ly stated that "...the Council shall advise upon the means by
which this obligation shall be fulfilled."
43 Shoghi Effendi, _The World Order of Baha'u'llah,_ _op. cit._, pp.
29-30.
44 Shoghi Effendi, _Citadel of Faith_, _op. cit._, pp. 28-29.
_ 45 ibid._, p. 7.
_ 46 Selections from the Writings of the Bab_ (Haifa: Baha'i World
Centre, 1978), p. 56.
47 Baha'u'llah, _The Kitab-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book_ (Wilmette:
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1993), paragraph 88.
_ 48 Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas _
(Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1988), p. 13.
49 The citation made reference to the value of the Master's "advice" to
the British military authorities who were attempting to restore
civil life following the overthrow of the Turkish regime in the
area, adding that "all his influence has been for good". See Moojan
Momen, ed., _The Babi and Baha'i Religions, 1844-1944: Some
Contemporary Western Accounts _ (Oxford: George Ronald, 1981), p.
344.
_ 50 The Baha'i World_, vol. XV (Haifa: Baha'i World Centre, 1976), p.
132.
51 Horace Holley, _Religion for Mankind_ (London: George Ronald, 1956),
pp. 243-244.
_ 52 Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha_ (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing
Trust, 1991), p. 11.
53 Shoghi Effendi, _God Passes By_, _op. cit._, p. 326.
54 Although the "Christmas truce" involved principally British and
German soldiers, French and Belgian troops also participated: BBC
News, Online Network Summary of Brown, Malcolm and Shirley Seaton,
"Christmas Truce".
55 Ruhiyyih Rabbani, _The Priceless Pearl_ (London: Baha'i Publishing
Trust, 1969), pp. 121, 123.
56 Shoghi Effendi, _Baha'i Administration_, _op. cit._, pp. 187-188,
194.
57 In case after case, the open misbehaviour of Shoghi Effendi's
brothers, sisters and cousins left him finally with no alternative
but to advise the Baha'i world that these individuals had violated
the Covenant.
58 Shoghi Effendi, _The World Order of Baha'u'llah,_ _op. cit._, p. 36.
_ 59 ibid._, pp. 42-43.
_ 60 ibid._, p. 202.
_ 61 ibid._, pp. 203-204.
62 Shoghi Effendi, _The World Order of Baha'u'llah,_ _op. cit._, p.
203.
63 Shoghi Effendi, _The Advent of Divine Justice_, _op. cit._, pp. 90,
19, 85.
64 Nabil-i-A'zam, _The Da
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