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Tag "Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf)"

tag name: Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf) type: People
web link: Bahiyyih_Khanum_(Greatest_Holy_Leaf)
related tags: Navvab (Asiyih Khanum)

"Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf)" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (21 results; expand)

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  1. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983), Universal House of Justice, comp. (1986) Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  2. Bahá'íyyih Khánum, by Moojan Momen. (1989) Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
  3. Bahiyyih Khanum: Eulogy for the Greatest Holy Leaf, in the Guardian's handwriting, by Shoghi Effendi. (1932) A hand-written tribute to Bahiyyih Khanum, a daughter of Bahá'u'lláh.
  4. Bahiyyih Khanum: The Greatest Holy Leaf, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahiyyih Khanum. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1982) A compilation from Bahá'í sacred texts and writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih Khánum's own letters.
  5. Chosen Highway, The, by Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. (1940/1967) Oral Bahá'í histories collected by an eminent early English Bahá'í, first published in 1940.
  6. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, The Greatest Holy Leaf, by Various. (1986) Includes compilations about Bahiyyih Khanum, a selection of her letters, the 50th anniversary commemoration (1982), a bibliography, and tributes by Ruhiyyih Khanum, Ali Nakhjavani, and Bahiyyih Nakhjavani.
  7. Gift of Love, A: Offered to the Greatest Holy Leaf, by Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Gloria A. Faizi, comp. and ed. (1982) Booklet on various topics related to the life of Bahá'u'lláh's daughter Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), dedicated as a gift of love to her memory on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of her passing
  8. Greatest Holy Leaf's Unparalleled Role in Religious History and the Significance of the Arc, the Site of Her Resting Place, The, by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. (2014) Biography of Abdu'l-Bahá's sister, who acted as his "deputy, His representative and vicegerent, with none to equal her." Her burial place on Mount Carmel determined the location of the Arc and the later buildings of the World Centre.
  9. Greatest Holy Leaf, The, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. (n.d.)
  10. Letter from Bahiyyih Khanum, A: To the Friends of the Lord and the Handmaids of the Merciful throughout the West, by Bahiyyih Khanum. (1924-03-30) Letter to Bahá’ís in the West, urging love and steadfastness; Shoghi Effendi's grief over disunity and his efforts to guide the community; true faith requires action, harmony, and embodying Bahá'í principles to advance the cause of God.
  11. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi, by Myron Henry Phelps, Bahiyyih Khanum. (1903) Abdu'l-Bahá's life, as told by his sister Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experiences by Myron Phelps.
  12. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein, by Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. (1999) Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City of the Covenant to the City of the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant), and pilgrim to Haifa in December 1953. First written June 1985, completed April 1999.
  13. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996)
  14. Rank and Station: Reflections on the Life of Bahíyyh Khánum, by Janet A. Khan. (2007) Distinctive characteristics of the designation of rank in the Bahá’í administration and the nature of "station," drawing upon the example of Bahíyyih Khánum, the highest-ranking woman in the Bahá’í dispensation.
  15. Response, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review, by Elizabeth Shema. (1986)
  16. Short Films, Music, and Prayers, by Alan Bryson. (2020) Link to "Irenic Visuals," a YouTube channel with Bahá'í music and prayers, and short films on Bahiyyih Khanum, Lorna Byrne, interfaith dialogue, Juliet Thompson, and Kahlil Gibran.
  17. Tablets Revealed in Honor of the Greatest Holy Leaf, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi, comp. (1933) Short collection of passages compiled by Shoghi Effendi for sharing with the United States and Canada, introduced with a cover letter by him.
  18. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage, by Universal House of Justice. (1990-01) Two letters on Táhirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women".
  19. "Tahirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood," by Susan Stiles Maneck: Commentary, by Janet Cundall. (1992)
  20. Tribute to Bahíyyih Khánum, A, by Marjorie Morten. (1934) Short biography of the daughter of Bahá'u'lláh, written by one of her close companions late in life.
  21. Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf, A, by Violetta Zein. (2023) Compilation of biographical materials, quotations, and photographs, from the year of her passing (1932) and its 50th anniversary commemorations (1982).

2.   from the Chronology (24 results; expand)

  1. 1846-00-01 — The birth of Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, eldest daughter of Baha'u'llah and Navvab, and...
  2. 1853-01-12 — Baha'u'llah and His family departed for Baghdad after a one month respite in the home of his half-br...
  3. 1877-06-03 — Baha'u'llah took up residence at Mazra`ih. [BBD154] It took the repeated pleadings of Shaykh `Ali...
  4. 1894-00-04 — From the day of Baha'u'llah's ascension Bahiyyih Khanum had grown so thin and feeble and was in s...
  5. 1899-01-31 — The Remains of the Bab arrived in the Holy Land. [BBD209; DH66; GPB274; LWS147] They were stored...
  6. 1911-08-21 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and His party took a ferry from Geneva to Thonon-les-Bains and were met by Laura Dreyfu
  7. 1913-08-01 — With his final year of high school over, Shoghi Effendi hastened from Beirut to Ramleh to join the M...
  8. 1921-11-29 — The funeral of `Abdu'l-Baha. [BW15:115] For details of the funeral see AB464-74; BW1:23-6; BW15...
  9. 1922-01-07 — The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha was read publicly at his house to an assembled gathering of B...
  10. 1922-01-16 — The Greatest Holy Leaf cabled the United States with the news that Shoghi Effendi had been appointed...
  11. 1922-04-02 — Shoghi Effendi, in a letter to Bahiyyih Khanum, advised her that he would be taking a leave of absen...
  12. 1922-04-08 — Bahiyyih Khanum wrote a general letter to the friends acknowledging the letters of allegiance receiv...
  13. 1922-10-00 — The Greatest Holy Leaf sent Shoghi Effendi's mother and other family members to Switzerland to ask h...
  14. 1932-07-15 — The Greatest Holy Leaf, Bahiyyih Khanum, 'outstanding heroine of the Baha'i Dispensation' passed awa...
  15. 1939-00-02 — Shoghi Effendi ordered twin monuments from Italy similar in style to that of the Greatest Holy Leaf ...
  16. 1939-12-24 — Shoghi Effendi reinterred the remains of Navvab and the Purest Branch. [DH162; GBF116; GPB347–8] ...
  17. 1982-04-12 — The Universal House of Justice announced the successful achievement of the objective to issue "a com...
  18. 1982-06-25 — A Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Ho...
  19. 1982-07-15 — In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Le...
  20. 1982-07-17 — A seminar on the life of Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, was conducted at the Seat of the U...
  21. 1982-08-06 — A Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Ho...
  22. 1982-08-19 — A Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Ho...
  23. 1982-09-02 — A Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Ho...
  24. 1982-09-03 — A Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest H...

3.   from the Chronology of Canada (1 result)

  1. 1982-09-02 — Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Holy...
 
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