Writings of Shoghi Effendi

The writings of Shoghi Effendi include near 26,000 letters and thousands of cables which include guidance and encouragement to Bahá’í individuals and institutions, administrative guidelines, and authoritative interpretations of the Bahá’í writings. Several compilations have been published. He also wrote the historical work God Passes By, prepared some statistical reports, and produced English translations of the Bahá’í Writings.^[1]

Included below is a partial list of publications of Shoghi Effendi's work.

English Publications[edit]

Written by Shoghi Effendi[edit]

Pre-Guardianship[edit]

1914 - The Function of Sports in Life, published in the Students' Union Gazette of the American University of Beirut^[2]
1915 - Rules of Parliamentary Discipline, published in the Students' Union Gazette of the American University of Beirut^[3]
1920 - The Baha'i Movement, presentation at the Oxford University Asiatic Society. Published in instalments in Volume 1 of The Dawn, a monthly Baha'i Journal of Burma (1923-1924).^[4]

During Guardianship[edit]

1922 - The Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (with Lady Blomfield)^[5]
1925 - Letters from Shoghi Effendi: 1922-1924
1928 - Bahá’í Administration^[6]
1932 - Bahiyyih Khanum: Eulogy for the Greatest Holy Leaf^[7]
1933 - America and the Most Great Peace
1934 - The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
1936 - The Unfoldment of World Civilization^[8]
1938 - The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh^[9]
1939 - The Advent of Divine Justice^[10]
1940 - The Destiny of America
1941 - Bahá’í Administration, expanded edition^[11]
1941 - The Promised Day Is Come^[12]
1942 - Selected Writings of Shoghi Effendi^[13]
1944 - God Passes By^[14]
1944 - The Bahá’í Faith: 1844-1944 Information Statistical and Comparative
1946 - The Guardian's Seven Year Plan for the American Bahá'ís: 1946-1953^[15]
1947 - The Challenging Requirements of the Present Hour
1947 - The Faith of Bahá'u'lláh: A World Religion^[16]
1947 - Messages to America: 1932-1946^[17]
1947 - The Destiny of the American Nation: To Proclaim the Unity of Mankind
1948 - The Citadel of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh
1950 - The Bahá’í Faith: 1844-1950 Information Statistical and Comparative^[18]
1950 - Principles of Bahá’í Administration
1952 - The Bahá’í Faith: 1844-1952 Information Statistical and Comparative
1953 - Guidance for Today and Tomorrow: Excerpts^[19]
1954 - American Bahá'ís in Time of World Peril: A World Crusade Message from the Guardian
1956 - Charter of a Divine Civilization: A Compilation

Posthumous Compilations[edit]

1958 - Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950-1957^[20]
1965 - Messages to Canada^[21]
1965 - Citadel of Faith: Messages to America 1947-1957^[22]^[23]
1970 - Dawn of a New Day: Messages to India 1923-1957^[24]
1970 - The Lifeblood of the Cause: Extracts from the Guardian's Letters on Bahá'í Funds and Contributions^[25]
1970 - Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand^[26]
1971 - Continental Boards of Counsellors
1973 - Bahá'í Youth: A Compilation
1973 - Directives from the Guardian^[27]
1973 - Excerpts from the Writings of the Guardian on the Bahá'í Life
1975 - Challenge: Messages to Bahá'í Youth
1976 - High Endeavors: Messages to Alaska^[28]
1977 - Call to the Nations
1980 - Centers of Bahá'í Learning
1981 - Unfolding Destiny: The Messages from the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith to the Bahá’í Community of the British Isles^[29]
1981 - The Bahá'í Life
1982 - Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand^[30]
1982 - The Light of Divine Guidance: Letters from the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith to Individual Believers in Germany and Austria Volume 1^[31]
1985 - The Light of Divine Guidance: Letters from the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith to Individual Believers in Germany and Austria Volume 2^[32]
1991 - Your True Brother: Messages to Junior Youth^[33]
1995 - Messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Indian Subcontinent^[34]
1997 - Messages to the Antipodes^[35]
1998 - That Promising Continent: Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, the Writings and Letters of Shoghi Effendi and and the Letters Written on his Behalf on Africa^[36]
2002 - This Decisive Hour: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to the North American Bahá’ís 1932-1946^[37]
2009 - Dear Co-worker: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to the Benelux Countries^[38]
2012 - Empowering Words: Extracts from the Letters and Messages of Shoghi Effendi for Inspiration, Guidance and Vision compiled by Joanna M. Tahzib-Thomas.^[39]
2018 - Afire with the Vision: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to Latin America

Translated by Shoghi Effendi[edit]

1919 - Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
1922 - Tablet of the Holy Mariner by Bahá'u'lláh, published in Star of the West
1923 - Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh
1923 - Prayers and Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
1923 - Words of Wisdom
1923 - Tablet revealed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Dr. Auguste Forel, published in Star of the West
1924 - The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh (revised 1932)
1925 - The Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
1931 - The Kitáb-i-Íqán
1932 - The Dawn-Breakers by Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam
1933 - Tablets revealed in Honor of the Greatest Holy Leaf by Bahá'u'lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
1935 - Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
1938 - Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh
1941 - Epistle to the Son of the Wolf by Bahá'u'lláh
1973 - Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Persian Publications[edit]

1962-63 - Tawqi'at-i mubaraka-yi Hadrat-i Vali-yi Amr Allah: Uktubar 1952 - Uktubar 1957, Shahr al-Mashiyya 109 - Shahr al-Mashiyya 114
1966-67 - Tawqi'at-i mubaraka-yi Hadrat-i Vali-yi Amr Allah: Lawh-i qarn-i ahibba'-i sharq, Naw-Ruz 101 badi
1968-69 - Tawqi'at-i mubaraka-yi Hadrat-i Vali-yi Amr Allah: Shahr al-Jalal 102 - Shahr al-asma' 109
1972-73 - Tawqi'at-i mubaraka: Volume 1 1922-1926
1972-73 - Tawqi'at-i mubaraka: Volume 2 1927-1939
1973-74 - Tawqi'at-i mubaraka: Volume 3 1922-1948
1992 - Tawqīʻāt-i mubāraka : khiṭāb bi aḥibbā-i sharq^[40]
2002 - Tawqi`at, 1921-1933^[41]
2002 - Tawqi` 113 B.E.^[42]

References[edit]

List of Publications
List of Publications & Translations
Index of Shoghi Effendi's Works included in Bahá’í World, Vol. 14, pp 564-565
Index of Shoghi Effendi's Works included in Bahá’í World, Vol. 16, pp 577-578
Collins, William P., "The Writings of Shoghi Effendi" in Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Baha'i Faiths 1844-1985, Oxford: George Ronald, 1990.

Notes[edit]

[1] ttps://www.bahai.org/shoghi-effendi/guidance-translations

[2] Shoghi Effendi, The Function of Sports in Life on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[3] Shoghi Effendi, Rules of Parliamentary Discipline on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[4] Shoghi Effendi, The Bahai Movement on Sen McGlinn's blog, accessed 28-02-2025.

[5] Shoghi Effendi & Lady Blomfield, The Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[6] Bahá’í Administration on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[7] Bahiyyih Khanum Eulogy on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[8] Baha'i News (1937). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 107, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.

[9] World Order of Bahá'u'lláh on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[10] The Advent of Divine Justice on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[11] Bahá’í Administration on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[12] The Promised Day is Come on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[13] ttps://books.google.com.au/books/about/Selected_Writings_of_Shoghi_Effendi_Guar.html?id=YQhlGQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

[14] God Passes By on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[15] Seven Year Plan on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[16] Faith of Bahá'u'lláh: A World Religion on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[17] Messages to America on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[18] The Bahá’í Faith: 1844-1950 on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[19] Guidance for Today and Tomorrow partially on Bahá’í Library Online, accessed 18-02-2019

[20] Messages to the Bahá’í World on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[21] Messages to Canda on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[22] Citadel of Faith on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[23] Details of first publication of Citadel of Faith found in Bahá’í News, No. 417, p 20

[24] Dawn of a New Day on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[25] Lifeblood of the Cause online at Bahá’í Library Online

[26] Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[27] Directives from the Guardian on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[28] High Endeavors on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[29] Unfolding Destiny on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[30] Arohanui on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[31] The Light of Divine Guidance Vol. 1 on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[32] The Light of Divine Guidance Vol. 2 on old Bahá’í Reference Library website

[33] Your True Brother partially online at Bahá’í Library Online

[34] Messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Indian Subcontinent online at Bahá’í Library Online

[35] Messages to the Antipodes online at Bahá’í Library Online

[36] That Promising Continent at Book depository

[37] This Decisive Hour on Bahá’í Reference Library website

[38] Dear Co-worker online at Bahá’í Library Online

[39] ttps://bahai-library.com/pdf/t/tahzib-thomas_empowering_words.pdf

[40] ttps://hurqalya.ucmerced.edu/node/386

[41] ttps://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/se/se1/se1.htm

[42] ttps://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/se/tawqi113/tawqi113.htm

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