THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH

 THE BAHA'I WORLD  No. 288 February, 1955   A letter written on behalf of the Guardian by his Secretary and addressed on...June 6, 1954.     Passage on Will and Testament     "The statement in the Will of 'Abdu'l-Bahá* does not imply that the Hands of the Cause of God have been given the authority to overrule the Guardian.  'Abdu'l-Bahá could not have provided for a conflict of authority in the Faith.  This is obvious, in view of His own words, which you will find on page 13 [p. 11 of 1944 U.S. edition] of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.  'The mighty stronghold shall remain impregnable and safe through obedience to him who is the guardian of the Cause of God.  It is incumbent upon...the Hands of the Cause of God to show their obedience, submissiveness and subordination unto the guardian of the Cause of God, to turn unto him and be lowly before him.  He that opposeth him hath opposed the True One,' etc." *The p...

TEN - YEAR INTERNATIONAL BAHÁ'I TEACHING AND CONSOLIDATION PLAN 1953-1963   OBJECTIVES OF THE TEN-YEAR PLAN TO BE CONDUCTED BY TWELVE BAHÁ'I NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES, 1953-1963     1.      Adoption of preliminary measures for the construction of Bahá’u’lláh’s Sepulcher in the Holy Land. 2.      Doubling the number of countries within the pale of the Faith, involving the opening of: 41 countries in the Asiatic Continent 33 countries in the African Continent 30 countries in the European Continent 27 countries in the American Continent 3.      Over twofold increase in the number of languages into which Bahá'i literature has been translated and printed, or is in process of translation:                             40 in Asia    ...