The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Abha > I don't think so. The body of Hands were ordered to elect 9 members between > themselves for this matter.But God' Will was another. > J-Abhar >
I'm referring to this statement regarding the actions of the Hands after Shoghi Effendi's passing: "As soon as 26 of the 27 Hands of the Cause had gathered in the Holy Land (Mrs. Corinne True, whose advanced age and health had prevented her coming, subsequently signed affidavits declaring her support for the various actions her fellow Hands took), they designated nine of their number to enter the Guardian's apartment and search for any document he might have left behind. Following their report, all the Hands, including Charles Mason Remey, signed a document stating that Shoghi Effendi had passed away "without having appointed his successor...." Presumably if these nine had found a will naming a successor they would be the ones who would confirm the Guardian's choice. But I agree with Brent that what was envisioned in the Will and Testament was that the Guardian would present his nominee before the Hands while he was still alive. Since that didn't happen, it was natural for the Hands to look for a will that would instruct them as to what to do. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
