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Abdu'l-Baha's Tablets of the Divine Plan: Tablet to the Western States April 1, 1916

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Abdu'l-Baha's Tablets of the Divine Plan. Those stupendous Tablets constituting the Charter of Abdu'l-Baha's Divine Plan" Shoghi Effendi. Thursday, June 25, 2009. Tablet to the Western States April 1, 1916. First, a photograph of the Tablet, as it was revealed in Persian by the Master, in the handwriting of the secretary to whom He dictated it, written on both sides of one postcard. In the garden of Abdu'l-Baha's home in Haifa. The Tablet is signed by Abdu'l-Baha, in Persian and in English. The following...

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Baha'u'llah's "Epistle to the Son of the Wolf": Study Guide to Baha'u'llah's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

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Baha'u'llah's "Epistle to the Son of the Wolf". Study guide to Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Monday, April 26, 2010. Study Guide to Baha'u'llah's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. The text of this Book is found. In some instances I have shared alternate translations of the same original phrase, from other passages from the Baha'i Writings translated by Shoghi Effendi. This is the first of several passages referring to the importance of refinement and cleanliness. The original Arabic word. That is, the Un...

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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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Reflections on the Baha'i Faith: An Encouraging Letter from Shoghi Effendi to the Baha'is of California

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Reflections on the Baha'i Faith. Thornton Chase, the First Western Baha'i, in his Study. Saturday, September 4, 2010. An Encouraging Letter from Shoghi Effendi to the Baha'is of California. Shoghi Effendi at his portable typewriter. Used with permission - Please click for larger image. Here is a close-up of Shoghi Effendi, probably taken around the same time, in the years immediately before he became Guardian of the Baha'i Faith. Shoghi Effendi as a young man. The Priceless Pearl, p. 201). Shoghi Effendi...

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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 ...