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April 21, 2023

Tarázu’lláh Samandarí (1874-1968) – “Ornament of God”; “The Divine Adornment”; Hand of the Cause; a "strong pillar" and an outstanding example of “obedience and dedication”; "an Apostle of the Crimson Ark"; a "strong pillar of the luminous Faith of God"; a "Knight of the arena of detachment"; a "foremost exemplar for the righteous"; "a true herald of the Greatest Name"; "the most distinguished of friends"; "the shining lamp among Bahá’i teachers"; “exemplary service to the Lord of Hosts”; “precious remnant of the Heroic Age”

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Tarázu’lláh (Ornament of God) was the name given by Bahá’u’lláh to the son of Samandar,[1] one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá’u’lláh, and ...
January 5, 2023

Marzieh Nabil Carpenter Gail (1908-1993) - second child born of the first Persian-American marriage in the Baháí Faith; traveled with Martha Root for three weeks in Central Europe and the Balkans; five weeks of teaching in Bulgaria with Marion Jack; Shoghi Effendi, hoped that her marriage (with Howard Carpenter) would become the "vital link connecting the East and the West in the Baháí world."; first female reporter on the staff of a Tihrán newspaper. Fluent in English, French, Persian, and Arabic, and some Russian; served for a time as chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of Austria; translations: The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys (1945), The Secret of Divine Civilization (1957) with her father’ Memorials of the Faithful (1971), Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá with a committee at the Baháí World Centre, and My Memories of Bahá’u’lláh (1982); books: The Sheltering Branch (1959), Khánum: The Greatest Holy Leaf (1981), Dawn Over Mount Hira (1976), Other People, Other Places (1982); The Three Popes (1969), Persia and the Victorians (1951), Six Lessons in Islam (1953), Summon Up Remembrance (1987), Arches of the Years (1991), Bahá’í Glossary (1955), and Avignon in Flower: 1309—1403 (1966).

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As a little girl Marzich Khanum wrote a letter to the Master: "Dear Abdu’l-Bahá, I love you. I hope you will come to see us." And ...
September 14, 2022

Rowland Estall (1906-1993) - one of the founders of the first Bahá’í youth group in Canada; first resident Baháí of Winnipeg, Manitoba; helped establish the first Canadian Bahá’í summer schools; published the first Canadian Bahá’í News bulletin; Canada’s first home-front pioneers (with his wife); member of first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada; one of the first Auxiliary Board members appointed for Canada; Counsellor for Central America

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The first time Rowland Estall heard the words of Bahá’u’lláh, he recognized their authority. That was in 1926 during a meeting of the Canadi...
June 8, 2022

Ethel Cowan Revell (14 April 1897 - 9 February 1984) - "SAINTLY STEADFAST SELFSACRIFICING PROMOTER CAUSE GOD": Appointed by Shoghi Effendi to the International Baha'i Council as its Western Assistant Secretary; Secretary to the Hands of the Cause in the Holy Land

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DEEPLY GRIEVED ANNOUNCE PASSING ETHEL REVELL SAINTLY STEADFAST SELFSACRIFICING PROMOTER CAUSE GOD. BLESSED BY ASSOCIATION ABDULBAHA COURSE H...
April 13, 2022

Hasan M. Balyuzi (1908- 1980) – Hand of the Cause; “ONE OF…MOST POWERFUL DEFENDERS MOST RESOURCEFUL HISTORIANS”; “ILLUSTRIOUS LINEAGE”; “DEVOTED LABOURS DIVINE VINEYARD”; “OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORKS; “EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENTS”; “STEADFASTNESS PATIENCE HUMILITY”; “OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY PURSUITS”; Author of Books: Bahá’u’lláh the King of Glory; The Báb; ‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Centre of the Covenant; Khadíjih Bagum, the wife of the Báb; Eminent Bahá'ís in the Time of Bahá'u'lláh; Edward Granville Browne and the Bahá'i Faith; Muhammad and the Course of Islam

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WITH BROKEN HEARTS ANNOUNCE PASSING DEARLY LOVED HAND CAUSE HASAN BALYUZI. ENTIRE BAHAI WORLD ROBBED ONE OF ITS MOST POWERFUL DEFENDERS MOST...
December 7, 2021

Leonora Stirling Armstrong (1895- 1980) – “HERALD OF THE KINGDOM, BELOVED HANDMAIDEN of ABDU’L-BAHA, SPIRITUAL MOTHER of SOUTH AMERICA”; the first Baha'i pioneer to settle permanently in Latin America; In 1927, the first Baha'i to visit and speak of the Cause in Colombia, Venezuela, Curacao, Trinidad, Barbados, Haiti, British Guiana and Dutch Guiana; In 1930, found the first Baha'i group of Spain; In 1961 helped with translation of ‘God Passes By’ and ‘The Dawn-Breakers’ into Portuguese

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Rio de Janeiro: At dawn on 1 February 1921, the S.S. Vasari plowed through sparkling waters into the majestic harbor. Below deck, in second-...
August 12, 2021

Hooper Harris – “one of the leading apostles of Baha'u'llah"; “the example he has set by his single-mindedness, his eloquent presentation of the essentials of God's Faith and his exemplary devotion to its cause”

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With the passing of our dearly beloved Baha'i brother, Hooper Harris, from this phenomenal world to the invisible eternal realm, the wor...
April 16, 2021

Edward (Saffa) Kinney (1863-1950) – “dearly loved, highly admired, greatly trusted, staunch, indefatigable, self-sacrificing teacher, pillar (of) Faith”; “leonine spirit, exemplary steadfastness, notable record (of) services”; “Master he loved so dearly, served so nobly, defended so heroically”

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"Grieve passing dearly loved, highly admired, greatly trusted, staunch, indefatigable, self-sacrificing teacher, pillar (of) Faith, Saf...
January 18, 2021

Ella M. Bailey - “valiant exemplary pioneer”; elevated “to the rank of the martyrs of the Faith”; first pioneer of the Ten-Year Crusade

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On being informed of the death of Miss Ella Bailey, pioneer who accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gulick in their settlement of Tripoli, Libya...
October 9, 2020

Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield (1859 – 1939) - “Sitárih [star] Khánum”, named by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; “dearly beloved”; “outstanding co-worker”; author of “Chosen Highway”; compiler of "Paris Talks"

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“Profoundly grieve passing dearly beloved outstanding co-worker Sitarih Khánum. Memory her glorious, services imperishable. Advise English c...
June 9, 2020

Dorothy Beecher Baker (1898-1954) – “distinguished Hand (of the) Cause, eloquent exponent its teachings, indefatigable supporter its institutions, valiant defender its precepts”

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Cablegram from the Guardian: Hearts grieved (at) lamentable, untimely passing (of) Dorothy Baker, distinguished Hand (of the) Cause, eloqu...
February 19, 2020

Haji Muhammad Tahir Malmiri (1852-1953) - Father of Adib & Habib Taherzadeh; first pilgrimage in 1878 for nine months; second pilgrimage in 1914 for four months; author of the book: ‘History of the Martyrs of Yazd’; very active teacher of the Cause; noble life of service; had memorized almost half of the Qur'an; extremely well-versed in the Bible and the books of other religions; received Tablets from Baha’u’llah, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, and letters from the Guardian

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Haji Muhammad Tahir Malmiri lived, labored, and passed away in the ancient town of Yazd, Iran, a town notorious for its religious fanaticism...
September 12, 2018

Amelia E. Collins (1873-1962) – Hand of the Cause; “lady of the Kingdom”; “indomitable spirit of faith and love"; "single-minded and wholehearted devotion"; “profound sense of devotion”; "passionate fervor”; “calm sanity”; “very generous offerings”; “prized co-worker”; her “inner deep spiritual relationship and devotion” to the Guardian; “The high rank” she occupied “which no Baha'i has ever held in his own lifetime”; “so distinguished a handmaid of Baha'u'llah and Hand of His Cause”

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"O thou lady of the Kingdom!" With these words 'Abdu'l-Baha addressed Amelia Engelder Collins in His Tablet to her, dated ...
June 13, 2018

Valiyu’llah Varqa (1884-1955) – “outstanding Hand Cause God”; “exemplary trustee Huquq”; “distinguished representative most venerable community Baha'i world”; “worthy son brother twin immortal martyrs Faith”; “dearly beloved disciple Center Covenant”

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Profoundly grieved loss outstanding Hand Cause God, exemplary trustee Huquq, distinguished representative most venerable community Baha'...
March 14, 2018

Roy C. Wilhelm (1875-1951) – Hand of the Cause: “greatly prized, much loved, highly admired herald (of) Baha'u'llah's Covenant”; “Sterling qualities”, “saintliness, indomitable faith”, “outstanding services”, “exemplary devotion”

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"Heart filled (with) sorrow (for) loss (of) greatly prized, much loved, highly admired herald (of) Baha'ullah's Covenant, Roy...
December 19, 2017

Ella Goodall Cooper (1870-1951) – a “herald Covenant”; “dearly loved handmaid 'Abdu'l-Baha, greatly trusted by Him”; a “jewel of the spirit”; a “shining candle”; “unique and matchless”; a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada for two years; was among the first Baha’is of California

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''O thou jewel of the spirit!" Thus did 'Abdu'l-Baha address this angelic being, one of the rare gems in the diadem of ...
September 20, 2017

The Letters of the Living - The Báb’s First Disciples

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Mullá Husayn Bushrú’í (c. 1814–49): the first to declare his belief in the Báb (in Shiraz on 23 May 1844). He was given the title Bábu’l-Báb...
June 13, 2017

Mountfort Mills (d. 1949) – “that highly-talented, much loved servant of Baha'u'llah”; “that distinguished and international champion of the Faith of Baha'u'llah”; “our dearly-beloved Mountfort Mills”; first chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada when formed in 1922; prepared the final draft of the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws adopted by the National Spiritual Assembly in 1927; was brutally assaulted in Baghdad while representing the Guardian to League of Nations regarding ownership of the House of Baha’u’llah

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The passing of Mountfort Mills on April 24, 1949, deprived the American Baha'i community of the influence and experience of a very di...
February 15, 2017

Jessie Revell (1891-1966) – “brilliant and pure”; very dear to ‘Abdu’l-Baha; managed sending and collecting all of Shoghi Effendi’s mail past 1951; appointed by the Guardian as the treasurer of the International Baha’i Council; a loyal companion of Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum

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Jessie Revell in 1964 Jessie Revell was once addressed by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in these words: “O thou who art firm in the Covenant! ... No...
November 16, 2016

Leroy C. Ioas (1896-1965) - The Guardian's Hercules; "vigorous spirit of determination… and of noble enthusiasm"; "energy, judgment, zeal and fidelity"; "incessant activities and prodigious labours"; "tireless vigilance, self-sacrifice, and devotion to the Cause in all its multiple fields of activity"; “Outstanding Hand of the Cause”; “First Secretary-General of the International Baha’i Council”; “Personal Representative of the Guardian of the Faith”

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Leroy, as he was affectionately known throughout the world by Baha'is and countless other associates, was the brightest luminary of a...