The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh

Administrative Order—Cont.

consolidation of, 51, 53, 54, 90, 161, 194

danger of over-emphasis, 10

essential, 10, 148

established by Bahá’u’lláh, 3, 5, 9, 19, 20, 34, 145, 147, 148, 185, 199

founded by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,19, 20, 83, 147, 156

how safeguarded, 16, 18, 24, 38, 51, 63, 65, 66, 99, 145, 153

purpose of, 9, 10, 144, 148

validity of, challenged, 3, 4, 10, 15, 24, 73

institutions of

Bahá’í Assemblies, 6, 9, 18, 64, 99, 147, 200

Bahá’í Courts, 11, 12, 200

Bahá’í Fund, 6, 9, 147

Bahá’í Publications, 6, 9, 64-82, 84, 88, 99, 200

Committees and Conventions, 9

Guardianship (see Guardianship)

Hands of the Cause, 18, 110, 147, 149

Houses of Justice (see Houses of Justice)

Interpreter appointed by Bahá’u’lláh, 131, 144, 145

Mashriqu’l-Adhkár (see Mashriqu’l-Adhkár)

Station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, unique, 131, 143

introduction into forty countries, 55, 99, 144, 168, 199

Kitáb-i-Aqdas, source of laws (see Kitáb-i-Aqdas

legalized by American believers, 52, 92, 200

made possible by martyrs, 52, 156

maintains integrity of Bahá’í teachings, 16, 54, 57, 65, 72, 73, 148

material resources, 51, 54, 67, 72, 76, 200

not distinctly aristocratic, autocratic, democratic, monarchical, 152, 153, 154

priesthood abolished, 22, 153

principles of, revealed by Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 3, 5, 9, 16, 19, 20, 22, 35, 43, 44, 144, 145, 148, 152, 161, 199

universal suffrage, 154

primogeniture, 20, 21, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 154

proclaimed and established by Will of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 3, 5, 6, 22, 80, 89, 144, 146, 147, 156

subsequent legislation provided for, 9, 23, 145, 148, 149, 150, 153

Succession provided for, 20, 21, 147-150, 153, 154

Twin Institutions of, complementary, 18, 21, 148

unique, 21, 145, 152, 154

Adrianople, 143, 178

Afnán, 134, 149

Africa, 31, 56, 78, 88, 95, 181, 189

Age, Humanity’s Coming of, 163, 206

Ages of Faith of Bahá’u’lláh

Apostolic, 57, 98, 143, 144, 171

Formative, 98, 143, 144, 156, 168, 171, 180, 186