April 19. On this date in 1947, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The term 'Iron Age' suggests the age of labour, of construction; a relatively primitive epoch as opposed to a 'Golden Age', an age of fulfilment, fruition, attainment."

April 19. On this date in 1947, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The term 'Iron Age' suggests the age of labour, of construction; a relatively primitive epoch as opposed to a 'Golden Age', an age of fulfilment, fruition, attainment."

1630. The Application of the Term "Iron Age"
"The term 'Iron Age' suggests the age of labour, of construction; a relatively primitive epoch as opposed to a 'Golden Age', an age of fulfilment, fruition, attainment."
(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, April 19, 1947)