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Maintaining, developing & expanding the books and papers of the late Hasan Balyuzi as the core colle Balyuzi's collection. The Trustees were nominated by Mr.

The Afnan Library Trust is an independent charitable trust set up in 1985. It was set up in accordance with the wishes of the late Hasan M. Balyuzi that his collection of papers, books, manuscripts, photographs and newspaper cuttings be formed into a library, named the Afnan Library, founded in the name of Muvaqqaru'd-Dawlih and his wife Munavvar Khanum and dedicated to Khadijih Bagum, the wife of

the Báb. The object of the Library is to promote this study of the Bahá'í Faith by maintaining and expanding Mr. The range of subjects to be covered in the collection includes, apart from the material directly about the Bahá'í Faith itself, the fields of British, European and World History, Middle Eastern studies and comparative religion. Apart from the Library, which constitutes the main concern of the Trust, the Trustees are also empowered to promote the study of the Bahá'í Faith by sponsoring lectures, classes and conferences, by the publication of books and periodicals, and by the awarding of grants and scholarships for study, travel and the provision of materials. Balyuzi and include a representative of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the UK. The Trust also has the support of the Universal House of Justice which "views the final accomplishment of the wishes of the late Hand of the Cause as of the very greatest importance." The income of the Trust consists solely of donations and bequests.

03/09/2026

Wonderful new addition to the Library collection of this little notebook with signatures of National Assembly members passing through London on their way to elect the first Universal House of Justice in the Holy Land in 1963

17/07/2026

Another wonderful AGM with the Afnan Library Trustees. It's been a busy year and we are grateful to all those who have supported the Library's work. There is still a lot to do and many projects we'd like to work on so please continue with your support, visit our website (www.afnanlibrary.org) or better yet visit the Library in person.

15/06/2026

We were very happy to welcome Jan Jasion from France to the library as he continued his research into the first mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the world's newspapers! He had also been very valuable in suggesting ways for the Libraries work to progress.

31/05/2026

We were very happy to be back at the annual 'Shaykhi and Bàbí-Bahá'í Studies' seminar in Oxford this weekend. The Afnan Library was able to offer attendees the chance to purchase some of the duplicate books from the library stock and Afnan Library Trustee Dr Moojan Momen shared a paper he had written for the Edward Granville Brown conference at Cambridge University earlier this year.

23/05/2026

Late last night we were delighted to welcome Robert and Marita Springmann, and Kamal Hassanzadeh who had driven all day from Germany to deliver to the Library books from the collection of the late House of Justice member Mr Ali Nakhjavani, and Sayed Motamed. We are deeply grateful for their efforts in making this possible as we have been trying to bring these books over for a long time. Now they can enjoy a few days in England before the long road back!

28/04/2026

Found amongst the papers of Hand of the Cause Mr Balyuzi with this lovely inscription to his wife Mary from Sitarih Khánum (Lady Blomfield) in 1937

24/04/2026

Setting up at the Bahá'í National Convention in the UK

30/03/2026

Poster for Charity Concert organised by the Greater Manchester Baha'i Community with Lois Hainsworth as Soprano

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http://www.afnanlibrary.org/

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