Oman
 Oman |
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| Location of Oman
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| National Assembly | Oman | |
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| Total Population | ||
| - | UN 2021[1] | 4,520,471 |
| Bahá'í pop. | ||
| - | Bahá'í source | |
| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 18,124 |
| History: Firsts |
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| - | National Assembly | 1978 |
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| Official Website | https://www.bahaiom.org | |
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| Categories: Oman • People | ||
The Sultanate of Oman is a nation on the Arabian Peninsula. Its official language is Arabic and Islam is the predominant religion.
The region has been inhabited since prehistory and in ancient history was settled by tribes from Western Arabia. Islam was largely adopted in the area in the 7th Century with the Imamate of Oman being established. In the late 15th Century the Portuguese Empire established dominance in the area and into the 19th Century Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and Britain clashed over control in the region which ultimately remained an independent absolute monarchy.
The Bahá’í community of Oman was established in the 1940's, began to develop administratively in the 1960's, and has continued to develop to the current day.
History[edit]
In 1947 Shoghi Effendi officially made establishing the Baháʼí Faith in Oman a goal of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran,[2] and by 1948 there were Bahá’ís in the country with Shoghi Effendi setting the community the goal of establishing a Bahá’í administrative structure that year.[3] There was a small Bahá’í group in Matrah as of 1950.[4] When the Ten Year Crusade was launched in 1953 the Khuriya Muriya Islands of Oman were named a goal territory for settling a pioneer. The goal was accomplished when Munír Vakíl settled on the islands in January, 1954.[5]
In 1957 the National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula was formed which had jurisdiction over Oman,[6] and as of the early 1960's there was a Local Spiritual Assembly in Muscat,[7] and two Bahá’í groups in other localities in the country.[8] By the late 1970's Bahá’í communities in Arabian countries were limited in the activities they could undertake due to government restrictions, but were able to provide contributions to the advancement of the Bahá’í Faith internationally.[9]
Oman was able to establish an independent National Spiritual Assembly in 1978 with Hand of the Cause Zikrullah Khadem attending the nations inaugural National Convention in Muscat.[10] In 1986 the Promise of World Peace message from the Universal House of Justice was indirectly sent to the Sultan of Oman by being delivered to the Oman Mission in New York.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Shoghi Effendi, Citadel of Faith, US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1980 third printing, p 3
- ↑ Shoghi Effendi, Citadel of Faith, US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1980 third printing, p 48
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1952?). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 11 (1946-1950), Pg(s) 523. View as PDF.
- ↑ Earl Redman, The Knights of Baha'u'llah, George Ronald: Oxford, 2017, p 118
- ↑ Baha'i World: In Memoriam 1992-1997, p 258
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 955. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 157. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 180. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1978). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 569, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1988). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 683, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
