We observe how the Báb, the Forerunner, announced the
impending inception of a divinely-conceived Order, how Bahá’u’lláh, the
Promised One, formulated its laws and ordinances, how ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, the appointed Center, delineated its features, and how the
present generation of their followers have commenced to erect the framework of
its institutions.
- Shoghi Effendi (‘Preface to
God Passes By’)