September

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, coming between August and October. It has 30 days. September generally occurs during the months of Asmá’, ‘Izzat and Mashíyyat in the Badi calendar.

Events

Recurring

• The feasts of ‘Izzat and Mashíyyat take place in the month of September.

Historical

The following are examples of historical events which happened on each day of the month of September.

September 1

• 1848: August Forel, famous scientist and Bahá'í who received a well-known tablet from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, is born.
• 1921: Agnes Alexander speaks at a public meeting in Seoul, with an audience of about 900 people.
• 1925: Arthur Brauns, early German Bahá'í and Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá who introduced his father-in-law August Forel to the Bahá’í Faith, dies.
• 1984: Dedication of the House of Worship in Apia, Western Samoa.
• 2017: Dedication of the first local House of Worship in Battambang, Cambodia.

September 2

• 1868: The Governor of 'Akká, on a visit to the Bahá’ís in the city barracks shortly after their arrival, is deeply impressed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and is moved to improve their conditions.
• 1968: Death of Hand of the Cause, Tarázu'lláh Samandarí.

September 3

• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá gives an address at Coronation Hall in Montreal.
• 1983: The National Spiritual Assembly of Iran sends an open letter to the Prosecutor General of the Islamic Revolution refuting the false charges made against the Bahá’ís and informing him of their willingness to obey the government. The National Spiritual Assembly is dissolved.

September 4

• 1848: Muhammad Shah (pictured), intending to order the death of Bahá’u’lláh, dies, and is succeeded as Sháh of Persia by 17-year old Násiri'd-Dín Sháh. Hájí Mírza Aqásí, chief antagonist of the Báb and the Antichrist of the Bábí Faith, is expelled from the capital.
• 1911: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrives in London.
• 1995: The Fourth World Conference on Women begins in Beijing, China; the conference is attended by more than 500 Baha'is and an official delegation from the Bahá’í International Community.

September 5

• 1868: Mírzá Yahyá begins his exile in Cyprus, arriving with his family and four followers of Bahá'u'lláh.
• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá gives an address at St. James Methodist Church in Montreal.
• 1973: Death of John Ferraby (pictured), Hand of the Cause and Custodian of the Bahá’í Faith.

September 6

• 1954: The first people to become Bahá’ís in Bechuanaland (Lesotho), Chadwick and ‘Maselai (Mary) Mohapi, enrol.
• 1957: Shoghi Effendi announces ‘the complete evacuation of the remnant of Covenant-breakers and the transfer of all their belongings from the precincts of the Most Holy Shrine’.
• 2016: The Bahá’í International Community calls on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to end the severe economic oppression imposed on the Bahá’ís in Iran.

September 7

• 1908: Hand of the Cause of God and well celebrated author Hasan Balyúzí (pictured) is born.
• 1972: The first Local Spiritual Assembly in Malta is formed.

September 8

• 1889: Haji Muhammad Rida Isfahani, a Bahá'í living in Ishqabad, is stabbed to death by a mob in the city's bazaar.
• 1979: The House of the Báb in Shiraz, Iran (pictured) is destroyed by Revolutionary Guardsmen, and later razed by the government.
• 1980: Seven innocent Bahá'ís are executed in Yazd.

September 9

• 1844: The Báb, Quddús and the Báb's Ethiopian servant, Mubarak, leave Shíráz for Búshihr en route to Mecca. The journey takes ten days.
• 1912: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's visit to Montreal ends.

September 10

• 1911: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gives his first address to a Western audience in City Temple, London. The English translation is spoken by Wellesley Tudor Pole.

September 11

• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá speaks in the Church of the Messiah, North and Mariner Streets, in Buffalo.

September 12

• 1848: 17-year-old Násiri'd-Dín Sháh accedes to the throne of Persia. The first four years of his reign are marked by fierce and bloody persecutions of Bábís.
• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá departs for Chicago by train, where He is greeted by a large throng of people, including Saichiro Fujita. He is then driven to the home of Corinne True.
• 1976: Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa visits Shoghi Effendi's grave in London, England.

September 13

• 1885: Bahá'í philosopher Alain LeRoy Locke, who was known as the "Dean of the Harlem Renaissance", is born in Philadelphia.
• 1911: Keith Ransom-Kehler meets 'Abdu’l-Bahá in London. She would become a Bahá'í ten years later, in 1921.

September 14

• 1886: Mishkín-Qalam leaves Cyprus on a Syrian vessel going direct to Akká.
• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá speaks at the Theosophical Society in Chicago.
• 1927: Dr. George Augur, Disciple of 'Abdu’l-Bahá, dies in Hawaii.

September 15

• 1882: Khadijih-Bagum, wife of the Báb, dies in Shíráz.
• 1902: Mirza 'Azizu'llah visits Count Leo Tolstoy and speaks at length about the history, teachings, and station of Bahá’u’lláh.
• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá travels by train to Kenosha, Wisconsin. On arrival, He addresses the Bahá'í friends; he gives a public presentation in the evening at the Congregational Church.
• 2018: Yemen’s Houthi authorities, with the support of Iran, target some 20 Baha’is with a string of baseless charges, including espionage and apostasy.

September 16

• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá speaks in the home of Corinne True in Chicago, shortly before departing for Minneapolis.
• 1979: Death of Enoch Olinga, Hand of the Cause of God and Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for British Cameroon.

September 17

• 1961: Dedication of the House of Worship in Sydney, Australia.

September 18

September 19

• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá addresses the Commercial Club and the Jewish Reform Temple in Minneapolis.

September 20

• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá speaks at the homes of Mr. Albert L. Hall and Dr. and Mrs. Clement Woolson, in Minneapolis.
• 1935: Birth of prolific author and founding member of the Association for Bahá’í Studies, William S. Hatcher

September 21

• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá departs Minneapolis for Omaha, Nebraska, where He stays overnight.

September 22

• 1912: 'Abdul-Bahá visits the home of William Jennings Bryan (future secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson), in Lincoln, Nebraska. Although Bryan is not home, 'Abdul-Bahá meets with his wife and daughter.
• 2007: Passing of Dr. ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá, the longest surviving Hand of the Cause of God.

September 23

• 1846: The Báb is arrested in Shíráz at the house of His uncle, and is released on the condition that He leave the area.
• 1893: First public mention of the Bahá’í Faith in the West. In a session of the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago, the Reverend George A. Ford, a Syrian missionary, reads a paper talking about Bahá’u’lláh.
• 1918: ‘Akká is liberated by British and Indian cavalry; ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is again freed.

September 24

• 1920: Excavation begins for the foundation of the North American House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.

September 25

• September 25: The Bahá’ís of Colombia release an open letter appealing to all Colombians to seize an “historic opportunity” for peace, in advance of a deal to end the country's long-running civil war.

September 26

September 27

September 28

• 1939: Death of prominent Bahá’í and "foremost travel teacher in the first Bahá’í Century", Martha Root

September 29

• 1906 - Birth of Universal House of Justice member Charles Wolcott.
• 1990 - Death of prominent Australian Bahá’í and Hand of the Cause Collis Featherstone

September 30

• 1844: The Báb receives a letter from Mullá Ḥusayn recounting his journey and meeting with Bahá’u’lláh.
• 1912: Thornton Chase passes on to the Abha Kingdom, at his home in Los Angeles, California.