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Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand

By Effendi Shoghi

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Read the personal letters that guided a community's growth and faith amidst challenges in a distant corner of the world.

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2006-09-17
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Summary

"Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand" by Shoghi Effendi is a compilation of letters offering direction and support to the Bahá'í communities located in Australia and New Zealand during the early to mid-1900s. These letters highlight the expansion of the Bahá'í faith, address administrative concerns, contain spiritual understandings, and provide answers to issues encountered by believers in that region. The collection starts with a letter from December 2, 1923, in which Shoghi Effendi expresses his desire to reinforce unity within the Bahá'í community following the death of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He recognizes the difficulties faced by the community, while stressing the importance of both faith and teamwork when overcoming adversity. The need for continued dedication and the importance of service recur as ideas throughout the letters. Effendi acts as a source of guidance, encouraging believers to embrace their responsibilities and stay committed to the Bahá'í teachings when faced with difficulties.

About the Author

Shoghí Effendi (; Persian: شوقی افندی; 1 March 1897 – 4 November 1957) was an Ottoman-born Iranian religious figure and the Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 to 1957. As the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, he was responsible for creating a series of teaching plans that oversaw the expansion of the Baháʼí Faith to a number of new countries, and also translated many of the written works of crucial Baháʼí leaders. Upon his death in 1957, the Hands of the Cause, which included his Canadian wife Rúhíyyih Khánum, took on the role of overseeing the transfer of the religion's supreme legal authority to the Universal House of Justice, which has held elections every five years since 1963.

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