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National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Iran
First National Spiritual Assembly of Iran, 1934.
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 -  Established 1934 
 -  Disbanded 1983 
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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Iran was the body responsible for administrating the Bahá’í Faith in Iran.

The Islamic Revolution of Iran which began in 1979 resulted in an intensification of persecution of the Bahá’í community in Iran and many members of the National Spiritual Assembly were abducted and martyred. The body was dissolved in 1983 due to government restrictions.

History[edit]

A precursor body known as the Central Assembly had administrated the Faith in Iran from 1922 however it was not a properly constituted National Spiritual Assembly due to the community being unable to follow the procedures Shoghi Effendi outlined for National Assemblies throughout the 1920's.[1]

In 1927 the first National Convention with representatives from across Iran was held to elect the national body, and from 1928 the body was referred to as the National Spiritual Assembly of Persia. In 1934 Shoghi Effendi had the Assembly send instructions to the Bahá'ís of Iran to elect ninety-five delegates representing all regions of the country,[2] and he recorded 1934 as the year the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran was officially established.[3]

The 1979 Revolution in Iran resulted in intense persecution of the Bahá’ís in the country and actions taken against the National Spiritual Assembly itself included the seizure of all assets of the Nawnahálán Company, the financial arm of the Assembly, in February, 1979,[4] and the Umaná Company through which the Assembly maintained ownership of Bahá’í properties in March, 1979.[5] The membership of the Assembly was abducted in August 1980 following the revolution in Iran, presumed kidnapped and murdered, and a new Assembly was elected.[6] Eight of nine members of the re-elected Assembly were executed without trial in December 1981.[7]

The National Spiritual Assembly of Iran was officially disbanded in August 1983 when the Attorney General of Iran declared Bahá'í administration illegal.[8] While the Faith was not permitted to form administrative institutions as a result the government of Iran did approve the Bahá’í community establishing an ad hoc committee known as the Yárán.[9]

Past members[edit]

National Spiritual Assembly of Iran for 1945.
National Spiritual Assembly of Iran for 1946-47.
National Spiritual Assembly of Iran for 1955.
National Spiritual Assembly of Iran with Hands of the Cause ‘Alá'í and Varqá and Counselor Rahmani, 1969.
National Spiritual Assembly of Iran, 1976.
National Spiritual Assembly of Iran, 1980 (all members were abducted in August 1980 and presumed martyred).
Name Served
‘Alí-Akbar Furútan 1934 - 1957
Shu'á'u'lláh ‘Alá'í 1934 - 1964
Jináb-i-Fádil Mazandarání 1934 - ????
Amín-i-Amín 1934 - 1939
Valíyu'lláh Varqá 1934 - 1955
Dr. Youness Afrukhtih 1934 - ????
Ahmad Yazdání 1934 - 1950
Mahmud Khan Badiyi 1934 - 1940
‘Ináyatu’lláh Aḥmadpúr 1934 - ????
Muhsin Asasi 1940 - 1945
Núri’d-Dín Fath-‘Azam 1940 - 1952
Amínu’lláh Khamsi ???? - ????[10]
Jalál Kháḍih 1944 - 1948
1954 - ????
Zikrullah Khadem ???? - 1960
‘Alí Muhammad Barafrukhtih 1945 - 1956
‘Abdu’l-Husayn Na‘imi ???? - 1949
Munir Dirakshan 1948 - ????
Masíh Farhangí 1949 - 1954
1964 - 1968
Alí Nakhjavání 1950 - 1951
Kazem Kazemzadeh 1951 - 1956[11]
Adelaide Sharp 1954 - 1968
Hidayatullah Sohrab 1955 - ????
‘Abbás Sháhqulí ???? - 1967
Bahíyyih Nadíri 1958 - 1972
1979 - 1980
Manúhir Qá’im-Maqámí 1959 - ????
1964 - 1980
Habib Sabet 1960 - 1976
Salim Nounou ???? - 1964
Hadi Rahmani ???? - 1964
‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá[12] ???? - 1964
Manúchihr Hakím 1964 - ????
1980 - 1981
Iraj Ayman ???? - ????[13]
Rouhullah Fath Aazam ???? - ????
‘Atá’u’lláh Muqarrabí ???? - 1980
Riaz Ghadimi ???? - ????
Ruhi Arbab ???? - 1975
Ali Murad Davudi 1973 - 1979
Dr. Husayn Nají ???? - 1980
Ibráhím Rahmání 1978 - 1980
‘Abdu’l-Husayn Taslímí 1978 - 1980[14]
Húshang Mahmúdí ???? - 1980[15]
Yousef Ghadimi ???? - 1980
Dr. Kámbíz Sádiqzádih 1980
Mihdí Amín Amín 1980 - 1981[16]
Jalál ‘Azízí 1980 - 1981[16]
‘Izzatu’lláh Furúhí 1980 - 1981[16]
Zhínus Mahmúdí 1980 - 1981[16]
Dr. Mahmúd Majdhúb 1980 - 1981[16]
Qudrat’lláh Rawhání 1980 - 1981[16]
Dr. Sírús Rawshání 1980 - 1981[16]
Kámrán Samímí 1980 - 1981[16]
Giti Vahid 1980 - ????[17]
Ardishihr Akhtari 1982 - 1983
Farhad Asdaghi 1982 - 1983[18]
Ahmad Bashírí 1982 - 1983[19]
Farid Behmardi 1982 - 1983[20]
Jamaloddin Khanjani 1982 - 1983
Sháhpúr Markazí 1982 - 1983[21]
Amir-Husayn Nadiri 1982 - 1983
Jahángír Hidáyatí 1982 - 1983[22]
Hasan Mahboubi 1982 - 1983[23]

Publications[edit]

References[edit]

  • 1934 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1934). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 86, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  • 1935 NSA reported in The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1937). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 6 (1934-1936), Pg(s) 98. View as PDF.
  • 1936 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1936). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 103, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  • 1938 NSA reported in The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 8 (1938-1940), Pg(s) 179. View as PDF.
  • 1939 NSA reported in The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 8 (1938-1940), Pg(s) 191. View as PDF.
  • 1940 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1941). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 141, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
  • 1944 NSA reported in The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1949). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 10 (1944-1946), Pg(s) 184. View as PDF.
  • 1948 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1948). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 211, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  • 1951 NSA reported in Shapour Rasskeh, Shu'a: Ray of the Sun, ebook edition, p 72.
  • 1954 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 281, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  • 1963 Assembly reported in Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá’í World Centre. ISBN 0-85398-350-X., p 410.
  • 1964 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1964). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 403, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  • 1967 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 439, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  • 1980 NSA which was abducted reported in The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 257. View as PDF.

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/achievements_victories_guardianship
  2. ↑ Iran Furutan Muhajir, Furutan: Hand of the Cause of God, 2017, Baha'i Publishing Trust, Wilmette, p 109
  3. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khanum_priceless_pearl&chapter=13
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1979). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 582, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986, p 754
  6. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 257. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ http://bahai-library.com/chronology/1981
  8. ↑ http://bahai-library.com/chronology/1983
  9. ↑ Situation of Baha’is in Iran, Bahá’í International Community, July 2022
  10. ↑ Baha'i World: In Memoriam 1992-1997, pp 185-186
  11. ↑ World Order: Series 2, No. 9(2), p 49
  12. ↑ Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá’í World Centre. ISBN 0-85398-350-X., p 28
  13. ↑ Boris Handal, Khamsis: A Cradle of True Gold Gold, self-published, 2020, p 114
  14. ↑ https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/index.php/archive/abdol-hosein-taslimi-abducted-and-disappeared-tehran-21st-august-1980
  15. ↑ Baha'i News (1982). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 617, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 231. View as PDF.
  17. ↑ https://www.helviti.com/my-wifes-grandfather-was-executed-for-his-bahai-faith-iran-has-not-changed-enough/
  18. ↑ https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/farhad-asdaghi-executed-hanging-tehran-19th-november-1984
  19. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 211. View as PDF.
  20. ↑ https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/farid-behmardi-executed-hanging-tehran-10th-june-1986
  21. ↑ https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/shapour-houshang-markazi-executed-tehran-23rd-september-1984
  22. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 205. View as PDF.
  23. ↑ https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/index.php/archive/hasan-mahboubi-murdered-21-july-1992-tehran
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