“For ease of reference, the objectives as originally stated are repeated here: 1. Carrying the healing Message of Bahá’u’lláh to the generality of mankind; 2. Greater involvement of the Faith in the life of human society; 3. A worldwide increase in the translation, production, distribution and use of Bahá’í literature; 4. Further acceleration in the process of the maturation of local and national Bahá’í communities; 5. Greater attention to universal participation and the spiritual enrichment of individual believers; 6. A wider extension of Bahá’í family life; and 7. The pursuit of projects of social and economic development in well-established Bahá’í communities.” The Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated 30 September 1992 to all National Spiritual Assemblies introducing the Three Year Plan.
Letter of 18 October 1927 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada.
A cover letter to this message, dated 17 January 2003 to all National Spiritual Assemblies written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice stated: “The Bahá’í world community has made significant strides since the launching of the Plan, and the House of Justice is conscious of the role that the institutions of the Faith have played in keeping the friends focused on the vital work before them. It hopes that the attached message will offer them an exciting vision of the future unfoldment of the Plan and the tasks they are being called upon to accomplish. That through your wise leadership their efforts will reach the level of intensity required to bring about and sustain accelerated expansion and consolidation is the object of its most fervent prayers at the Sacred Threshold.”
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 26 November 1999 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 9 November 1993 written by the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies.
Letter dated 25 June 1953 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, cited in Citadel of Faith: Messages to America, 1947–1957(Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1965, 1995 printing), p. 117.
Message dated 22 December 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Friends gathered at the Eighth ASEAN Youth Conference in Thailand.
Letter dated 23 March 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Trinidad and Tobago.
Letter dated 31 July 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 31 July 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 31 July 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 18 August 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany.
Letter dated 23 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 8 September 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Eritrea.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Riḍván 2005 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 14 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 12 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 31 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
The Institution of the Counsellors, a document prepared by the Universal House of Justice (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2001), p. 24.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 3 May 1998 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Counsellors.
Letter dated 14 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 2000 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 11 April 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 155 [1998] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Century of Light, a document prepared on behalf of the Universal House of Justice (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2001), pp. 99–100.
Century of Light, a document prepared on behalf of the Universal House of Justice (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2001), pp. 101–108.
Century of Light, a document prepared on behalf of the Universal House of Justice(Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2001), p. 108.
Message dated 26 November 1999 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 31 July 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 12 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Europe.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 19 October 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 18 August 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany.
Message dated 26 November 1999 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 16 September 1996 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Letter dated 16 September 1996 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Letter dated 23 October 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Kenya.
Letter dated 18 September 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire.
Letter dated 17 May 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 11 July 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly of Malaysia.
Letter dated 10 August 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assemblies represented at the Fourth Bahá’í ASEAN Forum.
Letter dated 7 April 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Belarus.
Letter dated 9 June 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda.
Letter dated 6 July 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana.
Letter dated 1 June 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda.
Letter dated 25 December 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia.
Letter dated 13 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil.
Letter dated 24 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 25 March 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a Bahá’í agency.
Letter dated 29 June 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Western Caroline Islands.
Message dated 22 December 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Friends gathered at the Eighth ASEAN Youth Conference in Thailand.
Letter dated 22 December 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Administrative Committee of Burundi.
Riḍván 2004 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 4 July 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Letter dated 2 September 2001 from the Department of the Secretariat of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Paraguay.
Message dated 11 July 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assemblies in Europe.
Letter dated 15 May 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 15 May 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 18 August 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom.
Letter dated 31 May 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly.
Letter dated 26 June 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 22 August 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 26 June 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 2003 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 20 February 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 16 March 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 8 October 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of New Zealand.
Letter dated 27 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 14 January 1999 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 20 February 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 2000 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 26 November 1999 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 31 May 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 19 January 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly of Thailand.
Letter dated 8 May 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Bulgaria.
Letter dated 8 May 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Bulgaria.
Letter dated 19 November 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
“Training Institutes,” a document prepared for and approved by the Universal House of Justice, April 1998, p. 7.
Letter dated 7 June 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia.
Letter dated 16 March 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Czech Republic.
Letter dated 26 July 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 26 July 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 26 July 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 2004 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Memorandum dated 7 November 1996 written by the Universal House of Justice to the International Teaching Centre.
Letter dated 14 April 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire.
Letter dated 5 October 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 19 January 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Haiti.
Letter dated 5 October 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 24 May 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 23 March 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Trinidad and Tobago.
Letter dated 23 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Riḍván 2005 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 26 August 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Mexico.
Letter dated 16 September 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Philippines.
Letter dated 11 May 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Ethiopia.
Letter dated 9 June 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda.
Letter dated 19 May 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly.
Letter dated 17 May 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Sarawak.
Letter dated 18 June 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Finland.
Letter dated 23 April 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 19 October 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 11 September 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Riḍván 2002 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 25 September 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly of Argentina.
Letter dated 8 May 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Bulgaria.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 27 April 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
One Common Faith, a document prepared for and approved by the Universal House of Justice, ¶67
Letter dated 4 May 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Kazakhstan.
Memorandum dated 27 April 1998 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Office of Social and Economic Development.
Shoghi Effendi, published in Bahá’í News, no. 13, September 1926, p. 1, cited in Principles of Bahá’í Administration: A Compilation (London: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1976), p. 20.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 28 May 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 20 March 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Austria.
Letter dated 28 May 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 5 August 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada.
Letter dated 31 October 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 26 June 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Europe.
Letter dated 22 June 2005 written by the Universal House of Justice to a conference of Arabic-speaking believers, July 2005.
Letter dated 28 May 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 25 March 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda.
Message dated 10 April 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Friends gathered at the series of youth forums called by the Regional Bahá’í Council of the Western States, U.S.A.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Message dated 10 January 2002 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 152 [1995] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 152 [1995] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 155 [1998] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 22 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 10 July 2005 from the Department of the Secretariat of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 21 July 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Local Spiritual Assembly of Guelph, Canada.
Letter dated 16 March 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly.
Letter dated 20 February 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Europe.
Memorandum dated 9 April 1996 written by the Universal House of Justice to the International Teaching Centre.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Letter dated 11 September 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly.
Letter dated 24 January 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to two individual believers.
Letter dated 31 July 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 19 May 1994 written by the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 18 August 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany.
Letter dated 14 September 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated September 1964 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world, cited in Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963–1968 (Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1996), pp. 42–43.
Letter dated 7 May 2004 written by the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Riḍván 2004 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 26 November 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Letter dated 26 August 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Mexico.
Letter dated 16 September 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Philippines.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 16 September 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Philippines.
Letter dated 14 February 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Letter dated 16 September 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Philippines.
Letter dated 17 November 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 8 July 2005 from the Department of Statistics at the Bahá’í World Centre to the National Spiritual Assembly of Namibia.
Letter dated 18 August 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany.
Letter dated 15 January 2004 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 21 November 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Letter dated 27 May 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Letter dated 27 October 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Letter dated 15 December 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Moldova.
Letter dated 15 December 2003 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Moldova.
Letter dated 19 October 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Riḍván 155 [1998] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 155 [1998] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 12 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 12 August 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Philippines.
Letter dated 27 May 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Letter dated 3 March 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly of Hong Kong.
Letter dated 3 March 1999 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assemblies of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore, and Thailand.
Letter dated 29 June 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Western Caroline Islands.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 18 August 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany.
Letter dated 9 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Seychelles.
Letter dated 9 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Seychelles.
Letter dated 11 April 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 14 September 2005 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Africa.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Message dated 26 November 1999 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 2000 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 26 November 1999 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 11 January 1995 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Peru.
Letter dated 11 January 1995 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Peru.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Riḍván 1996 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 1996 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Europe.
Riḍván 1996 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Riḍván 1996 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Riḍván 1996 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Memorandum dated 3 April 1997 written by the Universal House of Justice to the International Teaching Centre.
Letter dated 1 June 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda.
Letter dated 29 August 1996 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 29 July 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Sweden.
Letter dated 8 May 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Bulgaria.
Memorandum dated 10 July 1997 written by the Universal House of Justice to the International Teaching Centre.
Letter dated 19 January 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Haiti.
Letter dated 16 May 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Honduras.
Letter dated 5 February 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 21 January 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil.
Letter dated 14 November 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of El Salvador.
Letter dated 3 April 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil.
Letter dated 24 December 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Letter dated 5 December 1996 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda.
Letter dated 6 July 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana.
Letter dated 9 January 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Eastern Caroline Islands.
Letter dated 14 April 1995 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Panama.
Letter dated 11 January 1995 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Peru.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 19 November 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly of Chad.
Letter dated 10 August 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 9 December 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 19 October 1997 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 156 [1999] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 27 March 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Vanuatu.
Letter dated 18 March 1999 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom.
Letter dated 18 January 1999 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 29 July 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Bolivia.
Letter dated 9 October 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Papua New Guinea.
Letter dated 16 March 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Tonga.
Letter dated 14 April 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire.
Letter dated 5 October 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 9 October 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Papua New Guinea.
Letter dated 10 December 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice an individual believer.
Letter dated 5 October 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 3 March 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly of Hong Kong.
Letter dated 26 November 1999 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 20 May 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Tanzania.
Letter dated 22 September 1999 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Norway.
Message dated 26 December 1995 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 10 April 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
Letter dated 24 August 1999 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 24 August 1999 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Riḍván 156 [1999] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 156 [1999] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 22 December 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the friends gathered at the Eighth ASEAN Youth Conference in Thailand.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 12 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 20 March 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Austria.
Letter dated 8 April 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Bolivia.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 3 June 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 31 May 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 4 October 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Letter dated 23 October 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Kenya.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 3 June 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Union of Myanmar.
Letter dated 3 June 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Union of Myanmar.
Letter dated 8 September 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Eritrea.
Letter dated 20 March 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Austria.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Riḍván 2002 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 8 September 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Eritrea.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 4 June 1957 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, published in The Gift of Teaching (England: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1977), p. 35.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 3 April 2000 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 2002 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 30 June 1957 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of Alaska, published in High Endeavors (n.p.: National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Alaska, 1976), pp. 35–36.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
Letter dated 12 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.
Letter dated 23 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 30 August 1930 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada, published in Lights of Guidance (New Delhi: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1996), p. 19.
Letter dated 9 December 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Seychelles.
Letter dated 20 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Handwritten note of Shoghi Effendi appended to a letter dated 11 March 1933 written on his behalf to an individual believer, cited in a message dated 20 October 1983 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world, published in Readings on Bahá’í Social and Economic Development (Florida: Palabra Publications, 2000), p. 7.
Riḍván 150 [1993] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 2000 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 2000 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 9 January 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
The Institution of the Counsellors, a document prepared by the Universal House of Justice (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2001), p. 24.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 12 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Letter dated 14 August 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Riḍván 153 [1996] message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Riḍván 2000 message written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 26 June 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer.
Bahá’u’lláh, quoted by Shoghi Effendi in The Advent of Divine Justice (Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1990), p. 78.
Message dated 17 January 2003 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the world.
Letter dated 10 December 1942 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to two individual believers, published in Lights of Guidance, p. 67.
Message dated 24 May 2001 written by the Universal House of Justice to the believers gathered for the events marking the completion of the projects on Mount Carmel.
Bahá’u’lláh, quoted by Shoghi Effendi in The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 82.
Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá (Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1997), sec. 218.8.