Mirza Abu'l-Fadhl with Ali-Kuli Khan
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.
July 12, 2014
April 2, 2014
Hushmand Fatheazam – former member of the Universal House of Justice
Hushmand Fatheazam
We have learned, with profound sadness, of the passing of
our dearly cherished, greatly esteemed former colleague Hushmand Fatheazam.
Tenderness of spirit, profound knowledge, noble humility, and tireless
endeavour characterized his highly valued services rendered over the course of
many decades, whether as a member of the Universal House of Justice for forty years
beginning in 1963, as Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of India, or
as an enkindled pioneer, avid proponent of teaching among the masses, and
inspired author. His wholehearted and resolute defence of the community of the
Greatest Name was unwavering, and his determination in the face of adversity
unyielding. Gifted with a unique eloquence in Persian prose and verse, he
leaves a remarkable legacy of deploying the power of that language in service
to the Cause. Beyond a distinguished record of consecrated exertion in the path
of the Blessed Beauty, he will also be remembered for his manifold outstanding
personal qualities, for his delightful humour, and for his kindly and radiant
heart that exuded an all-embracing love.
February 22, 2014
William S. Hatcher -- "one of the brightest minds" of the worldwide Baha'i community
William S. Hatcher
In a message of
condolence, the Universal House of Justice said that Dr. Hatcher will long be
remembered for his "stalwart faith, forceful exposition, and penetrating
insights which characterized nearly half a century of ceaseless service to the
Baha'i Faith." "The Baha'i
world has lost one of its brightest minds, one of its most prolific pens,"
the Universal House of Justice said.
Dr. Hatcher, 70,
died of an illness on 27 November 2005, having made substantial contributions
in mathematics, logic, philosophy, religion, and ethics. His popular and
scholarly writings and talks were infused with a characteristic clarity of
expression, wit, and warmth.
January 11, 2014
Siyyid Husayn-i-Yazdí, surnamed Azíz – “the Báb’s distinguished amanuensis”
[He] had shared His confinement in both Máh-Kú and Chihríq.
A man of rich experience and high merit, deeply versed in the teachings of his
Master, and enjoying His unqualified confidence, he, refusing every offer of
deliverance from the leading officials of Tihrán, yearned unceasingly for the
martyrdom which had been denied him on the day the Báb had laid down His life
in the barrack-square of Tabríz. A fellow-prisoner of Bahá’u’lláh in the Síyáh-Chál
of Tihrán, from Whom he derived inspiration and solace as he recalled those
precious days spent in the company of his Master in Ádhirbayján, he was
finally struck down, in circumstances of shameful cruelty, by that same Azíz Khán-i-Sardár
who had dealt the fatal blow to Táhirih.
- Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes By’)
- Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes By’)
December 28, 2013
December 16, 2013
Mirza Muhammad 'Aliy-i-Nahri -- father of Munirih Khanum
December 8, 2013
Ali Nakhjavani, Musa Banani and Enoch Olinga
November 23, 2013
James Mbu -- pioneering to Northern Ghana
1956: James Mbu -- a Cameroon believer on his way pioneering to Northern Ghana
November 3, 2013
October 20, 2013
October 5, 2013
September 22, 2013
September 8, 2013
Leroy Ioas with Amin Banani and Firuz Kazemzadeh
Left to right, Amin Banani, Leroy Ioas, and Firuz Kazemzadeh
at 1947 Stanford University graduation
August 22, 2013
August 8, 2013
July 25, 2013
John Eichenauer - the youngest pioneer of the Faith as of 1939
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