She typed the voluminous manuscript of 'The Dawn-Breakers' at Shoghi Effedi’s request.
February 27, 2016
February 10, 2016
Mishkin-Qalam - 'the leading calligrapher of Persia"
Mishkin-Qalam ("musk-scented pen"), described by 'Abdu'l-Baha
as "the leading calligrapher of Persia" who
"enjoyed a special position among the court ministers of Tihran" and
who served both Baha’u’llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha in 'Akka. (The Baha’i World
1968-1973)
February 1, 2016
January 19, 2016
Ruhiyyih Khanum with her father, 1948
Ruhiyyih Khanum with her father William Sutherland Maxwell in England, 1948
January 9, 2016
Bahiyyih Khanum - the Greatest Holy Leaf
A colorized picture of Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Leaf
December 13, 2015
November 8, 2015
October 11, 2015
Elisabeth Charlotte (Lottie) Tobias
Lottie Tobias became a Baha'i in 1950 when there were only a
few dozen believers in Netherlands. She was elected to the first Local
Spiritual Assembly of Den Haag in 1952, and in 1957 was elected a member of the
first Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands,
Luxembourg), serving as secretary for the Netherlands. In 1962 she was elected
to the first National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Netherlands, and
served on that body until 1986. For 24 years she was the secretary.
September 27, 2015
Sears Family: on their way to South Africa
Bill, Marguerite and Michael Sears - absent from photo is Billy
(Baha'i International Community's Media Bank)
September 15, 2015
September 5, 2015
August 22, 2015
August 16, 2015
July 5, 2015
John David Bosch - "saintly life, pioneer services, historic contribution of institution of summer school"
June 14, 2015
May 24, 2015
April 4, 2015
Dr. Youness Afroukhteh -- 'Abdu'l-Baha's secretary, translator, envoy and physician
March 22, 2015
March 14, 2015
Emogene Hoagg – “exemplary pioneer (of the) Faith”; typed the voluminous manuscript of 'The Dawn-Breakers' at Shoghi Effedi’s request; first confirmed believer in California
Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg - known to the Bahá'ís as
Emogene - learned of the Bahá'í Faith in California in 1898 from Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, and after studying with Lua Getsinger became "the first confirmed
believer in California."
In 1899, in Milan, she received her first Tablet from
'Abdu'l-Bahá, in acknowledgment of her acceptance of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh.
In 1900, she visited 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Haifa, and afterwards, at His suggestion,
studied for a month with the outstanding Bahá'í scholar Mirza Abdu'l-Fadl in
Port Sá'íd.
February 8, 2015
Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney – “…the first Frenchman to accept the Faith”
Hippolyte Dreyfus Barney
To me, and particularly amid the storm and stress that have
agitated my life after 'Abdu'l-Bahá's passing, he was a sustaining and
comforting companion, a most valued counsellor, an intimate and trusted friend.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a message dated 21 December 1928; ‘Baha'i Administration’)
“…the first Frenchman to accept the Faith”
- The Universal House
of Justice (from a message dated August 1976 addressed to the ‘Friends
assembled at the International Teaching Conference in Paris’; ‘Messages from
the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
January 11, 2015
Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper - the first Baha'i in England
Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper was the first Baha'i in England and
one of the first Western people to recognize the Revelation of Baha'u'llah. She
received the name "Maryam Khanum" from 'Abdu'l-Baha. She put her car
at the Master's disposal during His visits to London. Her tall, graceful figure
with her serene angel face shining beneath a crown of silver hair, her blue
eyes, and the soft blend of blues and purples in her dress, gracious to all,
and ready to be of constant service to her exalted Guest.
December 6, 2014
Laura Dreyfus-Barney -- “distinguished maidservant”
Laura Dreyfus-Barney
…whose
"imperishable service" was to transmit to posterity Some Answered Questions.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a message dated August 1976
addressed to the ‘Friends assembled at the International Teaching Conference in
Paris’; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
November 24, 2014
November 12, 2014
Zikrullah Khadem
October 1, 2014
September 20, 2014
September 7, 2014
August 23, 2014
Amelia Collins - Hand of the Cause of God
Amelia Collins was appointed as a Hand of the Cause in 1947
but the appointment was not made public until December 1951. In a letter dated
14 January 1947 written on behalf of the Guardian to Mrs. Collins, his
secretary states:
He wants to make clear to you that when he said, in his
recent cable,4 that your example might well be emulated by the nine Hands of
the Cause, who will in the future be especially chosen to serve the Guardian,
he meant that the very services you have been recently rendering the Cause,
because of their nature and their intimate association with him, are of the
kind which one of these nine might well be called upon to render. So you see
you are not only worthy to be a Hand of the Cause, but have rendered a service which
ordinarily would be performed by this select body of nine.
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