The Great African Safari
The travels of Ruhiyyih Khanum in Africa, 1969-73
An eyewitness account of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum's historic three-year journey crossing the African continent from north to south and from coast to coast.
'Africa - the magic word. I think of it and this vast and unique continent unrolls before my eyes. I see shining black faces of men and women and multitudes of children. I see lush green rain forests and hundreds of miles of savannah stretching out to the far horizon. I see the majestic snow-covered peaks of Kilimanjaro, and hear the joyous voices of Bahá’ís singing their own songs, singing all that they feel and all that they believe.'
Here is an eyewitness account of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum's historic three-year journey crossing the African continent from north to south and from coast to coast. Despite the passage of nearly thirty years, the story of this extraordinary adventure leaps off the page, vividly and faithfully told from the dairies of...Show More
'Africa - the magic word. I think of it and this vast and unique continent unrolls before my eyes. I see shining black faces of men and women and multitudes of children. I see lush green rain forests and hundreds of miles of savannah stretching out to the far horizon. I see the majestic snow-covered peaks of Kilimanjaro, and hear the joyous voices of Bahá’ís singing their own songs, singing all that they feel and all that they believe.'
Here is an eyewitness account of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum's historic three-year journey crossing the African continent from north to south and from coast to coast. Despite the passage of nearly thirty years, the story of this extraordinary adventure leaps off the page, vividly and faithfully told from the dairies of...Show More
An eyewitness account of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum's historic three-year journey crossing the African continent from north to south and from coast to coast.
'Africa - the magic word. I think of it and this vast and unique continent unrolls before my eyes. I see shining black faces of men and women and multitudes of children. I see lush green rain forests and hundreds of miles of savannah stretching out to the far horizon. I see the majestic snow-covered peaks of Kilimanjaro, and hear the joyous voices of Bahá’ís singing their own songs, singing all that they feel and all that they believe.'
Here is an eyewitness account of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum's historic three-year journey crossing the African continent from north to south and from coast to coast. Despite the passage of nearly thirty years, the story of this extraordinary adventure leaps off the page, vividly and faithfully told from the dairies of Violette Nakhjavání who accompanied Amatu'l-Bahá on these travels. They visited 34 African countries, driving a Land Rover over 36,000 miles to visit Bahá’ís in remote villages as well as capital cities and towns, and meeting people in all walks of life, from Emperors and Kings to rural farmers.
It was a journey made in fulfilment of an earlier promise - to return to Africa and visit the Bahá’ís there. But in addition to meeting and encouraging Bahá’ís far from the beaten track, Rúhíyyih Khánum represented the Bahá’í Faith in her official capacity as an ambassador from its World Centre. In her determination to ensure that government officials, academics and journalists everywhere were properly acquainted with the principles of the Faith, she met over 40,000 people, including nineteen Heads of State. She addressed over 400 gatherings in universities, schools, clubs, cities and villages.
Each evening Violette Nakhjavání recorded in her diary the events of the day, the names of people met, their questions and concerns, together with Rúhíyyih Khánum's word of explanation, advice, encouragement and comfort - as true and relevant today as they were then. It is a timeless story, of human warmth, love, dignity, humour and spiritual understanding.
'Africa - the magic word. I think of it and this vast and unique continent unrolls before my eyes. I see shining black faces of men and women and multitudes of children. I see lush green rain forests and hundreds of miles of savannah stretching out to the far horizon. I see the majestic snow-covered peaks of Kilimanjaro, and hear the joyous voices of Bahá’ís singing their own songs, singing all that they feel and all that they believe.'
Here is an eyewitness account of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum's historic three-year journey crossing the African continent from north to south and from coast to coast. Despite the passage of nearly thirty years, the story of this extraordinary adventure leaps off the page, vividly and faithfully told from the dairies of Violette Nakhjavání who accompanied Amatu'l-Bahá on these travels. They visited 34 African countries, driving a Land Rover over 36,000 miles to visit Bahá’ís in remote villages as well as capital cities and towns, and meeting people in all walks of life, from Emperors and Kings to rural farmers.
It was a journey made in fulfilment of an earlier promise - to return to Africa and visit the Bahá’ís there. But in addition to meeting and encouraging Bahá’ís far from the beaten track, Rúhíyyih Khánum represented the Bahá’í Faith in her official capacity as an ambassador from its World Centre. In her determination to ensure that government officials, academics and journalists everywhere were properly acquainted with the principles of the Faith, she met over 40,000 people, including nineteen Heads of State. She addressed over 400 gatherings in universities, schools, clubs, cities and villages.
Each evening Violette Nakhjavání recorded in her diary the events of the day, the names of people met, their questions and concerns, together with Rúhíyyih Khánum's word of explanation, advice, encouragement and comfort - as true and relevant today as they were then. It is a timeless story, of human warmth, love, dignity, humour and spiritual understanding.
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Hands of the Cause of God |
Bahá'í History
Ruhiyyih Rabbani |
Memoirs (genre) |
Teachers & Pioneers |
Hands of the Cause of God |
Bahá'í History
- Contributors:: Violette Nakhjavani (Author)
- Format: Softcover book | 608 pages
- Dimensions: 130 x 195 x 45 mm | 825 g
- Publisher: George Ronald
- Language: English
- SKU: BKS-HIS-H.0530
Titles by Violette Nakhjavani
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Memoirs
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NineteenAdam J.T. Robarts
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LifelineMeherangiz and Jyoti Munsiff
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Memories of Nine Years in AkkaYouness Afroukhteh
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Shoghi Effendi, RecollectionsUgo Giachery
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The JourneyNahid Meshgin
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Lotus of BahapurSheriar Nooreyezdan
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Crossing the LineRichard Abercrombie
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Portals to FreedomHoward Colby Ives
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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Make Life ColorfulOmid Vafa
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Mahmud's DiaryMahmud-i-Zarqani
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When Reason SleepsAudrey Mellard
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Fires in Many HeartsDoris McKay
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Bridegroom from BaghdadShar Mitchell
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ForeignerHussein Ahdieh
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Sole Desire Serve CauseDon Brown
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Without HesitationAnisa Abdul-Razzaq Abbas
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Manijeh, Not Only A Change Of NameManijeh Saatchi
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Living in the Half-LightJean Gould
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On Wings of JoyLou Turner
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Teachers & Pioneers
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David and Esther TanyiEnoch Tanyi
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To Climb A MountainFlorence Conway
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LifelineMeherangiz and Jyoti Munsiff
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Sole Desire Serve CauseDon Brown
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Knight with a BriefcaseJudith Kaye Logsdon-Dubois
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The Art of Empowering OthersJuliet Gentzkow
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The Life and Times of Charles DunningKeith Munro
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Hands of the Cause of God
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George TownshendDavid Hofman
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From Copper to GoldDorothy Freeman
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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Leroy IoasAnita Ioas Chapman
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Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause of GodSusanne Pfaff-Grossmann
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Bahá’í History: Overviews
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A Basic Bahá'í ChronologyGlenn Cameron
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175 Years of PersecutionFereydun Vahman
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The Bahá’í Faith in Words and ImagesJohn Danesh and Seena Fazel
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1844-1853: Ministry of The Báb
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The Dawn-BreakersNabil-i-A'zam
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The Báb and the Babi Community of IranFereydun Vahman
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ZanjanAaron Emmel
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Heroes of the New AgeEdward Diliberto
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Heroes of the Dawn BreakersIvan Loyd
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The Chosen PathHussein Ahdieh
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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1853-1892: Ministry of Bahá’u’lláh
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The Story of Bahá’u’lláhDruzelle Cederquist
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Stories of Baha'u'llahAli-Akbar Furutan
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Treasures of the CauseRose Deloomy
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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1892-1921: Ministry of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-BaháAnnamarie Honnold
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A World Without WarHoda Mahmoudi
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Memories of Nine Years in AkkaYouness Afroukhteh
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Lighting the Western SkyKathryn Hogenson
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in France, 1911-1913Jan Jasion
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Sarah Ann RidgwayMadeline Hellaby
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Two Visits to BristolCarole Huxtable Lulham
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New YorkHussein Ahdieh
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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Through the eyes of Margaret CousinsKeith Munro (Grandnephew of Margaret Cousins)
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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He Loved and ServedNathan Rutstein
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Perfect ExemplarDariush Lamy
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Portals to FreedomHoward Colby Ives
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William Henry RandallBahiyyih Randall-Winckler
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John David BoschAngelina Diliberto Allen
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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1921-1957: Ministry of the Guardian
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Shoghi Effendi, RecollectionsUgo Giachery
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George TownshendDavid Hofman
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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From Copper to GoldDorothy Freeman
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Fires in Many HeartsDoris McKay
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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Leroy IoasAnita Ioas Chapman
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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Sole Desire Serve CauseDon Brown
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Her Eternal CrownDella Marcus
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Knight with a BriefcaseJudith Kaye Logsdon-Dubois
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The Art of Empowering OthersJuliet Gentzkow
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Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause of GodSusanne Pfaff-Grossmann
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The Life and Times of Charles DunningKeith Munro
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1957 onwards
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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Our Friend MonaAzadeh Rohanian Perry
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Manijeh, Not Only A Change Of NameManijeh Saatchi
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Without HesitationAnisa Abdul-Razzaq Abbas
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Crossing the LineRichard Abercrombie
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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When Reason SleepsAudrey Mellard
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Anchor of FaithRichard W Thomas
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The JourneyNahid Meshgin
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Lotus of BahapurSheriar Nooreyezdan
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Make Life ColorfulOmid Vafa
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