Deepening and Study Materials

This second edition of Messages to Canada contains the communications from Shoghi Effendi to the Canadian Bahá’í Community, covering the years from 1923 to 1957.

An examination of major aspects of Bahá’í duties and practices including, prayer, meditation, use of the Word of God, teaching, Bahá’í law, the fund and Huqúqu’lláh, and service.

The Essence of the Covenant discusses the features, history, and implications of the “essence” of Bahá’u’lláh’s Covenant: the continuity of divine guidance through the Faith's authorized institutions. This text explores such themes as the purpose of the Covenant, the station and function of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the scriptural foundation and authority of the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, the break in the line of Guardians, the infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, and the individual’s relationship to the Covenant. Similar in format to its predecessor volumes The Path Toward Spirituality and Raising the Call this book is ideal for personal or group study, containing detailed explanations, quotations for reflection, illustrations, and study questions.

A compilation of racial and cultural issues addressing how to eliminate racial prejudice

A compilation on the topic of Huqúqu’lláh with supplements and the latest guidance compiled by the Research Department of Universal House of Justice.