Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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1959 (In the year) The establishment of a Bahá'í Publishing Trust in Iran.

Since 1899, Bahá'í sacred texts had been hectographed and mimeographed by Mīrzā ʿAlī-Akbar Rūḥānī (known as Moḥebb-al-Solṭān) and others. Although the restrictive laws of the country prohibited the Bahá'ís from printing their literature by letterpress, through the establishment of the Trust, Bahá'í literature was regularly and systematically published in typewritten or calligraphic form until 1979 when the Trust was closed under the Islamic régime. Between 1959 and 1979, several hundred titles were produced and distributed. The trust was also responsible for the publication of circulars, newsletters, pamphlets, and magazines. In 1975 alone, it produced 181,390 copies of books and pamphlets totaling 31 million pages. In the early 1970s an audiovisual center was established in Iran which made rapid growth during the few years of its existence. In the mid-1970s the centre produced 27 cassette programs containing prayers, songs, and speeches amounting to 40,000 copies. They also produced 28 reels of film. [BW12p292; BW16p263; BW12p570; BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati]

Publishing Trusts; Mírzá `Alí-Akbar Rúhání; Mohebb-al-Soltan; Iran
1959 (In the year) The mansion at Mazra'ih was renovated. [MC219] House of Bahá'u'lláh (Mazraih); Restoration; - Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Akka, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel
1959 (In the year) The first Inuit in Alaska to become a Bahá'í, William Wiloya, enrolled in Nome. First Bahá'ís by country or area; First believers by background; Inuit; Nome, AK; Alaska, USA; USA first Inuit Bahá’í Alaska
1959 (In the year) Bahá'í communities in the United States began the observation of World Peace Day to call attention to the need for world peace. [BBD175]
  • This was replaced in 1985 by the observance of the UN International Day of Peace, which occurs on the third Tuesday in September. [BBD175]
  • World Peace Day; United Nations; International Day of Peace; Peace; World peace; USA
    1959 (In the year) The House of 'Abbúd was renovated and restored. [MC219] House of Abbud; Restoration; - Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Akka, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel

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