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Guardianship of Shoghi Effendi

1921-1957 · Haifa (Israel)

Shoghi Effendi, 'Abdu'l-Bahá's grandson, named Guardian in his grandfather's Will and Testament, leads the faith from 1921 to 1957. He builds the Administrative Order, raises the World Centre buildings on Mount Carmel, directs the community's global teaching plans, and translates its central texts into English.

Tagged: Bahá'í Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice

The Event

Date
1921-1957 (exact)
Also called
The Guardianship
Era
The Formative Age; Standard periodization of Bahá'í history
Location
Haifa; today Israel
Traditions
Bahá'í
Streams
Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice
Key figures
Shoghi Effendi

Connections

Illustration for 'Abdu'l-Bahá History Event 'Abdu'l-Bahá 1892-1921 succeeds

Primary Sources

  • Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By.

Secondary Sources

  • MacEoin, Denis. The Messiah of Shiraz: Studies in Early and Middle Babism. Leiden: Brill, 2009.
  • Momen, Moojan. The Baha'i Faith: A Beginner's Guide. Oxford: Oneworld, 2008.
  • Shoghi Effendi. God Passes By. Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1944 (the community's own history, cited as such).
  • Smith, Peter. An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  • Warburg, Margit. Citizens of the World: A History and Sociology of the Baha'is in Britain and North America. Leiden: Brill, 2006.

Provenance: HIST-1112; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-28.

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