November 13. On this date in 1944, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The Bab has told us to bury the dead in silk (if possible) in coffins of crystal. Why? Because the body, though now dust, was once exalted by the immortal soul of man!"

November 13. On this date in 1944, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The Bab has told us to bury the dead in silk (if possible) in coffins of crystal. Why? Because the body, though now dust, was once exalted by the immortal soul of man!"

650. Bury the Dead in Silk
"The Bab has told us to bury the dead in silk (if possible) in coffins of crystal. Why? Because the body, though now dust, was once exalted by the immortal soul of man!"
(From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, November 13, 1944)