John Robarts (Bahá'í)

For other people named John Robarts, see John Robarts (disambiguation).

John Robarts

John Aldham Robarts (November 2, 1901 – June 18, 1991) was a prominent Canadian Bahá'í. He was born in 1901 in Waterloo, Ontario, to Aldham Wilson Robarts and Rachel Mary Montgomery-Campbell. His sister was Marjorie Campbell Robarts, who survived the sinking of the Allan liner RMS Hesperian in September 1915.

In 1957, Shoghi Effendi appointed Robarts a Hand of the Cause of God, the highest office to which an individual could be appointed in the Bahá'í Faith. His travels as a Hand included Southern Rhodesia, Morocco, Liberia, Cameroon, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Hawaii, Jamaica, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Western Samoa.

He died in Rawdon, Quebec, on 18 June 1991.

References

Harper, Barron (1997). Lights of Fortitude (Paperback ed.). Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-413-1.

Bahá'í Faith

Central figures	The Báb Bahá'u'lláh Abdu'l-Bahá

Scripture	Kitáb-i-Aqdas Kitáb-i-Íqán Hidden Words Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Summons

Key figures	Shoghi Effendi Bahiyyih Khánum Martha Root Táhirih Badí‘ Apostles Hands of the Cause

Principal teachings	Unity of humanity Unity of religion Gender equality Harmony of science and religion Auxiliary language

See also	Symbols Texts Teachings Laws History Administration Calendar Pilgrimage Prayer Category

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