1951

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1951 (Events)

1951 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1951st year of the Common Era (CE), the 51st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1950s decade. 1951 corresponds to the years 107–108 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Divine Plan

• The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles launches its Two Year Plan (1951-1953).
• The National Spiritual Assembly of India, Pakistan and Burma launches its Nineteen Month Plan (1951-1953).
• The Regional Spiritual Assembly of South America launches its Two Year Plan (1951-1953).

Events

• Eleven functioning National Spiritual Assemblies exist in the world.
• Tanganyika is opened by Jalal Nakhjavani and Claire Gung.
• Uganda is opened by Philip Hainsworth and 5 other Bahá’ís.
• 32 additional Hands of the Cause of God are appointed by Shoghi Effendi.
• January 9: The International Bahá’í Council, the first multi-national Bahá’í body, if formed with its members appointed by Shoghi Effendi.
• August 2: The Bahá’í community of Uganda is established following the arrival of pioneers from Great Britain and Iran.

Firsts

• First public proclamation takes place in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Pioneers

• Jamshed Fozdar arrives in Kuching.
• June: Philip Hainsworth leaves for Uganda.
• July: Hasan and Isobel Sabri leave for Tanganyika.
• September: In a letter to a believer, Shoghi Effendi notes that there are Bahá'ís in Indochina.
• October: Ted Cardell leaves for Kenya.

Establishments

Bahá'í World Centre

• International Bahá’í Council

Hands of the Cause of God

Shoghi Effendi appoints the first contingent of living Hands of the Cause assigning them responsibility for geographical areas:

Holy Land

• William Sutherland Maxwell
• Charles Mason Remey
• Amelia Collins

Americas

• Horace Holley
• Dorothy Baker
• Leroy Ioas

Europe

• George Townshend
• Hermann Grossmann
• Ugo Giachery

Asia

• Valíyu'lláh Varqá
• Ṭaráẓu’lláh Samandarí
• ‘Alí-Akbar Furútan

National Spiritual Assemblies

• Central America
• South America

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Americas

• Sucre, Bolivia (re-established after hiatus).
• Callao, Peru.
• Altadena Township, California, USA.
• Anchorage Recording District, Alaska, USA.
• Beverly Hills Township, California, USA.
• Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA.
• Butte, Montana, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• Highland Park, Michigan, USA.
• Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
• Mansfield, Ohio, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• Penn Yan, New York, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• San Gabriel Township, California, USA.

Europe

• Florence, Italy.
• Naples, Italy.

Committees

• Appointed by the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States:
  • Africa Teaching Committee.

Deaths

• July 30: Louis Gregory dies in Eliot, Maine; he is posthumously appointed as a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi.

Publications

• Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Stanwood Cobb.

References

• Manisegaran, A. (2003). Jewel Among Nations - An account of the early days of the Bahá’í Faith in West Malaysia. Malaysia: Splendour Publications. ISBN 983-51419-0-9. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)