How Covenant-Breakers Were Defeated?

• Divine Retributive Justice: Divine retributive justice was demonstrated through sudden, rapid, devastating blows sweeping over the leaders and henchmen of the covenant-breakers, foiling their schemes and leveling their hopes.
• Death of Prominent Adversaries:
  • Majdi’d-Dín, the most redoubtable adversary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and archbreaker of Bahá’u’lláh’s Covenant, perished miserably, having been struck with paralysis affecting his limbs and tongue. His lifespan was prolonged to a hundred years, allowing him to witness the extinction of his cherished hopes and the disintegration of the crew he zealously directed.
  • Nayer Afnán, the second son of Siyyid ‘Alí and pivot connecting old and new Covenant-breakers, was struck down by God’s avenging wrath.
  • Avarih, Fareed, and Falah were struck down within the cradle of the Faith, North America, and Turkey, having shown varying degrees of faithlessness to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá over thirty years. Avarih was condemned as the most shameless, vicious, and relentless apostate. Fareed was deemed one of the most perfidious among the kinsmen of the interpreters of the Center of the Covenant.
• Legal Defeats and Eviction from Holy Sites:
  • Covenant-breakers challenging the Guardian’s authority through legal proceedings regarding a dilapidated house near the Most Holy Shrine were rebuffed when the Israel government denied the competence of the civil court to adjudicate the matter.
  • This opposition led to the irretrievable curtailment of long-standing privileges extended to them for six decades regarding the celebration of Bahá’í Holy Days.
  • The Guardian secured authorization to demolish the ruins controlled by the enemies of the Faith near Bahá’u’lláh's Tomb.
  • An expropriation order related to the entire property owned by Covenant-breakers within the Ḥaram-i-Aqdas (Outer Sanctuary of Bahá’u’lláh’s Sepulcher) was confirmed by Israel’s Supreme Court after the enemies contested it.
  • This legal confirmation enabled civil authorities to enforce the original decision and proceed with the complete evacuation of the wretched remnants from the precincts of the Most Holy Shrine.
• Culmination of Reverses: The evacuation and subsequent cleansing of the Ḥaram-i-Aqdas was the culmination of a long series of reverses dating back decades, including:
  • The repudiation of their claims by the overwhelming majority of Bahá’u’lláh’s followers.
  • The failure of ‘Abdu’l-Ḥamíd and the Commission of Inquiry to banish ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Fezzan.
  • The defeat of Turkish Commander-in-Chief Jamál Páshá, who threatened to crucify the Center of the Covenant.
  • The evacuation of the Mansion of Bahjí by these adversaries after forty years of occupancy.
  • The restitution of the keys to the Most Holy Tomb.
  • The recognition of the Bahá’í world community's right to custodianship of the Bahá’í Shrines by British authorities.
  • The ignominious flight of their henchmen during recent Holy Land disturbances.
• Foiling of Machinations: The covenant-breakers’ efforts to stall the development of the World Center were frustrated; specifically, machinations that succeeded in shelving the project to connect the Báb's Sepulcher with the Templar Colony for more than a decade were foiled by the successful termination of the enterprise.

How Their Defeat Was Celebrated?

• The announcement of the epoch-making victory over the covenant-breakers was made with feelings of profound joy, exultation and thankfulness.
• The purification of the Ḥaram-i-Aqdas was achieved through the complete evacuation of the covenant-breakers, cleaning the Outer Sanctuary of the Qiblih of the Bahá’í world from every trace of their contamination by re-moving their graves!
• The successful removal of the ruined building near Bahá’u’lláh’s Tomb was immediately followed by:
  • Landscaping the approaches to the Shrine.
  • The erection of a gate.
  • Embellishment of the surroundings of the Tomb of Bahá’u’lláh, which had previously been obstructed by enemies.
• The victory paved the way for the adoption of preliminary measures designed to herald the construction, in future decades, of a stately, befitting Mausoleum to enshrine Bahá’u’lláh’s Dust.
• The triumphant community proceeded with registering the title deeds of the evacuated property to the triumphant Bahá’í community.
• The victory was swiftly followed by another triumph in the Cradle of the Faith—the return of the National Hazíratu’l-Quds in Ṭihrán, completing the restitution of Bahá’í properties seized at the instigation of traditional enemies.


(Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957)

https://www.bahaijp.org/library/guard/mbw_e.htm