John Ferraby

John Ferraby (1914–1973) was a British Bahá'í born in Southsea, England, into a liberal Jewish family. He was educated at Malvern College and King's College, Cambridge, to which he won a major scholarship.^[1] He became a Bahá'í in 1941 and was elected as secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly, which he remained until 1959.^[1]

In October 1957, Ferraby was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi. From 1959 to 1963, he served as one of the nine Custodians at the Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa, Israel.^[1]

Works

• Ferraby, John (1975). All Things Made New: A Comprehensive Outline of the Bahá'í Faith. Bahá'í Distribution Service of the UK. ISBN 81-86953-01-9. 

References

Bibliography

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

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