The Bahá’í Writings

26. Purification of the Most Holy Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, the Qiblih of the Bahá’í World

Messages from the Universal House of Justice– 1963–1986, The Third Epoch of the Formative Age · The Universal House of Justice · 131 words

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Purification of the Most Holy Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh,

the Qiblih of the Bahá’í World

11 November 1965

To all National Spiritual Assemblies

26.1 ANNOUNCE BAHÁ’Í WORLD REMOVAL FROM IMMEDIATE PRECINCTS HOLY SHRINE BAHÁ’U’LLÁH REMAINS MÍRZÁ DÍYÁ'U’LLÁH YOUNGER BROTHER MÍRZÁ MUḨAMMAD-‘ALÍ HIS ACCOMPLICE IN EFFORTS SUBVERT FOUNDATIONS COVENANT GOD SOON AFTER ASCENSION BAHÁ’U’LLÁH. THIS FINAL STEP IN PROCESS PURIFICATION SACRED INTERNATIONAL ENDOWMENTS FAITH IN BAHJÍ FROM PAST CONTAMINATION WAS PROVIDENTIALLY UNDERTAKEN UPON REQUEST FAMILY OLD COVENANT-BREAKERS A PROCESS WHOSE INITIAL STAGE WAS FULFILLED BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ WHICH GATHERED MOMENTUM EARLY YEARS BELOVED GUARDIAN’S MINISTRY THROUGH EVACUATION MANSION ATTAINED CLIMAX THROUGH PURIFICATION ḤARAM-I-AQDAS AND NOW CONSUMMATED THROUGH CLEANSING INNER SANCTUARY MOST HALLOWED SHRINE QIBLIH BAHÁ’Í WORLD PRESAGING EVENTUAL CONSTRUCTION BEFITTING MAUSOLEUM AS ANTICIPATED BELOVED SIGN GOD ON EARTH.

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