1902
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1902 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1902nd year of the Common Era (CE), the 2nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1902, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1902 corresponds to the years 58–59 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- Pilgrims are allowed to meet with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá again.
- Joseph Hannen becomes a Bahá’í in Washington.
- May 8: May and William Maxwell marry. They move to Montreal where the form the first Canadian Bahá’í group.[1]
- May 10: The Chicago House of Justice changes its name to the House of Spirituality.
- September: Kanichi Yamamoto becomes the first Japanese Bahá'í in Hawaii.
- September 15: Mírzá `Azízu'lláh meets with Count Leopold Tolstoy, and discusses the Faith with him.
- October 10: The name of the Behais Supply and Publishing Board is changed to the Bahá’í Publishing Society and it becomes the first legally incorporated Bahá’í institution.
- November 28: Commencement of the construction of the of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of 'Ishqábád
Births[edit]
- February 16: Virginia Orbison, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for the Balearic Islands.
- August 1: Ellsworth Blackwell, Bahá’í pioneer, Assembly member, and Auxiliary Board member.
- October 17: Ethel Dawe, member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand.
Deaths[edit]
- June 13: Thomas Breakwell, passed away from tuberculosis in Paris.
Publications[edit]
- The Behai Proofs by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl, translated into English by Ali Kuli Khan.[2]
- Before Abraham Was, I am, pamphlet by Thornton Chase.[3]
- Explanations Concerning Sacred Mysteries by Mirza Assad'ullah, translated by Dr. Fareed.[4]
- Letter Written by Mirza Abdul Hussein on Behalf of the 'Friends' of Isfahan, Persia, to the American believers, April 25th, 1902 by Mirza Abdul Hussein.[5]
- An Outline of the Bahá'í Movement in the United States by Anton Haddad.[6]
- The Revelation of Bahaullah in a Sequence of Four Lessons by Isabella D. Brittingham.[7]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ History of the Bahá’í Community of Canada. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/hujajulbeheyyeht00abua/page/n5
- ↑ http://bahai-library.com/chase_before_abraham_was
- ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 44
- ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Baha'i Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 41
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/haddad_outline_bahai_movement
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/brittingham_revelation_bahaullah_lessons
