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1900:, the largest state in Malaysia. Various races embraced the religion, from Chinese to Iban and Bidayuh, Bisayahs, Penans, Indians but not the Malays or other Muslims. In towns, the majority Baháʼí community is often Chinese, but in rural communities, they are of all races, Ibans, Bidayuhs, etc. In some schools, Baháʼí associations or clubs for students exist. Baháʼí communities are now found in all the various divisions of Sarawak. However, these communities do not accept assistance from government or other organisations for activities which are strictly for Baháʼís. If, however, these services extend to include non-Baháʼís also, e.g. education for children's classes or adult literacy, then sometimes the community does accept assistance. The administration of the religion is through local spiritual assemblies. There is no priesthood among the Baháʼís. Election is held annually without nomination or electioneering. The Baháʼís should study the community and seek those members who display mature experience, loyalty, and are knowledgeable in the religion's beliefs. There are more than 50,000 Baháʼís in more than 250 localities in Sarawak. 1942:

Baha'u'llah to teach the Faith in 1878. His travel companion, Mustafá Roumie was a Muslim of Iraqi descent, who became enamoured with the Baháʼí teachings and became a Baháʼí during Jamal Effendi’s teaching trip to India. Both of them decided to team up for the purpose of teaching the Faith to the inhabitants of the countries of Southeast Asia. In Singapore, they stayed in the Arab quarters, as guests of the Turkish Vice Consul, a well-known Arab merchant. They mixed freely with the Arab community. It is believed that they taught the Baháʼí Faith in Singapore to the Arab and Indian traders.

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1991, Baháʼí communities and their administrative bodies started to develop across the nations of the former Soviet Union; In 1994 Turkmenistan elected its own National Spiritual Assembly however laws passed in 1995 in Turkmenistan required 500 adult religious adherents in each locality for registration and no Baháʼí community in Turkmenistan could meet this requirement. As of 2007 the religion had still failed to reach the minimum number of adherents to register and individuals have had their homes raided for

2021:, the Baháʼí population surged to around 200,000 adherents by 1975. After the end of the war, Vietnam was reunified under a communist government, who proscribed the practice of the religion from 1975 to 1992, leading to a sharp drop in community numbers. Relations with the government gradually improved, however, and in 2007 the Baháʼí Faith was officially registered, followed by its full legal recognition a year later. As of 2011, it was reported that the Baháʼí community comprised about 8,000 followers. 1979: 1832: 1737: 841: 629: 6241: 488:. By the 1950s, about a century after its forming, Iran remained home to the vast majority of adherents to the Baháʼí Faith. Expansive teaching efforts began in the late 19th century and gained converts in other parts of Asia. By 1968, according to official Baháʼí statistics, the majority of Baháʼís (~75%) lived outside of Iran and North America, the two most prominent centers of the religion previously. 6251: 1957:

and support, and became the precursor for many interfaith endeavours that proliferate in Singapore now. The Bahá’í Faith became one of the constituent religions of the Inter-Religious Organisation of Singapore (IRO) in 1996. The Baháʼí community continues to participate and collaborate in interfaith events, actively promoting understanding, dialogue and interaction between different religions.

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communities are closely linked, as Mrs. Fozdar gave talks in Singapore and Malaya, and other Baháʼí teachers and believers would travel between the two countries to teach the Faith. There are currently five Local Spiritual Assemblies under the jurisdiction of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Singapore, the national governing council, which was established in April 1972.

1234:. A 1975 regulation forbade the issuance of national identity cards to Baháʼís until it was rescinded in 2007, but after only a few identity cards were issued to Baháʼís, their issuance was again halted. According to Bahá’í leaders in Iraq, their community numbers less than 2,000 in that country. The Bahá’í World News Service reported in May 2020 that Bahá’ís in 50: 422: 1654:, in Karachi. National coordinated activities across India began and reached a peak by the December 1920, first All-India Baháʼí Convention, held in Mumbai for three days. Representatives from India's major religious communities were present as well as Baháʼí delegates from throughout the country. In 1921, the Baháʼís of Karachi elected their first Baháʼí 1567:. Nine doors open on to a central hall with permanent seating for 1,200 people, which can be expanded for a total seating capacity of 2,500 people. The temple rises to a height of 40.8 m and is situated on a 26-acre (105,000 m; 10.5 ha) property featuring nine surrounding ponds. An educational centre beside the temple was established in 2017. 1949:, in 1950. In a public lecture at the Singapore Rotary Club, then the most prestigious and male-dominated club in Singapore, Mrs. Shirin Fozdar mentioned Baháʼí principles such as universal brotherhood, unity of mankind, gender equality, universal language and peace, building a spiritual civilization and the establishment of world government. 761:

number of Baháʼís in China. The number of active followers of Baháʼu'lláh's Teachings in China has spread beyond the scope of knowledge of the existing administrative structures. Certainly there are active followers of the teachings of Baháʼu'lláh in all of the major cities of China and in many regional centers and rural areas.

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The mid 1990s to the early part of the 21st century saw the Bahá’í community in Singapore spearheading efforts to promote interfaith engagement in multi-religious Singapore. The World Religion Day observances, initiated and organized by the Bahá’í community in Singapore, gained nationwide prominence

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was established. In the early 1960s, during a period of accelerated growth, the community grew from 200 in 1960 to 1,000 by 1962 and 2,000 by 1963. In 1964 the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of the Philippines was elected and by 1980 there were 64,000 Baháʼís and 45 local assemblies. The

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and was a center of scholarship. However, during the Soviet period religious persecution made the Baháʼí community almost disappear – however Baháʼís who moved into the regions in the 1950s did identify individuals still adhering to the religion. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late

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in 1972. For a period of time, between 1976 and 1981, all assemblies were dissolved due to legal restrictions. The 2001 census reported 1,211 Baháʼís, and since the 1990s the Baháʼí community of Nepal has been involved in a number of interfaith organizations including the Inter-religious Council of

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laid the foundation stone on 17 October 1977 and dedicated the temple on 24 December 1986. The total cost was $ 10 million. The temple has won numerous architectural awards and has been featured in magazines and newspapers. It has also become a major attraction for people of various religions,

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On 31 March 2021, Qatari authorities blacklisted and deported a prominent Qatar-born Baháʼí, Omid Seioshansian, on "unspecified criminal and national security charges." Over the years many Baháʼís have been blacklisted and deported from Qatar. Once blacklisted, Baháʼís are expelled from the country

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Within two years of Dr. Fozdar’s arrival, a total of twelve declared believers in the Baháʼí Faith emerged. Mr. Naraindas Jethanand was the first declared believer of the Faith in Singapore. The first Local Spiritual Assembly was elected in April 1952. The history of Singapore and Malaysian Baháʼí

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The Baháʼí Faith in China has still not matured to the same point as in many other countries of the world where there is an established structure to administer its affairs. As a result of the lack of formal registration and structure, it is difficult to ascertain with some degree of certainty, the

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was translated into Urdu and Gujrati in Karachi. The committee also published scores of Baháʼí books and leaflets in many languages. The local assemblies spread across many cities and in 1957, East and West Pakistan elected a separate national assembly from India and in 1971, East Pakistan became

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began after the religion entered areas of China and nearby Japan. The first Baháʼís arrived in Taiwan in 1949 and the first of these to have become a Baháʼí was Mr. Jerome Chu (Chu Yao-lung) in 1945 while visiting the United States. By May 1955 there were eighteen Baháʼís in six localities across

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with Baha'is. Two brothers moved there in 1870 and established a long-running export business. Hong Kong did not have its first Local Spiritual Assembly until 1956 and then formed a National Spiritual Assembly in 1974. This was allowed because of Hong Kong's status at that time as similar to a

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According to Albert Cheung, many aspects of Baháʼu'lláh's teachings correspond closely to traditional Chinese religious and philosophical beliefs, such as: 1) the Great Unity (world peace); 2) unity of the human family; 3) service to others; 4) moral education; 5) extended family values; 6) the

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The Faith first came to Singapore in the 1880's, when Sulaymán Khan-i-Tunukabaní (popularly known as Jamál Effendí) and Siyyid Mustafá Roumie, stopped over in Singapore for a few weeks on their way to the Javanese and Celebes islands. Jamál Effendí was the first Persian Baháʼí sent to India by

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The Battambang temple was the world's first local Baháʼí House of Worship to be completed. The temple was designed by Cambodian architect Sochet Vitou Tang, who is a practicing Buddhist, and integrates distinctive Cambodian architectural principles. A dedication ceremony and official opening

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that "Estimating the number of Baháʼís in Iran has always been difficult due to their persecution and strict adherence to secrecy. The reported number of Baháʼís in Iran has ranged anywhere from the outrageously high figure of 500,000 to the low number of 150,000. The number 300,000 has been

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of the Soviet Union was elected but was quickly split among its former members. In 1992, a regional National Spiritual Assembly for the whole of Central Asia was formed with its seat in Ashgabat. In 1994 the National Spiritual Assembly of Uzbekistan was elected. In 2008 eight Baháʼí

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The roots of the Baháʼí Faith in India go back to the first days of the religion in 1844. A researcher, William Garlington, characterized the 1960s until present as a time of "Mass Teaching". He suggests that the mentality of the believers in India changed during the later years of

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dates back only to the 1980s and 1990s, as prior to that point Mongolia's Communist anti-religious stance impeded the spread of the religion to that country. The first Baháʼí arrived in Mongolia in 1988, and the religion established a foothold there, later establish a

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flower, the temple's design is composed of 27 free-standing, marble-clad "petals" grouped into clusters of three and thus forming nine sides. The temple's shape has symbolic and inter-religious significance because the lotus is often associated with the Hindu goddess

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during the lifetime of its founder, Baháʼu'lláh. The first record of a Baháʼí living in China is of a Persian, Hájí Mírzá Muhammad-ʼAlí, who lived in Shanghai from 1862 to 1868. In 1928 the first Local Spiritual Assembly in China was formed in Shanghai.

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in the late 1970s, all effective contact with the Cambodian Baháʼís was lost. The efforts of Baháʼí teachers working in Cambodian refugee camps in Thailand led to the establishment of Local Spiritual Assemblies among the survivors of the Khmer Rouge's

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reconnected the Japanese Baháʼí community – Michael Jamir found Fujita by 1946 and Robert Imagire helped re-elect the assembly in Tokyo in 1948. In 1963 the statistics of Baháʼí communities showed 13 assemblies and other smaller groups.

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more than once. The first Baháʼís in the area that would later become Bangladesh was when a Bengali group from Chittagong accepted the religion while in Burma. By 1950 there were enough members of the religion to elect Baháʼí

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as a potential destination for Baháʼí teachers. After a number of brief visits from travelling teachers throughout the first half of the 20th century, the first Baháʼí group in Vietnam was established in

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in 1915. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá undertook several trips in 1911-1912 and met Japanese travelers in Western cities, in Paris, London, and New York. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá met Fujita in Chicago and Yamamoto in San Francisco.

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estimated only some 50 Baháʼís in 2005 more than 1700 Mongolian Baháʼís turned out for a regional conference in 2009. In July 1989 Sean Hinton became the first Baháʼí to reside in Mongolia, was named a

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To initiate a thoughtful and self-reflective exploration into the role of religion to build an ever-advancing civilisation, the Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Singapore submitted a paper titled

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as a potential destination for Baháʼí teachers. After a sporadic visits from travelling teachers throughout the first half of the 20th century, the first Baháʼí group in Cambodia was established in

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but which was not presented in the United States until 1919. Fujita would serve between the World Wars first in the household of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá and then of Shoghi Effendi. In 1932 the first Baháʼí

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begins after a Nepalese leader encountered the religion in his travels before World War II. Following World War II, the first known Baháʼí to enter Nepal was about 1952 and the first Nepalese

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investigation of truth; 7) the Highest Reality (God); 8) the common foundation of religions; 9) harmony in Nature; 10) the purpose of tests and suffering; and 11) moderation in all things.

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In 1968 Japanese Baháʼís began to travel outside Japan. In 1971 the first residents of Okinawa converted to the religion. In 1991 the community organized an affiliate of the

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in the region of the UAE and a regional National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula. Recent estimates count some 38,364 Baháʼís or 0.5% of the national population.

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sovereign nation and also due to the growth of the religion there. In 1997 sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China and it operates as a

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the Baháʼís lost the right to have any institutions and many fled. According to a 2007 estimate, the Baháʼís in Afghanistan number approximately 400, whereas the

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estimated there were some 2,832 Baháʼís in 2010. According to the Bahraini government the combined percentage of Christians, Jews, Hindus and Baháʼís is 0.2%.

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conference took place on 1–2 September 2017, attended by Cambodian dignitaries, locals, and representatives of Baháʼí communities throughout southeast Asia.

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in 1875 on one of his trips to parts of Southern Asia. Muhammad Raza Shirazi became a Baháʼí in Mumbai in 1908 and may have been the first Baháʼí to settle,

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The Baháʼí Faith's presence in Indonesia can be traced to the late 19th century, when two Baháʼís visited what is now Indonesia, as well as several other

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mentioned most frequently, especially for the mid- to late- 1970s, but it is not reliable. Roger Cooper gives an estimate of between 150,000 and 300,000."

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to Japan. Alexander would live some 31 years off and on in Japan until 1967 when she left for the last time The first Baháʼí convert on Japanese soil was

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was formed for all India and Burma which then included the area now part of Pakistan. From 1931 to 1933, Professor Pritam Singh, the first Baháʼí from a

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recorded only 4,572. The Baháʼí community of India claims a Baháʼí population of over 2 million, the highest official Baháʼí population of any country.

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were published in local newspapers of the Bahrain. Recent estimates count some 1,000 Baháʼís or 0.2% of the national population or a little more by

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the community grew by 2001 to be the religion with the third-most registered religious organizations in the country, after Islam and Christianity.

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and eventually Laos' own National Spiritual Assembly in 1967. The current community is approximately eight thousand adherents and four centers:

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in 1954, with the arrival of Shirin Fozdar, a Baháʼí teacher from India. The 1950s and 1960s were marked by periods of rapid growth, mainly in

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begins previous to its independence when it was part of India. The roots of the Baháʼí Faith in the region go back to the first days of the

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in Japan which has since held annual conferences, published newsletters, and published and coordinated academic work across affiliates. The

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began previous to its independence when it was part of India. The roots of the Baháʼí Faith in the region go back to the first days of the

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The teachings of the Faith did not take root in Singapore, until the arrival and residency of Dr. Khodadad Muncherji Fozdar and his wife,

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the communities shrank away – by 1963 in the entire USSR there were about 200 Baháʼís. Little is known until the 1980s when the

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Hassall, Graham (2012). "The Bahá'í House of Worship: Localisation and Universal Form". In Cusack, Carol; Norman, Alex (eds.).

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As China expanded its reform efforts and increased its interactions with the worldwide community, more Baháʼís moved to China.

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in Asia: Iran, Iraq, and India. By 1967 the total was 15, and by 2001 there were 39 National Spiritual Assemblies in Asia.

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Baháʼís have been active in multi/inter-faith developments. No recent numbers are available on the size of the community.

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began in the 1880s with visits by Baháʼís. However, it was not until the 1930s that any Baháʼí settled there. A Baháʼí

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and are permanently refused reentry. Residency permits of non-Qatari Baháʼís have also been denied, or not renewed.

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holy days; estimates for the number of visitors annually range from 2.5 million to 5 million. A 2001 a

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as far back as 1847. By 1994 the National Spiritual Assembly of Kazakhstan was elected Following the entrance of

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to return years later. In 1938 Fujita was excused from his services in Haifa out of fears for his safety during

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or smaller groups had registered with the government though more recently there were also raids and expulsions.

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and after some years was re-elected in 1969. Though the population had perhaps reached thousands, under the

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Warburg, Margit (1993). "Economic Rituals: The Structure and Meaning of Donations in the Baha'i Religion".

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estimated over 78,000 Baháʼís lived in Pakistan in 2000 though Baháʼís claimed less than half that number.

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Synopsis of References to the Baháʼí Faith, in the US State Department's Reports on Human Rights 1991–2000

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Synopsis of References to the Baháʼí Faith, in the US State Department's Reports on Human Rights 1991–2000

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According to a member of the South Korean Baháʼí community, there are approximately 200 active Baháʼís in

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filed charges against 20 Baháʼís in the country. Six who were held in detention were released in 2020.

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of 1979 and the subsequent few years, a significant number of Baháʼís left the country during intense

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and attracted the attention of scholars and artists, the Baháʼí community in Ashgabat built the first

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where significant numbers of conversions to the religion took place, beginning in 1957. In 2014, the

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and returned to Japan until 1956. In 1942, back in the United States, the Yamamoto family lived at a

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Garlington, William (2006). "Indian Baha'i tradition". In Mittal, Sushil; Thursby, Gene R. (eds.).

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Garlington, William (2006). "Indian Baha'i tradition". In Mittal, Sushil; Thursby, Gene R. (eds.).

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Rethinking the Role of Religion in the midst of our changing aspirations and increasing diversity

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Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Baháʼí Faith among the Japanese

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The Taiwan Baháʼí Chronicle: A Historical Record of the Early Days of the Baháʼí Faith in Taiwan

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begins before the specific country gained independence in 1971. The first Baháʼís arrived in

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Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963–1986: The Third Epoch of the Formative Age

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were hosting weekly online meetings on how spiritual teachings could shape public life.

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there. According to a 2010 estimate, Cambodia is home to approximately 10,000 Baháʼís.

1773:. The Baháʼí community has recently seen a return to growth, especially in the city of 1683: 1535: 1504: 667: 663: 609: 262: 4990: 4777: 3503: 3064:. Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Boise, Idaho, U.S.A. 9 May 2009. Archived from 2610: 628: 6379: 6244: 5833: 5758: 5617: 5574: 4290: 4206: 3903: 3454: 3092: 2549: 2523: 2421: 2158: 2040: 2014: 1946: 1812: 1097: 608:

of religion in the former Soviet Union. Before that time, Kazakhstan, as part of the

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Geller, Randall S. (2019). "The Baha'i minority in the State of Israel, 1948–1957".

4892:"Preparations for Temple inauguration accelerate | Baháʼí World News Service (BWNS)" 3422:"Population and Demographics – Ministry of Information Affairs | Kingdom of Bahrain" 2762:(Paperback ed.), Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust, p. 43, 2704: 2402: 1723:

in 1949. In 2017, it was reported that there were about 5,000 Baháʼís in Sri Lanka.

1201:(2004) states that "In Iran, by 1978, the Baháʼí community numbered around 300,000." 17: 5550: 5534: 5411: 5209: 3925: 3782: 3277: 1571: 1539: 1288: 1265: 1093: 946: 938:

was elected in Tokyo and reelected in 1933. In all of Japan there were 19 Baháʼís.

714: 651: 550: 523: 503: 359: 160: 5825: 4381: 4260: 3899: 3573: 3399: 4229: 2831: 2438: 705:, the founder of the religion. Circa 1918 there was an estimated 1900 Baháʼís in 6254: 5630: 2466: 2018: 1915: 1808: 1765: 1764:

in 1956, with the arrival of Baháʼí teachers from India. During the rule of the

1410: 1317:

dating back to 1870. The community includes around 400 people, with a centre in

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for adherents estimates) and independent research agree there are no Baháʼís in

578: 5750: 5134: 3065: 2932:. Japanese affiliate of the Association of Baháʼí Studies. 2008. Archived from 2930:

Official Webpage of the Japanese affiliate of the Association of Baháʼí Studies

1678:

was established in Karachi in 1935. This body evolved and is registered as the

5491: 4380:. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Pakistan. 2008. Archived from 4378:

Official Webpage of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Pakistan

3845: 1774: 1761: 1741: 1488: 1469: 1448: 698: 601: 554: 515: 297: 5599: 5509: 5150:"Mirza Hossein R. Touty: First Baháʼí known to have lived in the Philippines" 3551: 1627: 1452: 5591: 5519:"Iranian architect living in La Jolla devoted to creating 'spiritual space'" 4318:"Table 17: Populations by Religion, five-year age group and sex for regions" 1866: 1862: 1836: 1720: 1527: 1318: 1124: 786: 574: 3844:. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of India. 2003. Archived from 2933: 1691:

Bangladesh with its own national assembly. Waves of refugees came from the

282: 239: 5214:. Vol. XVIII. Baháʼí World Centre. 513, 652–9 and Table of Contents. 5179: 2123: 1857:

in 1916 and the first Baháʼí entered Laos in about 1955. The first Baháʼí

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first in 1875. Japanese contact with the religion came from the West when

1890: 1623: 1322: 1144: 992: 880: 825: 706: 659: 637: 519: 481: 5133:. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Malaysia. Archived from 6265: 5858: 5255:

The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Singapore (30 November 2012).

5021:(1971 ed.). Wilmette, USA: US Baháʼí Publishing Trust. p. 92. 4866:"Spirit and aspirations of a people: Reflections of Temple's architect" 4419: 1997: 1897: 1820: 1719:

A Baháʼí doctor known as Dr. Luqmani established a medical practice in

1700: 1647: 1564: 1426: 1326: 1314: 1313:

The Baháʼí Faith has a following of at least several hundred people in

1175:

in the early 21st century vary between 150,000 and 500,000. During the

1120: 570: 477: 2422:"Notes on the Babi and Baha'i Religions in Russia and its territories" 662:. Shortly afterwards – by 1894 – Russia made Turkmenistan part of the 5479: 5386:"Baha'i Temple in India continues to receive awards and recognitions" 4917: 4180: 3879:(1999/2000). Association for Baha'i Studies (English-Speaking Europe) 3525: 2278: 2010: 1983: 1667: 1639: 1631: 1292: 1140: 1089: 1072: 655: 539: 327: 4942: 4891: 4865: 4814: 2974:. Overseas Missionary Fellowship International. 2006. Archived from 69: 5559:"The Baha'i Faith 1957–1988: A Survey of Contemporary Developments" 1555:

reporter referred to it as the most visited building in the world.

789:

has a long history of Baha'i activity being the second location in

3526:"Looking beyond the health crisis in the Kurdistan region of Iraq" 3369: 1977: 1878: 1830: 1823:. Baháʼís have been persecuted to a moderate extent in Indonesia. 1593: 1575: 1548: 1531: 1512: 1473: 1460: 1418: 1387: 1367: 1284: 1269: 1251: 859: 821: 790: 750: 627: 566: 562: 527: 511: 507: 354: 5385: 4140:"Encore Presentation: A Visit to the Capital of India: New Delhi" 2709:, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust, p. 229, 2641:, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust, p. 111, 2609:. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2005. Archived from 2576:

http://bahai-library.com/?file=cheung_chinese_bahai_teachings.htm

2550:"UZBEKISTAN: Two more foreigners deported for religious activity" 4790:"The Battambang Regional Conference - Bahá'í World News Service" 4709:

Messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Indian Subcontinent: 1923–1957

3869:"Jamál Effendi and the early spread of the Baháʼí Faith in Asia" 2379:. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs 1850: 1663: 1291:. Apart from maintenance staff, there is no Baháʼí community in 1231: 1172: 1128: 721:

started to grow across the Soviet Union again. In 1991 a Baháʼí

558: 476:

who faced a series of exiles and imprisonment that moved him to

473: 6269: 5862: 5111:. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affair 5088:. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affair 5065:. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affair 4563:. Baháʼí International Community. 29 March 1985. Archived from 4341:. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affair 2211:. Embassy of Kazakhstan to the USA & Canada. Archived from 806:) estimated the Baháʼí population of Hong Kong at about 1,100. 4943:"Exploring religion's contribution to peace in Southeast Asia" 4588:"The Bahai community: Lying low: the need for a new graveyard" 3460:

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa: A-C

2271:"Statement on the history of the Baháʼí Faith in Soviet Union" 1982:

Vietnamese Baha'is elect their National Spiritual Assembly in

1552: 1135:

and wife lived in Bahrain in the 1940s. Around 1963 the first

1088:

was first elected in 1967 when there were local assemblies in

1013:, and the last name to be entered on the Roll of Honor at the 5455:"National Spiritual Assemblies: Lists and years of formation" 4497:"The Right of Belief in Egypt: Case study of Baha'i minority" 3548:"The Baháʼí World Centre: Focal Point for a Global Community" 1519:

data there are close to some 1,880,000 Baháʼís; however, the

4815:"Plans to build new Houses of Worship announced | BWNS" 3842:

Official website of the National Spiritual Assembly of India

2377:"Turkmenistan – International Religious Freedom Report 2007" 1480:

estimated the Baháʼí population of Bangladesh about 10,600.

764:

Good working relationships have been developed with China's

4001:, FAQs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of India 3810:"Afghanistan – International Religious Freedom Report 2007" 2659: 2657: 2122:

International Federation for Human Rights (1 August 2003).

1744:, in an area with a high concentration of Baháʼí followers. 1199:

The Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa

4163: 4161: 1183:. Estimates before and after the revolution vary greatly. 5478:. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 4. 4651:"Sri Lanka's Lesser Known Religious Minority: The Bahá'í" 4321: 4111: 4095: 4093: 4091: 4089: 3172:. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Hong Kong 1922:

visiting the Philippines that year, and by 1944 a Baháʼí

1000:

in that nation. In 1994, the Baháʼís elected their first

4989:. U.S. State Department. 26 October 2009. Archived from 4451:

The Babi and Baha'i Religions: An Annotated Bibliography

3347:

The Babi and Baha'i Religions: An Annotated Bibliography

3223:. Government of Information Office. 2006. Archived from 2069: 2067: 2065: 5324:"International Religious Freedom Report — Vietnam" 4712:. Baháʼí Publishing Trust of India. 1995. p. 403. 1896:

The Baháʼí Faith is one of the recognised religions in

4122: 4120: 4011: 4009: 4007: 3097:. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Korea. 2857: 2855: 2853: 1275:

The administrative centre of the Baháʼí Faith and the

549:

in Iran, as well as varying degrees of persecution in

5774:

Brookshaw, Dominic P.; Fazel, Seena B., eds. (2008).

5416:

Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies

4616:. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008 4339:"Nepal – International Religious Freedom Report 2007" 3662:

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

3282:. Vol. XVIII. Baháʼí World Centre. p. 663. 2124:"Discrimination against religious minorities in Iran" 1321:, just outside the capital Beirut, and cemeteries in 953:

during the war. Baháʼí Americans associated with the

5184:. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. 5109:"Laos – International Religious Freedom Report 2005" 5086:"Laos – International Religious Freedom Report 2001" 5063:"Laos – International Religious Freedom Report 2006" 4076: 4074: 4072: 3550:. The Baháʼí International Community. Archived from 3094:

Raising the Banner in Korea; An Early Baháʼí History

2243:

Draft for "A Short Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith"

2163:

Draft for "A Short Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith"

928:, in 1916-1917 compiled together in the book titled 6194: 6154: 5896: 5326:. United States State Department. 14 September 2007 5295:"Small Baha'i And Muslim Communities Grow in Hanoi" 4987:"Indonesia: International Religious Freedom Report" 4965:"Indonesia: International Religious Freedom Report" 4778:

http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/bic/COL/col-11.html

4533:. Baháʼí Academics Resource Library. Archived from 4265:. Baháʼí Publishing Trust, Wilmette, Illinois, US. 2607:

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5663: 5582:Pearson, Anne M. (2022). "Ch. 49: South Asia". In 4326:. Nepal: National Planning Commission Secretariat. 3620:, Seif and his Beiruti Adventures, 21 January 2011 2336:Notes on Research on National Spiritual Assemblies 2277:. Local Spiritual Assembly of Kyiv. Archived from 1889:A large concentration of Baháʼís is also found in 1433:gave a higher estimate of 15,000 Baháʼís in 2005. 973:) estimated some 15,650 Baháʼís in 2005 while the 5689:. Tokyo, Japan: Baháʼí Publishing Trust of Japan. 5476:Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production 977:estimated about 12,000 Japanese Baháʼís in 2006. 5346:"International Religious Freedom Report—Vietnam" 5148:Hassall, Graham; Austria, Orwin (January 2000). 4937: 4935: 3972:"Population Enumeration Data (Final Population)" 3908:Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh 3758:. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. pp. 277, 391. 3688:Residing in the Holy Land, pages 4, 25, 28, 118. 3089:"The First Mention of the Baháʼí Faith in Korea" 1670:and published an English-language weekly called 2957:Affiliate Associations for Baháʼí Studies-Japan 1209:(5th edition, 1993) reports that "Prior to the 5380:. Osaka, Japan: Japan Baháʼí Publishing Trust. 5377:History of the Baháʼí Faith in Japan 1914-1938 4368: 4366: 4364: 4362: 4360: 4358: 4356: 4027: 3699:"Yemen's Houthis release six Baha'i prisoners" 3490:"Iraq: International Religious Freedom Report" 3062:Fourth Epoch of the Formative Age: 1986 – 2001 2471:Draft A Short Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith 1658:. In 1923, still as part of India, a regional 1287:, and the leader of the religion is buried in 913: 889: 872: 514:in 1986, and another was completed in 2017 in 6281: 5874: 5776:The Baha'is of Iran: Socio-historical studies 4945:. Baháʼí World News Service. 17 November 2016 4920:. Bahá’í World News Service. 2 September 2017 3611:Sects And The City: The 19th Sect Of Lebanon? 2320:. Vol. 1998, no. 8. pp. 35–44. 1370:by 1950, and by 1957, there were four Baháʼí 883:, Hawaii in 1902 converted; the second being 445: 8: 5644:"AD Classics: Lotus Temple / Fariborz Sahba" 5388:. Baháʼí World News Service. 5 December 2000 4610:"Top 20 Largest National Baha'i Populations" 4520: 4518: 3331:Residing in the Holy Land, pages 25, 26, 58. 3170:Official website of the Baháʼís of Hong Kong 3115:. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2264: 2262: 2260: 2000:first occurred in the 1920s, not long after 1752:first occurred in the 1920s, not long after 1213:there were about 1 million Iranian Baháʼís." 899:In 1914 two Baháʼís, George Jacob Augur and 5855:– Compiled statistics on Baháʼí communities 5061:U.S. State Department (15 September 2006). 4337:U.S. State Department (14 September 2007). 4167: 3808:U.S. State Department (14 September 2007). 3386: 3384: 2524:"They can drink tea – that's not forbidden" 2375:U.S. State Department (14 September 2007). 2193:Residing in the Holy Land, pages 22 and 46. 1534:was designed by Iranian-American architect 924:ʻAbdu'l-Bahá wrote a series of letters, or 666:. While the Baháʼí Faith spread across the 612:, would have had indirect contact with the 6288: 6274: 6266: 5881: 5867: 5859: 5701:. Oneworld Publications, Oxford, England. 5699:A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith 5517:Mackin-Solomon, Ashley (23 January 2013). 5131:"50 years of the Baháʼí Faith in Malaysia" 4402: 4183:. Bahá’í World News Service. 29 April 2020 4099: 3441: 3396:The Association of Religious Data Archives 3209:. Tokyo: Baháʼí Publishing Trust of Japan. 2073: 1570:A design for another House of Worship, in 766:State Administration for Religious Affairs 452: 438: 28: 5107:U.S. State Department (8 November 2005). 5084:U.S. State Department (26 October 2005). 4374:"History of the Baháʼí Faith in Pakistan" 3777: 3775: 3190: 2687: 2663: 2597: 2595: 2593: 2591: 2589: 2587: 2585: 2583: 2437: 2314:"100 Years of the Baháʼí Faith in Europe" 2269:Local Spiritual Assembly of Kyiv (2007). 1937:Religion in Singapore § Bahá'í Faith 1492:The Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi. 1230:A 1970 law prohibits the Baháʼí Faith in 1139:of Bahrain was elected in the capital of 858:The Baháʼí Faith was first introduced to 749:The Baháʼí Faith was first introduced in 4967:. U.S. State Department. 26 October 2001 4672: 4670: 4668: 3832: 3830: 3812:. The Office of Electronic Information, 3722: 3720: 3463:. Macmillan Reference USA. p. 365. 3377:, vol. Online, Looklex Encyclopedia 3016:. Baháʼí International Community. 2010. 2878: 2876: 2874: 2872: 2870: 2460: 2458: 2456: 2152: 2150: 2148: 2146: 2144: 1996:The introduction of the Baháʼí Faith in 1861:is known to be first elected by 1958 in 1807:were one of the first areas outside the 1735: 1526:The Bahá'í House of Worship in Bahapur, 1487: 1358:Baháʼí Faith in the United Arab Emirates 1339:) estimated some 3,900 Baháʼís in 2005. 839: 5797:. London: Routledge. pp. 247–260. 5438:. London: Routledge. pp. 247–260. 5049: 5033:"Vientiane Assembly Legally Recognized" 5018:Messages to the Baháʼí World: 1950–1957 4749:"Religious Freedom in the Asia Pacific" 4181:"Local Temple design unveiled in India" 4126: 4051: 4015: 3528:. Bahá’í World News Service. 3 May 2020 3484: 3482: 3480: 2275:Official Website of the Baháʼís of Kyiv 2232: 2230: 2182: 2180: 2097: 2085: 2061: 1819:(BIC) established a regional office in 522:. The design for a House of Worship in 40: 5348:. United States State Department. 2011 5276: 5265: 5237: 5227: 4627: 4240:from the original on 20 September 2008 3495:International Religious Freedom Report 3371:Looklex Encyclopedia, an expansion of 3305: 3295: 2331: 2329: 2327: 1964:in November 2012 as a contribution to 1608:Nepal promoting peace in the country. 1248:Religion in Israel § Baháʼí Faith 1123:begins with a precursor movement, the 844:Sign outside the Tokyo Baha'i Center, 4316:Central Bureau of Statistics (2001). 4080: 4063: 4039: 3576:. Baháʼí Library Online. 23 June 1995 3368:Kjeilen, Tore, ed. (2008), "Baha'i", 3140:"Small but vibrant: Baha'is in Korea" 3125: 3058:"A Brief History of the Baháʼí Faith" 3040:"The Ulaanbaatar Regional Conference" 2996: 2955:Yerrinbool Report on Scholarship 1999 2299: 2109: 1517:Association of Religion Data Archives 1431:Association of Religion Data Archives 1331:Association of Religion Data Archives 1167:Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education 1149:Association of Religion Data Archives 1035:Association of Religion Data Archives 1006:Association of Religion Data Archives 967:Association of Religion Data Archives 800:Association of Religion Data Archives 491:In 1956 there were only three Baháʼí 7: 4499:. Al Waref Institute. Archived from 4207:"Appreciations of the Baháʼís Faith" 3252:The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative 2912: 2900: 2861: 2817: 2805: 2793: 2781: 2740: 2728: 2675: 1693:Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan 1547:with up to 100,000 visitors on some 830:Special Administrative Area of China 820:The Baháʼí Faith was established in 796:Special Administrative Area of China 5719:An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith 4918:"Inauguration conference concludes" 4586:Akram, Ayesha Javed (7 June 2004). 3276:Universal House of Justice (1986). 2522:Corley, Felix (24 September 2009). 2356:. Baháʼí Academics Resource Library 2245:. Baháʼí Academics Resource Library 2165:. Baháʼí Academics Resource Library 1849:The history of the Baháʼí Faith in 1447:The history of the Baháʼí Faith in 1409:The history of the Baháʼí Faith in 1295:, although it is a destination for 1171:Estimates for number of Baháʼís in 5637:. Vol. III. pp. 465–467. 2548:Corley, Felix (16 February 2010). 674:, elected one of the first Baháʼí 530:, India was unveiled in 2020. The 25: 4445:MacEoin, Denis; William Collins. 3838:"The Baháʼí Faith -Brief History" 3789:from the original on 16 July 2007 3656:Staff, ADHRB (8 September 2019). 3502:. 26 October 2009. Archived from 3341:MacEoin, Denis; William Collins. 3044:Baháʼí International News Service 2830:Ioas, Sylvia (24 November 1965). 2638:The Secret of Divine Civilization 2203:Government of Kazakhstan (2001). 1630:religion in 1844 especially with 1511:attracted many people from lower 1143:. In the 1980s, many anti-Baháʼí 862:after mentions of the country by 676:local administrative institutions 6249: 6240: 6239: 4772:The Universal House of Justice. 3164:Hassall, Graham (January 2000). 3138:Matthew Lamers (30 March 2010). 3020:from the original on 9 July 2010 2205:"Religious Groups in Kazakhstan" 420: 48: 4649:Nazim, Aisha (6 October 2017). 4259:Marks, Geoffry W., ed. (1996). 3754:Cameron, G.; Momen, W. (1996). 3166:"The Baháʼí Faith in Hong Kong" 2312:Hassall, Graham; Fazel, Seena. 1918:started in 1921 with the first 1910:Baháʼí Faith in the Philippines 1853:began after a brief mention by 1578:, India, was unveiled in 2020. 1025:Baháʼís originally entered the 6207:British Indian Ocean Territory 5722:. Cambridge University Press. 5670:. Cambridge University Press. 5642:Rizor, John (21 August 2011). 5403:"Bahá'í World Statistics 2001" 4426:. International Baháʼí Library 4416:Baháʼí International Community 4112:Baháʼí World News Service 2000 3574:"Teaching the Faith in Israel" 2019:war then affecting the country 1817:Baháʼí International Community 1423:Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 963:Association for Baháʼí Studies 1: 5826:10.1080/00263206.2018.1520100 5588:The World of the Bahá'í Faith 5461:. Asia Pacific Baháʼí Studies 5156:. Asia Pacific Baháʼí Studies 4557:"Building a Just World Order" 4525:compiled by Wagner, Ralph D. 4217:. Baháʼí World Centre: 63–65. 3912:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 3898:Ali, Meer Mobashsher (2012). 3783:"Baháʼí Faith in Afghanistan" 3735:. Asia Pacific Baháʼí Studies 3729:"Notes on Research Countries" 2832:"Interview of Sachiro Fujita" 2465:Momen, Moojan; Smith, Peter. 2348:compiled by Wagner, Ralph D. 1538:and is commonly known as the 493:National Spiritual Assemblies 5666:Religious Minorities in Iran 5575:10.1016/0048-721X(89)90077-8 5410:Garlington, William (1997). 5374:(1977). Barbara Sims (ed.). 4295:Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) 3392:"Most Baha'i Nations (2010)" 2603:"Most Baha'i Nations (2005)" 2338:Asia Pacific Baháʼí Studies. 1709:World Christian Encyclopedia 1478:World Christian Encyclopedia 1336:World Christian Encyclopedia 1192:Religious Minorities in Iran 1039:World Christian Encyclopedia 971:World Christian Encyclopedia 804:World Christian Encyclopedia 646:Baháʼí Faith in Turkmenistan 5631:"BAHAISM ix. Bahai temples" 5412:"The Baha'i Faith in India" 4472:Chun, Lisa (16 July 2008). 3926:"The Baha'i Faith in India" 3595:The Bahaʼi faith in Lebanon 3373:Encyclopaedia of the Orient 1688:Baháʼu'lláh and the New Era 1676:Baháʼí publishing committee 1660:National Spiritual Assembly 1605:National Spiritual Assembly 1405:Baháʼí Faith in Afghanistan 1127:coming out of Bahrain into 1086:National Spiritual Assembly 1002:National Spiritual Assembly 723:National Spiritual Assembly 6402: 5751:10.1177/003776893040001004 5206:Universal House of Justice 4683:Tablets of the Divine Plan 4287:Universal House of Justice 3906:; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). 2759:Tablets of the Divine Plan 1989: 1967:Our Singapore Conversation 1934: 1907: 1842: 1792: 1615: 1585: 1495: 1466:Local Spiritual Assemblies 1443:Baháʼí Faith in Bangladesh 1440: 1425:and the harsh rule of the 1402: 1372:Local Spiritual Assemblies 1355: 1306: 1245: 1164: 1158: 1112: 1064: 1033:. Both 2005 data from the 984: 955:American Occupation Forces 941:In 1937 Alexander went on 931:Tablets of the Divine Plan 851: 813: 779: 742: 728:Local Spiritual Assemblies 713:of religion in the former 693:Baháʼí Faith in Uzbekistan 690: 643: 596:Baháʼí Faith in Kazakhstan 593: 536:Universal House of Justice 207:Universal House of Justice 6303: 6235: 5662:Sanasarian, Eliz (2000). 5492:10.1163/9789004226487_025 4896:Baháʼí World News Service 4870:Baháʼí World News Service 4819:Bahá’í World News Service 4634:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 4495:Wardany, Youssef (2009). 3756:A Basic Baháʼí Chronology 3203:R. Sims, Barbara (1994). 3087:Sims, Barbara R. (1996). 2838:. Baháʼí Academics Online 2426:Journal of Baháʼí Studies 1795:Baháʼí Faith in Indonesia 1674:and other initiatives. A 1634:Sa'id Hindi – one of the 1603:elected in 1961, and its 1455:religion in 1844. During 1329:. On the other hand, the 1218:The Encyclopedia of Islam 1206:The Columbia Encyclopedia 1080:in Taiwan was elected in 914: 890: 873: 782:Baháʼí Faith in Hong Kong 701:began in the lifetime of 378:Socioeconomic development 5956:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 5600:10.4324/9780429027772-56 5453:Hassall, Graham (2000). 5372:Alexander, Agnes Baldwin 4845:U.S. Department of State 3814:Bureau of Public Affairs 2493:"Republic of Uzbekistan" 2439:10.31581/JBS-5.3.3(1993) 2420:Hassall, Graham (1993). 1924:Local Spiritual Assembly 1914:The Baháʼí Faith in the 1859:Local Spiritual Assembly 1750:Baháʼí Faith in Cambodia 1748:The introduction of the 1699:Iran and later from the 1656:Local Spiritual Assembly 1618:Baháʼí Faith in Pakistan 1601:Local Spiritual Assembly 1515:. According to the 2005 1415:Local Spiritual Assembly 1362:The Baháʼí Faith in the 1137:Local Spiritual Assembly 1078:Local Spiritual Assembly 998:Local Spiritual Assembly 987:Baháʼí Faith in Mongolia 936:Local Spiritual Assembly 547:faced severe persecution 6217:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 5848:Baháʼí World Statistics 5795:Religions of South Asia 5778:. New York: Routledge. 5436:Religions of South Asia 5401:Bolhuis, Arjen (2001). 4297:. Baháʼí Library Online 4230:"Baháʼí Faith in Nepal" 4168:Rafati & Sahba 1988 3601:(newspaper), 2009-09-12 2473:. Baháʼí Library Online 2031:Baháʼí Faith by country 1992:Baháʼí Faith in Vietnam 1779:Baháʼí House of Worship 1680:Bahaʼi Publishing Trust 1666:background, settled in 1417:was elected in 1948 in 1309:Baháʼí Faith in Lebanon 1115:Baháʼí Faith in Bahrain 709:. By the period of the 672:Baháʼí House of Worship 634:Baháʼí House of Worship 500:Baháʼí House of Worship 192:Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh 168:Some Answered Questions 5814:Middle Eastern Studies 5685:Sims, Barbara (1989). 5275:Cite journal requires 5039:(353): 8. August 1960. 4592:Daily Times (Pakistan) 4447:"Memorials (Listings)" 3867:Momen, Moojan (2000). 3343:"Anti-Baha'i Polemics" 3221:"Taiwan Yearbook 2006" 2074:Momen & Smith 1989 1987: 1840: 1835:A Baha'i gathering in 1745: 1682:of Pakistan. In 1937, 1493: 1272: 1181:persecution of Baháʼís 1067:Baháʼí Faith in Taiwan 903:, and their families, 849: 641: 383:Progressive revelation 5890:Baháʼí Faith in Asia 5716:Smith, Peter (2008). 4484:on 28 September 2011. 4236:. 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