Sequential excerpts from the book ‘God Passes By’, written in 1944 by Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith

5/28/25

The “first” events that took place in Baghdad while Bahá’u’lláh was there

And finally, before the gaze of the diversified communities that dwelt within its gates,

  • the first phase in the gradual unfoldment of a newborn Revelation was ushered in,
  • the first effusions from the inspired pen of its Author were recorded,
  • the first principles of His slowly crystallizing doctrine were formulated,
  • the first implications of His august station were apprehended,
  • the first attacks aiming at the disruption of His Faith from within were launched,
  • the first victories over its internal enemies were registered, and
  • the first pilgrimages to the Door of His Presence were undertaken.

- Shoghi Effendi  (‘God Passes By’, chapter 7)