ABSTRACT
Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the international leader of the Bahá’í Faith from 1922 to 1957, during which time he made decisions and undertook initiatives that reshaped the focus of activities in the Bahá’í community. During his tenure, he oversaw the development of a world-wide Bahá’í administration that governed the affairs of the community; he enriched Bahá’í literature with translations of Arabic and Persian scriptures as well as with his own writings; he devised a series of plans that spread the religion around the world; and he oversaw the development of the physical infrastructure of the Bahá’í World Centre, which included both administrative offices and sites for religious pilgrimages. All these efforts had an impact on the Bahá’í community that has continued long after his death.
