6 August 2007
Dear Bahá’í Friend,
Your email letters of 13, 18 and 23 May 2007 have been received by the Universal House of Justice, which has asked us to respond as follows.
The pressure of work at the Bahá’í World Centre does not permit it to continue to provide a detailed response to your questions. You are advised to turn to your Spiritual Assembly or a knowledgeable believer in your area for assistance in this regard.
Responses to several of your questions are set out in the enclosed memorandum prepared by the Research Department. Concerning questions 1,3,5 and 7 in your 13 May 2007 letter, we have been asked to provide the following information. The passage on childhood was mistakenly attributed to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; it was authored by the Hand of the Cause of God George Townshend and published in his book ‘The Mission of Bahá‘u‘lláh and other literary pieces’ (Oxford: George Ronald, 1952, 1976 printing). The World Centre does not have an authentic photograph or drawing of Mullá Husayn. No complete list of sites for future Bahá’í Houses of Worship has been published. No additional information is available about the passages quoted from the "Mathnavi" of Rúmí.
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
Department of the Secretariat
(Baha’i Library Online)