, 319, 337, 339, 343, 361, 382, 393-4 in Latin America, 299, 361, 366, 382 in Mentawai, 344 in the New World, 189, 193, 280 requires re-orientation in thinking, 348 see also Teaching Cook Islands, 153 Corsica, 358 Costa Rica, 191, 241, 256, 274, 344, 377, 403, 408 Countries Arab, 396 Islámic, 103, 395, 396 number of, where Bahá'ís reside, 13, 18, 36, 92, 137, 263, 284, 342, 368, 415 opening of, 66, 85, 92, 194 Courier du Maroc, Le, 18 Courts, 169 Bahá'í, 169, 364 Israeli, 37 Morocco Supreme, 414-19 Muslim Sharí'ah, 329 United States Supreme, 419 Covenant, 199 Centre of, 4, 207, 240 firmness in, 37, 38, 61, 102-3, 200, 201, 425 Hands of the Cause to deepen Bahá'ís in, 210 power in the Cause, 93 Covenant-breakers, 79, 203-4, 223-6, 367, 374-6, 431-2 Aghsán declared, 35-6, 101, 234 association with, forbidden, 235-6 condemned in Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 212 expulsion of, by Hands of the Cause, 60, 61, 302, 211, 214 Haram-i-Aqdas purged of, 80 Hands of the Cause responsible for denouncing, 203 house of, at Bahjí completely effaced, 11, 51, 80 literature of, 236 spiritually diseased, 203 see also Enemies, of the Bahá'í Faith; and Remey, Charles Mason Covenant-breaking, significance of, 371 Cradle of the Administrative Order, see United States Cradle of the Faith, see Persia Crises, 56, 57, 96-7, 135, 184, 193 give rise to victories, 222, 223, 225, 226, 230, 244, 351 gravity of, facing believers, 122 see also Victories Crusade, see Ten Year Crusade Cuba, 241, 256, 274, 293, 302, 305, 403, 408 Cuna, 328 Curaçao, 279 Custodians, resident in the Holy Land ("The Custodians of the Bahá'í World Faith"), xix, 5-6, 37, 404 absent from Haifa, 226 activities of, 164, 229, 298 assets of Faith placed in care of, 11, 33 Bahá'ís rally around, 103, 107, 113 burden on, 68, 79, 100, 169, 179, 182, 226 cable address of, 41 cannot all reside in Haifa permanently, 107-8 commentary on News Letter, 298-9 Covenant-breakers, responsibility of regarding, 203, 211 Declaration by, releasing them from functions (June 7, 1963), 433 finances of, 33 functions of, devolve to the Universal House of Justice, 430 International Bahá'í Council to work under direction of, 168 joint meetings with International Bahá'í Council, 285-7 minutes of (excerpts), 287-91 program of, 285-6 lawyer to (Dr. Abraham Weinshall), 11, 40, 431 legal recognition of, 40-1, 162 legal title of, "The Custodians of the Bahá'í World Faith", 40, 78, 162 letter of recognition of, 40-1, 162 no officers, 12 not eligible for election to International Bahá'í Council, 168 powers and functions of, 30, 32-3, 34-5, 37, 39, 40, 43, 44, 49-50 responsibilities of, 99, 100 selected, 10, 12, 29-30, 31, 37, 42 alternate, Dr. Ugo Giachecy, 31-2, 33 certification of, 31-2 Hasan Balyuzi appointed, 361-2 purpose of, 78 Cyprus, 327 Czechoslovakia, 419 Dahl, Arthur, 202 Dahomey, 220 Daidanaw (Burma), 141, 155, 156 Daniel (Prophet), 123, 378-9, 381 Darakhshan, General Moneer, 203, 204, 212-13, 213, 223, 225 Davison, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, 302 Davison, Mr. and Mrs. Chester, 302 Dawn-breakers, 59 Americans spiritual descendants of, 93, 145, 259 Dayaks, 376 Delegates, 152, 361, 392 to International Bahá'í Convention, 390-1, 406-13, 420, 421, 426 to National Convention, 394-5, 403 Denmark, 284, 320, 352, 353, 403, 408 Dependencies, of countries, where Bahá'ís reside, 137, 263, 342, 368, 381 Dependencies, of Houses of Worship, 84, 95, 140, 238-9 Deputization, 311, 317-18 see also Joint Deputization Fund Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh, 36, 104, 112, 120, 169, 205, 251, 281, 379-80, 382 Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh, The, 109 Divine Plan, 13, 20, 60, 73, 75, 76, 78, 87, 92, 93, 97, 98, 103, 116, 120, 122, 146, 161, 169, 172, 181, 184, 193, 196, 259, 261, 284, 318, 341, 342, 352, 384 achievements of, 151-2, 279 effect of, 349 epochs of, 92, 263 execution of, entrusted to Americans, 93-4, 103, 413 provisions of, 277 purpose of, 279-80 stages of, 353, 360 Dominica, 220 Dominican Republic, 44, 256, 274, 409 acquisition of Temple site, 187 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 goal assigned to, 279 International School in, 191 Ugo Giachery to attend National Convention in, 241 Donat, Jean, 367, 375 Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O., 419 Dreyfus, Hippolyte, 87 Dunn, Clara ("Mother" Dunn), iv, v, xxiii, 1, 4, 9, 27 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9 passing of, 245 Dunn, Hyde (John H. Hyde-Dunn), xxii, 245 Dust, Sacred, 59, 73, 85, 117, 236, 250, 251, 253 East and West, 184, 359 Bahá'ís of, see Bahá'ís, East and West meeting place of, 158, 159 Easter Islands, 279 Eastern Europe, 358-9 Eastern Hemisphere, 337, 341, 353, 360 East Pakistan, 190 see also Pakistan and West Pakistan Ecuador, 42, 139, 241, 256, 274, 302, 367, 409 American Indians in, 270, 305, 329 goal assigned to, 279 Egypt, 57, 144, 228 Egypt and Sudan, National Spiritual Assembly of, 57 Elections, Bahá'í, 234, 396 first international Bahá'í, 267 nature of, 390, 392 person deprived of voting rights cannot attend, 296 quotations of Shoghi Effendi about, 392 El Salvador, 222, 241, 256, 274, 409 Embryonic World Commonwealth of Bahá'u'lláh, see World Commonwealth of Bahá'u'lláh Endowments, 266 at the World Centre, 286, 288, 290 funding of, by Amelia Collins, 333 in Africa, 57, 58, 220, 266 in Europe, 355 in Laos, 187 in Latin America, 277 in South Pacific, 152 number of, 82, 85, 92, 103 Ten Year Crusade goal for, completed, 138 transferred to Custodians or other Bahá'í bodies, 62 Enemies, of the Bahá'í Faith, 25, 71, 79, 91, 96, 167, 185, 208, 347, 367, 372, 374-5 see also Covenant-breakers England, 1, 2, 7, 27, 29, 84, 140, 267, 294, 367, 374 see also British Isles English language, 36, 267, 405, 422, 423 Enrolment, in Bahá'í Faith, 318, 319-20, 350, 356, 425 Epochs, 92, 195, 388 Eritrea, 267 Eskimos, 95, 238, 270, 381 Esslemont, John E., xxii, 227 Ethiopia, 267, 398 Ethnic groups, 262-3, 383 all to be represented at World Congress, 290, 342, 405 Bahá'ís to come from all, 119, 129, 240, 268, 271, 345 in Europe, 357, 422 Mongolian extraction, 157 of the Pacific, 153 see also Indigenous people, Races and Tribes Europe, 17n, 22, 69, 70, 81, 98, 99, 116, 158, 213, 341, 372, 420 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to, 87, 158, 163, 306, 328, 353, 359 achievements of the United States in, 360 acquisition of sites for Houses of Worship, 355 Bahá'ís of, 163, 340 Bahá'u'lláh's sojourn in 353 Continental Fund for, 134 Conventions held in, 136, 339 Eastern, 358-9 endowments in, 355 European civilization, 87, 103, 194, 268, 359 first European martyr, 359 first recognized Bahá'í marriage in, 82 France first place in to have Bahá'ís, 87 funds given for teaching work in, 134 goal cities in, see Ten Year Crusade, goals of goal countries in, 87, 88, 95, 120, 133-4, 137, 186, 242, 263, 340 election of National Spiritual Assemblies in, 352-60 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, 144, 168, 231, 284, 362-3 message to National Conventions of, 334-5, 352-60 Hands of the Cause resident in, 4, 6, 65, 203, 210-11 Conference of, 124, 140 Hands of the Cause to assist, 169, 321, 328 home front, 145, 266, 321 Intercontinental Conferences in, 3, 73, 102-6, 110, 112, 142, 359 see also Intercontinental Conferences islands encircling, 354 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 81, 137, 186, 263, 343 number of, to be tripled, 362-3 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, 144, 168, 194, 221, 230, 266, 293, 354 incorporation of, 362-3 number of, to be quadrupled, 362-3 materialism of, 87, 194 Mother Temple of, see Frankfurt, House of Worship in National Hazíratu'l-Quds in, 354-5 National Spiritual Assemblies of, funds contributed by Hands of the Cause to launch National Funds, 335 incorporation of, 362-3 Moroccan situation, communications regarding, 397-8, 414-20 territories allocated to, 357-8 to be elected at Ridván 1962, 120, 194, 221, 231, 266, 293, 320, 352, 353-4, 360 pioneers for, 161, 181, 230, 268, 340, 353-4, 357 racial minorities in, 357 Regional Assemblies of, 355 Shoghi Effendi's visits to, 353 spiritual revival of, 359 summer schools in, 376 visit of 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, 321, 339 visit of Leroy loas, 241, 321 visit of Shu'á'u'lláh 'Alá'í, 294 visit of William Sears, 99 wellspring of American culture, 359 European Campaign, 359 European Teaching Committee (of the United States), 88, 338 European Temple Fund, 358 Faizi, Abu'l-Qásim, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 68, 208, 226 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 31n assigned to the Holy Land, in 1963, 427 absent from Haifa, 226 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-7, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 consultation with National Spiritual Assembly of France regarding Mason Remey, 197 investigates Covenant-breakers in Chile, 375, 376 sent to France to protect the Faith, 203, 204, 227 visit to Bolivia, 372 visit to Latin America, 321 Falkland Islands, 381 Fatheazam, Hushmand, 426, 429 Featherstone, H. Collis, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1 attends National Conventions in Latin America, 294 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166, 170, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 travels of, 327, 376 visits Maoris, 132, 181, 219 visit to Africa, 432 visit to Hawaii and South Sea Islands, 294 visit to Pacific Islands, 376 Ferraby, Dorothy, 325, 329 Ferraby, John, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 12 acting as substitute Custodian, 68, 107 attends National Conventions in Norway and British Isles, 320, 339 communications signed by, iv, 28, 31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 Secretary of British National Spiritual Assembly, 68 selected Custodian residing in the Holy Land, 165 Fiji, 152, 153, 190, 191, 398 Fillon, Bernardo, 203, 212-13, 215, 223, 225, 371 Fillon, Tony, 367 Finland, 48, 320, 381 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 National Spiritual Assembly of, 340, 409 election of, 352, 353, 354 teaching conferences in, 190 to teach in Baltic states, 357 travels of Adelbert Mühlschlegel to, 179 Firesides, 311, 374 Five Year Plan (French), 88-9 Florida, 431 Formative Age, 169, 251, 281, 314, 340, 381 second epoch of, 92, 388 Formosa, 47 Four Year Plans, 150, 153-4, 156, 159 France, 16, 84, 215 Abu'l-Qásim Faizi sent to, 203, 204 American pioneers to, 88 Bahá'ís, 203 majority of, repudiate claim of Mason Remey, 204 commemoration of visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 328 consultation with Dr. 'Alí-Muhammad Varqá, 371 first native French Bahá'í, 87 first place in Europe to have Bahá'ís, 87 goals for, 89 National Spiritual Assembly of, 81, 88, 409 election of, 86 election of new (May 1960), 208 dissolved, 203, 204 incorporation of, 89 letter from Custodians on election of first, 86-9 pledge of loyalty to Hands of the Cause and Custodians, 89-90 removing voting rights of defectors, 214 National Teaching Conference in, 141 number of Bahá'ís, 88 teaching conferences in, 190 television broadcast in, 190 visit of Shu'á'u'lláh 'Alá'í, 294 Frankel, Jeanne, 81, 180-1 Frankfurt, Germany, 14, 143, 228 Conference at, 236 House of Worship in (Mother Temple of Europe), 14, 15, 40, 58, 59, 104, 110, 195, 229, 236, 238, 241, 245, 256, 267, 268, 273, 298, 313, 314, 315, 339, 346, 355, 358, 365, 366, 383, 404, 425 Amelia Collins to lay comer-stone of, 241 comer-stone, laying of, 236, 238, 245, 249-50, 253, 267 cost of, 242-3, 254, 268, 366 design of, approved by Shoghi Effendi, 268 Fund for construction of, inaugurated by Hands of the Cause, 250 funds raised for, 110-11, 112, 143 funds required for, 105, 182, 242-3, 250, 253-5, 315, 339, 346, 358 opposition to, from church, 187, 221, 238, 268 opposition to, overcome, 236, 253 progress of building, 182, 221, 236, 238, 250, 253-4, 256, 268, 365, 366, 425 services of commemoration to be heid in, 365, 366 silent teacher, 358 work on, begins, 236, 238 work on, yet to begin, 119, 195 Intercontinental Conference 1958 in, 39, 102-6, 110-11, 112, 142, 359 funds raised at, 110 message to, 102-6 teaching conferences in, 84, 141, 190 Freedom, 87 of religion, 228, 398, 415, 417, 418, 419 of speech, 417 French Equatorial Africa, 59 French Guiana, 279 French Morocco, 138 French Union, 220 Friends' World Committee for Consultation, The, 416-17 Furútan, 'Alí-Akbar, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 405 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42 assigned to the Holy Land, in 1963, 427 attends National Conventions in Brazil and Uruguay, 242, 294 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 Declaration by the Custodians to the Universal House of Justice, 433 visit to European home front, 321, 327, 339 visit to Persia, 179 visit to Turkey, 124 Galapagos, 279 Gambia, 138 Gardens, in Holy Land, 9, 11, 136, 142, 180, 219, 243 at Bahjí, 80, 425 Gate, on "arc", 80 General Assembly, of the United Nations, 373, 397, 398 Germany, 1, 14, 15, 27, 29, 43 Adelbert Mühlschlegel returns to, 203, 213 Bahá'ís of, loyal, 213 bonds with Austria, 158, 159 funds given for teaching work in, 134, 163 Hands of the Cause to visit, 242 home front of, 120, 129-30, 144, 242, 317, 341 House of Worship in, see Frankfurt, Germany, House of Worship in Intercontinental Conference 1958 in, 39, 110, 112, 142 message to, 102-6 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, 129-30, 144-5, 361 National Spiritual Assembly, 213, 409 approach to Turkish Ambassador, 306-9 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 202 opposition to Faith in, 187, 221, 238, 268 pioneers from, 181 responsibilities and honours of, 181 teaching campaign to be launched, 129-30 teaching conferences in, 84, 141, 190 to assist other European countries, 163 visit of Leroy loas, 372 Germany and Austria, localities where Bahá'ís reside, 81, 137, 186, 263, 343 National Spiritual Assembly of, 29, 43-4, 129-31 Ghana, 59 Ghosn, see Ghusn Ghusn (Branch, plural Aghsán), explanation of, 232-3 Giachery, Ugo, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1 appointed alternate Custodian, 31-2, 33, 68, 107 attends National Conventions in Italy and Switzerland, 320 in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, 241 communications signed by him, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 sealing of Shoghi Effendi's safe, 26 illness of, 203, 227, 328, 376 membership of International Bahá'í Council, 5 supervises publication of Crusade map, 376 travels to Central America, 124, 131, 179, 227, 294 visit to Europe, 328 visit to Haiti and Venezuela, 294 Gibson, Amoz, 202, 426, 429 Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 115, 152-3, 189, 191, 293 Gilbertese (Gilbert Islanders), 153, 189 Giving, spiritual significance of, 358 Goal countries, of Europe, see Europe, goal countries of Goals, of Ten Year Crusade, see Ten Year Crusade, goals of God Passes By, 223, 225, 226 Golden Age, 112, 184, 381, 388, 426 Gonzalez, Eduardo, 302 Government, 387, 418 obedience to, 18, 369, 374, 397 Great Britain, see British Isles and England Greater Antilles, International Schools of, 191 National Convention of, 201 National Spiritual Assembly of, 167, 256 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 44, 201 visit of Enoch Olinga, 242, 294 visit of William Sears, 219 see also Antilles Greater Branch (Muhammad 'Alí), 233 Great Jubilee, 94 Great Northern Cemetery, London, 8 "Great Republic of the West", 93, 103 see also United States Greece, 84-5, 366 Green Acre, 84 Greenland, 381 Gregory, Louis, xxii Grenada, 279 Grossmann, Hermann, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1 attends National Conventions in Argentina and Chile, 241 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 128-23, 266-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 Hand of the Cause for the Western Hemisphere, 179 knowledge of Spanish language, 295 visit to South America, 124, 131, 219, 294-5, 327, 376 will reside in Latin America, 165, 179 Groups, Bahá'í, 66, 144, 153, 179, 261, 355, 360, must become Local Spiritual Assemblies, 312, 338 must be maintained, 278 number of, 74, 86, 89, 150, 153, 156, 183, 361, 378, 383 Guardian, The, 417-18 Guardianship, xxi, 9, 16, 223, 225 discussion of, to be limited, 177 established by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 232-3, 235 future of, 99, 169, 216 Universal House of Justice to decide upon, 169 Hands of the Cause expected false claims to be made, 226 infallibility of, 205 rank of, 173 statement of Custodians on, 100-2, 169 statements regarding present stage of, refrain from publishing, 177 Udo Schaefer's document on, 216-17 see also Shoghi Effendi Guatemala, 187, 241, 256, 270, 274, 279, 409 Guatemala City, Youth Congress in, 191 Guillon, Fabienne, 371, 374-5 Gypsies, 95 Hadhramaut, Territory of, 46 Hainan Island, 185 Haiti, 139, 141, 191, 241, 256, 274, 409 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 goal assigned to, 279 importance of, 262 visit of Ugo Giachery, 294 Hakím, Dr. Lutfu'lláh, 287, 289, 306 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282, 291 elected to the Universal House of Justice, 426, 429 Hanafi, school of Sunni Islám, 307 Hanbali, school of Sunni Islám, 307 Hands in the Holy Land, 426-7, 428 meeting with Bahá'í Department, Ministry of Religions, 431-2 Hands of the Cause of God, illus. v, vi acting as substitute Custodians, 31-2, 33, 107, 108, 142, 162, 179 activities of, 164, 229, 298, 404 African, 4, 6, 27, 57, 251, 287 American, statement issued by, 69, 98-9, 101 annual meetings of, see Conclaves of the Hands of the Cause appointment of, by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, xxii by Bahá'u'lláh, xxii by Shoghi Effendi, xxii-xxiv, 1, 2-5, 6, 29, 31, 36, 45, 46, 49, 72, 78 appointment of Auxiliary Boards, 3, 6, 36, 78 appreciation of, for International Bahá'í Council, 421 appreciations of, 428 Asian, 69, 215 ask not to be considered for membership of the Universal House of Justice, 321-22, 392-3 assignments of, 298, 404 attendance of, at Convention to elect Universal House of Justice, 298 attendance of, at formation of National Spiritual Assemblies 1962, 298 attendance of, at funeral of Shoghi Effendi, 8 attendance of, at National Conventions 1961, 241-2, 257 attendance of, at World Congress, 298, 405-6 Australian, 310 authority of, iii, 2 Bahá'ís rally around, 103, 111, 112, 167 Bahá'ís turn to, 100 black Hands of the Cause, 57 burden on, 68, 79, 120, 239, 243 call for closer and swifter cooperation from National Spiritual Assemblies, 120 call for election of the Universal House of Justice, xxi, 166, 321 call International Convention, 429 "Chief Stewards", 1, 29, 35, 36-7, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 72, 78, 100, 102, 107, 120, 172, 201, 235, 283, 367, 429, 433 high station of, 70 responsibility of, to cast out Covenant-breakers, 217, 236 responsibility of, to make general statement, 60, 65, 99-100 collaboration with National Spiritual Assemblies, 173, 367 request term "Revered Hands" not be used, 326-7, 329 statistical pamphlet issued by, 377 Haney, Paul E., illus. v, vi, iv, xxiv, 1, 10, 16, 68 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42 assigned to the Holy Land, in 1963, 427 attends National Conventions in Mexico and Wilmette, 241-2, 294 in Spain and Portugal, 320, 339 communications signed by, iv, 28-32, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 Declaration by the Custodians to the Universal House of Justice, 433 visit to United States, 294 Haram-i-Aqdas, 35, 180 purification of, 50, 51, 80 transfer of title deeds to properties within, 50, 80 Harvey, Donald, 203, 212-13, 215, 223, 224, 225 Hassan II, King of Morocco, 414-20 Hawaii, 152, 294 Hazíratu'l-Quds destruction of, in Burma, 156, 192 in Africa, 57, 58, 188 in Ceylon, 336, 338 in Europe, 354-5 in Jamaica, 302 in Panama, 328 in South Pacific, 152, 153, 154, 189 local (Bahá'í Centres), 207, 220, 266 closure of, by Egyptian Government, 228 national, funding of, by Amelia Collins, 333 number of, 82, 85, 92, 103, 138, 143, 220 Helicopter, 221 Heroes and heroines, 86, 92, 106, 116, 121, 195, 266 Heroic Age, 244, 259, 381, 382 Hindus, 190 History, 223, 225, 226 Hofman, David, 325, 329, 426, 429 Hofman, Marion, 328 Holland, 141, 284, 320, 352, 353, 403, 411 Holley, Horace, illus., v, iv, xxiii, 1, 12, 64, 117 communications signed by him, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70 health of, 226-7 suffers heart attacks, 132 passing of, 217-18, 226-7, 239 selected Custodian residing in the Holy Land, 165 Holy Days, recognition of, 74, 82, 139, 188, 265, 278, 345, 357 Holy Land, 37, 149, 219, 385 arrival of members of the Universal House of Justice in, 428 centre of unity to be maintained in, 68 Hands of the Cause resident in, xix, 4, 5, 6, 27, 426-7 see also Custodians, resident in the Holy Land International Convention held in, 321, 396 international endowments in, 6 message of Shoghi Effendi regarding, 64 Spiritual and Administrative heart of Faith fixed in, 78 Holy Places, 9, 25, 39, 142, 149, 180 Holy Year, 78, 122-3, 380 Home for the Aged, Wilmette, 84, 95, 140, 238 Home front, 103, 104, 144, 146, 160, 163, 170, 172, 266, 315, 339, 341, 384 American, 94, 341, 360, 361 Australian, 120, 144, 242, 310-12, 317, 341, 364, 369 British Isles, 120, 144, 242, 317, 328, 341, 361 Canadian, 120, 144, 179, 242, 317, 329, 341, 361 consolidation of, 272, 273 goals, 183, 241, 298 goals of Germany, 129-30 Hands of the Cause to assist, 120, 241, 321 importance of, 310-11 lagging behind, 195 pioneers required for, 105, 318 teaching, 425 travelling teachers needed for, 121 victory on, 360 Honduras, 139, 191, 241, 256, 274, 305, 410 Hong Kong, 47, 327 Houses of Justice, 387-8 see also Local Spiritual Assemblies, National Spiritual Assemblies, Secondary Houses of Justice and Universal House of Justice Houses of Worship, 13-15, 58, 164, 170, 192, 267 'Abdu'l-Bahá's description of, 254-5 acquisition of properties for, 82-3, 89, 103, 139, 150, 154, 187, 220, 265, 346, 355 financing of, by National Spiritual Assemblies themselves, 165 Latin America, 277 New Zealand, 74 number of, 187, 265, 346 on Mount Cannel, 333 supplementary sites, 139, 265 token site only, 164 see also Mother Temples Asian, 383 blessings flow from, 346, 358 completion of, 118-19, 167 Dependencies of, 84, 95, 140, 238-9 designs chosen by Shoghi Effendi, 85, 105 erection of, 195, 267, 345 in Africa, 40, 58, 59, 104, 110, 238, 267, 313 in Australia, 40, 58, 59, 73, 104, 110, 238, 267, 304, 309-12, 313, 346 in Europe, 40, 58, 59, 104, 110, 236, 238, 253, 267, 313, 346, 355, 365 funds raised for, 110, 112, 132, 136, 143 funds required for, 96, 105, 119, 254, 346 importance of, 104-5 in 'Ishqábád, 227, 383 registration of sites of, 159 silent teachers, 104, 180, 252, 267, 345, 358, 383 to be built during Ten Year Plan, 73 to be built in every country, 139 see also Frankfurt, Kampala, Sydney, Wilmette and Mother Temples Humanity, 51, 75, 385 losing touch with spiritual reality, 72 oneness of, 84, 267, 281 privileges of, 121 responsibilities of, 121 service to, 95 spiritual and material welfare of, 315 trials and struggles of, 75, 91 unity of, 36 Human rights, 228, 417, 419 freedom, 87 of religion, 228, 398, 415, 417, 418, 419 of speech, 417 Human Rights Commission, 417 Human Rights Day, 415 Huqúqu'lláh, xxii Iberian Peninsula, National Spiritual Assembly of, 44, 134, 190, 204, 207 Ibn-i-Abhar, xxii Ibn-i-Asdaq, xxii Illinois, 49 Incas, 270 Incorporation, of Spiritual Assemblies, 74, 82, 83, 89, 96, 103-4, 138, 150, 153, 157, 159, 186, 189, 195, 264, 278, 300, 338, 345, 357, 362-3 India, 44, 84, 138-9, 190, 272, 347 Bahá'í schools in, 238 Bahá'ís of, 284 home front of, 120, 144 Jamál Effendi journeyed to, 155 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 361, 394 Indian membership of, 284 to be formed in, 145, 221 mass conversion in, 256-7, 284, 293, 294, 302-3, 306, 319, 337, 339, 343, 361, 366, 374, 393-4 National Spiritual Assembly of, 201, 337, 398, 410 number of Bahá'ís in, 302, 366, 374, 393-4 radio broadcast of Sacred Writings in, 190 spiritual receptivity of, 347 teaching conferences in, 190, 327 visit of Collis Featherstone, 327 visit of Jalál Kházeh, 294, 321, 327, 339 visit of Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, 327 visit of Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, 241 India and Burma, National Spiritual Assembly of, 44-5, 57 teaching conferences in, 141 Indian, American, see American Indians Indian Ocean, 138, 272, 336, 341, 381 Indians (India), 267, 284 Indian sub-continent, 157, 372 Hands of the Cause visit, 179 increase in numbers of Bahá'ís in, 270, 366, 382, 393-4 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 81-2, 137, 186, 263-4, 343, 394 visit of Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, 376 Indigenous people, 115, 150, 186 importance of, 189, 357 of Pacific are delegates, 152 see also American Indians, Ethnic groups, Races and Tribes Individuals, responsibilities of, 94-5, 121-2, 145, 170, 196, 240-1, 243, 273, 292, 310-12, 317-18 Indonesia, 2, 22, 27, 83, 138 acquisition of site for House of Worship, 83 burial ground acquired in, 138 Intercontinental Conference 1958, 39 localities in, 161 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 221 mass conversion in, 238, 256, 319 military government in, bans Bahá'í activity, 329 number of Bahá'ís, 140, 189, 221, 305 schools, 221 teaching conferences in, 191 see also Singapore Infallibility, 37, 78, 120 conferred, 205 Most Great, 205 of the Universal House of Justice, see Universal House of Justice, infallibility of use of term in publicity, 396 Institutes, Bahá'í, 140, 190-1, 281 Institutions, of the Bahá'í Faith, see Administrative Order, institutions of Intercontinental Conferences, 6 announcement of, 3, 91 called by Shoghi Effendi, 3, 12, 37, 39, 50, 56, 59, 62, 73, 81 purpose of calling, 71, 104, 112 first European, 359 funds raised at, 62, 81, 85, 110, 112, 143 of 1953, 3, 73, 90, 112, 380-1 Africa, 3, 73, 250-1, 271, 345 Chicago, 90-1, 93 significance of, 381 of 1958, 37, 39, 50-1, 56, 61, 62, 112-14, 142-3 activities at, 143 attendance of Hands of the Cause at, 12 attended by large numbers of Bahá'ís, 103, 110, 112, 114, 118, 142 Chicago, 65, 69, 90-8, 142 Frankfurt, 102-6, 110, 112, 142, 359 funds raised at, 62, 81, 85, 112, 143 impact of, 81 Kampala, 56-60, 114 Singapore, 111-16, 142, 143 Sydney, 39, 72-5, 81, 85, 112, 143 spirit released by, 114 success of, 118 International Archives, 19, 142, 180 completion of, 80, 302 Tablets in, 180 tax exemption of, 80 work on, 302, 327 International Bahá'í Convention, see International Convention International Bahá'í Council appointed Council, 5, 20, 107, 388 Custodians to act through, 33 five Hands of the Cause members of, 5-6 officers of, 5, 28 seals apartment of Shoghi Effendi elected Council, 229, 366, 372 agenda for, 289 all Bahá'ís eligible for election to, 168, 267 appreciation of, 421 assignments of, 286 budget for, 289 Congress Arrangements Committee to report to, 325, 329, 405 election of, 164, 168, 169, 242, 245, 249, 267, 282, 285, 291 announcement to Israeli authorities and world at large, 289-90 financial responsibility for World Centre given to, 286, 288 functions of, 168, 242, 286, 287, 298-9 funds required for, 243 joint meetings with Custodians, 285-7 letter to, from Custodians, 285 membership of, 267, 282, 287 minutes of meetings (excerpts), 287-91 office of, No. 10 Persian Street, 286 officers of, 289, 290, 295 repudiation of claims of Mason Remey, 223, 225, 296-7 Terms of Reference of, 287, 288, 289 timetable of meetings of, 288 working closely with Custodians, 374 evolution of, 37-8, 206, 285, 314 forerunner of the Universal House of Justice, 5, 36, 205, 285, 314 not infallible, 242 temporary body, 205 to forge links with State of Israel, 6, 33, 37, 168, 286, 288, 289-90 International Convention (World Convention), 20-1, 298, 366-7, 374, 404, 433 attendance at, 333, 375, 390-1 attendance of Hands of the Cause at, 364 called by Custodians on behalf of the entire body of the Hands of the Cause, 429 delegates to, 390-1, 420, 421, 423, 426 listed, 406-13 in Holy Land, 321, 385 presentation of the Universal House of Justice to, 430 program for, 424-5 role of Hands of the Cause at, 423 statement of Hands of the Cause concerning, 429-30 tellers, 429-30 International House of Justice, use of term for publicity, 396 International League for the Rights of Man, 415-16 International Teaching Centre, xxi, 19 Interpretation, 101, 171 authorized, 205 of Proclamation of Hands of the Cause, 60, 65, 69, 98 loas, Leroy C., illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 208, 405 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42 absent from Haifa, 226 assigned to the Holy Land, in 1963, 427 communications signed by him, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23 sealing of Shoghi Effendi's safe, 26 illness of, 64, 68, 226, 228 letter regarding actions on passing of Shoghi Effendi, 25 membership of International Bahá'í Council, 5 visits Europe, 241, 294, 321, 372 visit to London, 306 loas, Sylvia, 25, 282, 287, 289, 291 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 elected Vice-President of International Bahá'í Council, 289 Írán, National Spiritual Assembly of, 15, 28, 68, 148, 337, 398, 403, 410 appreciation of Custodians for, 424 Hands of the Cause to assist, 169 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 45-6, 201 properties in Holy Land registered in the name of, 142 work of, in Africa, 57 see also Persia 'Iráq, 255, 424, 426 home front of, 144 National Spiritual Assembly of, 148, 337, 410, 420 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 46, 207 work of, in Africa, 57 Ireland, 267 'Ishqábád, House of Worship in, 227 Islám, xx, 17, 18, 148, 271, 307-8, 359, 398, 416, 417, 418 Islands, 145, 184, 262, 368, 381 conversion of island people, 114 number of, where Bahá'ís reside, 137, 189, 263, 342, 381 of Europe, 354 of the Pacific, 152, 270, 271, 272, 381 opened to the Faith, 92, 194 pioneers required for, 105 Ismu'lláhu'l-Asdaq, xxii Isolated believers, 66, 74, 86, 89, 170, 273, 312, 355, 360 see also Localities (centres) Israel, State of, 44, 180, 396 Bahá'í Department, Ministry of Religions, 208, 431-2 Bahá'í World Centre in, 395-6 cooperation of, 79 expropriation of properties of Covenant-breakers, 80 Foreign Office, 372 International Bahá'í Council's work with, 6, 33, 37, 168, 286, 288, 289-90 Minister of Religions, 208, 289 President of, 208, 289, 432 Prime Minister of, 289, 432 prominence of Bahá'í properties in, 180 recognition of stewardship of Hands of the Cause, 167 sympathy of, on passing of Shoghi Effendi, 79 Israel branches of National Spiritual Assemblies, 33, 50, 80, 143-4 members of Universal House of Justice are members and managers of, 431 Italian Somaliland, 141 Italy, 1, 5, 27, 46, 84, 141, 221, 302, 320 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 allocation of goal territories, 358 election of National Spiritual Assembly, 352, 353, 410 Germany to assist, 163 teaching conference in, 190 visit of 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, 317 Italy and Switzerland, National Spiritual Assembly of, 46, 134, 163, 201, 306-9 Jack, Marion, 359 Jalali, sect of Sunni Islám, 307 Jamaica, 241, 256, 262, 274, 277, 278, 294, 302, 410 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 goal assigned to, 279 Jamál Effendi, 155 Janner, Sir Barnet, 366 Japan, 1, 27, 47, 138, 143, 190, 272, 341, 398 acquisition of Temple site, 187 Hands of the Cause visit, 180 radio and television broadcasts in, 190 recognition of Holy Days, 139 spiritual axis with Australia, 73 teaching conferences in, 190 Jarráh, 'Abdu'l-Rahmán, 366 Java, 161, 221 Jerusalem, 431 Jerusalem Post, The, 26-7 Jesus Christ, 305, 359, 419 Jewish Board of Guardians in Britain, 366 Joint Deputization Fund, 145-6, 161, 193, 266, 347 Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of, 46 Jowett, Professor Benjamin, 419 Juan Femandez, 279 Jubilees, 381, 383 see also Most Great Jubilee Kaaba, 385 Kampala, Uganda, 14, 15, 29, 267 Bahá'í Publishing Trust in, 188 burial ground acquired in, 138 House of Worship in (Mother Temple of Africa), 14, 15, 40, 58, 59, 96, 104, 110, 112, 143, 182, 187, 238, 241, 249, 250-3, 256, 267-8, 310, 313, 314, 383 dedication of, 182, 187, 221, 241, 249, 250-3, 256, 267 laying of foundation stone of, 59, 143 open to the public, 314 spiritual significance of, 251 visitors to, 253 Intercontinental Conference 1953, 345 Intercontinental Conference 1958, 39, 56-60, 62 funds raised at, 62, 81, 85 spirit released by, 114 teaching conference held in, 251-2 Kavelin, Borrah, 202, 287, 288 designated Member at Large of International Bahá'í Council, 289, 291 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 elected to the Universal House of Justice, 426, 429 Keating, Senator Kenneth B., 419 Kenya, 138, 161, 181 acquisition of property in, 187 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 305 number of Bahá'ís in, 188 teaching conferences in, 191 visit of Enoch Olinga to, 372 Kenyerezi, Max, 372 Khádem, Dhikru'lláh, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 376 attends National Conventions in Panama and Costa Rica, 241, 295 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 in the United States, 327 visits communities in Persia, 124, 327 visit to Alaska, 295 Khamsí, Mas'úd, 371, 375, 376 Khartoum North, Sudan, 138 Kházeh, Jalál, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiv, 1, 68 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 Declaration by the Custodians to the Universal House of Justice, 433 visit to India, 294, 321, 327, 339 visit to Persia, 327 Kikaya Hill, Kampala, 267 Kingdom of Heaven on earth, 57, 123, 136, 151, 184, 253, 383 King of Kings, 122 Kings and rulers, 49, 189, 259, 274 Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book), 8, 78, 97, 145, 219, 386, 388, 392, 426 Knights of Bahá'u'lláh, 21, 55, 81, 137, 185 Korea, 47, 305 Kuwait, 329 "Land of Mystery" (Adrianople), 148 Languages, African, 57, 58-9, 26 spoken by Hands of the Cause, 9 translations of Bahá'í literature into, see Literature, Bahá'í used at dedication of African House of Worship, 267 used at World Congress, 422-3 Laos, 187, 221 Lapps, 381 Latin America, 70, 98-9, 139, 347-9, 371 achievements of United States in, 360 acquisition of sites for Houses of Worship, 265, 276, 277 administrative evolution of the Faith in, 276 American Indians in, 189, 305, 343-4 see also American Indians Americans instructed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to take Faith to, 260 associates of North America in execution of Divine Plan, 262 Bahá'í Publishing Trust in, 325-6 Bahá'í schools in, 238 Bahá'ís of, 97 capital cities of, 276 consolidation in, 299-301 endowments, 277 funds given for teaching work in, 134 home front of, 145 goal cities in, 133 goals given to, in Ten Year Crusade, 262, 276-8 groups established in, 261, 278 Hands of the Cause to assist, 169 Hermann Grossmann to reside in, 165 history of the Faith in, 274-7 Indian believers, see American Indians localities where Bahá'ís reside, 82, 137, 186, 261, 263-4, 275, 278, 343 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 275 all goals achieved, 219-20, 238, 340 funds of, 278 incorporation of, 278 maintenance of, 278, 299 to be formed, 144, 168, 185, 192-4, 238, 243, 261 Mother Community of, is United States, 276, 360 National Spiritual Assemblies cooperation between, to continue, 277-8, 325-6 duties of, 281 formed at Ridván 1961, 167, 168, 186, 192-3, 238, 243, 255-6, 257-9, 264, 277, 284, 291, 293, 340, 343 formed during second Seven Year Plan, 275, 276, 340 funds of, 278 funds contributed by Amelia Collins, 335 funds contributed by Hands of the Cause to launch National Funds, 258 incorporation of, 278 letters from Custodians, 291-2, 299-301, 325-6 need for economy, 291-2 to be formed in every Republic of, 95, 120, 144, 276-5 unity of purpose of, 277 native travelling teachers, 280 number of Bahá'ís, increasing, 361, 382 pioneers for, 161, 181-2, 230, 266, 268 rapid evolution of Faith in, 261 Regional Spiritual Assemblies of, 134, 167, 193, 256, 277 success in, 193, 194 teaching in, 299-301 territories assigned to, 279 virgin, 276 visited by Martha Root, 275 visit of Abu'l-Qásim Faizi, 321 visit of William Sears, 219, 294 weakness of, 372 Latin Americans, spiritual receptivity of, 347 Laws, 119 Divine, 76 Mosaic, 321 of Bahá'í Faith, 92, 116 Universal House of Justice to legislate, 321, 387 Lawyers Dr. Abraham Weinshall, 11, 40, 431 for case of Moroccan Bahá'ís, 373 Lebanon, 46 Legislation, of Universal House of Justice, 205, 321, 386-7 Le Monde, 416, 417, 418 Les Phares, 417 Lesser Plan of God, 76 Liberia, 59, 83, 138, 141 Libya, 83, 138 Liechtenstein, 293, 358 Linfoot, Charlotte, 202 Literature, Bahá'í, 37, 181 dissemination of, 115, 279 future publication of, in Turkish, 150 translations of, 36, 57, 66, 103, 140, 144, 150, 156, 195, 265, 279, 345-6, 370 high standard of, 278 into Burmese, 156 into European languages, 187, 265, 357 into French, 357 into indigenous African languages, 57, 58-9, 187, 265 into indigenous American languages, 187, 265, 277-8, 281 into indigenous Asian languages, 187, 265 into indigenous Pacific languages, 75, 83, 140, 153 into Spanish, 325-6 into Turkish, 150 number of, 82, 83, 138, 140, 144, 186-7, 265, 383 see also Publications, Bahá'í Localities (centres), where Bahá'ís reside, 13, 40, 66, 81-2, 85, 86, 90, 92, 104, 137, 146, 153, 261, 263-4, 343-4, 394 geographic distribution, Africa, 58, 82, 137, 186, 263-4, 343, 378 Australasia, 81, 137, 139, 186, 263, 343 British Isles, 81, 137, 186, 263, 343 Canada, 81, 137, 186, 263, 343 Europe, 81, 263, 343, 362 Germany and Austria, 81, 137, 186, 263, 343 Indian sub-continent, 81-2, 137, 186, 263-4, 343, 394 Latin America, 82, 137, 186, 263-4, 343 Pacific area, 82, 83, 137, 139, 186, 189, 263-4, 343, 344 Persia, 82, 83, 137, 186, 263, 343 Philippines, 372, 377 South East Asia, 189 United States, 82, 137, 186, 263, 343 goal of five thousand, 137, 185-6, 263 goal of tripling number in Europe, 362-3 must be maintained, 278 need to increase number, 119, 129-30, 150, 153, 156, 172, 220, 312, 338 in Germany, 129-30, 263 number of, 161, 183, 185-6, 189, 220, 238, 263-4, 343, 344, 372, 378, 383, 394 pivots of Bahá'í teaching, 137 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 13, 27, 72, 164, 170, 207, 273, 319, 364, 387 all-Indian, 84, 140, 181, 281 bedrock of the pillars of the Universal House of Justice, 129, 133, 272 cable King of Morocco, 19 consolidation of, 89, 312, 338 contribution to International Fund an obligation of, 316 enjoined to complete Ten Year Crusade goals, 365-6 enrolment of new believers, 319-20 execution of Ten Year Crusade too slow, 133 formation of, 229, 231, 361 formation of, in last year of Ten Year Crusade, 339, 341-2, 361, 370, 394 foundation of Administrative Order, 137-8, 186, 264 funds of, 33 Hands of the Cause to help in creation of new, 124, 167-8 Houses of Justice, 387 importance of, to National Spiritual Assemblies, 133 in Africa, 57, 83, 139, 188, 220, 305, 345, 378 in Austria, 158, 159 in Central America, 131 incorporation of, 82, 83, 96, 103-4, 138, 150, 157, 159, 186, 186, 264, 278, 300, 338, 345, 357, 362-3 in Europe, 144, 168, 194, 221, 230, 231, 266, 293 number of, to be quadrupled, 362-3 in India, 284, 394 in Indonesia, 221 in Latin America, 144, 167-8, 185, 192-4, 219-20, 239, 261, 278, 340, 344 in Pacific, 139, 153, 189 in Persia, 45, 124, 161 in South East Asia, 220-21 in the United States, 220 in the Western Hemisphere, 220 maintenance of, 299, 425 must not be allowed to lapse, 86, 192 must not stifle teaching work, 319 need to increase number of, 89, 150, 153, 156, 159, 167-8 number of, 66, 74, 82, 83, 84, 86, 137-8, 140, 161, 183, 185, 186, 188, 189, 238, 264, 266, 314, 345, 376-7, 378, 383, 394 number yet to be formed during Ten Year Crusade, 119, 144-5, 177, 317 in Germany, 129-30 Persian women elected to, 144 pioneers build up, 230 pioneers the buttress of, 268 prerequisites for election of National Spiritual Assemblies, 144 purpose of, 130, 319 responsibility to lay foundation of the Universal House of Justice, 119, 129 strengthening of, 192 teaching the duty of, 172 to write to Moroccan Ambassadors, 398-9 Turkish, 149-50 Loeding, Sophie, 31 London, England, 354, 420, 428, 431 funeral of Shoghi Effendi in, 7, 8, 27, 35 grave of Shoghi Effendi in, 118, 135 Hasan Balyuzi in, 327 passing of Shoghi Effendi in, 11, 25, 26, 29, 353 visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to, 306 World Congress held in, 21, 22, 322, 324, 325, 342, 383, 398 Long, John, 325, 329 Lord of Hosts, 97, 122, 147, 152, 259, 272, 352, 360 Louisiana, 265 Love, 106, 147 essence of true religion, 384-5 of believers for Shoghi Effendi, 71, 77, 107, 114, 116 Loyalty, to Hands of the Cause and Custodians, 107, 198 pledges of, 41-50, 89-90, 198-202 Loyalty Islands, 153, 293, 305 Luxembourg, 84, 320, 352, 353, 403, 410 Macau, 47 Madagascar, 222 Madhya Pradesh, 270, 327 Madínatu'lláh (title referring to the city of Baghdád), 424 Máh-Kú, 59, 73 Maine, 84 Malaya, 83, 138, 187-8, 191, 256, 272 Malayan Archipelago, 181 Maleki, school of Sunni Islám, 307 Malkin, Seymour, 376 Maoris, 74, 132, 181, 219 Maps, 55, 63, 115, 376 Marangella, Joel, 203, 212-13 declared a Covenant-breaker, 223, 225 influence of, 216, 217, 224 removed as Board member, 214, 215 Mare Island, 305 Margarita Island, 279 Maritimes region, Canada, 84, 141 Marriage, Bahá'í performance of, legally, 278 recognition of Certificate, 74, 82, 138, 188, 265, 329, 345, 357, 415 Marshall Islands, 153 Martinique, 279 Martyrs, 77, 86, 106, 121, 194, 195, 251, 266, 381 first European, 359 Siyyid Mustafá Rumí, 156 Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, see Houses of Worship Mass conversion, see Conversion, mass Masses, 96, 193, 382 see also Conversion, mass Materialism, 87, 96, 115, 194, 269, 270, 349 Mauritius, 141, 191, 222, 432 Maxwell, William Sutherland, xxiii Maxwell House, 84 Mayas, 270 Mayberry, Florence, 202 Mazra'ih, Mansion of, 219, 366 Mediterranean Sea, 39, 180, 354, 359 Melanesia, 152 Memorial fund, 76, 132, 136 Memorial services, for Amelia Collins, 333 for Clara Dunn, 245 for Corinne True, 257 for Horace Holley, 218 for Shoghi Effendi, 7, 8, 26, 27, 35 Mentawai Islands, 22, 115, 138, 140, 189, 270, 305, 344 Mexico, 43, 191, 242, 256, 270, 274, 294, 302, 344, 410 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 first Indian believer, 220 mass conversion in, 366 Micronesia, 152 Middle East, 110, 322 Mid-Way Point of the Crusade map, 376 Mihdí, Mírzá, 233 Minorities, 357, 415 Miracles, 96 Molvai, sect of Sunni Islám, 307 Monaco, 358 Monde, Le, 416, 417, 418 Mongolia, 157, 272, 381 Morocco, 138, 293 Bahá'í prisoners in, 16-19, 366, 368-9, 373-4, 397-9, 414-20, 423 cables to U Thant regarding, 397 contacts with United Nations Association regarding, 397 court case, 368, 414-20 radio broadcast concerning, 397, 415 constitution of, 415, 417, 418, 419 earthquake, 222 freedom of religion in, 415, 417, 418, 419 French, 138, 141 International Zone, 141 King Hassan II of, 19, 373-4, 414-20 localities in which Bahá'ís reside, 415 Supreme Court, 414-19 Most Great Branch ('Abdu'l-Bahá), 233 see also 'Abdu'l-Bahá Most Great House, 165, 424 Most Great Infallibility, 205 Most Great Jubilee, 21, 94, 105, 122-3, 166, 173, 183, 192, 287, 314, 322, 325, 334, 341, 342, 358, 365, 366, 367, 370, 378, 382, 394, 395, 424, 425, 427 celebrations of, 377, 383-4 publicity should focus on, 395-6 significance of, 380-1 see also Bahá'u'lláh, Centenary of Declaration of "Most great separation", 148 Most Holy Book, see Kitáb-i-Aqdas Mother Temples, 59, 85, 96, 104-5, 115, 118-19, 154 funds for, 76, 85, 110, 112, 143, 250 provided by Amelia Collins, 333 of Africa, 59, 85, 96, 104, 110, 143, 182, 187, 238, 241, 249, 250-3, 256, 309 of Asia, 14, 251 of Australia (the Antipodes, Australasia), 14, 15, 73, 85, 96, 104, 110, 112, 143, 182, 187, 238, 241, 256, 304, 309 dedication of, 309-12, 313, 345 of Austria, 159 of Europe, 85, 96, 110, 119, 143, 182, 187, 236, 245, 249-50, 256, 358 special fund for construction of, 250 of the Pacific, 73, 154 of the West, 13-14, 251 Home for the Aged, first Dependency of, 84, 95, 140 of Venezuela, 346 see also Houses of Worship; Frankfurt, Germany; Kampala, Uganda; Sydney, Australia; and Wilmette, Illinois Mottahedeh, Mildred, 282, 287, 291, 325, 329 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 Mount Carmel, see Cannel, Mount Mozambique, 191 Mudaliar, Sir Ramaswami, K.C.S.I, 419 Muhájir, Rahmatu'lláh, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 2, 20, 372, 376 attends National Conventions in Paraguay and Bolivia, 241 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 transferred to Africa, 239 visit to Indians of Bolivia, 294 visit to Philippines, 294 visit to South East Asia, 320-1 visit to South Pacific, 320 will devote time to teaching in Asia and the Pacific, 320 Muhammad, 17n, 181, 270, 280, 385, 398 Muhammad 'Alí, 233 Muhammad-Hasan (Adíbu'l-'Ulamá; Adíb), xxii Muhammad-i-Qá'ini (Nabíl-i-Akbar), xxii Muhammad-Riday-i-Yazdí, Shaykh, xxii Muhammad Taqíy-i-Abharí, Hájí Mírzá (Ibn-i-Abhar), xxii Muhammad Taqíy-i-Isfahán, xxii Mühlschlegel, Adelbert, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 203, 213, 295 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42 attends European summer schools, 376 attends National Conventions in Sweden and Finland, 320 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 health of, 328, 376 substitute Custodian, 107 suffers heart attack, 132 travels to Scandinavia and Finland, 124, 132, 179, 203 Murday, Pouva, 81 Muslims, 4, 16, 17, 82, 190, 396 Mysore, India, 190 Nabíl-i-Akbar, xxii Naghshbandi, sect of Sunni Islám, 307 Nahai, Habib, 325, 329 Nakhjavání, 'Alí, 132, 287, 288, 302 elected President of International Bahá'í Council, 289, 291 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 elected to the Universal House of Justice, 426, 429 National Conventions, 64, 135, 230 appreciations of Hands of the Cause, 428 attendance of Hands of the Cause at, 241-2 date for, in 1963, 290, 322 delegates to, 77, 394-5 indigenous people of Pacific are, 152 first French, 89 Latin American, 257-8 messages of Custodians to, see Ridván Messages messages of Shoghi Effendi to, 75, 76, 135 statistical information provided at, 66 National Funds, xx, 150, 154, 157, 159, 278, 346, 377 funds contributed by Hands of the Cause to launch National Funds, 258, 335 National Spiritual Assemblies, 7, 13, 18, 27, 37, 72, 140, 145, 170, 273, 310, 319, 426 administrative detail, danger of involvement in, 130 African, 220 apportionment of delegates, 394-5 appreciations of Hands of the Cause, 428 asked to choose goal cities, 133-4 Bahá'ís rally around, 103, 113 cable King of Morocco, 19 cable U Thant regarding Moroccan situation, 397-8 capital or chief cities seats of, 138 collaboration with Hands of the Cause, 173, 367 date for election of, in 1963, 290, 322 elect International Bahá'í Council, 242, 267, 282 election of, a milestone, 337 election of, under aegis of American National Spiritual Assembly, 360 electoral college of the Universal House of Justice, 20, 38, 120, 321, 351, 387-8, 390, 396, 406-13, 429 enjoined to complete Ten Year Crusade goals, 365-6 European to be formed at Ridván 1962, 120, 194, 221, 231, 266, 293, 303, 314, 320, 321, 340, 353-4 first, of continental Europe, 88 formation of new, 124, 140, 144, 164, 169, 172, 192, 229, 230, 231, 241, 274, 284, 298, 360 formed at Ridván 1957, 82, 89 formed at Ridván 1958, 86 formed at Ridván 1959, 119, 137 formed at Ridván 1961, 274-81, 284 formed at Ridván 1962, 284, 314, 340 generals of the Ten Year Crusade, 92, 116 incorporation of, 74, 82, 96, 103-4, 150, 157, 159, 186, 278, 338, 345, 357, 362-3, 364 Israel branches of, 33, 50, 80, 143-4 Latin American, 261, 264, 274-81 listed, 274 to be formed at Ridván 1961, 95, 120, 144, 167, 168, 185, 186, 192-4, 220, 239, 243, 255-6, 257-9, 264, 293 letters from Custodians to, formed 1959, 148-60 Local Spiritual Assemblies prerequisites for election of, 144 members of, are electorate of the Universal House of Justice, 390 members of, attending the first International Convention, 375, 406-13 minutes of meetings, 63, 372 must develop world consciousness, 70 must not stifle teaching work, 319 must understand importance of World Centre, 192 number of, 13, 18, 20, 36, 40, 81, 83, 85, 92, 137, 186, 264, 314, 336, 341, 350 number yet to be formed during Ten Year Crusade, 119, 120, 177, 314 Palestine branches of, 33 Persian women elected to, 144 pillars of Universal House of Justice, 129, 133, 144, 149, 163, 167, 169, 193, 239, 243, 262, 268, 275, 277, 278, 284, 293, 300, 321, 336, 340, 341, 343, 353-4, 357, 391 pioneers to send reports to, 56 pledges of loyalty to Hands of the Cause and Custodians, 41-50, 89-90, 162, 198-204, 205, 206-8, 283 postal ballot of members of, to elect International Bahá'í Council, 168 purpose of, 130, 292, 319, 350 question to Custodians about future of Guardianship, 99-100 relationship to Hands of the Cause, 49-50, 239-40 reports of, 121, 219 semi-annual, 183, 334, 370 repudiate Mason Remey's claim to be second Guardian, 198-203, 223, 225 response to Conclave messages, 177 responsibilities of, 173, 240, 367 Secondary Houses of Justice, 340, 387 security of foundations of, 357 should not make rules and procedures, 296-7, 356 Six Year Plans of, 83, 95 three, Shoghi Effendi planned to form in 1959, 85 to commemorate Most Great Jubilee, 383 to focus on goals of the Ten Year Crusade, 195 to replace Regional Spiritual Assemblies 145 to send messages to newly-formed National Spiritual Assemblies, 255-6 to write to their Moroccan Ambassador, 398-9 see also names of individual National Spiritual Assemblies National Teaching Committees, to be formed, 130 Navajos, 377 Navidi, Azíz, 203, 397, 423 Nawnahalan, 420 Naw-Rúz, 131, 134 Negritos, 381 Negroes, 57, 83, 95, 114, 146, 269, 271, 381 Netherlands, The, 141, 284, 320, 352, 353, 403, 411 "New Bahá'í Era, A", 60-1, 64-6, 67, 69, 98-9, 101 New Brunswick, 84, 141 New Caledonia, 153, 305 New Hebrides, 75, 153 New Mexico, 431, 432 News, 73, 76, 78, 134 of Moroccan situation, 414-20 of World Centre, 80, 94, 131, 178 News Letters, from the World Centre, 178-82, 218-22, 286, 288, 298-301, 372 Newspapers, 190, 279, 289-90, 308 articles about Covenant-breakers, 431 articles about Moroccan situation, 414-20 New South Wales, 84, 191 New World Order, 351, 354 see also World Order of Bahá'u'lláh New Year, Bahá'í, 66 New York Herald Tribune, 415 New Zealand, 73, 139, 373 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 believers in, 73 "far-away and promising Dominion", 74 Hands of the Cause to visit, 242 home front of, 242 Local Spiritual Assemblies incorporation of, 74 to be formed in, 145 National Spiritual Assembly of, 398, 411 election of, 73, 74 incorporation of, 74 Israel branch of, 80 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 46, 207 opening of, 152 recognition of Bahá'í marriage, 345 Six Year Plan of, 74 teaching conferences in, 191 to purchase site for future House of Worship, 74 visit of Collis Featherstone, 132, 181, 219, 376 visit of Enoch Olinga, 132 Nicaragua, 191, 241, 256, 274, 302, 361, 403, 411 Nicobar Island, 81 Nineteen Day Feast, 222, 296, 425 Nine Year Plan, 20 Non-Governmental Organization, Bahá'í Faith recognized as, at U.N., 18, 415 see also Bahá'í International Community North Africa, 144 North America, 22, 142, 262, 293, 381 Bahá'ís of, 97, 280 to take Faith to Old World, 353 pioneers from, 230 tribes of, 140, 270-1, 280, 305, 344 see also Americas, the, and United States North East Africa, 46-7, 201, 411 North East Asia, National Spiritual Assembly of, 29, 47-8, 74, 139, 201, 403, 411 Northern Bavaria, 84 Northern Ireland, 140-1 Northern Rhodesia, 191 North Island, New Zealand, 191 North Pacific, 143, 179 North Sea, 272 North West Africa, National Spiritual Assembly of, 29, 411 cables U Thant regarding Moroccan situation, 397 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 220 number of Bahá'ís in, 139, 220 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 48, 207 properties of, 220 Norway, 320, 352, 353, 411 Noumea, New Caledonia, 305 Nuku'Alofa, Tonga Islands, 138 Nyasaland, 191 Obedience, 182, 240 to government, 18, 369, 374, 397, 398 Obote, Prime Minister Apollo Milton, of Uganda, 372 Oh San Sun, Mr., 305 Old order, 113 Olinga, Enoch, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 2, 4, 27, 320, 432 appointed Hand of the Cause, 57 attends National Conventions in Jamaica and Cuba, 241, 293 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 health of, 228 travels to New Zealand, 132, 153 travels to West Africa, 124, 131-2 successful teaching work in, 131 visit to Greater Antilles and Central America, 242, 294 visit to the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, 372, 376 Orientalists, 87 Ottoman Empire, 148 Oxford University, 21, 419 Pacific Islanders, 238, 347 Pacific Ocean, 138, 260, 305, 310, 341, 381 Pacific region, 73, 114, 262, 269, 271, 343, 347-9 American pioneers to, 152 Bahá'í schools in, 83, 238 Bahá'ís of, increase in number of brown race, 118 to contribute to the Funds, 243 to vie with African Bahá'ís, for palm of victory, 114, 137, 153, 189 burial grounds in, 83, 138 consolidation of Faith in, 139 Conventions held in, 136 conversion in, 114, 181, 238 ethnic groups of, 153, 270 expansion of Faith in, 139, 152-3, 189 future development of, 73-4 Hands of the Cause to visit, 242 indigenous people of, are delegates, 152 languages literature in, 83 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 82, 83, 137, 139, 186, 263-4, 343, 344 Local Spiritual Assemblies, number, 83, 139, 189 mass conversion in, 314 North Pacific, 143 number of Bahá'ís, 83, 269-70, 344, 382 Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir to devote time to teaching in, 320 Spiritual axis of, 73 teachers from, to Africa, 153 teaching work in, 74, 114, 154 victories in, 138 visit of Collis Featherstone, 376 see also South Pacific Islands, 153 Pagans, 4-5, 271 Pakistan, 16, 187-8 acquisition of site for House of Worship, 83 National Spiritual Assembly of, 48, 80, 201, 411 teaching conferences in, 84, 141, 190 visit of Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, 327 visit of Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, 241 see also East Pakistan and West Pakistan Pallés, Jorgé, 374-5, 376 Palm of victory, 114, 137, 147, 153, 189, 267 Pamo, Joseph, 432 Pamphlet, statistical, for World Congress, 377 Panama, 43, 84, 191, 241, 256, 274, 328, 374 enrolment of American Indians in, 344, 374 goal assigned to, 279 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 344 mass conversion in, 366 National Spiritual Assembly of, 328, 412 number of Bahá'ís, 361 Paraguay, 42, 84, 139, 141, 256, 274, 412 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir to attend National Convention, 241 teaching conferences in, 191 Paris, France, 86, 87, 213, 221, 328, 354 acts as Central Assembly for France, 203 visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to, 87, 328 Parsons, Ronald, 305 Passing of Shoghi Effendi, The (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum), 51 Persecution, of Bahá'ís in Islámic countries, 103 in Morocco, 16-19, 366, 368-9, 373-4, 397-9, 414-20, 423 in Persia, 14, 309, 348, 368 in Turkey, 306-9 Perseverance, 311 of Hands of the Cause, 133 of pioneers, 152, 193-4 Persia (Cradle of the Faith), 1, 14, 17, 19, 27, 28, 79, 108, 193, 194, 255, 267, 420 deputization project for, see Joint Deputization Fund earthquake in, 222 execution of Bahá'í in, in 1992, 14 Hands of the Cause to visit, 169 home front of, 120, 124, 144, 161 link between Africa and, 251 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 82, 83, 137, 186, 263, 343 Local Spiritual Assemblies of, 45, 161 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, 145 National Spiritual Assembly of, see Írán, National Spiritual Assembly of persecution of the Bahá'ís in, 14, 309, 348, 368 pioneers from, see Pioneers, Persian properties in, 71 teaching work in the Pacific, 152 travel restrictions in, 329 visits by Hands of the Cause, 124, 133, 179, 327 Persian-American Deputization Plan, see Joint Deputization Fund Persian language, 233, 267, 422 Persians, 142, 143, 251, 280, 329, 347 tribute to Bahá'ís of, 266, 424 Peru, 42, 138, 191, 241, 256, 264, 274, 302, 344, 403, 412 Pettypiece, Harper, 426 Phares, Les, 417 Philippine Islands, 138 localities in, 372, 377 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 361, 377 mass conversion in, 366 number of Bahá'ís, 361, 372 teaching conferences in, 191 tribes of, 372, 377 visit of Agnes Alexander, 327 visit of Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, 294 Philosophies, new, 160 Pilgrimage, 18, 329 in the time of Bahá'u'lláh, 141, 149 policy regarding visits to other Holy Places in Israel, 324 procedures for, 110 reopening of, 110, 141 to resting-place of Shoghi Effendi, 136 suspension of, 15, 333 Pilgrim houses, 9, 15, 287, 428 Pilgrims, 115, 124, 133, 182, 219, 281, 428 first party of, 87 meals taken, with Shoghi Effendi, 286 Pioneers, 21, 58, 88, 103, 130, 143, 145, 154, 160-1, 167, 170, 172, 181-2, 195, 229-31, 258, 273, 278, 299, 310-12, 318, 336, 337, 349, 355, 357, 359, 360, 377 African, 57, 59, 238, 251 American, 95, 222, 230, 266, 275, 340, 357 "ambassadors of Bahá'u'lláh's New World Order", 354 deputization project for, see Joint Deputization Fund in Central America, 131 Indians, 238 to Europe, 353-4, 357 to France, 88 to the Pacific region, 152 Australian, 74 Bolivian, 344 buttressing pillars of the Universal House of Justice, 318 from all ethnic groups, every stratum of society, 238 funds needed to maintain, 243, 268 to settle, 105, 134 Germans to send, 163 graves of, to be places of visitation in future, 194 home-front, 105, 318 importance of work of, 193 in second Seven Year Plan, 353 Intercontinental Conferences to increase flow of, 71 in the Pacific, 152 in Turkey, 149 letter to, from Custodians, 55-6 local, in Latin America and Europe, 230 looked to Shoghi Effendi for guidance, 184 may be forced to leave if circumstances change, 159 must stay at their posts, 146, 193, 303-4, 347-8, 363-4, 425 needed everywhere, 105, 121, 144, 192, 384 Europe, 181 for Central America, 131 Latin America, 181 number of, 238 perseverance of, 152, 193-4 Persian, 145, 150, 158, 179, 230, 266, 340, 354, 357, 424 pioneering the single most important service, 231 sacrifices of, 146 should learn local language, 150 should not lose heart, 347 support of, 74 to Europe, 353-4 to go to unspoiled regions of the world, 115 to Spitzbergen, 119, 137 to teach indigenous people, 150 vanguard of Bahá'u'lláh's advancing hosts, 192 volunteer at Intercontinental Conferences, 112 wider dispersal of, 269 Planet, Faith to envelop, 319, 382, 384, 388 forces transforming the face of, 350-1 spiritual conquest of, 147, 184, 193, 244, 262, 266, 276, 315, 340, 342 Plans, teaching, see individual plans by name Plans of God, Lesser and Supreme, 76 Pledges of loyalty, 41-50, 89-90, 162, 198-202, 203, 204, 206-8, 283-4 copies of, sent to Ministry of Religions, Israel, 208 Polynesia, 152 Polynesians, 381 Portugal, 221, 320, 352, 353, 403, 412 Prayer, 18, 71, 420 at World Congress, 421-2 Long Obligatory, 372-3 Press, the, 190, 279, 289-90, 308, 328, 383, 396 Press release (November 1957), 39-40 Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 415-16 Primitive peoples, 114, 193, 269 see also Ethnic groups, Indigenous people and Races Prince Edward Island, 141 Principles, of Bahá'í Faith, 18, 84, 92, 116, 338, 397, 398 obedience to government, 18, 369, 374, 397, 398 oneness of humanity, 84, 267, 281 unity of religion, 369, 419 Pringle, Alan and Ruth, 328 Prisoners, Bahá'í, 16-19, 366, 368-9, 373-4, 397-9, 414-20, 423 Proclamation, of the Bahá'í Faith, 96, 149, 189-90, 255 Proclamation of the Hands of the Cause (November 25, 1957), iv, 9, 28-31, 35-9, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 60, 64, 78, 90, 99, 100-1, 162, 169, 177, 205-6, 211, 233-4, 235, 430 Declaration by the Custodians releasing them of functions assigned in, 433 interpretation of, 60, 65, 69, 98 termination of legal entity of Custodians under terms of, 430-2 Promised One, 318, 379, 381 see also Bahá'u'lláh Properties, Bahá'í, xx, 11, 12, 33, 79 acquired, of special interest, 187-8 acquisition of sites for Houses of Worship, 82-3, 103, 187 difficulty of, in Germany, 182, 187 confiscated, 228, 348 extension of, 286, 288 funds required for maintenance of, 243 in British Cameroons, 220 income-producing, 286, 288, 289 in Haifa, 80 in Indonesia, confiscated, 329 International Bahá'í Council to aid Custodians with, 168, 286, 288, 290 legal negotiations concerning, 40, 80 problems concerning, 71 protection of, 167, 286, 288 registered in the names of National Spiritual Assemblies, 142, 159 tax exemption of, 80, 84, 188 transfer of title deeds, 50, 62, 80 visitors to, see World Centre, visitors to Prophets of God, 151, 236 Psychology, 356 Publications, Bahá'í, 66, 159, 277-8 German language, 159 see also Literature, Bahá'í Publicity, 255, 279, 377, 398 about Moroccan situation 414-20 campaigns, 190 for election of the Universal House of Justice, 395-7 see also Proclamation, of the Bahá'í Faith Public meetings, 279, 290 Public relations, 425 Purest Branch (Mírzá Mihdí), 233 Pygmies, 305, 361 Qatar, 329 Qayyumu'l-Asmá', 262, 353 Qiblih, 11, 64, 106 Queensland, 84, 191 Qur'án, 94, 398 Rabat, French Morocco, 18, 138, 141 Rabbani, Rúhíyyih (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum), illus. vi; iv, v, xxiv, 1, 16, 20, 25, 68, 197, 208, 289, 371-2, 405, 421 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42 absent from Haifa, 226 assigned to the Holy Land, in 1963, 427 attends dedication of House of Worship in Kampala, 241, 251, 253 attends dedication of House of Worship in Sydney, 294, 310, 313 cables of, on passing of Shoghi Effendi, 7-8 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 40-1, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 Declaration by the Custodians to the Universal House of Justice, 433 sealing of Shoghi Effendi's safe, 26 membership of International Bahá'í Council, 5 Passing ofShoghi Effendi, The, 51 returns from Canada, 226 visit to North America, 219 work on the Archives, 302, 327 Race Amity Day, 190 Races, 114, 118, 146, 153, 157, 172, 270 all to be represented in the Faith, 119, 129, 240, 292, 348, 405 at World Congress, 422 Aymara, 270 black, 114, 118, 262-3, 268 "the pupil of the eye", 262-3 brown, 114, 118, 146, 271 dark-skinned peoples, 114 Indian, see American Indians minorities in Europe, 357 Pygmy, 305, 361 red, 271 white, 115, 146 yellow, 115, 271 see also Bahá'ís, Negro; Ethnic groups; Indigenous people; Negroes and Tribes Radio broadcasts, about Bahá'í Faith, 190, 255, 279, 328, 383 about Moroccan situation, 397, 415 Ransom-Kehler, Keith, xxii Real estate, see Properties, Bahá'í Refai, sect of Sunni Islám, 307 Reformation, the, 359 Regional Spiritual Assemblies, 20, 33, 36, 37, 40, 72, 95, 140, 145, 205 see also under National Spiritual Assemblies Reid, Alexander, 376 Religion, 271, 418, 419 freedom of, a right, 228, 398, 415, 417, 418, 419 love is essence of, 384-5 unity of, 369, 419 Remey, Charles Mason, illus. v; iv, xxiii, 1, 87, 133, 226-7 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi honoured, 226 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 30, 31, 40, 42, 235 away from the Holy Land, 68 unable to serve, 165 communications signed by him, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 40-1, 118-23 Proclamation of the First Conclave (November 25, 1957), iv, 35-9, 205-6, 211, 233-4, 235 sealing of Shoghi Effendi's safe, 26 membership of International Bahá'í Council, 5, 16 presidency of International Bahá'í Council, 205, 232, 234-5 service of, 215 violates Covenant, abandons station of Hand of the Cause, 198 actions are well-thought-out campaign, 224 approaches Government of Israel, 208, 217, 431-2 attacks the Hands of the Cause, 210, 217, 223, 225 booklet by, 375 choice of Guardian by Hands insisted upon, 217 claims of, did not intimate to Hands of the Cause, 235 infallibility, 201, 217 refutation of, 205-6, 231-6 second Guardian, 16, 196-8, 209, 210, 212, 217, 223, 224, 225, 232, 234 that he was appointed during lifetime of Shoghi Effendi, 208, 211, 232, 235 emotional disturbance of, 197, 198, 206, 207 encyclicals issued by, 210, 215, 216-7, 232, 235 quotations from, 232 Hands of the Cause convey views on expulsion, 211-17 Hands of the Cause declare him a Covenant-breaker, 223, 224, 225 Hands of the Cause require Bahá'ís, to shun him, 198, 210, 223, 225 to forward communications from him to World Centre, 198 influence of, and followers, 209-10, 212-14, 216, 217, 295, 367, 371 correspondence from, 375 followers declared Covenant-breakers, 209, 223, 224, 225, 302 in Cameroons, 432 in France, 203-4, 208, 210, 223-5 in India, 431 in Pakistan, 367, 431 return to the Faith, 295 in South America, 293, 295, 371, 374-6 in the United States, 208, 431 issues "The Question of the Guardianship", 210 seeks to create division in the Faith, 223, 225 settles in Italy, 302 Resolution of the Hands of the Cause (May 9, 1963), 426-7 Resources, material, outpouring of, 121, 195 Réunion Island, 367, 375, 432 Reuters, 397, 416 Revell, Ethel, 25, 282, 287, 291 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 Revell, Jessie, 25, 282, 287, 289, 291 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 elected Treasurer of International Bahá'í Council, 289 Rhodes, 358 Rhodesia, 27, 267 see also Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia Ridván, 66, 76, 134, 170, 378, 380, 385, 421, 424 Ridván, Garden of, 322 Ridván Messages, 183, 264, 334, 370 1958. 76-86, 85 response to, 98 1959. 134-47 response to, 160-1 1960. 183-96 1961. 258-74 1962. 338-9, 340-52 1963. 427 Rights, human freedom of religion, 228, 417, 419 Rio de Oro, 59 Robarts, John, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, 1, 376 attends National Conventions in Nicaragua and Honduras, 241 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 39-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 gives up business, 132 Hand of the Cause for Africa, 320 Hand of the Cause for the Western Hemisphere, 239 health of, 295 visit to Canada, 179, 219 visit to North Africa, 327 serving full time in Africa, 132 Rome, Italy, 84, 141, 190, 376 Root, Martha, xxii, 275 Royal Albert Hall, 21 Ruanda-Urundi, 59, 191, 220, 267 Ruhe, David, 202 Rúmí, Siyyid Mustafá, xxii, 155, 156 Russia, 159, 272, 381 Sacrifice, 77, 94, 115, 122, 150, 154, 156, 159, 166, 311, 337, 384 for establishment of the Universal House of Justice, 130-1 for the funds, 147, 243, 254, 268, 316, 346-7 of Bahá'ís, 122, 263 of the Báb, 121 of pioneers, 146, 152 need for, 71, 182, 195, 318 Sa'd, 'Abdu'l-Jalíl Bey, xxii Sádiq-i-Muqaddas, Mullá (Ismulláhu'l-Asdaq), xxii St. Lucia, 279 Saints, 86, 106, 121, 195, 236, 266, 380 Samandarí, Tarázu'lláh, illus. v, vi; iv, 1, 27, 33, 329 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 identifying handwriting of Tablets in the International Archives, 180, 327, 339 illness of, 301, 304 travels to Persia, 124, 133 visit to Indian sub-continent, 241, 376 visit to Turkey, 219, 339, 376 Samoa, 138, 153, 191 see also Western Samoa Samuel, Herbert, Viscount, G.C.B., 419 San Blas Islands, 374 San Marino, Republic of, 82, 358 Santo Domingo, 262 Sarawak, 138 Sardinia, 358 Saskatchewan, 84, 188, 270, 329 Scandinavia, 48, 124, 132 Germany to assist, 163 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 221 to teach in Baltic states, 357 travels of Adelbert Mühlschlegel to, 179 visit of Leroy loas, 372 Scandinavia and Finland, National Spiritual Assembly of, 48, 134, 179, 201-2 Schaefer, Udo, 216-17 Schools, Bahá'í, 183, 221, 265-6 Africa, 181, 238 Burmese, destruction of, 156 Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 115, 153 Mentawai, 115, 140 New Hebrides, 75, 115, 153 number of, 140, 238, 265 Pacific, 83, 238 Uganda, 83 Viet Nam, 140 see also Summer Schools Schopflocher, Siegfried (Fred), xxiii, 4 Scotland, 140, 267 Sears, William, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiii, xxiii, 1, 12, 99, 226 acts as substitute Custodian, 108 appointed Custodian resident in the Holy Land, 239, 294 attends National Conventions in El Salvador and Guatemala, 241, 294 communications signed by, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 166-70, 237-44, 313-23, 426-7 Declaration by the Custodians to the Universal House of Justice, 433 Haad of the Cause for the Western Hemisphere, 132, 179, 320 health of, 227 in the United States, 124, 132, 327 visit to Latin America, 219, 241 Secondary Houses of Justice, 340, 386 see also National Spiritual Assemblies Seechum, Mr., 432 Semi-annual reports, 334, 370 Semple, lan, 282, 287, 288, 302 elected Assistant Secretary of International Bahá'í Council, 289, 291 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 elected to the Universal House of Justice, 426, 429 Senate, United States, 419 Service, 66, 77, 96 of pioneers, 193-4, 231 most important, is pioneering, 231 spirit of, to humanity, 95, 140 to Faith, 109, 110, 122, 135, 149, 150, 154, 157, 159, 166, 182, 252, 310, 378, 384 to the Ten Year Crusade, 314 Sesse, Lake Victoria, 188 Seven Year Plan, 60, 258, 260, 275-6, 280, 295 Second, 88, 261, 266, 275-6, 340, 353-4 Seychelles Islands, 46, 138, 188 Shafei, school of Sunni Islám, 307 Shíráz, 28 Shoghi Effendi, xix, 21, 22, 30, 41, 43, 44, 45, 56, 61, 96, 97, 111, 155, 158, 159, 215, 291, 309, 343, 381, 391, 433 accomplishments of, 72, 77, 124 adherence to principle, 114 cables announcing passing of, 7 called for development of Institution of Hands of the Cause, 239 called for formation of Bahá'í Publishing Trust in Argentina, 325 called for World Congress, 322, 342 called Intercontinental Conferences 1958, 3, 12, 37, 39, 50, 56, 59, 62, 102, 118, 143 purpose in doing so, 71, 104, 112 countries opened to the Faith in the time of, 13, 36, 92 designs for Houses of Worship chosen by, 85, 105, 268 funeral of, 7, 8, 26, 35 cables concerning, 8 funeral expenses, 11 grave of, 136, 200, 306, 322 guiding force of Ten Year Crusade, 184 Holy Places in Turkey located and purchased at instigation of, 149 indicates that Assemblies should not make rules and procedures, 296-7, 356 laid down duties of International Bahá'í Council, 314 last message to American National Spiritual Assembly, 94-5, 311 to Australian National Spiritual Assembly, 73-5 to Bahá'í world, 50, 58, 73, 78, 81, 85, 102, 104, 111, 136, 172, 239, 280, 284, 292, 299, 312, 316, 348 to National Conventions, 64 Ridván, 137, 264 left no heir, 16, 29, 35, 49, 50, 101, 234, 235 effect of, on Hands of the Cause, 101 legal powers of, 11 letters of, to be sent to World Centre, 171 maps of, 55, 63, 115, 376 memorial fund, 76, 132, 134 memorial meetings for, 7, 8, 26, 27, 35 messages of, 90-1, 134, 239, 367, 371 at opening of Ten Year Crusade, 105, 271 to African Regional Assemblies, 58 to American National Convention 1953, 95 to Australia and New Zealand, 73-5 to National Conventions (Ridván messages), 76, 80, 84, 85, 137, 186, 264 monument over grave of, 11, 76, 116-17, 118, 132 description of, 135-6 Sacred Dust placed in foundations of, 117 mourning, period of, 55, 107 notes made for Ridván message 1958, 79, 98 passing of, on November 4, 1957, 1, 6, 7, 8, 16, 25, 29, 44, 46, 48, 55, 56, 61, 64, 67, 77, 78, 88, 101, 102, 106, 124, 134, 141, 166, 179, 184, 226, 283, 353, 434 effect on believers, 67, 75, 76, 78-9, 93, 105-6, 111, 113, 115, 135, 193 press release in The Jerusalem Post regarding, 26-7 should not be commemorated, 109-10 state of shock produced by, 71, 72 suspension of religious festivities in memory of, 55 Passing of Shoghi Effendi, The (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum), 51 sacrifice of, 101, 103, 112-13, 122, 180, 184 safe of, 26, 27, 35 successor to, 16, 29, 35-6, 41, 43, 49, 50, 433 determined by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 232-3 not appointed, 16, 29, 35, 49, 50, 206, 234 reasons for, 211 qualifications for, 232 tributes to, 79 vision of, 55, 69, 116, 135, 184, 252, 271-2 for development of World Centre, 19-20 Will, did not leave, 8, 11, 25, 35, 71, 234, 235 non-existence of certified by nine Hands of the Cause, 27-8 World Congress called by, 122, 290 Shrines, Holy, 6, 9, 11, 21, 36, 184, 237, 287 erection of Shrine of the Báb, 6 gardens around, 136 guiding at, 286, 288 maintenance of, 39, 243 pilgrimage to, 141, 324 prayers of Hands of the Cause at, 10, 71, 100, 173, 177-8, 182, 231, 368, 372, 375, 391 for the Universal House of Justice, 420-1 visitors to, 180, 219, 366 see also Báb, Shrine of the, and Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of Siberia, 272, 381 Sicily, 358 Sign of God, 133, 179, 259, 341 see also Shoghi Effendi Sikhs, 267 Silent teachers (Houses of Worship), 104, 180, 252, 267, 345, 358, 383 see also Houses of Worship Singapore, 111-16, 138, 142, 304 Intercontinental Conference 1958, 111-16, 142, 143 see also Indonesia Six Year Plans, 74, 83, 89, 95, 278 Smits, Bill, 422 Society Islands, 152 Soghomonian, Jacques, 203, 212, 213, 215, 223, 225 Sohrab, Ahmad, death of, 90, 96 Solomon Islands, 153 Some Answered Questions, 87 Sotomayor, Guillermo, 302 South Africa, 27, 141, 191, 267, 302 South America, 97, 124, 140, 179, 260, 261, 264, 376 election of National Spiritual Assemblies in, 192 Indians of, spread of Faith among, 189, 238, 305, 344 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 275 mass conversion in, 184, 256, 293, 314 National Spiritual Assembly of, 275-6 Regional Spiritual Assemblies of, 167, 179, 277 visit of Hermann Grossmann, 294-5, 327 visit of William Sears, 219 South and West Africa, National Spiritual Assembly of, 29, 49, 132, 188, 207, 412 South Australia, 84, 191 South Carolina, 345 South East Asia, 143 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 localities in, 220-1 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 220-1 National Spiritual Assembly of, 29, 49, 202, 329, 412 number of Bahá'ís, 189, 221, 270, 305, 344, 361 teaching conferences in, 191 visit of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, 241 visit of Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, 219, 320-1 Southern Rhodesia, 138, 141, 191, 398 South Island, 74 South Pacific Islands allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 Convention of, 202 first local Hazíratu'l-Quds of localities where Bahá'ís reside, 189 Regional Spiritual Assembly of, 95, 137, 412 letter from Custodians to, 151-5 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 202 teaching conferences in, 191 visit of Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, 320 see also Pacific region South Pacific Ocean, 381 South Sea Islands, 294, 381 South West African U.S.A. Region, 375 Soviet Union, 159, 180 countries in orbit of, 81, 95, 103, 137, 159, 185, 342, 346, 382 Spain, 284, 320, 352, 353, 358, 403, 412 Spanish language, 325 Spanish Sahara, 59 Spitzbergen, 81, 95, 103, 119, 137, 180, 354 Statistics, 78, 343 gleaned from minutes of National Spiritual Assemblies, 63 pamphlet on, 377 required, 66, 73, 183, 334, 370 Strait of Magallanes, 258 Sub-commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 415-16 Sudan, 57, 82, 138, 267 Summer Schools, 115, 150, 156, 265-6, 305, 338, 372 enrolments at, 375 European, 376 first in Alaska, 140 first in Central America, 84 importance of, 279, 356 in South Pacific, 153, 154 Sunni Islám, 307 Supreme Concourse, see Concourse on High Surinam, 279 Súriy-i-Mulúk (Súrih of Kings), 148, 353 Swaziland, 139, 181, 188, 191 Paramount Chiefs Council, 139 Sweden, 320, 352, 353, 403, 413 Switzerland, 11, 46, 64, 68, 320 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 allocation of goal territories to, 358 Germany to assist, 163 National Spiritual Assembly of, 28, 352, 353, 413 radio broadcast in, 190 Shoghi Effendi's heart attached to, 355 site for House of Worship acquired, 83 teaching conferences in, 84, 141, 190 visit of 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, 317 Sydney, Australia, 14, 15, 29, 68, 84, 152 first Centre in, 73 House of Worship in (Mother Temple of Australia) 14, 15, 40, 58, 59, 73, 85, 96, 104, 105, 110, 112, 143, 182, 187, 238, 241, 256, 267-8, 294, 301, 304, 309-12, 313, 314, 346, 383 dedication of, 182, 187, 221, 241, 294, 301, 304, 309-12, 313, 346 funds for, 182 open to the public, 314 progress on building, 182, 221, 238, 256 Intercontinental Conference 1958 held in, 39, 72-5, 81, 112, 143 funds raised at, 81, 85 Syria, 46, 228 Tablet of Ahmad, 231 Tablet of Carmel, 321, 385, 386 Tablet of the Branch, 233 Tablets, of Central Figures, identification of handwriting of, 180, 327, 339 Tablets of the Divine Plan, 13, 36, 60, 92, 97, 116, 172, 259, 260, 262, 272, 325, 344 Americans chief repository of, 93, 259 Tablets to the Kings and Rulers, 149, 189, 353 Tanganyika, 138, 161, 188, 191, 372 "Tarighat" (forbidden sects of Islám), 307-8 Tasmania, 84, 191 Tax exemptions, 80, 84, 188 Teachers, of the Bahá'í Faith, 122, 170, 195, 273 African, 59 divine support for, 185 looked to Shoghi Effendi for guidance, 184 more required, 192 qualities needed by, 160 travelling, 88, 95, 121, 130, 170, 273, 280, 311, 336, 337, 355, 360 to teach indigenous people, 150 Teaching, 6, 37, 96, 123, 185, 240-1, 269, 272-3, 277-9, 292, 299-301, 310-11, 425 'Abdu'l-Bahá's wish, 77 administrative institutions must not stifle, 319 among those of Mongolian extraction, 157 Bahá'u'lláh's injunction, 105 bedrock of institutions of Administrative Order, 318 campaigns of, xix, in Africa, 136, 188 to be launched, 129-30 continental teaching work, 132 contribution of Pacific Bahá'ís to, 153 entry in troops, 315, 320, 337, 349 forefront of all activities, 317 foremost obligation of every believer, 130, 272-3, 279 fruits of, 269-70 funds for, 132, 136, 269 contributed by Custodians for teaching work, 163 greatest of all gifts, 240 Hands of the Cause to concentrate on, 427 to give impulse to, 124 will accelerate process of mass conversion, 320 home-front teaching, 425 importance of, 58, 149 in Austria, 158-9 in Balkans, 159 in Burma, 156 in Central and East Africa, 132 in Ceylon, 336 increase in, needed, 172 individual initiative to be shown in, 130 individuals to arise, 122 in Europe, 255-6, 266 in France, 89 in Pacific area, 74 in Russian zone of influence, 159 in South and West Africa, 132 in Soviet Union, 159 in unspoiled regions of the world, 115 lack of funds for, 134 letter of Shoghi Effendi regarding, 60 localities pivots of Bahá'í, 137 mass conversion, see Conversion, mass mass teaching, 303, 315, 339, 382 methods of, 160 new impetus, 160-1 paramount task of the present hour, 316 plans, 130 prescribed in the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 38-9, 316 principal objective of Bahá'ís is, 164 problems in, to be consulted upon, 121 spirit of, 140, 425 to focus on Bahá'u'lláh, 318 to take precedence, 62, 300 unique opportunities in, 240 urgency required, 134 see also Conversion, Four Year Plans, Nine Year Plan, Seven Year Plan and Ten Year Crusade Teaching Conferences, 183, 265-6, 334, 338 places held, 84, 140-1, 190-1 Teachings, of Bahá'í Faith, xix, 58, 97-8, 113, 189 to be taken to waiting masses, 315 Television broadcasts, 190, 221, 255 interview with King Hassan II of Morocco about Bahá'í Faith, 414-20 Temples, Bahá'í, see Houses of Worship Temple sites, see Houses of Worship Ten Year Crusade (Ten Year Plan, World Crusade), xix, xx, 9, 13, 31, 36, 37, 40, 57, 72, 76, 100, 118-19, 124, 133, 146-7, 151-2, 156, 171-2, 224, 230-31, 340, 354 accomplishments of, 183, 238-9, 263-73, 313-14, 347, 360-1, 363-4 Bahá'ís to study, 182 completion of, 121, 122, 166, 298, 404, 427, 434 marks end of first epoch of Divine Plan, 263 coordinated from World Centre, 63 decisions of Hands of the Cause regarding execution of, 131 duration of, 91, 116 European campaign, 359 financial obligations of, 229, 298, 315-16, 346-7 forces released by, 75 formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies in last year of the Ten Year Crusade, 339, 341-2, 361, 370, 394 goals of, xix, 13, 21, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 77, 81, 85, 86, 95, 96, 99, 109, 112, 117, 121, 132, 143, 192, 221, 237-8, 362-3 achievement of, 131, 161, 172, 180-1, 221, 223, 225, 229, 230, 238-9, 243, 244, 351 Bahá'í Publishing Trusts to be founded, 103 dependencies opened to the Faith, 137 development of Institution of Hands of the Cause, 239 endowments, 82, 85, 103, 138 goal cities, 133-4, 181-2, 183, 230-1, 266, 311 goal countries of Europe, 87, 88, 95, 120, 133-4, 137, 144, 168, 186, 231, 242, 284, 334-5 Hazíratu'l-Quds, National, 82, 85, 103, 138 home-front goals, 104, 208, 310-11, 315 Houses of Worship to be built during, 73, 76, 96, 104, 221, 238 see also Houses of Worship and Mother Temples incorporation of Spiritual Assemblies, 103-4, 345 see also Incorporation islands opened to the Faith, 137 Latin American National Spiritual Assemblies to be formed, see Latin America literature, 82, 103, 138 Local Spiritual Assemblies to be formed in, see Local Spiritual Assemblies National Spiritual Assemblies to be formed, see National Spiritual Assemblies new countries opened to the Faith, 66, 81, 85, 92, 137, 238 number of pioneers, 238 outstanding, 119, 129-31, 362-3, 364, 404 sites for Houses of Worship, 83-4, 103, 139 to teach American Indians, 270 to hold World Congress, see World Congress virgin territories opened, 180-1, 185, 186, 195, 276, 342, 382 unable to open, 317 Intercontinental Teaching Conferences held at beginning of, 6 mass conversion to occur in, 132, 136, 188, 256, 269, 284, 314, 318-20 midway point, 85, 91, 93, 102, 111, 118, 142, 251, 382-3 opening of, 73, 90, 262, 276 phases of, 51, 58, 85, 92-3, 119, 382 fourth phase, 51, 58, 85, 95, 96, 104, 119, 129, 172, 240, 292 plan of action for completion of, 167-8 progress of, 79, 103-4, 136, 167, 230, 238-9, 284, 334, 339, 347, 370 purpose of, 91-2, 93, 94, 103-4, 116 resources required by, 192-3 Shoghi Effendi's vision of, 97, 116 statistics of, 334, 343, 370 success of, 256-7 depends on individual believers, 121-2, 196 territories allocated to European National Spiritual Assemblies, 358 triumph of, 108, 122, 144, 177, 342 turning point of, 118 Universal House of Justice to be elected at end of, 158, 166 victories of, 121, 124, 129, 131, 137, 138, 143, 144, 152, 161, 172, 173, 183, 194, 206, 237-8, 239, 243-4, 256-7, 258, 263, 272, 292, 293, 295, 312, 315, 337, 342, 360-1, 365, 366, 374, 376-7, 382, 383, 404, 424, 425 World Spiritual Crusade, 311 Terraces, at Bahjí, 80, 142 Territories, 145, 382, 388 Latin America, 279 number of, where Bahá'ís reside, 137, 143, 185, 194, 381 opened to the Faith, 57, 81, 85, 92, 194, 382 pioneers to, 103, 105, 146 to be represented at World Congress, 290 virgin, 95, 112, 146, 180, 348, 382 Tests, 75, 118, 135, 167, 185, 193, 238, 244, 351 Texas, 82 Texts, Sacred, see Writings Tibet, 272, 381 Times, The (London), 414 Tolstoy, Leo, 419 Tonga Islands, 138, 153, 191 Townshend, George, xxiii Toynbee, Arnold, 418-19 Tribes, 270-2, 383 African, 57, 83, 114, 139, 188, 269, 305 American Indian, 84, 140, 189, 270-1, 280-1, 305, 328, 344, 374 at World Congress, 422 Dayak, 376 Eskimo, 95, 238, 270 Filippino, 372, 377 Pygmies, 305, 361 Trinidad, 279 True, Corinne, xxiii, 1, 4, 9 affidavit of, 30-1, 32, 35, 39 passing of, 257 True, Edna, 202, 325, 329 Trust Territories, 194 Tuamotu Archipelago, 279 Tunisia, 139, 220 Turkey acquisition of site for a House of Worship, 346 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 Four Year Plan, 150 Holy Places in, 149 National Spiritual Assembly of, 398, 413 formed 1959, 124, 137, 148 letter from Custodians to, 148-51 most important task of, is teaching, 149-50 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 207-8 Shoghi Effendi planned to form in 1959, 85 persecution of the Faith in, 306-9 religion in, 307 visit of Alí-Akbar-Furútan, 124, visit of Tarázu'lláh Samandarí to, 219, 339, 376 Uganda, 1, 14, 15, 27, 29 Bahá'í Publishing Trust in, 188 Bahá'í school in, 83 burial ground acquired in, 138 enrolment in, 181 House of Worship in, see Kampala, House of Worship in Intercontinental Conference 1958 in, 39 letter to, 56-60 Local Spiritual Assemblies in, 161, 366 National Spiritual Assembly, 398 number of Bahá'ís in, 188 Prime Minister Obote of, 372 teaching conferences in, 191 visit of Enoch Olinga, 372 "Uncle Fred" Murray, 21 Union of South Africa, 27, 141, 191, 267, 302 United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria), 228 United Church, 305 United Nations, 18, 19, 221, 228, 373, 415 Bahá'í International Community accredited to, 415 Economic and Social Council, 419 General Assembly, 373, 397, 398 steps taken through, to release Berber prisoners in Morocco, 366, 368, 397-9 sub-commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 415-16 United Nations Association, 397, 398 United Nations Charter, 397 United Nations Human Rights Day, 415 United Nations Week, 190 United States, 9, 12, 13, 99, 143, 194, 197, 213, 216, 228, 264, 267, 328, 413 achievements of, 360 allocation of delegates for National Convention, 403 Amelia Collins returns to, 294 American Bahá'ís called "Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh", 260 American culture, 359 American pioneers, 230 to Central America, 131 to Europe, 340 to France, 88 to the Pacific, 152 Americans champion builders of the Administrative Order, 94, 146, 259, 360 Americans spiritual descendants of Dawn-breakers, 93-4, 145, 259 Covenant-breakers in, 223, 224, 225, 431 Dhikru'lláh Khádem in, 327 European Teaching Committee of, 88 execution of Divine Plan entrusted to, 93-4, 103 goals of, in Ten Year Crusade, 95-6 to teach American Indians, 270 Governors in, declare World Peace Day, 328 Hands of the Cause to visit, 169, 242 home front of, 94, 120, 144, 242, 317, 339, 341, 360-1 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 82, 137, 186, 220, 263, 343 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 220, 361 to be formed, 144 Mother Assembly of South Pacific Islands, 154 Mother Community of Latin America, 276 National Conventions of, 93, 202, 282-3, 339 National Spiritual Assembly of, 15, 18, 29, 255, 360, 413, 420 approach to Moroccan diplomatic mission, 368-9, 373-4 approach to Turkish Ambassador, 306-9, 368 cable to U Thant and contact with United Nations Association concerning Moroccan situation, 398 Israel branch of, 50, 142 members of, pledge loyalty to Custodians, 202 National Spiritual Assemblies formed under sponsorship of, 95 "New Bahá'í Era, A", issued by, and American Hands of the Cause, 60-1, 64-6, 67, 69, 98-9 pledge of loyalty to Custodians, 49-50 Shoghi Effendi's last message to, 94 work of, in Africa, 57 Navajo Indians enter Faith in, 377 pouring out of substance, 339 publicity given to Faith in, 190 regarding Moroccan situation, 414-15 recognition of Bahá'í Holy Days, 188, 265, 345 recognition of Bahá'í marriage, 82, 265, 345 resources, required to supply for Ten Year Crusade, 192-3 Second Seven Year Plan, 88, 261, 353-4 Seven Year Plan, 260-1 spiritual primacy of, 259 Supreme Court, 419 teaching conferences in, 84, 141, 191 to assist mass teaching, 339 to help form Local Spiritual Assemblies in Latin America, 167-8 visit of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, 219, 226 visit of Paul Haney, 294 William Sears travels to, 99, 124, 132, 327 see also Americas, the, and North America United States and Canada, National Spiritual Assembly of, Seven Year Plan, 275 Unity of Bahá'í community, 29, 45, 79, 103, 106, 122, 167 of Bahá'í Faith, 118, 205, 209, 223, 224, 225, 283, 326 appeal for, 101 depends on co-ordination from World Centre, 192 of Hands of the Cause, 10-11, 100, 177, 227, 368 of humankind, 36 of institutions of the Faith, 283 of religion, 369, 419 Universal House of Justice, 4, 30, 36, 88, 92, 95, 120, 122, 261, 314, 363, 364, 366-7 Ark, 80, 169-70, 386 Ark of human salvation, 75 members are dwellers, 321 Assemblies the bedrock of, 13, 96, 129, 272, 278 authority of, xxi consultation with Hands in the Holy Land, 428, 431 Declaration of Custodians to, 433 distinction between Hands of the Cause and, 5 duties of, 20 election of, xix, xx, 8, 9, 20-1, 41, 50, 62, 63, 68, 70, 78, 122, 158, 162, 166, 169, 173, 287, 288, 290, 298, 299, 333, 340, 351, 354, 357, 385, 386-8, 396, 429 announcement of results of, 425-6 ballot papers for, 390-3 call to, 38, 206, 321-2 casting of ballots, 429 Conclave of the Hands of the Cause to precede, 365 election of, date fixed for, at Ridván 1963, 166, 167 enemies may try to hinder, 367 Hands of the Cause to carry on with Crusade until election of, 35-9, 235 importance of, 291, 385-6 International Bahá'í Council to assist in making arrangement for, 286 members of National Spiritual Assemblies electoral college of, 387-8 list of names of, first International Bahá'í Convention, 406-13 method for, 386, 390-3 pattern for, laid down by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 234 postal ballots, 390-1, 393, 429 program, 424-5 proposed date for, 290 publicity for, 395-7 significance of, 169-70 tellers for, 429-30 venue for, 425 electors of, 20, 38, 120, 321, 351, 387-8, 392 finances of, 404 forerunner of, see International Bahá'í Council foundation of, 113, 145, 168, 315, 323 responsibility given to Assemblies to lay, 119, 182 functions of, 113, 291, 321, 386-7 funds for, 298 funds turned over to, 11 Hands of the Cause ask not to be considered for membership of, 321-2, 392-3 head of, 205 independence of, from electorate, 387 infallibility of, 37, 78, 120, 122, 166, 205, 242, 321, 386-7, 426 use of term "infallible" in publicity, 396 International Bahá'í Council to assist in establishment of, 168 last refuge of a tottering civilization, 120, 385 legislation, 321, 386 letters from, to Hands of the Cause, 428, 430 letters of Shoghi Effendi required for its future reference, 171 letter to, from Hands of the Cause, 429-30 meeting with Bahá'í Department, Ministry of Religions, 431-2 meetings with Hands of the Cause, xx-xxi membership of, 298, 321-2, 392-3, 423 adult Bahá'í males only eligible for, 321, 388 Hands of the Cause, 423 members and managers of Israel branches of National Spiritual Assemblies, 431 offices of, at 10 Haparsim Street, 428 people of Bahá, 170, 386 pillars of, 129, 133, 144, 149, 163, 167, 169, 193, 239, 243, 262, 268, 275, 277, 278, 284, 293, 300, 321, 336, 340, 341, 343, 353-4, 357, 391 pioneers buttressing, 318 powers of, 387 prayers for, 420-1 presentation of, to International Convention, 430 rank of, 173 relationship between, and International Bahá'í Council, 205, 234 relationship with Israeli government, 432 relationship with the Hands of the Cause, 38, 298, 404, 427 sacrifice for the establishment of, 130-1 seating of, at World Congress, 421 Seat of, 19 significance of, 385-6 statement of Hands of the Cause about, 124-5 subjects to be considered by, 169 Supreme Legislative Body of Administrative Order, 340, 386 tribute to Hands of the Cause, 2, 434 use of term International House of Justice for publicity, 396 University of Alaska, 191 Uruguay, 42, 139, 141, 191, 256, 274, 346, 403, 413 Ustupo, Island of, 328 U Thant, 397, 398 Vargha Fund, 420, 426 Varqá, Dr. 'Alí-Muhammad, illus. v, vi; iv, xxiv, 1, 295, 376 acting as substitute Custodian, 69, 107 attends National Conventions in Belgium and Luxembourg, 320 communications signed by him, iv, 28-31, 31-2, 32-3, 34-5, 35-9, 118-23, 237-55, 426-7 non-existence of Shoghi Effendi's Will, 27, 28 to consult with French National Spiritual Assembly, 371 Varqá, Valíyu'lláh, xxiii Venezuela, 42, 82, 138, 141, 219-20, 241, 256, 274, 413 acquisition of site for Mother Temple of, 346 goals assigned to, 279 visit of Ugo Giachery, 294 Victoria, Australia, 84, 191 Victories, 79, 81, 83, 86, 91, 93, 96-7, 107, 153, 170, 185, 193, 195, 273, 352 crises often bring, 222, 223, 225, 226, 230, 244, 351 depend on individuals, 121, 196 empty if Crusade is lost, 147 hour of victory, 97, 272 of Seven Year Plan, 260-1 of Ten Year Crusade, see Ten Year Crusade, victories of on the home front, 360 palm of victory, 114, 137, 147, 153, 189, 267 see also Crises Viet Nam, 138, 140, 361, 377, 398 Vietnamese language, 423 Virgin Islands, 279 Visitors to Kampala House of Worship, 253 to World Centre, 80, 180, 219 Voting rights, 210, 295-7 Wade, John, 325, 329 Wales, 267, 328 War, 63, 88, 152, 156, 172, 194, 254, 260, 268, 353 Week-end schools, 141, 190-1, 265-6, 334 Weinshall, Dr. Abraham, 11, 40, 431 West, the, (Western Hemisphere) 92, 93, 95, 99, 142, 165, 179, 189, 233, 258, 259, 353, 360, 381 Bahá'u'lláh writes to rulers of, 274 capacities of people of, 93 cities, towns and villages of, 144 destiny of, 262 Faith taken to, by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 56 Hands of the Cause of, 9, 12, 167, 193, 216, 320, 371 to help form Local Spiritual Assemblies in Latin America, 167-8 localities where Bahá'ís reside, 83, 140, 189 Local Spiritual Assemblies, 83, 189, 220 incorporation of, 189 Mother Temple of, see Wilmette, Illinois, House of Worship in National and Regional Spiritual Assemblies, 83, 341 spiritual conquest of, 353 spread of Faith in, 270 statistics, 83-4 West Africa, 124 Western Australia, 191 Western Pilgrim House, 287, 288, 428 Western Samoa, 191 see also Samoa West Indies, 220, 262-3 West Pakistan, 190 see also Pakistan and East Pakistan Wilhelm, Roy C., xxii Wilkin, Mary Magdalene, 223, 224, 225 Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 2, 3, 20, 29, 30, 36, 37, 41, 45, 47, 49, 50, 75, 99-100, 101, 201, 202, 234, 321, 387, 431, 433 basis of decision to expel Mason Remey, 223, 224-5 quotations from, all must turn to and obey Guardian, 211-12 all must turn to Most Holy Book, 386 Covenant-breaking, 211-12, 236 Guardianship, 232-3 Hands of the Cause must teach, 320 infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, 37, 120, 386 protection of the Faith, 206, 209, 211-12, 213-14 secondary Houses of Justice, 387-8 teaching, 38-9, 172, 240, 316 Universal House of Justice, 386 see also 'Abdu'l-Bahá Wilmette, Illinois, 49, 216, 242 House of Worship in, 84, 180, 251, 383 Corinne True and, 257 Dependency of, 84, 95, 140, 238-9 effect of, 268 "silent teacher", 252 see also Mother Temples Wolcott, Charles, 202, 226, 287, 288, 302 elected Secretary-General of International Bahá'í Council, 289, 291 elected to International Bahá'í Council, 282 elected to the Universal House of Justice, 426, 429 Wood, Duncan, 416-17 World Centre, 1, 6, 35, 36, 39, 70, 79, 91, 106, 107, 136, 167, 285, 310, 371-2, 388, 421 "arc" at, 19-20 cannot be understaffed during World Congress, 405-6 communications with, 61-4 day-to-day work of, 179 development of, 19-20, 80, 267 edifices at, 180 financial report, 229, 298, 404 financial responsibility for, given to International Bahá'í Council, 286, 288 focal Centre of unity to be maintained, supreme work of the Hands, 68 fixed by Bahá'u'lláh in the Holy Land, 191-2 function of, 63 gardens at, see Gardens, in the Holy Land Hands residing at, xix-xx see also Custodians, resident in the Holy Land heart and nerve centre, 62, 63, 64, 65, 70, 73, 79, 141, 184, 243, 299, 395 importance of, 192 institutions of, 36, 63, 243 legal powers of, 11 location of, in State of Israel, 395-6 News Letters from, see News Letters, from World Centre paralyzed if not supported by rank and file, 122, 196 preserves world character of the Faith, 65, 78 protection of, 108, 395, 406 services of Hands at, 6 spirit of, 120 Spiritual and Administrative, 62, 65, 68, 73, 78 tax exemption of properties at, 80 temporary separation from, 121 ties with state of Israel, 6, 33, 37 unity of Bahá'í Faith depends on co-ordination from, 192 visitors to, 80, 180, 219 see also Haram-i-Aqdas; Shrines, Holy; and Holy Land World Civilization, 184 World Commonwealth of Bahá'u'lláh (embryonic), 6, 35, 45, 47, 49, 65, 72, 78, 102, 107, 120 "Chief Stewards" of, see Hands of the Cause of God, "Chief Stewards" World Congress, 1963, xx, 21-2, 122, 286, 288, 333, 340, 342, 364, 374, 383, 394, 404 arrangements for, 324-5, 421-3 Congress Arrangements Committee, 324-5, 329 draft program for, 405 duration of, 298, 322 financing of, 298 location of, 298 Baghdád, 286, 288 London, 21, 22, 322, 324, 325, 342, 396 Madínatu'lláh connected to, 424 organization of, 298 participation of ethnic groups at, 422 prayers and devotional readings at, 421-2 programme for, 298 proposed timetable of, 290 publicity for, 290-1 representation at, 290, 298, 342 statistical pamphlet, 377 World Federalists, 221 World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, 36, 51, 60, 72, 74, 86, 101, 102, 111, 120, 184, 235, 281, 321, 341, 349, 355, 426 administrative hierarchy of, 173 Americans champion-builders of, 94, 146, 259, 360 appointive half, 2 distinguishing features of, 383 foundations of, 104, 108, 123, 195 institutions of, 60, 75, 91, 116 Kingdom of God on earth, 123, 383 Local Spiritual Assemblies the foundation of, 82 purpose of Assemblies is to establish, 130 redeems a shattered world, 121 triumph of, 36 World Peace Day, 328 World Religion Day, 190, 221 World War I, 152, 172, 194, 268 World War II, 88, 194, 260, 268, 353 Writings (Sacred Texts), 177, 387, 420, 421, 429, 431, 433 Arabic text of, 233 broadcast of, in India, 190 compilation of, on functions of Universal House of Justice, 291 interpretation of, 99, 120 of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 91, 120 of Bahá'u'lláh, 30, 41, 50, 91, 120 Persian text of, 233 Wyss, Frank, 181 Yá 'Alíyyu'l-A'lá, 92, 116 Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá, 38, 55, 77, 92, 116, 157, 316 Yahyá, Mírzá, 148 Yemen, 294 Youth, Bahá'í schools and conferences for, 190, 191 Yukon, 220, 270, 329 Zion, 321 Zoning Board of Appeals, 84 Zuluiand, 191