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1983 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE), the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade. 1983 corresponds to the years 139–140 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events[edit]

Persecution of Bahá’ís[edit]

  • May 1: Two Bahá’ís are executed in Isfahan, Iran.[6]
  • June 16: Six Bahá’ís are executed by hanging in Shiraz, Iran.[6]
  • June 18: Ten Bahá’í women are executed by hanging in Shiraz.[7]
  • August 29: Bahá'í administration and community activities are declared illegal in Iran with membership of a Spiritual Assembly becoming a criminal offence.[8]

Establishments[edit]

Bahá'í World Centre[edit]

National Spiritual Assemblies[edit]

Social & Economic Development[edit]

  • Glory Educational Institute, founded in Chouldary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[9]

Deaths[edit]

  • March 12: Yadu'llah Mahmudnizhad, Bahá'í of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • May 1: Suhayl Safá’í, a Bahá’í from Isfahan, Iran, who was martyred in Isfahan due to possessing notes he was using to compile a Bahá’í encyclopedia and a library of Bahá’í books.[6]
  • May 1: Jalál Hakímán, a retired writer who was martyred in Isfahan.[6]
  • June 16: Dr. Bahrám Afnán, member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz who was martyred in Shiraz.[6]
  • June 16: Bahrám Yaldá’í, a youth studying a doctorate in economics who was martyred in Shiraz.[6]
  • June 16: Jamshid Siyavushi, member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz who was martyred in Shiraz.[6]
  • June 16: Inayatu'llah Ishraqi, a retired employee of the Iran Oil Company who was martyred in Shiraz.[6]
  • June 16: Kurush Haqqbin, member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz who was martyred in Shiraz.[6]
  • June 16: 'Abdu'l-Husayn Azadi, member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz who was martyred in Shiraz.[6]
  • June 18: Shahin Dalvand, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Izzat Janami Ishraqi, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Ru'ya Ishraqi, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Mona Mahmudnizhad, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred at just seventeen years of age.[10]
  • June 18: Zarrin Muqimi-Abyanih, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Mahshid Nirumand, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Simin Sabiri, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Tahirih Arjumandi Siyavushi, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Akhtar Thabit, Bahá'í woman of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 18: Nusrat Ghufrani Yalda'i, member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz who was martyred.[10]
  • June 28: Suhayl Hushmand, Bahá'í who was martyred in Shiraz.[11]
  • June 30: Ahmad-'Ali Thabit-Sarvistani, an elderly Bahá'í who passed while imprisoned in Shiraz for his religion.[12]
  • July 17: William Masehla, Counselor for Africa.
  • August 31: Muhammad Ishráqí, an Auxiliary Board member who passed away while imprisoned in Tehran for his religion.[12]
  • September 4: ‘Abdu’l-Majid Mutahhar, Bahá’í who passed away while imprisoned in Isfahan due to his religion.[13]
  • September 19: Akbar Haqiqi, a Bahá'í farmer, passes due to injuries he received after being beaten by a mob for his religion.[14]
  • October 5: Samuel Njiki, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for French Cameroons.
  • October 23: Raúl Pavón, Counselor for the Americas.
  • November 15: Bahman Dihqani Muhammadi, member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Muhammadiyyih Karvan who was martyred by being stoned to death by a mob.[15]
  • December 7: Yvonne Cuellar, travel teacher who notably assisted South American communities in the 1940's.[16]

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Association for Bahá'í Studies published by Association for Bahá'í Studies, Ottawa, Ont.[17]
  • B. J. and the Language of the Woodland by Alvin N. Deibert, illustrated by Carol Joy.[18]
  • Bahá'í International Community Statements at the 39th Session of the United States Commission on Human Rights published by Bahá'í International Community.[19]
  • Children's Colouring & Study Book by Doreen Anderson and Joy Billington.[20]
  • Christ Has Returned by John Edwards.[21]
  • Days to Remember compiled by Dr. Baher Forghani.[22]
  • The Real You-th by Gordon Fleming.[23]
  • Diary of Juliet Thompson by Juliet Thompson.[24]
  • From Behind the Veil: A Novel About Tahirih by Kathleen Jamison Demas.[25]
  • Gemstone: A Project to Develop Individual Capacities and Talents by John Davidson.[26]
  • Imposition by Iranian Government of Legal Ban on Bahá'í Activities in Iran published by Bahá'í International Community.[27]
  • Lesson Material for Children's Colouring & Study Book B by Doreen Anderson and Joy Billington.[28]
  • Major Developments, July 1982-July 1983: The Bahá'ís in Iran, a Report on the Persecution of a Religious Minority published by Bahá'í International Community.[29]
  • Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, United Nations, Geneva, 1-12 August 1983: Statement Submitted by the Bahá'í International Community published by Bahá'í International Community.[30]
  • Statement Submitted by the Bahá'í International Community to the Sixth Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Settlements published by Bahá'í International Community.[31]
  • George Townshend, A Life by David Hofman.
  • Four on an Island by Bahiyyih Nakhjavání.[32]
  • Door of Hope by David Ruhe.
  • The Imperishable Dominion by Udo Schaefer.
  • An Index of Quotations from the Bahá'í Sacred Writings by James Heggie.
  • The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, Volume 3 by Adib Taherzadeh.
  • A Sudden Music by Roger White.
  • Some Bahá'ís to Remember by O. Z. Whitehead.
  • A Tribute to the Hands of the Cause of God by Lilian Ala'i.[33]

Albums[edit]

  • Can You Sound Just Like Me? by Red Grammer.[34]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 19 May 1983 Message from the Universal House of Justice
  2. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 175. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 174. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 99. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 96. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 178. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 180. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 188. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ Baha'i News (1986). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 661, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 181. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 188. View as PDF.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 195. View as PDF.
  13. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 197. View as PDF.
  14. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 194. View as PDF.
  15. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 199. View as PDF.
  16. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 619. View as PDF.
  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 44
  18. ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 73
  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 52
  20. ↑ 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
  21. ↑ 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 75
  22. ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 73
  23. ↑ 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 80
  24. ↑ Diary of Juliet Thompson at Baha'i Library Online
  25. ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 74
  26. ↑ 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 73
  27. ↑ 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
  28. ↑ 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
  29. ↑ 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
  30. ↑ 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 53
  31. ↑ 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 53
  32. ↑ 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
  33. ↑ 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
  34. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/red-grammer-can-you-sound-just-like-me
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