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On the Suspension of Festivities
“In these days, when we are all mourning the loss of our beloved Greatest Holy Leaf, Shoghi Effendi’s sole comfort is to see the friends as ever devoted and active and striving day and night to promote the teachings of the Cause.”
In these days, when we are all mourning the loss of our
beloved Greatest Holy Leaf, Shoghi Effendi’s sole comfort is to
see the friends as ever devoted and active and striving day and night
to promote the teachings of the Cause.
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However cruel our separation from Bahíyyih Khánum
may be, especially at a time when her presence among us was such a
source of inspiration and strength, yet we feel confident that from
her Heavenly Retreat she is sending us her blessings and is
quickening our weary souls.
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Concerning the suspension of festivities for a period of
nine months it should be made clear that what is meant by this is
that all gatherings, whether outdoor or indoor, which are not of a
strictly devotional character should be abolished all through the
period of our mourning. However, meetings and services that are
wholly spiritual as well as those that are necessary for the carrying
on of the administration should continue to be held as usual.