Editing Infallibility (section)

=== Baháʼí Faith ===
The [[Baháʼí Faith]] teaches the doctrine of the Most Great Infallibility (''al-'ismah al-kubra'') which applies to the [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestations of God]] who founded the world's major religions, including Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, as well as the [[Báb]] (1819–1850) and [[Baháʼu'lláh]] (1817–1892), the prophet-founder of the faith.

Infallibility also extends to [[ʻAbdu'l-Bahá]] (1844–1921), the son of the faith's founder; to the Guardian of the faith [[Shoghi Effendi]] (1897–1957); and to the [[Universal House of Justice]], the faith's nine-member supreme ruling body.

In the [[Kitáb-i-Aqdas]], the central religious text of the faith, Baháʼu'lláh describes himself as having "no partner in the Most Great Infallibility". He later expounds on the doctrine in the [[Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas|ʼIs͟hráqát]], a tablet written circa 1885 to a believer from [[Azerbaijan]].

ʻAbdu'l-Bahá described infallibility as being of two kinds: the "essential infallibility" of the Manifestations of God, and the "acquired infallibility" of the Guardian and the Universal House of Justice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice|url=https://bahai-library.com/vafai_infallibility_uhj|access-date=2022-01-05|website=bahai-library.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the [[Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá]], he describes both the Guardian and the Universal House of Justice as being "under the care and protection of the Abhá Beauty, under the shelter and unerring guidance of the Exalted One":<ref>{{Cite web|title=Will And Testament of 'Abdu'l‑Bahá {{!}} Bahá'í Reference Library|url=https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-baha/will-testament-abdul-baha/2#189137811|access-date=2022-01-05|website=www.bahai.org}}</ref> <blockquote>Whatsoever they decide is of God. Whoso obeyeth him not, neither obeyeth them, hath not obeyed God; whoso rebelleth against him and against them hath rebelled against God; whoso opposeth him hath opposed God; whoso contendeth with them hath contended with God; whoso disputeth with him hath disputed with God; whoso denieth him hath denied God; whoso disbelieveth in him hath disbelieved in God; whoso deviateth, separateth himself and turneth aside from him hath in truth deviated, separated himself and turned aside from God. May the wrath, the fierce indignation, the vengeance of God rest upon him!</blockquote>Shoghi Effendi describes the limits of the Guardian's infallibility as such<ref>{{Cite web|title=Infallibility {{!}} Bahá'í Quotes|url=http://bahaiquotes.com/subject/infallibility|access-date=2022-01-05|website=bahaiquotes.com}}</ref>:<blockquote>The infallibility of the Guardian is confined to matters which are related strictly to the Cause and interpretation of the teachings; he is not an infallible authority on other subjects, such as economics, science, etc. When he feels that a certain thing is essential for the protection of the Cause, even if it is something that affects a person personally, he must be obeyed, but when he gives advice, such as that he gave you in a previous letter about your future, it is not binding; you are free to follow it or not as you please.</blockquote>