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The Hands of the Cause of God were a select group of Bahá'ís, appointed for life, whose main function was to propagate and protect the Bahá'í Faith on the international level. In all there were fifty Hands of the Cause, four named by Bahá'u'lláh, four by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and forty-two by Shoghi Effendi (including ten posthumously). The title is no longer given out, and there are no longer any living Hands of the Cause, the last surviving Hand being Dr. 'Alí-Muhammad Varqá. The work of the Hands of the Cause is now carried out by the Continental Board of Counsellors and the Auxiliary Boards. (more...)
