1. 2025-05. Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Covenant. Brent Poirier. — Comparison of the wills of Baha'u'llah and Abdu’l-Baha, their "twin Covenants"; authority conferre...
2. 2025. After Shoghi Effendi: Guardianship, Lineage, and the Limits of Claim. Iman Motlagh Arani. — Theological-legal analysis of the Baha’i Covenant as it pertains to the institution of the Guardia...
3. 2021-11. Primary Source Texts Related to the Covenant. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. — Collection of some essential writings central to understanding the Baha'i Covenant.
4. 2021-02. Universal House of Justice, The. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. — Compilation about the "Universal House of Justice" from the writings of Baha’u’llah, 'Abdu’l-B...
5. 2021. Aghsan, The. Grover Gonzales. — The article gives a new, different view of the development of the Bahai Covenant, the end of the Gua...
6. 2021. Legacy of Verse 42 of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The. Gerald C. Keil. — Explores the circumstances under which a reading of Verse 42 which indicates that the line of Aghsan...
7. 2015-06-11. Hands of the Cause of God Cannot Appoint a Guardian. Universal House of Justice. — Short letter quoting the Guardian's statement that the Hands of the Cause of God have to ratify the ...
8. 2012. Interpretation and Elucidation. Alí Nakhjavání. — The nature of elucidation vs. authorized interpretation, and the institution of the Guardianship.
9. 2010. Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice.
10. 2009-2019. Lists of Articles. Brent Poirier. — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
11. 2009. Guardianship, The Universal House of Justice, and Infallibility. Universal House of Justice. — The House is infallible even without the Guardian, because that the Guardian's chief function was in...
12. 2007. Bahá'í Covenant, The. Alí Nakhjavání. — The continuing importance of the Baha'i concept of the Covenant and its implications to an understan...
13. 2007. Epistemological Implications of the Gradated Claims to Divine Authority in the Bahá'í Writings: Reflections on Infallibility. William S. Hatcher. — There are different levels of infallibility, from the greater (the Manifestations who are "omniscien...
14. 2006/2008. Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, The. Ian C. Semple. — Reflections on the Guardianship and Universal House of Justice by a former House member. Includes an...
15. 2006. Dialogue on Infallibility: A response to Udo Schaefer's 'Infallible Institutions?'. Peter Terry. — An extended review of the themes first published in Schaefer's Making the Crooked Straight, presente...
16. 2005-05. Interpretation and the Guardianship. Ian C. Semple. — Two versions of a talk presented at a seminar in Haifa, 1984, on differences between personal interp...
17. 2005. Infallibility and Historical Knowledge of the Guardian. Universal House of Justice. — While the Guardian's infallibility applies to interpretation of revelation, it does not include hist...
18. 2005. Passing of Shoghi Effendi, Ministry of the Hands of the Cause, and Defection of Mason Remey, The. Shahin Vafai.
19. 2004/2007. Towards World Order. Alí Nakhjavání. — Transcripts of six talks given at a week-long course on the World Order of Baha'u'llah, sponsored by...
20. 2002. Infallible Institutions?. Udo Schaefer. — Historical and Baha'i interpretations of infallibility.
21. 2000. Child of the Covenant, The. Adib Taherzadeh. — Link to book (offsite).
22. 1998-01-06. Concerns raised about the absence of a Guardian to succeed Shoghi Effendi. Universal House of Justice. — On the lack of a Guardian to succeed Shoghi Effendi, the possibility of a member of his family expre...
23. 1997-06-04. Authority of the Hands of the Cause to direct the Faith and expel Covenant-breakers. Universal House of Justice. — Authority of the Hands of the Cause assume control of the Faith and eject Covenant-breakers followin...
24. 1997. Critical Examination of 20th-Century Baha'i Literature, A. Vance Salisbury. — Explores the claim, first made by E. G. Browne, that some Baha'is suppress or distort historical tex...
25. 1997. Guardianship and the House of Justice. Sen McGlinn. — The Context of The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah; the distinction and separation of the Guardianship a...
26. 1997. Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him. Universal House of Justice. — Letter from the US NSA on the importance of commitment to the covenant, a letter from the UHJ on cov...
27. 1996 Winter. Flow of Divine Authority. Brent Poirier. — Scriptural authority for the Universal House of Justice to function infallibly without the presence ...
28. 1996. Universal House of Justice's Power of Elucidation, The. Universal House of Justice. — Clarification about the qualitative difference between the Guardian's prerogative of interpretation ...
29. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. .
30. 1996. Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. — Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the fore...
31. 1992-12-08. Guardianship, Anticipation of, in the Kitab-i-Aqdas. Universal House of Justice. — Did Baha'u'llah anticipate the Institution of the Guardianship in the Kitab-i-Aqdas?
32. 1992. Ministry of the Custodians: An Account of the Stewardship of the Hands of the Cause 1957-1963. Universal House of Justice, Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Account of the stewardship of the Hands of the Cause of God from 1957-63, from the passing of Shoghi...
33. 1992. Covenant of Baha'u'llah, The. Adib Taherzadeh. — Link to book (offsite).
34. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
35. 1986-10-27. Places Where the Manifestations of God Have Appeared; Equality of Men and Women. Universal House of Justice. — The consistent portrayal of all known Manifestations of God as male and their historical emergence e...
36. 1982/1984. Function of Interpretation, The. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters: difference between the authoritative interpretation of Abdu'l-Baha and the Guardian vs....
37. 1977-08-22. Infallibility of the Guardianship and of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. — Distinction between the interpretive spheres of the Guardian versus the Universal House of Justice.
38. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
39. 1974. Historical Analysis of Critical Transformations in the Evolution of the Bahá'í World Faith, An. Vernon Elvin Johnson. — Detailed study of major changes in the Faith's history, opposition to such changes, and their result...
40. 1966-05-27. Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, The. Universal House of Justice. — Passages from a letter on the relationship between the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justi...
41. 1960-05-31. Statement on Mason Remey from the Western Hands of the Faith. Corinne True, Hermann Grossmann, William Sears. — Background information on the claims of Remey, compiled by the Hands of the Cause of God in the West...
42. 1958-10-31. In the Days of the Guardian. Leroy Ioas. — Includes the well-known comments by Shoghi Effendi about his reactions to being appointed Guardian.
43. 1958-06-05. Letter to Lili Hermann re Abdu'l-Bahá envisioning a break in the line of Guardians. Anna Grossmann, Lili Hermann, trans, Carl Hermann, trans. . — From letter written by Frau Anna Grossmann (wife of Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause and member ...
44. 1954. Two brief pilgrims' notes. Valera Allen, Charlotte M. Linfoot. — Brief notes on (1) the infallibility of the Guardian in his choice of successor an (2) atomic energy...
45. 1948. Twenty-Five Years of the Guardianship. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — An early account of Shoghi Effendi's ministry, written by his wife while he was still alive.

1. 1922-01-03 — The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha was read aloud for the first time, to a group of nine men, ma...
2. 1922-01-07 — The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha was read publicly at his house to an assembled gathering of B...
3. 1922-01-16 — The Greatest Holy Leaf cabled the United States with the news that Shoghi Effendi had been appointed...
4. 1922-12-15 — Shoghi Effendi returned to the Holy Land to take up his duties as Guardian. [PP63-4] He sent cabl...
5. 1953-02-12 — The first Intercontinental Teaching Conference was convened by the British National Spiritual Assemb...
6. 1954-11-27 — Shoghi Effendi described the significance of the world administrative centre of the Faith and the 's...
7. 1957-11-25 — A proclamation was issued stating that Shoghi Effendi left no heir and made no appointment of anothe...
8. 1958-06-12 — The Custodians released the 'Statement regarding the Guardianship', explaining that Shoghi Effendi h...
9. 1959-10-23 — The third Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahji. [BW13:351; MC127-173] ...
10. 1960-04-21 — Hand of the Cause Charles Mason Remey claimed he was the second, 'hereditary' Guardian of the Baha'i...
11. 1960-04-27 — The International Baha'i Council by unanimous vote rejected the claim of Charles Mason Remey to be t...
12. 1960-04-28 — The Custodians called upon all believers to join the Hands in repudiation of the claims of Charles M...
13. 1960-04-31 — Twenty–four national spiritual assemblies and five national conventions sent messages of support t...
14. 1960-05-05 — Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qasim Faizi was sent by the Custodians to France to meet with the National S...
15. 1960-05-12 — Six national spiritual assemblies sent messages of support to the Custodians, repudiating the claim ...
16. 1960-05-13 — The International Baha'i Council wrote to the Custodians recording its decision taken on 27 April to...
17. 1960-05-31 — In a letter addressed to all National Assemblies in the Western Hemisphere and to the Auxiliary Boar...
18. 1963-10-06 — The Universal House of Justice cabled that it found that 'there is no way to appoint or to legislate...
19. 1965-03-09 — In a message that was addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Netherlands, but given wid...
20. 1969-12-07 — In a letter addressed to an individual the Universal House of Justice responded to the question of h...

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