Adelaide
Sharp – “dedicated [and] steadfast promoter
[of the] Cause”; principal of Tarbiyat School for girls; the first woman to be
elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran
·
Agnes
Baldwin Alexander (1875-1971) – Hand of the Cause; “the daughter of
the Kingdom”, and “the beloved maid-servant of the Blessed Perfection”
(‘Abdu’l-Baha); the only Hand of the Cause mentioned in the Tablets of the
Divine Plan; The first Baha’i to set foot on Hawaiian soil; the first Baha’i to
settle in Japan; and the first Baha’i to teach the Faith in Korea.
·
Agnes
Parsons (1861-1934) – She arranged the first “Amity
Convention”, termed by the Master "the mother convention", for unity
of the colored and white races in America
·
Albert
R. Windust (1874- 1956) – “Herald [of the] Covenant”; the
first publisher of the Writings of the Faith in America; the founder of Star of
the West; assisted with the publication of ‘Promulgation of Universal Peace’,
and the first five volumes of 'The Baha'i World', 1926 to 1934
·
Alfred
Eastman Lunt – “esteemed beloved Lunt”; “a
precious, ardent and capable champion of our beloved Faith”; “the living
embodiment of such a rare combination of qualities as few can display and none
can surpass”
·
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”
·
Dorothy
Beecher Baker (1898-1954) – “distinguished Hand (of the) Cause,
eloquent exponent its teachings, indefatigable supporter its institutions,
valiant defender its precepts”
·
Dr.
Genevieve Lenore Coy (1886-1963), second director
of the Tarbiyat School for girls in Tihran; "Fortitude, patience,
detachment and integrity are the qualities that best describe the life and
service of this devoted, highly competent and faithful maidservant of
Baha’u’llah." (Borrah Kavelin)
·
Dr.
John Esslemont - Hand of the Cause of God; "His
tenacity of faith, his high integrity, his effacement, his industry and
pains-taking labors were traits of a character the noble qualities of which
will live and live forever after him. To me personally he was the warmest of
friends, a trusted counsellor, an indefatigable collaborator, lovable
companion." (Shoghi Effendi)
·
Dr.
Susan Moody, Amatu’l-A’la (The handmaid of the
Most High), who “forged first link in (the) chain uniting (the) spiritual
destinies” of Persia and the American Baha’i Community
·
Effie
Baker – the first Australian woman to
become a Baha’i; one of Australia’s foremost woman photographers; her photographs
were chosen by the Guardian for inclusion in Nabil’s narrative, ‘The
Dawn-Breakers’
·
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
·
Ethel
Rosenberg - England’s Outstanding Baha’i
Pioneer-Worker
·
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
·
Henrietta
Emogene Martin Hoagg (1869-1945) – “exemplary
pioneer (of the) Faith”; typed the voluminous manuscript of 'The Dawn-Breakers'
at Shoghi Effedi’s request; first confirmed believer in California
·
Holmfridur
Arnadottir (1873-1955) -- Iceland’s first Baha’i; the
translator of Dr. Esslemont’s Baha’u’llah and the New Era into the Icelandic
language; the only Icelander Baha’i for 30 years until her passing
·
Howard
Colby Ives – The Outstanding Promoter of the
Faith
·
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
·
Jinab-i-
Fadil (1880(?)-1957): Mirza Asadu’llah Fadil Mazandarani
-- 'Abdu'l-Baha's “gift to America”: “the ideal sage”; “Next to his honor,
Mirza Abu’l Fazl, he is the best informed of his contemporaries”; “… is perfect
in all the grades in knowledge and virtue, in sincerity of intention, in beauty
of character, in severance from aught else save God and attraction with the
fragrances of God.”
·
John
Henry Hyde Dunn – Hand of the Cause of God; a
“veteran warrior (of the) Faith of Baha'u'llah”
·
Juliet
Thompson -- “outstanding, exemplary handmaid
(of) 'Abdu'l-Baha”; “so wholly consecrated (to) Faith (of) Baha'u'llah”; and
“fired (with) such consuming devotion (to) Center (of) His Covenant”
·
Keith
Ransom-Kehler – First Woman Hand of the Cause, First
American Baha’i Martyr
·
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"
·
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”
·
Louis
Gregory – First Hand of the Cause of Negro
race; “noble-minded”; “golden-hearted”; “pride (and) example (to the) Negro
adherents (of the) Faith”
·
Margaret
Stevenson - New Zealand’s first Bahá’í
·
Marion
Jack – an “immortal heroine”, and a
“shining example (to) pioneers (of) present (and) future generations (of) East
(and) West”
·
May
Maxwell (1870-1940) – “that candle of the love of God”;
“'Abdu'l-Bahá's beloved handmaid”; “the distinguished disciple”; a “martyr’s
death”; “glorious sacrifice”; her name is mentioned in the Tablets of the
Divine Plan
·
Mirza
Abu’l-Fadl Gulpaygani (1844-1914) -- one of 19
Apostles of Baha’u’llah, a “very excellent and erudite Bahá'í teacher”, and
recognized as the most outstanding scholar of the Baha’i Faith
·
Mirza
'Ali-Muhammad (Ibn-i-Asdaq) – Apostle of Baha’u’llah and Hand of
the Cause; in a Tablet in his honor Baha’u’llah mentions for the first time the
concept of the 'Hand of the Cause'
·
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
·
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”
·
Siyyid
Mustafa Rumi (c.1846-1945) -- Hand of the Cause; distinguished
pioneer of the Faith; staunch high minded noble soul; his resting place is the
foremost shrine in the community of Burmese believers
·
The
Letters of the Living - The Báb’s First Disciples
·
Thomas
Breakwell – ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s “dear one”;
"the first English believer"
·
Thornton
Chase (1847–1912) – A Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, designated by the Guardian as
“the first to embrace the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh in the Western world …”
·
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”
·
William
Sutherland Maxwell – Hand of the Cause of God, Architect
of the Arcade and Superstructure of the Shrine of the Bab, Father-in-Law of
Shoghi Effendi (1874-1952)
