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Bahá'í Administration

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PART ONE: Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
- “All-praise to Him Who, by the Shield of His Covenant, hath...”
- “O ye beloved of the Lord! The greatest of all things is the...”
- “According to the direct and sacred command of God we are...”
- “O God, my God! Thou seest this wronged servant of Thine,...”
- “O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants from the evils of...”
- “O ye beloved of the Lord! It is incumbent upon you to be submissive...”
- “By the Ancient Beauty! This wronged one hath in no wise...”
- “O ye beloved of the Lord! Strive with all your heart to shield...”
- “Whosoever and whatsoever meeting becometh a hindrance to...”
PART TWO: Letters from Shoghi Effendi Guardian of the Bahá’í Cause January 21, 1922-July 17, 1932
- Letter of January 21st, 1922.
- Letter of March 5, 1922.
- The Mission of the Cause
- Local and National Spiritual Assemblies
- Committees of the National Assembly
- Letter of Circa May, 1922 (undated).
- Our Common Servitude
- Letter of December 16, 1922
- Letter of December 23rd, 1922
- Letter of January 12, 1923
- Star of the West
- Letter of January 16, 1923.
- Letter of January 17th, 1923
- Letter of February 13, 1923
- Letter of March 12, 1923
- Condition of the World
- Responsibility of Bahá’ís
- Election of Local Assemblies
- Duties of Spiritual Assemblies
- National Assemblies
- Annual Election of Assemblies
- The Bahá’í Fund
- The Most Essential Obligation
- Transliteration of Bahá’í Terms
- Letter of April 8th, 1923.
- Letter of April 9th, 1923.
- National Spiritual Assemblies
- Reports of Activities
- Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
- Letter of April 27th, 1923.
- Letter of May 6th, 1923
- Central Fund
- Letter of November 14, 1923.
- The Cause of Human Suffering
- Letter of November 26, 1923.
- The Annual Convention
- The Bahá’í Fund
- The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
- Green Acre
- Committees of the National Assembly
- Letter of January 4th, 1924.
- Letter of February 23, 1924.
- Divine Destiny and Human Frailty
- The Plight of Mankind
- The New World Order
- The Foundation of the House of Justice
- Duties of Elected Representatives
- Election of Delegates
- Letter of September 24, 1924.
- Our Inner Life
- Dawn of a Brighter Day
- Letter of November 24th, 1924.
- Menace of Social Chaos
- Paramount Duty of Every Bahá’í
- Letter of November 27, 1924.
- Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
- Bahá’í Magazine
- Bahá’í Year Book
- Letter of January 16, 1925.
- History of the Cause
- Bahá’í Periodicals
- News Letter
- Temple Meetings
- Letter of January 29th, 1925.
- The National Convention
- National Spiritual Assembly
- Letter of April 10th, 1925.
- News Letter
- Title of Assemblies
- Representation at Convention
- The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
- Letter of May 12, 1925.
- Election of National Assembly
- Membership Roll
- Letter of June 3rd, 1925.
- Purpose of Convention
- National Spiritual Assembly
- The Cornerstone of Service
- Letter of October 24th, 1925.
- Qualifications of a Believer
- National Convention
- Bahá’í Year Book
- Persecution of Persian Bahá’ís
- Letter of November 6, 1925.
- The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
- International Bahá’í Shrine
- Green Acre
- Jurisdiction of a Local Assembly
- Voting Rights of National Assembly Members
- Letter of November 30, 1925.
- Letter of January 10, 1926.
- Shrine of Baghdád
- Judgment of Egyptian Religious Court
- National Fund
- Association with Orientals
- Purpose of Bahá’í Administration
- Letter of April 22nd, 1926.
- Bahá’í Martyrdoms in Persia
- Letter of May 11th, 1926.
- Persecutions in Jahrum
- Plan of Unified Action
- Guiding Principles of Bahá’í Administration
- Letter of October 7th, 1926.
- Response of Queen Marie
- The Regenerating Power
- Letter of October 29, 1926.
- Shrine at Baghdád
- Letter of October 31, 1926.
- International Secretariat
- Plan of Unified Action
- World Unity Conferences
- Appeal to the Sháh of Persia
- Letter of November 14, 1926.
- American Teachers in Ṭihrán
- Letter of February 12, 1927.
- Decision of Egyptian Tribunal
- Bahá’í Cause Recognized as Independent Religion
- Worldwide Attacks Foretold
- Letter of February 20, 1927.
- Twofold Teaching Method
- The Spirit of Enterprise
- Letter of April 12, 1927.
- Inter-racial Amity
- Green Acre—a Testing Ground
- Letter of April 27, 1927.
- Assassination of Persian Believer
- Letter of May 27, 1927.
- Declaration of Trust and By-Laws
- Spirit and Method of Bahá’í Elections
- Letter of October 17, 1927.
- Letter of October 18, 1927.
- Concentration of Resources
- Relations of Committees to Assembly
- By-Laws of National Assembly
- First National Convention of Persian Bahá’ís
- The Trend of World Events
- Letter of December 6, 1928.
- The Promises of Our Departed Master
- Regeneration of Persia
- Bahá’í Faith Vindicated in Turkey
- Our Most Vital Opportunity
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Cherished Desire
- Plan of Unified Action
- Letter of December 6, 1928.
- The Bahá’í World
- Letter of December 21, 1928.
- Mr. Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
- Letter of January 1, 1929.
- Persecutions in Russia
- Guiding Principle of Conduct
- Bahá’u’lláh’s House at Baghdád
- Letter of February 12, 1929.
- Trial of Turkish Believers
- Decline of Islám
- Progress in Persia
- Letter of March 20, 1929.
- Decision of League of Nations
- Letter of October 25, 1929.
- Gift from Tomb of Bahá’u’lláh
- Purpose of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
- Letter of July 17, 1932.
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