Letter of Circa May 1922 (Undated)

IN THE NAME OF GOD

This servant, after that grievous event and great calamity, the ascension of His Holiness &Abdu'l-Baha to the &Abha Kingdom, has been so stricken with grief and pain and so entangled in the troubles (created) by the enemies of the Cause of God, that I consider that my presence here, at such a time and in such an atmosphere, is not in accordance with the fulfilment of my important and sacred duties.

For this reason, unable to do otherwise, I have left for a time the affairs of the Cause both at home and abroad, under the supervision of the Holy Family and the headship of the Greatest Holy Leaf+F1 until, by the Grace of God, having gained health, strength, self-confidence and spiritual energy, and having taken into my hands, in accordance with my aim and desire, entirely and regularly the work of service I shall attain to my utmost spiritual hope and aspiration.

The servant of His Threshold,

SHOGHI. Haifa, Palestine. Circa May, 1922 (undated).

Our Common Servitude

May I also express my heartfelt desire that the friends of God in every land regard me in no other light but that of a true brother, united with them in our common servitude to the Master's Sacred Threshold, and refer to me in their letters and verbal addresses always as Shoghi Effendi, for I desire to be known by no other name save the one our Beloved Master was wont to utter, a name which of all other designations is the most conducive to my spiritual growth and advancement. Haifa, Palestine. Circa May, 1922 (undated).

+F1 &Bahiyyih, sister of &Abdu'l-Baha.

+P26 To the loved ones of &Abdu'l-Baha throughout the continent of

America.