| Abbreviations of Sources | |
| BA | Shoghi Effendi. Bahá’í Administration: Selected Messages 1922-1932. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, rev. edn., 1968 |
| BC | National Spiritual Assembly if the Bahá’ís of the United States. The Bahá’í Community: A summarisation of Its Organization and Laws. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, rev. edn., 1963 |
| CF | Shoghi Effendi. Citadel of Faith: Messages to America, 1947-1957. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1965 |
| ESW | Bahá’u’lláh. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1979 |
| GWB | Bahá’u’lláh. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, rev. edn., 1980 |
| PDC | Shoghi Effendi. The Promised Day is Come. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, rev. Edn., 1980 |
| SW | Star of the West: The Bahá’í Magazine. vol. XIV, July 1923, no. 4. Reprinted 1978. Oxford: George Ronald. |
| UD | Shoghi Effendi. The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá’í Community. London: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1981 |
| WOB | Shoghi Effendi. The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh: Selected Letters. Wilmette, Illinois: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1974 |
| Identification of Passages | ||
| Paragraph | Select | |
| 1-5 | “The first duty … O men of insight!” (GWB CLV) | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 7 | “Whenever My laws … His decisive decree.” (GWB CLV) | 7 |
| 10 | “We have commanded you to pray and fast … the Generous.” (BC p.40) | 10 |
| 16 | “We have enjoined upon you fasting … a feast.” “The traveler, the ailing … by the Fast …” (BC p. 40) | 16 |
| 17 | “Abstain from food … appointed in the Book.” (BC p. 40) | 17 |
| 30 | “The Lord hath ordained … doth not matter.” “It behoveth them to be the trusted ones … O ye that perceive.” (BA p. 21) | 30 |
| 35 | “O ye servants of the Merciful … idle imaginings.” (SW p. 112) | 35 |
| 37 | “Whoso layeth claim … the All-Wise.” (GWB CLXV) | 37 |
| 38-40 | “Be not dismayed … among the dead.” (GWB LXXI) | 38 39 40 |
| 43 | “Lament not in your hours of trial … He Who is aware.” (SW p. 112) | 43 |
| 48 | “Unto every father … compassed the world.” (SW p. 112) | 48 |
| 52 | “O ye Men of Justice … the Faithful.” (SW p. 112) | 52 |
| 53-55 | “Let not your hearts … of the thankful.” (GWB LXXII) | 53 54 55 |
| 58-59 | “Beware lest … will testify.” (GWB LXXII) | 58 59 |
| 63 | “Enter into wedlock … mention of Me …” (UD p. 195) | 63 |
| 78-84 | “O kings of the earth! He Who is the sovereign Lord … his assistance.” (GWB CV) | 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 |
| 85 | “O Emperor of Austria! … luminous Horizon.” (PDC p. 37) | 85 |
| 86 | “Say: O King of Berlin! … them who reflect.” (PDC pp. 36-37) | 86 |
| 87 | “We have asked nothing … O concourse of kings!” (PDC p. 26) | 87 |
| 88 | “Hearken ye, O Rulers of America … the Ordainer, the All-Wise.“ (CF pp. 18-19) | 88 |
| 89 | “O Spot that art situate … the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” (PDC p. 40) | 89 |
| 90 | “O banks of the Rhine! … conspicuous glory.” (PDC p. 37) | 90 |
| 91-93 | “Let nothing grieve thee … the wondrous Book.” (GWB LVI) | 91 92 93 |
| 99-104 | “Say: O leaders of religion … comprehend it.” (GWB XCVII) | 99 100 101 102 103 104 |
| 105 | “Whoso interpreteth … the Lucid Book.” (ESW pp. 129-130) | 105 |
| 118 | “The Lord hath granted … bone be quickened.” (SW p. 113) | 118 |
| 120 | “Adorn your heads … the All-Wise.” (SW p. 113) | 120 |
| 121 | “When the ocean of My Presence … Ancient Root.” (WOB p. 134) | 121 |
| 122-25 | “Consider the pettiness … earth and heaven.” (GWB CLIX) | 122 123 124 125 |
| 144 | “Consort with all religions … things are ended.” (SW p. 114) | 144 |
| 161-63 | “Blessed is the man … the Most Bountiful.” (GWB XXXVII) | 161 162 163 |
| 165 | “O concourse of divines! When my … strange thing.” (PDC p. 82) | 165 |
| 165 | “We have rent the veils … hereafter ….” (PDC p. 82) | 165 |
| 166 | “Had ye believed … heedless.” (PDC p. 82) | 166 |
| 167 | “This is the Cause … idols to tremble.” (PDC p. 82) | 167 |
| 169 | “O concourse of divines! Beware lest … all signs.” (PDC p. 82) | 169 |
| 171 | “Tear the veils asunder … the negligent.” (PDC p. 82) | 171 |
| 173 | “Happy are ye … crumbling bone.” (SW p. 114) | 173 |
| 174 | “When the Mystic Dove … this mighty Stock.” (WOB p. 134) | 174 |
| 181-83 | “The world’s equilibrium … the Mighty, the Loving.” (GWB LXX) | 181 182 183 |