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event |
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firsts |
| 1955 (In the year) |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Grenada, John Protain, a waiter at the Santa Maria Hotel, enrolled. |
John Protain; Grenada |
first Bahá’í in Grenada |
| 1955 (In the year) |
Twenty–two African Bahá'ís were expelled from the Belgian Congo. |
Persecution, Belgian Congo; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Congo, Democratic Republic of (Zaire) |
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| 1955 (In the year) |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Spanish Sahara, 'Abdu'l-Salam Salím Al-Sbintí, enrolled. |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; Spanish Sahara |
first Bahá’í in Spanish Sahara |
| 1955 (In the year) |
Labíb Isfahání arrived in Abidjan, French West Africa, from Dakar, the first Bahá'í to settle in what is now the Ivory Coast. |
Habib Isfahani; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; French West Africa |
first Bahá’í to settle in Ivory Coast |
| 1955 (In the year) |
The first indigenous Samoan to become a Bahá'í, Sa'ialala Tamasese, enrolled.
He was a member of one of the three royal families of Samoa. [BINS, No. 100, 1 MARCH 1979, p. 1] |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; - Bahá'í royalty; Royalty; Samoa |
first indigenous Samoan Bahá’í |
| 1955 (In the year) |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in The Gambia, Mr Nichola Banna, a Lebanese merchant, enrolled. |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; Gambia, The |
first Bahá’í in The Gambia |
| 1955 to 2007 |
The fifth Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh was 'Ali-Muhammad Varqá. He inherited both the Trusteeship and the station of Hand of the Cause of God from his father upon his passing. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 25 March, 1985]
During his tenure the compilation Huqúqu'lláh was published (1985) by the Universal House of Justice.
The delegates gathered at the National Convention of the Bahá'ís of the United States in 1984 petitioned the Universal House of Justice to make the Law of the Huqúqu'lláh applicable in their country. (Up to this point the law only applied to Bahá'is of Persian origin.) The Universal House of Justice replied that it was not yet time for such a measure but did agree to make more information available in preparation for such a time. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 3 January, 1985, AWH30]
Friends in Austria and the United States published codifications on the Law of the Huqúqu'lláh. To the benefit of the believers everywhere the Research Department at the World Centre was asked to prepare a brief history and a Codification. This information was sent to all national assemblies in the Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 25 March, 1987.
In 1991 the Central Office of Huqúqu'lláh was established in the Holy Land under the direction of the Chief Trustee in anticipation of the worldwide application of the law. Subsequently regional and national boards were established. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 26 November, 1991]
With the publication of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in English in 1992 the law of the Huqúqu'lláh became universally applicable.
In 2005 an International Board of Trustees of the Huqúqu'lláh was established to guide the regional and national boards. Three members appointed to the Board were Sally Foo, Ramin Khadem, and Grant Kvalheim. Their term of office was to be determined. [Ridván 2005]
The last Hand of the Cause of Cause and Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh, Alí Muhammad Varqá, passed away in Haifa on the 22nd of September, 2007. [BWNS579] |
Huququllah; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad; Huququllah, Trustees of; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Varqa; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel |
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