- 1821-00-00 — `Abdu'llah Pasha built the Mansion at Bahji. [BBD5, 42] ...
- 1870-00-00 — `Údi Khammar completed the restoration and expansion of the mansion at Bahji originally built by `A...
- 1871-06-00 — `Údi Khammar, a wealthy Maronite Christian merchant, and his family moved into the recently restore...
- 1877-04-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha held a banquet for the notables of `Akka in a pine grove near Bahji. [BKG358; DH54, 87]...
- 1879-06-00 — An epidemic of plague broke out in `Akka and environs. Among others who felt its effects were `Údi ...
- 1879-09-00 — Baha'u'llah moved to the empty mansion at Bahji after two years' residence at Mazra`ih. [BBD42; BKG3...
- 1890-04-15 — E. G. Browne was granted four successive interviews with Baha'u'llah at Bahji. [BBD43; BBR225; BKG37...
- 1891-00-00 — Baha'u'llah revealed Epistle to the Son of the Wolf addressed to Shaykh Muhammad-Taqiy-i-Najafi (Sha...
- 1891-00-00 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Kitab-i-`Ahd. [BBD32; CB142; GPB236–40, BKG420–5; RB4:419–20]
It...
- 1891-05-20 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Lawh-i-Times, Tablet to the Times in which He recounted the circumstances o...
- 1892-05-08 — Baha'u'llah contracted a slight fever. [GPB221]
See RB4:414–17 for the progress of this illne...
- 1892-05-24 — Baha'u'llah called all the believers and many pilgrims to His bedside for their last audience with H...
- 1892-05-29 — The Ascension of Baha'u'llah  
Baha'u'llah passed away at Bahji in His seventy–fifth year. [AB...
- 1892-05-30 — `Abdu'l-Baha asked Nabil-i-Azam to choose a number of passages from the writings of Baha'u'llah to b...
- 1892-05-31 — `Abdu'l-Baha rented the house now known as the Pilgrim House (or the "Tea House") at Bahji from its ...
- 1892-06-07 — On the ninth day after Baha'u'llah's passing the Will and Testament of Baha'u'llah, the Kitab-i-`Ahd...
- 1893-00-02 — `Abdu'l-Baha wrote Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (variously translated as "Treatise on Politics", "A Treatise...
- 1893-05-28 — Mirza Áqa Jan, Baha'u'llah's amanuensis for almost 40 years, threw in his lot with Mirza Muhammad`A...
- 1897-05-30 — The Covenant-breakers living at Bahji, realized that Mirza Àqa Jan would be useful to them in their...
- 1898-11-13 — `Abdu'l-Baha commemorated Kheiralla's arrival by ending the period of mourning for Baha'u'llah and b...
- 1915-00-00 — Jamal Pasha, Commander of the 4th Army Corps of the Turkish army, was put in military control of Syr...
- 1920-00-00 — Agnes Parsons made her second pilgrimage. It was during this visit that 'Abdu'l-Baha charged her wi...
- 1921-09-00 — Roy Wilhelm had sent three generators to the Holy Land and had asked permission from 'Abdu'l-Baha to...
- 1921-11-29 — The funeral of `Abdu'l-Baha. [BW15:115]
For details of the funeral see AB464-74; BW1:23-6; BW15...
- 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...
- 1922-01-30 — Mirza Muhammad-`Ali and Badi`u'llah seized the keys to the Shrine of Baha'u'llah. [BBR456-7; CB288-9...
- 1922-04-21 — The Shrines of Baha'u'llah and the Bab were electrically illuminated for the first time. [PP69]
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- 1923-02-08 — The keys to the Shrine of Baha'u'llah were returned to Shoghi Effendi. [GBF23; PP71]...
- 1927-11-00 — "Muḥammad-'Ali and Majdiddin [his cousin] has sent a message requesting us to repair the roof whic
- 1929-11-27 — The Mansion at Bahji was evacuated by the Covenant-breakers after the occupation by Muhammad-Ali and...
- 1931-03-00 — Marion Jack painted a view from the Mansion at Bahji. The painting was eventually hung in the Mansio...
- 1932-04-00 — Pilgrims were able to stay overnight at Bahji for the first time. [GBF101; PP232]...
- 1948-00-09 — The owners of a house near the Shrine of Baha'u'llah fled and the house became government property. ...
- 1950-11-03 — Shoghi Effendi entered into negotiations with the government of Israel to exchange some farm land ne...
- 1952-05-18 — The case brought against Shoghi Effendi by the Covenant-breakers in connection with the demolition o...
- 1952-11-11 — The government of Israel exchanged 145,000 square metres of land surrounding Bahji for property at E...
- 1953-03-00 — Shoghi Effendi obtained a wrought-iron gate from England with the intention of installing it at the ...
- 1953-04-21 — Bahji was lit for the first time by 99 four-branched wrought iron lamp posts. [GBF32; PP89–90]...
- 1955-04-21 — (The) design (for the) Mother
Temple (in the) cradle (of the) Faith
(was) unveiled (in the) presen
- 1955-11-15 — Shoghi Effendi announced that for the construction of the International Baha'i Archives thirty of th...
- 1956-00-00 — Shoghi Effendi acquired the title to the Pilgrim House at Bahji from the Israeli government as part ...
- 1956-04-00 — Shoghi Effendi announced that the remaining 22 pillars of the International Baha'i Archives had been...
- 1956-12-20 — The publication in the Official Gazette of the government of Israel of the issue of an expropriation...
- 1957-04-03 — Shoghi Effendi announced that the Treasury Department of Israel had issued an expropriation order fo...
- 1957-05-31 — The judgement of the Supreme Court of Israel against the Covenant-Breakers appeal, resulted in their...
- 1957-06-00 — The Covenant-breakers completely abandoned Bahji. [CB367–9; DH215; MBW120–2; PP233–4]...
- 1957-09-06 — Shoghi Effendi announced 'the complete evacuation of the remnant of Covenant-breakers and the transf...
- 1957-11-18 — The first conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God convened at Bahji. Twenty-three Hands were prese...
- 1957-11-18 — The Hands of the Cause conducted a memorial meeting for Shoghi Effendi in the Haram-i-Aqdas. [BW13:3...
- 1957-11-19 — Nine Hands of the Cause were chosen by Rúhiyyih Khanum to examine Shoghi Effendi's apartment. [BW 1...
- 1957-12-02 — The titles to the Shrine of the Bab, the Mansion of Bahji, and all other buildings and lands which t...
- 1957-12-25 — The Hands of the Cause announced the destruction of the long, two-storey house previously occupied b...
- 1959-10-23 — The third Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. [BW13:351; MC127-173]
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- 1960-10-18 — The fourth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. [MoC177-245]...
- 1961-10-15 — The fifth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. [MoC249-329]
For the a...
- 1961-11-05 — The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fifth Conclave. [MoC313–23]
They called for ...
- 1962-07-24 — It was announced that the sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was postponed until April ...
- 1963-04-09 — The sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji.
For the agenda see MoC...
- 1965-11-11 — The Universal House of Justice announced that the 'final step' in the 'process' of the 'purification...
- 1970-06-23 — The centenary of the death of Mirza Mihdi was commemorated with a day of prayer by Baha'is around th...
- 1972-05-02 — The northeast and southeast quadrants of the gardens at Bahji were completed and the southern garden...
- 1973-12-04 — The Universal House of Justice announced the completion of the final, south-western quadrant of the ...
- 1980-09-24 — Universal House of Justice announced that additional land had been acquired in the south-western are...
- 2001-05-21 — The celebration of the completion of the Arc projects began with a devotional visit by the 3,000 Bah...
- 2008-05-12 — After several years of negotiations, agreement was reached with the Israeli government for the acqui...
- 2010-10-29 — After three years the restoration, work was completed on the Ridvan Garden some two kilometers south...
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