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Baháʾí Administration Bahá’í Administration Bahá’í Administration ........................................................................................................................1 PART ONE: Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ..........................................5 “All-praise to Him Who, by the Shield of His Covenant, hath...” ............................................5 “O ye beloved of the Lord! The greatest of all things is the...” ................................................5 “According to the direct and sacred command of God we are...”.............................................6 “O God, my God! Thou seest this wronged servant of Thine,...” .............................................6 “O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants from the evils of...”.........................................6 “O ye beloved of the Lord! It is incumbent upon you to be submissive...”..............................9 “By the Ancient Beauty! This wronged one hath in no wise...” .............................................10 “O ye beloved of the Lord! Strive with all your heart to shield...”.........................................10 “Whosoever and whatsoever meeting becometh a hindrance to...”........................................10 PART TWO: Letters from Shoghi Effendi Guardian of the Bahá’í Cause January 21, 1922-July 17, 1932.........................................................................................................................................12 Letter of January 21st, 1922. ....................................................................................................12 Letter of March 5, 1922............................................................................................................13 The Mission of the Cause .........................................................................................................14 Local and National Spiritual Assemblies .................................................................................15 Committees of the National Assembly.....................................................................................17 Letter of Circa May, 1922 (undated)........................................................................................18 Our Common Servitude............................................................................................................18 Letter of December 16, 1922....................................................................................................19 Letter of December 23rd, 1922 ................................................................................................19 Letter of January 12, 1923........................................................................................................22 Star of the West .........................................................................................................................22 Letter of January 16, 1923........................................................................................................23 Letter of January 17th, 1923.....................................................................................................23 Letter of February 13, 1923......................................................................................................24 Letter of March 12, 1923..........................................................................................................24 Condition of the World .............................................................................................................25 Responsibility of Bahá’ís..........................................................................................................25 Election of Local Assemblies ...................................................................................................27 Duties of Spiritual Assemblies .................................................................................................27 National Assemblies .................................................................................................................28 Annual Election of Assemblies ................................................................................................29 The Bahá’í Fund .......................................................................................................................30 The Most Essential Obligation .................................................................................................30 Transliteration of Bahá’í Terms................................................................................................31 Letter of April 8th, 1923...........................................................................................................31 Letter of April 9th, 1923...........................................................................................................32 National Spiritual Assemblies ..................................................................................................32 Reports of Activities .................................................................................................................33 Mashriqu’l-Adhkár ...................................................................................................................33 Letter of April 27th, 1923.........................................................................................................34 Letter of May 6th, 1923............................................................................................................35 Central Fund..............................................................................................................................35 Letter of November 14, 1923. ..................................................................................................36 The Cause of Human Suffering................................................................................................36 Letter of November 26, 1923. ..................................................................................................37 The Annual Convention............................................................................................................38 The Bahá’í Fund .......................................................................................................................38 The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár............................................................................................................39 Green Acre ................................................................................................................................39 Committees of the National Assembly.....................................................................................40 Page 2 Letter of January 4th, 1924.......................................................................................................41 Letter of February 23, 1924......................................................................................................43 Divine Destiny and Human Frailty ..........................................................................................43 The Plight of Mankind..............................................................................................................43 The New World Order ..............................................................................................................44 The Foundation of the House of Justice...................................................................................45 Duties of Elected Representatives............................................................................................45 Election of Delegates................................................................................................................46 Letter of September 24, 1924. ..................................................................................................46 Our Inner Life ...........................................................................................................................47 Dawn of a Brighter Day............................................................................................................47 Letter of November 24th, 1924. ...............................................................................................47 Menace of Social Chaos ...........................................................................................................48 Paramount Duty of Every Bahá’í .............................................................................................48 Letter of November 27, 1924. ..................................................................................................50 Mashriqu’l-Adhkár ...................................................................................................................50 Bahá’í Magazine .......................................................................................................................50 Bahá’í Year Book......................................................................................................................52 Letter of January 16, 1925........................................................................................................53 History of the Cause .................................................................................................................53 Bahá’í Periodicals .....................................................................................................................54 News Letter ...............................................................................................................................54
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