Tag: "House of Justice"

tag name	House of Justice	type:	Administration
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/House_of_Justice
related tags	– Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres)
referring tags	– Local Spiritual Assemblies; – National Spiritual Assemblies; – Spiritual Assemblies; – Universal House of Justice (UHJ general)
notes	"The Administrative and governing institution of a Bahá'í community. Local and National (or Secondary) Houses of Justice are presently called spiritual assemblies, but Shoghi Effendi has stated that these will eventually evolve into and be named 'Houses of Justice'. At the international level, however, the name of the supreme authority in the Bahá'í world is the Universal House of Justice. The House of Justice was first ordained in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas of Bahá'u'lláh..." – from A Basic Bahá'í Dictionary (1989) See also: – Covenant Library Unified Index
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "... that in every city a House of Justice be established" ¶30 "The institution of the House of Justice consists of elected councils which operate at the local, national and international levels of society. Bahá’u’lláh ordains both the Universal House of Justice and the Local Houses of Justice in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, in His Will and Testament, provides for the Secondary (National or Regional) Houses of Justice and outlines the method to be pursued for the election of the Universal House of Justice. In the verse cited above, the reference is to the Local House of Justice, an institution which is to be elected in a locality whenever there are nine or more resident adult Bahá’ís. For this purpose, the definition of adult was temporarily fixed at the age of 21 years by the Guardian, who indicated it was open to change by the Universal House of Justice in the future. Local and Secondary Houses of Justice are, for the present, known as Local Spiritual Assemblies and National Spiritual Assemblies. Shoghi Effendi has indicated that this is a “temporary appellation” ..." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 49 "It behooveth them to be the trusted ones of the Merciful among men" ¶30 "The general powers and duties of the Universal House of Justice, the National Spiritual Assemblies and the Local Spiritual Assemblies and the qualifications for membership are set forth in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, in the letters of Shoghi Effendi, and in the elucidations of the Universal House of Justice. The major functions of these institutions are outlined in the Constitution of the Universal House of Justice, and in those of the National and Local Spiritual Assemblies." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 51 "... These Spiritual Assemblies are shining lamps and heavenly gardens, from which the fragrances of holiness are diffused over all regions, and the lights of knowledge are shed abroad over all created things. From them the spirit of life streameth in every direction. They, indeed, are the potent sources of the progress of man, at all times and under all conditions..." – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, cited in Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, [rev. ed.] (Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1987, 2012 printing), p. 526. Also published in Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, no. 38.5.

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