1909
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1909 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1909th year of the Common Era (CE), the 9th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1909, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1909 corresponds to the years 65–66 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- Karl Kruttner, a professor in Bohemia, becomes a Bahá'í, the first person to do so in the Austro-Hungarian empire.
- January: Isabella D. Brittingham founds a `Unity Band' of twelve Bahá'í women who write to Bahá'í women's clubs in Iran once a month.
- March: Several Bahá'ís are murdered in Nayríz after the Constitutionalists take control of the city.
- March 21: The mortal remains of the Báb are laid to rest in the Shrine of the Báb after 59 years in hiding.
- March 21: The first Bahá’í National Convention of America is held in Corinne True's home in Chicago. An administrative body called the Bahá'í Temple Unity is elected at the Convention.
- March 21: Volume 1 of Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is printed by the Bahá’í Publishing Society in Chicago.
- April 22: Three Bahá'ís are killed in Hisár, Khurásán, and their wives seriously injured.
- July 23: Louis Gregory becomes a Bahá'í.
- July 28: Some Bahá'ís are murdered in Námiq, Khurásán.
- October: The Persian-American Educational Society is established by Bahá’ís in Washington D.C. for the purpose of providing scholarships to Persian students.[1]
- November 25: Dr. Susan Moody arrives in Tihrán, and founds the Sehat Hospital with four Persian Bahá'í doctors. She soon opens a private practice for the poor.
Establishments[edit]
National Spiritual Assemblies[edit]
- Bahá’í Temple Unity, precursor to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]
Americas[edit]
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA.[2]
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.[3]
Social & Economic Development[edit]
- Persian-American Educational Society, founded in Washington D.C., USA.
- Sehat Hospital, founded in Tihran, Iran.
Births[edit]
- August 20: Paul Haney, Custodian and Hand of the Cause.
- December 9: Gertrude Blum, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh named for pioneering to the Solomon Islands.
- Aziz Yazdi, One of the first members appointed to the International Teaching Centre in 1973.
Deaths[edit]
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Publications[edit]
Authoritative Writings & Guidance[edit]
- Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas, translations of Tablets published in three volumes.[4]
Books[edit]
- The Message of the Kingdom of God, 2nd edition, by James F. Brittingham.[5]
- The Bahá'í Revelation by Thornton Chase.[6]
- Allaho Abha: Thought and Prayers for the Mashrak-al-Azcar by Claudia Stuart Coles.[7]
- The Universal Religion by Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1910-01-09/ed-1/seq-8.pdf
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/vaccaro_bartlett_abdulbaha_baltimore
- ↑ "Bahai teaches peace and opposes none of world's many religions". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 4 Apr 1909. p. 6. Retrieved Feb 19, 2020.
- ↑ http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/TAB/
- ↑ 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 64
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/bahairevelation00chas
- ↑ 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 69
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.69049/page/n7
