Baha'i Terms of Use
PART ONE: Excerpts from the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha
"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 Baha'i 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 Baha'is
Election of Local Assemblies
Duties of Spiritual Assemblies
National Assemblies
Annual Election of Assemblies
The Baha'i Fund
The Most Essential Obligation
Transliteration of Baha'i Terms
Letter of April 8th, 1923.
Letter of April 9th, 1923.
National Spiritual Assemblies
Reports of Activities
Mashriqu'l-Adhkar
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 Baha'i Fund
The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar
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 Baha'i
Letter of November 27, 1924.
Mashriqu'l-Adhkar
Baha'i Magazine
Baha'i Year Book
Letter of January 16, 1925.
History of the Cause
Baha'i 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-Adhkar
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
Baha'i Year Book
Persecution of Persian Baha'is
Letter of November 6, 1925.
The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar
International Baha'i 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 Baghdad
Judgment of Egyptian Religious Court
National Fund
Association with Orientals
Purpose of Baha'i Administration
Letter of April 22nd, 1926.
Baha'i Martyrdoms in Persia
Letter of May 11th, 1926.
Persecutions in Jahrum
Plan of Unified Action
Guiding Principles of Baha'i Administration
Letter of October 7th, 1926.
Response of Queen Marie
The Regenerating Power
Letter of October 29, 1926.
Shrine at Baghdad
Letter of October 31, 1926.
International Secretariat
Plan of Unified Action
World Unity Conferences
Appeal to the Shah of Persia
Letter of November 14, 1926.
American Teachers in Tihran
Letter of February 12, 1927.
Decision of Egyptian Tribunal
Baha'i 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 Baha'i 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 Baha'is
The Trend of World Events
Letter of December 6, 1928.
The Promises of Our Departed Master
Regeneration of Persia
Baha'i Faith Vindicated in Turkey
Our Most Vital Opportunity
'Abdu'l-Baha's Cherished Desire
Plan of Unified Action
Letter of December 6, 1928.
The Baha'i World
Letter of December 21, 1928.
Mr. Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
Letter of January 1, 1929.
Persecutions in Russia
Guiding Principle of Conduct
Baha'u'llah's House at Baghdad
Letter of February 12, 1929.
Trial of Turkish Believers
Decline of Islam
Progress in Persia
Letter of March 20, 1929.
Decision of League of Nations
Letter of October 25, 1929.
Gift from Tomb of Baha'u'llah
Purpose of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar
Letter of July 17, 1932.