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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