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Bahá'í Faith 1844-1952, The: Information Statistical and Comparative. Shoghi Effendi, comp. (1953). Statistics. Bahá'í House of Worship, The: The Meaning of the Temple. W. Kenneth Christian (1953/1975). Text and scan of a flyer about the Chicago House of Worship, summarizing the history and facts of this Mashriqu'l-Adhkar. Resources. Chicago the Pagan. Weimar Port (1953). 2-page description of the Bahá'í Temple in Wilmette, with a poem about it by Charles Collins published in the Chicago Tribune. Excerpts. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Introduction to. Marzieh Gail (1953). Essays. Guidance for Today and Tomorrow: Excerpts. Shoghi Effendi (1953). A compilation of letters from Shoghi Effendi, all but one published in other volumes. This version of the book contains only the one letter not online elsewhere. Writings. Haifa Notes. Artemus Lamb (1953-10-21). Notes of a 5-day visit with the Guardian, by a pioneer to South America. Pilgrims. Informal Talk before the West Hollywood Bahá'í Community. Artemus Lamb (1953-11-04). Questions and discussion about: 1953 conference in New Delhi; raising money for a Bahá'í school in India; what it's like visiting the Guardian in Haifa; future calamities; communism; Shrine of the Báb; pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Talks. Iraq, 1900 to 1950: A Political, Social, and Economic History. Stephen Hemsley Longrigg (1953). Passing mention of the confiscation of Bahá'í properties in Baghdad in the early 1930s. Excerpts. Israel between East and West. Raphael Patai (1953/1970). Passing mention of Bahá'ís in Palestine in the 1940s, estimating that they numbered around 300. Excerpts. Letter to the Geyserville (California) Bahá'í Summer School. Shidan Fat'he-Aazam (1953-06-28). Short letter from a famous travel-teacher (and later member of the NSA of South and West Africa, and Counsellor for Africa). Letters. Message of the World Spiritual Crusade received from the Guardian. Alí-Akbar Furútan (1953?). Notes taken by Furútan in the early years of the 10-year plan (1953-63) and distributed at the request of Shoghi Effendi. Pilgrims. Muhammad the Educator. Robert L. Gulick (1953). On the life of Muhammad from the standpoint of influence on world culture. What methods did he use to attain success, where other well-meaning and more influential persons had failed? Books. Mysticism, Science and Revelation. Glenn A. Shook (1953/1976). The essence of true religion is that feeling which unites man with God. Some mystics believes that man may become one with the Absolute, but this is not scientific. Differences between mystical experience and prophetic religion. Books. Notes on Alan McCormick's Pilgrimage to Haifa. Alan McCormick (1953-12). Short recollection of various topics. Pilgrims. Personal Remarks to the Friends. Rúhíyyih Khánum (1953). On crises in the history of the Faith, e.g. the declaration of Bahá'u'lláh's mission, the rebellion of Muhammad ‘Alí, opposition to Shoghi Effendi as Guardian, undermining the House of Justice; each one strengthened the Institutions and communal unity. Talks. Pilgrim's Notes. Ben Levy (1953-03-09). Notes from a pilgrimage March 9-16, 1953. Pilgrims. Pilgrim's Notes. Author unknown (1953-01). Anonymous notes from January 1953. Pilgrims. Pilgrim's Notes. Marion Holley Hofman (1953). Pilgrims. Pilgrims Notes. Marguerite R. Sears (1953). Pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel, February 26 to March 9, 1953. Pilgrims. Public Address of Ruhiyyih Khanum to the 1953 Conference in Wilmette. Rúhíyyih Khánum (1953). The Faith's mission over the next decade; spiritual and societal goals; humanity's individual relationship with God and the collective purpose of advancing civilization; plans to spread the teachings to over 130 countries; transformative power of unity. Talks. Questions about the Second Coming. George Townshend (1953). Answers by Townshend to questions asked by the Bahá’ís of Kampala, Uganda about the return of Christ, the Bible, false prophets, the day of judgment, and the trinity. Essays. Quote from Ruhiyyih Khanum to Mrs. J. E. Bolles. Rúhíyyih Khánum (1953-06). One short note about the "urgency of this particular time in history," from Ruhiyyih Khanum to Mrs. J.E. Bolles, contained in a letter from Agnes Alexander to "Lucy," June, 1953. Pilgrims. Six Lessons on Islam. Marzieh Gail (1953). A brief overview of Islam, particularly Shi'a Islam, and its relevance to the Bahá'í Faith. Books. Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran. Henry Corbin, Nancy Pearson, trans. (1977). An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Islamic Shi'ite concepts of spirit-body identity. Includes descriptions of cosmologies in Zoroastrian, Shi'i Islamic and Shaykhi philosophies. Books. Talk at U.S. Bahá'í National Convention. Dorothy Baker (1953). Reflections on pilgrimage and the Guardian. Audio. Vast, Majestic Process, A. Shoghi Effendi (1953-05-04). Passage outlining humanity’s progressive evolution through ten stages. Guardian. اذکار المقربین: جلد اوّل (مجموعۀ مناجاتهایحضرت بهاءهللا) (Remembrances of the Near Ones: vol. 1 (Collected Prayers of Baháʼu'lláh)). Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávarí, comp. (1953). This three-volume compilation features a collection of prayers in Arabic (with diacritics) and Persian from Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdul-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, totaling some 163 prayers across 375 pages. Compiled by Ishraq Khavari in the 1950s. Books.

 

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