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he neglect into which they had allowed it to fall, thus permitting the Guardian to restore the building and establish its status in the eyes of the civil authorities as a Holy Place. Subsequently, Shoghi Effendi secured from the newly established Israeli government recognition that the entire property had this privileged character, and an official order was issued, requiring the remaining Covenant-breakers to evacuate the unsightly building that they still occupied next to the Mansion. When their appeal to the Supreme Court against this judgement failed, the eviction order was executed, the building demolished at the Guardian's instructions, and the last obstacle to the beautification of the property was successfully overcome. _ 101 Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas,_ _op. cit._, p. 68. _ 102 Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha_, _op. cit._, pp. 19-20. 103 A full account of the role played by the Hands of the Cause during these critical years is provided by Amatu'l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, _Ministry of the Custodians_ (Haifa: Baha'i World Centre, 1997). 104 Shoghi Effendi, _The World Order of Baha'u'llah,_ _op. cit._, p. 148. _ 105 Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha_, _op. cit._, p. 20. 106 Universal House of Justice, _Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986: The Third Epoch of the Formative Age_ (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1996), p. 14. 107 The subject is discussed in a number of places throughout _The Priceless Pearl_, _op. cit._ See particularly pages 79, 85, 90, 128 and 159. _ 108 Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas,_ _op. cit._, p. 69. 109 'Abdu'l-Baha, _The Secret of Divine Civilization_, _op. cit._, pp. 96-97. 110 J. E. Esslemont, _Baha'u'llah and the New Era: An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith_, 5th rev. ed. (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1998), p. 250. _ 111 Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha_, _op. cit._, p. 11. 112 Shoghi Effendi, _The World Order of Baha'u'llah,_ _op. cit._, p. 8. 113 Baha'u'llah, _The Kitab-i-Aqdas_, _op. cit._, paragraph 83. 114 Baha'u'llah, _Epistle to the Son of the Wolf_ (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1988), p. 14. 115 Shoghi Effendi, _The World Order of Baha'u'llah,_ _op. cit._, pp. 43, 195. _ 116 ibid._,
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