Principles of Bahá’í Administration

Principles of Bahá’í Administration

Contents (3 of 8)

Contacts with social movements—association and affiliation 26

International language 27

Not an economic system 27

Application of economic teachings 28

On commercial arrangements 28

Settlement of civil disputes 28

Membership in other religious organisations 29

Non-political character of the Faith 29

Relationship of Bahá’ís to politics 31

Reference to political figures 32

Articles on controversial issues 32

Review of articles about the Cause 33

Bahá’í periodicals 33

Distinction between Tablets and Talks 34

‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London 34

Stories about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá 34

Preservation of relics 34

Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era 35

Bahá’í music 35

(D) The Group

A Bahá’í Group 36

Part II. The Local Spiritual Assembly

(A) The nature and establishment of the local spiritual assembly

The foundation of the Local Spiritual Assembly and the conditions of its existence 38

Divine institution 38

Necessity for establishment 38

Attachment to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá 39

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