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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: Abdu'l-Baha and the Covenant-breaker in California
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Abdu'l-Baha and the Covenant-breaker in California. And then, at this pinnacle, the unthinkable happened:. Mirza Shua'u'llah, o. Taken on the whole, the assertions amounted to Mirza Muhammad-Ali's claim that the Master should share leadership of the Faith with him- and Mirza Shu'a'u'llah convinced the editor of the Call to come with him to the Master's residence and ch...
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: Does Baha'u'llah describe the spirit in which a Baha'i should turn to the Universal House of Justice, since the line of Guardians has ended?
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Saturday, March 21, 2009. Does Baha'u'llah describe the spirit in which a Baha'i should turn to the Universal House of Justice, since the line of Guardians has ended? Paragraph 221, p. 201). After 260 lunar years, the Family line ended, leaving only one of these “twin testimonies” to guide His followers. In the Book of Certitude, Bahá’u’lláh describes the spiri...The Book of Certitude. And Shoghi...
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: Is the Universal House of Justice Authorized to Function without the Presence of the Guardian of the Cause as its "sacred head"?
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Thursday, March 12, 2009. Is the Universal House of Justice Authorized to Function without the Presence of the Guardian of the Cause as its "sacred head"? Photograph courtesy of Baha'i National Archives, Wilmette, Illinois. Please click photograph for larger image. Likewise, in March of 1922 Shoghi Effendi wrote a letter in which he stated “'Abdu'l-Bahá in his testament has appointed me to ...
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: Shoghi Effendi's Descriptions of the Baha'i Covenant
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Shoghi Effendi's Descriptions of the Baha'i Covenant. Shoghi Effendi describes the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh as “a Covenant unique in the spiritual annals of mankind.” (Citadel of Faith, p. 4). He also describes it as:. A) “Bahá'u'lláh’s peerless Covenant”. B) “Bahá'u'lláh's peerless and all-enfolding Covenant”. C)“Bahá'u'lláh's incomparable Covenant”. I) Messages to Amer...
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: The Flow of Divine Authority: Scriptural Authority for the Universal House of Justice to Function Infallibly without the presence of a Guardian
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Wednesday, March 11, 2009. The Flow of Divine Authority: Scriptural Authority for the Universal House of Justice to Function Infallibly without the presence of a Guardian. I originally wrote "The Flow of Divine Authority" in 1996; it can be found here. Flow of divine authority. Universal House of Justice. Will and Testament of Abdul-Baha. March 11, 2009 at 12:51 PM. The eldest son hath been given.
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: The Universal House of Justice is the "Marja'" and is Authorized to Receive and Disburse the Right of God
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Thursday, March 12, 2009. The Universal House of Justice is the "Marja'" and is Authorized to Receive and Disburse the Right of God. A number of the functions of the Head of the Faith were shared – could be properly exercised by either the Universal House of Justice or the Guardian of the Cause. The Huququ'llah, or Right of God. Is one of those. And the Right of God was paid through Him. By this ...
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: Characteristics of the Enemies of the Baha'i Faith
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Friday, February 24, 2012. Characteristics of the Enemies of the Baha'i Faith. THE "PUNY ADVERSARIES” OF THE BAHA'I FAITH. THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE CHARACTERIZED AS:. The onslaught of the ungodly (WTAB 9). The bold onslaught (GPB 360). Dire contests (MBW 123). Manifold, various, and at times. Extremely perilous (MTA 50). Afflictive trials (WOB 91). Turmoil that had convulsed [the Faith] (GPB 170).
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: Why is obedience to the Covenant so important?
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Sunday, March 15, 2009. Why is obedience to the Covenant so important? Abdu'l-Baha has repeatedly emphasized the fundamental importance of firmness in the Covenant:. Today the most important principle of faith is firmness in the Covenant, because firmness in the Covenant wards off differences. Therefore, you must be firm as mountains. Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. The Book of ...
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: Abdu'l-Baha is the Successor to Baha'u'llah; Shoghi Effendi is the Successor to Abdu'l-Baha; whose Successor is the Universal House of Justice?
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Thursday, March 19, 2009. Abdu'l-Baha is the Successor to Baha'u'llah; Shoghi Effendi is the Successor to Abdu'l-Baha; whose Successor is the Universal House of Justice? The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh. The Covenant of Baha'u'llah. Let's review the line of Successorship. In the Most Holy Book. Paragraph 121) Baha'u'llah establishes His Successor by saying to “turn”. P 135). This is Covenant la...
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind: "Divorced from the Institution of the Guardianship"
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A Covenant Unique in the Spiritual Annals of Mankind. The twin Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá". Friday, April 3, 2009. Divorced from the Institution of the Guardianship". 8220;Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship, the World Order of Baha'u'llah would be mutilated. . .”. What did Shoghi Effendi mean by this? Shoghi Effendi makes this pronouncement in his great expository letter “The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah:”. In all the Divine Dispensations,". Does he mean, if there is ever ...
