THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH

O THOU GLORY OF THE MOST GLORIOUS Office of Fifth Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith To all the believers, Servants and handmaids of the Bahá'ì Faith throughout the world: Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I pray Thee, by Him Who is the Day-Spring of Thy signs and the Manifestation of Thy names, and the Treasury of Thine inspiration, and the Repository of Thy wisdom, to send upon Thy loved ones that which will enable them to cleave steadfastly to Thy Cause, and to recognize Thy unity, and to acknowledge Thy oneness, and to bear witness to Thy divinity. Raise them up, O my God, to such heights that they will recognize in all things the tokens of the power of Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy most august and all-glorious Self. Thou art He, O my Lord, Who doeth what He willeth, and ordaineth what He pleaseth. Every possessor of power is forlorn before the revelations of Thy might, and every fountain of honor becomes abject when confronted by the manifold evidences of Thy great glo...

"Consider this text of the New Testament: the brothers of His Holiness Christ, came to Him and they said: “These are your brothers.” He answered that His brothers were those who believed in God, and refused to associate with His own brothers. Likewise Qurratu’l-Ayn, who is celebrated in all the world, when she believed in God and was attracted to the Divine Breaths, she forsook her two eldest sons, although they were her two oldest children, because they did not become believers, and thereafter did not meet them. She said: “All the friends of God are my children, but these two are not. I will have nothing to do with them.” Consider! The Divine Gardener cuts off the dry or weak branch from the good tree and grafts to it, a branch from another tree. He both separates and unites. This is that which His Holiness Christ says: that from all the world they come and enter the Kingdom, and the children of the Kingdom shall be cast out. Noah’s grandson, Canaan, was detested in the sight of...

  This is in response to a letter from Charles Mason Remey to Shoghi Effendi about the Metonic cycle which is a 19 year period where the phases of the moon recur on the same calendar dates and is useful for synchronizing lunar and solar calendars. "Dear and Precious co-worker: "The calendar instituted by the Bab and adopted with slight additions, by Bahá'u'lláh, and called the "Badi Calendar" is fully explained in the Bahá'í World Vol. III. I would urge you to study it as additional material, gleaned from Nabil's history, is contained therein. We are now in the fifth cycle of the Bahá'í era. Nineteen cycles constitute a period called Kull-i-Shay', i.e. "All things", which is numerically equivalent to 361. "With my best wishes and the assurance of my continued prayers on your behalf. "Your true brother, Shoghi"  The Char...

  "Dear co-worker: "Your letter is always a source of great joy, and I welcome with genuine satisfaction, all the news it imparts. How I wish you could arrange for an early resumption of your teachings activities and travels, if not in foreign lands, among the different centres throughout the states! The time is highly opportune and the receptiveness of the masses has considerably increased, as a result of the wide, publicity which the teachings have received in these days. I will pray that the Beloved who loved you so dearly ['Abdu'l-Bahá], may guide and inspire you to resume more actively than ever before, your invaluable services to His Faith. Your true brother, Shoghi"  From the Charles Mason Remey papers place in the Library of Congress, vol. 18.

  "Dear co-worker: "It was a great pleasure to hear from you and to learn of your continued services to Faith.  I pray that you may be guided and blessed in your efforts to spread the teachings and diffuse the spirit of our beloved Cause among the people with whom you come in contact.  Your exemplary devotion, your wide knowledge and rich experience eminently qualify you for this task and I am eagerly awaiting the news of the progress of your labors in the Divine Vineyard. "Your true brother, Shoghi" From the bottom of a letter to Charles Mason Remey from Ruhi Afnan dated 15-3-32 (March 15, 1932). A copy of this letter can be found in the Library of Congress in the Charles Mason Remey papers, Volume 18.

 From Google:  ""Covenant-breaker," a title used for those who oppose the faith's leadership."   The Hands were Not Bahá'í Leadership. The Legislative Branch of Bahá'u'lláh's system of Governance is not Bahá'í Leadership. The Institution of the Guardianship is Bahá'í Leadership as the Executive Branch.  This ranking was provided by Shoghi Effendi after he appointed Charles Mason Remey to be his successor.   From Google: "During his leadership of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 to 1957, Shoghi Effendi built the foundational administrative framework that included a distinct hierarchy. He himself held the highest rank as the Guardian, and under him were appointed and elected bodies. This system was designed to protect the unity of the Baháʼí community and ensure its orderly development. " The appointed Interpreter, the person occupying the spiritual Institution of the Guardianship, is the symbol of the Lesser Covenant. The Institution ...

  O my God! O my God! Verily I invoke Thee and supplicate before Thy threshold, asking Thee that all Thy mercies may descend upon these souls. Specialize them for Thy favor and Thy truth, O Lord! unite and bind together the hearts, join in accord all the souls and exhilarate the spirit through the signs of Thy sanctity and oneness. O Lord! suffer these faces to become radiant through the light of Thy oneness. Strengthen the loins of Thy servants in the service of Thy Kingdom, O Lord! Thou Possessor of great mercy! O Lord of forgiveness and pardon! forgive our sins, suffer us to be pardoned for our shortcomings and cause us to turn to the Kingdom of Thy clemency, invoking the Kingdom of Might and Power, humble at Thy shrine and submissive at the appearance of Thy evidences. O Lord God! make us as waves of the sea, as flowers of the garden, united, agreed, fresh and verdant through the bounties of Thy love. O Lord! dilate the...

  The Universal House of Justice cannot come into existence and function as an infallible body without the Guardian sitting as its’ “sacred head” in view of the following ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, which Shoghi Effendi carefully pointed out in the Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh, are performed by the Guardian as its’ President: PROVIDES THE INTERPRETIVE AUTHORITY OF THE SACRED WRITINGS.  “INSISTS UPON A RECONSIDERATION BY THEM OF ANY ENACTMENT HE CONSCIENTIOUSLY BELIEVES TO CONFLICT WITH THE MEANING AND TO DEPART FROM THE SPIRIT OF BAHA’U’LLAH’S REVEALED UTTERANCES” (This clearly indicates that without the guidance of the Guardian it is possible for this body to pass a law which runs counter to both the meaning and the spirit of Baha’u’llah’s Writings and is therefore fallible without his guidance.) DEFINES THE SPHERE OF IT’S LEGISLATIVE ACTION. POSSESSES THE SOLE A...

    "O Thou pitiful God!  These friends are perfectly infatuated with Thy nearness; they have given their hearts for the beauty of Thy face; are devoted to Thy Kingdom and are intoxicated by the wine of belief.  In the meeting of the covenant they are bearing in their hands the cup of anxiety, needing Thy benevolence and yearning for the heavenly blessings.                                                                                                                                            O Mighty Creator!  Cause these souls to be the recep...

          BAHÁ' U'LLÁH AND THE NEW ERA                         BY J. E. ESSLEMONT, M.B., CH.B., F.B.E.A. WITH ADDED CHAPTER XVI ON THE COVENANT OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH BY E.S. YAZDANI                       First Published, 1923 Fourth Printing, March, 1930 Fifth Printing, April, 1931 Sixth Printing, June, 1932 REVISED EDITION First Printing, March, 1937 Second Printing, March, 1940 COPYRIGHT © 2018 E.S. YAZDANI (See Notes on Page vi)                                                       ...