November 8. On this date in 1948, Shoghi Effendi wrote the NSA of the U.S. and Canada that "Pronouns referring to the Manifestation, or the Master, should, however, invariably be capitalized."

November 8. On this date in 1948, Shoghi Effendi wrote the NSA of the U.S. and Canada that "Pronouns referring to the Manifestation, or the Master, should, however, invariably be capitalized."

1700. Hadrat--His Holiness
"In Persian it is impolite not to use the word Hadrat before the name of the Prophet, so that strictly speaking a proper translation should always have 'His Holiness Moses' etc. However, as this seems peculiar in English, and not in the best usage of our language, he feels it can be dispensed with. Pronouns referring to the Manifestation, or the Master, should, however, invariably be capitalized."
(From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada, November 8, 1948: Bahá'í News, No. 216, p. 1, February 1949)