G. A. Amreliwala
G. A. Amreliwala | |
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| Born | 1905 Mumbai, India |
| Died | December 12, 1992 Mumbai, India |
| NSA member | India & Burma 1945 - ???? ???? - 1959 India 1959 - 1967 |
Gulam Hussein A. Amreliwala (1905 - December 12, 1992) was an Indian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of India & Burma and the independent National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Background[edit]
Amreliwala was born in Mumbai in 1905. He became a Bahá’í in the late 1930's in Bohra and faced some discrimination due to his religious beliefs being socially ostracized. At some point he moved to Mumbai and was elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly,[1] and after the end of the Second World War in 1945 he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of India & Burma.[2]
In 1950 Amreliwala undertook an extensive travel teaching trip across India with Dipchand Khianra and Mr. Hakimian. At the end of 1951 into early 1952 he went on pilgrimage and met Shoghi Effendi and during his time in the Holy Land he helped the Guardian clear the grounds of Bahjí. He made a second pilgrimage in early 1953 and met Shoghi Effendi again and later in the year he attended the Intercontinental Conference held to launch the Ten Year Crusade in New Delhi.[1]
When the independent National Spiritual Assembly of India was established in 1959 Amreliwala was elected to the body and served on it until 1967. He continued to support the National Fund of India throughout his life and assisted with the purchase of several Bahá’í properties in India.[1]
Amreliwala passed away in Mumbai in 1992. The Universal House of Justice conveyed the following message following his passing:
GRIEVED PASSING STALWART SERVANT BAHA'U'LLAH GULAM HUSSEIN AMRELIWALA. HIS MERITORIOUS SERVICES GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS ADVANCEMENT CAUSE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT LOVINGLY REMEMBERED. ASSURE PRAYERS SACRED THRESHOLD PROGRESS HIS RADIANT SOUL ABHA KINGDOM.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Baha'i World: In Memoriam 1992-1997, p 35
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1993). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 21 (1992-1993), Pg(s) 273. View as PDF.
