d by the Persian friends, I think your plan is
suitable and correct. The English N.S.A. will I trust collect all the data
and exercise its discretion and judgment in collating all the material
received from the friends and assemblies throughout Great Britain, and,
after having given it a definite and final shape, will forward it direct
to Persia. I would welcome a copy of it myself. Assuring you of my
gratitude and prayers,

Your true brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 2 November 1925

2 November 1925

IRAQ'S SUPREME COURT UNEXPECTEDLY PRONOUNCED VERDICT AGAINST US IN
BA_GH_DAD CASE STRONGLY ADVISE NATIONAL AND EVERY LOCAL ASSEMBLY
COMMUNICATE BY CABLE AND LETTER WITH 'IRAQ HIGH COMMISSIONER APPEALING
ARDENTLY FOR ACTION TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF BAHA'U'LLAH'S SACRED HOUSE.

SHOGHI.

Letter of 6 November 1925

6 November 1925(6)

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

Dearly-beloved friends:

The sad and sudden crisis that has arisen in connexion with the ownership
of Baha'u'llah's sacred house in Ba_gh_dad has sent a thrill of
indignation and dismay throughout the whole of the Baha'i world. Houses
that have been occupied by Baha'u'llah for well nigh the whole period of
His exile in 'Iraq, ordained by Him as the chosen and sanctified object of
Baha'i pilgrimage in future, magnified and extolled in countless Tablets
and Epistles as the sacred centre "round which shall circle all peoples
and kindreds of the earth"--lie now, due to fierce intrigue and ceaseless
fanatical opposition, at the mercy of the declared enemies of the Cause.

I have instantly communicated with every Baha'i Centre in both East and
West, and urgently requested the faithful followers of the Faith in every
land to protest vehemently against this glaring perversion of justice, to
assert firmly and courteously the spiritual rights of the Baha'i community
to the ownership of this venerated house, to plead for British fairness
and justice, and to pledge their unswerving determination to ensure the
security of this hallowed spot.

Conscious of the fact that this property has been occupied by Baha'i
authorised representatives for an uninterrupted period of not less than
thirty years, and having successfully won their case at the Justice of
Peace and the Court of First Instance, the Baha'is the world over cannot
believe that the high sense of honour and fairness which