The Child of the Covenant

The Child of the Covenant  (2000) by Adib Taherzadeh A Study Guide to the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Contents

A Note from the Publisher
Preface
Introduction

1. Prerequisites for the Study of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh

2. The Family of Bahá’u’lláh

3. Tests of Faith

4. The Covenant, A Shield for the Protection of the Faith

5. The Greatest of All Things

6. The Suffering of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh

7. Bahá’u’lláh’s Retirement to the Mountains of Kurdistan

8. Bahá’u’lláh’s Exiles

9. Mírzá Yaḥyá

10. The Breaker of the Covenant of the Báb

11. Open Rebellion of Mírzá Yaḥyá

12. The Arch-Breaker of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh

13. Attacks on the Centre of the Covenant

14. Confirmations of Bahá’u’lláh Bestow Victory

15. Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí Claims Partnership with Bahá’u’lláh

16. Deviations of Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí (1)

17. Deviations of Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí (2)

18. Deviations of Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí (3)

19. Deviations of Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí (4)

20. Deviations of Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí (5)

21. Decreeing the Death of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

22. Covenant-Breakers Petition Government against ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

23. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Greatness Transcends His Suffering

24. Dissociation with Covenant-Breakers

25. Teaching the Cause of God

26. We have Chosen ‘the Greater’ after ‘the Most Great’

27. The Appointment of Shoghi Effendi as the Guardian of the Cause

28. The Guardian and the Universal House of Justice under the Protection of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh

29. Covenant-Breakers’ Attacks on Shoghi Effendi

30. Rebellion of Shoghi Effendi’s Relatives

31. Turning to Shoghi Effendi

32. Hands of the Cause of God

33. The Hands of the Cause during the Ministry of the Guardian

34. The Hands in the Service of the Guardian

35. Successor to Shoghi Effendi

36. Shoghi Effendi’s Statements about Future Guardians

37. The Chief Stewards, the Custodians

38. The Universal House of Justice

39. Ḥuqúqu’lláh, Obedience to Government, Supreme

40. Steadfastness in the Covenant

Appendix 1: The Administrative Order, by Shoghi Effendi
Appendix 2: The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice
Appendix 3: Guide to Paragraphs in the Will and Testament

Bibliography
References
Index