October 13. On this date in 1953, Esther Evans and Lillian Middlemast, arrived in St. Lucia, earning the title Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for the Windward Islands.

October 13. On this date in 1988, a cablegram sent by the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies "rejoicing" about the "entry by troops."

October 13. On this date in 1994, regarding letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi by Soheil and Ruhi Afnan, who were his secretaries and first cousins, the Research Department wrote "that letter...

October 13. On this date in 1923, the National Spiritual Assembly of England met for the first time in London. In 1930 this became the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles, and in 1972 of the United Kingdom (a separate National Assembly for the Republic of Ireland being established in that year)

October 13. On this date in 1920, Jináb-i-Fádil Mazandarání gave a "Speech Before the Canadian Club"stating "Bahá'u'lláh abrogated polygamy and repealed the law of divorce...the Turkish and Imperial G...

October 13. On this date in 1920, Jináb-i-Fádil Mazandarání gave a "Speech Before the Canadian Club"stating "Bahá'u'lláh abrogated polygamy and repealed the law of divorce...the Turkish and Imperial G...

October 13. On this date in 1953, Esther Evans and Lillian Middlemast, arrived in St. Lucia, earning the title Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for the Windward Islands.

October 13. On this date in 1923, the National Spiritual Assembly of England met for the first time in London. In 1930 this became the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles, and in 1972 of the United Kingdom (a separate National Assembly for the Republic of Ireland being established in that year)

October 13. On this date in 1994, regarding letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi by Soheil and Ruhi Afnan, who were his secretaries and first cousins, the Research Department wrote "that letter...

October 13. On this date in 1988, a cablegram sent by the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies "rejoicing" about the "entry by troops."

October 12. On this date in 1848, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i and no fewer than 72 fellow Bábis made defensive fortifications at the Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsí.

October 12. On this date in 1949, Shoghi Effendi wrote"when we put our trust in Him, Bahá'u'lláh solves our problems and opens the way."

October 12. On this date in 1908, Charles Mason Remey wrote a letter, later published in the Star of the West, describing "the great Mashrak-el-Azkar of the east," in Ashgabat.

October 12. On this date in 1915, Arthur P. Dodge, one of the nineteen Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, died in Freeport, New York. He had become a Bahá’í after attending lessons taught by Ibrahim George Kheiralla.

October 12. On this date in 1946, Shoghi Effendi wrote"The youth in particular should be encouraged to enter this field of service, for the spread of the Cause is their only hope for a stable world in which to live and establish families of their own."

October 12. On this date in 1946, Shoghi Effendi wrote the NSA of India concerning a number of matters, including the paying of the Huqúq and his urging "to persevere in pressing the translation and publishing of the “New Era” in the important languages already chosen for this purpose, as he attaches the greatest importance to this work."

October 12. On this date in 1912, an article in the San Francisco Call newspaper reported that "Mrs. Merriman acknowledged today that she was in receipt of an offer from “his holiness,” as 'Abdu’l-Bahá is known to his 7,000,000 Persian followers, asking her to follow him to Asia ..."

October 12. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at Temple Emmanu-El in San Francisco, later published as Address to the Jews and Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews, stating "Why do you not s...

October 12. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at Temple Emmanu-El in San Francisco, later published as Address to the Jews and Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews, stating "The century has ...

October 12. On this date in 1969, the UHJ wrote the NSA of New Zealand "that it is the duty of every Bahá'í in such a situation to take part in the joint declaration. If a Bahá'í, however, refuses to ...

October 12. On this date in 1848, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i and no fewer than 72 fellow Bábis made defensive fortifications at the Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsí.

October 12. On this date in 1969, the UHJ wrote the NSA of New Zealand "that it is the duty of every Bahá'í in such a situation to take part in the joint declaration. If a Bahá'í, however, refuses to ...

October 12. On this date in 1949, Shoghi Effendi wrote"when we put our trust in Him, Bahá'u'lláh solves our problems and opens the way."

October 12. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at Temple Emmanu-El in San Francisco, later published as Address to the Jews and Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews, stating "The century has ...

October 12. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at Temple Emmanu-El in San Francisco, later published as Address to the Jews and Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews, stating "Why do you not s...

October 12. On this date in 1908, Charles Mason Remey wrote a letter, later published in the Star of the West, describing "the great Mashrak-el-Azkar of the east," in Ashgabat.

October 12. On this date in 1912, an article in the San Francisco Call newspaper reported that "Mrs. Merriman acknowledged today that she was in receipt of an offer from “his holiness,” as 'Abdu’l-Bahá is known to his 7,000,000 Persian followers, asking her to follow him to Asia ..."

October 12. On this date in 1946, Shoghi Effendi wrote the NSA of India concerning a number of matters, including the paying of the Huqúq and his urging "to persevere in pressing the translation and publishing of the “New Era” in the important languages already chosen for this purpose, as he attaches the greatest importance to this work."

October 12. On this date in 1915, Arthur P. Dodge, one of the nineteen Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, died in Freeport, New York. He had become a Bahá’í after attending lessons taught by Ibrahim George Kheiralla.

October 12. On this date in 1946, Shoghi Effendi wrote"The youth in particular should be encouraged to enter this field of service, for the spread of the Cause is their only hope for a stable world in which to live and establish families of their own."

October 11. On this date in 1970, Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánumarrived in Malawi during one of her many travels, as documented in Violette Nakhjavani's The Great Safari of Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Kh...

October 11. On this date in 1978, the Universal House of Justice sent a letter to Bahá’í Friend regarding his "appeal for guidance" telling him to "Pray and meditate about it. Use the prayers of the M...

October 11. On this date in 1911, Keith Gettinger was born in New York City. She pioneered to South Africa with her husband, Robert Quigley who served on the NSAs of South Africa and of the U.S. and ...

October 11. On this date in 1965, the UHJ wrote "It is a vital and urgent duty of the Assemblies, both National and Local, not only to apply the Laws of Bahá'u'lláh with justice and firmness, but to i...

October 11. On this date in 1910, Melba King was born in the village of Savanaska in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. She converted to the Bahá'í Faith on May 23, 1943 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, bec...

October 11. On this date in 1946, the NSA of Iran inaugurated its Forty-Five Month Plan which it was given by Shoghi Effendi.

October 11. On this date in 1987, the Universal House of Justice sent all National Spiritual Assemblies a compilation entitled Crisis and Victory in order "to orient the believers to the processes, wi...

October 11. On this date in 1987, the Universal House of Justice sent all National Spiritual Assemblies a compilation entitled Crisis and Victory in order "to orient the believers to the processes, wi...

October 11. On this date in 1946, the NSA of Iran inaugurated its Forty-Five Month Plan which it was given by Shoghi Effendi.

October 11. On this date in 1910, Melba King was born in the village of Savanaska in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. She converted to the Bahá'í Faith on May 23, 1943 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, bec...

October 11. On this date in 1965, the UHJ wrote "It is a vital and urgent duty of the Assemblies, both National and Local, not only to apply the Laws of Bahá'u'lláh with justice and firmness, but to i...

October 11. On this date in 1911, Keith Gettinger was born in New York City. She pioneered to South Africa with her husband, Robert Quigley who served on the NSAs of South Africa and of the U.S. and ...

October 11. On this date in 2019, 'Alí-Yulláh Nakhjavánídied in France. He had served as a member of the Universal House of Justice from 1963 until his retirement in 2003.

October 11. On this date in 1978, the Universal House of Justice sent a letter to Bahá’í Friend regarding his "appeal for guidance" telling him to "Pray and meditate about it. Use the prayers of the M...

October 11. On this date in 1970, Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánumarrived in Malawi during one of her many travels, as documented in Violette Nakhjavani's The Great Safari of Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Kh...

October 10. On this date in 1936, Shoghi Effendi wrote "About the consent of parents for marriage: this is required before and also after the man or woman is twenty-one years of age. It is also required in the event of a second marriage, after the dissolution of the first whether through death or through divorce. The parental consent is also a binding obligation irrespective of whether the parents are Bahá'ís or not, whether they are friendly or opposed to the Cause. In the event of the death of both parents, the consent of a guardian is not required."

October 10. On this date in 1936, Shoghi Effendi wrote"The use of the Greatest Name 95 times a day is not absolutely binding. This and other similar matters will be clearly and fully explained when th...

October 10. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá critiqued evolution "Between man and the ape, however, there is one link missing...The lost link of Darwinian theory is itself a proof that man is not an...

October 10. On this date in 1976, the UHJ wrote the ITC that "in the light of the warnings of Shoghi Effendi, the Auxiliary Boards for Protection should keep "constantly" a "watchful eye" on those "wh...

October 10. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá wrote "Strange indeed that after twenty years training in colleges and universities man should reach such a station wherein he will deny the existence of the ideal or that which is not perceptible to the senses....the cow is already a professor emeritus of that university... The cow denies everything that is not tangible, saying, "I can see! I can eat! Therefore, I believe only in that which is tangible! Then why should we go to the colleges? Let us go to the cow."