Universal House of Justice

The Universal House of Justice is the supreme executive governing body of the Haifan tradition of the Baha'i faith based on Mount Carmel, Israel. Baha'is know it as the Supreme Institution. In explaining the nature of the duties undertaken by bodies operating under the control of the Universal House of Justice, Shoghi Effendi claimed that, "the Administrative Order, which ever since ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s ascension has evolved and is taking shape under our very eyes in no fewer than forty countries of the world, may be considered as the framework of the Will itself, the inviolable stronghold wherein this new-born child is being nurtured and developed. This Administrative Order, as it expands and consolidates itself, will no doubt manifest the potentialities and reveal the full implications of this momentous Document—this most remarkable expression of the Will of One of the most remarkable Figures of the Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh. It will, as its component parts, its organic institutions, begin to function with efficiency and vigor, assert its claim and demonstrate its capacity to be regarded not only as the nucleus but the very pattern of the New World Order destined to embrace in the fullness of time the whole of mankind."

A tabulated summary of the objectives and outcomes of the various Plans articulated in letters, correspondences and announcements of the Universal House of Justice, beginning with the "Seven Year Plan" of 1937-1944, can be found (with corresponding references for further study) in the document "The Spiritual Conquest of the Planet SUPPLEMENT. Systematic Unfoldment of the Divine Plan. Unfoldment of the Bahá’í Faith. Our Response to Plans."

The Universal House of Justice - Baha'i Faith

Members (2003)

In 2003: "Two new members, Mr. Hartmut Grossmann and Dr. Firaydoun Javaheri, are among the nine recently elected to the Universal House of Justice in a postal ballot for the Baha'i Faith's worldwide administrative body...

"Other members of the Universal House of Justice are:"

• Farzam Arbab
• Kiser Barnes
• Hooper Dunbar
• Peter Khan
• Douglas Martin
• Glenford Mitchell
• Ian Semple

Contact

Web: http://www.bahai.org

Resources and articles

• The Spiritual Conquest of the Planet SUPPLEMENT. Systematic Unfoldment of the Divine Plan. Unfoldment of the Bahá’í Faith. Our Response to Plans, Deepening and Study Materials, Palabra Publications, 2006. Summer School Handout also available in Electronic texts. Accessed April 3, 2009.
• Turning Point Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material 1996–2006, Palabra Publications, accessed April 3, 2009.
• The Five Year Plan, 2006-2011, 2nd edition Messages of the Universal House of Justice, Palabra Publications, accessed April 3, 2009.
• The Five Year Plan, 2001-2006 Messages from the Universal House of Justice, Palabra Publications, accessed April 3, 2009.
• Readings on Bahá’í Social & Economic Development http://www.palabrapublications.info/books/house.html#tp, Palabra Publications, accessed April 3, 2009.
• Learning to Respond to Emerging New Realities: Messages from the Universal House of Justice, Palabra Publications, accessed April 3, 2009.
• THE INSTITUTION OF THE COUNSELLORS A Document Prepared by the Universal House of Justice January 29 2001, accessed April 22, 2009.
• Selected Published Documents from the Universal House of Justice. Accessed October 14, 2009.
• Pioneering or Education? "Baha'i youth: deciding whether to pioneer or continue with higher education". Accessed October 14, 2009.
• ASPECTS OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN CULTURE, Extracts from Letters Written by and on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice with introductory summary statements by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, August 1998. Accessed October 14, 2009.
• Baha'i Teachings on Homosexual Practices by the Universal House of Justice Published in American Baha'i, 1995-11-23. Accessed October 14, 2009.
• Baha'i scholarship: importance, nature, and promotion of, by the International Teaching Centre of the Universal House of Justice, 1984-08-09. Accessed October 14, 2009.
• Covenant-Breakers in Baha'i Historiography-May we read the writings of Covenant-breakers in the course of studying history?,by the Universal House of Justice. Published in Bahá'í Studies Bulletin 5:3-6:1 pages 138-9 1991-06, 1987-06-17. Accessed October 14, 2009.