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No. 1 Rankings within Categories:

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	\|"To these two outstanding contributions to the world's religious literature, occupying respectively, positions of unsurpassed preeminence among the doctrinal and ethical writings of the Author of the Bahá'í Dispensation, was added, during that same period, a treatise that may well be regarded as His greatest mystical composition, designated as the "Seven Valleys,"") ([[God Passes By\|GPB]] [[gpb:140\|140]])		\|"To these two outstanding contributions to the world's religious literature, occupying respectively, positions of unsurpassed preeminence among the doctrinal and ethical writings of the Author of the Bahá'í Dispensation, was added, during that same period, a treatise that may well be regarded as His greatest mystical composition, designated as the "Seven Valleys,"" ([[God Passes By\|GPB]] [[gpb:140\|140]])
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	\| [[Súriy-i-Mulúk]]		\| [[Súriy-i-Mulúk]]

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Category:News

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[[Category:Communications]]

Newsletters

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Elections]] (newsletters being one way to become acquainted with qualified persons)		* [[Elections]] (newsletters being one way to become acquainted with qualified persons)

			[[Category:News]]

Newsletters

Brettz9 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:43:23 GMT

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==Keep abreast of current affairs and latest developments of the Faith==

"Those who participate in such a campaign, whether in an organizing capacity, or as workers to whose care the execution of the task itself has been committed, must, as an essential preliminary to the discharge of their duties, thoroughly familiarize themselves with the various aspects of the history and teachings of their Faith. In their efforts to achieve this purpose they must...keep abreast of its current affairs and latest developments."

:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[Advent of Divine Justice]]'', p. [[adj:49|49]])

==See also==
* [[Elections]] (newsletters being one way to become acquainted with qualified persons)

Communications

Brettz9 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:41:08 GMT

Writings by subject

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Books recommended in the Writings

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	\| Proofs \|\| [[Bible]] \|\| Needed for understanding<sup>[[#sel3\|3]]</sup> \|\|		\| Proofs \|\| [[Bible]] \|\| Needed for understanding<sup>[[#sel3\|3]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| Proofs \|\| A collection of Proofs about Bahá'u'lláh to be made \|\| ~~Memorize~~<sup>[[#sel4\|4]]</sup> \|\|		\| Proofs \|\| A collection of Proofs about Bahá'u'lláh to be made \|\| "memorize"<sup>[[#sel4\|4]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| Proofs \|\| Works of Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl and other believers (articles written to demonstrate the truth of this Faith) \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel5\|5]]</sup> \|\|		\| Proofs \|\| Works of Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl and other believers (articles written to demonstrate the truth of this Faith) \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel5\|5]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[World Order of Bahá'u'lláh]]'' \|\| "part of the primary literature of the Faith"<sup>[[#sel11\|11]]</sup> \|\|		\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[World Order of Bahá'u'lláh]]'' \|\| "part of the primary literature of the Faith"<sup>[[#sel11\|11]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[Prosperity of Humankind]]'' \|\| ~~understand~~<sup>[[#sel18\|18]]</sup> \|\|		\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[Prosperity of Humankind]]'' \|\| Needed for understanding<sup>[[#sel18\|18]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[Secret of Divine Civilization]]'' \|\| Work is praised<sup>[[#sel19\|19]]</sup> \|\|		\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[Secret of Divine Civilization]]'' \|\| Work is praised<sup>[[#sel19\|19]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| Spiritual Sustenance \|\| ''[[Prayers and Meditations]]'' \|\| "help deepen, more than any other publication, the spirit of faith in the friends"<sup>[[#sel20\|20]]</sup> \|\|		\| Spiritual Sustenance \|\| ''[[Prayers and Meditations]]'' \|\| "help deepen, more than any other publication, the spirit of faith in the friends"<sup>[[#sel20\|20]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| Spiritual Sustenance \|\| ''[[Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]'' \|\| \|\| To be read at meetings *(''[[~~Selections from~~ the ~~Writings~~ of '~~Abdu~~'~~l-Bahá~~]]''?)		\| Spiritual Sustenance \|\| ''[[Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]'' \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel21\|21]]</sup> \|\| To be read at [[Feast]]
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			\| Spiritual Sustenance \|\| A selection of prayers \|\| "commit to memory"<sup>[[#sel22\|22]]</sup> \|\|
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			\| Teaching Goals and Methods \|\| ''[[Tablets of the Divine Plan]]'' \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel23\|23]]</sup> \|\| (as noted by National Spiritual Assembly as relevant to the time, toward unlocking teaching potential)
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			\| Teaching Goals and Methods \|\| ''[[Advent of Divine Justice]]'' \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel23\|23]]</sup> \|\| In conjunction with ''[[Tablets of the Divine Plan]]''
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			\| Teaching Goals and Methods \|\| ''[[Citadel of Faith]]'' \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel23\|23]]</sup> \|\| In conjunction with ''[[Tablets of the Divine Plan]]''; specifically sections “America in Time of World Peril”, “Challenging Requirements of the Present Hour”
	\|}		\|}

	~~==Spiritual Sustenance==~~


	~~==Teaching Goals (and Methods)==~~

	* (ra)''[[Tablets of the Divine Plan]]''
	~~(as noted by National Spiritual Assembly as relevant to the time, toward unlocking teaching potential)~~
	~~supplemented by:~~
	* (ra) ''[[Advent of Divine Justice]]''
	* (ra) ''[[Citadel of Faith]]'' (“America in Time of World Peril”, “Challenging Requirements of the Present Hour”)
	* Tablets (on teaching)

	==Quotation sources==		==Quotation sources==
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	<div id="sel3"></div>'''3'''		<div id="sel3"></div>'''3'''

			"The Bahá’is must be informed as to the contents of the Old and New Testaments."

			:([['Abdu'l-Bahá]], ''[[Star of the West]]'', vol. 22, issue 9, p. [[works:Star of the West/Volume 22/Issue 9/Text#pg266\|266]])

	See also [[Bible to be studied]].		See also [[Bible to be studied]].
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	"As to the Epistles, <i>The Mysterious Forces of Civilization</i> and the <i>Traveler's Narrative</i>: Verily, they are the important epistles which vivify and civilize the souls and educate them with the best virtues and the best of politics. Therefore, attach ye to them great importance, and ye, O ye who are noble, do not waste your time in discussions that are useless and from which no benefit can be obtained; it is encumbent upon ye to elevate the Word of God and to spread the fragrances of God."		"As to the Epistles, <i>The Mysterious Forces of Civilization</i> and the <i>Traveler's Narrative</i>: Verily, they are the important epistles which vivify and civilize the souls and educate them with the best virtues and the best of politics. Therefore, attach ye to them great importance, and ye, O ye who are noble, do not waste your time in discussions that are useless and from which no benefit can be obtained; it is encumbent upon ye to elevate the Word of God and to spread the fragrances of God."

	:(''[[Star of the West]]'', Volume [[text:Star of the West/Volume 10\|10]], Issue [[text:Star of the West/Volume 10/Issue 6\|6]], p. [[text:Star of the West/Volume 10/Issue 6/Text#pg108\|108]])		:([['Abdu'l-Bahá]], ''[[Star of the West]]'', Volume [[text:Star of the West/Volume 10\|10]], Issue [[text:Star of the West/Volume 10/Issue 6\|6]], p. [[text:Star of the West/Volume 10/Issue 6/Text#pg108\|108]])

	See also ''[[Traveler's Narrative]]''.		See also ''[[Traveler's Narrative]]''.
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	:(On behalf of [[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[Directives from the Guardian]]'', p. [https://bahai-library.com/writings/shoghieffendi/dg/sec-159.html 59])		:(On behalf of [[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[Directives from the Guardian]]'', p. [https://bahai-library.com/writings/shoghieffendi/dg/sec-159.html 59])

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			"This Feast was established by His Highness the Bab, to occur once in nineteen days. Likewise, the Blessed Perfection [Baha’o’llah] hath commanded, encourage and reiterated it. Therefore, it hath the utmost importance. Undoubtedly you must give the greatest attention to its establishment and raise it to the highest point of importance, so that it may become continual and constant. The believers of God must assemble and associate with each other in the utmost love, joy and fragrance. They must conduct themselves (in these Feasts) with the greatest dignity and consideration, chant divine verses, peruse instructive articles, read the Tablets of Abdul-Baha, encourage and inspire each other with love for the whole human race, invoke God with perfect joy and fragrance, sing the verses, glorifications and praises of the Self-subsistent Lord and deliver eloquent speeches."

			:([['Abdu'l-Bahá]], ''[[Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas]]'', p. [[tab:468\|468]])

			<div id="sel22"></div>'''22'''

			"In their efforts to achieve this purpose they must...commit to memory certain of its exhortations and prayers."

			:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[Advent of Divine Justice]]'', p. [[adj:49\|49]])

			<div id="sel23"></div>'''23'''

			“In the arena of teaching, your indispensable terms of reference and the unerring resource to which you have ready access are the Master’s Tablets of the Divine Plan. They invest your community with extraordinary powers shared by your sister community in Canada. It is in reacquainting the American friends with the special mission, both at home and abroad, assigned to them in these seminal and timeless documents, and in relating their contents to current conditions that you will find the key to the revitalization of the teaching work and the winning of outstanding victories on the home front. In this effort you will be powerfully aided by the explanations provided in the letters of our dear Guardian, such as “The Advent of Divine Justice,” “The Challenging Requirements of the Present Hour,” [in Citadel of Faith, p. [[cf:4\|4]]] “American Bahá’ís in time of World Peril.” [in Citadel of Faith, p. [[cf:122\|122]]] We have every confidence that, together with the Continental Counsellors and the Auxiliary Board members, you can discover the way further to release the enormous energies of the friends and to intensify the zeal which they have so splendidly displayed in the teaching field on so many occasions in the past.”

			:([[Universal House of Justice]] to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, May 19, 1994)

	==Books recommended by Shoghi Effendi or the House for different purposes==		==Books recommended by Shoghi Effendi or the House for different purposes==

			===Proofs===
			* ''[[Christ and Bahá'u'lláh]]''

	===History===		===History===

	* ''[[Cry from the Heart]]'' (martyrs in Írán)		* ''[[Cry from the Heart]]'' (martyrs in Írán)
	* ''[[Christ and Bahá'u'lláh]]''
	* ''Táhirih'' by Martha Root		* ''Táhirih'' by Martha Root
	* ''[[To Move the World]]'' (Louis Gregory) (esp. re: race relations)		* ''[[To Move the World]]'' (Louis Gregory) (esp. re: race relations)

Articles

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Peruse instructive articles in Bahá'í meetings

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	==Peruse instructive articles in Bahá'í ~~meetings~~==		==Peruse instructive articles in Bahá'í Feast==

	~~“The~~ believers of God must assemble and associate with each other in the utmost love, joy and fragrance. They must conduct themselves (in ~~the meetings~~) with the greatest dignity and consideration, chant divine verses, peruse instructive articles, read the Tablets of ~~‘Abdu’l~~-~~Bahá~~, encourage and inspire each other with love for the whole human race, invoke God with perfect joy and fragrance, ~~read~~ the verses ~~of glorification~~ and praises of the Self-~~Subsistent~~ Lord and deliver eloquent speeches.”		"This Feast was established by His Highness the Bab, to occur once in nineteen days. Likewise, the Blessed Perfection [Baha’o’llah] hath commanded, encourage and reiterated it. Therefore, it hath the utmost importance. Undoubtedly you must give the greatest attention to its establishment and raise it to the highest point of importance, so that it may become continual and constant. The believers of God must assemble and associate with each other in the utmost love, joy and fragrance. They must conduct themselves (in these Feasts) with the greatest dignity and consideration, chant divine verses, peruse instructive articles, read the Tablets of Abdul-Baha, encourage and inspire each other with love for the whole human race, invoke God with perfect joy and fragrance, sing the verses, glorifications and praises of the Self-subsistent Lord and deliver eloquent speeches."

	:([['Abdu'l-Bahá]], ''[[Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]'', vol. 2, p. [[tab:468\|468]])		:([['Abdu'l-Bahá]], ''[[Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]'', vol. 2, p. [[tab:468\|468]])

Writings by subject

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	\| History \|\| ''[[God Passes By]]'' \|\| "mastery"<sup>[[#sel6\|6]]</sup> \|\|		\| History \|\| ''[[God Passes By]]'' \|\| "mastery"<sup>[[#sel6\|6]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| History \|\| ''[[Traveler’s Narrative]]'' \|\| ~~Book~~ is praised<sup>[[#sel10\|10]]</sup>		\| History \|\| ''[[Traveler’s Narrative]]'' \|\| Work is praised<sup>[[#sel10\|10]]</sup>
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	\| History \|\| ''[[Memorials of the Faithful]]'' \|\| \|\| Recommended anywhere? -->		\| History \|\| ''[[Memorials of the Faithful]]'' \|\| \|\| Recommended anywhere? -->
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	\| Laws \|\| ''[[Kitáb-i-Aqdas]]'' \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel17\|17]]</sup> \|\|		\| Laws \|\| ''[[Kitáb-i-Aqdas]]'' \|\| Read<sup>[[#sel17\|17]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[World Order of Bahá'u'lláh]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[World Order of Bahá'u'lláh]]'' \|\| "part of the primary literature of the Faith"<sup>[[#sel11\|11]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[Prosperity of Humankind]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[Prosperity of Humankind]]'' \|\| understand<sup>[[#sel18\|18]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[~~Who's Writing the Future?~~]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| World Order and Economy \|\| ''[[Secret of Divine Civilization]]'' \|\| Work is praised<sup>[[#sel19\|19]]</sup> \|\|
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	\| ~~World Order~~ and ~~Economy~~ \|\| ''[[~~Secret~~ of ~~Divine Civilization~~]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| Spiritual Sustenance \|\| ''[[Prayers and Meditations]]'' \|\| "help deepen, more than any other publication, the spirit of faith in the friends"<sup>[[#sel20\|20]]</sup> \|\|
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			\| Spiritual Sustenance \|\| ''[[Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]'' \|\| \|\| To be read at meetings *(''[[Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]''?)
	\|}		\|}

	~~"...The Secret of Divine Civilization (The Mysterious Forces of Civilization), `Abdu'l-Bahá's outstanding contribution to the future reorganization of the world..."~~		==Spiritual Sustenance==

	~~:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[World Order of Bahá'u'lláh]]'', p. [[wob:37\|37]])~~
	~~See also ''[[Secret of Divine Civilization]]''.~~

	~~==Spiritual Sustenance==~~
	*(ro) ''[[Prayers and Meditations]]''
	**Listed as most important for development of youth
	''[[Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]'' to be read at meetings (''[[Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá]]''?)

	==Teaching Goals (and Methods)==		==Teaching Goals (and Methods)==
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	:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[God Passes By]]'', p. [[gpb:216\|216]]; also in ''[[Kitáb-i-Aqdas]]'', p. [[ka:16\|16]])		:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[God Passes By]]'', p. [[gpb:216\|216]]; also in ''[[Kitáb-i-Aqdas]]'', p. [[ka:16\|16]])

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			"In view of the intensive attention being given to the issues of social and economic development since the Earth Summit in Brazil, we requested the Bahá’í International Community's Office of Public Information to prepare a statement on the concept of global prosperity in the context of the Bahá’í Teachings. This statement is now ready for distribution. We are therefore very pleased to send each of you herewith a copy of The Prosperity of Humankind and to commend it to your use as you pursue activities that enable you to interact with governments, organizations, and people everywhere.[1] Our confident hope is that the statement will assist you to foster understanding of this important topic among the members of your communities and thus vitalize their contribution to the constructive social processes at work throughout the planet."

			:([[Universal House of Justice]], ''[[Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1986-2001]]'', sec. [https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/194/Release_of_The_Prosperity_of_Humankind#194.2 194.2])

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			"...The Secret of Divine Civilization (The Mysterious Forces of Civilization), `Abdu'l-Bahá's outstanding contribution to the future reorganization of the world..."

			:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[World Order of Bahá'u'lláh]]'', p. [[wob:37\|37]])

			See also ''[[Secret of Divine Civilization]]''.

			<div id="sel20"></div>'''20'''

	~~==Legend for list above==~~		“He is indeed pleased to know that the book of “Prayers and Meditations” by Bahá’u’lláh has been out in time to enable the friends to read it during the Fast, and he has every hope that the perusal of such a precious volume will help to deepen, more than any other publication, the spirit of devotion and faith in the friends, and thus charge them with all the spiritual power they require for the accomplishment of their tremendous duties towards the Cause.”
	* ro Works the ~~Writings enjoin should be read over~~ and ~~over and mastered.~~
	* ra Works which are to be read (and ~~applied)~~
	* ru Works which are to ~~be read~~, ~~understood~~, and ~~communicated (at~~ the ~~very least~~ for ~~those interested in~~ the ~~topic)~~

	~~Unmarked works are recommended to be read~~, ~~particularly in connection with those interested in~~ the ~~subject matter it covers~~.		:(On behalf of [[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[Directives from the Guardian]]'', p. [https://bahai-library.com/writings/shoghieffendi/dg/sec-159.html 59])

	==Books recommended by Shoghi Effendi or the House for different purposes==		==Books recommended by Shoghi Effendi or the House for different purposes==
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	==To-dos for this page==		==To-dos for this page==
	* ~~see~~ pilgrimage reading sheet for others		* See pilgrimage reading sheet for others
			* Add sources for last section

	[[Category:Writings]]		[[Category:Writings]]
	[[Category:Classification systems]]		[[Category:Classification systems]]

Prosperity of Humankind

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	==Extracts==		==Extracts==
	* http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk/pohbusin.html (related to business; [https://web.archive.org/web/20031205183044/http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk/pohbusin.html archived])		* http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk/pohbusin.html (related to business; [https://web.archive.org/web/20031205183044/http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk/pohbusin.html archived])

			==Importance of reading==

			"In view of the intensive attention being given to the issues of social and economic development since the Earth Summit in Brazil, we requested the Bahá’í International Community's Office of Public Information to prepare a statement on the concept of global prosperity in the context of the Bahá’í Teachings. This statement is now ready for distribution. We are therefore very pleased to send each of you herewith a copy of The Prosperity of Humankind and to commend it to your use as you pursue activities that enable you to interact with governments, organizations, and people everywhere.[1] Our confident hope is that the statement will assist you to foster understanding of this important topic among the members of your communities and thus vitalize their contribution to the constructive social processes at work throughout the planet."

			:([[Universal House of Justice]], ''[[Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1986-2001]]'', sec. [https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/194/Release_of_The_Prosperity_of_Humankind#194.2 194.2])

	==By section/paragraph==		==By section/paragraph==

Writings by subject

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Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh

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On the need to read: (on Covenant/Administration, helpful on theology, etc.)

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	* http://wilmetteinstitute.org/projects/dob.wittman.html ("Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in...")		* http://wilmetteinstitute.org/projects/dob.wittman.html ("Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in...")

	==On the need to read: (on Covenant/Administration, helpful on theology, etc.)==		==On the need to read (on Covenant/Administration, helpful on theology, etc.)==

	“He feels, indeed, that the time has come for the German believers to acquire a thorough knowledge as well as a full understanding of such important Tablets as Bahá’u’lláh’s [[Kitáb-i-`Ahd\|“Book of My Covenant”]] and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s [[Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá\|Will and Testament]], both of which constitute the very bedrock upon which the entire administrative system of the Faith has been raised and established. As to the “Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh” it also constitutes an invaluable supplement to these afore-mentioned Tablets.”		“He feels, indeed, that the time has come for the German believers to acquire a thorough knowledge as well as a full understanding of such important Tablets as Bahá’u’lláh’s [[Kitáb-i-`Ahd\|“Book of My Covenant”]] and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s [[Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá\|Will and Testament]], both of which constitute the very bedrock upon which the entire administrative system of the Faith has been raised and established. As to the “Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh” it also constitutes an invaluable supplement to these afore-mentioned Tablets.”

Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

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Quotations on the need to read/study

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	==~~Quotations on the need~~ to read/study==		==Need to read and study==

	"He feels, indeed, that the time has come for the German believers to acquire a thorough knowledge as well as a full understanding of such important Tablets as Bahá'u'lláh's "Book of My Covenant" and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament, both of which constitute the very bedrock upon which the entire administrative system of the Faith has been raised and established. As to the "Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh" it also constitutes an invaluable supplement to these afore-mentioned Tablets."		"He feels, indeed, that the time has come for the German believers to acquire a thorough knowledge as well as a full understanding of such important Tablets as Bahá'u'lláh's "Book of My Covenant" and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament, both of which constitute the very bedrock upon which the entire administrative system of the Faith has been raised and established. As to the "Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh" it also constitutes an invaluable supplement to these afore-mentioned Tablets."

Writings by subject

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Promised Day is Come

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Importance of Reading

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	==Importance of ~~Reading~~==		==Importance of reading==

	“The collected messages of Shoghi Effendi to the American community published in such well-read and familiar titles as 'Bahá'í Administration', 'The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh', 'The Advent of Divine Justice', 'Messages to America', 'The Promised Day is Come' and 'Citadel of Faith', form part of the primary literature of the Faith.”		“The collected messages of Shoghi Effendi to the American community published in such well-read and familiar titles as 'Bahá'í Administration', 'The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh', 'The Advent of Divine Justice', 'Messages to America', 'The Promised Day is Come' and 'Citadel of Faith', form part of the primary literature of the Faith.”

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Need to study the Qur'án

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	:(On behalf of? Shoghi Effendi, ''[[Unfolding Destiny]]'', pp. [[ud:453\|453]]-454)		:(On behalf of? Shoghi Effendi, ''[[Unfolding Destiny]]'', pp. [[ud:453\|453]]-454)

			==See also==
			* [[Qur'án]]

	[[Category:Qur'án]]		[[Category:Qur'án]]

Need to study the Qur'án

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==Importance of studying the Qur'án (though not required to acquire a mastery unless desired)==

"O my friend, were the bird of thy mind to explore the heavens of the Revelation of the Qur'án, were it to contemplate the realm of divine knowledge unfolded therein, thou wouldst assuredly find unnumbered doors of knowledge set open before thee."

:([[Bahá'u'lláh]], ''[[Kitáb-i-Íqán]]'', par. [[kip:156|156]])

"The truth is that Western historians have for many centuries distorted the facts to suit their religious and ancestral prejudices. The Baha'is should try to study history anew, and to base all their investigations first and foremost on the written Scriptures of Islam and Christianity."

:([[On behalf of Shoghi Effendi]], in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1664|1664]])

“Shoghi Effendi wishes me also to express his deepfelt appreciation of your intention to study the Qur’án. The knowledge of this revealed holy Book is, indeed, indispensable to every Bahá’í who wishes to adequately understand the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. And in view of that the Guardian has been invariably encouraging the friends to make as thorough a study of this Book as possible, particularly in their summer schools.”

:([[On behalf of Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[Importance of Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith]]'', no. [https://bahai-library.com/compilation_importance_deepening#122 122])

"The Qur'án should be to some extent studied by the Bahá'ís but they certainly need not seek to acquire a mastery over it, which would take years, unless they really want to."

:(On behalf of? Shoghi Effendi, ''[[Unfolding Destiny]]'', pp. [[ud:453|453]]-454)

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Qur'án

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History

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Bahá'í history (some interaction with general history)

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	===Bahá'í history (some interaction with general history)===		===Bahá'í history (some interaction with general history)===
	* [[Traveler's Narrative]], [[God Passes By]], [[Dawn-Breakers]]		* Early Bahá'í history: [[Traveler's Narrative]], [[God Passes By]], [[Dawn-Breakers]]
	* [[Century of Light]]		* [[Century of Light]]
	* [[pilgrims' notes]]		* [[pilgrims' notes]]

Communication

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All are entitled to set forth own opinion with conviction (and it is good to do so) so as to expose ideas sincerely and graphically

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	:([[On behalf of Shoghi Effendi]], [[to an individual believer]] dated 22 April 1954, in [https://bahai-library.com/compilation_extracts_letters_scholarship#plustext Selected Extracts from Letters on Scholarship])		:([[On behalf of Shoghi Effendi]], [[to an individual believer]] dated 22 April 1954, in [https://bahai-library.com/compilation_extracts_letters_scholarship#plustext Selected Extracts from Letters on Scholarship])

			===See also===
			* [[Freedom of speech]]

	==Communicating with the institutions==		==Communicating with the institutions==

Sports

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Permissible to use weapons as part of certain sports (e.g., archery, marksmanship, and fencing)

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	'Abdu'l-Bahá noticed two of the airmen who were wrestling on the grounds, and when they stopped, he went to them clapping his hands and crying in English, "Bravo! Bravo! that is good exercise."		{{PilgrimsNote\|'Abdu'l-Bahá noticed two of the airmen who were wrestling on the grounds, and when they stopped, he went to them clapping his hands and crying in English, "Bravo! Bravo! that is good exercise."}}

	:([['Abdu'l-Bahá]], ''[['Abdu'l-Bahá in London]]'', pp. [[abl:99\|99]]-100)		:([['Abdu'l-Bahá]], ''[['Abdu'l-Bahá in London]]'', pp. [[abl:99\|99]]-100)
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	:(''[[Kitáb-i-Aqdas]]'', Note no. [[kan:173\|173]])		:([[Bahá'í World Centre]], ''[[Kitáb-i-Aqdas]]'', Note no. [[kan:173\|173]])

	==See also==		==See also==

Course:Meetings for teaching

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Curriculum

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	** [[/Past covenants]]		** [[/Past covenants]]
	** [[/History]]		** [[/History]]
			** [[/Teachings]]

	==Navigation==		==Navigation==

Course:Meetings for teaching/Teachings

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* [[:Category:Concepts|Concepts]]
* [[:Category:Religious concepts|Religious concepts]]
* [[Twelve principles]]

==Navigation==
* [[Course:Meetings for teaching/History|previous]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Communication]]		* [[Communication]]
			* [[Newsletters]]

	[[Category:Communications]]		[[Category:Communications]]

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	:([[Universal House of Justice]] to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, May 19, 1994)		:([[Universal House of Justice]] to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, May 19, 1994)

			See also ''[[Tablets of the Divine Plan]]''.

	==Books recommended by Shoghi Effendi or the House for different purposes==		==Books recommended by Shoghi Effendi or the House for different purposes==