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Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi

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Author
Shoghi, Effendi, 1897-1957
Title
Dawn of a New Day
Language
English
LoC Class
BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, Other and new beliefs
Subject
Bahai Faith
Category
Text
eBook-No.
19271
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19271
Release Date
September 16, 2006
Copyright
Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details.

Contents

  1. 1.Baha'i Terms of Use — Contents — [Frontispiece] — PREFACE — LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE N.S.A. OF INDIA
  2. 2.Letter to believers in India & Burmah
  3. 3.Excellent Field of Service
  4. 4.Position of Baha’i Women
  5. 5.The Baha’i News
  6. 6.An Era of Unprecedented Activity
  7. 7.Nothing Must Dampen Our Zeal
  8. 8.Unite in Promoting the Work of the Cause
  9. 9.Consolidation of the Foundations of the N.S.A.
  10. 10.The House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad
  11. 11.Inaugurate a Fresh Campaign of Teaching
  12. 12.Increasing Activities
  13. 13.Bring Together the Hindus and Mohammedans
  14. 14.Cause Will Ultimately Conquer
  15. 15.Publication of Kaukab
  16. 16.The Baha’i News
  17. 17.Widen the Scope of Activities
  18. 18.Conduct of the Work of N.S.A.
  19. 19.Extend the Scope of Activities
  20. 20.[Letter of November 16, 1927]
  21. 21.[Letter of May 6, 1928]
  22. 22.[Letter of June 22, 1928]
  23. 23.[Letter of August 21, 1928]
  24. 24.Present the Teachings at Various Conventions & Gatherings
  25. 25.The Faith Publicized in Turkey
  26. 26.Maintain and Strengthen the Unity of the National Assembly
  27. 27.“Baha’i World”—Foremost Baha’i Publication
  28. 28.“Huquq”
  29. 29.Syed Jenab Ali—Distinguished Baha’i Leader
  30. 30.Martha Root Visits India
  31. 31.Baha’i Representation at the All-Asian Women’s Conference
  32. 32.Publication of the “Dawn-Breakers”
  33. 33.Advertisements in Baha’i Periodicals
  34. 34.Mrs. Ransom Kehler Visits India
  35. 35.Translation of Baha’u’llah & the New Era
  36. 36.Mrs. Kehler Visits Calcutta
  37. 37.Translation of Baha’u’llah and the New Era
  38. 38.Need of Baha’i Teachers all over the World
  39. 39.Passing Away of the Greatest Holy Leaf
  40. 40.Publication of Baha’u’llah & the New Era
  41. 41.Baha’i Center in Calcutta
  42. 42.Teaching Among the Masses in India
  43. 43.Baha’i Magazine
  44. 44.Publication of Baha’u’llah & the New Era
  45. 45.Passing Away of Brilliant Teacher—Mrs. Kehler
  46. 46.Twentyfive Printed Versions of Baha’u’llah & the New Era
  47. 47.Registration of Bombay Assembly
  48. 48.Bedrock of Baha’i Administrative Order
  49. 49.Accept Justified Resignation
  50. 50.Revival of the Spirit of Fellowship
  51. 51.Changes in Membership of Baha’i Assemblies
  52. 52.Intensify Teaching Throughout India
  53. 53.Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
  54. 54.Training of Baha’i Teachers
  55. 55.Registration of L.S.A. of Karachi
  56. 56.Formation of an Assembly in Lahore
  57. 57.Circulation of Abdu’l-Baha’s Photographs
  58. 58.Splendid Initiative
  59. 59.Baha’i Holidays must be Observed
  60. 60.Effective Publicity Throughout India
  61. 61.Correspondence with the Guardian
  62. 62.“New-Era” in Sindhi & Bengali Printed
  63. 63.Union With Loved Ones in the Next World
  64. 64.Voting is Sacred Obligation
  65. 65.It is But a Beginning
  66. 66.Daidanaw Baha’i School
  67. 67.Two Main Principles to Follow
  68. 68.Visit of Mr. Schopflocher to India
  69. 69.Inflexible Determination Required
  70. 70.Welcome Extended to Mr. Schopflocher
  71. 71.Theosophists
  72. 72.Baha’i Holidays
  73. 73.Baha’i Administration
  74. 74.Obligatory Prayers
  75. 75.Progress of Teaching Most Gratifying
  76. 76.National Fund
  77. 77.Martha Root’s Teaching Trip
  78. 78.Resting Place of Holy Mother
  79. 79.L.S.A. & Summer School in Simla
  80. 80.Six-Year Plan
  81. 81.First Indian Baha’i Summer School
  82. 82.Task Immense—Time Short
  83. 83.Splendid Work Accomplished by Miss Root
  84. 84.Baha’i Youth Groups
  85. 85.Summer School
  86. 86.David
  87. 87.Inheritance
  88. 88.Reason of Severe Laws Revealed by the Bab
  89. 89.Teaching—The Paramount Task
  90. 90.Meaning of Resurrection
  91. 91.Teaching—The Paramount Task
  92. 92.Martha Root’s Arrival in Bombay
  93. 93.Paramount Task Facing the Believers
  94. 94.Passing Away of Dearest Martha
  95. 95.Sacred Task
  96. 96.Steady Extension of the Teaching Campaign
  97. 97.Financial Assistance to Baha’i Teachers
  98. 98.Translation of Baha’u’llah’s Writings
  99. 99.Training of Children
  100. 100.Appearance of two Davids
  101. 101.Importance of the Teaching Campaign
  102. 102.Greatest Need of the Hour
  103. 103.Priceless Days
  104. 104.Refrain from Imposing New Rules
  105. 105.Every Obstacle Should Be Surmounted
  106. 106.Persecution of Baha’is of Kadwai
  107. 107.Use of A’rabs (Vowel Points)
  108. 108.Two Davids
  109. 109.He Whom God Will Make Manifest
  110. 110.The Holy Book—The Aqdas
  111. 111.Use of A’rabs (Vowel Points)
  112. 112.Writings of the Bab
  113. 113.The Universal House of Justice
  114. 114.Surmount Every Obstacle
  115. 115.Remarkable Evidence of Activity
  116. 116.Future is Blessed and Glorious
  117. 117.New Assemblies of Hyderabad & Kotah
  118. 118.Prizes to be Won
  119. 119.Passing of Abd’ul-Jalil Beg Saad
  120. 120.Painstaking and Fruitful Efforts
  121. 121.Placing of Burial Stone
  122. 122.Ensure the Triumphant Conclusion
  123. 123.Proper Administrative Headquarters
  124. 124.Passing Away of Mr. Vakil
  125. 125.Secretary of the N.S.A.
  126. 126.Election of L.S.A.’s
  127. 127.National Administrative Headquarters
  128. 128.Baha’is Can Undertake Philanthropic Work
  129. 129.Centenary Celebrations
  130. 130.Friends Should Unite
  131. 131.The Six-Year Plan Has Progressed Magnificently
  132. 132.Centenary Celebrations
  133. 133.Historic Achievements
  134. 134.Baha’u’llah and the New Era in Kanarese
  135. 135.Achieved Mighty Victories
  136. 136.Re-instate Assemblies in Burma
  137. 137.Teach a Wider Range of Indians
  138. 138.Passing Away of Siyyid Mustafa
  139. 139.Baha’i Marriage
  140. 140.Task Urgent, Vast and Sacred
  141. 141.Shoulder Heavy Responsibilities
  142. 142.Threefold Task
  143. 143.Baha’i Holy Days
  144. 144.Voting Rights
  145. 145.Responsibilities Immense
  146. 146.Answer to Various Matters
  147. 147.Unstinted Devotion Displayed
  148. 148.More Pioneers to Go Forth
  149. 149.Esslemont Book in Karen Language
  150. 150.Rules & Regulations Should Not Be Multiplied
  151. 151.Added Responsibility
  152. 152.Threshold of a New Epoch
  153. 153.Set the Highest Example of Tolerance
  154. 154.Greater Dedication to Service
  155. 155.Opportunity Which May Never Occur Again
  156. 156.Excommunication is a Spiritual Matter
  157. 157.Unite to Serve Him
  158. 158.Seeking to Purify the World
  159. 159.Stormy Yet Glorious Path of Service
  160. 160.Old and Tried Community
  161. 161.Arcade of the Shrine of the Bab
  162. 162.Grave Challenge
  163. 163.Superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab
  164. 164.Keep in Close Touch With Pioneers
  165. 165.End of Six-Year Plan Approaches
  166. 166.Arcade of the Shrine
  167. 167.Baha’is May Join Non-Partisan Organisations
  168. 168.A Baha’i Cannot be a Theosophist
  169. 169.Killing of a Believer in Kamarhatti
  170. 170.Convention Delegates
  171. 171.No Effort is Too Great
  172. 172.Photos of the Arcade of the Shrine
  173. 173.Inter-Assembly Conferences
  174. 174.Assembly in Moulmein, Burma
  175. 175.Centenary Pamphlet Excellent
  176. 176.Increase the Number of Delegates to 95
  177. 177.Pioneering to Siam
  178. 178.Registration of Assemblies
  179. 179.Contribution for the Shrine of the Bab
  180. 180.Baha’is Cannot Become Freemasons
  181. 181.Reviewing of Baha’i Books
  182. 182.Pioneers for Indonesia and Siam
  183. 183.Great Historic Enterprise
  184. 184.Increase of Believers in Benares
  185. 185.Teaching in South-East Asia
  186. 186.The 19-Month Plan
  187. 187.Pioneers to Settle in Africa
  188. 188.First Pilgrims from India
  189. 189.Inter-Continental Conference
  190. 190.No Harm in Taking Part in Dramas
  191. 191.Encouraging the Hindu Baha’is
  192. 192.The Work is Still Formidable
  193. 193.No Age Limit for Serving the Cause
  194. 194.Answer to Various Questions
  195. 195.Consolidation of the Manifold Institutions
  196. 196.The Most Important Thing is to Serve
  197. 197.Youth & the Ten-Year Crusade
  198. 198.Translation of Literature
  199. 199.Keynote of the Crusade
  200. 200.Consultation of Delegates
  201. 201.Concentrate on Home Front
  202. 202.Increase Number of Assemblies
  203. 203.Translation of Baha’i Books into Russian
  204. 204.Many Victories Won
  205. 205.Pioneering to Ceram
  206. 206.Baha’i Literature in Native Tongues
  207. 207.Pioneers in Sikkim
  208. 208.Pioneers to be Sent to Maldive Islands
  209. 209.Historic and Heart-Stirring — LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE BAHA’I YOUTH OF INDIA
  210. 210.Letter of June 19, 1941
  211. 211.Letter of May 5, 1943
  212. 212.Letter of June 6, 1941
  213. 213.Letter of June 19, 1941
  214. 214.Letter of June 19, 1941
  215. 215.Letter of June 19, 1941
  216. 216.Letter of December 27, 1941
  217. 217.Letter of July 3, 1942
  218. 218.Letter of June 27, 1942
  219. 219.Letter of April 8, 1946
  220. 220.Letter of April 12, 1945
  221. 221.Letter of October 15, 1940
  222. 222.Letter of April 8, 1946 — LETTERS ADDRESSED TO INDIVIDUAL BAHA’IS IN INDIA
  223. 223.Letter of June 20, 1923.
  224. 224.Letter of November 5, 1924
  225. 225.Letter of May 17, 1926
  226. 226.Letter of March 2, 1929
  227. 227.Letter of December 17, 1929
  228. 228.Letter of January 14, 1931
  229. 229.Letter of July 10, 1931
  230. 230.Letter of October 27, 1933
  231. 231.Letter of November 3, 1934
  232. 232.Letter of October 15, 1940
  233. 233.Letter of October 12, 1932
  234. 234.Letter of May 2, 1947
  235. 235.Letter of May 8, 1942
  236. 236.Letter of February 2, 1957
  237. 237.Letter of September 19, 1929
  238. 238.Letter of December 1, 1944
  239. 239.Letter of July 29, 1942
  240. 240.Letter of March 28, 1945
  241. 241.Letter of December 19, 1949
  242. 242.Letter of May 14, 1932
  243. 243.Letter of June 6, 1933
  244. 244.Letter of December 27, 1933
  245. 245.Letter of January 7, 1934
  246. 246.Letter of September 25, 1934
  247. 247.Letter of September 4, 1935
  248. 248.Letter of April 17, 1936
  249. 249.Letter of May 7, 1941
  250. 250.Letter of April 7, 1952
  251. 251.Letter of January 27, 1957
  252. 252.Letter of February 7, 1937
  253. 253.Letter of March 31, 1937
  254. 254.Letter of March 27, 1938
  255. 255.Letter of October 29, 1938
  256. 256.Letter of November 16, 1939
  257. 257.Letter of April 27, 1946 — LETTERS ADDRESSED TO BURMESE BAHA’IS
  258. 258.Letter of June 1, 1923
  259. 259.Letter of June 2, 1923 — CABLEGRAMS
  260. 260.Cablegram of 18.11.1935
  261. 261.Cablegram of 29.4.1937
  262. 262.Cablegram of 27.6.1937
  263. 263.Cablegram of 2.9.1937
  264. 264.Cablegram of 22.9.1938
  265. 265.Cablegram of 27.6.1942
  266. 266.Cablegram of 8.7.1942
  267. 267.Cablegram of 3.1.1943
  268. 268.Cablegram of 15.1.1943
  269. 269.Cablegram of 28.1.1943
  270. 270.Cablegram of 5.3.1943
  271. 271.Cablegram of 12.3.1943
  272. 272.Cablegram of 23.4.1943
  273. 273.Cablegram of 2.5.1943
  274. 274.Cablegram of 6.5.1943
  275. 275.Cablegram of 10.5.1943
  276. 276.Cablegram of 27.7.1943
  277. 277.Cablegram of 6.8.1943
  278. 278.Cablegram of 9.10.1943
  279. 279.Cablegram of 17.10.1943
  280. 280.Cablegram of 15.2.1944
  281. 281.Cablegram of 24.4.1944
  282. 282.Cablegram of 22.5.1944
  283. 283.Cablegram of 24.5.1944
  284. 284.Cablegram of 24.8.1944
  285. 285.Cablegram of 31.10.1944
  286. 286.Cablegram of 26.11.1944
  287. 287.Cablegram of 15.12.1944
  288. 288.Cablegram of 15.2.1945
  289. 289.Cablegram of 13.3.1945
  290. 290.Cablegram of 4.4.1945
  291. 291.Cablegram of 30.4.1945
  292. 292.Cablegram of 9.1.1946
  293. 293.Cablegram of 10.1.1946
  294. 294.Cablegram of 16.7.1946
  295. 295.Cablegram of 11.11.1946
  296. 296.Cablegram of 18.11.1946
  297. 297.Cablegram of 14.1.1947
  298. 298.Cablegram of 4.4.1947
  299. 299.Cablegram of 5.4.1947
  300. 300.Cablegram of 11.4.1947
  301. 301.Cablegram of 24.4.1947
  302. 302.Cablegram of 30.4.1947
  303. 303.Cablegram of 28.5.1947
  304. 304.Cablegram of 5.6.1947
  305. 305.Cablegram of 9.7.1947
  306. 306.Cablegram of 7.8.1947
  307. 307.Cablegram of 23.10.1947
  308. 308.Cablegram of 11.11.1947
  309. 309.Cablegram of 21.11.1947
  310. 310.Cablegram of 27.12.1947
  311. 311.Cablegram of 5.5.1948
  312. 312.Cablegram of 19.6.1948
  313. 313.Cablegram of 9.1.1949
  314. 314.Cablegram of 23.3.1949
  315. 315.Cablegram of 29.4.1949
  316. 316.Cablegram of 26.11.1949
  317. 317.Cablegram of 9.4.1950
  318. 318.Cablegram of 29.4.1950
  319. 319.Cablegram of 13.6.1950
  320. 320.Cablegram of 29.4.1951
  321. 321.Cablegram of 6.5.1951
  322. 322.Cablegram of 31.8.1951
  323. 323.Cablegram of 7.10.1953
  324. 324.Cablegram of 12.10.1953
  325. 325.Cablegram of 15.10.1953
  326. 326.Cablegram of 13.4.1954
  327. 327.Cablegram of 26.4.1955
  328. 328.Cablegram of 29.4.1955

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