America and the Most Great Peace

America and the Most Great Peace is a letter written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada dated April 21, 1933. It was published in the compilation The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.

Alí Nakhjavání notes the letter was written to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Bahá’í Faith in the United States and describes it as outlining the achievements of the American Bahá’í community,[1] and encouraging the American Bahá’ís to seek establishing the Faith outside of the Americas.[2] Rúḥíyyih Khánum notes that the letter comments on the significance of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the development of Bahá’í Administration.[3]

References[edit]

  1. Ali Nakhjavani, Shoghi Effendi: The Range and Power of His Pen, Casa Editrice Baha'i: Rome, 2006, p 155
  2. Ali Nakhjavani, Shoghi Effendi: The Range and Power of His Pen, Casa Editrice Baha'i: Rome, 2006, p 156
  3. Ruhiyyih Khanum, The Priceless Pearl, Baha'i Publishing Trust: London, 1969, p 340

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