He Who in such dramatic circumstances was made to sustain the overpowering weight of so glorious a Mission was none other than the One Whom posterity will acclaim, and Whom innumerable followers already recognize, as
- the Judge,
- the Lawgiver and Redeemer of all mankind, as
- the Organizer of the entire planet, as
- the Unifier of the children of men, as
- the Inaugurator of the long-awaited millennium, as
- the Originator of a new “Universal Cycle,” as
- the Establisher of the Most Great Peace, as
- the Fountain of the Most Great Justice, as
- the Proclaimer of the coming of age of the entire human race,
- as the Creator of a new World Order, and as
- the Inspirer and Founder of a world civilization.
- Shoghi Effendi ('God Passes By')