When the Universal House of Justice shall have stepped forth
from the realm of hope into that of visible fulfilment and its fame be established
in every corner and clime of the world, then that august body — solidly
grounded and founded on the firm and unshakable foundation of the entire Bahá'í
community of East and West, and the recipient of the bounties of God and His
inspiration — will proceed to devise and carry out important undertakings,
world-wide activities and the establishment of glorious institutions. By this
means the renown of the Cause of God will become world-wide and its light will
illumine the whole earth.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated written 1924 to the
Bahá'ís of the East, translated from the Persian; published in "The Bahá'í
World" vol. XIV, p. 436) The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I,
Establishment of the Universal House of Justice)
