Chronology: Date 1871

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date	event	tags	firsts
1871 (In the year) 187-	Muhammad-Hasan Khán-i-Káshí died in Burújird, Iran, after being bastinadoed. [BW18:383] Three Bahá'ís were executed in Shíráz. [BW18:383]	Muhammad-Hasan Khan-i-Kashi; Borujerd, Iran; Shíráz, Iran; Iran
1871 c. Jan 187-	Bahá'u'lláh was moved to the house of Khavvám, across the street from the house of Malik. [BBR209–10; BKG315; GPB189] His occupation of this house lasted a few months. [BKG319]	* Bahaullah (chronology); Bahá'u'lláh, Houses of; House of Khavvam (Akká); House of Malik (Akká); Akka, Israel
1871 c. May 187-	Bahá'u'lláh was transferred to the house of Rábi`ih. [GPB189] His occupation of this house lasted four months. [BKG319; DH38–9]	House of Rabiih (Akká); Bahá'u'lláh, Houses of; Akka, Israel
1871 mid-year 187-	`Údí Khammár, a wealthy Maronite Christian merchant, and his family moved into the recently restored mansion at Bahjí, leaving their `Akká house empty. [BKG316–17; DH203]	Udi Khammar; Bahji, Israel; House of Udi Khammar (Akká); House of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahji); Akka, Israel
1871 4 Aug 187-	Shaykh `Alíy-i-Sayyáh, one of the Bahá'ís imprisoned in Cyprus, died, allegedly of poisoning. [BBR306, FOI,Forward] Subsequently Mishkín-Qalam married the widow of Sayyáh. [BBR 306, FOIp24] Born Mulla Adi Guzal, a trustee and courier of The Báb during the days of Mah-Ku and Chiriq. He visited the Fort of Shaykh Tabarsi (Mazindaran) at the request and on behalf of the Báb carrying His Tablet of Visitation for the martyrs of Fort Shaykh Tabarsi. [from Anita Graves, National Bahá'í Archivist Cyprus] He was one of the four Exiles ordered to Famagusta by the Ottoman Sultan at the time that Baha'u'llah was exiled to 'Akka. These four Exiles, including Mishkin-Qalam, arrived in Famagusta on 5 September 1868. [from Anita Graves, National Bahá'í Archivist Cyprus]	Shaykh Aliy-i-Sayyah; Mishkin-Qalam; Cyprus
1871 Sep 187-	Bahá'u'lláh was transferred to the house of `Údí Khammár in `Akká. [BBD109; BKG317; DH39, 203; GPB189] The house was so small that 13 people of both sexes occupy one room. The remainder of Bahá'u'lláh's companions took up residence in other houses and the Khán-i-`Avámíd. [GBP189] More information on the Khán-i-`Avámíd that became the first Pilgrim House and eventually a Bahá'í School. Bahá'u'lláh's occupation of this house lasted two years. [BKG319] See BKG317 for the initial response of His neighbour, Ilyás `Abbúd. See DH201–3 for a biography of `Údí Khammár.	Bahá'u'lláh, Houses of; House of Udi Khammar (Akká); Udi Khammar; House of Abbud (Akká); Ilyas Abbud; Khan-i-Avamid (Akká); - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; Pilgrim Houses; Akka, Israel	first pilgrim house.
1871 16 Oct 187-	The famous British writer and critic, Matthew Arnold, made a brief reference to the Faith in an address that he gave to the Birmingham and Midland Institute. (See M. Momen, Babi and Bahá'í Religions). This reference was probably because of Comte de Gobineau's book Les Religions et Les Philosophies dans l'Asie Centrale which was published in 1865. [First Public Mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the West by Bahá'í Information Office of the UK]	Matthew Arnold; Comte de Gobineau; Mentions; Bábísm, Early Western Accounts of; Birmingham, England; United Kingdom	first public mention of the Faith in England
1871 1 Nov 187-	Birth of `Lua' Getsinger (Lucinda Louisa Aurora Moore), Banner of the Cause (Líva), Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Herald of the Covenant and Mother Teacher of the West near Hume, New York. [AB67] Lua is accredited with bringing such notables as May Ellis Bolles and Mrs Phoebe Hearst into the Faith. [AB67]	May Maxwell (Bolles); Phoebe Hearst; Lua Getsinger; - Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá; - Births and deaths; Hume, NY; United States (USA)
1871 End of the year 187-	Bahá'u'lláh revealed the Lawh-i-Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet) while living in the house of Udi Khammer. It was revealed in answer to a letter from one of His devoted followers in Persia, Haji Siyyid Alí-Akbar-i-Dahájí. In a passage, as yet untranslated, addressed to the uncle of Haji Siyyid 'Ali-Akbar, Bahá'u'lláh stated that He revealed the Fire Tablet for the nephew so that it might create in him feelings of joy as well as igniting in his heart the fire of the love of God. It was revealed at a time when great afflictions and sorrows had surrounded Bahá'u'lláh as a result of the hostility, betrayal and acts of infamy perpetrated by those few individuals who had once claimed to be the helpers of the Cause of God. [BKG321–2; RB3:226–31] See RoB2 p.274-275 for a description of Siyyid Alí-Akbar-i-Dahájí. For more information see Tablet Study Outline by Jonah Winters.	Lawh-i-Qad-Ihtaraqal-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet); Hájí Siyyid `Alí-Akbar-i-Dahájí; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * Bahaullah (chronology); * Bahá'u'lláh, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Akka, Israel


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