December 3, 1982
Death of Paul Haney, Hand of the Cause of God in Haifa, Israel

Paul Edmond Haney (August 20, 1909 – December 3, 1982) was a Custodian and Hand of the Cause of God in the Baha’i Faith. He was appointed by Shoghi Effendi as a Hand of the Cause of God on March 19, 1954 while serving as chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.

December 5, 1913
Abdu’l-Bahas return to the Holy Land [...]

November 1, 1845
The Times of London published the first known reference in print to the religion of the Bab

The first published account was that of proclamation by the Bab of his mission in Mecca and the arrest and punishment of four of the Bab’s disciples in Shiraz, and the arrest of the Bab. This account appeared in The Times of London on 1 November 1845.

November 4, 1870
Release from prison barracks to house within Akka

Release from prison [...]

October 1, 1844
Bab sailed to Bushehr for His pilgrimage in Mecca

October 2, 1844
Bab receiver Mulla Husayn letter from Mashad then set sail to Jiddah enroute to Mecca

October 12, 1848
Beginning of the upheaval at Fort Shaykh Tabarsi

October 14, 1844
Mulla Aliy-Bastami arrive Najaf, Iraq with copy of Surih of Joseph

October 19, 1912
Abdu’l-Baha visits the grave of Thornton Chase in Inglewood, California

October 20, 1819 (Holy Day)
Birth of the Bab in Shiraz

Bahais commemorate the birth of the Bab (the “Gate”), the Prophet-Herald of [...]

September 1, 1984
The Dedication of the House of Worship of Samoa

The Baha’i Temple of the Pacific Ocean located in Apia, Western Samoa, the foundation stone was laid 27 January 1979, and the dedication was on 1 September 1984

September 2, 1868
The Governor of Akka visits the

The Governor of Akka visits the “desperate criminals” and is deeply impressed by Abdu’l-Baha. He is moved to improve their conditions. Another visitor states that “such pure and sanctified souls had [...]

August 1, 1927
Baha’i Summer School opened at Geyserville, California

August 6, 1845
Mulla Muhammad Sadiq Muqaddas Khurasani and Qoddus arrested and were put on trial by Hussayn-Khan Adjudan-Bashi in Shiraz

August 10, 1968
Death of Lutfu’llah Hakim member of the first Universal House of Justice

Lutfu’llah Hakim (1888 – August 10, 1968) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Baha’i Faith, from 1963 to 1968. Dr. Hakim was born into a family of distinguished [...]