Volume 2 Quotes in Defense of the Bahá'í Guardian, Covenant and Kingdom

Bahá’u’lláh

“The Possessor of the Throne on high and of earth Below.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 832.

“’Great is thy blessedness, O earth, for thou hast been made the foot-stool of thy God, and been chosen as the seat of His mighty throne!’ The realm of glory exclaimeth: ‘Would that my life could be sacrificed for thee, for He Who is the Beloved of the All-Merciful hath established His sovereignty upon thee, through the power of His name that hath been promised unto all things, whether of the past or of the future.” Baha’u’llah. The World Order of Baha’u’llah, p. 206.

“Certain ones among both commoners and nobles have objected that this wronged one is neither a member of the ecclesiastical order nor a descendant of the Prophet. Say: O ye that claim to be just! Reflect a little while, and ye shall recognize how infinitely exalted is His present state above the station ye claim He should possess. The Will of the Almighty hath decreed that out of a house wholly devoid of all that the divines, the doctors, the sages, and scholars commonly possess His Cause should proceed and be made manifest.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 187.

“Nothing will endure except God’s Kingdom.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 224.

“O Carmel…for God hath in this Day established upon thee His throne.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 178.

“Forget not His Covenant with you, and be not of them that are shut out as by a veil from Him.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 225.

“A Cause through which the potentialities of the might of God have been revealed, and His sovereignty established.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 227.

“Know assuredly that just as thou firmly believest that the Word of God, exalted be His glory, endureth forever, thou must, likewise, believe with undoubting faith that its meaning can never be exhausted. They who are its appointed interpreters, they whose hearts are the repositories of its secrets, are, however, the only ones who can comprehend its manifold wisdom. Whoso, while reading the Sacred Scriptures, is tempted to choose therefrom whatever may suit him with which to challenge the authority of the Representative of God among men, is, indeed, as one dead, though to outward seeming he may walk and converse with his neighbors, and share with them their food and their drink.” Baha’u’llah. Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah; Section LXXXIX on page 175, 1982 USA.

“O Thou My Greatest Branch!...Verily, we have ordained Thee the Guardian of all creatures.” Bahá’u’lláh. Star of the West IV. p. 239.

“That which ye were promised in the Kingdom of God is fulfilled.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation) 1950, N.S.A. of the British Isles: Manchester, p. vii.

“The Great Being saith: O well-beloved ones! The tabernacle of unity hath been raised, regard ye not one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.” Baha’u’llah. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 218.

“The day is approaching when its flame will devour the cities, when the Tongue of Grandeur will proclaim: “The Kingdom is God’s the Almighty, the All-praised. All praise be to God, the Lord of the glorious throne.” “The Lord of the great throne.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 64.

“Although a republican form of government profits all the people of the world, yet the majesty of kingship is one of the signs of God. We do not wish that the countries of the world should be deprived thereof. If statesmen combine the two into one form, their reward will be great before God…I beg of God – exalted in His glory! - and entreat Him to enable the kings and sovereigns, who are dawning-places of power and day-springs of might, to execute His precepts and commands.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Fifteenth Glad-Tidings, The Bahá’i World, Vol. 11, p. 68.

“Traitors shall not usurp the place of trustworthy men, or spoilers occupy the seat of guardians.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Fifth Ishráq, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p.70.

“Ye are all fruits of one tree and leaves of one branch. Glory is not his who loves his own country, but glory is his who loves his kind. In this connection We have formerly revealed that which is the means for the prosperity of the world and the unification of nations. Blessed are those who attain! Blessed are those who practice.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Sixth Ishráq, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p.70.

“The world and its peoples can never shake the foundation upon which the rock-like stability of My chosen ones is based.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 85.

“They who are its appointed interpreters, they whose hearts are the repositories of its secrets, are, however, the only ones who can comprehend its manifold wisdom. Whoso, while reading the Sacred Scriptures, is tempted to choose therefrom whatever may suit him with which to challenge the authority of the Representative of God among men, is indeed as one dead.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p.111.

“He who is the sovereign Lord of all is come. The Kingdom is God’s.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 115.

“What tragedy that the majority cling to that which comes from themselves and are negligent and indifferent to that which comes from God.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 4, p. 105.

“Lo, the All Possessing is come to Earth and heaven, glory and dominion are God’s; the Lord of all men, the Possessor of the Throne on high and of earth below.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 970.

“Enter the Kingdom of your Lord, the Creator of earth and heaven.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 116.

“He Who is the King of Kings hath appeared, arrayed in His most wondrous glory and is summoning you unto Himself.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 116.

“Beware lest thy sovereignty withhold thee from Him Who is the Supreme Sovereign. He, verily, is come with His Kingdom, and all the atoms cry aloud: “Lo! The Lord is come in His great majesty! He Who is the Father is come.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 124

“My glorious and sublime Kingdom.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 124

“The Lord of the Throne above and the earth below.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 126.

“Out of Zion hath gone forth the Law of God, and Jerusalem, and the hills and land thereof, are filled with the glory of His Revelation.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 178.

“Emerge from thy habitation, with thy face set towards the Kingdom.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 128.

“None do I find faithful unto the covenant of a certainty pride and rebellion have effaced it from the hearts, in such wise that no trace thereof remaineth.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #71.

“O SON OF EARTH!

Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant of envy yet lingers, shall never attain My everlasting dominion, nor inhale the sweet savours of holiness breathing from My Kingdom of sanctity.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #6.

“My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh., Arabic #12.

“Why hast thou forsaken Me and saught a beloved other than Me?” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic #19.

“My sovereignty endureth and My dominion perisheth not.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic #15.

“O SON OF THE THRONE!

Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic #44.

“Thou didst remain so wrapt in the veil of self, that thine eyes beheld not the beauty of the Beloved, nor did thy hand touch the hem of His robe.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #22.

“The chief of the monarchs of love is wronged by the people of tyranny and the dove of holiness lies prisoned in the talons of owls.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #23.

“Even as the swiftness of lightning ye have passed by the Beloved One, and have set your hearts on satanic fancies…Ye have cast to the winds the loving counsels of the Beloved and have effaced them utterly from the tablet of your hearts, and even as the beasts of the field, ye move and have your being within the pastures of desire and passion.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #45.

“O COMPANION OF MY THRONE!

Repair unto the mystic paradise and abide in the eternal kingdom for evermore.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #44.

“The essence of beauty is within the peerless pavilion set upon the throne of glory…” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #46.

“Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine of the immortal Beloved, and open them not to foul and mortal dregs.” Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian #62.

TABLET OF THE BRANCH.

He is Eternal in His Abha Horizon!

Verily, the Cause of God hath come upon the clouds of utterances and the polytheists are in this day in great torment! Verily, the hosts of revelation have descended with banners of inspiration from the heaven of the Tablet in the name of God, the Powerful, the Mighty! At this time the monotheists all rejoice in the victory of God and His dominion, and the deniers will then be in manifest perplexity.

O ye people! Do ye flee from the mercy of God after it has encompassed the existent things created between the heavens and the earths? Beware lest ye prefer your own selves before the mercy of God, and deprive not yourselves thereof! Verily, whosoever turneth away therefrom will be in great loss. Verily, mercy is like unto verses which have descended from the one heaven, and from them the monotheists drink the choice wine of life, whilst the polytheists drink from the fiery water; and when the verses of God are read unto them, the fire of hatred is enkindled within their breasts. Thus have they preferred their own selves before the mercy of God, and are of those who are heedless.

Enter, O people, beneath the shelter of the Word! Then drink therefrom the choice wine of inner significances and utterances; for therein is hidden the kawther of the glorious One – and it hath appeared from the horizon of the Will of your Lord, the Merciful, with wonderful lights.

Say: Verily, the ocean of pre-existence hath branched forth from this most great Ocean. Blessed therefore, is he who abides upon Its shores, and is of those who are established thereon. Verily, this most sacred temple of Abhá – the Branch of Holiness – hath branched forth from the Sadratu’l-Muntaha. Blessed is whosoever sought shelter beneath it and is of those who rest therein.

Say: Verily, the branch of command hath sprung forth from this root which God hath firmly planted in the ground of the will, the limb of which has been elevated to a station which encompasses all existence. Therefore, exalted be He for this creation, the Lofty, the Blessed, the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O ye people! Draw nigh unto it, and taste the fruits of its knowledge and wisdom on the part of the mighty, the knowing One. Whosoever will not taste thereof shall be deprived of the bounty, even though he hath partaken of all that is in the earth – were ye of those who know.

Say: Verily a word hath gone forth in favour from the most great Tablet and God has adorned it with the mantle of Himself, and made it sovereign over all in the earth and a sign of His grandeur and omnipotence among the creatures; in order that, through it, the people shall praise their Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Wise; and that, through it, the people shall praise their Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Wise; and that, through it, they shall glorify their creator and sanctify the self of Go which standeth within all things. Verily, this is naught but a Revelation upon the part of the Wise, the Ancient One!

Say: O people, praise ye God, for its Manifestation, for verily it is the most great favour upon you and the most perfect blessing upon you; and through Him every mouldering bone is quickened. Whosoever turns to Him hath surely turned unto God, and whosoever turneth away from Him hath turned away from My beauty, denied My proof and is of those who transgress. Verily, He is the remembrance of God amongst you and His trust within you, and His manifestation unto you and His appearance among the servants who are nigh. Thus have I been commanded to convey to you the message of God, your Creator; and I have delivered to you that of which I was commanded. Whereupon, thereunto testifieth God, then His angels, then His messengers, and then His holy servants.

Inhale the fragrances of the Ridvan from His roses and be not of those who are deprived. Appreciate the bounty of God upon you and be not veiled therefrom – and, verily, We have sent Him forth in the temple of man. Thus praise ye the Lord, the Originator of whatsoever He willeth through His wise and inviolable Command!

Verily, those who withhold themselves from the shelter of the Branch are indeed lost in the wilderness of perplexity; and are consumed by the heat of self-desire, and are of those who perish.

Hasten, O people, unto the shelter of God, in order that He may protect you from the heat of the Day whereon none shall find for himself any refuge or shelter except beneath the shelter of His Name, the Clement, the Forgiving! Clothe yourselves, O people, with the garment of assurance, in order that He may protect you from the dart of doubts and superstitions, and that ye may be of those who are assured in those days wherein none shall ever be assured and none shall be firmly established in the Cause, except by severing himself from all that is possessed by the people and turning unto the holy and radiant Outlook.

O ye people! Do ye take unto yourselves the Jebt as a helper other than God, and do ye seek the Taghoot as a Lord besides your Lord, the Almighty, the Omnipotent? Forsake, O people, their mention, then hold the chalice of life in the Name of your Lord, the Merciful. Verily, by God, the existent world is quickened through a drop thereof, were ye of those who know.

Say: In that Day there is no refuge for any one save the command of God, and no salvation for any soul but God. Verily, this is the truth and there is naught after truth but manifest error.

Verily, God hath made it incumbent upon every soul to deliver His Cause according to his ability. Thus hath the command been recorded by the finger of might and power upon the Tablet of majesty and greatness.

Whosoever quickens one soul in this Cause is like unto one quickening all the servants and the Lord shall bring him forth in the day of resurrection into the Ridvan of oneness, adorned with the Mantle of Himself, the Protector, the Mighty, the Generous! Thus will ye assist your Lord, and naught else save this shall ever be mentioned in this day before God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.

As to thee, O servant, hearken unto the admonition given unto thee in the Tablet; then seek the grace of thy Lord at all times. Then spread the Tablet among those who believe in God and in His verses; so that they may follow that which is contained therein, and be of those who are praiseworthy.

Say: O people, cause no corruption in the earth and dispute not with men; for, verily, this is not worthy of those who have chosen, in the shelter of their Lord, a station which shall indeed remain secure.

If ye find one athirst, give him to drink from the chalice of Kawtha and Tasneen; and if ye find one endowed with an attentive ear, read unto him the verses of God, the Mighty, the Merciful, the Compassionate! Unloose the tongue with excellent utterance, then admonish the people if ye find them advancing unto the sanctuary of God; otherwise abandon them unto themselves and forsake them in the abyss of hell. Beware lest ye scatter the pearls of inner significance before every barren, dumb one. Verily, the blind are deprived of witnessing the lights and are unable to distinguish between the stone and the holy, precious pearl.

Verily, wert thou to read the most mighty, wonderful verses to the stone for a thousand years, will it understand, or will they take any effect therein? No! by the Lord, the Merciful, the Clement; If thou readest all the verses of God unto the deaf, will he hear a single letter: No! Verily, by the Beauty, the Mighty, the Ancient.

Thus have we delivered unto thee some of the jewels of wisdom and utterance, in order that thou mayest gaze unto the direction of thy Lord and be severed from all the creatures. May the spirit and glory rest upon thee, and upon those who dwell upon the plain of holiness and who remain in the Cause of their Lord in manifest steadfastness.

Baha’u’llah. The Tablet of the Branch.

Say: The light hath shone forth from the horizon of Revelation, and the whole earth hath been illumined at the coming of Him Who is the Lord of the Day of the Covenant!

So firm and mighty is this Covenant that from the beginning of time until the present day no religious Dispensation hath produced its like.

It is indubitably clear that the pivot of the oneness of mankind is nothing else but the power of the Covenant.

The lamp of the Covenant is the light of the world, and the words traced by the Pen of the Most High a limitless ocean.

The power of the Covenant is as the heat of the sun which quickeneth and promoteth the development of all created things on earth. The light of the Covenant, in like manner, is the educator of the minds, the spirits, the hearts and souls of men.

The world’s equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this most great, this new world Order. Mankind’s ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this unique, this wondrous System – the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed.

-BAHÁ’U’LLÁH.

(The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation) 1950, N.S.A. of the British Isles: Manchester, p. vii.

“My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee.” – Bahá’u’lláh. The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh #65, Arabic. [Majesty is defined as royal power]

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

“This Tree of Life is the Book of the Covenant.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah, (A Compilation) (1950), p. 140.

“Protect the Stronghold of Thy Cause from these thieves, and safeguard the lamps of the Kingdom from these malevolent winds!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah, (A Compilation) (1950), p. 146.

“For every herald of the Kingdom of God is the trumpet of Israel.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Charles Mason Remey Collection. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, folio 12/100, p. 56.

“Thou art confirmed in service to the Kingdom.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Charles Mason Remey. The Charles Mason Remey Collection. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, folio 13/100, p. 71.

“It is evident that the axis of the oneness of the world of humanity is the power of the Covenant of God.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World Faith, pp. 425-426.

“Invite mankind into the Kingdom of Abha!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 193.

“In America, in these days, severe winds have surrounded the Lamp of the Covenant, hoping that this brilliant Light may be extinguished, and this Tree of Life may be uprooted. Certain weak, capricious, malicious and ignorant souls have been shaken by the earthquake of hatred, of animosity, have striven to efface the Divine Covenant and Testament, and render the clear water muddy so that in it they might fish. They have arisen against the Centre of the Covenant like the people of the Bayan who attacked the Blessed Beauty and every moment uttered a calumny. Every day they seek a pretext and secretly arouse doubts, so that the Covenant of Baha’u’llah may be completely annihilated in America.” Abdu’l-Baha. The Master’s Last Tablet to America in The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation), U.K: 1950, p. 141.

“Abdu’l-Baha is extremely kind, but when the disease is leprosy, what am I to do? Just as in bodily diseases we must prevent intermingling and infection and put into effect sanitary laws – because the infectious physical diseases uproot the foundation of humanity; likewise one must protect and safeguard the blessed souls from the breaths and fatal spiritual diseases; otherwise violation, like the plague, will become a contagion and all will perish.” Abdu’l-Baha. The Master’s Last Tablet to America in The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation), U.K: 1950, p. 153.

“The Tree of Life is the Book of the Covenant.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Star of the West XIII, p. 19.

“A fundamental teaching of Bahá’u’llah is the oneness of the world of humanity. Addressing mankind, He says: “Ye are all leaves of one tree and the fruits of one branch.” By this it is meant that the world of humanity is like a tree, the nations or people are the different limbs or branches of that tree and the individual human creatures are as the fruits and blossoms thereof. In this way His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh expressed the oneness of humankind whereas in all religious teachings of the past, the human world has been divided into two parts, one known as the people of the Book of God or the pure tree and the other the people of infidelity and error or the evil tree. The former were considered as belonging to the faithful and the others to the hosts of the irreligious and infidel; one part of humanity the recipients of divine mercy and the other the object of the wrath of the Creator. His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh removed this by proclaiming the oneness of the world of humanity and this principle is specialized in His teachings.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 137.

“…the divine form of civilization. This is what is meant in the Bible by the descent of the New Jerusalem. The heavenly Jerusalem is none other than the divine civilization and it is now ready.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 145.

“The General House of Justice, if it be established under the necessary conditions – with members elected from all the people – that House of Justice will be under the protection and the guardianship of God.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 233.

“This Covenant is the Ancient Covenant, the Illuminator of the horizons…It is the Testament and the Covenant and it is mentioned in all the early Books and in later tablets…It is the holy fragrance of His Holiness, the Creator, and the Breaths of the Life of the Garden of the Creator. It is the strong fortress; therefore it is a sure shelter for all created beings, and in brief, it is the sum of all sacred writings, ancient and modern!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Star of the West VIII. No. 16, p. 213.

“Beware, Beware, lest any one should speak from the authority of his own thoughts or create a new thing out of himself…His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh shuns such souls.” Abdu’l-Bahá. The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 317.

"I have adopted you as my son. You have to appreciate this favor very much indeed. One should see that you are living according to the requirements of this sonship. You should be aware of your responsibilities...You are under God's protection. If I am not with you in body, I am in spirit." Charles Mason Remey quoting Abdu'l-Baha. A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, 1921, Library of Congress Folio 2/100, p. 129.

“Go forth to work in the Cause of God, guiding souls to the Kingdom.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 26.

“America will assuredly evolve into a center from which waves of spiritual power will emanate, and the throne of the Kingdom of God will, in the plenitude of its majesty and glory, be firmly established.” ‘Abdu’l-Baha. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 337.

“I have come here with this mission,…that all may be seen to be the parts of the same tree, --the great tree of the human family. For mankind may be likened to the branches, leaves, blossoms and fruit of that tree.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Bahá’í World Faith, p.. 219.

“She had a message for you, a Message from a King, the Greatest of All.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 644.

“The Will and Covenant of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 660.

“His great Will and Testament…This momentous and sacred Will appointed the Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, as Interpreter of the Word of God and head of the Universal House of Justice for life. These two institutions head the Bahá’í Administrative Order, established by both Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 663.

“One must make his steps firm in the Covenant…and the exhortations and advices of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, like unto pictures engraved on stone, may remain permanent and ineffaceable in the tablets of the hearts.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Bahá’í World Faith, pp. 425-426.

“Without firmness and steadfastness no matter shall prove effective in existence.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 458.

“Now the Throne of the Kingdom of ABHA is established and the Blessed Perfection is sitting upon the Throne of Grandeur.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 420.

“All the faithful ones who are assured and firm in the Testament and the Covenant of God, must neither overreach the clear explanation of this Servant, nor the unambiguous interpretation of this Slave. If anyone overreaches, he follows his own superstitions. No one is allowed to interpret other than this, and this is the perspicuous truth.” Abdu’l-Bahá to Nina Evaline Wood quoted in letter to Charles Mason Remey, (June 6, 1918). The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington DC: Library of Congress, folio 3 of 100, page 31 of 243.

“Now is the Throne of the Kingdom of Abha pitched and the Blessed Perfection is sitting upon the Throne of Majesty.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. January 19,1905. Letter to Charles Mason Remey. Washington D.C. Library of Congress, The Charles Mason Remey Papers, folio11 of 100, p. 73 of 118.

“Servants to Thy mighty Covenant” “Goodly fruits upon the Tree of Thy heavenly Cause, trees waving through the breezes of Thy Bounty in Thy celestial vineyard.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the American Assembly. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 285.

“This Tree of life is the Book of the Covenant.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Bahá’í World Faith, p. 429.

“O leaf upon the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life, of which mention is made in the Bible, is Bahá’u’lláh, and the daughters of the Kingdom are the leaves upon that blessed Tree. Then thank thou God that thou hast become related to that Tree.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 57.

“Mankind has been created from one single origin, has branched off from one family. Thus in reality all mankind represents one family. God has not created any difference. He has created all as one that thus this family might live in perfect happiness and wellbeing.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Foundations of World Unity, p. 38.

“He [Bahá’u’lláh] has declared that each individual member of the family is a leaf or branch upon the Adamic tree, that all are sheltered beneath the protecting mercy and providence of God; that all are the children of God, fruit upon the one tree of His love. God is equally compassionate and kind to all the leaves, branches and fruit of this tree.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Promulgation of Universal PeaceI, p. 230.

“The contingent beings are the branches of the tree of life while the Messengers of God is the root of that tree. The branches, leaves and fruit are dependent for their existence upon the root of the tree of life.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Bahá’í World Faith, p. 364.

“Western Union Telegram, New York, NY

14^th November, 1921

Mrs. Corinne True

5338 Kenmore Avenue

Chicago, Illinois

Haifa Wilhelmite he who sits with leper catches leprocy he who is with Christ shuns pharisees and abhors Judas Escariots certainly shun violators inform Goodall True and Parsons telegraphically. Signed Abbas Abha. Greetings Roy [Wilhelm]

The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington DC: Library of Congress, folio 3 of 100.

“That Tree which is ‘neither of the East nor of the West’” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, quoting Quran 24:35: ‘An olive tree neither of the East nor of the West.’” [Bahá’u’lláh proclaims that He rules upon the throne of David, which He reestablished in the World, and is symbolized by the olive tree. This prophecy from the Quran dovetails with Genesis 49:10 where we learn that when the Messiah comes, the sceptre will leave Judah. The appointed Interpreter, the Guardian of the Cause of God, symbolizes the ‘hereditary principle’ of the line of Bahá’u’lláh, and is the most spiritual person available and from no specific family but from ‘neither of the east nor of the west’. Xenophobia blinds certain Bahá’ís to the facts of the case.] Bahá’í Prayers. Bahá’í Publishing Trust (1985), p. 201. (It is incumbent upon all the people of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree of His love and loving-kindness.” Bahá’u’lláh. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.6.)

“In this promised day, wherein the name of the Kingdom is celebrated and spread in all regions.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 411.

“Hasten, hasten to enter into the Kingdom of God!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Vol. 2, p. 411.

“Guide the people unto the Kingdom.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 412.

“Lead the people unto the solid faith, the way of the Kingdom.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 413.

“Come…to My Kingdom…unto the place of My Glorious Throne.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 415.

“Help them travel in the way of the Kingdom and to walk in the path that leads to the King of Kings.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 416.

“Thank thou God for thou hast arrived at the Holy City and at the Heavenly Jerusalem and hast found the way to the Divine City and entered the Kingdom of Abha!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 423.

“The Covenant of God and His Testament is a bounty to the righteous and a curse to the wicked.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 439.

“O ye friends, endeavor with life and heart that this world may become the mirror of the world of the Kingdom; that the earthly kingdom be filled with the bounty of the heavenly; that the voice of the Supreme Concourse may be raised in commendation, and that the traces of the bounty and grace of the Beauty of Abha may envelop the earth!” Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 380-381.

“Thou hast trusted in the appearance of the Kingdom of God.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 382.

Re: Shoghi Effendi: “Your faithful, staunch and determined efforts to obey the Center of the Covenant.” George Townshend. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 508.

“The King of Kings hath come!” Isaac, a nine year old Persian. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 404.

“Thou entered the divine Kingdom and Knowest the heavenly Lord of Hosts!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 409.

“The doors of the Kingdom are being opened to the East and the West.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 410.

“I have read your letter signed by you, which shows your steadfastness and firmness in the Covenant of God and His testament, which was confirmed by the trace of His Supreme Pen, the greatness of which hath been divulged in all the regions, entered the palaces of kings, of which both rulers and subjects have been informed, and no human being could even deny it, even he who turns away and backslides. It came to the imagination of some dhildren that they are able to abolish this Covenant, the like of which was ot known in the early centuries and the heavenly ages of the past; and they shall see themselves in evident loss!

“But as to you, O ye firm and steadfast, be straightforward in the Cause of God, let your feet be firm in the Religion of God, and arise with every effort within your power to render victorious the Covenant of God. By God, the Truth, you will be assisted by a numerous army, and re-inforced by a cohort of the angels of God. Pay not the slightest attention to that which is said by these children, for their statements and sayings are nothing but confused dreams.

“The Star of the Covenant shall shine intensely upon all horizons and regions, and the violators will be as bats hiding themselves in dark holes! It is enough humiliation and abasement to them that they have violated the Covenant of God and contradicted the Appointed Center, and desired to demolish this solid edifice, did not shake but their own foundations, and did not scatter but their own union, and to them shall come the news of what they have done!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 350-351.

Paraphrasing Muhammad Ali, the Covenant-breaking brother of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: “The Divine Foundation is overthrown, the law of God is abrogated, therefore the Covenant and Testament is anulled.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 376.

“Ye are custodians of the mysteries of the Kingdom!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 441.

“Evidence of the appearance of the Kingdom.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 324.

“Should there appear the least trace of controversy, they must remain silent, and both parties must continue their discussions no longer, but ask the reality of the question from the Interpreter. This is the irrefutable command!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 199.

“People are not yet illumined with the lights of the Kingdom and are not aware of the heavenly teachings.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 200.

“A soul who is firm will become a son of the Kingdom of God.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 343.

“O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom!” “O children of the Kingdom of God!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 346 & 348.

“The shadow of the King of the Kingdom.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 346.

“Teach them the law of the Kingdom, burn away the veil of material superstition and light the candle of Thy love in their hearts.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2. P. 355.

“Thou has entered the Kingdom of God.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 356.

“Ye tasted the honey of devotion from the hand of the Unique Beloved.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 371.

“A pure sea doth not accept a dead body, therefore the waves will necessarily throw the dead finally upon the shores.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 290.

“I ask God to make thee follow my example in establishing the Kingdom…of unity and peace and building up the Dominion of Love and Faith which was founded by the Beauty of El-Abha.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 300.

“Aid thy friends in being illumined by the light of El-Baha and [being] fed from the heavenly table, and to make thee empty, void from the thoughts of the life of this world and filled with the love of thy Lord, ready for His service, uttering His praise and demonstrating with proofs the appearance of the Kingdom of God.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 309.

“Thy heart be made a clear mirror wherein are printed the Lights of the Kingdom of the earth and heaven.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 313.

“And some Pharisees among the missionaries of the Gospel will hasten thither from Persia and say, “We are aware of the secret of the matter.” All they may say is sheer slander.

Now know you these [things], that in its time you may dispel and annihilate the darkness of those suspicions, like unto a manifest light. I beg of God that He may grant thee a power that thou mayest resist all in the earth—how much more these weak, hired individuals who receive salary and bribe for spreading such calumnies!

Be ye admonished, O possessors of understanding!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 252.

“The necessity and the particularity of the assured and believing ones is to be firm in the Cause of God and withstand the hidden and evident tests.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 263.

“Verily, by God the Truth, the doors of the Kingdom are opened, the lights of God have shown forth and illumined the horizon of the earth.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Vol. 2, p. 288.

“Therefore if a soul, by himself, interprets the Books of God contrary to the clear text emanating from the Pen of the Covenant, it is Not acceptable, and this will become the cause of differences amongst the believers of God.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, folio #46/100, p. 145.

“Be ye not heartbroken if the gloomy clouds of violation of the Covenant have covered the horizon of those regions. Erelong the splendors of the Sun of the Covenant and Its Heavenly Power will break asunder and dispel those threatening clouds, and the horizon will appear with the utmost clearness as a pure and clear mirror…know thou verily that before long the cups of Guidance will be in your hands in those regions, (America).” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Charles Mason Remey Collection. Washington D.C.: The Library of Congress, folio #46/100, p. 161.

“…will hasten thither from Persia and say; “we are aware of the secret of the matter.” All they may say is sheer slander. Now you know this, that in its time you may dispel and annihilate the darkness of these suspicions like unto a manifest light.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Charles Mason Remey Collection. Washington D.C.: The Library of Congress, folio #46/100, p. 167.

Shoghi Effendi

“ ‘He is the Interpreter of the Word of God,’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, referring to the functions of the Guardian of the Faith, asserts, using in His Will the very term which He Himself had chosen when refuting the argument of the Covenant-breakers who had challenged His right to interpret the utterances of Bahá’u’lláh. ‘After him,’ He adds, ‘will succeed the first-born of his lineal descendants.’ ‘The mighty stronghold,’ He further explains, ‘shall remain impregnable and safe through obedience to him who is the Guardian of the Cause of God.’ ‘It is incumbent upon the members of the House of Justice, upon all the Aghsán, the Afnán, the Hands of the Cause of God, to show their obedience, submissiveness and subordination unto the Guardian of the Cause of God.’ “ Shoghi Effendi. The Baha'i World, Vol. 10, p. 248.

“…before (the) Throne (of) Bahá’u’lláh.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 26.

“Every fair-minded inquirer will readily admit that they are not only complementary, but that they mutually confirm one another, and are inseparable parts of one complete unit.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 4, p. 172.

“American believers, heirs (of) Bahá’u’lláh’s Covenant.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 140.

“Constitutional form of government…republicanism and…of kingship combined.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 306.

“”Proclaim the approach, of that re-created society, that Christ-promised Kingdom, that World Order whose generative impulse is the spirit of none other than Bahá’u’lláh Himself, whose dominion is the entire planet.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 151.

“The Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, which together with the Kitab-i-Aqdas, constitutes the chief depository wherein are enshrined those priceless elements of that Divine Civilization, the establishment of which is the primary mission of the Bahá’í Faith.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, pp. 316-317

“The pillars that sustain its authority and buttress its structure are the twin institutions of the Guardianship and of the Universal House of Justice.” Shoghi Effendi. The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah, (A Compilation) (1950), p. 129.

“The Day when the Kingdoms of this world shall become the Kingdom of God Himself, the Kingdom of Bahá’u’lláh.” Shoghi Effendi. The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah, (A Compilation) (1950), p. 129.

“The new believers must be deepened in the Covenant. This is really the only source of the fire of the love of God.” Shoghi Effendi. The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah, (A Compilation) (1950), p. viii.

“Once the mind and heart have grasped the fact that God guides men through a Mouthpiece, a human being, a Prophet, infallible and unerring, it is only a logical projection of this acceptance to also accept the station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the Guardians. The Guardians are the evidence of the maturity of mankind in the sense that at long last men have progressed to the point of having one world, and of needing one world management for human affairs. In the spiritual realm they have also reached the point where God could leave, in human hands (i.e. the Guardians) guided directly by the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh as the Master states in His Will, the affairs of His Faith for this Dispensation. This is what is meant by this is the day which will not be followed by night! In this Dispensation divine guidance flows onto us in this world after the Prophets ascension, through first the Master, and then the Guardians. If a person can accept Bahá’u’lláh’s function it should not present any difficulty to them to also accept what He has ordained in a Divinely guided individual in matters pertaining to the Faith.” Shoghi Effendi. Bahá’í News, June, 1950.

“The enemies of the Faith who, for various reasons and with ever-increasing subtlety and malice, have persistently striven to disrupt the administrative machinery of an Order, foreshadowed by the Báb, enunciated by Bahá’u’lláh, and established by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 322.

“The detrimental influence of those whose acts proclaim their severance from the Holy Tree and their forfeiture of their sacred birthright.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10. P. 290.

“The world sovereignty of Bahá’u’lláh.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10 p. 296.

“That world order – the Child of that Faith...That world order, of which the present Administrative System is at once the precursor, the nucleus and pattern.” Shoghi Effendi (June 15, 1946). The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 54.

“It marks the inception of the Kingdom of God on earth.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 20. [Re: the building of the temple in Wilmette.]

“Strict and unchanging adherence to the spiritual laws and administrative principles, which are the foundation of the Faith, steadfast and thorough knowledge of the nature, sanctity, and importance of the successive Covenants of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” Shoghi Effendi (June 30, 1949). The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 31.

“Our Administrative Order, of which I have the honor to be the Head.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 43.

“The twin Covenants of Bahá’u’lláh and of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá…the inseparable institutions of the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice.” Shoghi Effendi (August 18, 1950). The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 49.

“The full implications and the exact significance of the Master’s world-wide instructions, as laid down in His Will, are as yet fully grasped.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 147.

“The establishment of the Supreme House of Justice is in no way dependent upon the adoption of the Bahá’í Faith by the mass of the people of the world, nor does it presuppose its acceptance by the majority of the inhabitants of any one country.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, pp. 176-177.

“The authorized Interpreter of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings has instituted, an Order which, by virtue of the administrative principles which its Author has formulated, the institution He has established, and the right of interpretation with which He has invested its Guardian.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 180.

“The hereditary authority which the Guardian of the Administrative order is called upon to exercise, and the right of the interpretation of the Holy Writ solely conferred upon him.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 180.

“The forces of darkness, either from within or from without.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 185.

“Loyal and steadfast adherence to every clause of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Sacred Will.” [Qualification to become a Bahá’í] Shoghi Effendi. Bahá’í Declaration of Trust, The Baháí World, Vol. 11, p. 216.

“The Lord of the Kingdom to the throne of everlasting glory.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 118.

“Unfoldment of Christ-promised Kingdom of God on earth…mirroring the Abha Kingdom.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 138.

“World Bahá’í Congress to be convened in the City of Baghdad, on the occasion of the centenary of the formal assumption by Bahá’u’lláh of His prophetic office.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 135. [Goal of the Ten-Year Plan ignored by the Covenant-breaking Hands].

“The preliminary measures, heralding the unfoldment of the institution of Guardianship, the pivot of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Will and Testament, have been adopted, through the appointment of the first two contingents of the Hands of the Cause…The International Bahá’í Council, comprising eight members, charged with assisting in the manifold activities attendant upon the rise of the World Administrative Center of the Faith, which must pave the way for the formation of a Bahá’í International Court and the eventual emergence of the Universal House of Justice, the Supreme Legislative Body of the future Bahá’í Commonwealth, has been established, enlarged, and the functions of its members defined.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 134.

“Let there be no mistake. The avowed, the primary aim of this Spiritual Crusade is none other than the conquest of the citadels of men’s hearts.” “The transformation of the International Bahá’í Council into an international Bahá’í Court.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 136.

“Constitute the prelude to, the initiation, of the laborious and tremendously long process of establishing in the course of subsequent crusades… the framework of the Administrative Order of the Faith, with all its attendant agencies, and of eventually erecting in these territories still more pillars to share in sustaining the weight, and in broadening the foundation of the Universal House of Justice.” “In the course of numerous Crusades and of successive epochs of both the Formative and Golden Ages of the Faith…erection of the entire machinery of Bahá’u’lláh’s Administrative Order.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 136-137. (emphasis added)

Re: Bahá’u’lláh: “With the establishment of His Covenant and the inauguration of the Ministry of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, His son and the Exemplar and authorized Interpreter of His teachings.” Objective #10 of Ten-Year Plan, “The establishment of a national Bahá’í Court in the capital cities of Persia, ‘Iráq, of Pakistán, and of Afghánistán – the leading Muslim Centers in the Asiatic continent.”

Shoghi Effendi’s message delivered by Charles Mason Remey at the India Intercontinental Teaching Conference, 1953. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 179-180.

“The Cause of Bahá’u’lláh is still inits age of tender growth and in a stage of transition; when we remember that the full implications and the exact significance of the Master’s world-wide instructions, as laid down in His Will, are as yet not fully grasped, and the whole Movement has not sufficiently crystallized in the eyes of the world.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 290.

“Greater awareness (of their) inescapable responsibilities, deeper understanding (of the) verities (of) Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation, (of) His Covenant, World Order, (and) above all, through constant daily effort aiming (at the) enrichment (of the) spiritual life (of the) individual, constituting (the) sole foundation whereon (the) stability (of the) structure (of) every Administrative edifice must depend.” Shoghi Effendi, July 20, 1950. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 354.

“First international and incomparably holy enterprise synchronizing with the birth of the International Bahá’í Council at the very heart and center of a world-encircling Faith can alone ensure the uninterrupted progress of an undertaking which, coupled with the completion of the Mother Temple of the West cannot fail to produce tremendous the good-will and support of the civil authorities will, if steadily maintained, greatly reinforce, and lend a tremendous impetus to this process of recognition which constitute an historic landmark in the evolution of the world center of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh, - a process which the newly-formed Council [International Bahá’í Council], now established at its very heart, is designed to foster, which will gather momentum, with the emergence in the course of time of a properly recognized and independently functioning Bahá’í Court, which will attain its consummation in the institution of the Universal House of Justice and the emergence of the auxiliary administrative Agencies, revolving around this Highest Legislative Body, and which will reveal the plenitude of its potentialities with the sailing of the Divine Ark as promised in the Tablet of Carmel.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 349.

“Process (of the) unfoldment (of the) ever-advancing Administrative Order accelerated (by the) formation (of the) International Bahá’í council designated (to) assist (in the) erection (of the) superstructure (of the) Báb’s Sepulcher, cement ties uniting (the) budding World Administrative Center with (the) recently established state, (and) pave (the) way (for the) formation (of the) Bahá’í Court, essential prelude (to the) institution (of the) Universal House of Justice.” Shoghi Effendi, received April 25, 1951. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 353.

“The throne of the Kingdom of God will, in the plenitude of its majesty and glory, be firmly established.” Shoghi Effendi, July 18, 1953. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 372.

“The Hands of the Cause of God, a body of believers who are to serve the Guardian of the Faith.” “Creation International Bahá’í Council…forerunner International House Justice.” Shoghi Effendi, December 24, 1951. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 374-375.

Re: the Hands: “Under the aegis (of the) Guardian, (the) dual sacred responsibility (for) protection (and) propagation (of the) Cause (of) Bahá’u’lláh.” Shoghi Effendi, April 6, 1954. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 377

“Institution (of) Guardianship, head cornerstone (of the) Administrative Order (of the) cause (of) Bahá’u’lláh.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 124.

“Decade-long, world-embracing spiritual crusade involving (the) simultaneous initiation (of) twelve national Ten Year Plans (and the) concerted participation (of) all National Spiritual Assemblies (of the) Bahá’í world aiming (at the) immediate extension (of) Bahá’u’lláh’s spiritual dominion as well as (the) eventual establishment (of the) structure (of) His administrative order (in) all remaining Sovereign States…” Shoghi Effendi, The Inauguration of the World Bahá’í Crusade 1953-1963. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 253.

“(The) establishment (of a) Bahá’í Court (in the) Holy Land, preliminary (to the) emergence (of the) Universal House (of) Justice”…”Establishment (of) six national Bahá’í Courts (in the) chief cities (of the) Islamic East, Tihran, Cairo, Baghdád, New Delhi, Karachi, Kabul.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 254.

“World Bahá’í Congress vicinity Garden (of) Ridvan, Baghdad, third holiest city Bahá’í World (on the) occasion (of the) world-wide celebration (of the) Most Great Jubilee, commemorating (the) centenary (of the) Ascension (of) Bahá’u’lláh (to the) Throne (of) His Sovereignty.” Shoghi Effendi, October 9, 1952. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 255.

“An unassailable administrative foundation for Bahá’u’lláh’s Christ-promised Kingdom on earth.” Shoghi Effendi, October 8, 1952, Announcing the Ten-Year Plan. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 255.

“TEN-YEAR INTERNATIONAL BAHÁ’Í TEACHING AND CONSOLIDATION PLAN 1953-1963

9. Establishment of a Bahá’í Court in the Holy Land, as a preliminary to the emergence of the Universal House of Justice.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 256.

“OBJECTIVES OF THE TEN-YEAR PLAN AT THE WORLD CENTER OF THE FAITH IN ISRAEL

3. Establishment of an International Bahá’í Court.

9. Convocation of a Bahá’í World Congress in the vicinity of the Garden of Ridván, city of Baghdád, on the occasion of the World-wide celebration of the Most Great Jubilee Commemorating the centenary of the formal assumption by Bahá’u’lláh of His Prophetic Office.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 267.

“I have prayed and prayed again that we may all prove ourselves worthy disciples of so gracious a Master, that we may, when called unto Him, transmit, undiminished and unimpaired, our share of the immeasurably precious heritage bequeathed by Him to us all.” Shoghi Effendi, December 6, 1928. Bahá’í Administration. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust (1960), p. 155.

Re: the publication of The Bahá’í World: “I have ever since its inception taken a keen and sustained interest in its development, have personally participated in the collection of its material, the arrangement of its contents, and the close scrutiny of whatever data it contains.” Shoghi Effendi, December 6, 1928. Bahá’í Administration. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust (1960), p. 156.

“It is surely for those to whose hands so priceless a heritage has been committed to prayerfully watch lest the tool should supersede the Faith itself, lest undue concern for the minute details arising from the administration of the Cause obscure the vision of its promoters, lest partiality, ambition, and worldliness tend in the course of time to becloud the radiance, stain the purity, and impair the effectiveness of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 265.

“He who symbolizes the hereditary principle in this Dispensation has been made the interpreter of the words of its Author.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 293.

Charles Mason Remey

“The Divine Covenant made to man through the Covenant in these latter days in the establishment in the Bahá’í Faith of the New Day and Age of the Divine Kingdom upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1913). The Break of Day, preface.

“We Bahá’ís believe that he has come and has established His Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1913). The Break of Day, pp.101-102.

“[‘Abdu’l-Bahá] the one whom Bahá’u’lláh had left endowed with His power to accomplish and to establish the Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1913). The Break of Day, pp. 103.

“The time is surely coming when the friends will have been so tried and sifted that only those who have divested themselves from every thought save those of El-Abha will be able to stand firm in the Cause.” “There was a violation in Chicago, which threatened to extinguish the light of the Covenant in all America, but now that has all been eliminated through the action of the friends, who guided by the word and the spirit of the Cause, unitedly arose to carry out the revealed instructions of the Covenant regarding violation.” “The solution of this present difficulty is that each and every one of us should become so familiar with the Revealed words upon the matter that thereby we become informed of God’s Spirit and His Word and be enabled to distinguish between that and the human fancies and imaginings which surround.” Charles Mason Remey to Dr. Nina Evaline Wood (June 27, 1918). The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington DC: Library of Congress, folio 3 of 100.

“Our responsibilities as pioneers in God’s Kingdom on earth.” Charles Mason Remey (July 24, 1919). Letter to Washington D.C. Assembly. The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington DC: Library of Congress, folio 3 of 100.

“The Divine Bounties which proceed from the Center of the Abha Covenant are descending unceasingly upon the Bahá’ís and we are conscious of the heart throb of the Kingdom which we receive from that source.” Charles Mason Remey to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (March 9, 1920). The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington DC: Library of Congress, folio 3 of 100.

“The Universal House of Justice, the embryo of which is the present International Bahá’í Council, which through successive stages will develop into the Universal House of Justice to be established and function on this Holy Mountain.” “The relatives of the state of Israel with our beloved Guardian and the International Bahá’í Council have been friendly and cordial.” “The members of the International Bahá’í Council look forward to the day when it will be feasible for ever-increasing members of the believers to have the inestimable privilege of meeting their Guardian face to face, imbibing from him the essence of their Faith.” Charles Mason Remey, President, Leroy C. Ioas, Secretary – General, International Bahá’í Council, Haifa, Israel, July 1, 1952. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, pp. 383-390.

“The object of the Bahá’í Revelation is the religious unification of all people. This teaching has come into the world to fulfil, to perfect and to complete the divine teachings of the past. It stands as the one goal toward which truth has always worked through its appearance in the divine revelators and prophets sent unto various peoples of the past ages, and it is the beginning of that age of spiritual enlightenment and peace, the coming of which has been the one theme of all divine teaching of the past: The Kingdom of God on earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). The Universal Consciousness of the Bahá’í Religion, p. 12.

Re: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: “”The Center of the Covenant” to the people of the world, the expounder of his teachings, the one who would establish this great movement.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). The Universal Consciousness of the Bahá’í Religion, p. 26.

“The One promised by all the prophets to appear in the latter days and establish God’s Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). The Universal Consciousness of the Bahá’í Religion, p. 21.

Re: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: “He taught the people the life and the way of the Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). The Universal Consciousness of the Bahá’í Religion, p. 29.

“As Bahá’u’lláh provided a center for the solidarity and furthermore of the Cause after his departure, so ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Covenanted in his Will that after his passing there would be a continued and perpetual system with a center of guidance for the Cause, a Guardian. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá appointed his eldest grandson, Shoghi Effendi, to be the first of these Guardians.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). The Universal Consciousness of the Bahá’í Religion, p. 31.

Re: Abdu’l-Bahá: “From that center flowed the regenerative Bahá’í spirit which made all things new, reestablishing religion, reviving faith in God, and uniting humanity in the one universal brotherhood of God’s Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). The Universal Consciousness of the Bahá’í Religion, p. 30.

“The coming of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth has been the one theme of Christ and the prophets.” Charles Mason Remey. The Universal Consciousness of the Bahá’í Religion, p. 38.

“…the Latter-Day Messiah. This, the greatest of all manifestations, they prophesied would arise with spiritual understanding and power, reveal and demonstrate the universal truth, which exists in all religions, and unite all men and establish the Kingdom of God on earth. That this manifestation, the greatest of all GOD’s Messengers has come is the message that the Bahá’í Movement is giving to the world.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 7.

“The Latter-Day Messiah, promised in all the revealed writings of the past – was soon to come and establish The Kingdom of God upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 7.

“The development of the Cause was that of explaining, establishing and demonstrating these revealed truths in the world of practicality. For the accomplishment of this ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the son of Bahá’o’lláh, was the chosen instrument.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 24.

Re: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: “The first to arise in the service of the Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 25.

“The staff of Bahá’u’lláh is now in the hands of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” “’Abdu’l-Bahá is the beloved son into whose hands has been entrusted the guidance of the people of The Kingdom.” “’Abdu’l-Bahá’s mission is that of the explainer, the establisher.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 27.

“”Abdu’l-Bahá comes with the power of God to live and manifest the life of The Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 27.

“His mission is to establish the deeds of The Kingdom in the lives of his followers.” “The third and final period of the establishment of The Kingdom here among men.” “He is changing the world by infusing spiritual wisdom into men’s souls.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 28.

Re: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: “In him is all of the dignity and majesty of the king combined with the humbleness of the servant.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 32.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s mission is to teach men to bring the love of The Kingdom into everyday life, and to manifest it in every thought, word and deed.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 33.

“The Latter-Day Messiah, Bahá’o’lláh. Through Bahá’o’lláh, in whom God was Manifest, divine knowledge was revealed to man, the laws of the Kingdom given to the world, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was appointed, “The Center of the Covenant.” Now through ‘Adu’l-Bahás life of service to God and man, the way is made plain for all and the Kingdom of God established upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 34.

“The mission of each divine revelator has been to announce and to prepare the way for the brotherhood of the Kingdom among men. Each accomplished his mission, speaking and teaching through symbols and parables commensurable with the conditions of his day; each quickened the souls of the people with divine life and each foretold the coming of the great Latter-Day Messiah who was to establish the Kingdom of Peace upon earth.”

“In the coming of the Báb, Bahá’o’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is found the fulfillment of the divine promises of God, given to the peoples of the past ages, and in it is the beginning of that age of divine enlightenment and spiritual wisdom for which men have long hoped and prayed. In the light of their inspired teachings all religious teachings of the past are understood and seen to be as parts of one great divine plan for the spiritual enlightenment of the world, and in the Bahá’í revelation is realized, also, that power which is binding and uniting the peoples of all races and religions in one universal religion, which is the Kingdom of God upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 40.

“That The Word of God has again been manifested to man and that “The One” promised in the holy writings of all religions has come in the flesh and has established the new and the divine order of things, The Kingdom of God on earth, is the message which the Bahá’ís are giving to the world.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 41.

“The Word of God speaking through all the prophets gave the same message of the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of The Kingdom upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 42.

“The Bahá’í Movement, by which are realized all the promises and prophecies of all the religions regarding the Latter-Day “coming,” and the Kingdom upon earth.” “The great Latter-Day Messiah, Bahá’o’lláh, God manifesting Himself as the Father, Whom He and all prophets foretold would arise in the fullness of time and establish The Kingdom of God upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 43.

“This day is the time of the world’s turning from humanity to divinity.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 44.

“All is summed up in the promise “The Kingdoms of this world are become the Kingdoms of Our Lord, and of His Christ and He shall reign forever and ever.” Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 45.

“Bahá’o’lláh is the root of the tree of The Kingdom, while I am the branch, branched from that pre-existent root. The fruit of the tree appears upon the branches, not upon the roots.” - ‘Abdu’l-Bahá quoted by Charles Mason Remey (1912). The Bahá’í Movement: A Series of Nineteen Papers, p. 110-111.

“The work accomplished by the body is in proportion to the strength and steadfastness of its individual members.” Charles Mason Remey (1908). A Bahá’í Traveler, p. 102-103

“That the Word of God has again been manifested to man, and that “The One” promised in the holy writings of all religions has come and has established the new and divine order of things the Kingdom of God on earth, is the message which the Bahá’í Revelation is bringing to the world.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p.25.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá came with the power of God to live and manifest the life of the Kingdom.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p. 56.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá, the Center of The Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh, The Interpreter of The Revealed Word, The One, who was appointed to establish The Bahá’í Cause in the World.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p.51.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá’s mission was to teach man to bring the love of the Kingdom into every day life and to manifest it in every thought, word and deed.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p.63.

“Shoghi Effendi, the First Guardian.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p.63.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá covenanted in his Will that after his passing there would be a continued and a perpetuated center of guidance for the Cause, a Guardian, the office to be hereditary. The Guardian is to be the center about whom the Bahá’ís should revolve, the one whose mission would be to direct, continue and further the work of the cause; the one upon whom the mantle of the spirit would descend to protect, guide and inspire the people of the Cause and lead them onward in their spiritual work.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá appointed his eldest grandson Shoghi Effendi to be the first of this line of Guardians…upon him devolves the duty of establishing the organization of the cause as outlined in the Will of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p.65.

“Now in these days of the first Guardian of the Cause, Shoghi Effendi, the organization is being established as outlined and provided for in the testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p.65.

“United in one living cause which has for its object the living Kingdom of God here upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p. 74

“In the Bahá’í Revelation is realized, also, that power which is binding and uniting the peoples of all races and religions in one universal religion which is the Kingdom of God upon earth.” “The Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, the first of the line of the Bahá’í Guardians. With the passing of the generations there will be many Guardians branching out from this divine tree of revelation.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p. 75.

“We are now in the early days of the New Age of the Kingdom of upon earth.” Charles Mason Remey (1925). A Series of Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the Bahá’í Teachings. National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee of America, p. 182.

“The object of true religion has ever been the oneness of the human family, and the real spirit of the teachings of Christ and the prophets thus unites the souls of men in that spiritual state spoken of in Holy Writ as “The Kingdom of the Father.” Conversely, through misconception and wrong interpretation, religion has been so misconstrued that it has often become false and a cause of inharmony instead of peace.” Charles Mason Remey (1917). Constructive Principles of the Bahá’í Movement. The Bahá’í Publishing Society, p. 39.

“The world of existence is no other than one tree, and nations or people are like unto the different branches or limbs thereof, and human individuals are similar to the fruits and blossoms thereof, while in all past religions books and epistles, the world of humanity has been divided into two parts, one called the people of the Book, or the Pure Tree, and the other as belonging to the irreligious and the infidel.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; Charles Mason Remey (1917). Constructive Principles of the Bahá’í Movement. The Bahá’í Publishing Society, p. 40.

“When Bahá’u’lláh appeared and declared Himself to be The One whose coming the Bab had foretold, those who in reality were firm in the Covenant of the Báb received Bahá’u’lláh, and through Him received the new spirit of the Kingdom which He brought.” Charles Mason Remey. The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, Folio #46/100, p. 34.

“The divine ideals and institutions of the past ages are dying, and the divine ideals and institutions of God’s Kingdom have been born into the world of humanity.” Charles Mason Remey. The Charles Mason Remey Collection, Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, Folio #46/100, p. 45.

Various Authors

“The Universal House of Justice over which God’s viceregent, the Guardian, will preside.” The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation) (1950), p. vi.

“This Promise…is the coming of a great and perfect Day, the Day of God Himself, the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth.

“In this age mankind is called to fulfil the conditions of the Covenant collectively by the building of this Kingdom.” The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation) (1950), p. xi.

“The ‘Lesser Covenant,’ of obedience to the appointed head of the divinely established Faith.” The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation) (1950), p. xix.

““I am come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly,” said Jesus, and so it shall be. But this life, for man grown adult, is to be stabilized in a unity founded upon a divine structure of organization, reconciling the expression of the individual conscience with the necessary restraint of the basic authority of the Word of God, and collective responsibility for the whole community, under the guidance of God’s finger through the Centre of His Covenant. For the first time God’s representative will be continually associated with men in the work of safeguarding the interests of the whole earth as one entity and one family acknowledging one Father.

Baha’u’llah, “the Blessed Perfection,” “the Most Great Beauty through Whom truth shall be distinguished from error and the wisdom of every command shall be tested,” the complete fulfilment of the age of prophecy, made a provision for the protection of His Cause that was not open to His great Predecessors, for men in those times, our New Testament tells us, were not ready, and could not have borne it. Baha’u’llah in unequivocal terms established His own first-born son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in His written Will, the Book of the Covenant, as the Centre of the Covenant of God, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in His turn, in His own written Will and Testament, has established Shoghi Effendi, the first Guardian, as the Centre of the Covenant of God. They, and all the Guardians who will succeed Shoghi Effendi, are alone the ones through whom the absolute truth of the Word of Bahá’u’lláh can be known whenever there is need for the authority of God to reconcile the divergent relative opinions of men. The Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, providing as it does the Charter of the New World, gives the Guardianship the function of interpretative guidance of man. Shoghi Effendi, “the blessed and sacred bough that hath branched out from the Twin Holy Trees,” combines the lineage of both the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh and is “the priceless pearl,” fruit of the “twin surging seas.” His loving influence and guiding hand are those of the “true brother.”

“He that rejecteth him hath rejected God.” Those who, after recognition of the full light of God, the perfect beauty of God, wherever expressed, whether through the Messenger Himself, of His Successor, the Centre of His Covenant, have deliberately and with malice turned to deny Them and attack Them, knowing full well what they are doing, but blinded by their selfish ambition, they are the malignant cancers that feed on the body of the Faith of God. Drawing strength from it, built up through it, they are the wolves who batten upon the sheep of the fold, they are the violators of the Covenant about whom ‘Abdu’l-Bahá makes such clear statement in the last Tablet to America, and in His Will and Testament. One who is a Covenant-breaker must first have recognized and loved, and then, like Judas or Yahyá, or Muhammad-‘Ali, allowed personal pride and ambition to take such hold that they consciously work against the Faith of God and have to be turned out from Its fold. They deprive themselves, though they serve a purpose. They must be totally shunned.

With the hereditary office of Guardianship, preserved by the divine safeguards clearly outlined in the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, is coupled the future Universal House of Justice, the most perfect form of representative government, which will share with the Guardian the privilege of that “service in love for mankind which is unity with God.” God will then indeed come to be King and reign on earth, for His perfections will then be put into effect to the utmost possible extent. The revealed text of His Book, containing the fullest measure of the beauty of His revelation, applied at need through the Scion of the great line of His Messengers, providing the stability of conservation, together with the perfect democratic instrument, elected representative of the best of the whole of mankind, ensuring the flexibility necessary to meet the processes of change in the unfolding development of the earth, of a surety these are the twin pillars designed to support the Most Great Peace, the Golden Age of man.

Individually and collectively man will thus attain the promises of God declared in all His Scriptures, and God’s mighty Covenant will be impregnably established for ever upon an unassailable foundation, the rock of God’s Word.”

“His own written Will and Testament, has established Shoghi Effendi, the first Guardian, as the Centre of the Covenant of God.”

The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation) (1950), p. xv-xvii

“The indestructible Covenant established by Bahá’u’lláh.” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 269.

“ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá the servant, Interpreter of the Word of God.” The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles. The Covenant of Baha’u’llah (A Compilation) (1950), p. xx.

"The guardianship of the Faith, implied in the Book of Laws, became a fact in the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Baha, who appointed as first guardian, his grandson, Shoghi Effendi. In this remarkable document each passing generation of Baha'is receives its assurance of leadership by a lineal descendant of Baha'u'llah. Each generation will enjoy, in its guardian, complete protection from schism. In him will be vested the right of interpretation of the Word, and to him is given the promise of the direct guidance of God. Thus the Ocean of Truth chooses its tributary in the Day of Unity. The voice of division is stilled; compromise and sectarian corruption are banned in an age that has torn into countless sects the essential truth of the ages.

"If the succession is important in the preservation of the truth, legislation is no less needed for the application of the laws. The second pillar of the new society is an institution specifically set forth by Baha'u'llah for the government of His world community; namely the Universal House of Justice, to be selected by the people of all countries, having the Guardian as its permanent head, and to be vested with final authority in all matters. Such universal representation, freedom of selection, and strength of authority combine to create an organism in which stability is perfectly blended with freedom." Dorothy Baker (Hand of the Cause/NSA-USA member). The Baha'i World, Vol. 10, p. 657.

“We had tea and then sat talking, waiting for the ‘king’ to come.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 21.

“There is no other place in the world worth seeing, and surely no other King worthy of homage.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 19.

“Oh Ruler of the House of David and King of the world.” [Letter to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá]. Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 10.

“I knew we were soon to behold the Blessed Face of the Prince of the House of David, the King of the whole world.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 15.

“The Creator of Heaven and earth – who manifested Himself in the Glorious Physical Temple of Bahá’u’lláh, established His Kingdom upon this earth, abdicated His Throne in favor of His dearest and Eldest son.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 52.

“Direct the people to this Glorious Kingdom.” Haji Siyyid Muhammad Taqi Manshadi; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, pp. 93-94.

“What a wonderful setting it was for our king!” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 141.

“The Father has come, the Prince of Peace is here…His Kingdom.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 167.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá is the way to that Kingdom, and in His way, and after Him, we must walk. This is a very, very important matter, and now all of the believers must try to realize the great importance of turning to the Center of the Covenant.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 167.

“Now is the time for rising to serve and to spread the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 170.

“America may know…her shores have been visited by the King!” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 179.

“Raising their voices in proclaiming the Kingdom of Peace and Righteousness as having come.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 258.

“The Holy Court of the Covenant.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 310.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá was declaring that the millennium had come and the Kingdom of God was to be established on earth.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 350.

“His Kingdom on earth to-day.” Lua Getsinger; Velda Piff Metelmann (1997). Lua Getsinger Herald of the Covenant. Oxford: George Ronald, p. 380.

“We shall collectively draw near to the complete fulfillment of that world order which is the Divine Kingdom on earth.” Horace Holley. The Baha'i World, Vol. 4, p. 171.

“His Kingdom now hath come!” E.R. Waite. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 4, p. 538.

“Bahá’u’lláh has come to fulfill the hope of the ages and to establish the Kingdom of God on earth.” Keith Ransom Keller. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 4. P, 410.

“For Bahá’u’lláh’s abiding love continues to speak directly to mankind through the spiritually attuned, consecrated heart and balanced mind of Shoghi Effendi.” Lady Bloomfield. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 4, p. 41.

“The merciful provision of a succession of a devoted adherents to the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh who, for many centuries, will ‘amplify and apply’ His Word to the needs of humanity at the period of time in which each will occupy the centralizing position of Guardianship.” Louise Drake Wright. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 4, p. 408.

“His Will and Testament, however, disclosed the whole path and its consummation in world institutions, the Guardian and the Universal House of Justice.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 90.

“The very existence of the Faith depends on loyalty to whosoever has received appointment from the Manifestation.” National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p.141.

“Obedience to the authority of the Guardian was definitely enjoined upon all Bahá’ís by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 285.

“The Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá establishing the Guardianship and thereby extending throughout the Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh the grace of Divine Guidance.” The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States of America (1956). Pamphlet: The Power of the Covenant, A Compilation.

“The office of interpreter exercised first by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and after Him by the succession of Guardians to the end of the Bahá’í Dispensation.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 30.

“Our confidence in the Guardian is prodigious, our love and gratitude to him for all his loving guidance is a very vital factor in our lives.” Bahá’ís of Australia and New Zealand. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 66.

“A world Faith under one Guardian who represents the oneness underlying this great variety of national and racial types…reinforcing and fulfilling the function of the Guardianship, will come into being with the Universal House of Justice.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 94.

“He is the pillar on which the unity of the western hemisphere is built.” [Re: Shoghi Effendi]. Garreta Busey. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 199.

“Obedience to the authority of the Guardian was definitely enjoined upon all Bahá’ís by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 223.

“Despite repeated explanations given by the Guardian…there seems to exist…misunderstanding…ignorance of the law is no excuse…A procedure or principle of action once authorized by the Guardian is not subject to alteration by any Bahá’í body or individual believer to whom the procedure definitely applies.” The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 237.

“It is impossible to imagine the House of Justice not seeking the true spiritual foundation of the matter in consultation with the Guardian.” David Hofman. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 258.

“Our Guardian is the one who has the plans and directs our work.” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 514.

“This Faith is the Kingdom of God. If this is true, you cannot compromise it; neither can you divide it.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 531.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá revealed the continuity of divine guidance for human affairs throughout the cycle in the succession of the station of Guardianship from generation to generation. To this station He attributed the sole power and authority to interpret the Bahá’í Sacred Writings, and this station He joined to the Universal House of Justice instituted by Bahá’u’lláh by making each successive Guardian its chairman for life.” Horace Holley. The Baháí World, Vol. 9, p. 738.

“His excellency, Shoghi Effendi.” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 541.

“To fulfill or do our utmost to fulfill the hopes of the Guardian is the very least, I think, which any believer, young or old, worthy of the name ‘Bahá’í’ can do to serve Bahá’u’lláh’s Cause.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 532.

“First Guardian of the Faith, Shoghi Effendi.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 740.

“The first of the Guardian’s given appointment in the Will” “a leader” “authoritative interpretation of the revealed Word” “the authority vested in his appointment, through the world’s misery and darkness, to the Kingdom of justice on earth.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 740.

“It is the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth.” Stanwood Cobb. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 757.

“This Faith is the Kingdom of God in practice.” Dorothy Baker. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 775.

“The Kingdom of Bahá’u’lláh.” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 792-802.

“He sent Tablets to the Rulers and Kings…calling them to establish the Kingdom of God on earth.” George Latimer. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 812.

“Universal Peace will ultimately be achieved and it will signify the establishment of the Kingdom of God upon earth.” George Latimer. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 814.

“The inauguration of the promised Golden Age, the Kingdom of God on earth.” “Recognize His Cause and build His Kingdom.” Alice Simmons Cox. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 822.

“He has established a Covenant with us…provided for the institution of interpretation, through which the unbroken unity of the Faith is assured.” William Kenneth Christian. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 838.

“God’s unbreakable Covenant…first Guardian of the Faith – Shoghi Effendi.” William Kenneth Christian. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 839.

“Bringing the hearts of men to the Throne of Bahá’u’lláh.” Louis Gregory. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 877.

“Labor to establish the Kingdom of God upon the earth.” Marcia Steward. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 9, p. 896.

“His Dispensation is an organism created to function in and through the entire epoch, for divine guidance has been promised to mankind henceforth, the day of God’s Kingdom having dawned.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 7.

“One of the enemies of the Cause,” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá warned, “is he who endeavors to interpret the Words of Bahá’u’llah and thereby colors the meaning according to his capacity, and collects around him a following, forming a different sect, promoting his own station and making a division in the the Cause.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 8.

“He created the Guardianship…endowed this office with sole authority to interpret the Bahá’í Writings…made the Guardian the presiding officer of the future International House of Justice; attributed to him the payment of the special donation known as the Huquq.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 8.

“The first Guardian, Shoghi Effendi.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 10.

“Firmness in the Covenants established by Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with their followers to turn to their respectively appointed successors.” National Spiritual Assembly of India. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 67.

“King of Kings.” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 153.

“Blow through the trumpets of life the psalms of faithfulness, and the melodies of the Kingdom of the Father.” “Under the guidance of our beloved Guardian, may our souls be a ransom for him.” National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 211.

“Message of devotion to the Guardian of the Cause.” National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 216.

“The establishment of the Kingdom of the Father on earth.” National Spiritual Assembly of Iraq, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 222.

“It is made indubitably clear and evident that the Guardian of the Faith has been made the Interpreter of the word.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 248.

“That Kingdom of God promised to mankind from the beginning of its history.” David Hofman. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 198.

“To many of us administration was a little difficult and we could not at first grasp it; but the National members persevered and to-day we are grateful to them. They faced the most difficult periods educating and guiding the Australian and New Zealand Bahá’í community to understand and establish the Administration. Australian Centenary Celebration. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 225.

“My only terrestrial companion was my Guardian…where without his invisible, unfailing support, my very soul would have fainted away.” Marcia Steward. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 725.

“The Local Spiritual Assembly has the right to appeal to the National Spiritual Assembly and if not satisfactory to the Guardian.” By-Laws of Local Spiritual Assemblies. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 354.

“Upon the death of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the year of 1921, His grandson, Shoghi Effendi, was appointed through his Will and Testament, the first Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.” Betty Scheffler. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 447.

“The Obligatory prayers imply and declare that the Kingdom has come.” George Townshend. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 659.

“Love for the Guardian…the necessary foundation for the love for, and obedience to the Administrative Order, which it is one of his prime functions as Guardian to establish, is the mainspring from which surges the spiritual attitude.” Marcia Steward. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 720.

“The formation of this Assembly is something of a miracle brought about by the Guardian.” Marcia Steward. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 726.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá appointed his eldest grandson, Shoghi Effendi, as interpreter and first Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.” Dorothy Baker. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 757.

“The Kingdom of God on Earth shall stand, and His Spirit reign o’er every land.” Edwinna Powell Clifford. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 10, p. 815.

“By the violent beating of my heart I knew that we were soon to see the Blessed Face of the Prince of the House of David, the King of the whole world.” Lua Getsinger; William McElwee Miller (1974). The Bahá’í Faith: Its History and Teachings. South Pasadena, California: William Carey Library, pp. 186, 192.

“The Hands elected a body from among themselves they called “The Nine Guardians of the Bahá’í Faith.” Israeli Government Year-book (1962-63). Jerusalem: Published by the Government Printer, p. 310.

“The Guardian of the Faith maintained vigilant watch and released inspiration and guidance.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 49.

“The hereditary office of Interpreter and Protector of the Faith and life-head of the International House of Justice.” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World Faith, Vol. 11, p. 113.

“first Guardian…First Guardian…first Guardian” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 120

“The institution of Guardianship – tied into the fabric of the Faiby by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá through his Will in a knot no amount of perseverance and ingenuity can undo – has, as it was destined to do, effectively prevented any division or schism in the Bahá’í ranks.” Mary Maxwell. Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 122

“The institution of Guardianship – tied into the fabric of the Faith by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá through his Will in a knot no amount of perseverance and ingenuity can undo – has, as it was destined to do, effectively prevented any division or schism in the Bahá’í ranks.” “Water-tight ark as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Covenant.” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 122

“For what beauty does not produce envy and what purity does not produce envy and what purity does not produce slander, and what goodness does not challenge the evil hidden in an envious heart.” Mary Maxwell. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 124.

“Shoghi Effendi and his daily constituted successor and successors under the provisions of the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” The Bahá’í Declaration of Trust, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, 1946-1950, p. 212.

“Its relation to the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.” By-laws of Local Spiritual Assembly, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 247.

“Its right to appeal to the Guardian.” By-laws of Local Spiritual Assembly, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 249.

“Working for the Kingdom of God on earth.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 363.

“God’s glorious kingdom may be established upon earth.” A. Johansson. The Bahà’í World, Vol. 11, p. 401.

“A dead and soulless body.” Horace Holley, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 391.

“The bugles of heaven are blowing strains of thankfulness for your faithful, staunch and determined efforts to obey the Center of the Covenant.” George Townshend (July 1930). The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p.508.

“The Kingdom of God in very fact.” George Townshend. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 667.

“His effort to bring the followers of the Gospel into the Most Holy Kingdom.” George Townshend. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 669.

“Bahá’ís proclaim the growing World Order of Bahá’u’lláh – the Kingdom of God.” William Kenneth Christian. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 675. [NSA/USA member]

“Bahá’ís cannot use secrecy to hide their methods or their ultimate objectives.” William Kenneth Christian. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 675. [NSA/USA member]

“With the aid and guidance of their world Guardian, Shoghi Effendi.” Stanwood Cobb. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 684.

“The present Guardian of the Faith.” Dr. R. Bradley Roe. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 688.

“Mankind is destined to achieve in this day Kingdom of God on earth.” Ross Woodman. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 693.

“Shoghi Effendi, present Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.” Artemus Lamb. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 769.

“The meeting of God’s Covenant, the Branch of that pre-Existent Root…A few weeks later I again had that wonderful privilege to be near the Covenant.” [Re: meeting ‘Abdu’l-Bahá]. Fred Mortensen. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 11, p. 486.

“The sayings which prophesied the coming of the Kingdom of God on earth.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 14-15.

“Two new international Bahá’í institutions were established: the International Bahá’í Council at the Bahá’í World Center in Israel, and the Hands of the Cause.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 19.

“Kingdom of God on earth.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 20.

“The establishment of Christ’s Kingdom on earth.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 26.

“Increasing recognition of the status of the Faith and of its appointed Head, Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá’í World Faith.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 32.

“The first Guardian of the Cause of God.” [Re: Hands of the Cause] “Under his shadow and obey his command.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 38.

The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12 announcements:

December, 1951, Appointment of the Hands, p. 38.

October, 1952, Creation of Auxiliary Boards, p. 40.

January, 1951, Creation of the International Bahá’í Council, “as a forerunner of the Universal House of Justice…it will evolve into an officially recognized Bahá’í Court, be transformed into a “duly elected body” and reach its efflorescence finally as the Universal House of Justice….Charles Mason Remey, president.” p. 40-41.

“The first thing a pioneer must have is devotion, understanding and love for the Guardian. He should study the writings constantly and turn to the Guardian in his heart.” ‘Alí Nakhjavání. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 127.

The Ten-Year Plan is a crusade with twelve simultaneous National Plans. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 135.

[Re: The Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá] “Two great “pillars” of interpretation and legislation which support the Administrative order.” ‘Alí-Akbar Furútan. The Bahá’í World Vol. 12, p. 148.

“Israel people and government, harboring in their country the Bahá’í spiritual center, have always cherished cordial, friendly relations with the Guardian.” Abba Evan, Ambassador of Israel. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 165.

“Honor Kempton read messages and greetings from the International Bahá’í Council.” Stockholm International Teaching Conference (1953). The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 171.

“The Guardian’s special representative, the President and Vice-President of the International Bahá’í Council.” European Inter-Continental Bahá’í Teaching Conference, Stockholm. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 176-177.

“The Guardian’s consummate application of the Divine Plan of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for the redemption and unification of humanity at the time of impending peril.” Report of the Asian Intercontinental Teaching Conference. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 181.

“The Guardian is a new creation. You can never fully understand his station nor describe your meeting with him…I left Haifa with this impression of the Guardian – the courtier and the court; the lover and the beloved; the king and the vassal of God.” Dorothy Baker. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 188.

“We follow the Guardian over the flowering slopes of Haifa. They seem to glitter with colored gems and pearls, like a bride at her wedding, and we repeat to ourselves the lives, “From every branch within the blossoming grove, a thousand petals are cast before the king.” We observe the Guardian’s gait, and we think that if men’s eyes were seeing eyes, this in itself would be proof enough.” Dhikru’lláh Khádem. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 224.

“Glad tiding, glad tidings! Zion is dancing! Glad tidings, glad tidings! The Kingdom of God whirls in delight!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p, 224.

“Apart from the appointed Interpreter, no Bahá’í has individual authority.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 300-301.

“Gathered within the shelter of the Branch of the Sinaitic Tree.” “They will remember us, who lived in the days of the first Guardian.” Dhikru’lláh Khádem. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 225-226.

“Declaration of Trust Article II “Shoghi Effendi and his duly constituted successor and successors under the provisions of the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá…Article IV “This instrument and all in accordance with the explicit instructions given us to date by Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh.”” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 394-395.

“By-laws of the National Spiritual Assembly Article II “requirements of membership in the Bahá’í Community…qualifications set forth by the Guardian of the Faith: a. loyal and steadfast adherence to every clause of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s sacred Will.”” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 396.

“Article VIII of By-Laws “the transmission of messages to the Guardian.”” Shoghi Effendi. The Bahá’í Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 399.

“Article IX of the By-Laws of National Spiritual Assembly “Where the National Spiritual Assembly has been given in these By-Laws exclusive and final jurisdiction, and paramount executive authority, in all matters pertaining to the activities and affairs of the Bahá’í Cause in the United States, it is understood that any decision made or action taken upon such matters shall be subject in every instance to ultimate review and approval by the Guardian of the Cause or the Universal House of Justice.”” [According to the Will and Testament, the Guardian is the permanent head of the Universal House of Justice] The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 400.

“Article XI By-laws of National Spiritual Assembly “To purge their deliberations and the general conduct of their affairs of self-contained aloofness, the suspicion of secrecy, the stifling atmosphere of dictatorial assertiveness and of every word and deed that may savor of partiality, self-centeredness and prejudice.”” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 400.

“By-Laws of Local Spiritual Assembly Article III “It shall represent the community…in its relation to the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith…it shall…have the right to appeal from the decision of the National Assembly to the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith for review and final decision of any matter related to the Faith.”” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p.435.

“Article IV Local Spiritual Assembly By-Laws “It shall regard its authority as a means of rendering service to Bahá’ís and non-Bahá’ís and not as a source of arbitrary power.”” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p.436.

“Article V Local Spiritual Assembly By-Laws “To become voting members of this Bahá’í community a person shall…have…loyal and steadfast adherence to every clause of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s sacred Will and Testament.”” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p.436.

“Article X Section 3 Local Spiritual Assembly By-Laws “The right to make appeal to the Guardian of the Faith.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 437.

“In 1921 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá died and left a Will naming His eldest grandson, Shoghi Effendi, the first Guardian of the Faith and interpreter of the teachings.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 528.

“Our beloved Guardian, he is at times a servant, and again a king; and he is at once the point of all joy and again the nerve center of suffering.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 674.

“He perceived in ‘the youthful Branch, Shoghi Effendi’ the resurrection of the Covenant and in the Administrative Order the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 679.

“With ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s death Ella Cooper’s devotion to the Covenant immediately embraced the first Guardian of the Cause of God, Shoghi Effendi, appointed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá…Her unswerving fidelity to the Covenant now centered in the Guardian with full love and obedience.” Juliet Thompson. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 683.

“Shoghi Effendi, the much loved First Guardian of the Faith.” Viola Tuttle. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, 1950-1954, p. 689.

“Bahá’í Directory 1953-1954: 1. International Bahá’í Council. 2. National Spiritual Assemblies.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 717 [Directory pp 717-774 with hundreds of listings].

Study Outline: God’s Eternal Legacy, 103 pages on Will and Testament and “The establishment of the Administration under the Guardianship.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 785. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 785.

“The present Guardian and administrator of the Bahá’í World Faith, Shoghi Effendi.” Stanwood Cobb. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 874.

“The embryo of God’s Kingdom on earth, already brought into life, is even now acquiring structured form.” Marion Hofman. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 886.

“Shoghi Effendi, first Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.” Marion Hofman. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 892.

“Established a new institution: that of the Guardianship. By explaining the duties of the Guardian and outlining the manner in which future Guardians were to be selected ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was able to forestall those ruinous schemes with which the question of authorized succession has plagued other established religions.” David M. Earl. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 906.

“In His Will and Testament He named His grandson Shoghi Effendi as the first Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.” Reginald King. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 913.

“The first International Bahá’í Council has but recently been established at the spiritual center of the Bahá’í World, Haifa, Israel – the forerunner of that Supreme Bahá’í administrative institution destined to emerge in the fullness of time – the International House of Justice.” Reginald King. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 914.

A Bahá’í pioneer is described as a “Servant of the Guardian.” William Sears. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 930.

“Royal King of days…under His ensign, as Ezekial said…parts of a body that obey the head.” Judith Masefield. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 935.

“From David’s Throne of old, from Zoroaster’s Kings…a thousand years shall see His Guardianship of unity.” J. Shurcliff. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 947.

“I became aware that there were in the world some misguided persons, who were announcing the Bahá’í Cause, but for selfish purposes of their own, were denying the need of Guardianship. This great error has caused confusion in certain places, and I began to look about me…that I might find any who had been misled by so crippling an omission.” Louise Drake Wright. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 880.

“His honor, Prof. Henderson, has in reality arisen in the service of the Kingdom.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 901.

“First Guardian of the Faith, Shoghi Effendi.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 933.

“May Thy Long-promised Kingdom now be built on earth.” Howard Colby Ives. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 960.

“Monarch of courtliness and grace” “Behold the King’s Majestic Might.” Louis Gregory. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 963.

“Shoghi Effendi, without thy guiding hand, Too soon should we forget! Now we see God’s wisdom and purpose in supplying His most Holy Covenant.” Marion Wilcox. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 987.

“God has come in the plenitude of His power and the Lord of Bliss has established His Kingdom on earth.” George Townshend. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 855.

“All will become instruments of God’s purpose in building a Kingdom of Righteousness on earth.” “The Branch of guidance in this Day of Jehovah will be the standard of the nations, and the prophecies of princely authority, like unto that of David, be fulfilled.” Alice Simmons Cox. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 875.

“’Abdu’l-Bahá in His Will and Testament, proclaimed that after His own departure, a succession of Guardians would…direct and administer the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh for the needs of an evolving mankind. He named His grandson, Shoghi Effendi, as the one who would first occupy the station of high service to humanity, to whom all the believers must turn and whom they must obey as the inspired interpreter of the Word, the focal point through whose interpretation the House of Justice will come into being, and the true federation of nations be established on earth, erected upon the pillars of divine love and justice.” Louise Drake Wright. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, pp. 879-888.

“The administrative principles are not ends in themselves but are instruments for the creation of unity based upon justice…The administrative principles are not to be altered or waived for the sake of any personality.” Bahá’í News, No. 89, January 1935, p. 10.

“Sceptre of supreme authority.” Balyuzi. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 781.

“The Bahá’ís recognize in the convulsions now agitating human society the beginnings of that period of intense suffering and tribulation which must necessarily precede the establishment of God’s Kingdom on earth.” Wilfred Barton. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 829.

“The culmination of Bahá’í administration was indicated by the Guardian in his letter published in the spring of 1929 under the title “The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.’ As we learn to solve the local and national problems that continue to arise from time to time, and perceive how only the personal ego can blind us to the privilege of obedience to responsible Bahá’í bodies, we shall collectively draw nearer to the complete fulfillment of that world order which is the Divine Kingdom on earth.” Bahá’í Newsletter No. 37, January 1930, p. 2.

“Each local Spiritual Assembly can grow in capacity only as it places the local community upon a firm basis of loyalty to the Guardian and his general instructions.” Bahá’í New, No. 86, p. 2-3.

“As regards the meaning of the Bahá’í Covenant: The Guardian considers the existence of two forms of Covenant both of which are explicitly mentioned in the literature of the Cause. First is the Covenant that every prophet makes with humanity or, more definitely, with tHis people that they will accept and follow the coming Manifestation who will be the reappearance of His reality. The second form of Covenant is such as the one Bahá’u’lláh made with His people that they should accept the Master. This is merely to establish and strengthen the succession of the series of Lights that appear after every Manifestation. Under the same category falls the Covenant the Master made with the Bahá’ís that they should accept His administration after Him.” The Bahá’í News, Vol. 80, p. 5.

“The First Guardian, Shoghi Effendi.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 664.

“The sacred Guardian, Shoghi Effendi.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 8, p. 670.

“The Universal House of Justice duly elected with the Guardian as its hereditary chairman, is the supreme legislative body of the Bahá’í world.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 209

“The Kingdom which now has come down upon the earth is not the Kingdom of a High-Prophet, nor is this Dispensation called by any High-Prophet’s title: rather this Age is the Age of God Himself, this Kingdom the Kingdom of God manifest in His Glory.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 192.

“Citizens of the New Kingdom” “That ancient prayer that has now found fulfillment.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 193.

“The citizens of the Kingdom.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 201.

“At the apex of this administrative system stand two high Responsibilities, two signal Institutions: the Guardianship, and the Universal House of Justice. The Guardian is the center and the representative of unity of the Cause and of the believers.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 208.

“But it is to be noted that even in this hereditary office (as in all the other offices of the Bahá’í Administration) godliness of character is an essential prerequisite…Should his firstborn son not be ‘detached from worldly things…” the Guardian is to pass him over and to choose “another branch” in his stead.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 208.

“The Universal House of Justice duly elected with the Guardian as its hereditary chairman.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 209.

“The wide earth is one kingdom and one home, where all men think, feel and act as brothers beneath the aegis of a Father – King.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 248.

“The fact that the Kingdom has – as the Bahá’ís believe – in very fact been inaugurated, stands now fixed upon irremovable foundations, and takes shape amidst the chaos of the nations, is the greatest proof existing of the wisdom and the power and the triumph of the Lord Christ.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 104.

“For that which in this time of the End has been brought down to men is the exact fulfillment of that prayer which Christ taught his disciples, and which Christendom has down the ages repeated after him. “Our Father which art in heaven; hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 191.

“The central message of Jesus was his promise and his warning that before long…God would in deed and in fact establish the Kingdom upon earth: its foundations would be laid in the hearts of men, and those who were found to be unworthy would be destroyed. The events of which poets had dreamed, which seers had descried, which prophets had predicted, was soon to be no more a dream or a hope or a forecast but an accomplished fact of history.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 99.

“For the Kingdom of the Father is indeed an earthly Kingdom in the sense that it is set down four-square upon the solid earth for all men to see it. Know it and inhabit it. But it is not less certainly a spiritual Kingdom. The rule of the Father is primarily over the hearts of men, and it is as the winner of their hearts that he controls their wills and their actions. Till the human heart is opened to God and is made fit and ready to receive him, such a rule is impossible; and it is to the preparation of the heart for God that Christ addresses the main body of his teaching.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 101.

“Mankind will become one, and will be organised round a single central authority which it will recognise as divinely appointed.” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 47.

“The Báb in heralding the Divine King whom God was to manifest…” George Townshend. The Promise of All Ages, p. 57.

[Re: the Universal House of Justice.] “They stand for an ideal of morality that is worldwide in scope – an inclusive fellowship, and they maintain their contact with the source of spiritual inspiration and guidance by having as their permanent head, the present and future Guardians of the Faith.” George Latimer. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 730.

“The permanence of the institution of the Guardianship, head cornerstone of the Administrative Order and focal point of the power of Interpretation, the only center wherein the seeds of unity can germinate.” Rosemary Sala. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 761.

“First Guardian.” Rosemary Sala. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 765.

“His Kingdom on Earth.” Holmfridur Arnadottir. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 803.

“The Kingdom is at Hand.” E.T. Hall. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 805.

“Is not this consummate result, the emergence of the King and the Kingdom into the consciousness of humanity, clearly set forth in the Holy Books of all nations? Alfred E. Lunt. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 720.

“He speaks of this new age which we are entering as the Day of God, the time for which Christ told men to look when He taught us to pray “Thy Kingdom come upon earth.” “The time foreordained unto peoples and kindreds of the earth is now come,” He says.” Bertha Kyde Kirkpatrick. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 722.

“To Shoghi Effendi, the First Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.” Louise C. Rich. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 825.

“The center of the covenant will protect the cause from now until at least one thousand years, and perhaps until thousands of years have passed away.” The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 538.

“The call of the Kingdom.” Louis Gregory. The Bahá’í World. Vol. 7, p. 664.

“The apex and keystone of this world structure is the institution of Guardianship established by Bahá’u’lláh as the focal point around which the world’s thought and action revolve, creating a functional unity unassailable by the dispersive quality.” Stanwood Cobb. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 696.

“A new type of government has sprung into being, combining the important elements of democracy, aristocracy, autocracy, and theocracy.” Stanwood Cobb. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 697.

“Shoghi Effendi, the first Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith and sacred head for life of its Universal House of Justice.” Article One, Los Angeles California, amended articles of Incorporation, The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 385.

“Obedience to the authority of the Guardian was definitely enjoined upon all Bahá’ís by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 225.

Article III of Local Spiritual Assembly Procedures: “Reports to the community whatever communications have been received from the Guardian.” National Spiritual Assembly of the United States. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 239.

“If civil governments have found it necessary to adopt the doctrine that “ignorance of the law is no excuse,” how much more essential it is for Bahá’ís, individually and collectively, to base their responsible actions upon thorough comprehension of the fundamental principles which underlie that Administrative Order which in its maturity is destined to become the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.” National Spiritual Assembly of the United States. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 242.

“Its unifying influence proceeds…from the recognition of a common center in the Guardianship.” Horace Holley. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 88.

Re: Alfred Lunt: “Turned completely toward his Guardian and the Guardian of the world.” Louis Gregory. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 124.

“The King of Days.” National Spiritual Assembly of Iraq. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 7, p. 156.

Bible Verses

Ephesians 3:6: “That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promis in Christ by the gospel.”

Zechariah 6:12,13 “Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is the Branch,* and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne.” * ““The Branch” is a title of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Bahá’í World, Vol. 12, p. 154.

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