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Bahá’í Administration by Shoghi Effendi

Bahá’í Administration by Shoghi Effendi

by Effendi Shoghi

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Author
Shoghi, Effendi, 1897-1957
Title
Bahá'í Administration
Language
English
LoC Class
BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, Other and new beliefs
Subject
Bahai Faith -- Government
Category
Text
eBook-No.
19252
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19252
Release Date
September 15, 2006
Copyright
Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details.

Contents

  1. 1.Baha'i Terms of Use — Contents — PART ONE: Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
  2. 2.“All-praise to Him Who, by the Shield of His Covenant, hath...”
  3. 3.“O ye beloved of the Lord! The greatest of all things is the...”
  4. 4.“According to the direct and sacred command of God we are...”
  5. 5.“O God, my God! Thou seest this wronged servant of Thine,...”
  6. 6.“O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants from the evils of...”
  7. 7.“O ye beloved of the Lord! It is incumbent upon you to be submissive...”
  8. 8.“By the Ancient Beauty! This wronged one hath in no wise...”
  9. 9.“O ye beloved of the Lord! Strive with all your heart to shield...”
  10. 10.“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
  11. 11.Letter of January 21st, 1922.
  12. 12.Letter of March 5, 1922.
  13. 13.The Mission of the Cause
  14. 14.Local and National Spiritual Assemblies
  15. 15.Committees of the National Assembly
  16. 16.Letter of Circa May, 1922 (undated).
  17. 17.Our Common Servitude
  18. 18.Letter of December 16, 1922
  19. 19.Letter of December 23rd, 1922
  20. 20.Letter of January 12, 1923
  21. 21.Star of the West
  22. 22.Letter of January 16, 1923.
  23. 23.Letter of January 17th, 1923
  24. 24.Letter of February 13, 1923
  25. 25.Letter of March 12, 1923
  26. 26.Condition of the World
  27. 27.Responsibility of Bahá’ís
  28. 28.Election of Local Assemblies
  29. 29.Duties of Spiritual Assemblies
  30. 30.National Assemblies
  31. 31.Annual Election of Assemblies
  32. 32.The Bahá’í Fund
  33. 33.The Most Essential Obligation
  34. 34.Transliteration of Bahá’í Terms
  35. 35.Letter of April 8th, 1923.
  36. 36.Letter of April 9th, 1923.
  37. 37.National Spiritual Assemblies
  38. 38.Reports of Activities
  39. 39.Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
  40. 40.Letter of April 27th, 1923.
  41. 41.Letter of May 6th, 1923
  42. 42.Central Fund
  43. 43.Letter of November 14, 1923.
  44. 44.The Cause of Human Suffering
  45. 45.Letter of November 26, 1923.
  46. 46.The Annual Convention
  47. 47.The Bahá’í Fund
  48. 48.The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
  49. 49.Green Acre
  50. 50.Committees of the National Assembly
  51. 51.Letter of January 4th, 1924.
  52. 52.Letter of February 23, 1924.
  53. 53.Divine Destiny and Human Frailty
  54. 54.The Plight of Mankind
  55. 55.The New World Order
  56. 56.The Foundation of the House of Justice
  57. 57.Duties of Elected Representatives
  58. 58.Election of Delegates
  59. 59.Letter of September 24, 1924.
  60. 60.Our Inner Life
  61. 61.Dawn of a Brighter Day
  62. 62.Letter of November 24th, 1924.
  63. 63.Menace of Social Chaos
  64. 64.Paramount Duty of Every Bahá’í
  65. 65.Letter of November 27, 1924.
  66. 66.Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
  67. 67.Bahá’í Magazine
  68. 68.Bahá’í Year Book
  69. 69.Letter of January 16, 1925.
  70. 70.History of the Cause
  71. 71.Bahá’í Periodicals
  72. 72.News Letter
  73. 73.Temple Meetings
  74. 74.Letter of January 29th, 1925.
  75. 75.The National Convention
  76. 76.National Spiritual Assembly
  77. 77.Letter of April 10th, 1925.
  78. 78.News Letter
  79. 79.Title of Assemblies
  80. 80.Representation at Convention
  81. 81.The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
  82. 82.Letter of May 12, 1925.
  83. 83.Election of National Assembly
  84. 84.Membership Roll
  85. 85.Letter of June 3rd, 1925.
  86. 86.Purpose of Convention
  87. 87.National Spiritual Assembly
  88. 88.The Cornerstone of Service
  89. 89.Letter of October 24th, 1925.
  90. 90.Qualifications of a Believer
  91. 91.National Convention
  92. 92.Bahá’í Year Book
  93. 93.Persecution of Persian Bahá’ís
  94. 94.Letter of November 6, 1925.
  95. 95.The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
  96. 96.International Bahá’í Shrine
  97. 97.Green Acre
  98. 98.Jurisdiction of a Local Assembly
  99. 99.Voting Rights of National Assembly Members
  100. 100.Letter of November 30, 1925.
  101. 101.Letter of January 10, 1926.
  102. 102.Shrine of Baghdád
  103. 103.Judgment of Egyptian Religious Court
  104. 104.National Fund
  105. 105.Association with Orientals
  106. 106.Purpose of Bahá’í Administration
  107. 107.Letter of April 22nd, 1926.
  108. 108.Bahá’í Martyrdoms in Persia
  109. 109.Letter of May 11th, 1926.
  110. 110.Persecutions in Jahrum
  111. 111.Plan of Unified Action
  112. 112.Guiding Principles of Bahá’í Administration
  113. 113.Letter of October 7th, 1926.
  114. 114.Response of Queen Marie
  115. 115.The Regenerating Power
  116. 116.Letter of October 29, 1926.
  117. 117.Shrine at Baghdád
  118. 118.Letter of October 31, 1926.
  119. 119.International Secretariat
  120. 120.Plan of Unified Action
  121. 121.World Unity Conferences
  122. 122.Appeal to the Sháh of Persia
  123. 123.Letter of November 14, 1926.
  124. 124.American Teachers in Ṭihrán
  125. 125.Letter of February 12, 1927.
  126. 126.Decision of Egyptian Tribunal
  127. 127.Bahá’í Cause Recognized as Independent Religion
  128. 128.Worldwide Attacks Foretold
  129. 129.Letter of February 20, 1927.
  130. 130.Twofold Teaching Method
  131. 131.The Spirit of Enterprise
  132. 132.Letter of April 12, 1927.
  133. 133.Inter-racial Amity
  134. 134.Green Acre—a Testing Ground
  135. 135.Letter of April 27, 1927.
  136. 136.Assassination of Persian Believer
  137. 137.Letter of May 27, 1927.
  138. 138.Declaration of Trust and By-Laws
  139. 139.Spirit and Method of Bahá’í Elections
  140. 140.Letter of October 17, 1927.
  141. 141.Letter of October 18, 1927.
  142. 142.Concentration of Resources
  143. 143.Relations of Committees to Assembly
  144. 144.By-Laws of National Assembly
  145. 145.First National Convention of Persian Bahá’ís
  146. 146.The Trend of World Events
  147. 147.Letter of December 6, 1928.
  148. 148.The Promises of Our Departed Master
  149. 149.Regeneration of Persia
  150. 150.Bahá’í Faith Vindicated in Turkey
  151. 151.Our Most Vital Opportunity
  152. 152.‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Cherished Desire
  153. 153.Plan of Unified Action
  154. 154.Letter of December 6, 1928.
  155. 155.The Bahá’í World
  156. 156.Letter of December 21, 1928.
  157. 157.Mr. Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
  158. 158.Letter of January 1, 1929.
  159. 159.Persecutions in Russia
  160. 160.Guiding Principle of Conduct
  161. 161.Bahá’u’lláh’s House at Baghdád
  162. 162.Letter of February 12, 1929.
  163. 163.Trial of Turkish Believers
  164. 164.Decline of Islám
  165. 165.Progress in Persia
  166. 166.Letter of March 20, 1929.
  167. 167.Decision of League of Nations
  168. 168.Letter of October 25, 1929.
  169. 169.Gift from Tomb of Bahá’u’lláh
  170. 170.Purpose of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
  171. 171.Letter of July 17, 1932. — Footnotes

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