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Bibliography of Recommended Reading

A list of further reading on the subject of the Bahá’í Administrative Order is available here.

The Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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The Works of Shoghi Effendi

Bahá’í Administration

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Citadel of Faith

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Dawn of a New Day: Messages to India 1923-1957

New Delhi: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1970.

The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh

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God Passes By

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Guidance for Today and Tomorrow

Oakham: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1973.

Messages to America: Selected Letters and Cablegrams to the Bahá’ís of North America, 1932-1946

Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1947.

Messages to the Bahá’í World, 1950-1957

Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1971.

Principles of Bahá’í Administration

London: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1973.

The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh: Selected Letters

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Documents prepared by the Universal House of Justice

The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice

Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 1972.

The Institution of the Counsellors

Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2001.

Letters from the Universal House of Justice

Wellspring of Guidance: Messages of the Universal House of Justice 1963-1968

Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1969.

Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1968-1973

Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1976.

Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: The Third Epoch of the Formative Age

Compiled by Geoffrey Marks. Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1996.

Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1986-2001: The Fourth Epoch of the Formative Age

Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2011.

A Wider Horizon: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice 1983-1992

Florida: Palabra Publications, 1992.

Turning Point: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material 1996-2006

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Commentaries

Political Non-Involvement and Obedience to Government: A Compilation of some of the Messages of the Guardian and the Universal House of Justice

Peter J. Khan. Mona Vale: Bahá’í Publications Australia, 2003.

Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá’í Administration

Adib Taherzadeh. London: Bahá’í Books UK, 2009.

The Child of the Covenant

Adib Taherzadeh. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 2000.