Storytelling Sundays # 11: “Place of Gathering”: The story of the Baha’i Faith in Hamadan

Come and join the Baha’is of Clearwater, Florida and Violetta Zein this Sunday 16 April at 11:00 AM Eastern for Storytelling Sundays # 11: “Place of Gathering”: The story of the Baha’i Faith in Hamadan!

Hamadan is one of the great cities or Iran where two figures from the Old Testament are buried, where Tahirih taught the Faith to many, and where large numbers of Jews entered the Faith.

Come and learn about the courage of this beautiful, steadfast community that has overcome 150 years of oppression.

APOLOGIES DEAR FRIENDS: THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN THE SPEAKER

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00:00:00 Welcome
00:04:02 Introduction to the talk
00:10:28 Part 1: The history of Hamadán
00:18:01 Part 2: The origins of the Bahá’í Faith in Hamadán
00:27:09 Part 3: Jewish culture and persecution in Qajar Persia
00:33:49 Part 4: First Jewish converts in Hamadán
00:38:01 Part 5: The Dilemma
00:43:39 Part 6: Growth and opposition
00:48:08 Part 7: The visit of Mírzá ‘Abu’l-Faḍl
00:51:26 Part 8: Muslim conversions in Hamadán
00:54:44 Part 9: Institutional developments
00:57:19 Part 10: The story of ‘Abu’l-Qasim-i-Hamadání
01:00:40 Part 11: 14 June 1981: The Seven Martyrs of Hamadán
01:10:21 Part 12: Epilogue: The passing of Hand of the Cause Ismahu’lláh Aṣdaq (Mullá Ṣadiq-i-Muqaddas)
00:17:30 Question, answers and discussion portion