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tag name Royal We (pronoun) type: Words, phrases; Writings, general

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Royal_We_(pronoun)
related tags Modes of revelation; Pronouns; Style (Writings)
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"When Bahá'u'lláh uses the plural--'We', 'Our' etc.--He is merely using a form which is regal and has greater power than the singular 'I'. We have this same usage in English, when the King says 'we'..."
– From a letter dated 18 February , 1951, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, in: Lights of Guidance, no. 1554

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we; bahai9.com/wiki/Syntax#Gender,_number,_or_person

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2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies employed in the original work, and idiosyncrasies of English usage; case study of passage of Bahá'u'lláh as translated into Japanese and Tok Pisin. Articles.
2011-03-29. Enigmatic Questions Surrounding the Appearances of the Prophets. John S. Hatcher. Issues related to the ontology and powers of the Manifestations can test the mettle of even deepened and learned Bahá'ís, but these concepts are central in understanding how the creator employs vicegerents to educate humankind. Video.
1997. Tablet to Fuad (Lawh-i-Fuad): Translator's introduction, and bio from Encyclopedia Britannica. Juan Cole. Encyclopedia.
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 Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition. Compilations-personal.

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tag name	Royal We (pronoun)	type:	Words, phrases; Writings, general
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Royal_We_(pronoun)
related tags	Modes of revelation; Pronouns; Style (Writings)
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: "When Bahá'u'lláh uses the plural--'We', 'Our' etc.--He is merely using a form which is regal and has greater power than the singular 'I'. We have this same usage in English, when the King says 'we'..." – From a letter dated 18 February , 1951, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, in: Lights of Guidance, no. 1554
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we; bahai9.com/wiki/Syntax#Gender,_number,_or_person