1894 Feb 189- |
Ibrahim George Kheiralla settled in Chicago. [BFA1:XXVII, AB65]
Owing to his work, the first Bahá'í community in North America was soon formed in Chicago with other groups soon forming in Philadelphia, New York City, Kenosha, Wisconsin and Ithaca, New York. [BBRSM:100; BW10:179; LDNW12]
See AY59-60 for a description of the teaching method used by Haddad and Kheiralla.
See
Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion by E.G. Browne, Chapter 2, Ibrahim George Khayru'lláh and the Bahá'í Propaganda in America for an appreciation of what Kheiralla believed and taught. |
Ibrahim George Kheiralla; Anton Haddad; Teaching; Firsts, other; Chicago, IL; New York, USA; Philadelphia, PA; Kenosha, WI; Ithaca, NY; United States (USA) |
First Bahá'í community in North America formed in Chicago |