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| 1914 6 Nov |
Agnes Alexander arrived in Japan at the request of 'Abdu'l-Bahá en route she stopped in Hong Kong. [TR30; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 6min15sec]
She lived there for a total of thirty–two years. [PH32]
See also W2:42–4 and Sims, Traces That Remain. |
Agnes Alexander; China; Japan; Hong Kong |
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| 1914 1 Nov |
Turkey entered the war on the side of the Central Powers.
Palestine was blockaded and Haifa was bombarded. [GPB304]
`Abdu'l-Bahá sent the Bahá'ís to the Druze village of Abú-Sinán for asylum. [AB411; DH124; GPB304, BWNS1297]
For `Abdu'l-Bahá in wartime see CH188–228.`Abdu'l-Bahá had grown and stored corn in the years leading up to the war and was now able to feed not only local people but the British army. [AB415, 418; CH210; GPB304, 306]
Properties in the villages of Asfíyá and Dálíyá near Haifa were purchased by `Abdu'l-Bahá, and, at the request of Bahá'u'lláh, bestowed upon Díyá'u'lláh and Bahí'u'lláh. Land was also acquired in the villages of Samirih, Nughayb and 'Adasíyyih situated near the Jordan river. 'Adasíyyah was the village occupied by Bahá'ís of Zoroastrian heritage that produced corn for the Master's household. The village of Nughayb is where the relatives of the Holy Family lived. [CH209-210]
- See the book "Adasiyyih: The Story of 'Abdu’l-Baha's Model Farming Community" by Paul Hanley (2024).
- See also 'Adasiyyah: A Study in Agriculture and Rural Development by Iraj Poostchi. This village was purchased by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1901. He paid 400 Turkish gold lira for 920 hectares and then gifted 1/24th of the total area to the family from whom He had made the purchase.
- Under the guidance of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi this village became a model of agriculture and Bahá'í life. The Bahá'ís lost ownership after 1962 when Jordan implemented land reforms.
- 'Adasiyyah is mentioned in the film Exemplar (17:40-18:50).
See as well `Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914
by Ahang Rabbani.
See Senn McGlinn's Abdu'l-Baha's British knighthood for more background.
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World War I; War (general); Druze; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Life of (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Knighthood (KBE); British; Charity and relief work; Social and economic development; History (general); - Basic timeline, Expanded; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; Diyaullah; Bahá'u'lláh, Life of (chronology); Exemplar (film); Palestine; Israel; Abu-Sinan, Israel; Haifa, Israel; Asfiya, Palestine; Daliya, Palestine; Samirih, Palestine; Nughayb, Palestine; Adasiyyih, Palestine; Jordan |
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| 1914 15 Oct |
In a talk by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to Mason Remey and George Latimer in Haifa the Master distanced Himself from anyone who asked for money in His name. [SoW Vol 7 No11 4 November 1916 p122] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Life of (chronology); Haifa, Israel; Akka, Israel |
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| 1914 Oct |
Shoghi Effendi returned to Beirut from Haifa to take up his sophomore year of university at the Syrian Protestant College. As a result of the fear of unrest in Beirut, enrollment was down. The College was instrumental in the relief work being done for wounded soldiers or other casualties who were treated free of charge. As a result of this work it became a place of relative safety. The number of Bahá'í students at the Syrian Protestant College increased to 35, many of whom were sent by 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [PG15] |
Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Syrian Protestant College, Lebanon; Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanon; Haifa, Israel |
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