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The Promised Day Is Come

The Promised Day Is Come

Shoghi, Effendi

Paperback

Religion General

ISBN10: 9377786207
ISBN13: 9789377786205
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Oct 31 2026
Pages: 138
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.32 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What happens when humanity is summoned to justice and unity, yet its rulers, clergy and peoples refuse to listen? Addressed to the Bahá'ís of the West, this theological and historical letter interprets a world convulsed by war, political disruption, religious decline, prejudice and social and economic breakdown. Its searching argument presents that crisis as divine judgement following the rejection of the Bahá'í Revelation, placing contemporary disorder within a far-reaching spiritual account of human responsibility. Shoghi Effendi's commentary is interwoven with extensive quotations from Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb, allowing proclamation and interpretation to speak in close relation. Their persecution and sacrifice stand against the failure of established powers to heed their summons, while sovereigns are confronted with urgent obligations: to uphold justice, foster unity, pursue disarmament and secure peace. The letter's force lies in this direct encounter between revelation and the international order, where religious authority, political power and moral accountability are measured against the demands of a world increasingly bound together. Beyond its diagnosis of collapse, the work sets two visions of civilisation in stark opposition: an old order breaking under division and a unified, just and world-embracing order struggling to emerge. Its treatment of Bahá'í theology therefore reaches into questions of world peace, religious persecution and collective destiny, asking whether upheaval can compel humanity to recognise the unity it has resisted. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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