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1981 (In the year) 198- |
The site of the House of the Báb, destroyed by a mob in 1979, was made into a road and public square. [BBD108] | Báb, House of (Shiraz); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Mobs; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution; Shíráz, Iran; Iran | |
1981 (In the year) 198- |
The National Assembly of Zaire was dissolved temporarily and three administrative committees were appointed in its place. [BW19:62, 147] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Congo, Democratic Republic of | |
1981 (In the year) 198- |
The persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran continued throughout the year. [BW18:92]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Human Rights; NSA; Iran | |
1981 1 Jan 198- |
The publication of Der Bahā'ismus, Weltreligion der Zukunft?: Geschichte, Lehre und Organisation in Kritischer Anfrage (Bahá'ism-Religion of the Future? History, Doctrine and Organization: A Critical Inquiry) by Francesco Ficicchia under the auspices of the Central Office of the Protestant Church for Questions of Ideology in Germany. This book was distributed by the Protestant Church and became the most widespread book on the Bahá'í Faith in German, and as such was widely accepted as a critical academic publication. At the time of its distribution a decision was taken to not dignify the publication with a rebuttal. This proved to be an error. Making the Crooked Straight was published in 1995 in German and translated/published by George Ronald Publishers in 2000. The purpose of the book, as the name suggests, was to address the distorted views presented in Ficicchia's publication. [MCSintroduction]
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Opposition; Criticism and apologetics; Making the Crooked Straight (book); Bahá'í Scholarship; Protestantism; - Christianity; Germany | |
1981 1 Jan 198- |
The European branch office of the Bahá'í International Community was established in Geneva. [BW19:33, VV54, BIC-History] | Bahá'í International Community; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |
1981 - 2002 198- |
A Persian-language Bahá'í quarterly journal entitled `Andalíb was published from 1981 to 2012 under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. From issue no. 69, responsibility for the publication was moved to the Association of Bahá'í Studies in Persian (an agency of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada).
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* Publications; Andalib (journal); Bahá'í studies; Thornhill, ON; Ottawa, ON; Canada | |
1981 Apr 198- |
In Pakistan a constitutional amendment named the Bahá'í Faith among the non-Muslim faiths of the country, thus according it legal recognition. [BW18:107; VV67] | Constitutions (general); Recognition (legal); Pakistan | |
1981 Apr 198- |
The Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith was renamed the Association for Bahá'í Studies. [BBD202; VV24–5] | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Canada | |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Bophuthatswana was formed with its seat in Mmabatho. [BW18:107, 163; BN no606 November 1981 p10]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Mmabatho, South Africa; Bophuthatswana, South Africa; South Africa | first NSA Bophuthatswana |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of South West Africa/Namibia was formed with its seat in Windhoek. [BW18:107, 163; BN no606 November 1981 p10] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Windhoek, Namibia; Namibia | first NSA South West Africa/Namibia |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward Islands was formed with its seat in St John's, Antigua. [BW18:107, 171]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Johns, Antigua; Antigua; Leeward Islands | first NSA Leeward Islands |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Windward Islands was formed with its seat in Kingstown, St Vincent. [BW18:171; BW18p515,; BN No 602 May 1981 p19]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines; St. Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | first NSA Windward Islands |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Tuvalu was formed with its seat in Funafuti. [BW18:107; BW19:62]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Funafuti, Tuvalu; Tuvalu | first NSA Tuvalu |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Kiribati was formed. Since 1967 they had been part of the Assembly of the Gilbert (Kiribati) and Ellice (Tuvalu) Islands. [Wikipedia] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kiribati; Gilbert and Ellice Islands | first NSA in Kiribati |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Bermuda was formed with its seat in Hamilton. [BW18:107, 171] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Hamilton, ON; Bermuda | first NSA Bermuda |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda was re-formed after a period of 19 months during which the Faith was banned. [BW18:107, 163; Ridván Message 1981] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1981 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of St Vincent and the Grenadines was established with its seat in Kingstown. [BW19p62] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
1981 23 May 198- |
Helmut Winkelbach, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for Belarus, married Olga Grigorevna Dolganova, a Russian, their wedding ceremony was the first Bahá'í wedding in the Soviet Union. | Helmut Winkelbach; Olga Grigorevna Dolganova; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Firsts, other; Weddings; Soviet Union; Russia | first Bahá’í wedding in Soviet Union |
1981 11 Jun 198- |
All the title deeds, deeds of ownership and the plans [buildings] in various cities which were available and registered in the books of the Nawnahalan Company, were forfieted to the Iranian government. In addition, the title deed of Gypsum Mines in the Village of Mesgarabad, which belonged to the company, was also confiscated. [Archives of Bahá'í Persecution in Iran]
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Nawnahalan; Persecution, Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1981 14 Jun 198- |
Seven members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Hamadan were executed by firing squad. These members were: Mr. Muhammad (Suhrab) Habibi, Mr. Muhammad-Baqir (Suhayl) Habibi, Mr. Husayn Khandil, Mr. Tarazu'llah Khuzayn, Mr. Husayn Mutlaq, Dr. Firuz Na'imi, and Dr. Nasir Vafa'i. The ribs of Tarazu'llah Khuzayn were crushed, and his hands were slashed. His legs and thighs had been pierced with a bayonet, and the injuries had turned his skin black and the tissues were swollen. [He was sixty-four when he died.] Suhrab Habibi's back had been branded with a hot ring – his own – and he had severe burns. The fingers of Husayn Khandil were slashed and his abdomen had been cut open. Dr. Na'imi's back had been broken and Dr. Vafa'i's thighs had been cut open; Suhayl Habibi's shoulders had been broken and smashed. Hossein Mutlaq had not been tortured but his body showed the greatest number of bullet wounds.
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- Persecution; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; Hamadán, Iran; Iran | |
1981 23 Jun 198- |
Dr. Masih Farhangi had spent 502 days in the Evin Prison before his martyrdom by firing squad. For his execution he was accompanied by three other Baha'i souls: Mr. Badi'u'llah Farid, Yadu'llah Pustchi, and Varqa Tibyaniyan. Dr Farhangi was known as the "Prison Angel" for his service as the prison physician by treating his prison mates, who were clearly not receiving the medical care they needed by the prison establishment. [The Life and Services of Dr. Masih Farhangi by Dr. Farhang Farhangi (Jabbari); translated by: Farzin Farhangi; first edition 2020; publisher: Baran, Sweden].
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1981 Jul 198- |
An International Chinese Teaching Committee was appointed by the Universal House of Justice. [BW19:76] | Universal House of Justice | |
1981 Jul 198- |
The reconstituted Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Uganda met for the first time. [BW18:112] | Publishing Trusts; Uganda | |
1981 29 Jul 198- |
See the story of the martyrdom of pharmacist Dr. Parviz Firouzi,.
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Persecution, Iran; Martyrdom; Tabríz, Iran; Iran | |
1981 15 Aug 198- |
The passing of Muhamad Mustafá (b.1898 in El Dhahriya, Egypt), stalwart servant and mainstay of the Egyptian and Northern African communities. He was buried in the Bahá'í Cemetery in Cairo. The follow cable was received from the Universal House of Justice:
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In Memoriam; Muhamad Mustafa; Knight of Bahá'u'lláh; Continental Board of Counsellors; Zaytun (Zeitoun), Iran; Egypt | |
1981 24 Aug 198- |
The publication of the compilation entitled "The Assistance of God" by the Universal House of Justice. It was renamed "The Power of Divine Assistance" when published in the |
Power of Divine Assistance (compilation); - Compilations; * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1981 16 Sep 198- |
The Universal House of Justice addressed a message to all National Assemblies with the compilation of prayers and passages from the Bahá'í Writings with a view to have it translated and distributed where there was a dearth of Bahá'í literature. This was published by the Bahá'í World Centre under the title of "Words of God". [Messages63-86p486, 504-505] | - Compilations; Teaching; Words of God (compilation); * Publications; * Translation; Prayer; - Bahá'í World Centre |
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