2 Quotes & Sayings By Shoghi Effendi
Shoghi Effendi was the Guardian and Head of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957. He was born in 1892. His father was a high-ranking Persian official, and his mother was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah. After surviving the massacre of the Báb by the government of Iran, Shoghi Effendi was exiled to Constantinople, where he became an influential figure in that community
He settled in Haifa, Palestine, in 1921, when the Bahá'ís were expelled from Persia, and he oversaw the construction of the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel. During his many years as Guardian, Shoghi Effendi travelled extensively, distributing Bahá'í literature throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and America. He died in 1957.