Beloved Friends,
The marvelous happenings which have transpired during and immediately after the
twelve days of Ridvan attest the greatness of the Cause of God, and fill every
Bahá'í heart to overflowing with joy and gratitude. It was in obedience to the
summons of the Lord of Hosts Himself that the elected representatives of the
fifty-six national and regional communities of the Bahá'í world were called to
elect, in the shadow of God's Holy Mountain and in the house of the Center of
His Covenant, the members of the Universal House of Justice. It was the Sign of
God on earth, the Dayspring of Divine Guidance, the Guardian of the Cause of
God, who gathered more than six thousand Bahá'ís from all parts of the earth to
the celebration of the Most Great Jubilee in London.
The first of these historic occasions was marked by events of extreme spiritual
and administrative significance at the World Center of the Faith. The daily
visits of large groups of believers, of many varying backgrounds, to the sacred
shrines in the twin holy cities; the holding of the first International Bahá'í
Convention and the successful accomplishment of its main task; the celebration
of the Ridvan Feast by some three hundred believers in the company of the Hands
of the Cause of God in the precincts of the Haram-i-Aqdas, are events of unique
character and untold significance in the history of our beloved Faith.
