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1922 15 Dec 192- |
Shoghi Effendi returned to the Holy Land to take up his duties as Guardian. [PP63-4]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Guardianship; Switzerland; Haifa, Israel | |
1922 10 Dec 192- |
The first local assembly of Montreal was formed. [BW8:639, OBCC157, TG26] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Montreal, QC; Quebec, Canada; Canada | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Canada, first spiritual assembly in Montreal |
1922 30 Oct 192- |
Louise Gregory landed in Liverpool from New York on board the Cunard vessel, the RMS Ausonia and visited family in Leeds and in France before going to Spa in Belgium. During this trip she visited Wiesbaden in Germany and she may have visited Stuttgart and then to Luxembourg where she was the first Bahá'í to teach the Faith. [SYH117-118, 237]
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Louise Gregory; Teaching; Liverpool, England | |
1922 (Autumn) 192- |
The Greatest Holy Leaf sent Shoghi Effendi's mother and other family members to Switzerland to ask him to return to the Holy Land. [PP63] | Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Switzerland; Haifa, Israel | |
1922 9 Jul 192- |
Bahá'ís gathered in the Foundation Hall of the Chicago House of Worship for the first time, to commemorate the martyrdom of the Báb. [CT158-9; SW13, 6:132]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Wilmette, IL; United States (USA) | |
1922 6 Jun 192- |
The All-England Bahá'í Council met for the first time. [SBR28; UD9, 468]
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All-England Bahá'í Council; Firsts, other; Mary Virginia Thornburgh-Cropper; United Kingdom | first meeting of the future NSA of British Isles |
1922 (Late May) 192- |
The communities of London, Manchester and Bournemouth elected a Bahá'í Spiritual Assembly for England. [EJR213; SBR28, 67]
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Spiritual Assemblies; All-England Bahá'í Council; London, England; Manchester, England; Bournemouth, England; United Kingdom; Edward T. Hall; Mary Virginia Thornburgh-Cropper; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Ethel Rosenberg; John Esslemont | |
1922 25 Apr 192- |
A National Spiritual Assembly was elected in the United States to replace the Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity. [SBR94]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Spiritual Assemblies; Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity; Bahá'í Temple Unity; Elections; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Chicago, IL; United States (USA) | |
1922 21 Apr 192- |
The Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb were electrically illuminated for the first time. [PP69]
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Electrification of the Shrines; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Light; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Bahji, Israel; Mount Carmel | |
1922 9 Apr 192- |
Work commenced on the Western Pilgrim House. [PP69] | Pilgrim House, Western (Haifa); Pilgrim Houses; Haifa, Israel | |
1922 8 Apr 192- |
Bahíyyih Khánum wrote a general letter to the friends acknowledging the letters of allegiance received and saying that Shoghi Effendi was counting on the friends for their cooperation in spreading the Message adding that the Bahá'í world must, from now on, be linked through the Spiritual Assemblies and local questions must be referred to them, She announced Shoghi Effendi's temporary absence and his appointment of her as his representative. [GBF19] | Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Local Spiritual Assemblies; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1922 5 Apr 192- |
Shoghi Effendi left the affairs of the Faith in the hands of the Greatest Holy Leaf and departed the Holy Land for Europe, accompanied by his eldest cousin. On his way to the Bernese Oberland he went to Germany for medical consultations where they found that he had almost no reflexes [PP57; GBF19-20]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Haifa, Israel; - Europe | |
1922 Apr 192- |
To the United States and Canada Shoghi Effendi sent a message to transform the 'Executive Board' into a legislative institution. [CB293; CT160; ER211-12; PP56]
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Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity; Bahá'í Temple Unity; National Spiritual Assemblies; Spiritual Assemblies; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Chicago, IL; United States (USA) | |
1922 Apr c. 192- |
Shoghi Effendi, in a letter to Bahíyyih Khánum, advised her that he would be taking a leave of absence from his duties as the Guardian. He appointed her to administer all Bahá'í affairs in his absence in consultation with the family of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Assembly he had recently appointed. [GBF19; PP57, 276]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Haifa Spiritual Assembly (1922-1938); - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1922 Apr 192- |
Shoghi Effendi sent verbal messages through Consul Schwarz to Germany and Ethel Rosenberg to Britain to form local spiritual assemblies and to arrange for the election of a national spiritual assembly in each country. [CB293; EJR209, 211-12; PP56] | * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Albert Schwarz, Consul; Ethel Rosenberg; National Spiritual Assemblies; Local Spiritual Assemblies; Spiritual Assemblies; Germany; United Kingdom | |
1922 5 Mar 192- |
Shoghi Effendi wrote to the American Bahá'ís calling for the establishment of local assemblies wherever nine or more believers reside and directing that all activities be placed under the authority of the local and national assemblies. [BA17-25; BBRSM120-1; CB300] | * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies; Administration; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1922 4 Mar 192- |
Shoghi Effendi cabled for a list of all believers in the United States and Canada over 21 years of age. [Highlights of the First 40 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in New York, City of the Covenant, 1892-1932 by Hussein Ahdieh p22] | Statistics; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1922 27 Feb 192- |
Shoghi Effendi wrote to Professor Auguste Forel, advising him of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's passing and enclosing an English translation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's letter to Dr Forel written on the 21st of September, 1921. [The Life and Times of August Forel by Sheila Banani. [BW15p 37–43.] | Auguste Forel | |
1922 25 Feb 192- |
The Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá was written entirely in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's own hand and it was Shoghi Effendi's first translation for the believers in the West. It was sent to New York and addressed to "The beloved of God and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout the United states of America and Canada". The "Will" delineated the Bahá'í World Order, already founded in the Kitab-i-Aqdas, and of which 'Abdul'-Bahá was the architect. [AY304]iiiii | Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; * Translation; Shoghi Effendi, Translations by; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Firsts, other; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; Haifa, Israel; New York, USA; United States (USA) | first translation for the believers in the West. |
1922 22 Feb 192- |
King Feisal of Iraq ordered the Bahá'ís to be turned out of the Most Great House in Baghdád to keep the peace. [BW354; GPB343; PP54]
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King Faisal; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1922 22 Feb 192- |
Subsequent to the decision of the Court of Appeal the government of Iraq took over the keys for the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdád. [SETPE1p26] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1922 19 Feb 192- |
Helen Goodall, Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, passed away in San Francisco. [SEBW33]
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Helen Goodall; - Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá; - In Memoriam; San Francisco, CA; United States (USA) | |
1922 Feb-Mar 192- |
Shoghi Effendi called together a group of well-known Bahá'ís to discuss the future development of the Faith and the possible election of the Universal House of Justice. It was the commonly held opinion of the members of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's family, the British officials in Palestine, many believers and indeed Shoghi Effendi himself as evidenced by his letter to Persia dated 16 January, 1922, that the Universal House of Justice would be elected. [BBRSM:120, 126; EJR207; PP247-8]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1922 18 Feb 192- |
Laura and Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney arrived in Haifa from their travel teaching trip in Burma and Bombay. [EJR208]
Between the years of 1920 to 1922 they stayed in many cities in China including Chengdu. |
Travel Teaching; Laura Clifford Barney; Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney; Haifa, Israel; Myanmar; Mumbai, India; India | |
1922 30 Jan 192- |
Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí and Badí`u'lláh seized the keys to the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh. [BBR456-7; CB288-9, 333; ER205; GBF18; PP53]
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Mírzá Muhammad Ali; Mírzá Badiullah; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Bahji, Israel | |
1922 24 Jan 192- |
Dr Sarah A. Clock passed away in Tihrán. She had gone there in 1911 to assist Dr Moody at the Tarbíyat School. [BFA2:361; SW12, 19:309] | Sarah Clock; Susan Moody; Tarbiyat School, Tihran; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1922 21 Jan 192- |
Shoghi Effendi wrote to the two major communities of the Faith, Persia and America, urging the believers to arise in service for the triumph of the Cause. [BA15-17; CB298-300; CT154]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1922 16 Jan 192- |
The Greatest Holy Leaf cabled the United States with the news that Shoghi Effendi had been appointed Guardian. [PP48] | Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Guardianship; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; United States (USA) | |
1922 9 Jan 192- |
William H. Hoar, Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, passed away in Fanwood, New Jersey. [SW12, 19:310]
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William Hoar; - Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Fanwood, NJ; New Jersey, USA; United States (USA) | |
1922 7 Jan 192- |
The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá was read publicly at his house to an assembled gathering of Bahá'ís from many countries. [EJR199-200]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Guardianship; `Abdu'l-Bahá, House of (Haifa); - Basic timeline, Expanded; Haifa, Israel | |
1922 6 Jan 192- |
A memorial feast for 600 people of Haifa, `Akká and the surrounding area was held 40 days after the passing of `Abdu'l-Bahá. [BW15:122; ER195]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; Haifa, Israel; Akka, Israel | |
1922 3 Jan 192- |
The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá was read aloud for the first time, to a group of nine men, mainly senior members of `Abdu'l-Bahá's family. [BBRSM115; CB286; ER194; GBF14; PP45]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; Guardianship; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Condensed; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; Covenant; Bahji, Israel | |
1922 (In the year) 192- |
Oswald Whitaker, a Sydney optometrist, and Euphemia Eleanor `Effie' Baker, a photographer, become Bahá'ís, the first Australians to accept the Faith. [BW14:320; SBR160-1, BW2p129]
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Oswald Whitaker; Effie Baker; Photography; - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Australia; Iran | the first Australians to accept the Faith |
1922 (In the year) 192- |
The publication of The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l‑Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912. Compiled by Howard MacNutt. Volume 2 was published in 1922 followed by Volume 2 in 1925. Volume 1 was published by the Bahá'í Publishing Committee in Chicago and Volume 2 by the same committee operating out of New York. [Collins3.98]
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Promulgation of Universal Peace (book); Howard MacNutt; * Publications; Chicago, IL; New York, USA; United States (USA) |
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