'Abdu'l-Baha's carriage

'Abdu'l-Baha's carriage in front of His House in Haifa

Location of the entrance to Siyah-Chal (Black Pit) and its close vicinity to the Shah's palace

The area marked "X" shows the location of the entrance to Siyyah-Chal (Black Pit) in Tihran and its close vicinity to the Shah's palace (in the background)

1939: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada

Members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada, for the years 1939-1940 (The Baha'i World 1938-1940)

1953-1963: The Cause of God “took firm root” in the Caribbean by the settlement of 27 Knights of Baha’u’llah during the Ten Year Crusade

Yet it was not until the successive Plans of the beloved Guardian, culminating in the Ten Year Crusade, when 27 Knights of Bahá'u'lláh settled throughout this vast area, that the Cause took firm root. By 1963 the countries and islands of the Caribbean claimed less than 400 localities and only 147 Local Spiritual Assemblies. (The Universal House of Justice, excerpt from a message dated May 1971, to the Friends of God gathered in the Caribbean Conference; Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986) (To read the entire message please visit Messages to the Baha’i World Community – by the Universal House of Justice)