The coming of age of the human race has been associated by Shoghi Effendi with the unification of the whole of mankind, the establishment of a world commonwealth, and an unprecedented stimulus to "the intellectual, the moral and spiritual life of the entire human race". GLOSSARY ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The "Servant of Bahá", Abbás Effendi (1844-1921), the eldest son and appointed Successor of Bahá’u’lláh, and the Centre of His Covenant. Abjad The ancient Arabic system of allocating a numerical value to letters of the alphabet, so that numbers may be represented by letters and vice versa. Thus every word has both a literal meaning and a numerical value. Báb, The Literally the "Gate", the title assumed by Mírzá ‘Alí-Muḥammad (1819-1850) after the Declaration of His Mission in S̱ẖíráz in May 1844. He was the Founder of the Bábí Faith and the Herald of Bahá’u’lláh. Bahá Bahá means Glory. It is the Greatest Name of God and a title by which Bahá’u’lláh is designated. Also, the name of the first month of the Bahá’í year and of the first day of each Bahá’í month. Bahá’u’lláh The "Glory of God", title of Mírzá Ḥusayn-‘Alí (1817-1892), the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith. Bayán The Bayán ("Exposition") is the title given by the Báb to His Book of Laws, and it is also applied to the entire body of His Writings. The Persian Bayán is the major doctrinal work and principal repository of the laws ordained by the Báb. The Arabic Bayán is parallel in content but smaller and less weighty. References in the annotations to subjects found in both the Persian Bayán and the Arabic Bayán are identified by use of the term "Bayán" without further qualification. Ḥuqúqu’lláh The "Right of God". Instituted in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, it is an offering made by the Bahá’ís through the Head of the Faith for the purposes specified in the Bahá’í Writings. Mas̱ẖriqu’l-Aḏẖkár Literally "the Dawning-place of the praise of God", the designation of the Bahá’í House of Worship and its dependencies. Miṯẖqál A unit of weight, equivalent to a little over 3 1/2 grammes, used in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas with reference to quantities of gold or silver for various purposes, usually in amounts of 9, 19 or 95 miṯẖqáls. The equivalents of these in the metric system and in troy ounces (which are used in the measurement of precious metals), are as follows: - 9 miṯẖqáls = 32.775 grammes = 1.05374 troy ounces - 19 miṯẖqáls = 69.192 grammes = 2.22456 troy ounces - 95 miṯẖqáls = 345.958 grammes = 11.12282 troy ounces