Annual Theme Study Materials

2005-2006 Annual Theme:
A System the Like of Which Mortal Eyes Have Never Witnessed

Last year, the National Spiritual Assembly designated the study of the three letters from the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh (See 2004 Annual Theme materials) as the theme of study for the national schools. This year, that study will continue, providing the context for additional study this year of that unique and wondrous System we are called upon to build. This compilation provides a brief selection of relevant guidance addressing the Institutions of the Administrative Order and has four subtopics: • The Institution of the Counsellors: Unparalleled in Religions of the Past • Houses of Justice: Endowed with Political and Religious Function • Two Arms of the Administrative Order: Complementary and Collaborative • Individual Believers and Institutions: Cooperation and Mutual Confidence

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Entire Document (PDF)* 1.52MB) [zipped 1.34MB]

1) Annual Theme cover (PDF* 97 KB)
2) Inside of Front Cover (PDF* 77KB)
3) Introduction p.1 (PDF* 98KB)
4) Table of Contents pp. 3-4 (PDF* 98KB)
5) Annual Theme Compilation pp. 5-27 (PDF* 433KB) (Word 200KB)
6) Resources pp. 28-31 (PDF* 157KB)
7) Creating A Learning Environment p. 32 (PDF* 28KB)

Primary Resources: (From Part 7, p. 28)

• The Institution of the Counsellors, A Document Prepared by the Universal House of Justice, 2001
  
• Questions and Answers on The Institution of the Counsellors, for study
  
• Workshop for the Institution of the Counsellors
  
• The National Spiritual Assembly: An Institution of the Bahá’í Administrative Order, Compiled by the Universal House of Justice. Copyright 1972 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the U.S., reprinted from 1975 edition
  
• Questions and Answers on The National Spiritual Assembly, for study
  
• Regional Bahá’í Councils, by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the U.S., available from the Bahá’í Distribution Service (booklet, $1.00) (online version in process)
  
• The Local Spiritual Assembly: An Institution of the Bahá’í Administrative Order: A Compilation, available from the Bahá’í Distribution Service (booklet, $1.95) (online version in process)

Additional Resources:

Six Talks on “Various Aspects of the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh” by Mr. Ali Nakhjavani

The Goal of a New World Order   Forward to the talks by Mr. Ali Nakhjavani (PDF) Six Talks (PDF) Bulleted Points (PDF) Quotes in the Six Talks (PDF)