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The administrative institutions of the Kingdom, revealed by Baha'u'llah and defined and supplemented by 'Abdul-Baha, include Houses of Justice at local, national and international levels. These bodies apply the Laws and Principles of Baha'u'llah to daily life, but the International House of Justice is specifically empowered to legislate one matters not provided for in the "Book," and is clearly stated by 'Abdul-Baha to be "under the care and protection of the Abha Beauty, under the shelter and unerring guidance of... the Exalted One..." Baha'u'llah Himself says of this institution, "God will verily inspire them with whatsoever He willeth..." This is the legislative channel through which the rule of God will be perpetuated. (99:1) Nothing in the Will and Testament is more striking or more important than the immensity of the power conferred by 'Abdul-Baha on the Guardian, and the note of personal admiration and affection with which the appointment of Shoghi Effendi, to be the Guardian, is characterized.
(99:2)
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