Re: Ruhiyyih Khanum quotes from "Twenty-five Years of the Guardianship"
- From: rosscampbell@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:33:56 -0700
On Jun 23, 9:28 am, bjwals...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
The following four quotes are from the book "Twenty-five Years of the
Guardianship" by the first Guardian's wife, Ruhiyyih Kanum.
"The institution of Guardianship--tied into the fabric of the Faith by
Abdu'l-Baha through His Will in a knot no amount of perseverence and
ingenuity can undo--has, as it was destined to do, effectively
prevented any division or schism in the Baha'i ranks. We can now
state this, not only with assurance born of faith, but with
experience..."
"...for the first time in history, a religion has been given to men
which cannot be split up into sects, for the two Wills--those of
Baha'ullah and the Master--are so strongly constructed and so
authentic beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it is impossible to divorce
the body of the teachings from their provisions. The principle of
successorship, endowed with the right of Divine interpretation, is the
very hub of the Cause into which its Doctrines and Laws fit like the
spokes of the wheel--tear out the hub and you have to throw away the
whole thing. This is why our enemies, for a hundred years, failed to
establish anything outside the Faith which could thrive or prosper."
"In gratitude for both this mighty institution of Guardianship in
which mankind has found a sure refuge in this new age, and in
gratitude for this particular first Guardian, this Shodhi Effendi, let
us resolve to rise to a truly higher plan of endeavor, and above all a
higher plane of spiritual awareness, during these coming years."
"Every truth, every fact, has so many meanings and aspects. It may
take a thousand years to correctly appraise the implications of Abdu'l-
Baha's Will and Testament, but we--the first recipients of it--can, if
we will, leave behind us the record of being the generation who made
the greatest advances in understanding it and first helped release its
wonderful powers upon the world, in history's darkest years."
Barbara
Dear Barbara,,
Thank you for posting this quote from the writing of the first
Guardian's wife.
She wrote:
"In gratitude for both this mighty institution of Guardianship in
which mankind has found a sure refuge in this new age, and in
gratitude for this particular first Guardian, this Shoghi Effendi,..."
Shoghi Effendi interpreted the Holy Writings of our Faith and made
vital decisions throughout his ministry. His ministry demonstrated
the
'mightiness' of the "institution of Guardianship" of which Ruhiyyih
Khanum wrote.
Some sans-Guardian Bahá'ís claim or believe that the Guardianship
continues in their version of the Faith in the form of the writings
left behind
by the first Guardian when he departed for the next world.
The first Guardian's writings are not answering the current questions
related to interpretation of expressions in the Master's Will and
Testament.
His writings which he left are powerless to make new interpretations
beyond
those which he made when he was alive on Earth.
The first Guardian's writings are powerless to make vital decisions
about
current problems in the Faith.
It is amazing to observe individuals speaking and writing as if the
mere writings
of the first Guardian continue to be "this mighty institution of
Guardianship in
which mankind has found a sure refuge in this new age,"
When the Bahá'í Faith and its faithful adherents face new opposition,
tests and trials,
only a living Guardian on Earth can provide the necessary guidance for
true
believers in the Faith.
American soldiers, and soldiers of other Nations today follow the
instructions of living Generals.
American soldiers and sailors don't spend their time searching for
directives for their immediate concerns
in the writings of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, or Fleet Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz.
Shoghi Effendi's writings are a priceless eternal treasure, however
the "sure refuge"
for mankind in "this new age" is the continuing Guardianship of the
Bahá'í Faith
with living Guardians on the Earth.
The living Guardian's website:
http://www.Bahai-Guardian.com
.
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