Baháʼí Faith in Azerbaijan: Difference between revisions

From 1850 on small communities established themselves in [[Ordubad]], [[Baku]], [[Balakhani]], [[Ganja, Azerbaijan|Ganja]], [[Barda, Azerbaijan|Barda]], [[Goychay (city)|Goychay]], [[Salyan District, Azerbaijan|Salyan]], Khilli (present [[Neftçala|Neftchala]]), [[Shaki, Azerbaijan|Shaki]], [[Shamakhy]].<ref name="azer2"/> Soon the community of Baku counted the largest number of believers in the region and in 1860 obtained official recognition from the authorities. The community recognized the newly announced position of [[Baháʼu'lláh]]. Soon there was more public awareness and some favor from leaders of the broader community and at the same time the Baháʼí community of Baku broadened its communication with other Baháʼí communities in [[Russia]], [[Baháʼí Faith in Turkey|Turkey]] and [[Baháʼí Faith in Turkmenistan|Ashkhabad]] and did much work printing materials in [[Turkish language|Turkish]].<ref name="Walbridge">{{Cite journal| last = Walbridge | first = John | title = Chapter Four - The Bahaʼi Faith in Turkey | journal = Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies | volume = 06 | issue = 1 | pages = | date = March 2002 | url = http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/bhpapers/vol6/waless/chap4.htm | doi = | id =}}</ref> The most publicly recognized member of the community approaching 1900 was [[Musa Nagiyev]], one of Azerbaijan's richest citizens of the times<ref name="azer2"/> though there were many public figures before and after who seem to have admired the religion or even been members of it.<ref name="hist"/>