"Mutilation" of the World Order would be to see Baha'u'llah's original
concept of His World Order as not containing the Guardianship. *That*
is what Shoghi Effendi is saying would be to divorce the Guardianship
from His World Order.> This is a very good way to look at it. I agree that in context and keeping all other writings in perspective, it is clear that Shoghi Effendi was emphasizing the connection between the Guardianship and the Baha'i Faith. Here Shoghi Effendi is not arguing that the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice had to exist simultaneous. This passage from God Passes By and the history of the Second Part of the Will and Testament, were great examples.
> I think this ties into the misconceptions that the Baha'i Faith is superior to other religions, or that Baha'u'llah was somehow greater than previous prophets. One would have to ignore other writings (oneness of Prophets, relative nature of Revelation based on human understanding, vast difference between God and the Manifestations) to advance this idea.
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