She was one of the women who were tortured and was twice given severe beatings of as many as 200 lashes.
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When Shoghi Effendi went to England to perfect his studies of English at Balliol College, Oxford, he became very close to Lady Blomfield to the extent that she...
Elizabeth and her daughter Jane Alice, later known as Carole Lombard Gable were very close and shortly after moving to Los Angeles she became a Bahá'í and had...
Mirza Ali-Muhammad Varqa was granted the privilege of a second pilgrimage. This was about one year before the Ascension of Baha'u'llah. He took two of his...
As he traveled along with his two sons, gladdened by hopes of the meeting that would be his, he paused on every hilltop, in every plain, village and hamlet to...
John Ferraby Born: January 9, 1914 Death: September 5, 1973 Place of Birth: Southsea, England Location of Death: Cambridge, England Burial Location: John...
Mr. and Mrs. Greenleaf became active in the Chicago Bahá’í community. When the Chicago Bahá’ís elected their first governing council, about March 16, 1900, he...
When I found out it was a religion, I ordered them out of my house. No way was I going to allow anyone with a fancy religion into my house. I had had enough of...
An artist, sculptor and designer by profession, he served as an adviser to the Tongan government. His handiwork can be seen in the several buildings and...
Ahmad was born into a family filled with so much love and purpose. The marriage of his parents proved to be purposeful for his short existence as when his soul...