Guardian of the Cause of God
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The Guardian of the Cause of God is the hereditary leadership office in the Bahá'í Faith established to provide authoritative interpretation of its teachings and guidance for the global community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guardian of the Cause of God canonical | 5 |
| Guardianship of the Cause of God | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9159742 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guardian of the Cause of God Context triple: [Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá, definesOffice, Guardian of the Cause of God]
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A.
The Mahdi
The Mahdi is the prophesied Islamic messianic figure believed by many Muslims to appear before the end times to restore justice and true religion.
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B.
War With God
"War With God" is a track by rapper Ludacris from his Grammy-winning 2006 album "Release Therapy," noted for its confrontational lyrics and introspective themes.
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C.
Paso de Mahoma
Paso de Mahoma is a narrow, exposed rocky ridge near the summit of Aneto in the Pyrenees, known as the final and most technically delicate section of the standard ascent.
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D.
The Defense of the Faith
The Defense of the Faith is a seminal work of Reformed Christian apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til articulates and defends his presuppositional approach to defending the Christian faith.
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E.
Im Kampf um Gott
"Im Kampf um Gott" is a philosophical-literary work by Lou Andreas-Salomé that explores themes of faith, doubt, and the human struggle with the idea of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guardian of the Cause of God Target entity description: The Guardian of the Cause of God is the hereditary leadership office in the Bahá'í Faith established to provide authoritative interpretation of its teachings and guidance for the global community.
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A.
The Mahdi
The Mahdi is the prophesied Islamic messianic figure believed by many Muslims to appear before the end times to restore justice and true religion.
-
B.
War With God
"War With God" is a track by rapper Ludacris from his Grammy-winning 2006 album "Release Therapy," noted for its confrontational lyrics and introspective themes.
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C.
Paso de Mahoma
Paso de Mahoma is a narrow, exposed rocky ridge near the summit of Aneto in the Pyrenees, known as the final and most technically delicate section of the standard ascent.
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D.
The Defense of the Faith
The Defense of the Faith is a seminal work of Reformed Christian apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til articulates and defends his presuppositional approach to defending the Christian faith.
-
E.
Im Kampf um Gott
"Im Kampf um Gott" is a philosophical-literary work by Lou Andreas-Salomé that explores themes of faith, doubt, and the human struggle with the idea of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
institution of the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
religious leadership office ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain doctrinal unity
ⓘ
preserve the integrity of Bahá'í scripture ⓘ |
| appointedBy | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Hands of the Cause of God
ⓘ
Local Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ
linked to:
Local Spiritual Assembly
National Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ
linked to:
National Spiritual Assembly
|
| centralConceptIn |
Bahá'í administrative order
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahá'í administration
|
| cooperatesWith | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| currentStatus | office exists in Bahá'í doctrine but is vacant ⓘ |
| dateFirstGuardianBeganService | 1921 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| establishedBy | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| establishedFor |
authoritative interpretation of the Bahá'í writings
ⓘ
preservation of the unity of the Bahá'í community ⓘ protection of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ |
| establishedInDocument | Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| firstGuardian | Shoghi Effendi ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Shoghi Effendi ⓘ |
| function |
expounding the implications of Bahá'í law
ⓘ
guidance of the teaching work of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ interpretation of his own writings ⓘ interpretation of the writings of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ interpretation of the writings of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ protection of the Bahá'í Faith from schism ⓘ |
| hasRole |
authoritative interpreter of Bahá'í teachings
ⓘ
source of guidance for the Bahá'í community ⓘ |
| hasScope | global Bahá'í community ⓘ |
| historicalNote | no successor to Shoghi Effendi was appointed ⓘ |
| linkedOffice | Hands of the Cause of God ⓘ |
| notAuthorizedFor | legislation of new laws ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | mainstream Bahá'í community as an essential institution of the Faith ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ |
| relationshipToUniversalHouseOfJustice | provides authoritative interpretation complementing its legislation ⓘ |
| religion |
Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
|
| requires |
loyalty of the Bahá'ís
ⓘ
obedience of the Bahá'ís ⓘ |
| spiritualFunction | center of the Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith (after ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá) ⓘ |
| successionMechanism | appointment of successor by the Guardian ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary office ⓘ |
| theologicalBasisIn | Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| titleInArabic | Wali Amr Allah ⓘ |
| titleInPersian | Valí-yi Amru'lláh ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: Guardian of the Cause of God Description of subject: The Guardian of the Cause of God is the hereditary leadership office in the Bahá'í Faith established to provide authoritative interpretation of its teachings and guidance for the global community.
Referenced by (6)
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subject linked to:
Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh as understood by Bahá'ís
linked to: Guardian of the Cause of God