Vision and Insight from the Baha'i Sacred Writings: To “regard His [the Báb’s] dispensation together with that of Bahá'u'lláh as forming one entity, the former being an introductory to the advent of the latter”

Jul 9, 2023

To “regard His [the Báb’s] dispensation together with that of Bahá'u'lláh as forming one entity, the former being an introductory to the advent of the latter”

Though the teachings of the Bayan have been abrogated and superseded by the laws of Aqdas, yet due to the fact that the Bab considered Himself as the forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh we should regard His dispensation together with that of Bahá'u'lláh as forming one entity, the former being an introductory to the advent of the latter. Just as the advent of John the Baptist -- who according to various authorities was Himself the originator of laws which abrogated the teachings current among the Jews -- forms part of the Christian revelation, the advent of the Bab likewise forms an integral part of the Bahá'í Faith.

- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 30 November 1930, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi; printed in ‘The Unfolding Destiny of the British Baha'i Community’)

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Jul 9, 2023

To “regard His [the Báb’s] dispensation together with that of Bahá'u'lláh as forming one entity, the former being an introductory to the advent of the latter”