The Guardian Part 1: Shoghi Effendi’s birth, childhood, and adolescence (1897-1910)

✻ ✻ ✻ SUMMARY OF THIS VIDEO ✻ ✻ ✻

This video covers the birth of Shoghi Effendi, his station as Guardian of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh, his infancy and childhood in the home of the Master, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, his adored Grandfather. It also covers Shoghi Effendi’s schoolyears, his childhood suffering, and provides many touching glimpses into his early life and his extraordinary relationship wtih ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

✻ ✻ ✻ LINK TO THE CORRESPONDING PART IN THE ONLINE CHRONOLOGY ✻ ✻ ✻

https://theutteranceproject.com/the-guardian/

✻ ✻ ✻ CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO ✻ ✻ ✻

00:00:00 – Welcome
00:04:51 – Intro
00:08:27 – Section 1: The birth of Shoghi Effendi (1 March 1897)
00:24:35 – Section 2: Shoghi Effendi’s infancy (1897 – 1898)
00:41:28 – Section 3: Shoghi Effendi’s early childhood (1898 – 1904)
00:57:55 – Section 4: Shoghi Effendi as a child – PART 1
01:07:52 – Section 5: Shoghi Effendi’s childhood suffering (1897 – 1905)
01:22:13 – Section 6: Shoghi Effendi as a child – PART 2
01:31:37 – Section 7: Shoghi Effendi’s school years (1906 – 1907)
01:41:27 – Section 8: Shoghi Effendi in Haifa before his studies in Beirut (1909 – 1910)

✻ ✻ ✻ LINKS FOR VIOLETTA’S ONLINE CONTENT ON BAHÁ’Í HISTORY ✻ ✻ ✻

The Utterance Project YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/theutteranceproject

The Utterance Project website:
https://theutteranceproject.com/

Below are the four online illustrated chronologies written and illustrated by Violetta Zein:

The Blessed Beauty: The life and Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-blessed-beauty-1/

The Primal Point: The life and Revelation of the Báb:
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-primal-point/

The Extraordinary Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-extraordinary-life-of-abdul-baha/

The Guardian: The life and work of Shoghi Effendi:
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-guardian/


Below are the completed video narration versions of the chronologies in partnership with Clearwater Bahá’ís, Firm Foundation Academy, Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute, and Immersive Ocean:

Chronology of the Báb in 8 episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2rAaqU7PlE&list=PLJTw1CWXTEfm-9A03n8CloY2suEShJjC3


Chronology of Bahá’u’lláh in 12 episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO63uGrQKz8&list=PLJTw1CWXTEflnIfzYmM4UA0rLDFSlj8XG

Chronology of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 13 episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJdlAI5n6cs&list=PLJTw1CWXTEfnhD0Y-IR7O2PVtg4lY7CYa


Chronology of the Guardian in 21 episodes (ongoing):

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJTw1CWXTEfl-Q1vq_IN3Tday1FI_96x6&si=aG6fQhaUwxLXXIRh

Violetta’s 20 Storytelling Sunday sessions on various topics of Baha’i history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlDSO97PvhY&list=PLJTw1CWXTEfnVL6CslQjwOsD8ALxrjQap

✻ ✻ ✻ ADDITIONAL LINKS ✻ ✻ ✻

www.bahai.org
www.bahai.us
www.bahaiteachings.org
www.clearwaterbahais.local