Advent of Divine Justice

The Advent of Divine Justice is a letter written December 25, 1938, to the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, by Shoghi Effendi,[1] describing the role of America in establishing the Most Great Peace.

While technically a long-form letter or epistle, The Advent of Divine Justice is commonly published and studied as an independent book.

The book lays out a Bahá'í understanding of the unique spiritual destiny of America and the role that American Bahá'ís have in ensuring the country is able to fulfill that destiny. Shoghi Effendi describes the North American Bahá'ís as "the spiritual descendants of the Dawn-breakers" and says they will play an important part in establishing the Faith around the world. He states that to contribute fully to this process, American Bahá'ís must internalize three spiritual prerequisites: "moral rectitude," "absolute chastity," and "complete freedom from prejudice."[2]

The book repeatedly references the Tablets of the Divine Plan by `Abdu'l-Bahá–which gave an early impetus to the spread of the Bahá'í Faith in North America–and Shoghi Effendi devotes more than half of the book to discussing the attitudes to be adopted and techniques to be used by Bahá'ís when teaching the religion.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Peter (2000). "administration" (PDF). A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 29–30. ISBN 1-85168-184-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Advent of Divine Justice Study Outline". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Advent of Divine Justice". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  • Effendi, Shoghi (1938). The Advent of Divine Justice. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0-87743-195-7.

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