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Jun 22
1 min

3 Prominent African American Baha'is

In the history of the Baha'i Faith, there are thousands of eminent and important figures.

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Apr 5
4 min

Khadijih Bagum - 'Only Tahirih Surpassed Her'

The wife of the Báb, was not only the first person to recognise the Station of her husband but also instantly recognised Bahá'u'lláh.

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Mar 9
4 min

Spiritual conquerors of this wide, brown land

Australia will begin celebrations marking the centenary of Clara and Hyde Dunn's arrival in Australia to promote the Cause of Baha'u'llah.

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Feb 20
4 min

Jean-Baptiste Louis Bourgeois - Designer of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar at Wilmette

In 1907, Wilhelm was going to visit 'Abdu'l-Baha and Bourgeois asked him to take with him a copy to Him.

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Feb 16
2 min

Who is Zahrá Bagum

Referred to in the Writings as 'Ukht Haram' [sister of the wife of the Báb].

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Jan 28
7 min

Khadíjih-Bagum

In the Kitáb-i-Badí Bahá'u'lláh extols the virtues and exalted station of the wife of the Bab, Khadíjih-Bagum.

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Oct 7, 2019
3 min

Vahid

This is a story of how the wisest Persian investigated the new Faith.

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Sep 23, 2019
2 min

Robert Turner

Robert Turner (1855-1909) was one of 19 Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the first African American Baha’i in America.

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Sep 17, 2019
2 min

The Sifter of Wheat

This is a story of a humble youth who became a hero and a martyr. This is a story of Mulla Muhammad Ja'far.

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Sep 2, 2019
4 min

Martyrdom of Tahirih

Tahirih, one of the many Baha'i Faith heroines said: "You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women."

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Sep 1, 2019
3 min

Táhirih Announces a New Age

Among the Báb’s most faithful followers was a brilliant, courageous and gifted young poet known as Táhirih (the Pure One).

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Aug 31, 2019
3 min

Táhirih Discovers The Báb

When Tahirih heard about the Báb, Who had proclaimed that He was the Prophet of a New Revelation she was curious to read His Writings.

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Aug 28, 2019
2 min

Táhirih as a young girl

She was born Fátimah Umm-Salmá in 1817 in Qazvín, as the daughter of Muhammad Sálih Barághani, a prominent mujtahid (Muslim priest).

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Aug 5, 2019
2 min

Rising to the Call – The story of Ella Bailey

When the House of Worship was being constructed in Wilmette, United States, there were not many Bahá’ís in America and funds were scarce.

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Jul 30, 2019
5 min

Mirza Musa - Baha'u'llah's true Brother

Jináb-i-Mírzá Músá was the true brother of Bahá’u’lláh, and from earliest childhood he was reared in the sheltering embrace of Baha'u'llah.

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Jun 19, 2019
3 min

Dr. Alain Locke

The first black Rhodes Scholar and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance, became a Bahá’í in 1918.

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Jun 4, 2019
3 min

Kanichi Yamamoto

The first Japanese Baha’i. Kanichi Yamamoto (1879-1961) became the first Japanese Bahá’í in the world in Honolulu in 1902.

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May 31, 2019
5 min

Maiden's courage spurs her peers to embrace the Faith

Among the followers of the Báb to show qualities of fearlessness, consecration and detachment from all save God was a village maiden.

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May 29, 2019
8 min

Marzieh Nabil Carpenter Gail

Translator and Author, "Patron Saint" of Women Bahá'í Scholars.

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Mar 26, 2019
14 min

Effie Baker

Effie Baker – the first Australian woman to become a Baha’i; one of Australia’s foremost woman photographers; her photographs were chosen...

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