… these three incomparably precious souls who, next to the
three Central Figures of our Faith, tower in rank above the vast multitude of
the heroes, Letters, martyrs, Hands, teachers and administrators of the Cause
of Baha'u'llah …
- Shoghi Effendi (Excerpt from a letter dated 21
December 1939; printed in ‘Messages to America’; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol.1)