. . . [The Universal
House of Justice] attaches great importance to this work which, as you may
know, is regarded as a reliable account of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's travels in the West
and an authentic record of His utterances, whether in the form of formal talks,
table talks or random oral statements. Mírzá Mahmúd was a careful and faithful
chronicler and engaged in assembling and publishing his work with the
permission of the beloved Master, as he states in the Introduction. Indeed,
Shoghi Effendi drew upon it for details about the Master's visit to the West in
writing God Passes By . . .
- The
Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated April 30, 1984 addressed to the
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States; included in
‘Preface to Mahmud’s
Diary’)
