Burháni’d-Dín Afshín

Burháni’d-Dín Afshín
CounsellorSouth Central Asia
1976 - 1980
Asia
1980 - 2000

Burháni’d-Dín Afshín is a Bahá’í who helped develop the Bahá’í community of India and served as a Continental Counselor for Asia.

Background[edit]

Afshín was appointed as a Continental Counselor for South Central Asia in 1976 when the Universal House of Justice raised the number of Counselors.[1] In May 1977 he spoke at the first Bahá’í Teaching Conference for the Himalayas in Gangtok in the state Sikkim of India,[2] and in September 1978 he visited Africa to attend the National Teaching Conference of Tanzania at the request of the Universal House of Justice.[3] In December 1979 he spoke at a national teaching conference for Pakistan in Hyderabad.[4]

In 1980 the Universal House of Justice merged the Continental Boards in Asia into one body and introduced five year terms to the body and Afshín was appointed for a five year term.[5] In March and April 1982 he helped the National Youth Committee of India conceptualize the Panchgani Academy,[6] and in June that year he participated in a conference held to inaugurate it.[7] In 1985 he was appointed for a second five year term as Counselor,[8] and he represented India as a keynote speaker at an international Asian Bahá’í Youth Conference in New Delhi.[9] In December 1986 he spoke at the inauguration of the House of Worship in New Delhi.[10]

In 1990 Afshín was appointed for another five year term as Counselor,[11] and for a final five year term in 1995.[12]

Talks[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Baha'i News (1976). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 542, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1978). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 563, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1979). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 575, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1980). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 593, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (February 1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 599, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 632, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Baha'i News (1982). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 619, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ Baha'i News (December 1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 657, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ Baha'i News (December 1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 657, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ Baha'i News (1987). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 671, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ 25 October 1990 message from the Universal House of Justice to the Baha'is of the World
  12. ↑ 29 October 1995 message from the Universal House of Justice to the Baha'is of the World
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