{"id":12142,"date":"2023-09-05T11:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=12142"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:31:46","slug":"shoghi-effendi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=12142&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Shoghi Effendi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Shoghi Effendi entitled Shoghi Rabbani (1314 \u2013 \u06f1\u06f3\u06f7\u06f7 A.H. \/ 1336 S.H.) was the oldest son of `<a href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=11236&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u2019<\/a>s daughter. In `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u2019s Will and Testament, Shoghi Rabbani was appointed as `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Like previous cases, succession of Shoghi Effendi caused disputes and separation among Baha\u2019is.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In fact `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u00a0revised what his father had appointed and set aside his brother Muhammad `Ali Effendi, who had to be the next Bah\u00e1\u2019i\u00a0leader, and founded line of guardians), the first of whom was Shoghi and it should be continued in his male offspring afterwards. Shoghi reached leadership with the aid of his mother however, some groups did not accept him, such as: Abdu\u2019l-Husain Ayati, Fazlollah Sobhi (Mohtadi) and Hassan Nikoo. Some of them doubted the validity of the will.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u0622\u0646\u0686\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u062f\u0627\u0645\u0647 \u0645\u06cc \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u062f<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=12142&#038;lang=en\/#Some_important_activities\" title=\"Some important activities\">Some important activities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=12142&#038;lang=en\/#Creating_the_first_UHJ\" title=\"Creating the first UHJ\">Creating the first UHJ<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=12142&#038;lang=en\/#Close_relations_with_Israel\" title=\"Close relations with Israel\">Close relations with Israel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=12142&#038;lang=en\/#Books\" title=\"Books\">Books<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=12142&#038;lang=en\/#The_Era_of_Bahais\" title=\"The Era of Bah\u00e1\u2019is\">The Era of Bah\u00e1\u2019is<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_important_activities\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Some important activities<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shoghi, as was the case for his predecessors, slandered and reviled his opponents and they published books in response to him containing reports on their affiliation to Bah\u00e1\u2019i\u00a0and their observations. Some examples of these books are Kashfol-hial from Abdu\u2019l-Husain\u00a0Ayati, Sobhi\u2019s memoirs and Nikoo philosophy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contrary to his ancestors, Shoghi had official studies at American University of Beirut and Oxford University. His studies at Oxford were unfinished due to `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">His fundamental role in Baha\u2019i\u00a0history was developing its administrative and universal organizations. This process speeded up in Europe and United States in 1960s and the buildings of Baha\u2019i\u00a0continental house of worships known as Mashreghol-azkar\u00a0were built.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12143\" src=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shoghi-Effendi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shoghi-Effendi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shoghi-Effendi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shoghi-Effendi-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Shoghi Effendi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_the_first_UHJ\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Creating the first UHJ<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Baha\u2019i\u00a0organization which was called by Shoghi Effendi \u2018Administrative Orders of the Faith)\u2019, is administered under the supervision of Baha\u2019is\u00a0administrative and spiritual center located in Haifa, Israel. It is also known as The Universal House of Justice (UHJ).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Close_relations_with_Israel\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Close relations with Israel<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Israel government was established in the occupied Palestine during Shoghi\u2019s life. Its establishment was opposed by all Islamic countries. Moreover Zionists behavior toward Muslims have hurt Muslims feelings and emotions. In contrast, Shoghi along with the letters showing his and Baha\u2019i\u00a0approval of establishment of Israel government, visited Israel president after its establishment and \u201cstated Baha\u2019is friendship toward Israel and their wishes and prays for the development and blessings of Israel\u201d. He also announced the Baha\u2019is in his congratulatory message for Nowruz of 1329 S.H. that \u201cthe proof of God promise to Khalil\u2019s son and Kalim\u2019s heirs has appeared and the Israeli government has settled in the holy land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It was also mentioned in this message, the firm connection of Israel to the international center of Baha\u2019i\u00a0community. There are reports on the various examples of Baha\u2019i\u00a0leaders\u2019 connections with the Israeli government, and their efforts to the recognition of Baha\u2019i\u00a0by this government, published in the Baha\u2019is Akhbar Amri\u00a0journals and holy letters) of Shoghi Effendi.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Books\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Books<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shoghi has written some books in Persian and English:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kitab-i-Badi<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is originally in English in four volumes containing B\u00e1b\u00a0and Bah\u00e1\u2019s history until 100<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0year of B\u00e1b\u00a0claim, holy letters, and the collection of Shoghi\u2019s manuscripts about different ceremonies in six volumes in Persian.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Era_of_Bahais\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Era of Bah\u00e1\u2019is<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This book was written in English and is a review of Baha\u2019i\u00a0history and its future prediction based on `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u00a0thoughts, and translation of Nabil Zarandi History in English (about this book, Mohit Tabatabaee, year 3, no. 9, page 706).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoghi Effendi entitled Shoghi Rabbani (1314 \u2013 \u06f1\u06f3\u06f7\u06f7 A.H. \/ 1336 S.H.) was the oldest son of `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u2019s daughter. In `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u2019s Will and Testament, Shoghi Rabbani was appointed as `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u2019s successor. Like previous cases, succession of Shoghi Effendi caused disputes and separation among Baha\u2019is. In fact `Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1\u00a0revised what his father had appointed and set aside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12144,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1001],"tags":[10479,893,6549,849,7309,10477],"class_list":["post-12142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bahai-leaders","tag-appoint","tag-bahais","tag-separation","tag-shoqi-effendi","tag-succession","tag-testament"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12145,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12142\/revisions\/12145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}