- 1957-11-18 —
The first conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God convened at Bahjí. Twenty-three Hands were present. [BBRSM128; DH215; MoC8–11, 25-51; TG158]
- This was the first meeting of the Hands of the Cause as a group.
- For a personal account of the Conclave by Hand of the Cause Zikrullah Khadem. see ZK119.
- For the nature of the six Conclaves see MoC9–10, 12.
- For picture see MoCiv.
- 1958-11-21 —
The Second Conclave of the Hands of the Cause convened at Bahjí. [BW13:347–8; MoC55-125]
- It was attended by 25 of the 27 Hands of the Cause. [BW13:347; MoC118]
- The Hands of the Cause called for the election of the Universal House of Justice at the time of the Most Great Jubilee in 1963. [BBRSM129; BW13:351; MoC122]
- Picture of the Hands gathered in the house of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
- 1960-10-18 — The fourth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí. [MoC177-245]
- 1960-11-02 —
The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fourth Conclave. [MoC237–44]
- All the Hands of the Cause were henceforth to render their services on a global, rather than a regional, scale. [MoC239]
- 1961-10-15 —
The fifth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí. [MoC249-329]
- For the agenda see MoC298.
- 1961-11-05 —
The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fifth Conclave. [MoC313–23]
- They called for the election of the Universal House of Justice at a convention to be held in the Holy Land on the first, second and third days of Ridván 1963. [CB392; MoC321]
- They asked the electors to leave the Hands free to 'discharge their duties'. [MoC321]
- The celebration of the Most Great Jubilee, the Centenary of the Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh, was to be held in London rather than Baghdád, owing to the situation in the Middle East. [MoC322]
- 1962-07-24 — It was announced that the sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was postponed until April 1963. [MoC362]
- 1963-04-09 —
The sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí.
- For the agenda see MoC404.
- For cabled message from the Conclave see MoC420.
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