Shoghi Effendi
Grandson of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, head of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957
- Lived
- 1897–1957
Updated September 2026
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All free classicsThe Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá'í Community
God Passes By
The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
Dawn of a New Day
Messages to the Bahá'í World
Bahá'í Administration
The Light of Divine Guidance (Volume 1)
The Promised Day Is Come
Directives from the Guardian
The Advent of Divine Justice
Citadel of Faith
Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand
High Endeavours
Messages to America
About Shoghi Effendi
Shoghí Effendi (; Persian: شوقی افندی; 1896 or 1897 – 4 November 1957) was Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1922 until his death in 1957. As the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, he was charged with guiding the development of the Baháʼí Faith, including the creation of its global administrative structure and the prosecution of Baháʼí teaching plans that oversaw the expansion of the religion to several new countries. As the authorized interpreter of the Baháʼí literature, he translated the primary written works of the Faith's central figures, providing unity of understanding of its essential teachings and safeguarding its followers from division. Upon his death in 1957, leadership passed to the Hands of the Cause, and in 1963 the Baháʼís of the world elected the Universal House of Justice, an institution which had been described and planned by Baháʼu’llah.
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