The reader will find for himself what great victories still remain to be won and what great potentialities still remain hidden in India "a vast country and an excellent field of service". He guided us in every accomplishment, pointing out the objectives, counselling and urging the completion of goals set for the Community. He gave instructions and plans to this Community on how to plan and organize a comprehensive teaching plan.Īs far back as 1933, the beloved Guardian summoned the Baha'is of India to teach among the masses, and to reach persons of capacity in every strata of society. Gradually, he brought to light the vastness of the realm of service, pointing out the many races and tribes that inhabited this land of ancient civilization and cradle of important world religions. Local movements and limited projects would not be commensurate with the greatness of the Revelation of Baha'u'llah he led them to self-sacrifice, to big undertakings, and to bold ventures. The Guardian summoned the believers to achieve great victories. This was the community that grew into spiritual maturity, expanded and developed under the unerring guidance of our beloved Guardian who fostered its growth, ever beckoning it forward. During the lifetime of 'Abdu'l-Baha a steady stream of teachers from the East and West arrived to establish the Faith, and at the time of His passing, there was a sizeable community of Baha'is in India. The sub-continent of India, favoured by special mention in the Qayyumu'l-Asma', on the Day of the Declaration of the Bab, is a land of the greatest spiritual potentialities. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India Arman Danesh for executing the artistic and technical aspects in the publication of this collection. Tahirih Tahririha Danesh for research and proofreading. We are grateful for the assistance of the Archives Office at the World Centre for providing many additional letters and cables, specially those addressed to Burma. Muhajir, for her loving efforts in compiling and editing the "Dawn of a New Day" in 1970 in India and "Messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Indian Subcontinent", in 1994, at the Baha'i World Centre. ![]() ![]() We would like to express our sincere and grateful appreciation to Mrs. We rejoice in presenting available letters and cables of our beloved Guardian, his precious legacy, to the ever-expanding Baha'i community of the Indian subcontinent in this volume. Gradually more of his letters were collected by the Archives Department of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India, to be published in an expanded edition. More than twenty years ago a compilation entitled Dawn of anew Day was published by the Baha'i Publishing Trust of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India, which contained some 200 letters and 70 cablegrams of Shoghi Effendi, to India and Burma.Īlthough all his letters were not available at the time, it was felt that extracts from the ones at hand would be of great interest to the Baha'i World. ![]() This etext is freely available through anonymous internet file-sharing. Box 19, New Delhi 110001, IndiaĬopyright (c) National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of IndiaĪvailability of this etext in no way modifies the copyright status of the above publication. "Messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Indian Subcontinent 1923-1957"Ĭompiled and Edited by Írán Fúrútan Muhájirīahá'í Publishing Trust P.O. ![]() MESSAGES OF SHOGHI EFFENDI TO THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT 1923-1957Ĭompiled and Edited by Iran Furutan Muhajir
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