Guardian of the Cause of God
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The Guardian of the Cause of God is the hereditary leadership office in the Bahá'í Faith established to provide authoritative interpretation of its teachings and guidance for the global community.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
institution of the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
religious leadership office ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain doctrinal unity
ⓘ
preserve the integrity of Bahá'í scripture ⓘ |
| appointedBy | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Hands of the Cause of God
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Spiritual Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ National Spiritual Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConceptIn | Bahá'í administrative order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | office exists in Bahá'í doctrine but is vacant ⓘ |
| dateFirstGuardianBeganService | 1921 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedFor |
authoritative interpretation of the Bahá'í writings
ⓘ
preservation of the unity of the Bahá'í community ⓘ protection of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ |
| establishedInDocument | Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGuardian | Shoghi Effendi GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Shoghi Effendi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
expounding the implications of Bahá'í law
ⓘ
guidance of the teaching work of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ interpretation of his own writings ⓘ interpretation of the writings of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ interpretation of the writings of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ protection of the Bahá'í Faith from schism ⓘ |
| hasRole |
authoritative interpreter of Bahá'í teachings
ⓘ
source of guidance for the Bahá'í community ⓘ |
| hasScope | global Bahá'í community ⓘ |
| historicalNote | no successor to Shoghi Effendi was appointed ⓘ |
| linkedOffice | Hands of the Cause of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notAuthorizedFor | legislation of new laws ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | mainstream Bahá'í community as an essential institution of the Faith ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToUniversalHouseOfJustice | provides authoritative interpretation complementing its legislation GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | Bahá'í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
loyalty of the Bahá'ís
ⓘ
obedience of the Bahá'ís ⓘ |
| spiritualFunction | center of the Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith (after ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá) ⓘ |
| successionMechanism | appointment of successor by the Guardian ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary office ⓘ |
| theologicalBasisIn | Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInArabic | Wali Amr Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInPersian | Valí-yi Amru'lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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