letters of Shoghi Effendi

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Bahá’í scripture authoritative Bahá’í writing religious text

The letters of Shoghi Effendi are authoritative Bahá’í writings that provide guidance on the administration, principles, and development of the Bahá’í Faith and its institutions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bahá’í scripture ⓘ authoritative Bahá’í writing ⓘ religious text ⓘ
addressedTo	Bahá’í communities ⓘ Local Spiritual Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ National Spiritual Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ individual Bahá’ís ⓘ
author	Shoghi Effendi NERFINISHED ⓘ
compiledIn	Bahá’í Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Citadel of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawn of a New Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Messages to Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Messages to the Bahá’í World NERFINISHED ⓘ Messages to the Bahá’í World 1950–1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Advent of Divine Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ The Compilation of Compilations (extracts) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Light of Divine Guidance NERFINISHED ⓘ The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfolding Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ
consideredByBahá’ísAs	authoritative but not equal in rank to the writings of Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ binding in matters of interpretation ⓘ
coversTopic	Bahá’í administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahá’í laws and principles ⓘ Bahá’í world order NERFINISHED ⓘ Covenant and protection of the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ development of the World Centre ⓘ expansion and consolidation of the Bahá’í community ⓘ spiritual qualities and conduct of believers ⓘ teaching plans ⓘ
describedAs	authoritative interpretations of the Bahá’í writings ⓘ guidance on the administration of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ guidance on the development of Bahá’í institutions ⓘ guidance on the principles of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ
hasRole	elaboration of the Bahá’í Administrative Order ⓘ interpretation of the writings of Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ interpretation of the writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá ⓘ
influenced	development of National Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ evolution of the Universal House of Justice ⓘ formation of the International Bahá’í Council ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ Persian ⓘ
religiousTradition	Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	1921–1957 ⓘ
usedBy	Bahá’í institutions for decision‑making ⓘ Bahá’í scholars for doctrinal clarification ⓘ
usedFor	clarification of theological and administrative questions ⓘ guidance on community development ⓘ guidance on implementing Bahá’í laws ⓘ

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