BAHA’I FAITH IN PAKISTAN
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The Baha'i Faith took root in the
great subcontinent of India
during the early years of the Ministry of Baha'u'llah. In the chronological
list of countries opened to the Faith from 1844 to 1950, Burma ranks third
among the one hundred reported, India ranks sixth and Pakistan ninth.
At the start of the Crusade, Pakistan was administered by the National
Spiritual Assembly of India,
Pakistan and Burma.
The Guardian's Plan called for both Burma
and Pakistan to form
separate National Assemblies, and Pakistan
was first to achieve this with the calling of its first Convention in Karachi on April 27-30,
1957. Hand of the Cause Shu'a'u'llah 'Ala'i was the First Guardian's personal
representative. Later on The Second Guardian declared Shu'a'u'llah 'Ala'I as
covenant breaker for going against the Will and Testament of Abdul Baha and
denying the matter of continuation of Guardianship.
Mr. Hasmatullah Qureshi was the
Secretary of the newly formed National Spiritual Assembly of Baha’i of Pakistan
and after the demise of the first Guardian Shoghi Effendi, he followed the
second Guardian Mason Remy fulfilling the Covenant of Bahaullah.Here is a very
brief account of the life history of this Crusader of True Faith of Bahaullah.
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