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Baháʼí Faith in Georgia (country)

November 20, 2023

The Baháʼí Faith in Georgia began with its arrival in the region in 1850 through its association with the precursor religion the Bábí Faith during the lifetime of Baháʼu'lláh.[1] During the period of Soviet policy of religious oppression, the institutions of the Baháʼís in the Soviet Republics were progressively dissolved[2] and so disappeared from communication with Baháʼís elsewhere.[3] However, in 1963 an individual was identified[4] in Tbilisi.[5] Following Perestroika the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly of Georgia formed in 1991[6] and Georgian Baháʼís elected their first National Spiritual Assembly in 1995.[7] The religion is noted as growing in Georgia.[1] The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying on World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 1,588 Baháʼís in 2005.[8]

Early period edit

From 1850 onwards, small groups of Bábís spread across the Caucasus including Georgia.[1] Jamshíd-i-Gurjí is a noted member of the religion from Georgia who lived in the lifetime of Baháʼu'lláh.[9] He was arrested in Constantinople[10] and subsequently rather than being banished with Baháʼu'lláh's party to Akka or others to Cyprus, he was deported to Persia though in transit he was released by the Khurds.[10]

By the time the effects of the October Revolution began to spread across the Russian Empire transforming it into the Soviet Union, Baháʼís had spread through much of Soviet territory.[11] And initially the religion still grew in organization when the election of the regional National Assembly of the Baháʼís of the Caucasus and Turkistan took place in 1925.[12] However, with the Soviet policy of religious oppression, the Baháʼís, strictly adhering to their principle of obedience to legal government, abandoned its administration and any properties were nationalized. As the institutions of the Baháʼís in the Soviet Republics were progressively dissolved[2] and so disappeared from communication with Baháʼís elsewhere.[3] It is known that many were imprisoned and died, some were deported to Siberia, though most were deported to Iran.[13] In 1953 Baháʼís started to move to the Soviet Republics in Asia, after the head of the religion at the time, Shoghi Effendi, initiated a plan called the Ten Year Crusade. At the culmination of this plan, in 1963, various centers were restored in the region including Georgia,[4][14] where there was an individual Baháʼí identified in Tbilisi.[6]

Modern community edit

It was not until the onset of Perestroika that the Baháʼís began to meet and organize again. The first Local Spiritual Assembly of Georgia to form was in 1991 in Tbilisi.[6] After being part of the regional national assembly with Russia since 1992, Georgian Baháʼís elected their first National Spiritual Assembly in 1995[7] with Hand of the Cause, Rúhíyyih Khanum representing the Universal House of Justice.[15] In 2004 members of the Baháʼí community in Georgia opened the first Degree Confluence point in Georgia.[16] Addressing circumstances in Georgia, Baháʼís have observed that publishing their materials is "not very easy", and "Some companies are not happy to print our material – they have only limited understanding. Plus they are afraid that if the government finds out they might have problems."[17] There is a project to revise school curricula to represent the diverse religions in Georgia on a more neutral basis than done in recent years. Not all schools introduced revised religious education classes - "about half the schools in Tbilisi have these classes".[17] The Baháʼí Faith is among the religions with a small following who function unobtrusively and have mainly tended to be able to operate without much hostile government attention.[18]

Some 47 Georgian Baháʼís traveled to Baku to be among the 360 participants in a regional conference of the religion in 2009.[19]

Demographics edit

The religion is noted as growing in Georgia.[1] The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying on World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 1,588 Baháʼís in 2005.[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Balci, Bayram; Jafarov, Azer (2007-02-20), "Who are the Bahaʼis of the Caucasus? {Part 1 of 3}", Caucaz.com
  2. ^ a b "Survey of Current Baha'i Activities in the East and West: Persecution and Deportation of the Baha'is of Caucasus and Turkistan". The Baháʼí World. Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Committee. VIII (1938–40): 87–90. 1942.
  3. ^ a b Effendi, Shoghi (1936-03-11). The World Order of Baháʼu'lláh. Haifa, Palestine: US Baháʼí Publishing Trust, 1991 first pocket-size edition. pp. 64–67.
  4. ^ a b Monakhova, Elena (2000). "From Islam to Feminism via Baha'i Faith". Women Plus…. Vol. 2000, no. 3.
  5. ^ Compiled by Hands of the Cause Residing in the Holy Land. "The Baháʼí Faith: 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative, Including the Achievements of the Ten Year International Baháʼí Teaching & Consolidation Plan 1953-1963". p. 84.
  6. ^ a b c Ahmadi, Dr. (2003). . homepage for an online course on the book “Century of Light”. Association for Baháʼí Studies in Southern Africa. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  7. ^ a b Hassall, Graham. "Notes on Research on National Spiritual Assemblies". Research notes. Asia Pacific Baháʼí Studies. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  8. ^ a b . QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  9. ^ ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1997) [1971]. Memorials of the Faithful (Softcover ed.). Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. pp. 120–122. ISBN 0-87743-242-2.
  10. ^ a b Taherzadeh, A. (1977). The Revelation of Baháʼu'lláh, Volume 2: Adrianople 1863-68. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. pp. 328–9, 409. ISBN 0-85398-071-3.
  11. ^ . National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  12. ^ Hassall, Graham (1993). "Notes on the Babi and Baha'i Religions in Russia and its territories". The Journal of Baháʼí Studies. 05 (3). Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  13. ^ "Sufferings of the Believers in Turkistan and Caucasus". Baháʼí News (130): 2. October 1939.
  14. ^ Momen, Moojan. "Russia". Draft for "A Short Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith". Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  15. ^ Universal House of Justice (1995). "Ridván 1995". Ridván Messages. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  16. ^ Gornall, Leslie (2004-07-28). "42°N 44°E". Degree Confluence Project. Degree Confluence Project. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  17. ^ a b Corley, Felix (2004-08-23). "GEORGIA: Religious freedom survey, August 2004". F18News.
  18. ^ Corley, Felix (2008-09-24). "AZERBAIJAN: Religious freedom survey, September 2008". F18News.
  19. ^ Baháʼí International Community (2009-02-22). "The Baku Regional Conference". Baháʼí World News Service.

External links edit

  • Georgian Baháʼí National Community

November 20, 2023
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The Bahaʼi Faith in Georgia began with its arrival in the region in 1850 through its association with the precursor religion the Babi Faith during the lifetime of Bahaʼu llah 1 During the period of Soviet policy of religious oppression the institutions of the Bahaʼis in the Soviet Republics were progressively dissolved 2 and so disappeared from communication with Bahaʼis elsewhere 3 However in 1963 an individual was identified 4 in Tbilisi 5 Following Perestroika the first Bahaʼi Local Spiritual Assembly of Georgia formed in 1991 6 and Georgian Bahaʼis elected their first National Spiritual Assembly in 1995 7 The religion is noted as growing in Georgia 1 The Association of Religion Data Archives relying on World Christian Encyclopedia estimated some 1 588 Bahaʼis in 2005 8 Contents 1 Early period 2 Modern community 2 1 Demographics 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly period editFrom 1850 onwards small groups of Babis spread across the Caucasus including Georgia 1 Jamshid i Gurji is a noted member of the religion from Georgia who lived in the lifetime of Bahaʼu llah 9 He was arrested in Constantinople 10 and subsequently rather than being banished with Bahaʼu llah s party to Akka or others to Cyprus he was deported to Persia though in transit he was released by the Khurds 10 By the time the effects of the October Revolution began to spread across the Russian Empire transforming it into the Soviet Union Bahaʼis had spread through much of Soviet territory 11 And initially the religion still grew in organization when the election of the regional National Assembly of the Bahaʼis of the Caucasus and Turkistan took place in 1925 12 However with the Soviet policy of religious oppression the Bahaʼis strictly adhering to their principle of obedience to legal government abandoned its administration and any properties were nationalized As the institutions of the Bahaʼis in the Soviet Republics were progressively dissolved 2 and so disappeared from communication with Bahaʼis elsewhere 3 It is known that many were imprisoned and died some were deported to Siberia though most were deported to Iran 13 In 1953 Bahaʼis started to move to the Soviet Republics in Asia after the head of the religion at the time Shoghi Effendi initiated a plan called the Ten Year Crusade At the culmination of this plan in 1963 various centers were restored in the region including Georgia 4 14 where there was an individual Bahaʼi identified in Tbilisi 6 Modern community editIt was not until the onset of Perestroika that the Bahaʼis began to meet and organize again The first Local Spiritual Assembly of Georgia to form was in 1991 in Tbilisi 6 After being part of the regional national assembly with Russia since 1992 Georgian Bahaʼis elected their first National Spiritual Assembly in 1995 7 with Hand of the Cause Ruhiyyih Khanum representing the Universal House of Justice 15 In 2004 members of the Bahaʼi community in Georgia opened the first Degree Confluence point in Georgia 16 Addressing circumstances in Georgia Bahaʼis have observed that publishing their materials is not very easy and Some companies are not happy to print our material they have only limited understanding Plus they are afraid that if the government finds out they might have problems 17 There is a project to revise school curricula to represent the diverse religions in Georgia on a more neutral basis than done in recent years Not all schools introduced revised religious education classes about half the schools in Tbilisi have these classes 17 The Bahaʼi Faith is among the religions with a small following who function unobtrusively and have mainly tended to be able to operate without much hostile government attention 18 Some 47 Georgian Bahaʼis traveled to Baku to be among the 360 participants in a regional conference of the religion in 2009 19 Demographics edit The religion is noted as growing in Georgia 1 The Association of Religion Data Archives relying on World Christian Encyclopedia estimated some 1 588 Bahaʼis in 2005 8 See also editReligion in Georgia country History of Georgia country Bahaʼi Faith in Azerbaijan Bahaʼi Faith in TurkmenistanReferences edit a b c d Balci Bayram Jafarov Azer 2007 02 20 Who are the Bahaʼis of the Caucasus Part 1 of 3 Caucaz com a b Survey of Current Baha i Activities in the East and West Persecution and Deportation of the Baha is of Caucasus and Turkistan The Bahaʼi World Wilmette Baha i Publishing Committee VIII 1938 40 87 90 1942 a b Effendi Shoghi 1936 03 11 The World Order of Bahaʼu llah Haifa Palestine US Bahaʼi Publishing Trust 1991 first pocket size edition pp 64 67 a b Monakhova Elena 2000 From Islam to Feminism via Baha i Faith Women Plus Vol 2000 no 3 Compiled by Hands of the Cause Residing in the Holy Land The Bahaʼi Faith 1844 1963 Information Statistical and Comparative Including the Achievements of the Ten Year International Bahaʼi Teaching amp Consolidation Plan 1953 1963 p 84 a b c Ahmadi Dr 2003 Major events of the Century of Light homepage for an online course on the book Century of Light Association for Bahaʼi Studies in Southern Africa Archived from the original on 2008 05 17 Retrieved 2009 05 05 a b Hassall Graham Notes on Research on National Spiritual Assemblies Research notes Asia Pacific Bahaʼi Studies Retrieved 2009 05 05 a b Most Baha i Nations 2005 QuickLists gt Compare Nations gt Religions gt The Association of Religion Data Archives 2005 Archived from the original on 2016 01 23 Retrieved 2009 07 04 ʻAbdu l Baha 1997 1971 Memorials of the Faithful Softcover ed Wilmette Illinois USA Bahaʼi Publishing Trust pp 120 122 ISBN 0 87743 242 2 a b Taherzadeh A 1977 The Revelation of Bahaʼu llah Volume 2 Adrianople 1863 68 Oxford UK George Ronald pp 328 9 409 ISBN 0 85398 071 3 Baha i Faith History in Azerbaijan National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahaʼis of Azerbaijan Archived from the original on 2012 02 19 Retrieved 2008 12 22 Hassall Graham 1993 Notes on the Babi and Baha i Religions in Russia and its territories The Journal of Bahaʼi Studies 05 3 Retrieved 2008 06 01 Sufferings of the Believers in Turkistan and Caucasus Bahaʼi News 130 2 October 1939 Momen Moojan Russia Draft for A Short Encyclopedia of the Bahaʼi Faith Bahaʼi Library Online Retrieved 2008 05 10 Universal House of Justice 1995 Ridvan 1995 Ridvan Messages Bahaʼi Library Online Retrieved 2009 05 05 Gornall Leslie 2004 07 28 42 N 44 E Degree Confluence Project Degree Confluence Project Retrieved 2012 10 18 a b Corley Felix 2004 08 23 GEORGIA Religious freedom survey August 2004 F18News Corley Felix 2008 09 24 AZERBAIJAN Religious freedom survey September 2008 F18News Bahaʼi International Community 2009 02 22 The Baku Regional Conference Bahaʼi World News Service External links editGeorgian Bahaʼi National Community Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bahaʼi Faith in Georgia country amp oldid 1176594323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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