The world peace treaty

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The publication The World Peace Treaty contains four letters relating to the Central Organization for a Lasting Peace in The Hague and written by Abdul-Baha , the scribe of the Baha'i religion. Shoghi Effendi , the guardian of the Baha'i religion, describes the teaching letter to this organization of December 17, 1919 , in his book God goes past "of far-reaching importance". The World Peace Treaty also contains the letter that was attached to the lesson, a letter to Ahmad Yazdání, the bearer of this lesson, and another much shorter letter to the central organization dated July 17, 1920. The World Peace Treaty also contains historical background information.

Lesson letter to the Central Organization for a Lasting Peace of December 17, 1919

The Iranian Baha'i and Esperantist Ahmad Yazdání had learned of the founding of the "Central Organization for Lasting Peace" and in his letter to this organization set out the principles of the Baha'i religion and referred to Abdul-Baha. The central organization then wrote a letter to Abdul-Baha on February 11, 1916. Due to the First World War , Abdul-Baha did not receive this request until 1919. Previous letters referred to in this letter did not reach Abdul-Baha. His answer was the Hand of the Cause handed Mirza Ali-Muhammad Ibn-i-asdaq and Ahmad Yazdani in The Hague.

In the letter, which is partly reproduced in chapter 227 of the Letters and Messages , Abdul-Baha draws attention to, among other things, that a single thing like peace cannot influence human reality as it should and should be. “For until the attitudes of the people are not agreed, no important matter can be carried out.” World peace is important, “but the unity of consciousness is essential, so that the basis of this matter may be firm, its construction secured and its building strong ". Abdul-Baha explained the ethical principles of the Baha'i Faith in order to achieve this unity, warned the committee that others from the East could come and present these teachings as their own, and then wrote on the question of peace: “... The League of Nations is has been created, but he is incapable of realizing world peace. The Supreme Court described by Baha'u'llah , however, will fulfill this sacred task with the greatest power and strength. ”Abdul-Baha describes in detail how this court is to be formed.

Attached to this lesson was another letter from Abdul-Baha, which he had written down during the First World War. This letter about the teachings of Baha'u'llah can also be found in Chapter 1 of the Letters and Messages.

Letter to Ahmad Yazdání

In this letter, which is also reproduced in chapter 228 of the Letters and Messages, Abdul-Baha writes among other things: “It is clear that this meeting is not what it is supposed to be, it is incapable of arranging matters in that way how it would be right and necessary. Be that as it may, the cause that one strives for is of the utmost importance. ”Abdul-Baha asks Ahmad Yazdani to hand over the letter from the organization described below and recommends that the assembled members refer to the Hague Peace Conferences , whose members are dated from were the highest rank and whose president was the Tsar of Russia and that they could still not prevent the First World War. Abdul-Baha prophesies an even more terrible war. Abdul-Baha also gives advice on spreading the Baha'i faith among Esperantists.

Letter to the Central Organization for a Lasting Peace dated June 17, 1920

Ibn-i-Asdaq and Ahmad Yazdání received a letter in The Hague dated June 12, 1920, which they forwarded to Abdul-Baha. He replied on July 17, 1920, again by personal transmission from Ibn-i-Asdaq and Ahmad Yazdání. The letter is reproduced in English and comes from the American Bahai magazine "Star of the West".

In this letter, Abdul-Baha points out that the benefits of peace are well known to people. However, knowledge alone is not enough. It is obvious that this greatest aspiration (peace) cannot be achieved through ordinary emotions either. Therefore, Abdul-Baha writes that the executive force for this great problem (attaining peace) is the power of God's word and the affirmations of the Holy Spirit .

literature

  • Abdu'l-Bahá: The World Peace Treaty . Bahai-Verlag, Hofheim-Langenhain 1988, ISBN 978-3-87037-211-8 ( online ).
  • Abdu'l-Bahá: Letters and Messages . Bahai-Verlag, Hofheim 1992, ISBN 3-87037-280-X , p. 7-10 (Chapter 1), 346-360 (Chapters 227 and 228) ( online ).
  • Abdu'l-Bahá: Star of the West . Ed .: Bahai News Service. Chicago 1921, p. 288-289 .
  • The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of Iran: The Bahai World Vol. XVII . Ed .: The Universal House of Justice. Haifa 1981, ISBN 0-85398-130-2 , pp. 438-440 .