Directives of Guardian - Shoghi Effendi
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"An official Baha'i funeral service should only be given for a believer, but there is no objection to the reading of Baha'i prayers, or indeed, to a Baha'i conducting the funeral service of a non- Baha'i if this has been requested." (33:3)

86 GREATEST NAME (Translation of Symbol of)
"He also wishes me to inform you that the symbol of the Greatest Name represents an invocation which can be translated either as `O Glory of Glories' or `O Glory of the All- Glorious'. The word Glory used in this connection is a translation of the Arabic term `Baha', the name of Baha'u'llah." (33:4)

87 GROUP, BAHA'I
"...next to an isolated believer, any number of confirmed Baha'is less than nine persons should be considered as automatically constituting a Baha'i Group..." (33:5)

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