BahÃĄâ•Žuâ•ŽllÃĄh and the New Era - Knowledge Rush

506 Baháâuâlláh and the New Erain 1964. This was followed by a Five Year Plan terminating atRidván 1979. At the present time, 1979, the Bahá’í Faith hasbeen established in 172 independent states. There are Bahá’ísliving in over 103,000 localities throughout the world; Bahá’íliterature has been translated into over 650 languages; the sixthand seventh Bahá’í Temples are being built in India and Samoa;land for 123 other Temples has been acquired; there are 125National Spiritual Assemblies and 25,500 Local Spiritual Assemblies.Bahá’ís are now energetically pursuing a Seven YearPlan designed to further expand and consolidate the growth ofthe Faith throughout the world.Most encouraging of all has been the response of the masses insuch places as Africa, India, Southeast Asia and Latin America,where large numbers of the indigenous peoples have begun toenter the Cause, bringing about a new stage in the development ofthe administrative and social activities of the worldwide Bahá’ícommunity.