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Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand
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Pages 1-iii
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Preface
Dedicated to the memory of Shoghi Effendi in commemoration
of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the formation
of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New
Zealand.
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"AROHANUI"
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The word "Arohanui" is a Maori word and, as with many Polynesian
words, there is no direct translation into English. The literal
meaning is "big love", or "much love" or "great love". And, like
most words in most languages, it has several meanings. In naming
this book, "Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand",
"Arohanui" is used in its more expressive meaning, "enfolding
love", or "that love which binds a community together",
or "that love which creates bonds of mutual trust and loyalty", or
"that love which builds and carries forward culture or civilization".
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