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Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957
Author: Shoghi Effendi
Source: US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1971 edition
Pages: 175
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Old and New Covenant-Breakers

With feeling profound concern, grief, indignation, am compelled disclose Bahá’í world recent developments Holy Land furnishing further incontestable proof relationship established old and new Covenant-breakers demonstrating increasing boldness, marked, tragic decline in character and spiritual condition grandchildren ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Their shameful attitude and conduct receiving approbation their elders. Evidences multiplying attesting Ruhi’s increasing rebelliousness, efforts exerted my eldest sister pave way fourth alliance members family Siyyid ‘Alí involving marriage his granddaughter with Ruha’s son and personal contact recently established my own treacherous, despicable brother Riaz with Majdi’d-Dín, redoubtable enemy Faith, former henchman Muhammad-‘Alí, Archbreaker Bahá’u’lláh’s Covenant. Convey information all National Assemblies.
—Shoghi

[Cablegram, December, 13, 1951]

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