- 1897-03-01 — The birth of Shoghi Effendi, in the house of `Abdu'llah Pasha. [BBD208; BKG359; DH60, 214; GBF2]
He...
- 1912-10-00 — Shoghi Effendi was enrolled in the preparatory school associated with the Syrian Protestant College ...
- 1917-06-13 — Shoghi Effendi graduated from the Syrian Protestant College with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. [PG...
- 1917-10-09 — Shoghi Effendi registered at the Syrian Protestant College and started the term as a graduate studen...
- 1920-06-11 — Shoghi Effendi made application to Balliol College at Oxford University as a non-collegiate student ...
- 1920-10-01 — Shoghi Effendi entered Balliol College, Oxford University. [CB284; DH149; GBF11-12]
For his pur...
- 1921-11-28 — Ascension of `Abdu'l-Baha
`Abdu'l-Baha passed away at about 1:00 a.m., in Haifa. [AB452; BBD4; BBR3...
- 1921-11-30 — A cable was sent to London with news of `Abdu'l-Baha's passing. Shoghi Effendi was summonsed to the ...
- 1921-12-16 — Shoghi Effendi left England for Haifa in the company of Lady Blomfield and his sister Rouhangeze [R...
- 1921-12-29 — Shoghi Effendi arrived in the Holy Land from England by train from Egypt. [GBF14; PP42]
An enve...
- 1922-01-03 — The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha was read aloud for the first time, to a group of nine men, ma...
- 1922-01-07 — The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha was read publicly at his house to an assembled gathering of B...
- 1922-01-16 — The Greatest Holy Leaf cabled the United States with the news that Shoghi Effendi had been appointed...
- 1922-02-00 — Shoghi Effendi called together a group of well-known Baha'is to discuss the future development of th...
- 1922-02-25 — The Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha was written entirely in 'Abdu'l-Baha's own hand and it was Sh...
- 1922-03-05 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to the American Baha'is calling for the establishment of local assemblies where...
- 1922-04-02 — Shoghi Effendi, in a letter to Bahiyyih Khanum, advised her that he would be taking a leave of absen...
- 1922-04-05 — Shoghi Effendi left the affairs of the Faith in the hands of the Greatest Holy Leaf and departed the...
- 1922-04-08 — Bahiyyih Khanum wrote a general letter to the friends acknowledging the letters of allegiance receiv...
- 1922-04-21 — The Shrines of Baha'u'llah and the Bab were electrically illuminated for the first time. [PP69]
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- 1922-12-15 — Shoghi Effendi returned to the Holy Land to take up his duties as Guardian. [PP63-4]
He sent cabl...
- 1923-02-00 — Shoghi Effendi sent his early translation of The Hidden Words to America. [PP205]...
- 1925-01-02 — The American Baha'is published Shoghi Effendi's revised Hidden Words. [EJR255]
Another translati...
- 1927-03-00 — Shoghi Effendi retranslated the Hidden Words.
He was assisted by George Townshend and Ethel Rosen...
- 1928-00-00 — The publication of Baha'i Administration, a collection of communications to the American Baha'i comm...
- 1929-09-00 — Shoghi Effendi sailed from England to Cape Town and proceeded overland to Cairo. [PP180–1, SETPE1p...
- 1930-07-00 — Shoghi Effendi completed his translation of the Kitab-i-Íqan (The Book of Certitude), the first ...
- 1932-07-15 — The Greatest Holy Leaf, Bahiyyih Khanum, 'outstanding heroine of the Baha'i Dispensation' passed awa...
- 1934-01-23 — Shoghi Effendi gave Queen Marie of Romania the gift of a Tablet in the handwriting of Baha'u'llah. [...
- 1935-00-04 — The publication of Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah. [Gleanings; Collins1.37]...
- 1937-03-25 — Shoghi Effendi married Mary Maxwell, Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum. [PP151; UD115; BN No107 April 19...
- 1938-00-00 — The publication of Prayers and Meditations of Baha'u'llah. [P&M; Collins1.100]
It c...
- 1938-00-00 — The publication of The World Order of Baha'u'llah, a compilation of the communications to the North ...
- 1938-04-30 — Munirih Khanum, the Holy Mother, wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha, passed away. [BBD166; BW8:260; CB358; DH161]
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- 1938-12-25 — Shoghi Effendi addressed The Advent of Divine Justice, a book-length letter, to the Baha'...
- 1939-12-24 — Shoghi Effendi reinterred the remains of Navvab and the Purest Branch. [DH162; GBF116; GPB347–8]
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- 1940-05-15 — Shoghi Effendi determined to go to England; he and Rúhiyyih Khanum left Haifa for Italy via aquapla...
- 1940-07-28 — Shoghi Effendi, Rúhiyyih Khanum and Sutherland Maxwell left England for South Africa aboard the SS ...
- 1940-12-27 — Shoghi Effendi and Rúhiyyih Khanum returned Haifa. [PP181]...
- 1941-00-00 — The publication of The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. [ESW; Collins1.25]
It was a Tablet addre...
- 1944-05-23 — Shoghi Effendi unveiled the model of the Shrine of the Bab at the centenary celebration of the Decla...
- 1944-11-15 — The publication of God Passes By, a survey of the history of the first century of the Babi and Baha'...
- 1946-04-11 — Shoghi Effendi instructed Sutherland Maxwell to set plans in motion for the first stages of the buil...
- 1949-00-00 — Construction began on the superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab. [BBD210]
The architect, Suther...
- 1951-01-09 — Shoghi Effendi announced the formation of the International Baha'i Council. [BBD118; BBRSM127; GBF10...
- 1952-10-08 — Shoghi Effendi announced his decision to launch 'the fate-laden, soul-stirring, decade-long world-em...
- 1953-04-21 — The Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963) was launched. See MBW151-156, MBW151.
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- 1953-10-00 — The superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab was completed. [BBD210; CB324–5; PP235; ZK85–6]
M...
- 1954-04-06 — Shoghi Effendi announced the creation of five Auxiliary Boards with the following number of members:...
- 1954-04-06 — Shoghi Effendi announced that plans for the International Baha'i Archives had been completed and tha...
- 1957-04-21 — In his last Ridvan message Shoghi Effendi announced that the exterior of International Baha'i Archiv...
- 1957-10-02 — Shoghi Effendi designated the Hands of the Cause the 'Chief Stewards of Baha'u'llah's embryonic Worl...
- 1957-11-04 — Passing of Shoghi Effendi
Shoghi Effendi passed away in London of coronary thrombosis after a bou...
- 1957-11-25 — A proclamation was issued stating that Shoghi Effendi left no heir and made no appointment of anothe...
- 1957-11-26 — Interregnum
Following the passing of Shoghi Effendi the international administration of the Faith ...
- 1963-04-20 — The Ten Year Crusade was successfully completed. The achievements of the Ten Year Crusade were cele...
- 1963-04-21 — Establishment of the Universal House of Justice
The Universal House of Justice was elected for th...
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