Baha'i Calendar -- this month in history: January 1979: Construction begins for the first Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in Western Samoa

1/26/12

January 1979: Construction begins for the first Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in Western Samoa

The foundation stone for the first Baha’i House of Worship in Western Samoa was laid on 27 January 1979 by His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of Western Samoa. The opening to the public and dedication took place on 1 September 1984. (Adapted from ‘A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha’i Faith’, by Peter Smith)

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1/26/12

January 1979: Construction begins for the first Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in Western Samoa