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1908 23 Jun
190- |
Muhammad-`Alí Sháh undertook a successful coup d'état in Iran and abolished the Constitution. [BBR369]
During a tense period of political struggle, a bomb was thrown into the Iranian Majlis (parliament) while it was in session. The explosion caused damage to the building and injured several parliamentarians, but there were no fatalities. The identity of the individual or group responsible remains a subject of historical debate. Some believe it was an attempt to disrupt the growing influence of the constitutionalists and the Majlis, while others suspect foreign interference. The event had significant political repercussions. It galvanized public opinion and further fuelled the demand for constitutional government and the rule of law. [Wikipedia] |
- Shahs; - Shahs, Throne changes; Constitutions (general); History (general); Iran; Iran, General history; Iranian constitution; Muhammad-`Alí Sháh; Qajar dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 30 Sep
190- |
The passing of Amalie Knobloch (b.Böblitz Germany 11 May 1858 d. 30 September 1908 in Washington, DC) She was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Washington. She was the mother of Fanny Knobloch (1859-1949), Alma Knobloch (1865-1943) and Pauline Knobloch Hannen (1874-1939). [ASK5-6, 7]
Janet Ruhe-Schoenin in Champions of Oneness: Louis Gregory and His Shining Circle p77, noted that 'Abdu'l-Bahá recognized race amity matriarch Mrs. Amalie Knobloch and revealed a Tablet to be read when visiting her grave:
O, thou divine, beloved Maid-Servant! Although thou didst disappear from the mortal eyes, yet thou didst train and educate thy daughters, each of whom has arisen to serve the Kingdom like unto thee and is engaged in the guidance of the souls. In the Assembly of wisdom they are the lighted candles; they sacrifice their lives in the Path of God; they are gardening in thy orchard and irrigating thy rose-garden. Happy is thy condition, for thou art enjoying Eternal Life in the Kingdom of Everlasting Glory and hast left in this world kind and loving Remembrances. Happy are those souls who visit thy luminous resting-place and through thy commemoration receive and acquire spiritual Powers! See Aflame with Devotion Chapter 9, "Loss of a Matriarch" pp99-109 for moving description of the passing a believer that was so beloved of Àbdu'l-Bahá. |
- In Memoriam; Amalie Knobloch; Biography; Böblitz, Germany; Germany; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 30 Aug
190- |
A "Feast of Rejoicing" was held at the home of Howard MacNutt at 935 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn to celebrate the "freedom of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. It had been forty years since the exiles had been sent to Akka. [Bahá'í Bulletin Vol 1 No 1 p6; WMSH58-59] | * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); Howard MacNutt; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 (In the year)
190- |
The publication of Daily Lessons Received at Acca January, 1908 by Helen S Goodall and Ella Goodall Cooper. Published by the Bahai Publishing Society in Chicago. | Chicago, IL; Daily Lessons Received at Acca January, 1908; Ella Goodall Cooper; Helen Goodall | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 (In the year)
190- |
Marion Jack was in 'Akká and taught 'Abdu'l-Bahá's children. [FMH45] | Akka, Israel; Marion Jack | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 (In the year)
190- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá's house in Haifa was completed. [BBD 107] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, House of (Haifa); Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 (In the year)
190- |
`Alí Ádharí was martyred in Kirmán. [BW18:386] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; Kirman, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 Mar
190- |
The book Some Answered Questions; Collected and Translated from the Persian of Abdu'l-Baha was published simultaneously in Great Britain in English (Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co in London) and was translated into French by Hippolyte Dreyfus under the title Les Leçons de Saint Jean-d'Acre (Ernest Leroux in Paris) and the Persian edition (Al-Núru'l-Abhá fi Mufavi∂áti-'Abdu'l-Bahá)(The Light of Bahá Shining in Discourse with 'Abdu'l-Bahá and had the sub-title Talks During Luncheon ( E.J. Brill in Holland). [AB82; BBD212–13; BFA2:238; ABF8; M9YA 314-219, 340-345; LB108-117]
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* Publications; * Translation; - Authenticity; Ethel Rosenberg; House of `Abdu'lláh Páshá (Akká); Laura Clifford Barney; Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl; Mírzá Munir; Pilgrims notes; Some Answered Questions (book); United Kingdom; United States (USA); Youness Afroukhteh (Yunis Afrukhtih) | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 (In the year)
190- |
The outer structure of the House of Worship in `Ishqábád was completed and the dome was in place. [AB110, EB267]
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* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Ashgabat; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Ishqabad; Turkmenistan | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 9 Apr
190- |
Two building plots for the future House of Worship were purchased in Wilmette for the sum of $2000. By 1909 they had purchase 12 more building plots. [BFA2:XVI; BW10:179, GPB262; SYH66] | * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Purchases and exchanges; United States (USA); Wilmette, IL | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 7 Sep
190- |
The birth of Hasan Muvaqqar Balyuzi, Hand of the Cause of God. [SBBR5:XI] | - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hasan Balyuzi | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 Sep
190- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Society was founded in Chicago. [BW10:179] | - Publishing Trusts; Bahá'í Publishing Society; Chicago, IL; United States (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 25 Apr
190- |
Charles Mason Remey and Sydney Sprague sailed from New York for Iran and Russia. [BFA2:289]
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Charles Mason Remey; Iran; Isabella Brittingham; New York, USA; Sydney Sprague; Tahirih Khanum; Tehran, Iran; United States (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 23 Jul
190- |
The Young Turks issued a declaration demanding the restoration of the old constitution of Midhat Páshá and threatening the overthrow of the government. [AB123] | History (general); Istanbul, Turkey; Midhat Páshá; Turkey; Young Turks | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 31 Aug
190- |
"When the tyrannous regime of Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid ended, the gates of 'Akká were thrown open and 'Abdu'l-Bahá came forth free upon the fortieth anniversary of His entrance into that neglected and unspeakable place. This was August 31, 1908." [BW2p222; PUP Intro to the 1922 edition page xix]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); Haifa, Israel; Universal House of Justice, Election of | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 24 Jul
190- |
In Constantinople, a bomb intended for Sultán 'Abdu'l-Hamíd as he returned from the mosque on Friday, killed and injured a number of people. This event prompted the authorities to recall all the members of the Commission who were gathering evidence against 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the time. Some months later the "Young Turk" revolutionaries demanded the release of all political and religious prisoners. 'Abdu'l-Bahá was free by in September. [AB123; BBD4; BBRXXX; CB237; DH71; GPB272]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Basic timeline, Expanded; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Commission of inquiry; History (general); Istanbul, Turkey; Sultán `Abdu'l-Hamid; Turkey; Young Turks | |||||||||||||||||||
1908 Sep
190- |
The Bahá'í Bulletin was succeeded a year later by the Bahá'í News which subsequently became Star of the West a year after that. [BWNS1289] See 1910 21 March |
* Publications; - First publications; - Periodicals; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í Bulletin; Bahá'í News; New York, USA; United States (USA) | Believed to be the first English-language Baha'i news publication. [BWNS1289] |
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