1982

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1982 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1982nd year of the Common Era (CE), the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1980s decade. 1982 corresponds to the years 138–139 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events[edit]

One hundred Bahá'ís are killed in Iran over the year.^[1]
Glenford E. Mitchell is elected to the Universal House of Justice
A Presidential Decree is issued in Bolivia authorising the establishment of Nur University, a Bahá’í School of secondary education.
The National Spiritual Assembly of Nepal is reformed.
January: The National Spiritual Assembly of Laos holds its first formal meeting since 1976.
February 18: A Compilation titled Family Life is published by the Universal House of Justice.
April 12: A Compilation titled Bahíyyih Khánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf is published by the Universal House of Justice.
May 25: Six witnesses give testimony on the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran to a Committee of the United States House of Representatives.
June 17: The Inauguration of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice takes place.^[2]
International Conferences are held across the world to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum.
- June 25: An International Conference commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum is held in Dublin, Ireland.
- July 15: A midnight service to commemorate the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum is held at the Shrine of the Báb.
- August 6: An International Conference commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum is held in Quito, Ecuador.
- August 19: An International Conference commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum is held in Lagos, Nigeria.
- September 2: An International Conference commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum is held in Montreal, Canada.
- September 2: An International Conference commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum is held in Canberra, Australia.

Establishments[edit]

National Spiritual Assemblies[edit]

Guinea
Liberia
Nepal, re-established after a hiatus.

Social & Economic Development[edit]

Nur University, founded in Bolivia.^[3]
Panchgani Academy, founded in Panchgani, India.^[4]

Buildings[edit]

Seat of the Universal House of Justice.

Deaths[edit]

May 9: Jalál Nakhjavání, Auxiliary Board member for Africa and served on National Spiritual Assembly of Central & East Africa.
May 18: Amoz Gibson, member of the Universal House of Justice.
October: Daniel Jordan, member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
December 3: Paul Haney, Custodian and Hand of the Cause.
December 29: Stanwood Cobb, Bahá'í author, founder of Avalon Press, and editor of Star of the West and World Order.
December 29: Amine Mesbah, Bahá'í pioneer to Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Morocco, and France.

Martyrs[edit]

January 4: Shívá Mahmúdí Asadu’lláh-Zádih
January 4: Iskandar ‘Azízí
January 4: Shídrukh Amír-Kíyá Baqá
January 4: Fathu’lláh Firdawsí
January 4: Khusraw Muhandisí
January 4: Kúrush Talá’í
January 4: ‘Atá’u’lláh Yávarí
February 22: Ibráhím Khayrkháh
February 28: Husayn Vahdat-i-Haqq
April 2: ‘Askar Muhammadí
April 12: Ihsánu’lláh Khayyámí
April 29: ‘Azízu’lláh Gulshaní
May 8: Ishráqíyyih Furúhar
May 8: Mahmúd Furúhar
May 8: Badí’u’lláh Haqpaykar
May 10: Ágáhu’lláh Tízfahm
May 10: Jalálíyyih Mushta‘il-Uskú’í
May 12: Írán Rahímpúr
May 16: Nasru’lláh Amíní
May 16: Sa‘du’lláh Bábázádih
June 1: ‘Atá’u’lláh Haqqání
July 9: Muhammad ‘Abbásí
July 9: Jadídu’lláh Ashraf
July 9: Manúchihr Farzánih-Mu’ayyad
July 9: Muhammad Mansúrí
July 9: Manúchihr Vafá’í
July 15: ‘Abbás-‘Alí Sádiqípúr
August 11: ‘Alí Na‘ímíyán
November 16: Habíbu’lláh Awjí
November 21: Dhíyá’u’lláh Ahrárí
November 29: Husayn Nayyírí-Isfahání
December 24: Guldánih ‘Alípúr

Publications[edit]

Compilations[edit]

Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand compilation of letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi.
Family Life, compilation published by the Universal House of Justice.
Bahíyyih Khánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, compilation published by the Universal House of Justice.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Visit to California, October 1912: A Compilation of Quotations and Commentary, prepared by Charleen R. Maghzi.^[5]
The Desire of the World compilation from writings of Bahá’u’lláh compiled by Rúḥíyyih Khánum.

Books[edit]

Sublime Drama of Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, adapted from The Priceless Pearl by Calneh Accouche.^[6]
Let's Go to Heaven by Mahnaz Afshin.^[7]
World Unity: Children's Colouring and Study Book by Doreen Anderson.^[8]
I Am a Bahá'í by Farzam Arbab.^[9]
Oral Statement Presented to the Second Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament published by Bahá'í International Community.^[10]
The Queen of Carmel by Bonnie Boxer.^[11]
A Crown of Beauty by Eunice Braun and Hugh Chance.
The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings by Juan Cole.^[12]
The Baha'is of Iran by Roger Cooper.^[13]
Other People, Other Places by Marzieh Gail.
The Sunshine Tree and Other Tales from Around the World by Wendy Heller.
Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by Annamarie Honnold.
These Perspicuous Verses by Robert McLaughlin.
Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History, Volume 1 edited by Moojan Momen.^[14]^[15]
Call Me Ridván by Wendi Momen.
Bahá'í Song Book by Breda Nagle and Alan Keane^[16]
Artist, Seeker and Seer edited by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani.^[17]
Iran's Secret Pogrom: The Conspiracy to Wipe Out the Bahá'ís by Geoffrey Nash.^[18]
Bahá'í Songs, Book I compiled by National Music Committee of the Bahá'ís of South and West Africa.^[19]
He Loved and Served: The Story of Curtis Kelsey by Nathan Rutstein.
A Cry from the Heart by William Sears.

Albums[edit]

We Are Bahá’ís by Jack Lenz.^[20]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

↑ "Religious Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session", U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 108, May 2, 1984, In a prepared 1984 statement submitted to the United States Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, James F. Nelson, who was then a judge of the Municipal Court of Los Angeles, California and Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, submitted a xx detailed report of the Religious Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran before the Committee. He reported that the condition of the Baha'is in Iran had deteriorated under the Islamic Republic of Iran, in spite of worldwide protests. In May 1982, over 100 Baha'is, who were often members of local Spiritual Assemblies, were killed. {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Baha'i News (1987). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 676, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
↑ https://www.onecountry.org/story/nur-university-training-new-generation-leaders
↑ Baha'i News (1982). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 619, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
↑ 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.
↑ 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 42
↑ 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 43
↑ 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 43
↑ 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 Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 52
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ 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 71
↑ Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History at Kalimat Press website
↑ Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History at Google Books
↑ 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 107
↑ 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 107
↑ 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 107
↑ 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 56
↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/jack-lenz-we-are-bahais

[USCongress_19840502-1] "Religious Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session", U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 108, May 2, 1984, In a prepared 1984 statement submitted to the United States Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, James F. Nelson, who was then a judge of the Municipal Court of Los Angeles, California and Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, submitted a xx detailed report of the Religious Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran before the Committee. He reported that the condition of the Baha'is in Iran had deteriorated under the Islamic Republic of Iran, in spite of worldwide protests. In May 1982, over 100 Baha'is, who were often members of local Spiritual Assemblies, were killed. {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[2] Baha'i News (1987). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 676, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.

[3] ttps://www.onecountry.org/story/nur-university-training-new-generation-leaders

[4] Baha'i News (1982). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 619, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.

[5] 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.

[6] 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 42

[7] 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 43

[8] 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 43

[9] 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

[10] 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 52

[11] 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

[12] 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

[13] 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 71

[14] Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History at Kalimat Press website

[15] Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History at Google Books

[16] 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 107

[17] 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 107

[18] 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 107

[19] 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 56

[20] ttps://bahaimusicstore.com/jack-lenz-we-are-bahais

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