Shoghi Effendi was born in 1897.

Effendi. Shoghi has written:

'Dawn of a new day' -- subject(s): Bahai Faith

Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Abdul Baha. He is better known as the Guardian of the Baha`i Faith among the Baha`is. He was born in Akka, Israel. He was educated in the American University Of Beirut mastering in English Language. After that, he continued his studies in Balliol College,Oxford UK in Economics and Social Science to perfecting his translation skills.He has the explicit authority to interpret the writings of the Bab,Baha u llah, and Abdul baha . For more information please fill free to visit this website (http://info.bahai.org/guardian-of-the-bahai-faith.HTML).

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"Cutting a Covenant" means : Breaking the already made covenant. (Breaking the promise)

The Bahai Faith does not have a Pope. The Bahai community is administered by elected counsels, called Assemblies or Houses of Justice. The local and national Assemblies are elected every year. The head of the world-wide Bahai community, the Universal House of Justice, is elected every five years.

Doctrines are not decided by the Assemblies: they are based on the writings of Baha'u'llah and the explanations of them from two authorised interpreters: Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi. There is no authorised interpreter today, and none can be appointed (Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi were appointed in Bahai scripture).