Jamshid Monajem
Jamshid Monajem | |
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| Born | April 29, 1912 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | June 14, 1999 Mbabane, Swaziland |
| NSA member | North East Africa 1959 - 1960 1961 - 1964 |
| ABM | Africa ???? - ???? |
Jamshid Monajem Tehrani (April 29, 1912 - June 14, 1999) was a Persian Bahá’í who pioneered to Iraq, Africa, and the Americas and he served on the National Spiritual Assembly of North East Africa and as an Auxiliary Board member for Africa.
Biography[edit]
Monajem was born into a Bahá’í family in Tehran, Iran, in 1912. He married Zarindokht Modabber and they pioneered to Iraq together for a brief time and then pioneered to Ethiopia in 1954,[1] settling in Addis Ababa where they lived next door to fellow pioneer Fu’ad Ashraf.[2]
Monajem was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of North East Africa while in Ethiopia serving on the body as of 1959,[3] and in 1963 he attended the First International Convention as a member of the Assembly and cast a vote in the first election of the Universal House of Justice.[4] Monajem was also appointed to the Auxiliary Board for Africa at some point serving in the role as of 1960.[1][5]
Monajem returned to Iran with his family in 1964 but moved to Canada in 1966. After the passing of his wife in 1978 he pioneered to Jamaica, making frequent travel teaching trips across the United States from his pioneer post. In 1987 he pioneered to Swaziland. He served the Faith through writing into his old age, undertook some translation work, and facilitated a study class for youth in his home.[1]
Monajem passed away in Mbabane, Swaziland, in 1999 after being injured in a car accident. The Universal House of Justice conveyed the following message after his passing:
DEEPLY GRIEVED PASSING DEVOTED, HEROIC PROMOTER CAUSE, JAMSHID MONAJEM. HIS SERVICES IN CRADLE FAITH FOLLOWED BY HIS PIONEER WORK IN SUCH LANDS AS IRAQ, COUNTRIES IN EAST, WEST AFRICA, NORTH AMERICA, KAZAN, MORE RECENTLY ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, AND ENDING IN HIS TRAGIC DEATH, WHILE ON A TEACHING TRIP IN SWAZILAND, SHED LUSTRE ON A LIFE WHOLLY DEDICATED TO THE BLESSED BEAUTY. HIS REMARKABLE GIFT IN TEACHING FAITH TO SOPHISTICATED SEEKERS AS WELL AS THE UNLETTERED WILL BE REMEMBERED WITH MUCH AFFECTION AND HIGH ADMIRATION. CONVEY BEREAVED FAMILY, PARTICULARLY HIS DEAR CHILDREN, LOVING SYMPATHY, ASSURING THEM OF FERVENT PRAYERS HOLY SHRINES CONTINUED PROGRESS HIS NOBLE SOUL ABHA KINGDOM.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2001). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 28 (1999-2000), Pg(s) 307. View as PDF.
- ↑ Earl Redman, Shoghi Effendi: Through the Pilgrim's Eye Volume 2, George Ronald: Oxford, 2016, p 141
- ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
- ↑ Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá’í World Centre. ISBN 0-85398-350-X., p 411.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 351, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i Canada, Vol. 12(4), p 38
