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1973 18 Sep | Husayn Amánat was appointed architect of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice. [BW16:133; DH172; VV37] | Universal House of Justice, Seat of; Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Architecture; Architects; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | ||
1973 5 Sep | John Ferraby, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Cambridge, England. (b. 9 January,1914) [BW16:511, VV8]
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John Ferraby; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Cambridge, England; United Kingdom | ||
1973 Jul | The National Spiritual Assembly of Equatorial Guinea was formed. [BW16:141]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Equatorial Guinea | first NSA Equatorial Guinea | |
1973 14 Jun | The International Teaching Centre met for the first time. [VV16] | International Teaching Centre; Haifa, Israel | first meeting ITC | |
1973 8 Jun | The Universal House of Justice permitted the Continental Boards of Counsellors to authorize individual Auxiliary Board members to appoint assistants. [BW17:322]
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Counsellors; Auxiliary board members and assistants; Assistants; Appointed arm; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Funds, Continental; Funds; - Bahá'í World Centre | ||
1973 5 Jun | The Universal House of Justice asked the Bahá'ís to commemorate on the Feast of Núr, the one hundredth anniversary of Bahá'u'lláh's departure from 'Akká and move to Mazra'ih. [VV21] | Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Mazraih, Iran; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Mazraih) | ||
1973 5 Jun | The International Teaching Centre was established at the Bahá'í World Centre for the purpose of continuing the work of the Hands of the Cause of God into the future. [BBD118–19; BBRSM132–3; BW16:134, 411–14; BW17:322–5; VV16, CEBF200; Wikipedia]
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International Teaching Centre; International Teaching Centre, Members of; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Counsellors; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; `Alí-Akbar Furútan; Paul Haney; Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; Hooper Dunbar; Florence Mayberry; Aziz Yazdi; Appointed arm; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | ||
1973 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Equatorial Guinea was formed (The actual formation took place in July). Owing to local circumstances, it was disbanded within the year. [BW16:141]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Equatorial Guinea | ||
1973 | Localities: 54,102 Local Assemblies: 13,737 National Assemblies: 113 Tribes and minorities represented: 1,191 Literature translated into 567 languages Schools and Institutes: 153 Independent countries and important territories opened to the Bahá'í Faith: 317 [from a pamphlet published by the NSA of Canada "Baha'i A New Man A New World Order"] |
Statistics | ||
1973 Ridván | The formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward and Virgin Island. [BW15p702] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; St. Thomas Island | ||
1973 - 1974 | 1973 - 1974 was a Year of Preparation. [Mess63-86pxli] | - Teaching Plans | ||
1973 Ridván | The Nine Year Plan was successfully completed. [BW16:131]
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Nine Year Plan (1964-1973); - Teaching Plans; Youth; Travel Teaching; Aziz Navidi; - Bahá'í World Centre | ||
1973 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice was elected for the third time. The conference was attended by 472 National Spiritual Assembly members of the possible 1,017 from the 113 National and Regional Assemblies. Members of 14 Assemblies were prevented from attending for circumstances beyond their control but at least one person attended from the remaining 99 Assemblies. [VV14, SDSC296]
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Universal House of Justice, Election of; Conventions, International; Elections; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | ||
1973 Ridván | The Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas was published. [BBRSM138; MUHJ105; VV14; BW15:169]
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); * Publications; Questions and Answers (Kitáb-i-Aqdas); - Bahá'í World Centre | ||
1973 7 Apr | Following the return to stability in Burundi, the Bahá'í Faith was granted formal recognition by the government. [BW16:137] | Recognition (legal); Burundi | ||
1973 1 Apr | The Bahá'ís of the Central African Republic broadcasted the first of their weekly radio programs on Radio Bangui. The Bahá'í community along with the other major religions in the country was accorded the privilege of presenting weekly radio broadcasts over Radio Bangui, whose programmes reach not only all of the Central African Republic but the neighbouring countries of Equatorial Africa as well. The first programme was entitled "What is the Bahá'í Faith?" and was presented by Gbaguene Robert and Toleque-Koy Michel. [BW16:141]
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Radio; Firsts, other; Central African Republic | first weekly radio programme Central African Republic | |
1973 13 Mar | The mansion at Mazra'ih was purchased. [BW15:169; BW16:136; BW19-779-782, DH94; VV14]
"The Mansion of Mazra`ih, often referred to by the beloved Guardian as one of the "twin mansions" in which the Blessed Beauty resided after nine years within the walled prison-city of `Akká, and dear to the hearts of the believers by reason of its associations with their Lord, has at last been purchased together with 24,000 square metres of land extending into the plain on its eastward side." [MUHJ68-73p112] |
House of Bahá'u'lláh (Mazraih); Purchases and exchanges; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; Mazraih, Iran; Akka, Israel | ||
1973 Feb | Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion Violette Nakhjavání completed their tour of Africa.
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Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; Africa; Haifa, Israel | ||
1973 Jan | The Bahá'ís of The Gambia were granted freedom of worship by the Secretary-General of the Gambian government. [BW15:193] | Recognition (legal); Gambia, The | ||
1973 (In the year) | Leonora Armstrong was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors. [Biographical Profile] | Counsellors; Leonora Holsapple Armstrong; Brazil | ||
1973 (In the year) | The first International Youth Conference of Mexico took place in Puebla City, was attended by 200 youth from five countries. [BW15:343] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; North America; Puebla, Mexico; Mexico | first International Youth Conference of Mexico | |
1973 (In the year) | The first local spiritual assembly in the Faroes was formed in Tórshavn. | Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Torshavn; Faroe Islands, Denmark | first LSA in Faroes | |
1973 (In the year) | The first local spiritual assembly in St Helena was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; St. Helena | first Local Spiritual Assembly in St Helena | |
1973 (In the year) | The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihrán and its adjacent bírúní (reception area) were completely restored to their original structure, design and elegance. | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Restoration; Tehran, Iran; Iran | ||
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