*Arabic Name* *Translation* *First Days* 1st Bahá Splendor March 21 2nd Jalál Glory April 9 3rd Jamál Beauty April 28 4th ‘Aẓamat Grandeur May 17 5th Núr Light June 5 6th Rahmat Mercy June 24 7th Kalímát Words July 31 8th Kamál Perfection Aug. 1 9th Asmá’ Names Aug. 20 10th ‘Izzat Might Sept. 8 11th Ma_sh_íyyat Will Sept. 27 12th ‘Ilm Knowledge Oct.16 13th Qudrat Power Nov. 4 14th Qawl Speech Nov. 23 15th Masa’il Questions Dec. 12 16th _Sh_araf Honor Dec. 31 17th Sulṭán Sovereignty Jan. 19 18th Mulk Dominion Feb. 7 Intercalary Feb. 26 to Days March 1, inclusive. 19th ‘Alá Loftiness March 2 Spiritual Assemblies Before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá completed His earthly mission, He had laid a basis for the development of the administrative order established in Bahá’u’lláh’s Writings. To show the high importance to be attributed to the institution of the Spiritual Assembly, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in a tablet declared that a certain translation must be approved by the Spiritual Assembly of Cairo before publication, even though He Himself had reviewed and corrected the text. By Spiritual Assembly is meant the administrative body of nine persons, elected annually by each local Bahá’í community, in which is vested the authority of decision on all matters of mutual action on the part of the community. This designation is temporary, since in future the Spiritual Assemblies will be termed Houses of Justice. Unlike the organization of churches, these Bahá’í bodies are social rather than ecclesiastical institutions. That is, they apply the law of consultation to all questions and difficulties arising between Bahá’ís, who are called upon no to carry them to the civil court, and seek to promote unity as well as justice throughout the community. The Spiritual Assembly is in no wise equivalent to the priest or clergy, but is responsible for upholding the teachings, stimulating active service, conducting meetings, maintaining unity, holding Bahá’í property in trust for the community, and representing it in its relations to the public and to other Bahá’í communities. The nature of the Spiritual Assembly, local and national, is described more fully in the section devoted to the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the final chapter, but its general functions have been defined by Shoghi Effendi as follows:—