• God Passes By , the most brilliant and wondrous tale of a
century that has ever been told, is truly a "Mother" of future histories,
a book wherein every word counts, every sentence burgeons with thought, every
thought leads the way to a field of its own. Packed with salient facts it has
the range and precision of snowflake crystals, each design perfect in itself,
each theme brilliant in outline, coordinated, balanced, self-contained, a
matrix for those who follow on and study, evaluate and elaborate the Message
and Order of Bahá'u'lláh. It was one of the most concentrated and stupendous
achievements of Shoghi Effendi's life, the only true book we have from his pen
- because all his other communications were, no doubt due to his profound
modesty and humility, in the nature of letters addressed to a specific
community or section of the Bahá'í world. (Ruhiyyih Khanum, 'The Priceless
Pearl')
• … God Passes By is a flaming narrative. The character and
qualities of the innumerable personages in it spring from the personages
themselves and not from the author's fantasy. Like a precious and veritable
gift from God, Shoghi Effendi's writing is an infinite, passionate cry from his
innermost noble soul: the need to relate with great force and vehemence,
without pause or rest, the greatest epic of the millennium. One can well sense
that the underlying element of urgency is motivated by the inner impelling need
to proclaim it, without delay, to all mankind. (Ugo Giachery, 'Shoghi Effendi - Recollections')
