Saturday, July 27, 2019

July 28. On this date in 1936, Shoghi Effendi stated "the Qur'an, which book is more authentic than the Bible...The Bible is not wholly authentic, and in this respect is not to be compared with the Qur'an, and should be wholly subordinated to the authentic writings of Bahá'u'lláh."

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July 28. On this date in 1936, Shoghi Effendi stated "the Qur'an, which book is more authentic than the Bible...The B...

July 28. On this date in 1944, Shoghi Effendi cabled Indian Bahá’ís "Urge hasten translation publication "New Era" (into) languages recently chosen. Kindly mail hundred copies each as soon as published."

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July 28. On this date in 1944, Shoghi Effendi cabled Indian Bahá’ís "Urge hasten translation publication "New Era...

July 28. On this date in 1966, the Universal House of Justice stated "A publishing trust has the right to refuse publication of any particular title, and a National Assembly has the right to review any proposed Bahá'í publication for accuracy and propriety. But no publisher has the right to alter or change an author's manuscript without his knowledge and consent."

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July 28. On this date in 1966, the Universal House of Justice stated "A publishing trust has the right to refuse publicatio...

July 28. On this date in 1920, Shoghi Effendi, a student at Oxford, wrote a letter to Florence Breed, wife of Ali Kuli Khan and mother of Marzieh Gail, outlining his educational ambitions at Balliol College, to study with with eminent professors and Orientalists, noting alumni who were all Imperialists.

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July 28. On this date in 1920, Shoghi Effendi, a student at Oxford, wrote a letter to Florence Breed, wife of Ali Kuli Khan and mot...

July 28. On this date in 1950, a letter written on behalf of the Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer stated, "In accepting Bahá'u'lláh you have accepted Christ in His appearance as the Father, as He Himself so clearly foretold. The Catholic Church does not believe this; on the contrary, it still awaits the return of Christ. If you decide, in order to be buried next to your dear husband, to return to the Church, you either would have to, in good faith, deny Bahá'u'lláh or you would be just using the Church as a means to satisfying a desire of your own, which would certainly not be an upright and conscientious thing to do!"

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July 28. On this date in 1950, a letter written on behalf of the Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer stated, "In accept...

July 27. On this date in 1953, Siegried Schopflocher, a Hand of the Cause of God, died. The youngest of 18 children, he was raised an Orthodox Jew in Germany, and later became a Bahá’í at Green Acre after having emigrated to Canada. A 1936 letter by Shoghi Effendi states that "it was mainly due to his unfailing and most generous assistance that the Temple in Wilmette was built."

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July 27. On this date in 1953, Siegried Schopflocher , a Hand of the Cause of God, died. The youngest of 18 children, he wa...

July 27. On this date in 2000, the Universal House of Justice addressed a letter "to the Friends Gathered at the Youth Congress in the Dominican Republic" wherein it is stated "advancing the process of entry by troops will remain the focus of the global Plans that will carry the Bahá’í community to the end of the first century of the Formative Age."

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July 27. On this date in 2000, the Universal House of Justice addressed a letter "to the Friends Gathered at the Youth Cong...