Peter Khan
Peter Khan | |
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| Born | Peter Jamel Khan November 12, 1936 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | July 15, 2011 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| NSA member | Australia 1958 - 1963 |
| ABM | USA 1967 - 1976 |
| Counsellor | Australasia 1976 - 1983 |
| ITC member | 1983 - 1987 |
| UHJ member | 1987 - 2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Khan |
| Parent(s) | Fazal "Frank" and Hookoomat "Bibi" Khan |
Dr. Peter Jamel Khan (November 12, 1936 - July 15, 2011) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith.
Dr. Khan was born in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, however his family was originally from Khasi Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. When he was 12 years old, his family became the first Muslims in Australia to join the Baha'i Faith.[1] Dr. Khan received his BSc in 1956, his BE in 1959, and his doctorate in electrical engineering in 1963 from the University of Sydney. From 1963 to 1967 he was a Fulbright postdoctoral fellow and later professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan in the United States. When he returned to Australia he was visiting professor at the University of New South Wales (1975) and associate professor at the University of Queensland (1976-83).
Dr. Khan served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia from 1958 to 1963. Subsequently he was appointed as an Auxiliary Board for the Propagation of the Faith in the United States from 1967 to 1976, as a Continental Counsellor for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith in Australasia from 1976 to 1983, and a member of the International Teaching Centre from 1983 to 1987. He was elected to the Universal House of Justice in 1987 where he served until 2010, retiring along with fellow House member Hooper Dunbar.[2]
Dr. Khan passed away in Brisbane in the early hours of Friday the 15th of July, 2011, after a sudden short illness.[1] He was buried at Toowong Cemetery in a service attended by more than 800 people from around the world.[3][4]
Publications[edit]
Books[edit]
- 1998 - Advancement of Women, with Janet Khan.
Articles[edit]
- 1979 - Meditation, published in Australian Bahá'í Bulletin.[5]
- 1979 - Political Non-Involvement and Obedience to Government, compilation published by the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia.[6]
- 1983 - Bahá'í Scholarship, compilation published in Bahá'í Studies Bulletin, 2.1.[7]
- 1987 - Relating the Faith to Current Issues, published in Glory, 20:3.[8]
- 1993 - Possible Topics for Research, published in Bahá'í Studies Review, 3:2.[9]
- 1999 - Some Aspects of Bahá'í Scholarship, published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 9:4, pages 43-64.[10]
Forewords[edit]
- 1991 - Foreword to Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi.[11]
- 1993 - Foreword to Proofs from the Holy Qur'án Regarding the Advent of Bahá'u'lláh.[12]
- 2007 - Foreword to Peace: More Than an End to War.
- 2013 - Foreword to Manijeh: Not Only a Change of Name.[13]
Talks[edit]
- 1963 - Our Sacred Duty
- 1971 - Institute on Islam
- c. 1981 - Spiritual Survival in Global Chaos
- 1987 - The Major and Minor Plans of God
- c. 1989 - Victories and Crisis
- 1995 - Mental Tests (talk given in Sydney, Australia)
- 1995 - Mental Tests (talk given in Wilmette, United States)
- 1995 - Victories and Crises
- 1996 - 1995: Four Year Plan
- 1998 - The World's Equilibrium
- c. late 1990's - The Bahá’í Approach to Spiritual Development
- 2000 - Address at Queen's Birthday Weekend Conference, Auckland
- 2001 - 2001: Five Year Plan
- 2003 - Talk in Sydney
- 2005 - Service and Devotion
- 2006 - Education, Scholarship, and Global Civilisation
- 2006 - Unique Features of Bahá’í Service
- 2008 - Navigating Two Worlds
- 2008 - Some Aspects of Bahá’í Scholarship
- 2009 - Reflections on the Ridvan 2009 Message
- 2010 - Constancy and Change in the Bahá’í Faith
- 2010 - Material and Spiritual Worlds
- Undated - Declining Processes of the World
- Undated - Insights with Dr. Peter Khan
- Undated - Women, Equality and Peace
Note[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kingston, Eric. "Peter J. Khan (1936-2011)", The Australian Baha'i, September 2011. p.6.
- ↑ "By-election announced for two members of Universal House of Justice". Bahá’í World Centre. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ Day, Michael. "The funeral of a 'distinguished servant'", The Australian Baha'i, September 2011. p.8.
- ↑ Find-A-Grave memorial page for Dr Peter Jamel Khan (12 Nov 1936–15 Jul 2011), Find a Grave Memorial no. 148765555, citing Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Maysan (contributor 48409851)
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_meditation
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_political_noninvolvement_obedience
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/compilation_bahai_scholarship_khan
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_faith_current_issues
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_topics_research
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_aspects_bahai_scholarship
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/khan_studying_writings_shoghieffendi
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/afaqi_proofs_quran_bahaullah
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/manijeh
References[edit]
- "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- "Bahá'í World Centre". UK Bahá’í Journal. 2003-05-07. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- "Two members of Universal House of Justice leaving after decades of service". Bahá’í World News Service. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
