ergence of the Universal House of
Justice.
Codification of the laws and ordinances of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Mother Book
of the Baha'i Revelation. Establishment of six national Baha'i Courts in
the chief cities of the Islamic East--Tihran, Cairo, Ba_gh_dad, New Delhi,
Karachi, Kabul. Extension of international Baha'i endowments in the Holy
Land, on the plain of Akka and the slopes of Mount Carmel. Construction of
international Baha'i Archives in the neighborhood of the Bab's Sepulcher.
Construction of a tomb for the wife of the Bab in _Sh_iraz. Identification
of the resting places of the father of Baha'u'llah and the mother and
cousin of the Bab for reburial in the Baha'i cemetery in the vicinity of
the Most Great House. Acquisition of the Garden of Ridvan in Ba_gh_dad,
site of the Siyah-_Ch_al in Tihran, site of the martyrdom of the Bab in
Tabriz, and of His incarceration in _Ch_ihriq.
More than quadruple the number of National Spiritual Assemblies--twenty-one
on the American, thirteen on the European, ten on the Asiatic, three on
the African and one on the Australian continents. Multiply seven-fold
national Haziratu'l-Quds, their establishment in the capital cities of the
chief Sovereign States and chief cities of the principal Dependencies of
the planet--twenty-one in America, fifteen in Europe, nine in Asia, three
in Africa, one in New Zealand. Framing national Baha'i constitutions, and
establishment of national Baha'i endowments in same capitals and cities of
same States and Dependencies.
More than quintuple the number of incorporated National
Assemblies--twenty-one in America, thirteen in Europe, twelve in Asia,
three in Africa, one in Australasia. The establishment of six national
Baha'i Publishing Trusts--two in America, two in Asia, one in Africa, one
in Europe.
The participation of the women of Persia in the membership of national and
local Assemblies. Establishment of seven Israel branches of National
Spiritual Assemblies--two from Europe, two from Asia, one each from
America, Africa and Australia. The establishment of a national Baha'i
printing press in Tihran.
Reinforcement of the ties binding the Baha'i World Community to the United
Nations. Inclusion, circumstances permitting, of eleven Republics
comprised within Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and two European
Soviet-controlled States within the orbit of the Administrative Order of
the Faith. Convocation of a World Baha'i Congress in the vicini
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