# World Order of Baha'u'llah

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> Source: Bahá'í Library Online (bahai-library.com), curated by Jonah Winters. Used by permission of the curator. Original citation: Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Baha'u'llah, Wilmette, IL: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1991 [1938], bahai-library.com.
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> World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
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> Shoghi Effendi
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> Wilmette, IL: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1991 [1938]
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> 1. Table of Contents
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> The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
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> 1. The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
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> 2. Sources of the Bahá'í World Order
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> 3. Local and National Houses of Justice
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> 4. The Institution of Guardianship
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> 5. The Animating Purpose of Bahá'í Institutions
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> 6. Situation in Egypt
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> The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh: Further Considerations
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> 1. Further Considerations
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> 2. A Blessing in Disguise
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> 3. Distinguishing Features of Bahá'í World Order
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> 4. The Onslaught of All Peoples and Kindreds
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> 5. Difference Between Bahá'í Faith and Ecclesiastical Organizations
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> 6. A Living Organism
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> 7. The Greatest Drama of the World's Spiritual History
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> The Goal of a New World Order
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> 1. The Goal of a New World Order
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> 2. A War-Weary World
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> 3. The Signs of Impending Chaos
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> 4. The Impotence of Statesmanship
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> 5. The Guiding Principles of World Order
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> 6. Seven Lights of Unity
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> 7. A World Super-State
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> 8. Unity in Diversity
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> 9. The Principle of Oneness
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> 10. The Federation of Mankind
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> 11. The Fire of Ordeal
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> 12. The Mouthpiece of God
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> The Golden Age of the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh
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> 1. The Golden Age of the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh
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> 2. America's Contribution to the Cause
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> 3. Decline of Mortal Dominion
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> 4. Contrast with Religions of the Past
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> 5. Fundamental Principle of Religious Truth
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> 6. Necessity for a Fresh Revelation
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> 7. The Station of the Báb
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> 8. The Outpouring of Divine Grace
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> 9. The Divine Polity
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> 10. Our Beloved Temple
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> America and The Most Great Peace
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> 1. America and the Most Great Peace
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> The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
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> 1. The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
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> 2. The Báb
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> 3. `Abdu'l-Bahá
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> 4. The Administrative Order
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> The Unfoldment of World Civilization
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> 1. The Unfoldment of World Civilization
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> 2. Humanity's Coming of Age
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> 3. The Process of Integration
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> 4. The Final Consummation
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> 5. Pangs of Death and Birth
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> 6. Universal Fermentation
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> 7. This Age of Transition
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> 8. Collapse of Islám
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> 9. Deterioration of Christian Institutions
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> 10. Signs of Moral Downfall
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> 11. Breakdown of Political and Economic Structure
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> 12. Bahá'u'lláh's Principle of Collective Security
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> 13. Community of the Most Great Name
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> 14. A World Religion
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> 15. Divine Retribution
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> 16. World Unity the Goal
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