One of the greatest, if not the greatest, achievement of Shoghi Effendi may be ending the institution of the Guardianship with his ministry. Even after over half century, his carefully planned, multi-decade effort continues to "play" observers and critics who portray its components as failings. Thus, he has yet to receive full credit for his complete success in achieving his objective. Imagine if he had failed and there was a "Guardian" poking around possibly throwing monkey wrenches into the workings of the present Universal House of Justice (UHJ). This article presents two competing theories: (1) success of the secret plan of Shoghi Effendi versus (2) failure of Shoghi Effendi as Guardian of the Baha'i Faith.
