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1. On page 70 of Robert Weinberg's book "Ethel Jenner Rosenberg" there
is a pilgrim's note that Mrs. Rosenberg asked Abdu'l-Baha about the
"seven churches" in the Revelation of John. The Master reportedly
replied that the seven spirits and seven stars in Revelation refer to
the seven letters of the name of Baha'u'llah in Arabic. (In Revelation
3:12 there is a promise of the New Name; in Revelation 21:10 and 11 the
new name is given.)
2. As to the notion that Baha'is should associate with the
Covenant-breakers:
"The friends should, without too much dwelling on these negative things,
be made to understand that some people are spiritually sick and that
their disease is, alas, contagious. Some recover from it, as did Mr.
[...] whose heart could not rest till he returned to the fold; others do
not. The Master and Baha'u'llah have taught us that associating with
these souls is not likely to heal them at all, but on the contrary
exposes one to grave danger of contagion. The history of the Faith has
proved this over and over again. The only way we can prove to such
people that they are wrong is to censure their conduct; if we sympathise
with them we only fortify their perversity and waywardness."
(From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian dated January 23, 1945,
Lights of Guidance, 2nd edition, p. 185, #609)
3. As to the slander that Shoghi Effendi was standing between Ruhiyyih
Khanum and the Funds of the Baha'i Faith: If Khanum wanted his money,
she would have filed a probate proceeding and claimed that all of the
Baha'i Funds were now hers -- she did not, she participated in the body
of the Hands of the Cause, or more correctly, the body of nine Hands
acting as the corporate body "The Custodians of the Baha'i World Faith"
receiving control of the properties and funds of the Faith, which they
in turn handed over to the House of Justice 6 years later.
By the time of Shoghi Effendi's passing, he had transferred most of the
properties and funds of the Faith into the name of the Israel Branches
of the various National Spiritual Assemblies. After his passing, the
Hands were placed as trustees of these bodies. The only fund that was
in Shoghi Effendi's name individually was in Switzerland, and Khanum was
on it with him, and with her access to this money she provided the funds
for his funeral, as she has herself explained, I believe in Volume XIII
of the Baha'i World, where she speaks in detail about events after the
Guardian's passing.
The funds the Hands used to travel during the six years around the world
to build up the National Spiritual Assemblies, were provided by Amelia
Collins.
Brent
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