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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
By Shoghi Effendi · 1938 · Bahá'í Publishing Trust
Formative Age (1921–1957) · in copyright
Foundational letters on the Bahá'í administrative order.
About Shoghi Effendi
Eldest grandson of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and, by His Will and Testament, the appointed Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith. Translated foundational Bahá'í texts into English; supervised the construction of the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel; directed the global expansion of the Faith.
1897–1957 · Guardian
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“He is, above and beyond these appellations, the "Mystery of God"--an”
“expression by which Bahá'u'lláh Himself has chosen to designate Him, and”
“which, while it does not by any means justify us to assign to Him the station”
“of Prophethood, indicates how in the person of 'Abdu'l-Bahá the incompatible”
“characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have”
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Secondary RetellingLady Blomfield · 1940
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Secondary RetellingJuliet Thompson · 1947
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Secondary RetellingWorld Order Editors · 1935
The Promulgation of Universal Peace
Primary Source'Abdu'l-Bahá · 1922
Bahá'u'lláh called His eldest Son the Most Mighty Branch, the Master and the Mystery of God. Shoghi Effendi explains what the last title means, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in His own words, asks to be known only as the Servant of Bahá.
In a 1929 letter later published in The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi answered doubts about the Bahá'í institutions, calling the administration an instrument and not a substitute for the Faith, and warning against separating it from the spiritual teachings.
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