e, in this connection to request of you what I have already
intimated to them, that whatever amendments you may decide to introduce in
the text of the Declaration and By-laws should be duly communicated to me,
that I may take the necessary steps for the introduction of similar
changes in the text of all other National Baha'i Constitutions.

It will be readily admitted that in view of the peculiar privileges
granted to recognized religious Communities in the Islamic countries of
the Near and Middle East, the request which is to be submitted by the
Baha'i Egyptian National Assembly to the Government of Egypt is more
substantial and far-reaching than what has already been granted by the
Federal Authorities to your Assembly. For their petition is chiefly
concerned with a formal request for recognition by the highest civil
authorities in Egypt of the Egyptian National Spiritual Assembly as a
recognized and independent Baha'i court, free and able to execute and
apply in all matters of personal status such laws and ordinances as have
been promulgated by Baha'u'llah in the Kitab-i-Aqdas.

I have asked them to approach informally the authorities concerned, and to
make the fullest possible inquiry as a preliminary measure to the formal
presentation of their historic petition. Any assistance which your
Assembly, after careful deliberation, may find it advisable to offer to
the valiant promoters of the Faith in that land will be deeply
appreciated, and will serve to confirm the solidarity that characterizes
the Baha'i Communities of East and West. Whatever the outcome of this
mighty issue--and none can fail to appreciate the incalculable
possibilities of the present situation--we can rest assured that the
guiding Hand that has released these forces will, in His inscrutable
wisdom and by His omnipotent power, continue to shape and direct their
course for the glory, the ultimate emancipation, and the unqualified
recognition of His Faith.

Your true brother,
Shoghi.

Haifa, Palestine.
February 27, 1929.

THE WORLD ORDER OF BAHA'U'LLAH: FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS

The World Order of Baha'u'llah: Further Considerations

To the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout
the West.

Dearly-beloved co-workers:

Amid the reports that have of late reached the Holy Land, most of which
witness to the triumphant march of the Cause, a few seem to betray a
certain apprehension regarding the validity of