'Shoghi Effendi'
(The Guardianship')
Shoghi Effendi(1897-1957)
The institution of the Guardianship was established by Abdu'l-Baha. He appointed ( his grandson) Shoghi Effendi Rabbani (1897-1957) as the Guardian of the Baha'i Faith and the only interpreter of Baha'u'llah teachings after himself.
The Guardian Shoghi Effendi guided the Baha'is for 36yrs (until his death in 1957). He translated many of the writings of Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha into English, expounded their meanings, encouraged the establishment of local and national Baha'i institutions,and developed the Administrative Order of the Baha'i Faith through the world.
Shoghi Effendi appointed 27 individuals as Hands of the Cause of God with the tasks of promotion and protection of The Baha'i Faith.
In the Holy Land, the Guardian's enduring memorial is the magnificent setting he created for the World Centre of the Baha'i Faith.
The completion of the Shrine of the Bab was his work as was the construction of the International Baha'i Archives building. It was also Shoghi Effendi who designed and laid out the beautiful gardens at Bahji and on the slopes of Mount Carmel.
Source: The Bahai Faith Teaching Booklet
Baha'i Publishing Trust
The Guardian Shoghi Effendi guided the Baha'is for 36yrs (until his death in 1957), He translated many of the writings of Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha into English, expounded their meanings, encouraged the establishment of local and national Baha'i institutions,and developed the Administrative Order of the Baha'i Faith through the world. He appointed 27 individuals as Hands of the Cause of God with the tasks of promotion and protection of the baha'i Faith.
In the Holy Land, the Guardian's enduring memorial is the magnificent setting he created for the World Centre of the Baha'i Faith. The completion of the Shrine of the Bab was his work as was the construction of the International Baha'i Archives building. It was also Shoghi Effendi who designed and laid out the beautiful gardens at Bahji and on the slopes of Mount Carmel.
