The Baha'i Covenant

...the degree to which "The Covenant" is fallacious has increased over time. During Abdul Baha's lifetime, he used "The Covenant" to refer to the idea that Baha'is should obey Baha'u'llah's Will at all costs. During Shoghi Effendi's time "The Covenant" meant Baha'is must disobey Baha'u'llah's Will in favor of Abdul Baha's Will and Testament of dubious authenticity. By the UHJ's time, "The Covenant" also involved accepting that the "headless UHJ" formed by the Ministry of the Custodians is the legitimate Baha'i authority, for some reason, even though both Abdul Baha and Shoghi Effendi wrote in vivid language of a UHJ that works together with the Guardian, and in fact is inaugurated by the Guardian.

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