True Bahá'í

This sacred Document can...never be altered, amended, or nullified....

It has been made crystal clear in the foregoing writings of Shoghi Effendi that the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is a divinely conceived Document, that it is an expression of the Will of both Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá and that it is a part of the "explicit Holy Text" being complementary to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Shoghi Effendi emphasises this fact by stating that they "are inseparable parts of one complete unit". This sacred Document can, therefore, never be altered, amended, or nullified or any of its provisions declared "BADA" by any person or persons or administrative institution, including the Universal House of Justice which can only enact laws that form no part of the explicit Holy Text under the terms of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.

Let us now proceed to a consideration and review of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's supreme Handiwork concentrating where it may be required on those passages that were either misunderstood, misinterpreted or lost sight of by the then Hands of the Cause and the vast majority of their fellow believers following the passing of the first Guardian of the Faith when for the first time provisions concerning the continuity of the guardianship came into operation. Had these passages not been misunderstood and the preconceptions based on these misunderstandings not been so widely held and had the believers retained their faith in the immutability and immortality of every clause of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's divinely-conceived Charter for the New World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, then the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh would not have fallen prey to the greatest violation that it has sustained in the history of the Faith.

By Joel B. Marangella
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a spiritual plague of darkness

What we are experiencing and observing daily as Orthodox Bahá'ís is no less historically important than those events during the Dispensation of His Holiness, Moses, and fulfillment of Holy prophecy is occurring before our very eyes.  We are observing a spiritual plague of darkness against the enemies of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh and it is very real, and very literal, although not physical but spiritual.  We are eye-witnesses of that plague just as the Israelites were witnesses of the happenings during their Holy Dispensation.  There is no evidence in Holy Scripture that the Israelites were given any advance word about nine of the plagues.  They were told to prepare for the tenth with specific instructions. Thus, they did not know what the Egyptians were experiencing concerning the three days of darkness when they all stayed exactly where they were when the darkness fell upon them.

We do know and we can observe the spiritual darkness which the enemies of our Lord's Covenant are experiencing because when we invite them to look at the brilliant light shining forth from the Master's sacred Will and Testament just like the sun in its brightness, those enemies of the Lord's Covenant provide no evidence whatsoever that they can see that resplendent light.

Ross Campbell

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THE COVENANT THE MASTER MADE WITH THE BAHÁ'ÍS THAT THEY SHOULD ACCEPT HIS ADMINISTRATION AFTER HIM

[I]t will be an outright lie, a shameful deviation and a wicked sin for anybody to claim that the phrase: “His administration” refers to the administration of Rúhíyyih Khánum and the former Hands who abandoned `Abdu'l-Bahá’s Divinely-conceived administration and replaced it with their own man-made administration without the Guardian of the Cause of God—the “sign of God,” “the chosen branch,” “the expounder of the words of God,” “the sacred head,” “the distinguished member” of the Universal House of Justice, the one whom “Should he not attend in person its deliberations, he must appoint one to represent him,” the one whom, “Should any of the members commit a sin, injurious to the common weal, the Guardian of the Cause of God hath at his own discretion the right to expel him,” the one whom “The Lord, as a sign of His infinite bounties, hath graciously favored His servants by providing for a fixed money offering (Huqúq), to be dutifully presented unto Him.”

“His administration” is `Abdu'l-Bahá’s administration which is delineated in His sacred Will and Testament.   “His administration” revolves around the Guardian who is the “Center of the Cause” about whom Rúhíyyih Khánum wrote the following, when she was faithful:

“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 a wheel -- tear out the hub and you have to throw away the whole thing.”
 (Rúhíyyih Khánum, Twenty Five Years of the Guardianship, p. 23)

Nosrat'u'llah Bahremand

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only the Guardian has direct Holy-linkage with God

It should be remembered that `Abdu'l-Bahá‘s Will and Testament announced the Institution of the Guardianship, and that each time Shoghi Effendi refers to his authority he is referring to his station as the embodiment of the Institution of the Guardianship, and not as his role as Shoghi Effendi the man. The Institution of the Guardianship is destined to continue for at least this 1,000 year Dispensation. It will be embodied by many humans during that time. Each will bring the Spirit of God to the UHJ in its deliberations and actions, thusly providing it the capability to follow God’s Will.

Lacking the living guardian as its head, the UHJ is a hollow and corrupted institution. It must be emphasized again that the guardian is the Center of the Cause, and provides the only avenue in `Abdu'l-Bahá’s Will and Testament to have any direct connection with the Manifestation Bahá'u'lláh, and thus with God Himself. The Will leads to a Universal House of Justice composed of eight elected and one appointed member, its president. Thus, only the Guardian has direct Holy-linkage with God, and is, as it president, the Center of the Cause, the only member of any UHJ to have infallible composure.

David Maxwell
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Do you follow every Sacred Clause of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá’s Will and Testament?

The primary element that is missing in all the activities of the bogus Universal House of Justice is the element of connectivity with the Holy Spirit, the Divine Linkage with God. God’s Covenant with humans has always been in the forefront of any religious thought and authenticity. The Ark of the Covenant is often emphasized in the hereditary lineage of the religion. In any case, it is a given that a proper lineage is necessary in order that an effective adherence to God’s Law may be realized. History tells us that this is the one element of any revelation that becomes almost immediately flawed with the passing of the Prophet, and thus has led to murky or corrupted lines of succession.

The most distinguishing feature of the Bahá'í Faith is that for the first time, humans were left with a clearly defined path to follow in order that the hereditary lineage to the All Knowing would be ensured. It logically follows that the avenue of the lineage must follow certain tests in order to be valid. The Will and Testament provides the touchstone for that to happen. If every Sacred Clause of the Will is not satisfied, there is most certainly error involved in whatever results are generated.

Do you follow every Sacred Clause of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá’s Will and Testament? One of the conditions of the Will is that a guardian must appoint his successor during his lifetime. Shoghi Effendi did that. In fact, every action performed by Shoghi Effendi was in compliance with the Will. Since the connection with the Holy Spirit flows through that Institution, it is absolutely necessary for the guardian‘s pronouncements to be followed.

By David Maxwell
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