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| 1921 (Late in the year) |
Mírzá Husayn Tútí arrived in the Philippines, the earliest known visit by a Bahá'í to this country. He stayed for four months. |
Mírzá Husayn Tuti; Philippines |
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| 1921 29 Dec |
Shoghi Effendi arrived in the Holy Land from England by train from Egypt. [GBF14; PP42]
An envelope addressed to him from 'Abdu'l-Bahá was waiting for him. It contained the Will and Testament. [Ruhi8.2p2; PP42]
He was so worn and grief-stricken that he had to be assisted up the stairs and was confined to bed for a number of days. [CB285] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Will and Testament of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; United Kingdom; Egypt; Haifa, Israel |
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| 1921 16 Dec |
Shoghi Effendi left England for Haifa in the company of Lady Blomfield and his sister Rouhangeze [Rúhangíz]. Lady Blomfield stayed on in the Holy Land for several months to assist Shoghi Effendi in his new role as the Guardian. [GBF13-14; PP42; SBR66]
Due to passport difficulties Shoghi Effendi could not leave sooner. [GBF13; PP42; SBR66; PG202]
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Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Mary Basil Hall (Mary Blomfield); Rouhangeze (Ruhangiz); London, England; United Kingdom; Haifa, Israel |
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| 1921 5-6 Dec |
The second Convention for Amity between the White and Coloured Races was held in Springfield, Massachusetts. [BW2:282; SBR92; SYH113-114, 126]
Over a thousand people attended. [SW13, 3:51]
For a report of the convention see SW13, 3:51-5, 601.
For a photograph see SW13, 3:50. |
Race; Race amity; Race unity; Conferences, Race Amity; Springfield, MA; Massachusetts, USA; USA |
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| 1921 4 Dec |
On the seventh day after the passing of `Abdu'l-Bahá, corn was distributed in His name to about a thousand of the poor.
Up to this day 50 to 100 poor were fed daily at the Master's House. [BW15:122] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Life of (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, House of; Haifa, Israel |
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| 1921 2 Dec |
Ethel Rosenberg arrived in the Holy Land, having learned on the train from Port Said of the passing of `Abdu'l-Bahá. [EJR181-2] |
Ethel Rosenberg; Haifa, Israel |
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| 1921 1 Dec - 7 Dec |
Dr Esslemont made a trip from Bournemouth to London to visit Shoghi Effendi and offer support. He invited him back to Bournemouth where he stayed from the evening of the 2nd of December until the morning of the seventh. [PG199]
Shoghi Effendi wrote to a Bahá'í student in London describing his reaction to the news of the Master's passing. It would appear he had reconciled himself to the situation. [PG100; PP40-41]
See PG201 for the observations of others.
On the 7th of December he received a cable from the Greatest Holy Leaf urging him to return to the Holy Land. He left for London immediately. [PG100] |
Esslemont; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; London, England; Bournemouth, England; United Kingdom |
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