It should be obvious that Abdul-Bahá was concerned that there was the danger that the sons of Baháulláh would consider themselves superior to Baháulláh's great-grandson, Shoghi Effendi, even though he had been appointed Guardian of the Faith and therefore Abdul-Bahá enjoined them in His Testament to show their "obedience, submissiveness and subordination" unto him.
Mir hunn eng grouss Chance, dass Bahá’u’lláh an ’Abdu’l-bahá, de Begrënner vum Bahá’í Glawen a säi Jong, eis esou Gebieder offenbaart hunn.