- 1829-03-29 — Birth of Áqá Muhammad-i-Qá'iní (Nabíl-i-Akbar), Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh, in Naw-Firist, near Bírjand. He died on the 5th of July 1892 in Bukhara, Russian Turkistan (now Uzbekistan). He was referred to as a Hand of the Cause by 'Abdu'l-Bahá posthumously. [Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project; MoFp1]
- 1860-00-00 —
Birth of Shaykh Muhammad-'Alíy-i-Qá'iní, Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh, in Naw Firist, near Bírjand. [EB273]
- He was a nephew of Nabil-i-Akbar. He traveled to India and later to Haifa . He was sent to Ishqábád by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to take care of the education of children. Along with other believers he helped to complete the unfinished writings of Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl. [Wikipedia]
- 1890-08-00 — Mullá Hasan and his two brothers were arrested and beaten in Sarcháh, Bírjand. [BW18:383]
- 1937-00-00 —
The persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran continued throughout the country. [BW18p389]
- Many Bahá'ís employed in the police force, army and government departments were dismissed.
- Six members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Ahváz were arrested.
- Bahá'ís who closed their shops on Bahá'í holy days in Bandar Sháh were arrested.
- All Bahá'í meetings in Kirmánsháh, Bírjand, Arák and other towns were prohibited by police order.
- Five Bahá'í families were attacked in their homes in Cham-tang, near Hindíyán. They were severely beaten and forced to leave the village.
- 2017-10-18 — The Iranian Bahá'í community was targeted during the bicentenary period. Between 18 and 21 October, some 19 individuals were arrested in Kermanshah, Tehran, and Birjand, and the homes 25 Baha'is were raided. Twenty-six Bahá'í-owned shops around the country were sealed off by authorities because the owners observed the Holy Day on 21 October. These closures occurred in Shiraz, Marvdasht, Gorgan, and Gonbad. [BWNS1215]
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