O my loving friends! After the passing away of this wronged
one, it is incumbent upon the Aghsan (Branches), the Afnan (Twigs) of the
Sacred Lote-Tree, the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of God and the loved ones of
the Abha Beauty to turn unto Shoghi Effendi -- the youthful branch branched
from the two hallowed and sacred Lote-Trees and the fruit grown from the union
of the two offshoots of the Tree of Holiness, -- as he is the sign of God, the
chosen branch, the Guardian of the Cause of God, he unto whom all the Aghsan,
the Afnan, the Hands of the Cause of God and His loved ones must turn. He is
the Interpreter of the Word of God and after him will succeed the first-born of
his lineal descendants. - ‘Abdu'l-Baha ('The Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha')
