Index
This index is alphabetized word by word, that is, magazine' follows
Ma Shaffi'. Connectives such as -i- and - are treated as spaces.
Therefore Abdu'llah follows 'Abdu'l-Rahman.
Abasi, Mr M. U., 5
Abbasally, Mr, 53
'Abdu'l-'Aziz, Prof., 160
'Abdu'l-Bahá, 3, 4, 5, 6-7, 28, 31, 79, 125, 209, 287, 296, 298, 303, 311, 353, 392, 405, 411-12, 434, 435-6, 438
Ascension of, 8, 9, 40, 436
hopes of, for India, 9, 12, 15, 28-9, 306
photographs of, 133
prophecies of, 422
Tablets of, 62, 193
Will and Testament of, 313, 436
'Abdu'l-Bahá's School at Daidanaw, 126, 127, 134, 143-4, 146, 147-8, 436
'Abdu'l-Bahá's Village, 126
Abdul Hamid, Agha Mirza, 431
Abdu'l Jalil Beg Saad, 221, 224
'Abdu'l-Rahman Adib, Siyyid, 163
Abdu'llah, Maulvi (Moulvi) Muhammad, (Vakil), 190, 225, 291
Ahor (Abor Miri) language, 338, 355, 395, 407
Abraham, 193
abstentions, 142
Abu, Mount, 63
Abu'l Abbas Razvi, Siyvid, 163
acting, cinema, 332
Aden, 355
Adhirbayjan, 352, 355
Adih, Siyyid 'Abdu'l-Rahman, 163
administrative order, Bahá'í, 114-15, 130, 139, 147, 184, 284, 419, 424
American model of, 150
consolidation of, 138, 347-8
446
development of, 132, 294, 348, 353
education in, 240
principles of, 293
role of women in, 10
role of youth in, 208, 220, 270, 393
service in, 237, 346, 393
administrative rights,
see voting rights
Admiralty Islands, 355, 365
Adrianople, 353
advertisements, in Bahá'í periodicals, 76
Afghanistan, 283, 355, 356, 419, 424
Afnan, Jinabi Haji Mirza Mohammad Ali, 431
Africa 323, 325, 326, 329, 334, 338, 348, 358, 360, 397
Africa campaign, 324, 326
Africa Committee (British), 326
Afroukhteh, Dr Younes, 251
age limits, 393
Ahmad, Haji, 5
Ahmad, Mohamed, 377
Ahmad, Shaykh, 210
Ahmad, Tablet of, 192
Ahmedabad, 246, 281
Ahsa, 355
'Akká, 290, 353
Alai, Shuaullah, 360
Albania, 361
Albanian, 79, 120
alcohol, 332
Ali, Dr S.H., 156, 158
Ali, Seyed Jenabe, 32, 57, 59, 60
Aligarh, 246
All-Asian Women's Conference, 67, 69, 70
All Faiths Conference, 135
All India Bahá'í Convention, Third, 2
All-India Spiritual Assembly, 5
Allen, Dwight, 358
Allen, Fred and Jean, 361
Alypore, 243
America, 4, 13, 25, 44, 58, 77, 78, 114, 147, 202, 343, 366, 372
Bahá'í community of, 150, 205, 249, 269, 275, 313, 352, 35
National Spiritual Assembly of,
see National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada
Amiru'l-Islam,
see Islam, Mr Amiru'l
Amontai, 411, 413
Amreliwala, Mr, 380
Amritsar, 42, 443
Andaman Islands, 338, 354, 395, 401
Anderson, Ted and Joan, 358
Andheri, 244, 246
Andorra, 361
Aneityum language, 338, 355
Annamese language, 338, 355
annual reports, 35, 37, 137, 138, 284
Anticosti, 365
Arabian Peninsula, 354
Arabic language, 120, 126, 191, 192, 209
A'rabs, use of, 209, 210
archives, Bahá'í, 114
Armenia, 355
Armenian language, 120
arts, the, 332
Arya Samaj, 15
Ashanti Protectorate, 361
Asia, 258, 294, 305, 313, 324, 324, 327, 334, 338, 352, 356-7, 360, 422
Asian Teaching Committee, 338-9, 346, 347
Assamese language, 250, 272, 291
assemblies, Bahá'í, 10, 226, 250
see also local spiritual assemblies and National Spiritual Assemblies
atheism, 357
Australia, 77, 174, 202, 240, 334, 352, 353
National Spiritual Assembly of, see National Spiritual Assembly of Australia
Australian New Guinea, 355
Austria, 313
Auxiliary boards, 356
Azores, 361
447
Báb, the, 178, 209-10, 352
birthday of, 131
books of, 210
declaration of, 238, 247
laws of, 179
martyrdom of, 124, 270
centenary of, 307, 311, 315
portrait of, 351
remains of, 297, 434
shrine of, 99, 247, 296, 297, 298, 301, 303, 311, 319, 322, 323, 333, 357-8, 389
films of, 351
lands surrounding,
see Shrines, Bahá'í, lands surrounding
photographs of, 316
Bábí Faith, 352-3
Bábís, 124
'Badaie-ul-Assar', 231
Badi-uz-Zaman, 325, 333
Badri, Mr, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60
Baghdad, 353, 359
House of Bahá'u'lláh in, 21, 45, 54, 354
'Bahá'í Bulletin', 31, 316
Bahá'í Faith
attacks on, 346
birth of, 353
centenary of, 232, 237, 238, 240, 244, 245, 246, 247
emancipation of, 245
enemies of, 99, 120, 124, 139, 152, 191, 292
ex-communication from, 283, 292
Formative Age of, 348, 353
growth of, 20, 92, 279, 288
Heroic Age of, 299
history of, 4, 137, 202, 299, 352-3
in India and Burma, 103-4, 110, 232, 238
inter-racial, inter-religious character of, 260
laws of, 139, 145, 147, 162, 184, 199, 293
mention of, in books, 283
mission of, 24
number of countries opened to, 292, 294
official recognition of, as an independent religion, 44, 57-8, 59, 99, 106
opposition to, 29, 120, 125, 126, 145, 154, 173, 190, 191, 421-2
in Palestine, 99
persecution of, 105, 124-5, 209, 274-5, 288, 312, 319, 322, 385-6, 387
presentation of, to outside world, 28
principles of, 4, 145, 147
realization of, in the world, 44, 56
proclamation of, 257, 268, 271
progress of, 125, 205
sole refuge for world, 217
spread of, 353
status of, 3, 419
study of, 4
teaching of,
see teaching, the Bahá'í Faith
teachings,
see Bahá'u'lláh, teachings of
triumph of, 125
unity of, 145, 226, 237, 327
'Bahá'í Faith, A Faith for Unity', 382
'The Bahá'í Faith, Information, Statistical and Comparative', 330
'Bahá'í Laws on Matters of Personal Status', 184, 403
'Bahá'í Magazine', 87, 103
Bahá'í magazine, for Burma, 6, 7, 73
see also 'The Dawn'
'Bahá'í News', 2, 5, 17, 219
'Bahá'í Newsletter', 154
Bahá'í Publishing Committee (New York), 46, 72
Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 338, 356, 385
'Bahá'í Weekly', 72, 76, 87, 98, 441
'Bahá'í World', 46, 57, 73, 74, 76-7, 112, 113, 139, 141, 170, 172, 178, 187, 188, 253, 311, 442
'Bahá'í Yearbook', 18, 25, 35, 36, 37, 38, 46
448
Bahá'í Youth Day, 227, 281
Bahá'ís
activity of, 9
American, 150, 205
conduct of, 264
declaration of, 252
Dutch, 304-5, 309, 312
duty of, 28
European, 305, 313
ex-communication of, 283, 292
faith of, 217, 305
inactivity of some ageing, 63
isolated, 310, 334, 366, 371, 378, 404, 422
maturity of, 293, 303
new, 241, 259, 260, 348, 381
number of, 47, 416-17
increase in, 7-8, 43, 420
persecution of, 105, 124-5, 209, 274-5, 288, 312, 319, 322, 385-6, 387
photographs of, to show diversity of races, 35
problems facing, 145, 217, 262
qualities of, 220, 293
registration of, 252
relationship between, of India and Burma, 15, 16
responsibility of, to support Bahá'í fund, 159
service to, 217
unity of,
see Unity, of Bahá'ís
Western, 305
Bahá'u'lláh, 43, 125, 133, 179, 214, 353, 430
aids those who arise in His Name, 202
Arabic writings of, not to be translated into Persian, 192
Ascension of, 434
birthday of, 135, 226
Covenant of, 353
declaration of, 353
centenary of, 314, 327, 339, 348, 352-7, 359
dispensation of, 210
House of, in Baghdád, 21, 45, 54, 354
Mansion of, at Bahjí,
see Bahjí,Mansion of Bahá'u'lláh at
reliance on, 3
Shrine of, 344
Tablets of, 62, 114, 182, 192, 209, 430, 431-4, 435
teachings of, 2, 88, 137, 139, 274, 431
loyalty to, 145
study of, 245, 258, 270
Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era (Esslemont), 78-9, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87-8, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96-7, 100, 101-3, 104, 106, 107, 110, 112, 113, 118, 119, 121, 137, 138, 150-1, 163, 170, 239, 241, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251, 252, 255, 257, 262, 263, 267, 271, 272, 275, 278, 280, 283, 288, 291, 295, 296, 297, 299, 303, 309, 313, 322, 323, 334, 346-7, 441
Bahera, Mrs, 117
Bahjí, Mansion of Bahá'u'lláh at, 71, 72, 95, 96, 103, 119, 151, 172, 219, 253, 262, 292, 319, 362, 388, 404, 427, 439
Bahram, Mr A., 5
Bahrayn Island, 283, 355, 356
Bailey, Ella, 358
Baker, Dorothy, 360
bakery, 155
Bakhtiari (Bakhtiar), Isfandiar, 5, 158, 166, 190, 215, 235, 386, 389, 399, 442
Bali, 401
Balochai language, 338, 355
Baluchistan, 258, 338, 355, 419, 424
Banani, Musa, 360
Bangalore, 187, 209, 213, 246, 269, 306, 340
Barabai, 413
Baram, Mr R., 368
449
Baranof, 358
Baroda, 242, 246, 251
Basutoland, 361
Bates, Margaret, 422
Batt, Amin, 361
Bayan, 179, 210
Bechuanaland, 361
Beirut, 356
Belgaum, 243
Belgian Congo, 377, 380
believers,
see Bahá'ís
Benares, 325
Bengal, 133
Bengali language, 110, 112, 119, 121, 137, 138, 150-1
Bentuni language, 338, 355, 407
Bharghava, Dr, 244
Bhutan, 338, 344, 354, 364, 370, 371, 409, 413
Bible, 252, 395
'Biennial',
see 'Bahá'í World'
Binandere language, 338, 355, 407
Bismarck Archipelago, 355
Bolton Colour Cinema, 351
Bombay, 58, 70, 104, 131-2, 135, 160-1, 167-8, 174, 176, 188, 218, 257, 269, 281, 306, 340, 425, 431
Bahá'í Service Committee of, 197
Hazíratu'l-Quds of, 242
meeting of National Spiritual Assembly in, 57
Spiritual Assembly of, 27, 29, 40, 106, 114-15, 143, 170, 226-7
books, Bahá'í, 71, 77, 79, 90, 92, 272-3, 278, 283
Borneo, 338, 355, 400, 401
Brahma Samaj Centenary, 41, 42, 44
Braille, 120
'brain tonic', 302-3
British Honduras, 358
British Isles, Bahá'í of, 275, 311
National Spiritual Assembly of,
see National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles
British Somaliland, 365
Brunei, 355, 401
Buchanan Bay, 358
Bulgarian language, 79
burial, Bahá'í, 283, 336
burial grounds, 415, 419, 423, 424, 428
burial stone, 225
Burma, 3, 6-7, 9, 13, 14, 73, 172, 214, 278, 289, 321, 323, 330, 353, 367, 389, 432
all-Burma Bahá'í Convention, 126
Bahá'í Magazine for,
see 'The Dawn'
Central Council for, 5, 6
consolidation of Bahá'í Faith in, 134, 138, 276, 338, 355
cut off from India, 219, 224
delegates from, to national convention, 52, 407
development of Faith in, 26, 371
dissemination of Bahá'í literature in, 264
diversity of peoples in, 66, 322
endowment land for, 391
Governor of, 38
Hazíratu'l-Quds in, 261, 264
history of, 103-4, 110, 232, 238
incorporation of assemblies in, 390
lack of success in teaching the Bahá'í Faith in, 45
local assemblies in, 5, 242, 264, 274, 280, 309, 310, 384
loss of assets in, 304
loyalty of, 319
murder of Bahá'í in, 264, 397, 402
National Spiritual Assembly for, 287, 338, 347, 354
National Spiritual Assembly meeting in, 55, 57
pioneers to, 322
political unrest in, 304, 313, 321
provides sarcophagus for remains of the Báb, 297, 434
rehabilitation of, 264-5, 271, 273, 274, 276
relationship of Bahá'í in, to Indian Bahá'ís, 15, 16-17, 52, 55, 57, 180
450
relief fund for, 263, 264, 267, 273, 274
safety of Bahá'í of, 304, 306
school in, 126, 127, 264, 274
separated politically from India, 287
suffering of Bahá'ís in, 261, 263, 264
survival of, 259
teaching work in, 7, 14-15, 45, 148, 158, 274
under jurisdiction of National Spiritual Assembly of India, 5
unity of Bahá'ís in, 24, 316
women in, 10-11
Burmese language, 79, 84, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95, 96, 101, 102, 104, 121, 184, 436
Burmese people, 285
Buru, 413
Bushru'i, Badi', 303
Butt, 'Abbás 'Ali', 127-8, 146-7, 149, 154, 171, 172, 201, 204, 214, 218-19, 235, 236, 318, 331, 399, 408
Bye-laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma, 58, 245, 385
Calcutta, 41, 42, 80, 132, 139, 164, 178, 257, 281, 297, 430
Bahá'í centre at, 38-9, 93
Calendar, Bahá'í, 74
Cambodia, 400, 403
Cape Breton Island, 361
Cardell, Ted, 361
Carmel, Mount, 170, 171, 290, 357
Carmel, Tablet of, 358
Caroline Islands, 354
Caucasus, 353
Cawnpore, Congress at, 22-3
Celebes, 401
cemetery, Bahá'í, 283, 325, 359, 415
Census, Bahá'í, 64
Centenary, of the Bahá'í Faith,
see Bahá'í Faith, centenary of
'Centenary of the Martyrdom of the Báb', 319
Central America, 372
Central Council for Burma, 5, 6
centralization, 284
Centres, Bahá'í, 93, 230, 295, 330
century,
first Bahá'í, 209, 210, 227, 229, 230, 232, 233, 238, 241, 245, 247, 253, 254, 257, 262, 266
second Bahá'í, 247, 250, 254, 256-7, 258
Ceram Island, 405, 411
ceremonies, religious, 175-6
Ceylon, 137, 142, 148, 291, 292, 294, 297, 300, 303, 305, 313, 315, 321, 323, 326, 333, 338, 346, 355, 367, 369, 385, 391, 427
establishment of National Spiritual Assembly of, 338, 347, 354
Chagos Archipelago, 355, 361, 364, 365, 395, 405, 406, 412, 421
chairmanship, of National Spiritual Assembly, 121, 122
character, upright, 198, 270
charity, 283
chastity, 332
Chatterji, Mr, 83
Chaudhuri, Mr K. D., 403-4
Cheremiss language, 338, 355
children, 29, 192
Chin language, 250, 257, 272, 283, 291, 295
China, 353, 355
Chinese language, 79, 120
Chitnes, Dr G.Y., 148, 150
Chittagong, 123, 151
Chowdhry, 386
Christians, 88, 252
Chungchia language, 338, 355
cinema, 154, 332
circumcision, 192
civil boundaries, 413, 419
451
civilization, Western, 75
clergy, 124, 126, 248
Cocos Island, 355, 365, 395, 401
Collins, Amelia, 359, 389, 391
Collison, Mr and Mrs, 380
Colombo, 312, 338, 369, 374-5, 377, 379, 380, 382, 399, 419, 420
Colonial Office, London, 99
Commentary on the Surih of Joseph, 210
committees, national, 181-2, 284
communications, 299
communities, Bahá'í, 414, 422
Comoro Islands, 338, 361, 365
Conference on Religions, 53
conferences,
inter-Assembly, 319
inter-continental, 331-2, 334, 341, 346, 347, 348, 351, 360, 387
message to, 352-7
Pakistan, 394, 417
South East Asian Teaching, 400-1
teaching, 417, 427
youth, 140, 167, 195, 198-9, 221, 235
see also Youth Symposium
Congress, at Cawnpore, 22-3
consolidation, 31, 113, 134, 138, 253, 254, 257, 258, 266, 314, 332, 347-8, 355, 365
Constantinople, 45, 353
constitution of National Spiritual Assemblies,
see Declaration of Trust and By-laws of the National Spiritual Assembly
convention, national, 9, 10, 45, 46, 47-8, 49, 51, 128, 141, 155, 159, 178, 181, 186, 201, 202, 219, 232, 240, 244, 245, 258, 271, 281, 284, 292, 301, 303, 312, 320, 397-8
all-Burma, 126
delegates from Burma, 52, 219
delegates to,
see delegates, to national convention
Cook Islands, 355
countries, opened to Bahá'í Faith, 292, 294
Court of Appeal, Iraq, 21
Courts National Bahá'í, 338, 347, 356
Covenant, of Bahá'u'lláh, covenant-breakers, 283, 436
Craney, Geraldine, 361
Crete, 358
Crusade,
see Ten Year Crusade customs, 1, 10, 175-6
Cyprus, 358
Daidanaw (Daidanaw-Kalazoo), 7, 25-6, 126, 134, 141, 143, 146, 147, 149, 163, 263, 310, 397, 402, 436
Daman, 33, 341, 344, 354
dancing, 332
Danish language, 120
Danjon, William, 361
David, 178, 193, 209
'The Dawn', 6, 7, 14-15, 36, 73
dawn-breakers, 299
'The Dawn-Breakers', 72, 73, 74
day, Bahá'í, 160
Day of Resurrection, 182
dead, the, 225
death, 234
life after, 30, 139, 234
debts, 337
decisions, of National Spiritual Assemblies, 128-30
declaration, of new Bahá'ís, 252, 259, 260, 348, 376-7, 381
Declaration of Trust and By-laws of the National Spiritual Assembly, 58, 106, 113, 245, 385
dedication, 226
deeds, 270
delegates, to national convention, 52, 180, 219, 244, 246, 258, 271, 281, 310, 312, 318, 320, 323, 329, 337, 366, 384, 397-8, 407
Delhi, 128, 132, 141, 178, 191, 195, 208, 239, 281, 328, 347, 354, 356, 359, 372, 373, 374, 376, 403, 435
452
Bahá'í office in, 25, 230, 231, 232, 233, 280, 284, 288
Inter-continental Conference in, 331-2, 334, 341, 346, 347, 348, 351, 387
message to, 352-7
National Bahá'í court in, 338
deputization, of pioneers, 190, 249, 278
Diamond Jubilee, 135
difficulties, facing Bahá'ís, 145
discrimination, 327
discussion groups, 90
'The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh', 112
Diu, 338, 341, 344, 350, 354
diversity, unity in, 108-9
Divine Plan, 140, 205, 324, 327
divorce, Bahá'í, 268, 275, 426
Djakarta (Jakarta), 338, 356, 362, 367, 369, 374-5, 377, 379, 380, 382, 385, 388, 400, 408, 410, 411
doctors, Bahá'í, 272
donations, earmarked, 32
dowry, 275
drama, 332
drinking, of alcohol, 332
Duffield, Mrs, 358
Dumit family, 101
Dunn, Clara, 360
Dutch New Guinea, 354
earmarking of donations, 32
East, Far, 14
Economy, the (economic crisis), 98
education, 192, 240
Educational Committee, 126
Egypt, 8, 19, 201, 221, 224, 313, 322
elections, Bahá'í, 10, 19, 27, 30, 35, 114-15, 142, 187, 245, 285, 302, 303, 335, 376, 399
Ellesmere Island, 358
Elphinston College, 438
endowments, 215, 280, 286, 290, 338, 355, 391
enemies, of the Bahá'í Faith, 99, 120, 124, 139, 152, 191, 292
England, National Spiritual Assembly of, 4
English language, 2, 79, 120, 126, 205, 231
enrolment, of new Bahá'ís, 252, 259, 260, 381
Esslemont, Dr John E., 22, 78, 79, 81, 82, 252
Esty, Mrs, 82
Europe, 19, 20, 201, 305, 313, 360, 366
ex-communication,
see Covenant-breakers
Executive Committee of India, 4, 439
exhibitions, book, 278
Faisal, King, 21
faith, 217, 305, 392
family, unity of, 192, 240
fanaticism, 304
Far East, 14
Fazil, Mr 225
Feast, Nineteen Day, 74, 135
Fiji, 355, 380
Formative Age, 348, 353
Formosa, 355
Fozdar, Dr, 135, 143, 166, 207, 312, 326
Fozdar, Mrs Shirin, 135, 140-1, 142, 143, 150, 155, 166, 188, 326
France, 13, 366
Frankel, Jean, 406, 412
Freemasons, 320
French, Mrs A., 178
French Cameroons, 338
French Equatorial Africa, 358
French Guinea, 358
French language, 79, 120
Frisian Islands, 358, 361
fund, Bahá'í
centenary, 238, 246
for construction of Shrine of the Báb, 301, 303, 309, 311, 320, 322, 333, 389
contributions to, not accepted from those without voting rights, 283, 335, 347
453
deputization, 190, 249
gifts to, from non-Bahá'ís, 351
Hazíratu'l-Quds, 232, 280, 285-6, 369
international, 131, 168, 389, 416
for literature, 240, 246-7, 250, 345
national, 17, 18, 19, 27, 31, 32, 33, 37, 72, 116, 274, 419, 425
earmarking of contributions to, 32-3
support for, corner-stone of future achievements, 29, 157, 159
relief, for Burma, 263, 264, 267, 274
teaching, 201, 204, 223, 225, 226, 243-4, 325, 363
temple, 147, 347, 359
through National Spiritual Assembly, 350
use of, 378
Furutan, Ali Akbar, 360
future, the, 2, 3, 28-9, 136, 214, 253, 262
Galle, 427
Gambia, 338, 415, 417-18, 420
Geneva, 25
Georgia, 355
Georgian language, 338, 355, 370
German language, 120
Germany, 13, 99, 266, 313
Ghazi, Sultan, 301
Giachery, Ugo, 358, 360
gifts, from non-Bahá'ís, 351
Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 355
Goa, 338, 341, 344, 350, 354, 364, 409, 425-6
goal cities, 363
goals,
achievement of, 283, 287, 288, 299, 303, 383
of Ten Year Crusade, 337-9, 353-7, 360, 376, 383-4, 386, 390, 391, 392, 405, 406, 422
God, 157, 225, 316
'The Gospel in Many Tongues', 395
government, 125, 269, 310
grants in aid, 269
Greatest Holy Leaf, 20, 69, 85-7, 88, 93, 114, 170, 171, 184, 290, 439
Greece, 358
Greek language, 101
Greenland, 294
Grenville, John C., 377
Grossman, Elsa, 358
groups, Bahá'í, 251, 253, 254, 258, 271, 288, 312, 330, 332, 334, 366, 371, 404, 414, 422
Guardian, the,
see Shoghi Effendi
Gujrati, 78, 81, 82, 84, 88, 95, 96, 97
Gung, Claire, 361
Gwalior, 388
Hadhramaut, 355, 371
Haifa, 83, 331
Spiritual Assembly, 6, 8, 172
Hainan Islands, 354, 364, 365
hair, cutting of, 225
Hakimian, Mrs Gowhar, 410
Hakimian, Khodadad, 399, 443
Halimeh (Pali-Ama-Ma-Myaing), 20, 64, 66
Hands of the Cause, 105, 260, 331, 332, 334, 356, 359
happiness, spiritual, 7
Happy Home, 215
Hasselblatt, Brigitte, 358
hate, 2
Haug, Rolf, 358
Hazíratu'l-Quds, 394, 396
establishment of national, 338, 355-6, 363, 367-9, 374-5, 377, 379, 380, 382, 385, 388
Indian, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 241, 280, 284, 285-6, 287, 288, 289, 290, 295, 301-2, 304, 320, 383
local, 242, 261, 264, 274, 347, 363, 367-9
'He Whom God would manifest', 179, 209-10
454
see also Bahá'u'lláh
Hebrew, 79
Hebrides, 361
'Herald of the South', 36
Heroic Age, 299
Hezari, Manouchihr, 361
Hidden Words, 97
High Commissioner, British, in Palestine, 99, 100, 101
Hijáz, 355
Hindi, 83, 84, 88, 90, 92, 95, 96, 97, 100, 101, 104, 106, 107, 112, 137, 138, 163, 170
Hindus, 27, 252, 260, 285, 293, 332-3, 429, 438
Hishmatu'llah (Hashmatu'llah), Mr, 5, 8, 17, 27, 35, 83, 100, 119, 129, 142
history, of Bahá'í Faith, 4, 137, 299, 352-3
in India and Burma, 103-4, 110, 232, 238
Hla Hla, Miss, 19, 62, 141
holidays, Bahá'í,
see Holy Days, Bahá'í
Holley, Horace, 25, 36, 73, 112, 360
Holy Days, Bahá'í, 124, 131, 135, 160
suspension of work on, 132, 154-5, 160, 272
Holy Family, 8, 12-13, 21
Holy Land, 1, 163, 201, 286, 296, 299, 353, 434, 435, 438, 439
Holy Mother, 20, 168, 169, 170, 171
Holy Year, 330, 331, 334, 337-9, 352, 357, 358, 360
home front,
see teaching, home front
Hong Kong, 346, 355, 431
Hopper, Elizabeth, 358
Houailou language, 338, 355
House of Bahá'u'lláh, Baghdád, 21, 45, 54, 354
House of Justice, 93
House of Worship,
see Temples, Bahá'í
Houssein, Siyyid, 428
Hovilou language, 407
humanitarian work, 237
humanity, devotion to, 27
Hungarian language, 101
Huqúqu'lláh, 56, 275, 292, 303
Husayn, Mulla, 238
Hyderabad (Sind), 160, 213, 218-19, 223, 246, 302, 306, 340, 430
Ichalkaranji, 317
'Illustrated Weekly' of India, 143
Ilmi, Seyed M. H., 45, 142, 150, 190
Ilyas, Sulayman Khan,
see Jamal Effendi
incorporation, 139, 141, 142, 149, 170, 242, 246, 248, 309, 320, 330, 334, 363, 390, 419, 424
of National Spiritual Assemblies, 113, 338, 355, 419, 424
see also registration, of Assemblies
India, 353
administrative development of, 117, 132, 136
administrative headquarters for,
see Hazíratu'l-Quds,
Indian
Burma cut off from, 219, 223
central, 150
consolidation of Faith in, 138, 253, 254, 266, 314, 347-8
delegates from, 407
destiny of Bahá'í community of, 263
development of Faith in, 26, 371
diversity of peoples of, 1-2, 39, 47, 66, 77, 108, 148, 260, 322, 339
future prospects for, 2, 29, 136, 253, 262
history of, 103-4, 110, 232, 238
hopes of 'Abdu'l-Bahá for, 9, 12, 15, 28-9
incorporation of assemblies in, 390
an inspiration to other Bahá'í communities, 212
455
lack of success in teaching the Bahá'í Faith in, 15, 37, 39, 45, 48, 56, 119, 201-3
leadership of Bahá'ís of, 297
local assemblies in, 280, 309, 310, 384, 414
National Spiritual Assembly of,
see National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma
National Spiritual Assembly of India,
see National Spiritual Assembly of India
number of Bahá'ís in, 7-8, 43, 47
opportunities of service in, 1-2, 4
Parliament of, 310
pilgrims from, 331
pioneers to,
see pioneers
political unrest in, 15, 63, 65, 287-8, 299, 304, 313, 321
Prime Minister of, 302, 304
Princely States of, 330
progress of Faith in, 205, 225
qualities of Bahá'ís of, 220
relationship of Bahá'ís of, to Burmese Bahá'ís, 15, 16-17, 52, 55, 180
riots in, 304
separated politically from Pakistan and Burma, 287
social order in, 16
southern, 142, 148
status of Bahá'í Faith in, 3, 4
summer school in,
see summer schools
teaching work in, 39, 47, 48, 71, 118-19, 136, 139, 142, 148, 150, 155, 159, 196, 207, 212, 219, 223, 253, 271, 284, 289, 314
lull in, 200-1
in virgin territories, 186, 213, 225, 229, 235, 240, 305, 309, 314
Temple for,
see Temples, Bahá'í
travel teachers to, 8, 34-6, 77, 78, 80, 81, 118, 133, 147, 148, 153, 160-4, 166-7, 174-5, 253
unity of Bahá'ís in, 24, 47, 217, 233, 237, 240, 249, 262, 271, 273, 279, 288, 289, 295, 316, 322, 327, 332
women in, 10-11
Indian Empire, 142
Indian Ocean, islands of, 348
Indian sub-continent,
see India
Indochina, 323, 334, 338, 355, 382, 417
Indonesia, 292, 294, 297, 304, 305, 312, 313, 321, 323, 326, 333, 338, 346, 355, 362, 369, 400
Indonesian language, 346, 347, 382
inheritance, 179
institutions, international Bahá'í, 184
intercession, 182
Inter-continental Conference
(India), 331-2, 334, 341, 346, 347, 348, 351, 387
message to, 352-7
international affairs, 298-9
International Bahá'í Council, 344, 345
International Bahá'í Library, 103
International House of Justice,
see Universal House of Justice
International Youth Day of Young Bahá'ís, 227, 281
Ioas, Leroy, 358
Íqán, 88, 120, 179
Írán,
see Persia
National Spiritual Assembly of,
see National Spiritual Assembly of Persia
Írán, 292
Irani, Dr K. M., 167, 188
Irani, Khodadad H., 341-2, 374, 375, 376-7, 381, 388
'Iráq, 21, 201, 322, 353
Iron Curtain countries, 363, 365
irreligion, 67
Ishmael, 193
'Ishqabad, 36
Ishraq, Mr Muhammad, 120, 156, 182
456
Ishraq, Mrs Muhammad, 120
Islam, 429
Islam, Mr Amiru'l (Amiru'l-Islam), 121, 122, 123, 151, 428
islands, 405, 406
see also islands by name
isolated believers, 310, 330, 334, 366, 371, 378, 404, 422
see also localities, where Bahá'ís reside
Israel, Prophets of, 193
Israel branches of National Spiritual Assemblies, 356
Italy, 298
Jakarta,
see Djakarta
Jamal Effendi, 430-1, 432
Jamshidi, Bahrain, 325
Japan, 347, 353, 354, 355
Jaunpur, 133
Java, 400
Javanese language, 338, 355
Jerusalem, 99, 100
Jordan, 353, 355
Joseph, Commentary on the Surih of, 210
Joshi, Mr A. C., 332, 386
Jubilee, 314, 331, 361
see also Most Great Jubilee
Judgement Day, 182
Jung, Sir Amin, 213
justice, 304
Kachin language, 335, 381
Kado language, 338, 407
Kadwai, 209
Kaili language, 338, 355
Kamarhatti, 312, 319
Kampala, 367
Kapila, 42
Kapran, 272
Karachi, 42, 128, 140, 155, 215-16, 221-2, 236, 239, 257, 269, 281, 301, 306, 338, 340, 367, 389, 423
Karbila, 430
Karen (Karin) language, 283, 291, 381
Karikal, 338, 341, 344, 350, 351, 354
Kashmir, 158, 190, 209, 223, 258, 269, 373
Kashmiri language, 272, 291
'Kaukab' ('Kaukab-i-Hind'), 30, 31, 32, 33, 53-4, 58, 442
Kazakstan, 354
Kazim, Siyyid, 210
Kehler, Mrs Keith Ransom, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83-4, 97, 98, 99, 105, 441
Kenarese language, 252, 253
Kenny, Sara, 358
Kenyerezi, Mr, 358
Keywest, 358
Khadem, Zikrullah, 360
Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, 126
Khaveri, Akhtare, 319
Khodadad, Mr Ardeshir, 5
Khodadad, Jenabe Jamsheed, 70
Khoshbin,Dr, 405, 411-12
'Khurshid-i-Khavar', 36
Khusrove, Mr Rustam, 120
Kirgizia, 355
Kishore, Dr Kaushal (Dr Koshal), 4, 5, 10, 16, 55, 101, 242
Kitáb-i-'Ahd, 133
Kitáb-i-Aqdas, 173, 179, 191, 210, 225, 275, 317, 353
Kitáb-i-Íqán, 88, 120, 179
Knights of Bahá'u'lláh, 344, 412, 421
Ko Saeed, 402
Kodadad,Mr M., 5
Kolhapur, 242, 257, 269, 278, 281, 307, 317
Kopo (Kopu) language, 338, 355, 407
Koreab language, 355
Koreshi, Mr S. Hishmatullah, 386
Kotah, 219, 223
Kuching, 388
Kumar, Mr, 135
Kunjangoon, 26, 70, 89, 103, 134, 164, 436
Kuria-Muria Islands, 355
Kurlawala, 350
457
Kusaie language, 338, 355
Kuwait, 355
Kyigone, 278
Lahore, 42, 98, 131, 269, 281, 306, 325, 435, 441
languages
diversity of, in India and Burma, 1, 66, 108, 322
of translation,
see translations
Laos, 400
Latin America, 294
laws
Bábí, 179
Bahá'í, 145, 147, 199, 293
of personal status, 139, 162, 347, 403, 426
Laws, Frederick and Elizabeth, 361
leadership, 297
League of Nations, 45, 54
Lebanon, 353, 355
lectures, Bahá'í, 90, 270
legal action, 346
Lepcha language, 338, 355
Leper colonies, 358
libraries, Bahá'í, 311, 319
Library, International Bahá'í, 103
life after death, 30, 139
life blood of the Cause,
see fund, Bahá'í
Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi (Phelps), 230
Lifu language, 338, 355
literature, Bahá'í, 79, 90, 121, 181, 241, 253, 256, 259, 264, 270, 275, 278, 303, 345, 347, 355
in African languages, 324
expansion and dissemination of, 246-7, 250, 254, 257, 258, 268, 271, 273, 276, 279, 288, 295, 309, 313, 314, 321, 333
fund for, 240, 246-7, 250
publication of, by local assemblies, 320-1
review of, 256, 320
see also publications, translations and publications by title
local spiritual assemblies, 17-18, 20, 29, 48, 133, 244, 248, 366, 384
in Burma, 5, 242, 264, 274, 280, 330, 338, 384
civil boundaries form basis of, 413, 419
consolidation of, 253, 254, 258, 332
conversion of groups into, 251, 253, 254, 288, 334, 404, 414
coordination of activities of, 31
correspondence among themselves, 394
dissolution of, 361
election of, 237, 244
establishment of, 133, 213, 244, 249, 253, 271, 272, 299, 316, 334, 349, 371, 422
in India, 330, 338, 384
inter-Assembly conferences, 319
lapsed, 259
maintenance of, 250, 288, 334, 414
map of, 243, 309
membership of, 181-2
number of, 378
obedience to, 145
in Pakistan, 330, 338, 384
procedures following election of, 17-18, 38
publication of literature by, 320-1
registration (incorporation) of, 128, 132, 139, 141, 142, 149, 170, 242, 246, 248, 309, 320, 330, 334, 363, 390, 424
relationship with National Spiritual Assembly, 25
responsibilities of, 18
status of, 312
support for, by individuals, 226
support of, for National Spiritual Assembly, 32, 226, 275
suspension of member of, 155
unity of, 148-9, 334
in virgin areas, 253
458
localities, where Bahá'ís reside, 236, 243, 244, 248, 309
see also isolated believers
love, 139, 262, 332
loyalty, to the teachings, 145
Loyalty Islands, 355, 365
Lucknow, 133
Lukmani, Dr, 301, 303, 312
Ma Hline, 19
MaMa, Miss, 19
Ma Shaffi, 19
Macao Island, 354
Madagascar, 324, 326, 334, 335, 338, 365
Madeira, 358
Madras, 135, 243, 247, 430
magazine, Bahá'í, 6, 7
Mahallati, Jamshid Z. A., 332
Mahe, 338, 341, 344, 350, 354, 364
Mahmud (Mahmood), Mirza, 32, 191, 231
Mahram, Mirza, 438
make-up, use of, 252
malaria, of Shoghi Effendi, 8
Malay Peninsula (Malaya), 315, 321, 323, 333, 338, 346, 355, 401
Malayan language, 347, 381
Maldive Islands, 414
Malta, 358
Maluku, 413
Manchu language, 338, 355, 407
Manchuria, 355
Mandalay, 7-8, 19, 84, 89, 102, 110, 126, 172, 206, 214, 217, 259, 263, 275, 402, 432, 436
enemies of the Bahá'í Faith in, 152
Spiritual Assembly of, 62, 68, 139
Mandate's Commission of the League of Nations, 45
Manifestation, 157
see also Bahá'u'lláh
Manipuri language, 338, 355
Manng Ba, 19
Manng Ba Kin, 19
Manng Ba Tin, 19
Mansion of Bahá'u'lláh, at Bahjí,
see Bahjí, Mansion of Bahá'u'lláh at
Manus Island language, 338, 355, 407
maps, 243, 309, 311, 409
Marathi language, 239
Margarita Island, 361
Mariana Islands, 338, 354, 365
Marquesas Islands, 355, 361
Marquesas language, 338, 355
marriage, Bahá'í, 261-2, 268, 316, 426
Marshall Islands, 355, 361, 365
martyrdom, 105, 139, 358
Mashhriqu'l-Adhkárs,
see Temples, Bahá'í
masses, teaching the, 84, 96, 97, 254, 256, 257, 268, 271, 284, 288
materialism, 27, 357
maturity, spiritual, 218
Maulvi (Moulvi) Muhammad Abdu'llah (Vakil), 190, 225, 291
Mauritius, 405
Maxwell, Sutherland, 311, 357
McKinley, Hugh, 358
McKinley, Violet, 358
Mehrangiz, sister of Shoghi Effendi, 211
Mehta, Mani, 167, 196, 237, 279
memorandum, to British High Commissioner, 99
Memorandum of Association, 408
men, Bahá'í, 10, 193
Mentawei Islands, 355, 401, 410-11
Mentawei language, 338, 355
'The Messager Bahá'í', 36
Meyer, Katherine, 361
Mihaeloff, Mr M.S., 379, 395
Mills, Mountfort, 58
minorities, 285, 332-3, 386, 419, 424
Miri language, 338
moderation, 252, 271
modesty, 332
Mokalla, 371
Molucco, 401
Moneer, Aqa Mirza, 33, 35
Mongolia, 355
459
Mongolian language, 338, 355, 407
Monji, Mr Habibo'llah, 97, 167
Mordoff language, 338, 355
Morocco International Zone, 361
Moses, 178, 193
Most Great House,
see House of Bahá'u'lláh Baghdád
Most Great Jubilee, 331, 348, 359
see also, Jubilee
Moulmein, 319
Moulvi (Maulvi) Muhammad Abdu'llah (Vakil), 190, 225, 291
Mount Abu, 63
Mount Carmel, 170, 171, 290, 357
Mozambique, 338, 365
Muhammad, 182
Muhsin, daughter of, 211
Munírih Khanum, 20, 168, 169, 170, 171
Murday, Poova, 412, 421
murder, of Bahá'ís in Burma, 264, 397, 402
Muslims (Mohamedans, Moslims), 27, 124, 260, 274, 285, 293, 396, 419, 424, 429, 436
Mustapha, Siyyid (Aga Seved),
see Rúmí, Siyyid Mustafá
Mwala language, 338, 355
Mya Mya, 19
Mysore, 187
Na-hsi language, 338, 355, 407
Nabil's Narrative, 72, 210
Nabilzadeh, 36, 38
Najmi, Mrs Daulat Saroosh, 332
Najmi, Shehryar, 425-6
nakhud, 191
Namlea, 413
National Bahá'í Courts, 338, 356
National Spiritual Assemblies, 310, 398
elect Universal House of Justice, 210
formation of, during Ten Year Crusade, 338, 347, 349, 354, 367, 404
incorporation of, 113, 338, 355, 424
National Spiritual Assembly of Afghánistán, 354
National Spiritual Assembly of Australia (and New Zealand), 329, 331, 338, 347, 349, 352, 354, 355, 356, 391, 406
National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles, 99, 324, 326, 355, 406
National Spiritual Assembly of Burma, 338, 347, 349, 354
National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, 331, 352, 355
National Spiritual Assembly of Central and South America, 331, 352, 355
National Spiritual Assembly of Ceylon, 338, 347, 349, 354
National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt, 324
National Spiritual Assembly of Germany, 99
National Spiritual Assembly of India, 287, 349
National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma, 13, 20, 22, 98, 101, 106, 113, 118, 126, 263, 354, 355, 391, 406
achievements of, 133-4, 248, 254, 268-9
activities of, 108
administrative headquarters for,
see Hazíratu'l-Quds, Indian
administrative institutions, 106, 107, 117, 294
Africa campaign of,
see Africa campaign
authority of, 129
becomes National Spiritual Assembly of India, Pakistan and Burma, 287, 292
460
budget of, 369
Centenary event of, 238, 249
chairmanship of, 121, 122
communication with Shoghi Effendi, 31
consultation with, 226
contributions to fund for Shrine, 301, 303, 309, 311, 320, 322, 333
cooperation with local assemblies, 226
decisions of, in difficult cases, 128-30, 262
efficient management of work of, 32, 138, 254, 256
election of, 27, 30, 35, 36, 38, 43, 54, 55, 115, 116, 180, 187, 301
incorporation of, 113
loss of assets in India and Burma, 304
meeting with Hands of the Cause, 332
meetings of, 16, 55, 57, 105, 106, 109
attendance at, 153-4, 239
business of, 343
members of, 30-1, 52, 107, 180, 181-2, 249
name of Executive Committee changed to, 4, 439
Nineteen Month Plan of,
see Nineteen Month Plan
obedience to, 145
office of, 25, 38-9
officers of, 31, 116, 121, 122, 155
Palestine branch of, 286, 290
prestige of, 129, 130
procedures for, 38
publication of pamphlet on teachings of Faith, 238
relationship with local assemblies, 25
resignation from, 111, 272, 293
resolutions of, 113-14
responsibilities of, 31, 36, 43, 130, 258-9, 304, 349, 384
rulings made by President of, 155
secretary of,
see Secretary, of National Spiritual Assembly
Six Year Plan of,
see Six Year Plan
submission of bill to Indian government, 139
support for, 29, 48, 157, 226
support for the School of 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Daidanaw, 143-4, 146
teaching plans of,
see plans, teaching
unity of, 52, 54, 55, 138, 149, 180, 264, 307, 326, 392
see also India and Burma
National Spiritual Assembly of India, Pakistan and Burma,
see National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma
National Spiritual Assembly of 'Iráq, 331, 352, 354, 355, 356, 359
National Spiritual Assembly of Italy and Switzerland, 406
National Spiritual Assembly of Japan, 354
National Spiritual Assembly of New Zealand, 354
National Spiritual Assembly of Northwest Africa, 418
National Spiritual Assembly of Pakistan, 338, 347, 349, 354, 418-19, 422-4
National Spiritual Assembly of Persia, 99, 184, 191, 275, 283, 324, 331, 352, 354, 355, 356, 359
National Spiritual Assembly of South East Asia, 338, 347, 349, 354
National Spiritual Assembly of Turkey, 45, 354
National Spiritual Assembly of the United States (and Canada), 37, 38, 58, 99, 147, 193, 202, 219, 286, 292, 302, 304, 324, 331, 352, 354, 355, 358, 366
National Youth Committee of America, 177
nationalism, 357
461
Navsari, 438
Navvab, 184
Naw-Rúz, 140, 318, 384
Nepal, 187, 334, 338, 355, 409, 413
Nepali language, 250, 257
New Caledonia, 355
New Delhi,
see Delhi
New Era School,
see Panchgani, school in
New Hebrides Islands, 355
New History Society, 191
New York Assembly, 106, 408
New Zealand, 77, 202, 352
Newfoundland, 294
'News Letter', American, 31
'News Letter', of Indian National Spiritual Assembly, 138
Nicobar Islands, 338, 354, 395, 401, 405, 406, 412, 416
Nicobarese language, 338, 355
Niku, Mirza, 5
Nineteen Month Plan, 324, 326-7, 333-5
Niue language, 338, 355
Nolan, Richard and family, 361
Nooreyazdan, Sheriar, 405
north pole, 358
Northern Rhodesia, 365
notables,
see people, of prominence and capacity
'La Nova Tago', 36
Nyasaland, 365
obedience, 125, 145
officers, of Spiritual Assemblies, 31, 114-15, 155
election of, 116, 399, 401
resignation of, 111, 112, 121, 122
see also Secretary of National Spiritual Assembly
Oliver, Cora, 358
opinion, differences of, 264
opposition, to Bahá'í Faith, 29, 120, 125, 126, 145, 154, 173, 190, 191
Ossete language, 338, 355
Ostiak language, 338, 355
Ouskouli, Mr, 347
Pacific islands, 325, 327, 334, 348, 352, 353, 397
Pakistan, 123, 289, 304, 309, 310, 312-13, 316, 321, 322, 323, 330, 338, 353, 355, 356, 367, 371, 384, 386-7, 389, 390, 407
conference in, 394, 417
establishment of National Spiritual Assembly of, 338, 347, 354, 418-19, 422-4
separated politically from India, 287
Palestine, Bahá'í community in, 99
Palestine Branch of the Indian National Assembly, 286, 290
Pali language, 338, 355, 370
Pali-Ama-Ma-Myaing (Pali-Ama-Nia-Niyasing; Halimeh), 20, 64, 66
pamphlets, Bahá'í, 71, 162, 238, 304, 319, 345, 347, 349, 370, 382, 391
Panchgani, 257, 281, 306, 340
school in, 280, 336, 338, 378, 420
Panjabi language, 338, 355
parents, consent of, for marriage, 316
Parliament, of India, 310
Parsees, 9
Pashto language, 338, 355
Payman, Mr, 346-7
Payman, Tabandeh, 358
peace, 2, 3, 66, 217
Pemba, 377, 388
people, of prominence and capacity, 28, 32, 44, 63, 65, 80, 133, 164, 166, 175, 187-8, 307, 442
periodicals, Bahá'í, 36, 76, 98
see also periodicals by name
Perm language, 338, 355, 383
Peros, 421
persecution, of Bahá'ís, 105, 124-5, 209, 274-5, 288, 312, 319, 322, 385-6, 387
462
perseverance, 220, 221, 222, 226, 229, 241, 250, 254, 256, 270, 273, 276, 281, 296
Persia, 13, 52, 68, 83, 93, 97, 98, 105, 121, 201, 207, 313, 322, 356
National Spiritual Assembly of,
see National Spiritual Assembly of Persia
persecution of Bahá'ís of, 124-5, 319, 322, 385-6, 387, 394
Persian language, 1, 2, 79, 86, 184, 192, 204
personalities, 218, 303
Petats language, 338, 355
petition, to High Commissioner, 99-100
Phelps, Myron, 230
philanthropy, 237
Philippines, 346, 355, 401, 407
Phnom Penh, 403
photographs, 35, 133
pictures, permissible for Bahá'ís to see, 192
pilgrims, to Holy Land, 13, 43, 87, 88, 92, 331, 333
pioneers, 9, 181, 183, 190, 193, 201, 202, 212, 213, 219, 226, 229, 231, 240, 245, 273, 275, 278, 283, 294, 296, 297, 300, 303, 312, 317, 322, 333, 349, 359, 361, 425
to Africa, 339, 365
America, 343
to Bhutan, 371
from Ceylon, 347
to Ceylon, 305, 321, 333
deputization of, 190, 243-4, 278
financial assistance for, 249, 303, 336, 343
hardships of, 304
Indian, not to go to West, 372
to Indochina, 334
to Indonesia, 321, 333
Dutch, 303-4, 309, 312
Íránian, 346, 372
to Madagascar, 334, 335
to Nepal, 334
settlement of, in virgin territories, 142, 178, 181, 205, 206, 213, 229, 235, 243-4, 253, 257, 305, 309, 324, 341, 342-4, 345, 346, 349, 350, 354, 358, 361, 409
to Siam, 320, 321, 333
youth, 198, 199, 208, 220, 235, 241, 270, 271, 278, 282, 306, 326, 339, 341
to Zanzibar, 334, 335, 342
planning, 149
plans, teaching, 266, 268, 270, 273, 281, 283, 285, 287, 288, 295, 296, 297, 298-301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 324, 327, 338, 348, 353
goals of, 287, 299
success of, 309, 313
see also Africa campaign, Nineteen Month Plan, Seven Year Plan, Six Year Plan and Ten Year Crusade
poems, composed by Bahá'ís, 188
politics, 287, 292, 313, 321, 322, 389
Pondicherry, 338, 341, 344, 354, 370
Poona, 134, 168, 170, 186, 192, 233, 257, 269, 281, 306, 340, 372, 397
Portuguese Guinea, 358
Portuguese Timor, 355, 365, 401
Poshtoo (Poshtu, Pushto) language, 272, 291, 319
Power of Attorney, 268
prayers, obligatory, 157, 192
prejudice, 2, 66, 287, 295, 299, 314
president, of spiritual assemblies, 155
press, the, 2, 132, 158, 167, 274, 307, 334, 385
see also publicity
Princely States, 330
procedures, Bahá'í administrative, 114-15, 133, 202, 283
proclamation, 257, 268, 271
promiscuity, 332
property, Bahá'í, 142, 396
463
in Burma, 268
registered in the name of Shoghi Effendi, 64, 68, 69, 402
use of name of a Bahá'í on Bahá'í buildings, 268
prophecy, 422
prophets, 28-9
prosperity, 7, 66, 288
Psalms, 193, 209
public meetings, 132, 164, 307
public relations, 28, 63, 65, 71, 80, 400
Public Relations Committee of All-Pakistan, 386
public speakers, 282
publications, Bahá'í, 2, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 25, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 46, 57, 71, 72, 121, 134, 137, 170, 239, 249, 251, 253, 256, 263, 298, 309, 385, 419
fund for, 240
policy on, 255
review of, 256, 320
see also literature, translations and publications and languages by name
publicity, 166, 239, 250, 273-4, 321, 331-2, 334, 360, 385, 394, 400
see also press, the
Publishing Trust, Bahá'í, 338, 356, 385
Puerto Rico, 358
punishment, 292-3
Punjab, 435, 441
Punjabi language, 257, 272, 291, 370
Purest Branch, 184
Pushto (Poshtoo) language, 272, 291
Qádíyání community, 25, 32, 173, 190, 191, 435
Qatar, 355
Qiblih, 356
Questions and Answers, 178-9
Quetta, 257, 269, 281, 306
Qur'án, 396, 431
race, 356
discrimination, 327
diversity of, in India and Burma, 1, 35, 260, 285, 322, 339
radio, 274, 307, 334, 385
Rahman, Mr, 80
Rahman, Mr (pioneer to Chagoas Archipelago), 364
Rahman, Mr (pioneer to Seychelles)
Rajasthani language, 247, 257, 272
Rajkot, 246
Rampur, 404, 430
Rangoon, 6-7, 58, 89, 128, 132, 139, 152, 156, 158, 206, 259, 263, 302, 306, 338, 367, 379, 415, 432, 436
Razvi, Siyyid Abu'l 'Abbas, 163
reading, 90
refreshments, 154
Regional Spiritual Assemblies,
see National Spiritual Assemblies by name
registration, of Assemblies, 113, 128, 132, 139, 141, 142
registration cards, for new Bahá'ís, 252
reincarnation, 312
relief fund for Burma, 263, 264, 267, 274
religion, 37, 322, 339
Religions, Conference on, 53
Religion's Peace Conference, 58
religious organizations, membership of, 175-6
Remey, Charles Mason, 351, 360
reports, of achievements and activities, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 31, 248, 276, 344, 345, 366, 371, 378, 386
annual, 35, 37, 138, 284
reprints, of published works, 256
resignation, from administrative service, 111, 112, 121, 122, 293
responsibility, individual, 119
resurrection, 182
review, of Bahá'í literature, 256, 320
Ridván, 115
Rio de Oro, 361
464
riots, civil, 304
Robinson, Helen, 358
Rodrigues, Mr and Mrs Xavier, 358
Roll of Honour, 344, 358, 360-1
Root, Martha, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 101, 158, 160-4, 166-7, 172, 174-5, 176, 185, 441
Rosebehiyan (Roozbehyan), Mr, 325, 415, 417, 420
Roumie, S. M.,
see Rúmí, Siyyid Mustafa
Rowhani, Soli, 342
Ruanda Urundi, 338, 380
rules and regulations, refrain from making new, 202, 283
Rumanian language, 101
Rúmí (Roumie), Mrs, 151-2
Rúmí, Siyyid Mustafa (S. M. Roumie; Seyed Mustafa Rúmí; Siyyid Mustafa Rumie), 3, 7, 20, 62, 63, 64, 66, 73-5, 79, 84-5, 86, 89, 90, 94, 95, 101, 102-3, 110, 120, 121-2, 123, 125-6, 134, 144, 146, 147, 150, 171, 206, 259, 274, 275
assassination of, 260, 261, 263, 264, 437
biography of, 430-7
history of Bahá'í Faith in India and Burma by, 103-4, 110, 121
illness of, 151-2
land left by, 402, 403, 408
Tablets to, 431-4, 435-6
Russia, 406
Russian language, 79, 120
Russian Turkistan, 353
Saad, Abdu'l Jalil Beg, 221, 224, 225
Sabit, Rustam, 310, 312, 319, 320
Sadra and Kusti, ceremony of, 175-6
Safdar, Ahmad, 123
St. Thomas Island, 361
Sakhalin Island, 354
Samadani, Dr M. A., 178, 190, 225
Samandari, Mr, 360
Samoa Islands, 355
Samoan language, 338, 355
San-Marino, 358
sanctions, 283
Sani, Qulam Muhammad, 196
Sarawak, 333, 338, 346, 355, 401
sarcophagus, for remains of the Báb, 297, 311, 434
Sarkar, H. C., 41
Saudi Arabia, 355
scholars, Bahá'í, 88, 258
Schopflocher, (Schopflocker, Schopplocher), Mrs Florence Evelyn, 34, 35-6
Schopflocher, Siegfried, 147, 152, 153, 154
School of 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Daidanaw, 126, 127, 134, 143-4, 146, 147-8, 436
schools, 24, 124-5, 126, 127, 134, 143-4, 146, 147-8, 264, 274, 338
Schott, Ada
Secretary of National Spiritual Assembly, 111, 112, 127-8, 236-7, 399
address of, 4, 6, 17
duties of, 17, 18
secularism, 357
Secunderabad, 246, 148
Serampur, 246, 248, 281, 287
Serbian language, 101
service, 67, 139, 376, 392, 393
Seven Proofs, 210
Seven Year Plan (American), 177
Seychelles, 364, 421
sexes, equality of, 193
Shah, Prof. K. T., 267
Shah of Persia, 124, 394
Shaiki, Mr J.A., 317
Shanghai, 347
Shans language, 381, 390
Shantiniketan, 159-60
Shastri, Prof., 187
Shetlands, 358
Shirazi, M. R., 438
Shoghi Effendi, 12, 87, 292, 437, 439
ascension of, 428
465
birthday of, not to be commemorated, 12
communication with, 31, 138, 306, 319, 333, 346, 371
correspondence of, 20, 298, 311
desire to serve Bahá'ís, 7
health of, 8, 20, 21, 39, 59, 60, 71
hopes of, for youth, 4, 156
instructions of, to individuals, 155
malarial illness of, 8
marriage of, 156, 158
settlement of pioneers to be notified to, 344
travels of, 1, 8, 19, 20
work of, 298, 311, 333
Sholapur, 269, 281, 306, 340
Shrines, Bahá'í, 247, 295, 298, 301, 303, 311, 320, 322, 323, 333, 356, 357-8, 373, 389
in Burma, 260, 437
films of, 352
lands surrounding, 25, 286, 290
photographs of, 316
significance of, 99
Siam (Thailand), 292, 294, 297, 305, 312, 313, 320, 321, 323, 333, 338, 355, 417
Sikhism, 429, 441
Sikkim, 338, 344, 354, 412-13
Silk, 71
Simha, Dr, 42
Simla, 155, 170, 172
Simpson, George P., 22
Sind, 306, 340
Sindhi language, 114, 118, 137, 138, 163, 170
Singalese language, 272, 291
Singapore, 312, 326, 367
Singh, Mrs Pritam, 28
Singh, Prof. Pritam, 5, 27, 28, 42, 51, 53, 61, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76-7, 78, 80, 82, 86, 97, 100, 108, 111, 112, 231
biography of, 441-4
editor of 'Bahá'í World', 76-7, 442
travelling teacher, 118, 133, 135, 148, 150, 196
Singh, Col. Raya Jai Prithvi Bahadur, of Nepal, 187
Siwan, 247
Siyah-Chal
Six Year Plan, 170, 173, 177-8, 181, 183, 184, 190, 191, 193, 196, 198, 200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214-15, 224, 225, 232, 241, 247, 249-50
Six Year Plan (Pakistan), 418-19, 422-4
smoking, 332
Smyrna, Spiritual Assembly of, 45
Snider, H., 358
social order, in India, 16
society, 67
Society Islands, 355
Socotra Island, 338, 364, 371
Sohrab, Ahmad, 191
Solomon, King, 178, 193
Solomon Islands, 355
soul, 139, 225
South-East Asia, 305, 313, 324, 325-6, 327, 329, 333, 334, 348, 403, 407, 432
establishment of National Spirtual Assembly of, 338, 347
South East Asian Teaching Conference, 400-1
South Pacific, 354, 359, 362
see also Pacific islands
South West Africa, 361
Southern Rhodesia, 361
Spanish Morocco, 361
Spanish Sahara, 361
Srinagar, 257, 269, 275
Stannard, Mrs Jean, 3, 9, 15, 25
'Star of the West', 36
'Story of Orchestral Music and its Times, The', 282-3
strikes, 283
Sukkur, 428
Sulaymaniyyih, 353
Sumatra, 400
466
summer schools, 172-3, 178, 206, 207, 208, 209, 213, 282, 336, 427
establishment of, in India, 156-7, 170, 250, 274
'The Sun', sura of, 182
sunset, 160
superstructure, of shrine of the Báb,
see, Báb, shrine of the
Surat, 71, 114, 195, 206, 222-3, 227, 245, 246, 340, 414
Sushila, Miss,
see Vakil, Mr N. R., daughters of
Suva, 356, 380
Swedish language, 79, 120
Switzerland, 406
Sydney, Australia, 240, 359
Syria, 353, 355
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 62, 74, 114, 182, 192, 193, 209
Tablets of the Divine Plan, 205, 359, 405, 411
Tabríz, 315, 352
Tadzhikistan, 355
Tagore, Dr Rabindranath, 159
Tahira, Mrs, 117
Tamil language, 239, 252, 255
Tanbingyanny, 7
Tarbiyat Schools, 124-5
Tasmania, 352
Tawanggyi, Mr, 267
tea, 154
teachers, Bahá'í, 213, 231, 245, 278
effectiveness of, 90, 94
for India, 8, 71
paid, 190, 248-9
training of, 127, 173
travelling, 8, 34-6, 77, 78, 80, 81, 118, 133, 147, 148, 153, 160-4, 166-7, 174-5, 253
youth as, 306
teaching, the Bahá'í Faith, 1, 2, 3, 22, 43, 48, 67, 142, 155, 206, 253, 284, 375, 376, 427-8
in Burma,
see Burma, teaching work in
campaigns for, 31, 84, 95, 96, 97, 127, 148, 150, 155, 159, 186, 190, 193, 200, 201, 213, 250, 427
conferences for,
see conferences, teaching
duty of, 119, 217
placed on shoulders of youth, 4, 82, 156, 197-200, 208, 258, 341
effectiveness of, 15, 39, 48
fund for, 201, 204, 223, 225, 226, 243-4, 325
home front, 398-9, 401
importance of, 119, 183, 203, 422
lull in, 200-1
the masses, 84, 254, 256, 257, 268, 271, 284, 288
role of women in, 10-11
by settlement,
see pioneers
summer school a stimulus to, 173
the ultimate purpose of all Bahá'í institutions, 118
in virgin territories, 186, 205, 206, 213, 225, 229, 235, 305, 309, 400, 416, 421
Teaching School, 133
teachings, Bahá'í,
see Bahá'u'lláh, teachings of
Telugu language, 252, 255
Temples, Bahá'í, 358
in America, 104, 147, 229, 230, 360
fund for, 147, 347, 359
in India, 231, 338, 347, 349, 354, 370-1, 372
purchase of land for, 354, 366, 367, 370-1, 372, 373, 374-5, 376, 419, 423, 424, 428
in Tihrán, 354
Ten Goal Countries, 366
Ten Year Crusade, 327, 334, 335, 342, 347-9, 360, 363, 366, 367, 371, 389, 395, 409, 415, 425
funding for, 373, 378
467
goals of, 337-9, 340-1, 353-7, 376, 383-4, 386, 390, 391, 392, 405, 406, 422
home front teaching,
see teaching, home front
National Spiritual Assemblies to be established during,
see National Spiritual Assemblies
second phase of, 368-9, 374
supplementary achievements of, 409, 415
third phase of, 398, 418
territories, unopened,
see virgin territories
Thailand, 292, 400
Theosophists, 135, 154, 312
Third All India Bahá'í Convention, 2
Third Annual World Bahá'í Youth Symposium, 167
Tho language, 338, 355
Tibet, 354, 358, 364, 365-6, 368, 409, 413, 424
Tibetan language, 338, 355
Tihrán, 110, 114, 121, 354, 356
tolerance, 287
Tonga Islands, 354, 361
Tongan language, 338, 355
town, definition of, 191
Townshend, Una, 358
Translations, 114, 120, 184, 192, 210, 230, 231, 253, 256, 295, 304, 324, 333, 338, 345, 349, 355, 363, 366, 370, 371, 381, 382, 390, 391, 405-7, 412, 419, 424, 436
of Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, 72, 74, 78-9, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95-7, 100, 101-2, 104, 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 118, 119, 121, 137, 138, 150-1, 163, 170, 239, 241, 246, 247, 250, 251, 255, 257, 262, 263, 267, 271, 272, 275, 278, 280, 283, 288, 291, 295, 296, 297, 299, 309, 313, 322, 323, 334, 346-7, 441
fund for, 240, 345
tribes, 345
Trivandrum, 315
Trucial Sheikhs, 355
Tuamotu Archipelago, 355
Tunis, first pilgrim from, 43
Turkey, 45-6, 353, 366
National Spiritual Assembly of,
see National Spiritual Assembly of Turkey
Turkmenistan, 355
Udaynarain, 384
Ujjain, 239
Ukraine, 361
Umman, 355
United Nations, 346, 387
United States,
see America
National Spiritual Assembly of,
see National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada
unity, 189, 220
administrative, 145
of administrative order, 109
of Bahá'ís, 1, 3, 24, 47, 51, 226, 233, 235, 237, 238, 240, 245, 262, 279, 289, 293, 316, 322, 327
in diversity, 108-9
doctrinal, 145
of family, 192
between institutions, 33, 226
of National Spiritual Assembly, 52, 54, 55
Universal House of Justice, 192, 210, 287, 418
universities, 24, 213, 406
Urdu, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 88, 90, 92, 95, 96, 100, 101, 104, 106, 107, 112, 114, 118, 120, 126, 134, 184, 191, 192, 210, 230, 231, 436
Uzbekistan, 355
Vakil, Abdu'llah, 196, 272
468
Vakil, Moulvi Abdu'llah, 190, 225, 291
Vakil, Naraynrao Ranganath, 5, 8, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29-30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 55, 57, 59, 65, 69, 70, 72, 81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 94, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 107, 111, 112, 115, 116, 118, 120, 128, 129, 130, 131, 135, 137, 138, 141, 143, 144, 148, 153, 156, 158, 161, 166, 169, 174, 185, 186, 187, 195, 206-7, 214, 223, 230-1
biography of, 438-40
daughters of, 42, 196, 200, 204-5, 206, 207, 216, 222, 224, 227-8, 231, 234, 236, 245, 414
death of, 234-5, 236
death of brother of, 189
death of father of, 115
gifts of cloth from, 71, 72
illness of, 60, 61, 62, 77-8, 81, 101-2, 104, 106, 112-13, 115, 116, 117, 129, 132, 144-5, 153-4, 158, 167, 175, 188, 203-4, 205, 216, 223, 227, 231, 439
obituary of, 253
pilgrimage of, 47, 51, 52, 53, 97, 180
Vakil, Mrs, 29-30, 33, 35, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 53, 58, 102, 104, 105, 113, 115, 117, 206, 207, 231, 234, 236, 245, 414, 439
Vakil, Tahera and Sushila,
see Vakil, Mr N. R., daughters of
Varqa, Valiullah, 266, 360
Vedady, R.K., 188
veil, discarding of the, 10
Vellore, 246, 148
Vietnam, 400
village, definition of, 191
virgin territories, 142, 178, 181, 186, 205, 206, 213, 225, 229, 235, 243-4, 253, 257, 305, 309, 314, 324, 329, 338, 341, 342-4, 345, 346, 348, 349, 350, 354, 358, 361, 363, 365, 366, 395, 400, 406, 409, 416, 421, 425
virtues, 198
Vogul language, 338, 355, 407
von Brunn, Ursula, 361
Vossough,Dr G., 413
voting,
in Bahá'í elections, 10, 142
list, removal from, 155, 271
by mail, 245
see also elections, Bahá'í
voting rights, 182, 259, 262, 271, 273, 283, 292-3, 335, 347, 389
War, First World, 435
War, Second World, 190, 191, 198, 202, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 223, 225, 255, 259, 305, 437
War Comforts Fund, 237
weather, 328
West, the, 147
Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 313, 436
wills, 179
Wilmette, Bahá'í temple in,
see Temple, Bahá'í, in America
women, 10-11, 67, 69, 193, 252
World Centre, Bahá'í, 299, 333, 356
World Government Organization, 310, 311
World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, 198, 199, 226, 333, 419
writers, Bahá'í, 71
Writings, Bahá'í, 252
see also Tablets, of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá
work, suspension of, on Bahá'í Holy Days, 132, 154-5, 160, 272
World Crusade,
see Ten Year Crusade
Yaganagi, Habib, 209, 260-1, 312, 397, 414
Yaganagi, Mrs, 312
Yahyá, Mírzá, 353
Yazamaidi, Faridoon, 422
469
Yazdani, Mr, 320, 425
year, Bahá'í, 115
year book, Bahá'í, 18, 25, 35
Year Book Committee, 36
Yemen, 355
youth, Bahá'í, 9, 82, 140, 156, 167-8, 173, 188, 197-9, 200, 205, 208, 214, 220, 221-2, 227, 232, 235, 241, 246, 257-8, 269-71, 278, 281-2, 306-7, 326, 340-1
American, 220, 271
declaration of, 376-7
formation of youth groups, 177, 258
role of, 270-1
Youth Committee of India, 199, 220-1, 339
Youth Symposium, 195, 198-9, 200, 221, 222, 269, 270
Third Annual World Bahá'í, 167
see also conferences, youth
Yukon, 358
Zaituneh Ma Gyi, 19
Zanzibar, 324, 326, 335, 338, 342, 365, 374, 381, 388
Zarqání, Mírzá Mahmúd, 8, 441
Zeinolabedin, Fawzi, and family, 361
Zoroastrians, 124, 285, 293
Zululand, 365