1. n.d.. Tablet of the Garden of Ridván (Lawh-i-Bágh-i-Ridván). Bahá'u'lláh. — Short tablet from the late ’Akka period, revealed during one of Baha’u’llah’s visits to the ...
2. n.d.. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation."
3. 2025-10. Qiblih in Bahá'í Thought and Comparative Perspective, The. Omid Ghaemmaghami, Shahin Vafai. — Examines the theological, symbolic, and historical significance of the Qiblih in Baha’i thought, s...
4. 2025-09. Tablet of the Peacock. Bahá'u'lláh, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — Symbolic exposition of the word tawús (peacock), in honor of a believer who offered Baha'u'llah a p...
5. 2025-09. From 'the Most Great Prison' to the 'Holy Land': The Transformation of 'Akká in Bahá'í Sacred Geography. Sivan Lerer. — Examines how ‘Akka transformed from Baha’u’llah’s place of exile into a Baha’i sacred cent...
6. 2025-01-01. Acre, Israel. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica.
7. 2025. Ma rencontre avec Abdu'l-Baha en 1899. Margaret B. Peeke, Pierre Spierckel, trans. .
8. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig L. Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
9. 2023-10. Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam. Nooshfar B. Afnan. — ‘Abdu’l-Baha promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkin-Qalam and artistic concepti...
10. 2021 Spring. In the Noble, Sacred Place: One Rainy Day in a Holy City. Sandra Lynn Hutchison. — A memoir of visiting Jerusalem — a contemporary pilgrim's note written as a literary piece — wit...
11. 2021. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá. — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
12. 2018/2024. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
13. 2018-12-10. Pilgrimage or Tourism at the Baha'i Gardens?. Religion For Breakfast.
14. 2018-09-02. Armageddon and Megiddo / Mt. Carmel. Universal House of Justice. — One-paragraph note saying that no reference has been found in the Baha'i Writings tying "armageddon"...
15. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
16. 2018. Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá'u'lláh (Acre, 1890). Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. — Details of E.G. Browne's handwritten notes about his meeting with Baha'u'llah, his stay in Akka in A...
17. 2017. Mirza Mihdi: The Purest Branch. Boris Handal. — Two excerpts from a book-length biography of the son of Baha'u'llah — "Akka, the Most Great Prison...
18. 2014. Lighting the Western Sky: The Hearst Pilgrimage and the Establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in the West by Kathryn Jewett Hogenson: Review. Janet Ruhe-Schoen.
19. 2012. Concealment and Burial of the Báb. Peter Terry. — This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells th...
20. 2012. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude. Roshan Danesh. — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak...
21. 2010-05. How Parrots Are Taught to Speak. Hadi Rahmani Shirazi, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. . — An experience of Muhammad Quli Khan Nakha’ee, who went on pilgrimage to meet Baha’u’llah.
22. 2010-04. Abdu'l-Baha's First Thousand-Verse Tablet: History and Provisional Translation. Ahang Rabbani, Khazeh Fananapazir. — Tablet revealed in 1897 in response to events in Akka and the rebellion against Abdu'l-Baha by his f...
23. 2009-2025. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Texts. Adib Masumian, trans. — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
24. 2009. Bahá'í World Centre. Moojan Momen. — On the spiritual center of the Baha’i Faith, established in the twin cities of Acre and Haifa, the...
25. 2008-03. With Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Mirza 'Isa Khan Isfahani. Mirza `Isa Khan Isfahani, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. . — Account of a visit to Haifa, December 1919 - January 1920, by a little-known author Mirza 'Isa Khan ...
26. 2008. Lifetime with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, A: Reminiscences of Khalíl Shahídí. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. — Extensive recollections of four decades with the Holy Family in the time of Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi E...
27. 2007-03. Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh. Aqa Husayn Ashchi, Ahang Rabbani, trans. . — One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator.
28. 2006. Portrait of Abdu'l-Bahá: Selections From Memories of Nine Years in Akká. Youness Khan Afroukhteh, Ismael Velasco, comp. . — Habits of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in His daily tasks and services, his concentration, the way he revealed v...
29. 2005. Memories of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Memoirs of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. — Autobiography of a close confidant of the holy family. Includes appendices on Baha'i historical plac...
30. 2003. Akka Traditions (hadith) in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Moojan Momen. — The probable source for Islamic traditions about 'Akka in Baha'u'llah's Epistle to the Son of the Wo...
31. 2003. Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary. Mark A. Foster.
32. 2003. Efforts to preserve the remains of the Bab: Four historical accounts. Ahang Rabbani. — Accounts by Mirza Hasan Adib Taliqani, Fadil Mazandarani, ‘Abdu’l-Husayn Avarih, and Aqa Husa...
33. 2002. Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, An. James B. Thomas. — A description of Baha'u'llah's Fire Tablet, a dialogue between himself and God on suffering and sacr...
34. 2001. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl). Bahá'u'lláh, Mehran Ghasempour, trans. . — An undated tablet from the Akka period on the interpretation of sacred scripture, with references to...
35. 2000. Report to the Shah from Akka, A. Ala'u'l-Mulk, Ahang Rabbani, trans. . — Brief report from the Iranian ambassador to Istanbul on the activities of the Baha'is in Turkey, 190...
36. 1998-11. Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Golden Coast (includes Akka and Bahji). Robert Ullian. — Travel guide; now out-of-date.
37. 1998. Frommer's Guide to Israel: Haifa. Robert Ullian. — From a popular travel guide series. Includes Akko [Akka] and Bahji.
38. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
39. 1998. Life of Thomas Breakwell, The. Rajwantee Lakshiman-Lepain. — Breakwell (1872–1902) was a religious seeker who became a Baha'i in Paris in 1901, the first Engli...
40. 1995. Historical Development of Genoa Square in Acre Israel from the Seventh Century to the Present Day, The. Amy Suzanne Hollander. — A study of the structure, development, space, and historic preservation of a portion of Akka, includ...
41. 1994. Glimpses of Abdu'l-Bahá. Muḥammad-Shafi‘ Rouḥání, Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani, trans. . — Excerpts from memoirs of a 39-day pilgrimage in April/May 1921.
42. 1989. In His Presence: Visits to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Roy C. Wilhelm, Stanwood Cobb, Genevieve L. Coy. — Re-publication of Wilhelm's Knock and It Shall Be Opened Unto You (1908), Cobb's Memories of 'Abdu'l...
43. 1989. Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God. Cal E. Rollins. — Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Baha'i community in ‘Akka and Haifa in 1911. The two ...
44. 1989. Bahá'í Shrines. John Walbridge.
45. 1988 [1978]. Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas. Bahá'u'lláh.
46. 1986-2004. Encyclopaedia of Islam: Bahá'í Selections. Various. — 40 articles about, mentioning, or relevant to the Babi or Baha'i Faiths.
47. 1986-03. From Adrianople to 'Akká', The Austrian Lloyd. Kent Beveridge. — Aiming to identify the Lloyd vessels transporting Baha'u'llah and His companions, investigating vess...
48. 1986. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. `Alí M. Yazdí. — Recollections by a prominent Iranian-American Baha'i.
49. 1986. House of Abdu'llah Pasha, The. Author unknown. — Short history and restoration of a house associated with "some of the most dramatic and historically...
50. 1986. Tablet to Rada'r-Rúh. Bahá'u'lláh, Nosratollah Mohammad-Hosseini, trans. . — Raḍa’r-Rúḥ, a believer from Mashad, received this tablet shortly after Baha'u'llah arrived in...
51. 1985. In Galilee and In Wonderland. Arthur S. Agnew, Thornton Chase. — Two essays of a pilgrimage to Akka in 1907.
52. 1985. Familiar `Akká Voices. Marzieh Gail. — Historical context of Phelps' 1903 collected memoirs Master in `Akka and some of the personages invo...
53. 1985. Master in 'Akká, The: Including the Recollections of The Greatest Holy Leaf. Myron Henry Phelps. — Abdu'l-Baha's life, partly as told by his Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experiences by Ph...
54. 1983. Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 3: `Akká, The Early Years, 1868-77. Adib Taherzadeh. — Link to formatted book (offsite).
55. 1982. These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah. Robert W. McLaughlin. — Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.
56. 1981. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts. Moojan Momen, ed. — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
57. 1980. Stories from The Delight of Hearts: The Memoirs of Hájí Mírzá Haydar-'Alí. Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali, Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, trans. . — Anecdotes and history, a personal glimpse of the Middle East in the 19th century, as told by a follo...
58. 1973-04-21. Three Momentous Years of the Heroic Age. Adib Taherzadeh. — A look at the extraordinary period of Revelation immediately after Baha’u’llah’s imprisonment ...
59. 1971 Fall. Five Books About 'Abdu'l-Baha: Review. Kazem Kazemzadeh, Firuz Kazemzadeh. — Brief reviews of books by Myron Phelps (1904), Howard Colby Ives (1962), Mirza Mahmud-i-Zarqani (191...
60. 1969-05. Flowers to `Akká. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. — Some history of Sayessan, a Baha'i village near Tabriz; of Mulla Asad’u’llah, who prophesied the...
61. 1969. Introducing Israel: Second Revised Edition. Joan Comay. — Chapters on Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Akka, with passing mentions of the Faith. Also published under th...
62. 1969. Israel: An Uncommon Guide. Joan Comay. — Overviews of Haifa, Mount Carmel, and Akka, with brief mentions of Baha'i locations.
63. 1968. Holy Places at the Bahá'í World Centre. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
64. 1965-11-29. Pilgrim Notes. Alice Tyler. — Notes of a tour around the Holy Land, undated, but apparently in March 1965.
65. 1963. Introducing Israel. Joan Comay. — Chapters on Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Akka, with passing mentions of the Faith. Also published under th...
66. 1962. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Stanwood Cobb. — Recollections by eminent American Baha'i author Cobb (1881–1982).
67. 1961/1980. Notes from Mr. Edward Struven, and Hebie Struven. Jack E. McCants. — Two sets of notes: recollections of Edward Struven at Bradenton Florida in 1961 recalling Abdu'l-Bah...
68. 1959-02-06. Recollection of Visits with 'Abdul-Baha. William Dodge. — Travels in Akka and meetings with Abdu'l-Baha November 16 - December 4 1901 at his house in Akka, an...
69. 1956. Prison City of Akká, The. William Sears. — A pilgrim’s reflection on ‘Akka, where Baha’u’llah revealed the Kitab-i-Aqdas and endured im...
70. 1954-04. Pilgrimage to Haifa and Akka: Parts One-Three. William Sears. — Notes on his pilgrimage in 1954 by American Baha'i and pioneer (and later Hand of the Cause) William...
71. 1952/2003. Memories of Nine Years in Akka. Youness Khan Afroukhteh, Riaz Masrour, trans. . — Translation of Khatirat-i-Nuh-Saliy-i-‘Akka, the memoirs of Dr. Yúnis Afrukhtih, who served ‘Ab...
72. 1941/1997. Old New Land. Theodor Herzl, Lotta Levensohn, trans. . — A vision of future Haifa, written in 1902: "all the way from Akka to Mount Carmel stretched what see...
73. 1940/1967. Chosen Highway, The. Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. — Oral Baha'i histories collected by an eminent early English Baha'i, first published in 1940.
74. 1938. Palestine Unveiled. Douglas V. Duff. — Passing mentions of the German Colony and descriptions of Akka and Haifa. Contains no mention of the...
75. 1938. Two Letters of Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. Phoebe Hearst. — Brief description of Phoebe A. Hearst's transformative visit to ‘Akka in 1899, from the book Persi...
76. 1937. Sunburst. Lorol Schopflocher (published as Lorol Schofflocher). — Autobiography of the life story, and travels on behalf of the Baha'i Faith, of prominent socialite a...
77. 1933-07. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An. Mary Hanford Ford. — Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement.
78. 1932. Wanderer in the Promised Land, A. Norman Bentwich. — Four pages on the history of Akka, including two on the Baha'is.
79. 1926-04-21. Impressions of Haifa. Alain Locke. — Locke reflects on his visit to the Baha'i shrines in November 1923.
80. 1926. Easter in Palestine, 1921-1922. Millicent Fawcett. — Background of Tiberias, Akka, and Haifa, with passing mentions of The Bab and Abdu'l-Baha.
81. 1922-09. Questions about Science and Religion: Interviews with Abdu'l-Bahá at Tiberias and Haifa. Anna Kunz. — Questions asked of Abdu'l-Baha by two Christians visiting Haifa in 1921.
82. 1922. Handbook of Palestine, The. Harry Charles Lukach (published as Harry Charles Luke). — Passing mentions of the Bab, Baha'is, and Subh-i-Azal, along with the history and geography of Akka....
83. 1915. Ayesha of the Bosphorus: A Romance of Constantinople. Stanwood Cobb. — A novella combining fiction with scenes from the lives of Abdu'l-Baha and the Baha'is in Haifa in th...
84. 1915. Meeting a Prophet. Archie Bell. — Book chapter containing three interviews with 'Abdu'l-Baha at the Sea of Galilee.
85. 1914. Twenty-one Days with Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land. M. R. Shirazi. — A lecture delivered at the Lodge of the Karachi Theosophical Society on the 13th June 1914.
86. 1913-05-23. Journalist in the Holy Land, A: Glimpses of Egypt and Palestine. Arthur E. Copping. — A visit to the Akka and its surroundings in 1913; no mention of the Baha'i Faith.
87. 1912/1918/2007. Views of Akka, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Other Places: Photographs of "The Dwelling Place of the Most High," Authorized by Abdu'l-Baha. — Pictures of Akka taken between 1903-1911, with historical annotations and bibliographical data. Scan...
88. 1912. Call of Mt. Carmel, The. Maude Holbach. — Includes passing references to Abdu'l-Baha and Akka, a description of life in Haifa at the time, and...
89. 1911-12-01. Light in the Lantern, The. E. S. Stevens. — Sympathetic outsider's overview of Baha'i history and its spread through the Western world. Includes...
90. 1911. Brief Account of the Bahá'í Movement, A. Ethel J. Rosenberg. — An early overview of the Baha'i Faith and its teachings, with compilation of quotations, published a...
91. 1911. My Visit to Abbas-Effendi in 1899. Margaret B. Peeke. — Visit to Abdu'l-Baha in 1899 by an American mystical author who subsequently became a Baha'i.
92. 1910-10. Brief Account of the Bahai Movement, A. Archie C. Fisk. — Short profile of the Faith's history and teachings.
93. 1910. Acca Notes. Howard C. Struven. — Notes of a visit to Haifa and Akka in 1910. Not proofread.
94. 1910. Pilgrim Notes. Hormozdyar Sabet. — Brief overview of visits to the shrines and meeting Abdu'l-Baha.
95. 1909-01. Notes of Miss Ethel Rosenberg of London England, taken in Acca, January 1909. Ethel J. Rosenberg. — Includes a short unrelated letter, a "postscript to the letter of Miss Harriet M. Wise" by Reunion M...
96. 1909. Heavenly Feast, A: Some Utterances of Abdul-Baha to Two American Pilgrims in Acca, Syria. Charles Haney, Miriam Haney. — Notes taken verbatim stenographically by Mariam Haney, from interpreter Dr Ameen U Fareed, during ni...
97. 1908-11. Flowers Culled from the Rose Garden of Acca. Ida A. Finch, Fanny Alma Knobloch, Alma S. Knobloch. — Lengthy notes of talks with three visitors, taken November 7-13, 1908.
98. 1908. Table Talks with Abdu'l-Baha. George F. Winterburn, Rosa V. Winterburn, Youness Khan Afroukhteh, trans. . — Lengthy notes taken in February 1904, published as a 32-page book in July 1908 at the request of Tho...
99. 1907-10. Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca. Aline Shane-Devin. — Discussion on spiritual concepts, prayer, the importance of loving and understanding God; creation a...
100. 1907. Ten Days in the Light of Akka. Julia M. Grundy. — A lengthy recollection of conversations with Abdu'l-Baha and notes of his lectures.
101. 1907. Table Talks at Acca. Arthur S. Agnew. — Description of his visit to 'Abdu'l-Baha in Akka in 1907 by an early American Baha'i.
102. 1907. Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca. Corinne True, Mirza Hadi, Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. . — Notes of a pilgrimage in 1907, and Abdu'l-Baha's answers to questions posed by True, published as a ...
103. 1906/1913. Tablets of Tarazat, World, Words of Paradise, Tajalliyat, and Glad Tidings. Bahá'u'lláh, Ali Kuli Khan, trans. . — Five early translations of Tablets from Akka.
104. 1905. Brief Account of My Visit to Acca, A. Mary Lucas. — Detailed notes of a visit to Haifa, January-February 1905, and Abdu'l-Baha's interpretations of seve...
105. 1905. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi, by Myron Henry Phelps: Review. G. Stanley Hall, ed.
106. 1903. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi: A Study of the Religion of the Babis, or Beha'is Founded by the Persian Bab and by His Successors, Beha Ullah and Abbas Effendi. Myron Henry Phelps, Bahiyyih Khanum. — Abdu'l-Baha's life, partly as told by his sister Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experience...
107. 1902-1924. Gertrude Bell Archive, excerpts. Gertrude Bell. — A British writer and archeologist, Bell traveled throughout the Middle East from 1899-1926. During t...
108. 1901. Utterances of Abdul Beha Abas to Two Young Men, American Pilgrims to Acre. Abdu'l-Bahá. — Talks to pilgrims William Copeland Dodge and Wendall Dodge in Akka, November-December, 1901, publish...
109. 1900. Message from Acca. Anton Haddad. — A lengthy report of Abdu'l-Baha's teachings to the Baha'is in America. Can be seen as a precursor to...
110. 1891/1975. Introduction: A Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb. E. G. Browne. — Overview of Browne's early research into the Babis and his collecting their historical materials; au...
111. 1887. Babs and Their Prophet, The. Laurence Oliphant. — Excerpt from a book described by E.G. Browne as "the first published notice of Beha and the Babi col...

1. 1799-00-00 — Napoleon, returning from Egypt, captured Jaffa and laid siege to Acre. At this juncture the French...
2. 1819-00-00 — 'Abdu'llah Pasha became the governor of `Akka in 1819. In 1832 when the Egyptians took `Akka he surr...
3. 1821-00-00 — `Abdu'llah Pasha built the Mansion at Bahji. [BBD5, 42]
4. 1831-00-00 — Egyptian occupation of `Akka. [BBR202; DH128] 'Abdu'llah Pasha was the governor of 'Akka from 181...
5. 1840-00-00 — The British fleet took `Akka from the Egyptians. [BBR202]
6. 1864-12-00 — After years of imprisonment in Tehran, Àbdu'r '-Rasúl-Qumi visited Baha'u'llah in Adrianople then ...
7. 1867-12-31 — The Súratu'l-Haykal (Epistle of the Temple) was revealed during the years in Adrianople, and re-ca...
8. 1868-00-00 — During this period Baha'u'llah revealed a number of Tablets to rulers including the Lawh-i-Ra'is to ...
9. 1868-07-26 — Baha'u'llah's banishment to 'Akka Sultan `Abdu'l-`Aziz, at the instigation of his Prime Minister,...
10. 1868-08-31 — The ship arrived in Haifa in the early morning. [BKG269; GPB182; RB3:11] Baha'u'llah and His comp...
11. 1868-09-00 — The second Lawh-i-Salman was revealed in Akka sometime shortly after the summer 1868, so known becau...
12. 1868-09-03 — The firman of the Sultan `Abdu'l-`Aziz condemning Baha'u'llah to life imprisonment was read out in t...
13. 1868-09-21 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Lawh-i-Ra'is (Tablet to the Chief) to Ali Pasha to condemn him for his crue...
14. 1868-10-00 — Nabil was released from prison in Egypt and departed for `Akka. [BKG290–1; RB3:57] He visited C...
15. 1868-10-31 — Nabil entered `Akka in disguise but was recognized and after three days was expelled from the city. ...
16. 1869-00-00 — Haji Amin-i-Ilahi arrived in `Akka from Iran and was the first pilgrim to see Baha'u'llah. [DH33] ...
17. 1869-00-00 — The 17-year-old Áqa Buzurg-i-Nishapúri, Badi`, arrived in `Akka having walked from Mosul. He was a...
18. 1869-00-00 — The Tablet of Fu'ad, was revealed in 1869, soon after the premature death in Nice, Franc
19. 1869-02-00 — Nabil made a second attempt to enter `Akka. He was able to remain for 81 days and met Mirza Áqa Jan...
20. 1869-05-01 — Nabil met Baha'u'llah. [RB3:57]
21. 1870-00-00 — `Údi Khammar completed the restoration and expansion of the mansion at Bahji originally built by `A...
22. 1870-06-22 — Mirza Mihdi, the Purest Branch, fell through the skylight in the roof of the prison in `Akka onto a ...
23. 1870-06-23 — Mirza Mihdi died from his injuries 22 hours after his fall. [BKG311–12; GPB188; RB3:208] See ...
24. 1870-09-29 — Mirza `Abdu'l-Ghaffar effected his escape from Cyprus and rejoins Baha'u'llah in `Akka. [BBR306]
25. 1870-11-05 — Baha'u'llah was moved from the citadel to the house of Malik in the Fakhúrah quarter, in the wester...
26. 1871-01-00 — Baha'u'llah was moved to the house of Khavvam, across the street from the house of Malik. [BBR209–...
27. 1871-05-00 — Baha'u'llah was transferred to the house of Rabi`ih. [GPB189] His occupation of this house lasted...
28. 1871-06-00 — `Údi Khammar, a wealthy Maronite Christian merchant, and his family moved into the recently restore...
29. 1871-09-00 — Baha'u'llah was transferred to the house of `Údi Khammar in `Akka. [BBD109; BKG317; DH39, 203; GPB1...
30. 1871-12-00 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Lawh-i-Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet) while living in the house of ...
31. 1872-00-02 — Baha'u'llah tasked Shaykh Salman to escort Munirih Khanum (Fatimih Khanum) to `Akka to marry `Abdu'l...
32. 1872-01-22 — Three Azalis were murdered by seven Baha'is in 'Akka. [BBD163; BKG3256 DH41; GPB189; RB3:235] Siy...
33. 1872-10-00 — The Reverend James Huber, a missionary from the Church Missionary Society of Germany stationed in Na...
34. 1872-12-00 — Munirih Khanum arrived in `Akka. She stayed in the house of Mirza Músa for five months. [MKBM44] ...
35. 1872-12-00 — The Arabic and Persian text of Baha'u'llah's 'Tablet of Medicine' (Lawh-i-Tibb) is to be dated to th...
36. 1873-00-00 — During this period Baha'u'llah's Writings pertained to the establishment of the new world order.
37. 1873-00-01 — Ahmad Big Tawfiq (Ahmad Bey) became Mutasarrif of `Akka. [BBD12, 20; BBR487; DH126–9; GPB192] H...
38. 1873-02-00 — Baha'u'llah completed the revelation of the Kitab-i-Aqdas in the southeast corner room of the house ...
39. 1873-03-01 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Tablet of the Vision, "Lawh-i-Rú'ya" in Arabic. See the Provisional Transl...
40. 1873-03-08 — Marriage of `Abdu'l-Baha to Munirih Khanum in the House of `Abbúd. DH45 says the marriage too...
41. 1873-12-01 — Baha'u'llah acquired the house of `Abbúd. It is joined to the house of `Údi Khammar to make one re...
42. 1873-12-02 — The existence of the Kitab-i-Aqdas was made known to the Baha'is. [SA248]
43. 1873-12-31 — Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) was written by Baha'u'llah in 'Akka and add
44. 1875-00-03 — `Abdu'l-Baha rented a small garden near `Akka for Baha'u'llah's use. [BBD196–7; DH95] See DH95 ...
45. 1875-00-04 — At the request of Baha'u'llah,`Abdu'l-Baha wrote The Mysterious Forces of Civilization, a treatise o...
46. 1877-00-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha rented the house of Mazra`ih for Baha'u'llah's use. [BKG357; DH87; RB3:416]
47. 1877-06-00 — Possibly the first visit of Baha'u'llah to the Ridvan Garden outside `Akka. [BBD196–7; DH95; GPB19...
48. 1877-06-02 — See Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets reveale...
49. 1877-06-03 — Baha'u'llah took up residence at Mazra`ih. [BBD154] It took the repeated pleadings of Shaykh `Ali...
50. 1879-06-00 — An epidemic of plague broke out in `Akka and environs. Among others who felt its effects were `Údi ...
51. 1879-12-31 — Birth of Túba Khanum, second daughter of `Abdu'l-Baha. [CH93, 95, ABMM]
52. 1881-00-00 — The Ridvan Garden and the Firdaws Garden were purchased in the name of Baha'u'llah. [BBD84, 196; DH9...
53. 1881-00-00 — The second Trustee of the Huqúqu'llah was Haji Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikani, entitled Amin-i-Ilahi (Trust...
54. 1882-01-20 — The Lawh-i-Maqsúd (The Goal, The Desired One) was revealed by Baha'u'llah in 'Akka. [MMG131-135; L...
55. 1885-10-29 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Tablet of Ishraqat for Jalil-i-Khu'i on the Most Great Infallibility. I...
56. 1886-00-04 — `Abdu'l-Baha wrote A Traveller's Narrative. [TN40] A translation into English
57. 1886-00-05 — The passing of the wife of Baha'u'llah, Ásiyih Khanum, entitled Navvab (the Most Exalted Leaf) in t...
58. 1886-09-14 — Mishkin-Qalam, who had been living in Larnica, left Cyprus on a Syrian vessel going direct to `Akka....
59. 1887-00-00 — Mirza Músa, Áqay-i-Kalim, Apostle of Baha'u'llah, the faithful brother of Baha'u'llah, passed away...
60. 1887-00-00 — Husayn, the young son of 'Abdu'l-Baha and Munirih Khanum died in Akka at the age of three or four. ...
61. 1887-10-27 — "When Baha'u'llah revealed the Kitab-i-Aqdas He withheld the publication of certain laws. These incl...
62. 1888-07-00 — Nabil began his chronicle, The Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Baha'i Reve...
63. 1890-00-05 — E. G. Browne was in `Akka. Baha'u'llah was staying in the Templer colony in Haifa when he arrived. [...
64. 1890-04-15 — E. G. Browne was granted four successive interviews with Baha'u'llah at Bahji. [BBD43; BBR225; BKG37...
65. 1890-11-00 — Nabil presented his chronicle, The Dawn-Breakers, to Baha'u'llah and `Abdu'l-Baha for approval. [DBX...
66. 1891-00-00 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Kitab-i-`Ahd. [BBD32; CB142; GPB236–40, BKG420–5; RB4:419–20] It...
67. 1891-05-20 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Lawh-i-Times, Tablet to the Times in which He recounted the circumstances o...
68. 1892-04-01 — Close to the end of His life Baha'u'llah became displeased with Mirza Àqa Jan and dismissed him fro...
69. 1892-05-01 — During the lifetime of Baha'u'llah Muhammad Ali made two trips to India for seditious purposes. With...
70. 1892-06-20 — Soon after the ascension of Baha'u'llah the Covenant-breakers led by Mirza Muhammad-'Ali, on the pre...
71. 1892-09-03 — Nabil, inconsolable at the death of Baha'u'llah, committed suicide by drowning himself in the sea. [...
72. 1893-00-02 — `Abdu'l-Baha wrote Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (variously translated as "Treatise on Politics", "A Treatise...
73. 1896-00-02 — Diya'iyyih Khanum, the eldest daughter of `Abdu'l-Baha, married Mirza Hadi Afnan of Shiraz. [BW4:234...
74. 1896-10-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha rented the former Governorate of `Abdu'llah Pasha in the northwest corner of the city o...
75. 1896-11-00 — Mirza Muhammad-`Ali sent letters with misleading statements and calumnies against `Abdu'l-Baha, thus...
76. 1896-11-01 — `Abdu'l-Baha was forced to withdraw from `Akka to Tiberias owing to the accusations levelled against...
77. 1897-03-01 — The birth of Shoghi Effendi, in the house of `Abdu'llah Pasha. [BBD208; BKG359; DH60, 214; GBF2] He...
78. 1897-03-26 — From the time of the passing of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha endured significant family opposition to Hi...
79. 1897-05-15 — Finding the situation in `Akka intolerable, `Abdu'l-Baha had moved to Haifa's Retreat of Elijah on M...
80. 1897-12-00 — In a gathering in Akka, 'Abdu'l-Baha informed the friends of the threats of Siyyid Jamalud-Din-i-Afg...
81. 1898-08-20 — Jamal Effendi passed away in `Akka. [EB128; Momen-Jamal Effendi] Note: Balyuzi gives the date of ...
82. 1898-11-11 — Kheiralla arrived in `Akka. [BFA1:XXVIII, 141] He had left the party of pilgrims in France and de...
83. 1898-12-10 — The first Western pilgrims arrived in `Akka. [AB68; BBD13; BBRXXX; DH214; GPB257; SCU13; Baha'i Teac...
84. 1898-12-20 — The second group of Western pilgrims arrived in `Akka, and stayed three days before returning to Cai...
85. 1899-01-15 — By mid-January Marion Kheiralla arrived in Akka. [BFA1p145]
86. 1899-01-31 — The Remains of the Bab arrived in the Holy Land. [BBD209; DH66; GPB274; LWS147] They were stored...
87. 1899-02-16 — The third group of Western pilgrims arrived in the Holy Land after completing their six-week cruise ...
88. 1899-03-12 — Margaret Peeke (b. 8 April 1838, d. 2 November 1908) and an unknown companion visited 'Abdu'l-Baha i...
89. 1899-03-13 — Near the end of the first Western pilgrims to Akka (8 December 1898 to 23 March 1899), government of...
90. 1899-03-23 — Edward and Lua Getsinger departed Akka and arrived in New York City on the 20th of May. [LGHC30] ...
91. 1899-05-01 — Kheiralla returned to the United States from `Akka. [BFA1:xxix, 158] (After his departure from Pales...
92. 1900-04-27 — Dr Yúnis Khan arrived in `Akka to act as translator for `Abdu'l-Baha. He remained for nine years. [...
93. 1901-00-00 — The Junayn Gardens northwest of Mazra`ih, owned by several Baha'is, was registered under the name of...
94. 1901-08-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha wrote His Will and Testament over this seven-year period. [AB124–5, 484; BBD236] I...
95. 1901-08-20 — Sultan `Abdu'l-Hamid re-imposed the restrictions confining `Abdu'l-Baha and His brothers within the ...
96. 1901-09-00 — Thomas Breakwell went on pilgrimage to `Akka, the first Englishman to do so. He was accompanied by H...
97. 1902-00-03 — Pilgrims from the East and the West were once again permitted to visit `Abdu'l-Baha. [CB232]
98. 1902-09-02 — Lua Getsinger spent over a year in the household of 'Abdu'l-Baha teaching English to His grandchildr...
99. 1902-12-00 — One of the chief promoters of Mirza Muhammad-'Ali in India was Mirza Husayn-'Aliy-i-Jahrumi. See ...
100. 1903-02-00 — Mirza Badi'u'llah, the fourth surviving son of Baha'u'llah, wrote to the Baha'is announcing his brea...
101. 1904-00-00 — Mahd-i-`Ulya (Fatimih Khanum), the second wife of Baha'u'llah, died. She and all her four surviving ...
102. 1904-00-00 — Laura Clifford Barney made a number of extended visits to `Akka during this period. She brought with...
103. 1904-00-00 — Through the year the Covenant-breakers plotted until the friendly governor of `Akka was replaced by ...
104. 1905-00-00 — A second Commission of Inquiry, under the chairmanship of `Árif Bey, arrived in `Akka further to in...
105. 1906-03-00 — Mrs Whyte, the wife of a well-known Scottish clergyman, made a pilgrimage to `Akka with Mary Virgini...
106. 1907-02-25 — Corinne True travelled to `Akka to present `Abdu'l-Baha with a scroll with the signatures of 800 (or...
107. 1907-04-00 — Roy Wilhelm, accompanied by his mother, went on a pilgrimage to attain the presence of 'Abdu'l-Baha...
108. 1908-00-00 — Stanwood Cobb was in Egypt try to recover from a difficult time at Robert College in Istanbul where ...
109. 1908-00-00 — Marion Jack was in 'Akka and taught 'Abdu'l-Baha's children. [FMH45]
110. 1909-00-00 — Juliet Thompson made a pilgrimage to 'Akka and met with 'Abdu'l-Baha., [ABF19]
111. 1909-06-00 — Sir Ronald Storrs, then a student of Arabic of Edward Granville Browne, visited 'Abdu'l-Baha in Akka...
112. 1909-10-00 — `Abdu'l-Baha gradually moved His family from `Akka to Haifa. [DH214]
113. 1909-11-00 — Charles Mason Remey and Howard Struven left the United States on the first Baha'i teaching trip to c...
114. 1910-00-00 — Agnes Parsons made a pilgrimage to Akka to see 'Abdu'l-Baha. [Luminous Journey 30:02] She had becom...
115. 1910-08-00 — Having moved all His family to Haifa, `Abdu'l-Baha Himself moved from the House of `Abdu'llah Pasha ...
116. 1910-08-30 — The Ottoman officials, architects and masons came from Constantinople for the express purpose of pla...
117. 1914-01-00 — The publication of A Brief History of Beha'u'llah: the Founder of Behai Religion by M J Gazvini. [Co...
118. 1914-10-15 — In a talk by 'Abdu'l-Baha to Mason Remey and George Latimer in Haifa the Master distanced Himself fr...
119. 1915-00-00 — Jamal Pasha, Commander of the 4th Army Corps of the Turkish army, was put in military control of Syr...
120. 1915-05-00 — The Baha'is of Haifa and `Akka returned to their homes from the village of Abú-Sinan. [DH147]
121. 1916-05-16 — The Sykes–Picot Agreement, officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was a secret 1916 agreeme...
122. 1920-00-00 — Agnes Parsons made her second pilgrimage. It was during this visit that 'Abdu'l-Baha charged her wi...
123. 1922-01-06 — A memorial feast for 600 people of Haifa, `Akka and the surrounding area was held 40 days after the ...
124. 1931-05-01 — Lilian Barron McNeill, an English Baha'i, and her husband, a retired British army officer, rented th...
125. 1933-00-00 — The construction of the Akka-Haifa highway. The town of Haifa was taking on a greater importance wi...
126. 1937-12-20 — Muhammad-'Ali, half-brother of 'Abdu'l-Baha and Arch-breaker of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah, died. [...
127. 1938-00-00 — The fourth Trustee of the Huqúqu'llah was Jinab-i-Valiyu'llah Varqa, the third son of Varqa the mar...
128. 1939-12-05 — Shoghi Effendi disintered the remains of Navvab and the Purest Branch. [DH162; PP260] He went to ...
129. 1949-08-16 — The passing of Lilian Vaughan McNeill (b.1 December, 1879). In May, 1931 she and her husband, Brigad...
130. 1950-12-15 — The Guardian appealed directly to Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to recognize the interest...
131. 1951-03-02 — Shoghi Effendi announced the completion of the restoration of the House of 'Abbúd. [MBW8]
132. 1957-04-03 — Shoghi Effendi announced that the Treasury Department of Israel had issued an expropriation order fo...
133. 1957-06-00 — The Covenant-breakers completely abandoned Bahji. [CB367–9; DH215; MBW120–2; PP233–4]
134. 1957-09-06 — Shoghi Effendi announced 'the complete evacuation of the remnant of Covenant-breakers and the transf...
135. 1957-11-18 — The first conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God convened at Bahji. Twenty-three Hands were prese...
136. 1957-11-18 — The Hands of the Cause conducted a memorial meeting for Shoghi Effendi in the Haram-i-Aqdas. [BW13:3...
137. 1958-11-21 — The Second Conclave of the Hands of the Cause convened at Bahji. [BW13:347–8; MoC55-125] It was a...
138. 1959-00-01 — The mansion at Mazra'ih was renovated. [MC219]
139. 1959-00-05 — The House of 'Abbúd was renovated and restored. [MC219]
140. 1959-10-23 — The third Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. [BW13:351; MC127-173] ...
141. 1959-11-04 — The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their third Conclave. [MC166–70] The date for the ...
142. 1961-10-15 — The fifth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. [MoC249-329] For the a...
143. 1963-04-09 — The sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. For the agenda see MoC...
144. 1965-11-11 — The Universal House of Justice announced that the 'final step' in the 'process' of the 'purification...
145. 1970-06-23 — The centenary of the death of Mirza Mihdi was commemorated with a day of prayer by Baha'is around th...
146. 1972-05-02 — The northeast and southeast quadrants of the gardens at Bahji were completed and the southern garden...
147. 1973-03-13 — The mansion at Mazra'ih was purchased. [BW15:169; BW16:136; BW19-779-782, DH94; VV14] From the Ri...
148. 1975-01-14 — The house of 'Abdu'llah Pasha was purchased after lengthy and delicate negotiations. [BBD108; BW16:1...
149. 1977-12-01 — The restoration of the house of 'Abdu'llah Pasha began. [BW17:84]
150. 1978-00-00 — The publication of Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas. [
151. 1980-09-24 — Universal House of Justice announced that additional land had been acquired in the south-western are...
152. 1983-04-21 — The renovation of the House of 'Abdu'llah Pasha in 'Akka was completed. [BW18:77] Delegates atten...
153. 1990-05-23 — The work started on the project to reinforce and extend the main terrace of the Shrine of the Bab. T...
154. 2004-06-00 — After 15 years of negotiations, research, and planning, the restoration work began on the cell used ...
155. 2004-11-24 — The announcement of the completion of the restoration of the prison citadel that was occupied by Bah...
156. 2008-05-12 — After several years of negotiations, agreement was reached with the Israeli government for the acqui...
157. 2008-07-08 — The Shrine of the Bab and the Resting Place of Bahau'llah, together with their surrounding gardens, ...
158. 2009-12-15 — The Universal House of Justice gave a progress report on the work that was being done at the World C...
159. 2010-10-29 — After three years the restoration, work was completed on the Ridvan Garden some two kilometers south...
160. 2018-08-31 — To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival in the Holy Land the Baha'i World News Service p...
161. 2020-09-29 — A progress report on the construction of the Shrine of 'Abdu'l-Baha was released. The project cont...
162. 2021-02-15 — In an update on the construction of the Shrine of 'Abdu'l-Baha it was reported that the first steps ...

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