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.[FN:5. Notwithstanding Shoghi Effendi's
clear statements concerning the inviolability of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the then
Hands of the Cause following the passing of Shoghi Effendi completely ignored and repudiated the words of
Shoghi Effendi and nullified those provisions of the Will and Testament pertaining to the continuity of
the Guardianship declaring them to be "BADA" (i.e. God had changed His Mind). Thus in one fell
swoop they destroyed all three of the supreme international Institutions of the Faith delineated in the
Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, namely: the guardianship, the Hands of the Cause (appointed
only by the Guardian) and the Universal House of Justice (a complete organ only when presided over by its
"sacred head for life" - the Guardian or, on occasion, by his specifically appointed
representative).]
Joel B. Marangella
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