Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, documenting his 1 March 1897 birth in Acre, his 1918 degree from the American University in Beirut, his further study at Balliol College, Oxford, his 1921 return to Haifa to assume the office of Guardian of the Baha'i Faith after his grandfather 'Abdu'l-Baha's unexpected death, and his death in London in 1957.
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Reliability Tier2
Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of Shoghi Effendi is written and edited in house without an academic peer review process, the middle tier reflecting a professionally fact checked general reference rather than a specialist Baha'i studies source, used here as independent corroboration of the 1921 succession alongside the Baha'i community's own account above. NotesUsed for corroboration of the 1921 death of 'Abdu'l-Baha, Shoghi Effendi's return from Oxford to Haifa to assume the guardianship, and his birth and education.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Shoghi-Effendi-Rabbani
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Acre, Cities This source names Acre directly: "documenting his 1 March 1897 birth in Acre, his 1918 degree from the American University in Beirut, his further study at Balliol College, Oxford, his 1921 return to Haifa to assume the office of..."
This source names Bahá’í Faith directly: "Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, documenting his 1 March 1897 birth in Acre, his 1918 degree from the American University in Beirut, his further study at Balliol..."
Haifa, Cities This source names Haifa directly: "College, Oxford, his 1921 return to Haifa to assume the office of Guardian of the Baha'i Faith after his grandfather 'Abdu'l-Baha's unexpected death, and his death in London in 1957."
This source names Shoghi Effendi directly: "Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, documenting his 1 March 1897 birth in Acre, his 1918 degree from the American University in Beirut, his further study at Balliol..."
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