1946
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1946 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE), the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. 1946 corresponds to the years 102–103 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Divine Plan[edit]
- The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada launch their Second Seven Year Plan (1946-1953).
- The National Spiritual Assembly of India, Pakistan and Burma launch their Four and a Half Year Plan (1946-1950).
- The National Spiritual Assembly of Persia launch their Women's Four Year Plan (1946-1950).
- October: The National Spiritual Assembly of Persia launch their Forty-Five Month Plan (1946-1950).
Events[edit]
- January 20 - 25: The first Bahá’í Teaching Conference in Latin America is held in Panama City on the instructions of Shoghi Effendi.[1]
- April 11: William Sutherland Maxwell begins work on plans for the superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb on the instructions of Shoghi Effendi.[2]
- June: Rita Marshall becomes the first native of St. Vincent to become a Bahá’í while in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]
- August 5: The Bahá’í Faith is officially registered as a religious organization in Haiti.[1]
- November 22: Shoghi Effendi privately advises Amelia Collins he is appointing her a Hand of the Cause although he does not publicly make an announcement until 1951.[1]
Establishments[edit]
National Spiritual Assemblies[edit]
- Germany & Austria, (re-established after a hiatus).
Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]
Africa[edit]
- Khartoum, Sudan.
Americas[edit]
Europe[edit]
Committees[edit]
- European Teaching Committee.[5]
Births[edit]
- May 14: Eloy Anello, Counselor for the Americas.
Deaths[edit]
- July 22: John Bosch, founder of Bosch Bahá’í School.
- August 12: Orcella Rexford, an early American Bahá’í.
- December 13: Muhammed Taqiy-i-Isfahani, posthumously appointed a Hand of the Cause.
Publications[edit]
Authoritative Writings & Guidance[edit]
- The Guardian's Seven Year Plan for the American Bahá'ís: 1946-1953 by Shoghi Effendi.[6]
Compilations[edit]
- On Industrial Justice: A Basis of World Economy, compiled from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- The Principle of Religious Unity: For the Promotion of the Oneness of Mankind, compiled from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- World Order Through World Faith, compiled from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Books[edit]
- Two Roads We Face by W. Kenneth Christian.[7]
- The Renewal of Civilization by David Hofman.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bahá'í Library Online, Bahá'í Chronology: year 1946, accessed online 5 August 2021
- ↑ Rúḥíyyih Khánum, The Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, Bahá'í Publishing Trust: London, 1988, pp 104-05
- ↑ Bahá'í World: In Memoriam, 1992-1997, p 246
- ↑ Baha'i News (1946). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 190, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ Shoghi Effendi, Dear Co-worker: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to the Benelux Countries, Brilliant Books: Leuven, 2009, Footnote No. 45
- ↑ Seven Year Plan on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019
- ↑ 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 68
- ↑ Jan Jasion, George Ronald: A Bibliographic History, accessed online April 30, 2019.
