Such an exceptional confluence of imminent achievements—the
publication of the Kitáb-i- Aqdas, the progress of the building projects on
Mount Carmel, the conclusion of the Six Year Plan, the inception of the Holy
Year—animates the expectations of the Bahá’í world, sets the stage for mightier
endeavours than have already been attempted, and points us all to the opening
of a new phase of history. It seems fitting, then, that the sacred law which
enables each one to express his or her personal sense of devotion to God in a
profoundly private act of conscience that promotes the common good, which
directly connects the individual believer with the Central Institution of the
Faith, and which, above all, ensures to the obedient and the sincere the
ineffable grace and abundant blessings of Providence, should, at this
favourable juncture, be embraced by all who profess their belief in the Supreme
Manifestation of God. With humility before our sovereign Lord, we now announce
that as of Ridván 1992, the beginning of the Holy Year, the Law of Huqúqu’lláh,
the Right of God, will become universally applicable. All are lovingly called
to observe it.
- The Universal House of Justice (Ridvan 1991)
