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1954 1 Oct
195-
The title of the a parcel of land on Mount Carmel was transferred to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada, Israel Branch. The title deed was for Parcel No. 304, Block 10811 Mount Carmel, Haifa. Purchases and exchanges; Mount Carmel; Haifa, Israel; Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre
1954 Oct
195-
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Nassau, Bahamas, Winfield Small, a young police officer from Barbados, enrolled.
  • Mr Small opened Barbados to the Faith.
  • - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Nassau, Bahamas; Bahamas; Barbados first Bahá’í in Nassau, Bahamas
    1954 3 Oct
    195-
    Shoghi Effendi designated Martha Root as a Hand of the Cause of God posthumously. She had passed away on September 28, 1939 in Hawaii.
  • Shoghi Effendi called her the 'archetype of Bahá'í itinerant teachers', the 'foremost Hand raised by Bahá'u'lláh since 'Abdu'l-Bahá's passing', 'Leading ambassadress of His Faith' and 'Pride of Bahá'í teachers'. [GPB386]
  • Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Martha Root; Biography
    1954 1 Oct
    195-
    Shoghi Effendi announced that there were Bahá'ís in 235 countries and territories and over 3000 centres around the world. [MBW69–70] Statistics; Growth; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963); - Worldwide
    1954 8 Oct
    195-
    Richard Nolen and his family, (Lois A. (Warner), Linda Jean, Cynthia and John), arrived in the Azores, for which he and his wife were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. Two more children,Christopher Lee and Sylvia Louise, were born to the Nolens during their time there. Due to Richards failing health, the family returned to the United States and settled in Tacoma, Washington in August of 1962. After a prolonged illness Richard passed away on the 5th of May 1964. [Bahaipedia] Richard Nolen; Lois Nolen; Linda Jean Nolen; Cynthia Nolen; John Nolen; Azores; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Biography
    1954 22 Oct
    195-
    Mr and Mrs Suleimani arrived in Keelung, Taiwan by ship. They spent the rest of their lives there.

    Ridvaniyyih Suleimani served on the Auxiliary Board and the National Spiritual Assembly. She passed away in Taiwan on the 18th of March 1981. [BW18p752-754]

    Suleiman Suleimani served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Taiwan from its formation in 1967 until 1978. He also served as a deputy of the institution of the Huqúqu'lláh for about two decades. [BW20p889-891]

    The Suleimanis, originally from Iran, had lived for about 28 years in Shanghai where Mrs Ridvaniyyih Suleimani's father, Mr Husayn Ouskouli Uskuli (or Uskui) had long resided and conducted a business. Mr and Mrs Suleimani had left Shanghai permanently in 1950 because of the difficult situations for foreigners in China but Mr Ouskouli decided to stay on and won the admiration of the Guardian. He died in Shanghai at the age of 86. [The Taiwan Bahá'í Chronicle by Barbara R. Sims p3; PH39; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 7 min 57 sec]

    - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Riḍvániyyih Ouskouli and Muhammad Suleimani Milani; Husayn Ouskouli Uskuli; Auxiliary board members; Keelung, Taiwan; Taiwan; Shanghai, China; China; Biography
    1954 1 - 3 Oct
    195-
    Bahá'ís of Germany and the European Hands of the Cause invited the Bahá'ís of Europe to the Haziratu'l-Quds in Frankfurt am Main to develop plans and to coordinate action in the work of the second phase of the Ten-Year Crusade. [BN No 285 Nov 1954 p5] Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences; Frankfurt, Germany; Germany first Bahá'í European Conference to meet in Germany
    1954 1 Oct
    195-
    Anthony and Mamie Seto arrived in Hong Kong. - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Anthony Seto; Mamie Seto; Hong Kong; - Asia
    1954 Oct
    195-
    A National Haziratu'l-Quds was established in Kabul. [MBW70; 81] Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Kabul, Afghanistan; Afghanistan
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