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Shoghi Effendi

Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the first Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith . He was appointed to that station in the Will and Testament of Àbdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Àbdu'l-Bahá. He served as Guardian of the Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957 in London. Shoghi Effendi set up the administrative principles upon which all future Bahá'í institutions are to function. He is recognized by the members of both the Bahá'í Faith administered out of Haifa, and the Orthodox Bahai Faith as well, as the first Guardian of the Faith.

Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi

Below are thumbnail illustrations of the genealogy of Shoghi Effendi, showing direct lineage going back to Adam. Because of the image length, this chart has been divided into top and bottom sections. The chart was drawn by Grover Gonzales, and is also available and .

This article is related to: The Báb Bahá'u'llah Abdu'l-Bahá Shoghi Effendi Institutions: Universal House of Justice, Bahai house of worship Individuals: Táhirih, List of Bahá'ís Topics: Kitab-i-Iqan, Kitab-i-Aqdas, Qiblih, Bahá'í calendar, Covenant-Breaker