Monarchy

Majesty of kingship is one of the signs of God wished for people; combining with republican form of government to rewarded greatly by God

"The fifteenth Glad-Tidings

"Although a republican form of government profiteth all the peoples of the world, yet the majesty of kingship is one of the signs of God. We do not wish that the countries of the world should remain deprived thereof. If the sagacious combine the two forms into one, great will be their reward in the presence of God.

(Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 28)

In a mature world, no one will accept the weight of kingship alone, unless to proclaim and spread abroad God's Faith

"One of the signs of the maturity of the world is that no one will accept to bear the weight of kingship. Kingship will remain with none willing to bear alone its weight. That day will be the day whereon wisdom will be manifested among mankind. Only in order to proclaim the Cause of God and spread abroad His Faith will anyone be willing to bear this grievous weight. Well is it with him who, for love of God and His Cause, and for the sake of God and for the purpose of proclaiming His Faith, will expose himself unto this great danger, and will accept this toil and trouble."

(Bahá'u'lláh, cited in Promised Day Is Come, par. 175 (cited therein by Shoghi Effendi as "His Tablet addressed to Shaykh Salmán"); also in Notes to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. 194)

Ideally combined with consultation

"The system of government which the British people have adopted in London appeareth to be good, for it is adorned with the light of both kingship and of the consultation of the people."

(Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, Lawh-i-Dunyá, p. 93)

Kingship anticipated in the future

"As to your query whether or not there will be kingship throughout the world in future, the Universal House of Justice calls to your attention Shoghi Effendi's statement on page 219 of 'God Passes By':

'The establishment of a constitutional form of government, in which the ideals of republicanism and the majesty of kingship, characterized by Him as 'one of the signs of God', are combined, He recommends as a meritorious achievement.'

"In 'The Promised Day Is Come' on pages 73 to 76, the Guardian quotes many passages from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh lauding the principle of kingship and envisaging an increase of monarchies in the future. The House of Justice suggests that a study of this section of the book will provide you with the understanding you seek."

(From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer, September 29, 1977, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1470)

Monarchic elements within the Bahá’í Administrative Order

(Embrace of monarchic element in the Bahá’í Administrative Order of Guardian as interpreter even goes a step further from (then) current constitutional monarchies by his being invested with actual authority)

"The Administrative Order of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh must in no wise be regarded as purely democratic in character inasmuch as...he who symbolizes the hereditary principle in this Dispensation has been made the interpreter of the words of its Author, and ceases consequently, by virtue of the actual authority vested in him, to be the figurehead invariably associated with the prevailing systems of constitutional monarchies."

(Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 153 passim)

(Embrace of monarchic element within hereditary principle and the Guardian as interpreter of the teachings)

"Nor is this Order identified with the name of Bahá'u'lláh to be confused with any system of purely aristocratic government in view of the fact that it upholds...the hereditary principle and entrusts the Guardian of the Faith with the obligation of interpreting its teachings..."

(Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 154 passim)

Pilgrims' notes discussing

• https://bahai-library.com/latimer_light_world#government

See also

• Majesty
• Autocracy (for how the monarchic elements in the Bahá’í Faith are not unmitigatedly autocratic)
• Blending of three forms of government
• Primogeniture

To-dos for this page

• See https://bahai-library.com/warwick_future_monarchy and 2 sections beginning on PDIC, p. 70 (possibly some before). Also populate Majesty page.