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Andsay:"Truthhas(now)arrived,andFalsehoodperished:forFalsehoodis(byitsnature)boundtoperish."
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".OPeople,NOPROPHETORAPOSTLEWILL COMEAFTERMEANDNONEWUMMAH (wouldbeformed)AFTERYOU

ExtractionformthelastseremonoftheHolyProphetpeace beuponhim
InthenameofAllah,MostGracious,MostMerciful
Say:"VerilythosewhoinventalieconcerningAllah willnotsucceed.Thisworld'sportion(willbetheirs), thenuntoUsistheirreturn.Then,Wemakethemtaste adreadfuldoombecausetheyusedtodisbelieve."

Ref:AlQur'an,SurahYunus[Jonah]10:Ayah(verse/sign)6970
DotheynotconsidertheQur'an(withcare)?HaditbeenfromotherThanAllah,they wouldsurelyhavefoundthereinMuchdiscrepancy.
Ref:AlQur'an,SurahAnNisa[Women]4:Ayah(verse/sign)82
'SalutationsbeupontheLordof mankind...,He(Mohammed),through whommessengership(Risalat)and prophethood(Nabuwwat)havebeen completed(intahata) (Ref:Bahaullah,Ishraqat,page293)
InthenameofAllah,MostGracious,Most Merciful
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Invite(all)totheWayofthyLordwithwisdomandbeautiful preaching;andarguewiththeminwaysthatarebestand mostgracious:forthyLordknowethbest,whohavestrayed fromHisPath,andwhoreceiveguidance.

Ref:AlQur'an,SurahAnNahl[TheBee]16:Ayah(verse/sign)125
Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands dowrite,andforthegaintheymake thereby.
Ref:HolyQuran,Surah(Chapter)AlBaqara (TheCow)2,Ayah(verse/sign)79
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Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi
InthenameofAllah,MostGracious,MostMerciful. PraisebetoAllah,theCherisherandSustaineroftheworlds; MostGracious,MostMerciful;MasteroftheDayofJudgment. Theedoweworship,andThineaidweseek. Showusthestraightway, The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion)isnotwrath,andwhogonotastray. (AlQuran(TheQuran)SurahAlFatiha(TheOpening)1:Ayah17) AssalamoAlikumwarehmatulAllahewabarkatuhu(Maypeaceandmercyof AlmigtyAllahbeupon(allof)you) Glory to the Allah (God Almighty) who has given me the chance to share my opinionandcompiliationwithyou.Ihavetriedmylevelbesttoavoiderrorsor omissions in this compilation. Inspite of this, errors may creep in. Any mistake, errordiscrepancynotedmaybebroughttomynoticewhichshallbetakencare ofinthenextedition.Ifyouhaveanysuggestiontoimprovethequalityofthis textorwanttoshareinformationwithus.Youcanemailmeyoursuggestionor informationatshabbir.ahmed@live.com. This book is compiled primarily for the student of Bahai Faith looking for the sound and comprehensive introduction with references from the source documents. Ihavelongfeltthatthereisaneedforaclear,understandablehandoutsforthe BahaiFaith.Thematerialshouldbeeasytoreadanddigest.Thiscompilationis the outcome of several years of study made by different personnel live in differentpartoftheworld. Anypartofthiscompilationmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyany means [graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocoping, recording, taping or information retrival system] or reproduced on any disc, tape, perforated media or other information storage divice, etc. without the written permission. INFORMATIONObligatoryBah'prayers(328329) Sacneddocuments(330335)
It is hopefully requested the the contents thereof be studied in its true prospective,astheintentionoftheundersignedistodrawtheattentionoferring personstotherealitywhichwillenablethemtodiscovertheRELIGIONOFTRUTH totheirownadvantageandtotheemancipatationofmankind. Aseachchapter/articeunfolds,youwillrealizethewebofliesandblatantdeceit spread in the name of the Faith. Mind you, i have substantiated each of our commentswithreferencesfromtheirownbooks.Notsurprisingly,manyBahais ihavemethavenotevenheardaboutthesebooks.SomeBahaismayfindthis compilation offensive. I urge them to question their Faith and cross check the references.Andiffoundcorrect,renouncetheirFaith. So after presenting all the facts in this compilation we don't want to jump to conclusions.Ibelievethatpeoplewhoaresincerelysearchingthetruthneedno furtherexplanations.AstheholyQuransays "Let there be no compulsion in religion, truth stands clear from error: whosoever rejects evil & believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy handhold,thatneverbreaks.AndAllahhearth&knowethallthings".(AlQuran (TheQuran)SurahAlBaqara(TheCow)2:Ayah256) AsfortheotherstheQuransays "Allahistheprotectorofthosewhohavefaith:FromthedepthofdarknessHe willleadthemforthintolight.Ofthosewhorejectfaiththepatronsaretheevil ones:FromlightTheywillleadthemforthIntothedepthofdarkness.Theywill bethecompanionsofthefire,todwelltherin(forever)"(AlQuran(TheQuran) SurahAlBaqara(TheCow)2:Ayah257) I hope that after reading all these chapters/articles. Woud not you think you havetothanktherealGod(Allah).Don'tyouthinkitishewhodeservestobe trulyworshippedandnotanymortalwhoisjustasmuchinneedofGod'shelpas you?.IwouldrecommendtheBahaistoreadtheQuranandgettoknowthereal messageofGod,firsthand&notthroughBahaileaders&interpreters.Onehas torememberthatthisisin'tamockcompilationnoristhisaantiBahaihateone. This compilation was designed with only one objective in mind. To help the Bahaisseparatefactfromfiction&helpthemgettoknowtherealwordofGod and his true Prophet (PBUH). We hope you found these articles informative.
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Pleasedowriteintousforanysuggestions.AndremembertheChoiceisyours, untilitstoolate... I am thankful to all my collegauge who gave me valuable suggestions I wish to express appreciation to them for significant contribution in bringing up this compilationandneedtheircooperationinfutureforfurtherimprovement. IhavepleasureinthankingthefollowingPeronsfortheirvaluableassistancein preaparationofthisCompilation. MOHAMMEDREZAISFAHANI ZAFARSATTAR HASSAANAHMEDCHISHTI And at last but not the least my beloved brother in faith IMRAN SHAYKH to whomeIwouldliketodedicatethiscompilation,hiswebsiteprovidesalmost eachandeverythingIrequiresforthatpurpose. ShabbirAhmed shabbir.ahmed@live.com
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Chapter ChapterName No. VolumeIofIII 1 TheIndependentInvestigationofTruth 2 'Annulment'ofIslam 3 The'Annulment'ofIslambyBabBahaandthecompanions accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy 4 ClaimsofMirzaAliMuhammadBab 5 ClaimsofMirzaHusseinAliNuriBahaullah 6 Claimsofthefollowersandcompanions 7 MirzaAliMuhammad"Bab"(Gate/Door)asthe"Bab"ofthe HiddenImam(theTwelfthImam) 8 MirzaAliMuhammad"Bab"(Gate/Door)astheTwelfthImam 9 PositionofMirzaAliMuhammadBabaccordingtoShoghi EffendisGodPassesby 10 PositionofMirzaHusseinAliBahaullah"accordingtoShoghi EffendisGodPassesby 11 PositionofMirzaHusseinAliBahaullah 12 PositionoftheCompanionsaccordingtoShoghiEffendisGod Passesby 13 PositionofMirzaYayhaNoori SubheAzalaccordingtoShoghi EffendisGodPassesby 14 OnenessofMankindORBloodthickerthanwater
15 PositionofMirzaAbbasEffendiAbdulBahaaccordingtoShoghi EffendisGodPassesby 16 PraytoBaha'u'llah 17 TitlesofBahaullahinbahaiscripture 18 TitlesoftheBabinbahaiscripture 19 Yazharahullaho 'HeWhoAllahShallManifest' 20 UnletteredMirzaAliMuhammadShirazi Bab??? 21 UnletteredMirzaHusseinAliNuri Bahaullah??? 22 Racism 23 UniversalityoftheBahaiFaith 24 ProcessofGrowthandunfoldment 25 RoleofForeignPowersintheOriginandGrowthoftheBahaiFaith; accourdingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy 26 WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa(Jesus)(Peacebeupon him):Muhammad(Peacebeuponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuri Bahaullah? 27 ShaykhiSect:TheforerunnertotheMirzaAliMuhammadBab 28 SectsorbranchesoftheBayani(Babi)Faith
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29 SectsorbranchesoftheBahaiFaith 30 Taqaiyyah:(Dissimulation)intheBahaiFaith 31 UniversalAuxiliaryLanguage
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50 What'ATraveller'sNarrativehastosay! 51 TheDictionaryMeaningofKhatam 52 VirginBirthofJesus(PeaceBeUponHim) 34 Blunders,errorsandpointstobehighlightedinShoghiEffendis GodPassesBy 35 WhywasthehistoryoftheBabaltered? 36 AnExaminationofSuppressionandDistortionin20thCentury Baha'iLiterature 37 RecantationofClaimsbyMirzaAliMuhammadSharaziBab 38 AreAlQuranandWritingsofBahaullah"fromsameAuthor(Allah) 39 JesusChristPeaceBeUponHim;Washecrucifiedorkilled? 40 MessengerofGodORProphet 41 TheActualBahaiViewonFinality 42 Afewunansweredquestions 43 COVENANT:fromMirzaHussineAli(Bahaullah)totheYear2000 44 Coveant:SomeBasicsrelatedtoTHEBAHCOVENANT 45 JustificationofUniversalHouseofJustice'sexistencewithoutthe Guardian 46 RighttoExpelBelievers 47 EmbryonicUniversalHouseofJustice(TheInternationalBah' Council) 48 SomeAnsweredQuestions;byMirzaAbbasEffendi 49 TheWritingsofBab,BahaandTheCompanions;accordingto ShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy 63 BibliographyfortheTabletsofBaha'u'llah 64 WritingsofBb 65 WritingsofBah'u'llh 66 NumbersofTabletsrevealed 53 TheviolentwayoftheBabandtheBabis 54 BLUNDERS:Fewmore 55 Why?
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56 VerdictonPhotographsof"Baha'u'llah"andWritingsof"Covenant breakers"andother"EnemiesoftheFaith" 57 FewmoreoutofMany
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58 BahasFamilyChart 59 WivesofMirzaHusseinAli Bahaullah 60 ApostlesofMirzaHusseinAli Bah'u'llh 61 HandsoftheCauseofGod 62 Disciplesof'Abdu'lBahand'HeraldsoftheCovenant
67 TheTabletsofBahullhRevealedAftertheKitbiAqdas 68 TabletsoftheDivinePlan 69 UniversalHouseofJustice
70 LettersoftheLiving 71 MrzAbu'lFadl 72 MirzaYahyaNuriSubhiAzal 73 TheGuardianshipofShoghiEffendi:LossesandLosses 74 FtimihBaraghnThirih 75 Bayn 76 CalenderBahaiCalender 77 JohnEsslemont 78 MrzÀlMuhammadVarq 79 NabliA`zamMullMuhammadiZarand 80 MarthaLouiseRoot 81 ChronologyofpersecutionsofBabisandBaha'is 82 Keytosources 83 ObligatoryBah'prayers 84 ScanedDocuments
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76 81 4 5 6 44 IIIofIII IIIofIII IofIII IofIII IofIII IIofIII
CalenderBahaiCalender 42 36 IIofIII ChronologyofpersecutionsofBabisandBaha'is IIofIII ClaimsofMirzaAliMuhammadBab 2 60 38 IofIII IIIofIII IIofIII ClaimsofMirzaHusseinAliNuriBahaullah Claimsofthefollowersandcompanions Coveant:SomeBasicsrelatedtoTHEBAH COVENANT COVENANT:fromMirzaHussineAli (Bahaullah)totheYear2000
Afewunansweredquestions AnExaminationofSuppressionandDistortion in20thCenturyBaha'iLiterature 'Annulment'ofIslam ApostlesofMirzaHusseinAliBah'u'llh AreAlQuranandWritingsofBahaullah"from sameAuthor(Allah)
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RoleofForeignPowersintheOriginand GrowthoftheBahaiFaith;accourdingtoShoghi EffendisGodPassesBy
PositionofMirzaAbbasEffendiAbdulBaha accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby PositionofMirzaAliMuhammadBab accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby PositionofMirzaHusseinAliBahaullah" accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby PositionofMirzaHusseinAliBahaullah PositionofMirzaYayhaNooriSubheAzal accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby PositionoftheCompanionsaccordingto ShoghiEffendisGodPassesby PraytoBaha'u'llah ProcessofGrowthandunfoldment
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Taqaiyyah:(Dissimulation)intheBahaiFaith TheActualBahaiViewonFinality
Racism RecantationofClaimsbyMirzaAliMuhammad SharaziBab RighttoExpelBelievers
The'Annulment'ofIslambyBabBahaand thecompanionsaccordingtoShoghiEffendis GodPassesBy TheDictionaryMeaningofKhatam
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TheGuardianshipofShoghiEffendi:Lossesand Losses TheIndependentInvestigationofTruth TheTabletsofBahullhRevealedAfterthe KitbiAqdas TheviolentwayoftheBabandtheBabis TheWritingsofBab,BahaandThe Companions;accordingtoShoghiEffendis GodPassesBy TitlesofBahaullahinbahaiscripture TitlesoftheBabinbahaiscripture 73 IIIofIII
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VerdictonPhotographsof"Baha'u'llah"and Writingsof"Covenantbreakers"andother "EnemiesoftheFaith" VirginBirthofJesus(PeaceBeUponHim)
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What'ATraveller'sNarrativehastosay! WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa (Jesus)(Peacebeuponhim):Muhammad (Peacebeuponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuri Bahaullah? WhywasthehistoryoftheBabaltered? Why? WivesofMirzaHusseinAli Bahaullah
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UniversalAuxiliaryLanguage UniversalHouseofJustice UniversalityoftheBahaiFaith UnletteredMirzaAliMuhammadShirazi Bab??? UnletteredMirzaHusseinAliNuri Bahaullah???
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TheIndependentInvestigationofTruth
Thisprinciple(TheIndependentInvestigation/SearchofTruth)oftheBahaiFaith isoneoftheoftquotedstatementsanyprospectiveconvertwouldhearfromthe Bahai preachers. Reasoning and critical thinking leads one to the truth. Moreover,whenonethinksindependently,clearinghismindofpastnotionsand ideas he will instinctively be attracted towards the truth. On this premise, the Bahaiswishthatallhumansshouldleavetheirreligiousteachingsasideandgive aeartotheBahaiFaith.Butthecatchis,theBahaisdonotpermitinvestigation oftheBahaiFaith. LetusindependentlyinvestigatethisprincipleinthelightofBahaiteachings. Bahaullahexplicitlycommandshisfollowerstoabandonreasoning: "IfonewantstoinvestigatetheBahaifaithwitheyeswhichareopenandwith knowledgeandinsight,thenthatoneshallmostcertainly return emptily. All should leave their sense, insight, understanding and discernment and accept whatever I say."(Ref:MakatibVol2,p247) Why is it that this Bahai principle is not applied to Bahai teachings. If truth has to be investigated independently, whyisonenotallowedtoinvestigateBahaism?Onthecontrary,thefounderof BahaismdeclaresifyouwillinvestigatetheFaith,itwillnotbeworthyourwhile! Heisalsoquotedtohavesaid: "Osonofthesoilbecomesightlesssothatyoucanobservemybeautifulface, become unable to hear anything else so that you can hear my harmonious voice,becomeuninformedsothatyoucantakeawayapartofmywisdomso thatyoumayentermyholykingdomwithacleaneye,aninnocentheartanda benevolent ear." (Ref: Bahaullah's Ad'lehMahboub; Abdul Baha'sMakatibpg 247) Imagineifyouwill,asinglemindeddevotee,blind,deafandignoranttoallbut the body and soul of Bahaullah. Can such a person compare and investigate varioustruthsandfindTheTruth?
The Bahai Faith incentivizes such sealing of reason, by calling it the believer's colossaldelight: "Nodelighthasbeencreatedinthewholeuniversemoreimpressivethanfor one to hear the sayings (of Bahaullah), comprehending their significance and refraining from (raising questions such as) "for what" and "to what" (purpose)."(Bahaullah,KitabeBadie,pg145) ThesenegationsandcontradictionsoftheBahaiprinciplearenevertoldtothe prospectiveconverts.TheseunreasonableideasareneverspokenofbytheBahai preachers.HowtheBahaischeatinnocentyouthsandneveractuallyallowan independent investigation of truth is quite evident from the following statement of an exBahai, Mr. Eric Stetson (Baha'i from 1998 to 2002). While writingabouthisconversionfromChristianitytoBahaismhesays: "IdidreadseveralbooksofBaha'iscripturesthattheyprovidedmewith,andI did ask plenty of questions and gave it a lot of thought before officially declaring my faith; but I did not know what to look for in the copious Baha'i sacred writings, much of which I had never yet been exposed to, that would havedissuadedmefrombecomingaBaha'i,norwouldIreallyhavewantedto knowatthatpointanyway.(Inretrospect,IwishIhadbeenmorecautiousand probed with a more skeptical mind, so that I would have learned everything beforechoosingtosignamembershipcard.)TheBaha'iscertainlyobligedmy subconscious desire to avoid such pitfalls on the path to conversion, never informing me about the serious doctrinal and administrative controversies in their faith that demand careful consideration. I signed my Baha'i declaration cardontheBaha'iNewYear(NawRuz),March21,1998,atawonderfulparty where I performed some Baha'i verses of prayer I had memorized in Arabic, singing baritone as part of the U.Va. Baha'i choir. Everyone was happy: they were happy to have made a new convert, and I was happily ignorant of the bombshelldiscoveriesthatafewyearslaterwouldtearmyfaithapart."(Ref: http://www.bahaifaith.com/)(IAMNOTUSINGTHISSTATEMENTINFAVOUR OFMYSUBJECTBUTINSUPPORTOFTHEABOVEUNDERLINEDSENTENCE) By saying "Investigate the truth" the Bahai's really want to say "Question your ownreligiousbeliefsaswewantyoutoquestionthembutNEVERquestionthe Bahaifaithasitisforbiddentoquestionit"
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The Bahais never talk about their disruptive history nor of their authoritarian administrativestructurewhichtheyzealouslypropagateastheirgifttomankind. Thetruthaboutthesewouldrepulseanyprospectiveconvert. IcallupontheBahai'stoindependentlyinvestigatethetruthinBaha'ism.Think honestly! Would you accept a faith which makes tall claims but falls short in action.!! WouldyourathernotfollowtheQuranicteaching? "Who hear advice, and follow the best thereof. Such are those whom Allah guideth,andsucharemenofunderstanding.(Ref:SurahZumar:19) Wouldyourathernotshrugoffprejudiceandindependentlyinvestigatethetruth aswasdeclaredbytheHolyQuranmuchbeforeBaha'iscameupwiththeirun acknowledgedplagiarisedteachings: "OYewhobelieve!Ifanevilliverbringyoutidings,verifyit,lestyesmitesome folkinignoranceandafterwardrepentonwhatyedid"(Ref:SurahHujarat:6) IfaBaha'iseekinghelpfromtheAlmightyGod(whomweallprofesstobelieve) would honestly investigate the truth they will come to know about the foundationoftheirfaith.
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'Annulment'ofIslam
'Annulment'ofIslam
AnimportanteventinthehistoryoftheMirzaAliMuhammadBabisthatof Badasht.Forreasonswhichwillbecomeclearaswereadahead,theBahaishave attempted to downplay the incident. Books like The Traveller's Narrative, generally considered authentic by the Bahais have no more than a passing mentionoftheincident. Prof.EGBrownestatesthat "the author of the New History (Taarikhe' Jadid) has evidently considered it desirable to suppress the Badasht episode altogether." (Ref: Appendix II, Taarikhe'Jadid,page356,translatedbyEGBrowne). However the incident is graphically described in books like Nuqtatul Kaf and NasikhutTawarikh.Asalways,eventhoughitisthemostrecentbook,Shoghi's versionoftheepisodeinthebookofDawnBreakerscontainsmaterialwhichis notfoundinanyoftheearlierbooksofhistory! ThebackgroundoftheBadashtConferencewasthattheMirzaAliMuhammad was, in prison, while followers of the movement, generally speaking, were in greatdistress.ReligiousdecreeshadbeenissuedbytheulemaagainsttheBabis, and the Babi rally was designed to think out ways and means for meeting the situation.Theoutcomeoftheconferencewasaresolutionthatanorganizedand armedattemptshouldbemadetorescuetheleaderofthemovement.Onthe otherhand,inordertoavengethemselvesontheulema,thetendencywasborn and accelerated that they should cut themselves away from Islam altogether. Thisstep,therefore,was;forthegreaterpart,aretaliatorymeasureagainstthe ulema: BahaullahhimselfwritesinIqtidar:"IftheMuslimshadnotfailedtoyieldbelief to the claims of the movement, the Islamic Sharia would not have been abrogated."(BahaullahIqtidar,pages4748) When they gathered in the assigned place, it was decided that they should try andrescueandreleasetheMirzaAliMuhammad.Itwasdecidedthatthewould sendtheiragentseverywheretourgewhoeverwouldlistentothem,tovisitthe
MirzaAliMuhammadatthefortressofMahku,andtotakealongwiththemas manyoftheirfriendsandrelations.TheyagreedtomeetatMahku,andwhena sufficientlylargecrowdwouldgather,theywouldappealtoShahMohammedto releasetheMirzaAliMuhammad,andifhedidnotaccedetotheirrequestthey woulddeliverhimbyforce. HereQurratulAynaddressedthemtoexcitetheirenthusiasm,andproclaimthe truecolorsoftheirfaith. TaheraannouncestheannulmentofIslam She said, "Hark, all you beloved and zealous men! You should know that the provisionsoftheMohammedanlaw(Shariah),havenowbeenrepealedbythe reappearanceoftheBab,althoughthenewBabilawhasnotyetreachedus. Yourpreoccupationwithnamaz,fasting,andzakah,andwhateverMohammed brought is all nonsense and falsehoods. Only the ignorant and the unaware adheretothatlaw.OrMaster,theBabwillconquerthelandsandenslavethe people,andtheinhabitantsofthesevenlandswillbowtohim.Hewillunifyall thereligionsoftheworlduntilthereisonlyonereligion,thetruereligion,his new religion, and his modern law. Therefore I say to you and it is the truth whatIsay,Noordersasoftoday,andnocommandments,noprohibitionsand no castigation. Emerge from the solitude to the multitude and tear off the barrierwhichseparatesyoufromyourwomen.Letthemshareinactionsandin deeds. Join them after long separation, and bring them out from isolation to jubilation.Theyaretheflowersofthislife,andaflowermustbecutandsmelt, for it was created to be clasped and smelt. Those who smell it should notbe limitedtohowandhowmany.Flowersarecutandgatheredandtothedear onesaregivenaspresentsandcherishedgifts.Hoardingtherichesanddenying others the enjoyment and use of such riches is the origin of all sin, and wellspring of all misery. Make the poor among you equal to the rich. Do not keep your wives away from your dear ones as there is now no prohibition, commandmentorrestraint.Takeyourlotinthislife,forthereisnothingafter death." The amorous behavior of Qurratul Ayn and her views were on public view at Badasht. On the day of Badasht, she was dressed in all her finery, wearing white silk robes, wearing makeup, and jewellery, and addressing the people in a very
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enticing voice. There she was standing behind a curtain, with her face uncovered. She had given scissors to one of her maids to cut the cord of the curtain in the midst of her speech. The maid did as directed, and the curtain fell.Thepeoplesawherdressedtothehiltwithherfaceexposed,andinher crowningglory.Shepretendedtobeangryathermaidandthenaddressedthe people such, "Don't worry! Am Inot your sister? Do you notbelievethat the laws ofIslamhave been abrogated? I amyour sister and it is halal to look at me".("HearingsfromtheBahais,FrancisMaconisikola) "Whenthepeopleusedtokissherhand,andherfeet,sheusedtocryoutin ecstasy, "Fire of Hell will not touch the person who touches me". ('Haqqul Mobeen',page231) Mirza Jani writes that Quddus (one of the Letters of the Living) announced, The substance of the commandments of the religion of the Qaim is the commandment if Unity all property is the property of His Holiness (The Bab) andallthewomenarethehandmaidensofHisHoliness.Hemaygivetoanyone that what he chooses and he may take from anyone that which he desires in accordance with the verse, 'O God, Lord of the Kingdom, Thou gives the Kingdom to whom you wish and take the Kingdom from who you wish.' And thereisatraditionthatHisHolinesscaninterchangehusbandsandwives,likethe master who gives away his own slave, and surely the right of ownership of His Holinessamongmenisequaltotherightoftheownershipofthemasterinhis handmaidenandslave,andtheessenceofHisHolinessisUnityandKnowledge andLove In short after he had sprinkled some of the drop of the ocean of Unity for his companions, a party in the desert of Badasht lost their senses and one party were in their senses, and one party were admonished and a party was mad a partyfledaway,andonaccountoftheircriesandtheirnoiseandtheirjoy,the peoplewereanxiousastowhothesepeoplewere.(NuqtatulKaf,page153154) On the day of Badasht, Tahera addressed the people with an uncovered face thus,"ThatsoundofthetrumpetonthedayofJudgment,andResurrectionis my call to you now!... Arise, the era of the Quran is over, and a new era has begun...this is the Hour of Resurrection... The blast of the trumpet of Resurrection,itisI!('Taherah,ThePure',page46byMarthaRoot,anAmerican Bahai)
QurratulAynalsoaddressedtheBabisthus, "Ocompanions,thetimeinwhichwearelivingiscountedasthetimeforthe cessationoflaws,andallthecommandmentsofIslamaremadenullandvoid and this fasting and prayer and praising (of God) and invoking blessings on Mohammedisuselesswork.WhenMirzaAliMohammedBabtakespossession of the seven continents and makes the various religions one religion, he will bringanewlaw."(NasikhutTawarikh) Shethendeclared,"IamtheWordwhichtheQa'imistoutter,theWordwhich shallputtoflightthechiefsandnoblesoftheearth!"(Taarikhe'Jadid,TheNew History,page357) Giventhattherewerenolawsandlimits,QurratulAynandQuddus(whoearlier had differences, but were later reconciled) exhibited shameful behavior. The authors of Nasikhut Tawarikh and Nuqtatul Kaf both source books for Babi history)havepolitelydescribedtheirshamelessexhibitionasthe"unionofthe sunandthemoon"(NasikhutTawarikh.SeealsoNuqtatulKaf,page153) Taherawentastepfurtherandclaimeddivinityforherself.AsquotedbyAbbas Effendiinhis'Makatib',page54,"WhenTaherasaid,"SurelyIamAllah",and thewholeatmosphereresoundedwithhercall". Whentheconferenceended,theconfereesdispersedsecretly.Bushruiwentto Khurasan,QurratulAynandBarfurushiwenttoMazandaran,andHussainAlito Tehran. They agreed to meet at Mahku after mobilizing as many as their followersaspossibletorescuetheBab.
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Bah'u'llh had no concubine, He had three legal wives. As He married them before the "Aqdas" (His book of laws) was revealed, He was only acting accordingtothelawsofIslm,whichhadnotyetbeensuperseded.Hemade plurality of wives conditional upon justice; Àbdu'lBah interpreted this to meanthatamanmaynothavemorethanonewifeatatime,asitisimpossible tobejusttotwoormorewomeninmarriage.
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...Bah'u'llh married the first and second wives while He was still in Tihrn, and the third wife while He was in Baghdd. At that time, the Laws of the "Aqdas" had not been revealed, and secondly, He was following the Laws of the previous Dispensation and the customs of the people of His own land. (LetterfromUniversalHouseofJustice:1998,April06,MemorandumreWives ofBah'u'llh) Note: Readers should also pay attention to the following points from the event of Badasht: Islam which had lasted for more than 1,200 years was annulled by a group of individuals who collected in Badasht. As per these Babis, Islam is over; Quran, Namaz and fasting are useless; the Day of Judgment has come and gone. One needs to be aware of such heretic beliefs which the Bahais hide from ordinary Muslims.TheseBabisincidentallyhadnostandingintheirreligiontillthistime, yet they made the bold announcement of annulling Islam and who gave the rightstothegatheredonestomakesuchadecision? ThereisconfusionontheroleofBahaullahintheeventofBadasht.Olderbooks ofhistory(Taarikhe'Jadid,Traveller'sNarrative,andNuqtatulKaf)haveignored his role completely, whereas those histories written later by the Bahais (Dawn Breakers) have raised his position to that of the hero of Badasht. Why this discrepancy? Bahaullah's alleged leading role in Badasht conference are devoid of historical foundation. It appears that they are intended to bolster up his pretensionsandtoconnecthimwithTheBab.
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The'Annulment'ofIslambyBabBahaand thecompanionsaccordingtoShoghiEffendis GodPassesBy

Islam,thelastreligionfromAllahwasperfectedbyAllah(AlQuran:SurahAl Maeda5:Ayah3).HowevertheBahaileadersthoughtthatIslamwasnotin keeping with the times and contrary to the rulings of Allah went ahead and annulledit. TheannulmentofIslambyBab BabinitiallyclaimedtobethedeputyofImamMahdi.Laterheclaimedtobe Imam Mahdi himself. Not only that he claimed to be a divine prophet with a shariat(law).HencehisonlyoptionwastoannulIslamandtoimposehisviews uponthepeople.Herearesomeexcerpts. Who (Bab) assumed the exclusive right of annulling the whole Qur'anic Dispensation.(FIRSTPERIOD:THEMINISTRYOFTHEBAB(18441853)CHAPTER ITheBirthoftheBabiRevelation,SecondParagraph/page7) Bab gave the injunction in KhasaileSabih to alter the sacrosanct formula of theadhan(page12) HereagainistheproofthatBabwasaMuslim.Initiallyheintroducedhimself astheBabofBaqiatullah(thegateofImamMahdi)intheadhan.Buthedid notannultheadhannortheprayersuntilhebroughthisownsocalledshariat. BabcitedcertainpassagesofQuranwhentherewasinfractionoftherulesof grammari.e.,whenQuranwasgrammaticallyincorrect(page18) This is ridiculous. Among the miracles of Quran is its complete harmony with rules of Arabic grammar and prose. Arabic literatteurs till date are indeed amazedathowanUmmiprophetcouldbringsuchabrilliantpieceofwork.Itis indeed laughable how an ignorant Persian like the Bab could point out mistakes in the Quran. Bab could not even the conjugate a simple word like
'kala'(ReferthetrialofBabasreportedinTraveller'sNarrative),letalonepoint outmistakesintheQuran. ThebookBayanatonceabrogatedthelawsandceremonialsenjoinedbythe Quranregardingprayer,fasting,marriage,divorceandinheritance.(page20) But Bah'u'llh had no concubine, He had three legal wives. As He married them before the "Aqdas" (His book of laws) was revealed, He was only acting accordingtothelawsofIslm,whichhadnotyetbeensuperseded.Hemade plurality of wives conditional upon justice; Àbdu'lBah interpreted this to meanthatamanmaynothavemorethanonewifeatatime,asitisimpossible tobejusttotwoormorewomeninmarriage. ...Bah'u'llh married the first and second wives while He was still in Tihrn, and the third wife while He was in Baghdd. At that time, the Laws of the "Aqdas" had not been revealed, and secondly, He was following the Laws of the previous Dispensation and the customs of the people of His own land. (LetterfromUniversalHouseofJustice:1998,April06,MemorandumreWives ofBah'u'llh) Bayaninterpretedinamasterlyfashion(differentthanothers),themeaningof certaintermsfrequentlyoccuringinthesacredbooksofpreviousdispensations suchasparadise,hell,resurrection,thereturn,thebalance,thehour,thelast judgementandthelike(page20) The laws (of Bab) were designed to abolish at a stroke the priviledges and ceremonials,theordinances,andinstitutionsofasuperannuateddispensation (page41) The conference at Badasht proclaimed the annulment of the old order. (page 16) Oneday(atBadasht)inHis(Baha's)presence,whenillnesshadconfinedHimto bed, Tahirah regarded as the fair and spotless emblem of chastitiy and the incarnation of the daughter of the Holy Prophet, Holy Fatima (sa) appeared suddenly, adorned, yet unveiled, before the assembled companions, seated
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herself on the right hand of the affrightened and infuriated Quddus, and tearing through her fiery words the veils guarding the sanctity of the ordinances of Islam sounded the clarioncall and proclaimed the inauguration ofthenewdispensation(page25) Onthatday,the'bugle'mentionedintheQuranwassounded,the'stunning trumpetblast' was loudly raised and the catastrophe came to pass... The trumpeteer was a lone woman (Tahirah), the noblest of her sex in that dispensation,whomevensomeofhercoreligionistspronouncedaheretic.The callshesoundedwasthedeathknellofthe1200yearoldlawofIslam(page25 26) Hisfollowers,undertheactualleadershipofBaha,theirfellowdiscipleswere themselvesinthehamletofBadasht,abrogatingtheQuraniclaw,repudiating both the divine ordained and the manmade precepts of the Faith of Mohammedandshakingofftheantiquatedsystem(page26) TheannulmentofallpreviousreligionsbyBaha(includingthatofBab) Bahasays:"Ifallwhoareintheheavensandtheearthbeinvestedonthisday withtheprowessandattributesdestinedfortheLettersoftheBayan,whose station is ten thousand times more glorious than the Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and if they one and all should, swift as the twinkling of an eye, hesitatetorecogniseMyrevelation,theyshallbeaccountedinthesightofGod ofthosethathavegoneastrayandregardedas'LettersofNegation".(page63) The revelation identified with Baha, abrogates unconditionally all the dispensationsbeforeit(page64) A revelation (of Baha's) hailed... as the consummation of all dispensations within the Adamic cycle..., signalizing the end of the Prophetic Era and the beginningoftheEraofFulfillment(page64) This was the socalled annulment of the religion of Islam at the hands of the Bahais. Althoughit is another discussion that if Islam was arrogated by Mirza HussineAliBahathanwhatwasabrogatedbyQuratulainatBadashator
byMirzaAliMuhammadBabOrthatheabrogatesthealreadyabrogated religion(s).
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ThefirstclaimofthefounderoftheBabimovementwasthathewastheBab, which literally means the 'Gate'. The Bahais assert that by claiming to be the Bab,hemeantthathewastheforerunnerofBahaullahinthesenseinwhich John the Baptist, the second Elijah, was the forerunner of Jesus Christ, the promisedMessiahoftheJews.Butthisisanerror.ThetitleofBabwastaken by Ali Muhammed from the Shaikhi sect to which he originally belonged, and whichbelievedinfoursuccessiveBabsorgatesthroughwhomalonetheImam MahdicommunicatedwithhisadherentsinthetimeofhisGhaibubatiSughra, or'minoroccultation.'Itwasinthissense,viz.,asanintermediarybetweenthe expectedImamMahdiandhistruefollowers,thatAliMuhammedassumedthe titleofBab,anditwasinthiscapacitythattheleadingmembersoftheShaikhi sect at first accepted him. At that time he believed only in the advent of the ImamMahdi.ButalittlelaterheleftthetitleofBabandhimselfclaimedtobe theMahdi.OfthisweareassuredbytheBabis,thoughthenewtitleassumedby him was nuqta, which means the 'point', or the focus to which all previous dispensations converged. By assuming this title, he in fact asserted that all the prophecies relating to the advent of a Messenger in the latter days had been fulfilledbyhisappearance,andhenceitwasthatfromtheBaborintermediary hebecomesthenuqta,orthefocusroundwhichallpropheciescentred.Thetitle ofBabis,however,stillthetitlebywhichheiscommonlyknown,andeventhe Bahais prefer to give him the minor title because unless he is thrown into the background, the higher pretensions of his successor Bahaullah are entirely shaken. ThechiefwritingofBab,theBayancontainspropheciesofthecomingofone after him whom he styled man Yuzhirhulla, or one whom God shallmanifest. Theallegedpropheciesseemtohavebeenmadesubsequentlytoalltheclaims forhimself,andtheevidentfailureofhismissionmayhavebeenhischiefreason for making them. Perhaps it was to keepalive and strengthen the hopes of his followersintheultimatesuccessofhismissionthathegavethemhopesofthe advent after him of somebody else who should come in great splendour and powertomakeBabiismtriumphant.Beinghimselfinastateofdespondency,he gavethesehopestohisfollowers.
During the time, therefore, when the Bab preached, Hussain Ali, with prophecies of whose advent, we are told, the whole of the Bayan is filled, was therebeforehimandardentlylisteningtohiswords.ItisstrangethattheBab himselfwasunabletorecogniseonewhoseadventitwashisworktodeclare dayandnight.Heyearned'moreafterhimthantheyearningofanyloverafter hisbeloved',asheisrelatedtohavesaid,butthe'belovedone'wassittingathis feet being a believer in his doctrine, and yet he could not see him. He is also relatedtohavesaid,andthissayingofhisisoftenproudlyquotedinthewritings ofBahaullahandhisfollowers,that'ifoneshouldhearasingleversefromhim andreciteit,itisbetterthanthatheshouldrecitetheBayanathousandtimes'. Butthequestionis,whydidhenotsimplypointoutthemanofwhomhewas speaking all those things, so that the Babis instead of listening to all his 'mysteriesandriddles',ashehimselfcallsthem,shouldhaveturnedtoHussain Aliandsatisfiedthemselveswithonesentencefromhim? The strangestthing of all however, is that the Bayan which is said to be full of prophecies of the advent of Bahaullah is not produced in support of the assertionswhicharemade.Afewpassagesonlyareagainandagainquoted,and onewritertakesthemfromanotherwithouteverseeingtheoriginalorsatisfying himself of the truth of what others have written. If the Bayan is intentionally withheld from publication, then there must be something in it which is considered to be injurious to the claims of Bahaullah, and if even the Babis cannothaveaccesstoit,oritisaltogetherlosttotheworld,thentheassertion that it contains prophecies of the advent of Bahaullah cannot be accepted. Unlesstheoriginalisproduced,itisunreasonabletorequirethepublictobelieve that it contains prophecies of 'one whom God shall manifest'. It is also very strangethatabookgiventomankindforitsguidance,andcontainingtheword ofGod,shouldbeentirelylostwithinthespanof13yearsbeforitcompletion and even before it fulfilled the object for which it is thought to have been revealed. WefindthatthoughhealwaysspeaksoftheBabinreverentialterms,hedoes notconsiderhimtohavebeenofanyusetomankind.Hislawsareabrogatedand hismissiondeclaredtohavelostalllifewithinthirteenyearsafterhisdeath. ForfurtherclaimsreferRecantationofClaimsbyMirzaAliMuhammadSharazi Bab
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1 TheFather
In the proclamation of Baha'ullah pg 27 (& also 84, 85, 93), he clearly writes abouthimself "He, verily, is come with His Kingdom, and all the atoms cry aloud: `Lo! The LordiscomeinHisgreatmajesty!'HeWhoistheFatheriscome". ToIsraelHewasneithermorenorlessthantheincarnationofthe"Everlasting Father," the "Lord of Hosts" come down "with ten thousands of saints"; (Shoghi Effendi God Passes By, SECOND PERIOD: THE MINISTRY OF BAHA'U'LLAH(18531892)CHAPTERVITheBirthofTheBaha'iRevelation)
Shi'ah Islam the return of the Imam Husayn (Shoghi Effendi - God Passes By, SECOND PERIOD: THE MINISTRY OF BAHA'U'LLAH (18531892) CHAPTER VI TheBirthofTheBaha'iRevelation:Page94)
NabilsAccount
FromtheDawnBreakers,NabilsNarrative:(P.521)thebodiesoftheBB and his companion arrived [at Teheran]. Baha had in the meantime departed for Karbala, in pursuance of the instruction of the AmirNizam [the premier, Mirza Taqi Khan]. The instructions are not disclosed by Nabil (P. 587) TowardstheendofSpring,intheearlydaysofShaban1267A.H(June1851). Bahaleftcapital[i.e.Teheran]forKarbala. (P.593)themonthofShawal,intheyear1267(JulyAugust1851),witnessed thearrivalofBahaatKarbala.Onhiswaytothatholycity,hetarriedafewdays inBaghdad..ItwasduringthatvisittoKarbalathatBahaencountered,ashe waswalkingthroughthestreets,ShaykhHasaniZanuzi,towhomheconfided the secret he was determined to reveal at a later time in Badasht. He found him eagerly searching after the promised Husayn, to whom the BB had so lovingly referred and whom he had promised he would meet in Karbala. We havealready,inaprecedingchapter[infra],narratedthecircumstancestohis meeting with Baha. From that day, Shaykh Hasan became magnetised to the charmofhisnewlyfoundmaster,and(P.594)wouldfortherestrainthewas urgedtoexercise,haveproclaimedtothepeopleofKarbalathereturnofthe promisedHusaynwhoseappearancetheywereawaiting. (PP. 3132) Nabil quotes Shaykh HasaniZanuzi as saying to him: the BB addressed me one day saying But for my incarceration in the JabaliShadid, the fortress of Chihriq, it would have been incumbent upon me to lend my personal assistance to my beloved Quddus. Participation in the struggle [i.e. ShaykhTabarsiengagement]isnotenjoineduponyou.Youshouldproceedto Karbalaandshouldabideinthatholycityasyouaredestinedtobehold,with your own eyes, the beauteous countenance of the promised Husayn. As you gaze upon that radiant face, do also remember me. Convey to him the expressionofmylovingdevotion.
`ManYazharahullaho'
The Mirza Ali Muhammad Bab also predicted Yahya's appearance in the Bayan ( the Babi holy book ) in chapter 17 stating the phrase `Man Yazharahullaho' (the one whom god will manifest ). But strangely Baha'ullah claimedthetitleforhimself.(SeeYazharahullahoformoredetails)
Christincarnate
HeclaimedthathewastheChristincarnatewhichtheChristian&theIslamic scripturesaresupposedtohaveprophesied.
ImamMahdi
HeclaimedthathewasImamMahdiasstatedbyProphetMuhammed(Pecce beuponhim) NotethattheBabalsomadetheverysameclaims.
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(P. 595) The twentyseventh day of the month of Jamad Awal, 1268 A.H. (March1852)foundBahastillinIraq,engagedinspreadingtheteachings,and makingfirmfoundationsoftheNewRevelation. (P.598)BahareturnedtoTeheraninthemonthofRajab,A.H.1268(April21 May21,1852).
A letter of the living is one thing and HeWhomGodWillMakeManifest, the promised One of the Bayan, the Primal Point of his own dispensation is an altogetherdifferentthings.
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FromShoghiEffendisgodpassesby:(P.4)TheBBwasthePrimalPointfrom whichhavebeengeneratedallcreatedthings. (P. 28) To Shaykh HasaniZanuzi he [i.e. the Primal Point] declared in Maku thatwouldbeholdinKarbalathecountenanceofthepromisedHusayn. In1851:BahagoesaboutinIraq,runsintooneZanuziinKarbalainwhomhe confides thathe isto declare himself at a later time inBaghdad as the Imam Husayn returned again and warns him to keep his mouth shut for the time being. This was long before Baha is stated to have received the first intimationsofhisdivinemission,whileconfinedintheSiyahChalofTeheranin 1852. BahasclaimthattoIsraelhewasneithermorenorlessthantheincarnation of the Elevating Father, the handof Hosts, to Christians Christ returned, to SunniIslamthedescentoftheSpiritofgod(JesusChrist),totheZoroastrians, thepromisedShahBahram,totheHindusthereincarnationofKrishna,tothe BuddhiststhefifthBudha,godpassesby,p.94,arelateradditionstohisbasic claimtobethereturnoftheImamHusayn.
HeclaimedthathewasthereincarnationofBuddhatalkedofintheBuddhist scriptures. HealoneismeantbytheprophecyattributedtoGautamaBuddhaHimself,that "aBuddhanamedMaitreye,theBuddhaofuniversalfellowship"should,inthe fullnessoftime,ariseandreveal"Hisboundlessglory." (ShoghiEffendi - God Passes By, SECOND PERIOD: THE MINISTRY OF BAHA'U'LLAH (18531892) CHAPTERVITheBirthofTheBaha'iRevelation) to the Buddhists the fifth Buddha (Shoghi Effendi God Passes By, SECOND PERIOD: THE MINISTRY OF BAHA'U'LLAH (18531892) CHAPTER VI The Birth ofTheBaha'iRevelation)
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HeclaimedthathewasthenextavatarofKrishna. to the Hindus the reincarnation of Krishna (Shoghi Effendi God Passes By, SECOND PERIOD: THE MINISTRY OF BAHA'U'LLAH (18531892) CHAPTER VI TheBirthofTheBaha'iRevelation) To Him the BhagavadGita of the Hindus had referred as the "Most Great Spirit,"the"TenthAvatar,"the"ImmaculateManifestationofKrishna."(Shoghi Effendi God Passes By, SECOND PERIOD: THE MINISTRY OF BAHA'U'LLAH (18531892)CHAPTERVITheBirthofTheBaha'iRevelation)
TheBayansVerdict
Nabil, who himself pretended to be the Imam Husayn returned again prior to Baha quotes the Zanuzi story in his Narrative. Shoghi Effendi seizes on the ZanuzisstoryandproducesitasaproofofBahasdivinemission. OntheauthorityofthePersianBayan,Whid(Unity)I,BB(Chapter)2;I,6;II, 8,bythePrimalPoint,whomShoghiEffendiregardsasoneofthecofounders ofBahaism,theImamHusayn,inhisreturn,wasoneofthe18disciplescalled LettersoftheLivingwhofirstbelievedinthePrimalPoint,ThePrimalPoint fromwhichhavebeengeneratedallcreatedthings.
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Forjustasthenight,whenitbecomesexcessivelydark,precedesthedawnofa newday,solikewisewhenthedarknessofreligiousapathyandheedlessness overtakes the world, when human souls become negligent of God, when materialistic ideas overshadow spirituality, when nations become submerged intheworldofmatterandforgetGodatsuchatimeasthisshallthedivine Sunshineforthandtheradiantmornappear.(Àbdu'lBaha:ThePromulgation ofUniversalPeace,pp.220221) 'He alone is meant by the prophecy attributed to Gautama Buddha Himself, that"aBuddhanamedMaitreye,theBuddhaofuniversalfellowship"should,in thefullnessoftime,ariseandreveal"Hisboundlessglory."'("GodPassesBy" (Wilmette:Baha'iPublishingTrust,1987),pp.9495) Indeed, there is no Buddhist text known to this writer in any canonical collection (whether Chinese, Tibetan, Pali, or fragmentary Sanskrit) that describes Maitreya's appearance on earth as imminent. Rather, the canonical textsareunanimousinassertingthatMaitreyawillremainintheTusitaHeaven for many millions (if not billions) of years, until the time is right for his appearanceonearth,generallyinanalreadyactualizedgoldenage[p.31]." Jan Nattier "The Meanings of the Maitreya Myth: A Typological Analysis" in MAITREYA, THE FUTURE BUDDHA, ed. by Alan Sponberg and Helen Hardacre. (PublishedbyCambridgeUniversityPress,1988)
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MullaHussainBushrui ThefirstpersontoaccepttheBab(Gate)calledhimself'BabulBab'(Gateof theGate). Note:'Raj'at'meanstoreturn HajiMohammedAli HeclaimedtobetheRaj'atofHolyProphet(PBUH). QurratulAyn,TaheraQazvini SheclaimedtobetheRaj'atofJanabeFatematuzZahra(PBUH). (NuqtatulQaafbyMirzaJani,Page14) Bushrui HeclaimedtobetheRaj'atofHussain(PBUH),thegrandsonoftheHolyProphet (PBUH). (NuqtatulQaafbyMirzaJani,Page253) SamehasbeenclaimedbyMirzaHusseinAliNuriBahaullah Shi'ah Islam the return of the Imam Husayn (Shoghi Effendi - God Passes By, SECONDPERIOD:THEMINISTRYOFBAHA'U'LLAH(18531892)CHAPTERVIThe BirthofTheBaha'iRevelation) Baseer SevenyearsaftertheclaimofBab,HeclaimedtobetheRaj'atofHasan(PBUH), thegrandsonoftheHolyProphet(PBUH).
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MirzaAliMuhammad"Bab"(Gate/Door)asthe "Bab"oftheHiddenImam(theTwelfth Imam)

ThiswasthefirstclaimoftheMirzaAliMuhammadBabandtheonemadeto establishthatheenjoyedaspecialrelationshipwithImamMahdi(as).Thisclaim isreflectedintheearlierwritingsoftheBabwhereinheoutlineshisbeliefsin theImamateofthe12Imams. Attheoutset,itisimportanttoletmyreadersknowthattheconceptoftheneed for an intermediary to the twelfth Imam in the greater occultation (ghaybate' kubra)waspropagatedbytheleadersoftheShaykhisect.TheBabmadethis claimtodrawtheShaykhistowardhimselfandtoestablishhimselfastheheadof the Shaykhi sect after the demise of Sayyed Kazim Rashty. His earlier followers toobelievedinhimsimplyasthegateofthehiddenImamandnotastheImam himself.ThisisprovedbythefollowingstatementinDawnBreakers, The next person whom Quddus met in Shiraz was Ismu'llahu'lAsdaq, Mulla SadiqiKhurasani,towhomheentrustedthecopyoftheKhasa'iliSab'ih,and stressed the necessity of putting into effect immediately all its provisions. Among its precepts was the emphatic injunction of the Bab to every loyal believer to add the following words to the traditional formula of the adhan I bear witness that He whose name is AliQabliMuhammad (The Bab) is the servantoftheBaqiyyatu'llah.(Ref:DawnBreakers,page144) The premise for this claim of the Bab is that he believed in the twelve Shiite Imams starting from Ali ibne Abi Talib (as) and ending with Mohammed ibnil Hasan(thetwelfthImam). IfweaccepthisclaimofbeingtheBabofthehiddentwelfthImam,thenfirstly wemustacceptautomaticallythatBabacceptedthe11Imamswhopreceded him.ShiitetraditionsfromtheImams(as)indicatethatImamMahdiwouldhave twoperiodsofoccultation(ghaybat)thefirstofwhichwouldbelongerthanthe second. During the lesser occultation (ghaybatesughra ended 329 AH), the Imamhadfourdeputies
UsmanbinSaeedAmri MohammedbinUsman HussainbinRauhNawbakhti AlibinMohammedSamari
TheBabacknowledgesthispointinhisbookTafseere'SurahKauthar. ThereisnodoubtabouttheexistenceoftheHiddenImam.Thereasonisthatif hedidnotexistnooneelsewouldhaveexisted.Assuch,thismatterisasclearas the sun in the sky. The problem is that the necessary corollary of doubt in his existenceisdoubtinGod'spower.AnyonewhodoubtstheexistenceofGodisa disbeliever....AsfortheMuslimsandthebelieversamongthefollowersofthe TwelveImams,theImamiyya,theperiodofhisbirthisproven(maymyspiritand the spirit of all those in the realm of the spiritual beings malakut be a sacrifice for his Excellency!). Moreover, his short occultation and the miracles thattookplaceinthosedays,aswellasthesignsthatweregiventohisdeputies, are also proven beyond any doubt. . . . He (the twelfth Imam) is a righteous offspring. His patronymic is Abu alQasim (the same nick name as the Holy ProphetMuhammad).HeistheoneinvestedwithGod'scommand(alqa'imbi amrallah),theproofofGod'sexistenceforGod'screatures,theremainingone (baqiyyatallah)amongtheservantsofGod,theMahdiwhowillguidepeopleto themysteriousmatters. TheMasteroftheAge(wali'asr)willhavetwo(formsof)occultation.Duringthe lesser occultation, he had trustworthy and intimate deputies and agents. The periodofthelesseroccultationlastedforseventyfouryearsandsomedays.The deputiesoftherespectedmaster(mayourspiritsbeasacrificeforhim!)include: 'Uthmanb.Sa'id'Amriandhisson,Muhammadb.'Uthman,Husaynb.Ruh,and 'Alib.MuhammadSamarri. Intheabovebook,Babhasacknowledgedthefollowing: 1. There was a hidden Imam in the year 1,260 AH. Bab had no doubt whatsoever in his mind. This is reflected in his statement that the matteraboutthehiddenImamisasclearasthesuninthesky.
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Harboring a doubt about the hidden Imam, in Bab's view, is akin to havingadoubtinGod'spowerwhichisequivalent,onceagaininBab's viewtodisbelief. Bab had no doubts about the birth of the hidden Imam. He even acknowledged the name Mohammed, the patronymic Abul Qasim andaddressedtheImamwithhistitlesMahdi,AlQaembiamrallah, baqiyyatallahandwali'asr. The Bab testifies to the Imam sending letters to his deputies in his lesseroccultation. The Bab recounts the deputies of the twelfth Imam in the correct orderoftheirappointment.
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TheBab,asHefacedthecongregation,declared:"ThecondemnationofGodbe uponhimwhoregardsmeeitherasarepresentativeoftheImamorthegate thereof.ThecondemnationofGodbealsouponwhosoeverimputestomethe charge of having denied the unity of God, of having repudiated the prophethoodof Muhammad, theSeal ofthe Prophets,of having rejected the truth of any of the messengers of old, or of having refused to recognise the guardianshipofAli,theCommanderoftheFaithful,orofanyoftheimamswho havesucceededhim."Hethenascendedtothetopofthestaircase,embraced the ImamJum'ih, and, descending to the floor of the Masjid, joined the congregation for the observance of the Friday prayer (Ref: Dawn Breakers, page154) Readersmustnotethatthereisnotraditionwhichindicatesthattherewouldbe morethanfourdeputies.Infacttheconcludingcommunicationfromthetwelfth ImamtothefourthdeputyAlibinMohammedSamariclearlyindicatesthatthere wouldbenodeputiestofollowhim. Despitetheclaim,thereisnothingwhichestablishesthatBabeverenjoyeda specialrelationwiththehiddenImam.Allthefourdeputies,fromtimetotime, produced documents signed and sealed by the hidden Imam to conclusively establish their relationship with the hidden Imam. People wrote letters to the Imam,sometimeswiththeirfingersforthesakeofsecrecy,andreceivedreplies to their questions from the Imam though the deputies. Bab produced no documentswhatsoever. To conclude, the claim of the Bab to be the gate / door to the hidden Imam wasmerelypoliticalinnature.TheShaykhiswerewithoutanyleader.Morethan fourmonthshadpassedsincethedeathofSayyedKazimRashtyandtheposition oftheleaderoftheShaykhiswasavailabletotheonewhowouldstakeclaimto it.TheBabandotherprominentShaykhisdidso.TheBabsimplymanagedto garnermoresupportthantheothersandindoingsoopenedthegateforhimself tobethedoortotheHiddenImam.
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It is when we read Bab's Tafseere' Surah Kauthar, we recognize that it is this twelfth Imam Mohammed ibnil Hasan and not Bahaullah who Bab has referredtointhefollowingstatements,"ORemnantofGod(Baqiatullah),Iam whollysacrificedtothee;Iamcontentwiththecursesinthyway.,andhave yearned for naught but martyrdom in the path of Thy love" (Ref: Qayyamul Asma,TheBab.QuotedfromTraveller'sNarrative,Page3) "IbearwitnessthatHewhosenameisAliQabliMuhammad(TheBab)isthe servantoftheBaqiyyatu'llah."(Ref:DawnBreakers,page144) Having read the above, is there any further proof required for an objective readerthattheBabwasneitherthetwelfthImamnorthegatetotheImam. Those who require further proof on the subject can refer to the book Dawn BreakerstranslatedbyShoghiEffendi, "ShaykhAbuTurabquestionedtheBabregardingthenatureandcharacterof HisRevelation.TheBabdeniedtheclaimofbeingeithertherepresentativeof thepromisedQa'im orthe intermediary between Him and the faithful." (Ref: DawnBreakers,page151)
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TheBahaisclaimthatBabwasthereturnoftheTwelfthImam.Byhisadvent, Islamwascompleted;theDayofJudgementdawnedthuspavingthewayfora newprophetordispensation. ThisclaimisprobablythemostimportantonefromtheBahaipointofviewforif itisprovedthatBabwasnotthetwelfthImam,althoughIslamwascomplete approximately 1400 years ago wih the Declaration by AlMighty Allah in the Quran(referAlQuranSurahAlMaeda5:Ayah3)(butImamMehdiisyetto appear; the Day of Judgement is yet to dawn). I fail to understand that in the event of such a conclusion, where does it leave Bab and subsequently the Bahais? The importance of this belief can also be gauged by the fact that during our conversations with Bahais, they do not offer consistent responses to the question about the position of the Bab as the twelfth Imam. Consider the responseswhichwehavereceivedfromtheBahaisonthissubject 1. 2. 3. Bahaisattheoutset,denythatImamHasanAskari(as)hadanyson Next,theyraiseobjectionsabouthismothertodisprovehisbirth Whentheabovepointsaredisproved,i.e.,thetwelfthImamwasborn, the Bahais will claim that Bab is the return of the twelfth Imam. On pressing them further, they say that Bab is the "return of the attributes"ofthetwelfthImam. BahaisalsosaythatBabisthe"spiritualreturn"ofthetwelfthImam. Finally,theysaythatBabfulfilledthepropheciesofthetwelfthImam.
Beforedelvingintothetopic,Ileavemyreaderswiththefollowingtraditionfrom the 6th ShiiteImam Jafare' Sadiq (as) which the Babtestifies to in his book Tafseere'SurahKauthar. TheBabwrites,"ImamSadiqhasrelatedinalengthytradition,saying:"The occultation of ourQa'im will bedenied by the umma.Some will say, without anyknowledge:TheImamwasneverborn;otherswillsay:hewasborn,buthe died.Stillotherswillbecomedisbelieversandwillsay:TheeleventhImamhad no offspring at all. Some will spread factionalism in the community by what theysay,andwillgobeyondthetwelveImamsandwillcountthirteenormore Imams. There will be those who will cause God's anger to engulf them by saying:ThespiritoftheQa'imisspeakingthroughanotherperson. BabassertsthatheisnotthetwelfthImam At multiple times in his lifetime, Bab asserted that he was not the promised Imam.ConsiderthefollowingquotationsfromtheBab: God,verily,hathdecreedthatthisBookbedivulgedininterpretation(tafsir)of the"BestofNarratives"onthepartofMuhammad,thesonofHasan,theson ofAli,sonofMuhammad,thesonofAli,thesonofMusa,thesonofJa`far,the son of Muhammad, the son of Ali, the son of Husayn, the son of Ali ibn Abi TalibuntoHisservant(TheBab)totheendthatitmightbeaneloquentProof of God from the Remembrance (aldhikr)unto all the worlds. (Ref: Qayyamul Asma,SurahMulk,verse10) In the book Dalaaelus Sabah, page 47, he asserts that the Qaem is MHMD (theArabicalphabetsforMohammed,thenameofthehiddenImam).Heinfact quotesthetraditionenscribedintheTabletofFatemahinthistreatise. In the book Sahifae' Adaliyah, not once, but twice on pages 18 and 27, the Bab refers to the twelfth Imam as Hujjat Al Qaem Mohammed Ibnil Hasan SahebazZaman. InTafseere'SurahKauthar,theBabsays,"He(thetwelfthImam)isarighteous offspring. His patronymic is Abu alQasim (the same nick name as the Holy ProphetMuhammad).HeistheoneinvestedwithGod'scommand(alqa'imbi
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ThevariedresponsesindicatesthattheBahaisareaconfusedlot.Yet,toprove theaccensionofBahaullah,theyneedtoprovethattheBabwasthetwelfth Imam.ItwillbemyattempttoestablishthroughhisarticlethattheBabwas not the twelfth Imam which he pompously announced at his examination at Tabriz.
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amrallah),theproofofGod'sexistenceforGod'screatures,theremainingone (baqiyyatallah)amongtheservantsofGod,theMahdiwhowillguidepeople tothemysteriousmatters." TheabovequotationsmakeitamplyclearthattheBabdidnotconsiderhimself tobethe12thImamortheQaemortheMahdi.InfacttheBabissoclearon thisaspectthathechosetorepeatitatatleastfourdifferentpointsoftimeinhis life.WhyaretheBahaisinsistingthattheBabwasthetwelfthImam? Takingtheentirediscussionastepforward,theassertionsoftheBabmakeit amply clear that the Bab considered himself to be a slave, a servant of the twelfth Imam. Moreover consider the following narration from the Bab in Tafseere'SurahKauthar, "OnedayIwasbusyprayingintheholymosqueofMecca,onthesideofthe Yamanipillar(oftheKaaba).Inoticedawellbuiltandgoodlookingyoungman whowasdeeplyinvolvedinperformingthecircumambulation(tawaf).Hehad a white turban onhis head and a woolen cloak on his shoulder. Hewas with the merchants' group from Fars. There was no more than a few steps of distancebetweenus.Allofasuddenathoughtcametomymindthathecould be the Master of the Command (sahib alamr). But I was embarrassed to go closertohim.WhenIfinishedmyprayersIdidnotfindhim.Nevertheless,Iam notsosurethathewastheMasteroftheCommand. NowwhereisthequestionofhimconsideringBabasthetwelfthImamwhen the Bab himself says that he considered another person in Mecca as the twelfthImam. Having said that, it is clear that the Bab did make a claim to be the twelfth ImamandthisclaimwasmadeinTabrizinthepresenceofthethenShahofIran andtheMuslimclergypresentinthecourt.Whiletheentireincidenthasbeen dealtseparately,itissufficienttosaythattheBabwaspronouncedinsaneat thatexamination. IwishtoasktheBahaiswhydotheyignorethethousandsoftraditionswhich have been reported Why are all these traditions ignored in favour of some obscurestatementsbypoetsorhistorianswhosecredibilityisunderquestion?
NoothersectofIslamorforthatmatter,nootherreligionhassucharichculture oftraditionsreporteddirectlyfromthefounderoftheFaiththeHolyProphetof Islam(saw).Inaddition,therearetraditionsfromtheShitiImamsaswellwhich runintotensofthousands. ThetraditionsabouttheTwelfthImam(as)arenotinisolation.Whyisitthatthe Bahais insist on the Bab being the Twelfth Imam, when he did not meet a single prophecy reported in traditions? Where is the long life, the fact that the TwelfthImam(as)isanArab,onecangoonabouteachprophecyandIinvites as well as challenge the Bahais open the books of traditions and check the Bab he will fail on all accounts. Truly, It pains my heart to see the Bahais ignoreallthesetraditionswithoutanyground. Toconclude,herearesomepointsformyreaderstoconsider: 1. 2. 3. BabacceptedthattherewasasonborntoImamHasanAskari(as) ThenameofthatsonwasMohammedIbnilHasan(as) Bab calls Mohammed Ibnil Hasan (as) with the titles of the twelfth Imam, namely, Sahib al Amr, Baqiyatullah, Mahdi, Al Hujjat, Al Qaem, SahebazZaman. Whydon'ttheBahaisclarifythatwhoisMohammedIbnilHasan?Why arethereonlyvagueresponsestothisquestion? If Bab was a forerunner of the Bahai Faith and if he acknowledges Mohammed Ibnil Hasan as his spiritual leader, should'nt the Bahais followsuit? Bab,invokesthecurseofAllahwhoattributethepositionofMahdito himeitherinspiritorinpersoninTafseere'SurahKauthar.
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Lastly,whoshouldwebelieveTheBahaiswhosaythatBabwasthetwelfth ImamorBabwhounequivocally,clearlyandwithoutanyambiguityassertsthat hewasnotthetwelfthImam?
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PositionofMirzaAliMuhammadBab accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby
Bab was the "Point around whom the realities of the Prophets and the Messengersrevolve".(page3). Thisimpliesthathewastheircentre.Despiteofthefactthathisdispensationlast notmorethan15years. "Bab styled Himself as the Primal Point from which generated all created things.(Page7)(i.e.Heisthesourceofallcreatedthings.) "Bab claimed to be no less than the mouthpiece of God Himself promised by theprophetsofthebygoneages"(page9) "ThefirstHurufalHayy(LettersoftheLiving)generatedfromthePrimalPoint (Bab) are the company of angels arrayed before God on the Day of His coming...These luminaries that have, from everlasting, bowed down and will everlastingcontinuetobowdownbeforetheCelestialThrone(Arsh)....These elderssittingbeforeGodontheirseats"(page10). "ThecityofShirazwhereBabwasbornis'TheHouseofGod'"(page11) "God had from time memorial entered into a covenant with Prophets of all agesregardingtherevelationoftheBab."(Page22). "The Point of the Bayan Himself (Bab) believed in Him Whom God shall manifestbeforeallthingswerecreated"(pages23and62). Thus there were initially only three personalities, God, He whom God shall manifest,andBab.Andthenbegantheentireprocessofcreation. "BabhadcovenantedwithalllivingthingsregardingBaha"(page62)
i.e he existed before all created things. What right does Bab have over the creationthathetakesacovenantfromthem.AswefindinQuranonlyGodcan takeacovenantfromthecreation.IsBabclaimingtoplayGod? "BahasaysthatBabwasthepointfromWhomGodhascausedtoproceedthe knowledgeofallthatwas,andshallbe"(page40) That is whatever knowledge that was, is and will be has come from Mirza Ali Hissine Bab. But Bab himself was so ignorant that he could not write a singlesimpleArabicsentencecorrectly.(Refer:WhatATraveller'sNarrativehas tosay!)HowdoesBahaorBahaisexplainthat? "BahaclaimsthatBab'srankexcelsthatofallProphets."(page40) That is Bab was superior to Baha only if we assume that Baha was a Prophet.Butdid'ntBahaclaimtobeGod? "Babclaimedthathewasthegreatannouncement(NabailAzeem,Chapter78) the Flame of the supernatural light (noor) that glowed over Sinai (incident f HazrateMusaandAllah),andconcerningwhomaseparatecovenanthasbeen established with each and every prophet and his advent at once fulfilled the promiseofallagesandusheredintheconsummationofallrevelation"(page 40). ButlaterinhistorywefindBahaclaimingthesamepositionforhimself. "He the Qim (He Who ariseth) promised to the Shahs, the Mihd (One Who is guided) awaited by the Sunns, the Return of John the Baptist expected by the Christians, the UshdarMh referred to in the Zoroastrian scriptures, the Return of Elijah anticipated by the Jews, Whose Revelation was to show forth the signs and tokens of all the Prophets, Who was to manifest the perfection of Moses, the radiance of Jesus and the patience of Job had appeared, proclaimed His Cause, been mercilessly persecuted and diedgloriously.TheSecondWoe,spokenofintheApocalypseofSt.Johnthe Divine, had, at long last, appeared, and the first of the two Messengers, Whose appearance had been prophesied in the Qurn, had been sent down.
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The first TrumpetBlast, destined to smite the earth with extermination, announcedinthelatterBook,hadfinallybeensounded.TheInevitable,The Catastrophe,TheResurrection,TheEarthquakeoftheLastHour,foretold by that same Book, had all come to pass. The clear tokens had been sent down,andtheSpirithadbreathed,andthesoulshadwakedup,and theheavenhadbeencleft,andtheangelshadrangedinorder,andthe stars had been blotted out, and the earth had cast forth her burden, andParadisehadbeenbroughtnear,andhellhadbeenmadetoblaze, andtheBookhadbeenset,andtheBridgehadbeenlaidout,andthe Balance had been set up, and the mountains scattered in dust. The cleansing of the Sanctuary, prophesied by Daniel and confirmed by Jesus Christ in His reference to the abomination of desolation, had been accomplished. The day whose lengthshall be a thousand years, foretold by theApostleofGodinHisBook,hadterminated.Thefortyandtwomonths, during which the Holy City, as predicted by St. John the Divine, would be troddenunderfoot,hadelapsed.Thetimeoftheendhadbeenusheredin, andthefirstofthetwoWitnessesintoWhom,afterthreedaysandahalf theSpiritofLifefromGodwouldenter,hadarisenandhadascendedupto heaven in a cloud. The remaining twenty and five letters to be made manifest,accordingtoIslamictradition,outofthetwentyandsevenletters of which Knowledge has been declared to consist, had been revealed." (page 40) "Whilewritingacommentaryontheverse'Allfoodwasallowedtothechildren ofIsrael',BahawroteatabletidentifyingthechildrenofIsraelasBabandhis followers(page116117). AnewaspecttoBab'spersonality.Alsopleasenotethatnofoodwasunlawful fortheBabis. Untilnow,wehaveseenBabasGodhimselforasaprophetofGod.Notasa simpleprophet,butasthemightiestofthemall. Anyhow, now Mirza Shoghi Effendi brings some new dimensions to Bab's personality. 1. ThePromisedQaem,theSahebuzzaman
"BabclaimedtobethePromisedQaem,theSahebuzzaman"(page7). "BabassumedtherankthatexcelledeventhatofSahebuzzaman"(page11). This is a clear contradiction. The ball is now left in the Bahai court to explain whichisright. 2. GateoftheHiddenImamaswellasQaemandMehdi
"HeclaimedtobetheGateoftheHiddenImam."(page11) "BabclaimedtobetheMahdi,awaitedbytheSunnis"(page40) "BabclaimedtotheQaem,promisedtotheShiahs."(page40) This is another clear contradiction. The ball is now left in the Bahai court to explainwhichisright. 3. Precursor
"Bab claimed to be the precursor of the one incomparably greater than Himself."(page11) 4. Inheritor
"Babclaimedtobetheinheritoroftheearthandallthatistherein."(page11) 5. ReturnofJohntheBaptist(HazrateYahya)
"BabclaimedtobethereturnofJohntheBaptist(HazrateYahya)expectedby theChristians"(page40) 6. UshidarMah
"BabclaimedtobetheUshidarMah,referredtobytheZoroastrianscriptures." (page40) 7. ReturnofEliah
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"BabclaimedtobetheperfectionofMoses(page40) 9. TheradianceofJesus
"Bab claimed to be the 'Man Child' mentioned in the book of revelation, destinedtoruletheworldwitharodofiron"(page40). It is ironical that Bab did not know even the most basic rules of Arabic grammar! Thusthemilliondollarquestionisthat:WHOWASBAB?Webelievethatno one call tell with precision simply because no one, not even Bab himself knows the answer (Refer : Recantation of Claims by Mirza Ali Muhammad Sharazi Bab). Mind you all these claims are only those which have been recorded in this single book. Allah alone knows how many more positions he mayhaveclaimedforhimself.
TheradianceofJesus(page40) 10. ThepatienceofJob ThepatienceofJob(HazrateAyyub)."(page40) 11. SecondWoe "BabclaimedtobetheSecondWoespokenofintheApocalypseofSt.Johnthe Baptist."(Page40) 12. CleansingofthesanctuaryprophesizedbyDaniel "Bab accomplished the cleansing of the sanctuary prophesized by Daniel and confirmedbyChrist."(page40) 13. Manifestoroftheremainingletters "Babclaimedtobethemanifestoroftheremaining25lettersofknowledgeout ofthetotal27asperthetraditionsinIslam."(Page40) Howeverastudyofhiswritingsshowsthathewasnotawareofeventwoletters that the people of his time knew. (Refer : What A Traveller's Narrative has to say!) 14. AdventtheDayofResurrection "Bab claimed to be the One by whose advent the Day of Resurrection had takenplace."(page40)
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Asthebookonpage138candidlystates, "BahahaswrittenwithreferencetotheCentralThemeofhisrevelationsthat atonetimewespokeinthelanguageofthelawgiver(God),andinanotherin thatofthetruthseekerandthemystic(human)". When the central theme of his revelation is like that, one can very well comprehend what the revelation must be like, full of absurdity and contradictions.Andthisisexactlywhathappened. Anyhow, as in the case of Bab, we have Baha in various dimensions and facets. Broadly we classify it into 2 major aspects. On one hand we have the magnanimousBaha who is Divine, and at the same time nonDivine,and still the occupant of an outstanding station, on the other hand we have the meek, lamenting, helpless, sorrowful, thrashed, stripped and exiled and accursed Baha.IfsucharetheattributesofGod,thenatheiststrulyneedtobesaluted forthenonbeliefinGod.AndfortheGodwithsuchattributesweMuslimssays whatAllahcommandedusinhislastandfinalrevelationHolyQuran,SurahAl Kafiroon(TheDisbelievers)109,Ayah16. Bythewayweshallinshallahnowdealwitheachoftheseaspectsindetail.
Shoghi Effindi has claimed that this prophecy was fulfilled by the advent of Baha.ThusBahaisGod,isn'tthiswhatmeanShoghiEffendi? Baha asserts regarding his revelation and that of Bab thus "That so brief an intervalshouldhaveseparatedthismostmightyandwondrousRevelation(Baha) fromMineownpreviousManifestation(Bab)isasecretthatnomancanunravel andamajoritysuchasnomindcanfathom"(page59) WehaveBabandBaha,bothofwhomareapparentlymanifestationsofthe samepersonality.NowifBahawasBab,thenBabwasBaha.ThetheBabi FaithistheBahaifaithandviceversa.ThentheexecutionofBabwasineffect themartyrdomofBahaandBaha'sdeathwasinfactthatofBab's. The various positions of Baha cannot be gauged by a human mind. They are innumerableandveryconfusing. BahaistheOnewhominnumerablefollowersalreadyrecognizeastheJudge,the Lawgiver, the Redeemer of all mankind, as the Organizer of all planets, as the Unifierofthechildrenofmen,astheInauguratorofthelongawaitedmillenium, as the Originator of a new universal cycle, as the Establisher of the most great peace',astheFountainofthemostgreatjustice,astheProclaimerofthecoming ofageoftheentirehumanrace,astheCreatorofthenewworldorderandas theFounderandasanInspirerofaworldcivilisation(page60). To Israel He (Baha) was neither more nor less than the incarnation of theEverlastingFather(page60). InotherwordshewasGodhimself.Notethewords,'neithermorenorless'used here.Actuallythewordmoreservesnopurpose,asnoneknowsapositionhigher than God (asyet). But thewords 'no less' indicatethatBaha was notless than God. To the Christians, He (Baha) was Christ returned in the glory of the Father(page60). AgainherewefindproofofBaha'sdivinity.
TheDivineAnd/OrMightyPositionsofBaha
Baha himself affirms that the day of revelation was what every prophet had announcedandforwhichthesoulofeveryprophethadthirsted(page7) Babbelievedin'HimwhomGodshallmanifest'beforeallcreationswerecreated anddidhisglorybeforeallwhoareintheheavensandtheearth(page23). Baha claimed to be the one 'whom God shall manifest'. This implies that the firsttwocreationswereBabandBaha. Babsaid"intheyearnineyouwillattainthepresenceofGod"(page23).
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TotheShiahIslam,He(Baha)wasthereturnofImamHusayn(page60).
Ezekiel called Him as the 'Lord who shall be king over all the earth'. (page60) JoelandZephaniahreferredtoHimasthe'DayofJehovah'(page60) DanielandEzekielhadbothacclaimedHisDayas'thedayoftheLord' whileMalachidescribeditas'thegreatanddreadfuldayoftheLord' (page60). "ToHimdidZorasteralludebytheWorldSaviour'ShahBahram'."(page 61) "He alone is meant by the prophecy of Gautam Buddha regarding 'a Buddha named Maitreya, the Buddha of Universal fellowship'." (page 62) "To Him the Bhagvad Gita of the Hindus had referred to as the 'Most Great Spirit, the Tenth Avatar and the Immaculate Manifestation of Krishna."(page61) "ToHimChristreferredtoastheComforter,theSonofManwhoshall comeintheGloryofHisFather."(Page61) SaintPaulalludedHisdayasthetimesofrestitutionofallthingswhich GodhasspokenbythemouthsofallHisProphetssincetheworldbegan (page61) "To Him Muhammad (PBUH) had alluded in his book (Quran) as the Great Announcement and declared this Day Allah (Subhanahu) will come down overshadowed with clouds", the Day wherein "the Lord shallcomeandtheangelsrankinrank.Hisadventhasbeenmentioned inthe'HeartofQuran'(SurahYaseen)asthethirdMessengersentdown tostrengthenthetwowhohadprecededHim.HisDayisglorifiedasthe DayofJudgement(Qiyamat).TheDaywhenmankindshallstandbefore theLordoftheWorldandallshallcometoHiminhumbleguise...the Daywhereinaccountsshallbetaken."(Page61)
ButShiahsbelieveintheactualreturnofImamHusayn,inthesamebodyandthe samephysicalfeaturesasbeforehismartyrdom.Andtheyexpecttoseehimasa grownuppersonandnotasonewhohasbeenborn. TotheSunniIslam,He(Baha)wastheadventoftheSpiritofGodi.e., JesusChrist(page60). AgainwebelievethatJesuswilldescendfromtheskyatMasjideAqsaandnot thathewillbeborninaMirzafamilyinIran. TotheZoroastrians,He(Baha)wasthePromisedBehram(page60) TotheHindus,He(Baha)wasthereincarnationofKrishna(page60) TotheBuddhists,He(Baha_wasthefifthBuddha(page60) Baha was styled the Lord of Lords (Rabbul Rab), the Most Ancient Name (IsmeAzm), the anciant beuty, the preserved treasure, the mostgreatlight,themostgreatocean,thesupremeheaven,thegreat announcement,thespeakeronSinai....(page60). WeallknowthatitwasGodAlmightywhospoketoProphetMusa(Moses)on the Sinai. Thus Baha is God Almighty himself. Also since Baha is self sufficient,heisGodasonlyGodissellfSufficient. To Him (Baha), Isaiah had alluded as the everlasting Father.. the One whowillcomewithastronghand(page60). But Baha himself was thrashed, cursed and exiled. This means that the propheciesarenotforBaha. OfHim,DavidhadsunginhisPsalms,acclaimingHimasthe'Lordofthe Hosts'andthe'KingofGlory.'(page60).
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All the signs mentioned above are regarding Qiyamat and do not allude to Bahaullah's advent. Also on page 54 Bab claims to be the 'Great Announcement'. Shaykh AhmedeAhsai said 'I can appoint no time. His Cause will be knownafterHim'.(Page62) The Bahais interpret statements to suit their own motives, with absolutely no regard to what the person actual meant. They have twisted everything very convenientlytosuittheirobjectives.TheBahaishrewdnessanddeceitisindeed amazing.ShaykhAhmedeAhsaihassaidthatHisCausewillbeknown'aftera while' which in Arabic is called as 'HIN'. Now Bahais calculated the Hin to be number 68. Thus they say that the Causeof Bahaullah was in 1268.But where hasShaykhAhmedeAhsaimentioned1268.'Itcouldverywellhavebeen1368 or1468or6851.MoreovertheCauseofBahaullahwasknownamongthepeople onlyonApril22,1863,i.e.1279A.H.,whenBahaullahdeclaredhismissioninthe GardenofRidvan.HencetheprophecydoesnotrefertoBahaullah. "SyedKazimRashtisaid'VerilyIsay,aftertheQaem,theQaiyyumwill bemanifest.'"(page62) Qayyum being among the titles of God, the Almghty, the Bahais consider BahaullahGodonthebasisofthesayingofthisheretic. Babhadreferredhimas'ThePreservedOneofAllah'."(Page62) This title by no means refers to Bahaullah. It refers to the Mahdi. (Noorul Absaar page 172 by Shiblanji & Al Fusoolul Muhimma chapter 12 by Ibne Sabbagh Maliki) This fact has been also been testified by Bab in 'Sahifae Adaliyya'. "Bab had said that He had made a covenant with all created things regardingHim(Bahaullah)."(Page62) ThiswouldmeanasmentionedbeforethatBabwasGod.
"BabsaysthatHis(Bahaullah)DaysaretheDaysofGodHimself."(Page 63) 'TheRevelationofBahaullahsignaledtheendofthePropheticEraand markedtheEraofFulfillment'(Page64) SoBabisnottheLastProphet.ThenwasitBahaullah?orwasitAbbaseffandi ?BahaismustrefertoBadaeulAasarvol.2,whereAbbasAffandiistermedas 'theProphetoftheEast'. Bahaullahsays,"IamHewhofearsnonethoughallthosewhoareinthe Heavens and Earth rise against me... This is my hand, which God has turnedwhiteforalltosee.ThisisMyStaff,wereWetocastitdown,it would,ofatruth,swallowupallcreatedthings."(Page107) It seems that the only reason Bahaullah did not throw his staff was that it wouldhaveswallowedhimalso.OrisitthatBahaullahwasnevercreatedbut eternal?IsheGod? 'BahaullahsaysthathefearsnonebutGodandthathespeaksatGod's bidding.'(Page111) ButBahaullahisGod.Thenwhydoeshefearhisownself?Alsoitimpliesthatif heisGodthenhespeaksathisownbidding. "When the exiles disembarked at Acca, the people had gathered to beholdthe'GodofthePersians'."(Page118) AgainimplyingthatheisGod. 'Bahaullah in KitabeAqdas bids King William I to hear His Voice, the voiceofGodHimself.'(Page131) Bahaullah says "No by God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne, My Signs have encompassed the earth and my power enveloped all mankind'." (page139)ImplyingthatheisGod.
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Mrs.HearstsaysaboutAbbasAffandi"..forsurelyHeisthesonofGod andthespiritoftheFatherabidesinHim"(Page162)
that place nor any tongue describe the loathsome smell ... God alone knowswhatbefellusinthemostfoulandgloomyplace".'(Page48) 'AbdulBahasays"AheavychainwasplacedaroundHisneckbywhich He was chained to 5 other Babis. His clothes were torn to pieces and alsohisheaddress.Hewaskepttherefor4months".'(Page48) 'AbdulBahasawhisfatherwhenHecameoutsoillthatHecouldhardly walk,Hisheadandbeardunkempt,Hisneckgalledandswollenfromthe pressure of a heavy steel collar, His body bent by the weight of the chains.'(Page48) BahaullahsaysaboutSiyahChal"MyGod!MyMaster!MyDesire!Thou has created this atom of dust (i.e. Bahaullah) My throat was clasped with chains and my body subjected to the abasement of the dungeon....how many nights during which the weights and the fetters allowedMenorest.Bothbreadandbutterhavebeenforbiddenforthis servant....and they summoned this servant out of Persia at this time when the cold is so intense that one cannot even speak, and ice and snowsoabundantthatitisimpossibletomove."(page69) "God Himself, He (Bab) calls upon as a witness to His sighs and lamentations,Hispowerlessness,povertyanddestitution,totheinjuries Hesustained,andtheabasementHesuffered.SogrievioushasbeenMy weeping"Hesaysthat"Ihavebeenpreventedfrommakingmentionof Thee.." So loud has been the voice of My Lamentation that every mother mourning for her child would be amazed and would still her weepingandhergrief...Ihavebornewhatnomanhasborneinthepast andnoonewillbearinthefuture..Oceansofsadnesshavesurgedover Me.... such is My Grief that my soul nearly departed from My Body... ThewrongswhichIsufferhaveblottedoutthewrongssufferedbyMy FirstName(theBab)fromtheTabletofCreation."(Page75) These socalled 'lamentations' are grossly exaggerated, especially when he claims that none in the past have suffered thus and none in the future will suffer more. This is so very typical of Bahaullah. Any number of people before as well as after him have undergone greater trials and tribulations. Bahaullah was so distressed at having spent a few days in the SiyahChaal.
ThuswenowhaveboththefatherandsonasGods.Sothisisalittlelikethe Christian Trinity where you have the Father (Bahaullah), the Son (Abbas Affandi)andtheHolyGhost(Bab). 'BahaullahwasexiledtoBaghdadandHeimmortalizeditastheCityof God.'(Page70) 'MirzaAgaJahan,hisservantwasdesignatedasKhaadimullah(Servant ofGod).'(Page73)
TheUngodlySideofBahaullah
Given above were the lofty positions assumed by Bahaullah. We shall now examine another aspect where this Bahai God is insulted, thrashed, humiliated abused,reviled,exiledmostunbecomingofeventhepaganGods,letalonethe Bahai God. Indeed one who elevates himself to the position of Godhood and Prophethood,deservesnothingless,ifnotmore. We shall also see the lamenting God. The miserable side of the Bahai God, Bahaullahisexposedbelow 'Bahaullah was bastinadoed in the namaz khana of the mujtahid of Tabrizuntilhisfeetbled.'(Page46) 'The mob besieged the Governor's residence, pelted him with stones andhurledinhisfacethefoulestinvectives.'(Page46) 'From Niyavaran he was conducted "on foot and in chains with bared headandbarefeetexposedtothefierceraysofthemidsummersun".' (Page48) 'Bahaullah says about SiyahChal "..our fellow prisoners numbered nearly150souls,thievesassassinsandhighwaymen...nopencandepict
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HefoughtnobattleliketheearlyMuslimsdidatBadr,Ohad,Khyber,Khandaq, etc. Compared to the struggles of the early Muslims against the infidels, Bahaullah'slifecanbedescribedascomfortable.Thiswasaboutthosebefore him. Even those after him have endured greater ordeals. Hapless Jews who survivedHitler'sconcentrationcampshavenarratedtalesofhorrorthatmake Bahaullah'slamentationsseemlaughable. Anyway,therearesomemorenoteworthy'lamentations' 'Hesays"Woetome!Woetome!..AllthatIhaveseenfromthedayon whichIfirstdrankthepuremilkfromthebreastofmymotheruntilthis moment has been erased from My Memory, in consequence to that whichthehandsofthepeoplehavecommitted."(Page75) Note: SotheBahaiGodwassustainedbyhismother'smilkininfancy,muchlikeme,my friends, my colleagues and the rest of the 99% world population. The only difference being that we have not claimed Godhood like Bahaullah for the simple reason that anyone who can not survive without his mother's milk can neverbeGod,onlyanimposter.Quransays"Allahisneedless".Selfsufficiencyis the basic criterion for Godhood and mother's milk is in grave violation of that criterion.Besidesheclaimstohavehadhismemoryerased.SowehaveaBahai Godsufferingfromamnesia.MoreandmoreasonereadsaboutBahaullahthe moreonegetstheimpressionthatthisGodwasnothingbutalaughingstock. 'Hesays"Noah'sfloodisthemeasureofthetearsIhaveshed".'(Page 75) Anotheroneofhisexaggerations.IfhistearsmatchedNoah's(PBUH)delugethen thereshouldhavebeenanotherflood. 'Hesays"Abraham'sfireisbutanebullitionofMySoul,Jacob'sgriefis but a reflection of My Sorrows and Job's afflictions a fraction of My Calamity".'(Page75) 'He says "From the beginning of the foundation of this world until the presentday,suchmaliceandhatredhaveinnowayappearednorwill theybewitnessedinthefuture".'(Page75)
'Hesays"FrommyeyesthererainedtearsofanguishandinmyBleeding Heartsurgedanoceanofagonizingpain.ManyanightIhadnofoodfor sustenanceandmanyadaymybodyfoundnorest".'(Page77) Regardless of how hungry he was, at least he did not succumb to his hunger. Thousands of people across the world die of hunger every minute. They have sufferedmorethanhimandarethereforemoreworthyofbeingworshipped.And sincewhendidGodneednourishmentandrest.QuransaysaboutAllah"Fatigue andsleepovercomehimnot" 'Abdul Baha says, "During the period Bahaullah lived in poverty. His garments were those of the poor and the needy. His food was that of theindigentandthelowly".'(Page79) 'Hesays"TheyexpelledusfromConstantinoplewithanabasementthat noabasementonearthcancompare.Neithermyfamilynorthosewho accompanied Me had any protection against the cold in that freezing weather".'(Page102) Bahaullah seemed to have this penchant for describing all his tribulations as unparalleledinthehistoryofmankind.Theonlythingunparalleledabouthimis thepreposterousnessofhistalks. He says "Thecruelty inflicted by my oppressors have bowed me down and turned My Hair white. Should thou present thyself before My Throne, thou would fail to recognise the Ancient Beauty for the freshnessofHisCountenanceisalteredanditsbrightnesshasfadedby reasonoftheoppressionoftheinfidels"(Page107) 'BahaullahwasbanishedtothepenalcolonyofAcca.'(Page113) Godbanished!!! He says regarding the prison of Acca: "From the foundation of the worlduntilthepresentdayacrueltysuchasthishasneitherbeenseen norheard."(Page118)
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These were some instances that reveal how Bahaullah was humiliated, tormented, anguished and made to suffer intensely. All these only go to show thatBahaullahwasameremortal,likeme,myfriends,mycolleaguesandthe rest of the inhabitants of the world. Then how can such an individual claim Godhood?SuchafflictionscanaffectacreatureofGodnevertheAlmightyGod Himself.
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PositionofMirzaHusseinAliBahaullah
The professed station of Baha'u'llah is a critical aspect of the "independent investigation" anyone would have to do before accepting the legitimacy of Baha'i religion. Who exactly does Baha'i theology and Baha'u'llah himself say thathe is? How do those doctrinal ideas line up with one another and how do theylineupwithScripture,theBible.Forifweare,onanylevel,toexerciseour intellectstodiscerntruth,thendoctrinesonhisstationshouldformacoherent setofideaswhencomparedtooneanother.And,astheBaha'ireligionsaysthat the Bible is, in fact, the "Word of God" (As discussed in Bible changed or unchanged), then Baha'u'llah's station should relate reasonably with what ScripturesaysaboutJesusChrist. In terms of investigating for internal consistency between Baha'i doctrines on Baha'u'llah'sstationanditsdefiningprinciplesfor"manifestations"ingeneral, thereexistseriousproblems.InboldcontradictiontootherfoundationalBaha'i doctrines, it can be definitively observed that Baha'is are to consider Baha'u'llahthesuprememanifestationforalltime,past,presentANDfuture. Baha'iswehavespokenwithhaveoftenbeendisturbedwhenwetellthemthat Baha'i doctrine can be demonstrated to proclaim Baha'u'llah to be the suprememanifestationforalltime.TheywillaccuratelyinsistthatBaha'iwritings canbebroughttobearthatdefinitivelyprovethatBaha'itheologyteachesthat there can be expected untold future manifestations. These, we are told, will bring messages in accordance with the concept of progressive revelation wherebymankindisonlygivenmoreadvanceddosesofrevelationashe/sheis ready for it. Thus, they will say, it is impossible to consider Baha'u'llah the greatest manifestation for all time. They will also argue that Baha'i teachings insist that all manifestations consider their "persons messages, words, acts, manners,etc"tobe"essentiallythesame".Wearetherebyaccusedofhavinga weakandinaccurateunderstandingofjustwhatBaha'itheologyteaches. Yet how one can have an "accurate" understanding of Baha'i theology, given internally contradictory doctrinal concepts? Having read Gleanings from the writings of Baha'u'llah, and Townshend's Christ and Baha'u'llah, certain nagging problems persist. For the contradictions we observe come out of the samewritingsBaha'isquotefrom.Wemean,ifIsuggestedinthefirstplacethat wehadfoundwhatseemedtobeinternaldoctrinalcontradictions,thenthefact
that a Baha'i adherent can find quotes on one side of the contradiction is only settlingiftheothercontradictorysidecanbelegitimatelyexplained.Wesaythis because the spiritual issues are of great importance (concerning what one believes),andmyhonestintentionsmustaddressallofwhatwehaveread,not justthesideofanissuethatisexpedientforthemoment. Thus, from the outset, let the reader clearly understand. We fully realize that when we make an assertion about Baha'i doctrine, some Baha'i believer will alwayssay,"Butthat'snotwhatwebelieve.Webelievesomethingelse."The pointisthatnomatterwhichsideofthecontradictionwemightchoosetoargue, Baha'imentalitysimplyarguestheothersideofthecontradiction.Wehavenot put words in anyone's mouth. We do, however, expect the "prophet" to be responsible for what he says. If he says things that are fundamentally contradictorythisisverybadandrevealingofafalseprophet. Baha'iswillcitethefollowingquoteasevidence,forexample,thatBaha'u'llah doesnotconsiderhimselftobethegreatestandfinalmanifestationofGod. "Can one of sane mind seriously imagine that... the portal of God's infinite guidancecaneverbeclosedinthefaceofmen?Canheeverconceiveforthese Divine Luminaries, these resplendent Lights either a beginning or an end?" (GleaningsXXVII,p.68) This, taken with the general Baha'i concept of progressive revelation, would necessarily make it also follow that Baha'u'llah is not only not the last manifestation,butthatheisneithertobeconsideredthegreatestmanifestation with the greatest of revelations for mankind. An inevitable line of logical reasoning according to any meaningful concept of progressive revelation thus follows; A) There will be future manifestations after Baha'u'llah, according to Baha'u'llah. B) Progressive revelation dictates that mankind is only "progressively" given doses of ever greater revelation according to his level of "advancement". C) There will be manifestations in the future whose revelations will supersedethatofBaha'u'llah.
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Butinternaldoctrinalcontradictionstillremainsaglaringproblem.Yousee,the point is not that Baha'u'llah considers himself the last manifestation in all eternity(accordingtohisbeliefofanendlesscreation).Thecontradictioncomes fromwhathesaysaboutspiritualprinciplesamongstmanifestationswithinour worldofreligioushistory.Baha'ismaynotbelieveBaha'u'llahisthelastgreat manifestation of God to historical humanity, but its pretty clear that Baha'u'llahthinksheis,asfarastheuniverseofhumanaffairsweknowofis concerned,andstretchingintothefuture.Andthemainproblemwiththat,asfar as internal contradiction within Baha'i theology goes, is the way all former manifestations are relegated to a subservient position after so much has been saidaboutALLmanifestation'sequalitysoastocommonizeeverything. "InthismostmightyRevelationalltheDispensationsofthepasthaveattained theirhighestandfinalconsummation.WhosolaithclaimtoaRevelationafter Him,suchamanisassuredlyalyingimpostor."(InGleaningsfromTheWritings ofBaha'u'llah,Effendiquoteshimsaying;page244) hefurthersays; "Detachyourselffromallelsebutme,andturnyourfacetowardsmyface,for betteristhisforyouthanthethingsyepossess.TheTongueofGodtestifiethto thetruthofmywords,throughMineownWordthatspeakeththetruth,and embracethandcomprehendethallthings."(pg257) Andonpage259Baha'u'llahtellsusofhimself; "The measure of the favors of God hath been filled up, His Word hath been perfected..." We find that as one amongst the many Manifestations, Baha'u'llah alone claimsthesupremeauthoritytoknowandunderstand"allthings."Inhimalone wearetoldGod'sWordis"perfected".Allformerreligionsandtheirfounders, wherein God's truths were only dimly revealed, now yield and bow before the new and final revelation. But the whole basis of the Baha'i commonality and unityofreligionsrestsonthepremisethatthe"Manifestations"thatrepresent alltheseeminglydifferentreligionsofmankindareall"asonesoulandthesame person."AccordingtohisownwordsBaha'u'llahtellsusthatintermsoftheir
Godly station "no distinction is to be made between them." Herein lies an irreconcilable internal contradiction in basic Baha'i dogma. Baha'u'llah DOES consider himself God's "final" and "perfected" word and it is a contradiction with the principle through which he gathered the world's religious leaders and foundersinthefirstplace.Ifwearetobelievethatweareonlygivendosesof revelation appropriate to man's level of "advancement" (this supposedly explainingmanyoftheapparentdifferencesamongstworldreligions),thenwhat arewetomakeoftheseincredibleclaimsofBaha'u'llah!Isthereanyonewho cannotseeplentyofroomforSpiritual"advancement"amongstmankindwithin thecruelworldweseearounduseventodaylongafterhisdeath?Areweready for God's "highest and final consummation". I think not, and ANY legitimate conceptofprogressiverevelationcouldn'teither.And,inthefaceofBaha'ibelief that Baha'u'llah is not the final manifestation, how can Baha'u'llah tell us that, "Whoso laith claim toa Revelation after Him, such a man is assuredly a lyingimpostor.",orthathisrevelationisa"final"consummationoftruth? Baha'u'llah's ideas on how many manifestations there might be in all of the endlessBaha'ieternityofcreation,isacompletelydifferentconsiderationfrom what he says about himself within our present world of human theological history.ItiswithinourownhumantheologicalhistoryitselfthatBaha'u'llah's self defining claims stand in contradiction to the principles with which he professesforallothermanfestationswithinthatsamehistoricalcontext. Forexample,considerthefollowingquote; "His (God's) creation hath ever existed, and the Manifestations of His Divine gloryandtheDaySpringsofeternalholinesshavebeensentdownfromtime immemorial, and have been commissioned to summon mankind to the one true God. That the names of some of them are forgotten and the records of their lives lost is to be attributed to the disturbances and changes that have overtakentheworld."(GleaningsFromTheWritingsofBaha'u'llahLXXXVII,p. 174) Nowlet'scomparethatonetothisone; "InthismostmightyRevelationalltheDispensationsofthepasthaveattained theirhighestandfinalconsummation.WhosolaithclaimtoaRevelationafter Him,suchamanisassuredlyalyingimpostor."(Gleaningspg244)
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Evidently all those endless manifestations after Baha'u'llah will be "lying impostors","assuredly".Ifindthecontradictiontroubling. And what of the consistently stressed concept of commonality amongst the manifestations? If Baha'i s only quote one side of the issue (that which is expedientforthemoment)theywillalwaysfeeltheyhavemadeapoint.Foras we will see with the following quotes, either side of the doctrinal coin can be supportedfromwithinauthoritativeBaha'iwritings. Gleaningspg50;EvenasHe(God)hathrevealed:'Nodistinctiondowemake betweenanyofHisMessengers. pg 5960 "Whoso maketh the slightest possible difference between their persons, their words, their messages, their acts and manners, hath indeed disbelieved in God, hath repudiated His signs and betrayed the Cause of His Messengers." pg 78 "God.the Creator, saith: There isno distinctionwhatsoever among the bearersofMyMessage.Theyallhavebutonepurpose;theirsecretisthesame secret.Topreferoneinhonortoanother,toexaltcertainonesabovetherest, isinnowisetobepermitted.EverytrueprophethathregardedHisMessageas fundamentallythesameastheRevelationofeveryotherProphetgonebefore him." Baha'u'llah,ontheotherhandsaysthingsabouthimselflike; "There hath appeared what hath never previously appeared. He Who, from everlasting, had concealed His face from the sight of creation is now come." (Gleaningspg31) But"theirsecret"issupposedtobethe"same"???AndifthroughBaha'u'llah alone there hath appeared what hath never previously appeared, and all to followarelyingimpostors,thenwhat'sthepointinquotinghimsayingthatthere wouldbemoremanifestations??Thereexistshereaprettyobviousandapretty bad double standard. Indeed it is impossible to make rational senseout of this webofconflictingideas!
Nowonelineofargumentistoaccusemeofisogesis(isolatingandabsolutizing one passage to the exclusion of it's broad contextual setting). For example, Baha'u'llahstatesthereferencedpassagefromGleaningsabitdifferently: WhosolayethclaimtoaRevelationdirectfromGod,eretheexpirationofafull thousandyears,suchamanisassuredlyalyingimpostor.WeprayGodthatHe may graciously assist him to retract and repudiate such claim. Should he repent,Godwill,nodoubt,forgivehim.If,however,hepersistethinhiserror, God will, assuredly, send down one who will deal mercilessly with him. Terrible, indeed, is God in punishing! Whosoever interpreteth this verse otherwisethanitsobviousmeaningisdeprivedoftheSpiritofGodandofHis mercy which encompasseth all created things. Fear God, and follow not your idlefancies.Nay,rather,followthebiddingofyourLord,theAlmighty,theAll Wise.Erelongshallclamorousvoicesberaisedinmostlands.Shunthem,OMy people,andfollownottheiniquitousandevilhearted.ThisisthatofwhichWe gaveyouforewarningwhenWeweredwellingin'Irq,thenlaterwhileinthe LandofMystery,andnowfromthisResplendentSpot.(KitabIAqdaspara37 pg32) This is a point worthy of consideration so we will look at the other passages whereBaha'u'llahspeaksofhimselfinthisregardtoseewhetheritismewho is taking quotes out of context of the overall writings, or if, in fact, it is Baha'i rationalizingtofindonepassagethatrendersadoctrinalloopholewithwhichto negatetheobjectivityofthemoreuniversalclaim.Ifwesetbothpassageswithin thebroadercontextofotherclaimsandstatementsbyBaha'u'llah(andother authoritativeBaha'ileaders)wecandiscoverwherethegreaterweightofBaha'i doctrineleanswithrespecttointentionsconcerningBaha'u'llah'sstation.We say,"wherethegreaterweightofBaha'idoctrineleans",specificallybecauseit needstoberecognizedonceagainthatamutuallycontradictorysetofdoctrinal assertionscanindeedbesetforthfromBaha'iwritingsthatnegatethepossibility that Baha'u'llah could claim ultimate supremacy. Thus, since mutually contradictory internal doctrines exist, one must find which side of the contradiction seems to receive the most weight and which seems the most objectivelyattributable.
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Indeed, in this one passage, Baha'u'llah gives himself only 1000 years of supreme authority (much more, one might observe, than any other manifestation ever got!) Of course, considering the Baha'i license for symbolizing,thisisonlyifyoutakethepassage"literally".Butlet'slookatsome other quotes and see if Baha'u'llah can really be seen to give any space for moretocome,ever,justbecauseofthisonequote's1000yearlimit. "The measure of the favors of God hath been filled up, His Word hath been perfected..."(Gleaningspg259) "The promises of God, as recorded in the holy Scriptures, have all been fulfilled."(Gleaningspg12) Takenincontextoftheothertwoquotes,evencountingthe1000yearexpletive, weseethatifthe"measureofthefavorsofGod"havebeen"filledup"andHis Wordhasbeen"perfected"thereisn'tanyplaceleftforanyoneelsetogowho might come along after him! By definition he claims here that he is God's final word.Forifthefavorsare"filledup"andtheWord"perfected"thereisnoroom leftforimprovement.Seenincontext,thefigurativeuseof1000yearstoshow thatnoonewouldcomeafterhimisobviouslytheonenottobetakenliterally. AndthisisironicwhenweconsiderhowmuchsymboliclicenseBaha'itheology otherwise allows itself. This is all especially telling since the differences one wouldexpectinfuturemanifestationswould,accordingtoBaha'idoctrine,only beduetoaprogressivedevelopmentofman'sspiritualcapacity,justlikeformer manifestations. The problem here is that Baha'u'llah isn't leaving any more room for progressive development, and thus no more room for future manifestations. This puts the other two quotes in a more proper context and leavesusstillwithaglaringdoublestandardthatbegsanexplanation. This brings to mind another highly ironic quote used to insure the LITERAL use withrespecttothe1000years; ".. Whosoever interpreteth this verse otherwise than its obvious meaning is deprivedoftheSpiritofGodandofHismercywhichencompassethallcreated things."(KitabIAqdaspara37 - pg32)
Inthefirstplace,accordingtowhatwehavejustpreviouslyshown,thisleaves Baha'u'llah contradicting himself. For 1,000 years, or 10,000, still leaves no roomforimprovementof"perfection". Secondly, this quote is of EXACTLY the same attitude as that of all the New Testament authors who tell Baha'u'llah that his symbolic reinterpretations of their Gospel, do, in fact, leave his theology "deprived of the Spirit of God", thoughIpraynotHismercy. If Baha'u'llah says he brings us God's "perfected" word, and manifestations haveonly"seemed"todifferbecausetheybringprogressivedosesofrevelation aswearereadyforit,thenhowcanwebefoolishenoughtopossiblythink,in thisday,thatwearereadyforGod'sperfectedrevelation?Thepointseemsvery relevanttomesincewearen'tnearlyspirituallyadvancedforsucha"perfection" whichthencontradictstheBaha'iprincipleofprogressiverevelationinwhichwe areonlysupposedtobegivendosesoftruththatweare"advanced"enoughto beabletohandle. IntheScriptures,Christdoesmakeexclusiveclaims.Hetellsus,asBaha'u'llah does,thatanytofollow(savehimself)are"assuredlylyingimpostors",period. WhathedoesNOTdo,whichmakesmypointveryrelevant,ispatronizinglyoffer His station or any share in the exclusiveness of His Mission, to any other "manifestations".Hesimplyclaimstheauthority.HetellsusthatHewillreturn again,inHisownPERSON.(Scriptureiscrystalclearinitsintentiontoproclaim thatthePERSONofJesusChristisessentialinestablishingHisexclusiveauthority. Bahai's,likemanyothersectsorFaithswhowanttoclaimHisauthorityorclaim fulfillment of prophecy, wish to reduce Christ's preeminence to some kind of "Christconsciousness"thatotherscanhave,tellingusthatthe"person"ofJesus wasunimportant.Youmaychoosetobelievethis.Butyoucan'tmaketheBible say so with any integrity.) Jesus tells us that any who lay claim to his coming again are fakes. All Scripture on the subject is clear in its intent of showing us thatChrist,inperson,willcomeagain,andthatitwillnotBYANYMEANSbea controversial event. Baha'u'llah comes as one in the upper rooms who cries out, "Here I am, the Christ returned." Baha'is tell the Christians, "There he is, outthereinthedesert."AndJesusHimselftellsus,"Donotgoout."Matthew 24:23isenoughforanyChristian,orBaha'i,toseethispointclearly.
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Therelevanceofourquestionnowshouldbeclear.InthefirstplaceitisBaha'is, notScripture,thattellusthatmancanspirituallyevolve.ItisBaha'u'llah,not Jesus, who proclaims the principle of progressive revelation. Thus, it is Baha'i theology, not Christian, that becomes caught within the contradictory double standard of Baha'u'llah's "perfected" revelation "that hath never before appeared",inthefaceofhiscommonizingtoolofallothermanifestationswhose messages are supposedly "essentially the same". Jesus Christ knows that the heart of man is hopelessly lost from Adam to the end outside of His Messianic mission.HedoesbringaperfectedRevelation.ButitisonethatheKNOWSthe "world"willreject,thenasnow,anduntiltheend.HecallsusOUTofthatworld even while we are still within it. He proclaims no time when the world will becomeenlightenedandmenwillevolveintoaspirituallypurerace.He,asdoall oftheScriptures,warnofaprogressivespiritualdegenerationwithintheworld. My point is very relevant specifically because a contradiction with respect to Christiandoctrinedoesn'texist(thereisnocontradictoryconceptofprogressive revelation).ButwithrespecttoBaha'itheology,itdoes. Baha'u'llahsays, "InthismostmightyRevelationalltheDispensationsofthepasthaveattained theirhighestandfinalconsummation."(pg244ofGleanings) Itiscommonlyarguedthatthisissimilartostatingthatwheninschoolallthe pastgradesarefulfilledinthegradethestudentisentering.Forexample,sixth grade is the consummation of grades 1 to 5, but it is certainly not the highest levelthatchildcanattain. The problem with this analogy, as already noted, is that Baha'u'llah's "perfected"Word,"filledupfavors",and"completed"prophecies,leaveusno room for any more "grades". He is, as it were, claiming a terminal degree (School's out!) and the glaring double standard remains an unresolved (and unfaced)problem. Onpage60ofGleaningsBaha'u'llahsaysofhimself, "It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation of God hath lived is divinelyordained,andmay,inasense,bebecharacterizedasGod'sappointed
Day. This Day, however, isunique, and istobe distinguished fromthosethat haveprecededit.Thedesignation"SealoftheProphets"fullyrevealethitshigh station.ThePropheticCyclehath,verily,ended.TheEternalTruthisnowcome. HehathlifteduptheEnsignofPower,andisnowsheddingupontheworldthe uncloudedsplendorofHisRevelation." Soweseethatthe"eternaltruth"isnowcomeandthe"propheticcycle"hath ended.Thus,bydefinition,Baha'u'llahclaimstobethefinal,perfectedWordof God.Whocouldhaveanythingtoofferafterthat?Perfectionis,afterall,perfect. This,onceagain,coupleswiththeotherquotesofBaha'u'llah'scitedthatshow him claiming ultimate and final spiritual authority. Taken altogether, these quotes establish the true and honest context for his invalid double standard amongst"manifestations". But Baha'is typically refuse to admit the double standard that exists in Baha'u'llah'shavingontheonehandcommonizedallpastmanifestations,and on the other hand claimed supreme and final authority for himself. It is easy enough,asjustdemonstrated,toprovethatthisistruefromtheimplicationsof hisownwordsconcerningbothideas.Butevenifitwerenot,therewouldstillbe another major problem concerning the doctrinal loophole through which his theologyattemptstoescapethedoublestandard.Baha'idoctrinewouldpropose a principle to explain away this double standard that, in fact, Baha'u'llah doesn'thavetolivewith,butthatthenoffershimimmunityfromcriticismofhis otherwiseterriblyunacceptableclaimsofsupremacy. InthecaseofBaha'u'llahweseeapersonfacedwithadilemma. 1) He must commonize all past manifestations if he is to pool all the world religionswhicharesosteepedintheirvastdiversity. 2) If he himself is subject to the commonizing however, his own theology will havenomoreobjectiveauthorityorindependentintegritythantherest,andthe next self styled prophet that comes down the pike can say, even from within Baha'u'llah's own theories of doctrinal relativism, that Baha'u'llah is passe' andstandssuperseded.ThisBaha'u'llahcannotafford.
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Baha'u'llahwantsandneedshistheologytobeobjectivelydefinitiveafterhe has made all others subjectively relative. He says that he brings us the "perfected"WordofGod.Butthosegonebeforeareless,byverydefinition,than "what hath never before appeared", ie. his revelation. Those to follow are, "assuredly lying impostors." or, as Abdul Baha says, to "remain under his shadow." He cannot in FACT allow his ideas to be subject to his own commonizing principles. However he will look embarrassingly bad if he doesn't find a means of justifying the fact that he sets himself apart from other manifestations. Claiming, as he does, that no former manifestation has given mankindwhatheoffers,andthat"anytofollowareassuredlylyingimpostors", there must be some at least THEORETICAL principle to cover the obvious gross doublestandard. Some Baha'is, as mentioned earlier, have pointed out one definitive statement whereBaha'u'llahclaimsthattheremustbea1000yearperiodbeforeanother manifestation can appear without being "assuredly a lying impostor". This, we are told, is proof positive that, in a tangible way, Baha'u'llah reconciles the seemingdoublestandard.Butwhatother"manifestation"haseverhadexclusive authority for 1000 years? Many supposed manifestations have even lived concurrently? And with the cultural, philosophical, and religious diversity that stillexistsintoday'sworld,whocouldclaimtobethepanaceaofallrevelation foreveryonefor1000years?ThisChristclaims,andforeternity,not1000years, but with no double standard. But I am speaking here of the Baha'i notion that tellsusthattheseemingdifferencesinworldreligionareonlybecausedifferent people, according to their cultures and level of advancement, need truth presentedtothematdifferentlevels.Aretherenomoredifferencesinthelevels ofadvancementorcultureswithintheworld? And let's consider, in context , another very revealing quote from pg 161 of Abdul Baha's, Some Answered Questions where, even after 1,000 years, subsequent alleged manifestations to come are still considered by Baha'i doctrinetoremain,"underhisshadow". "...Manifestationsappearwithsplendorintherealmofthevisibleuntilagreat and supreme Manifestation makes the world the center of His radiance. His appearance causes the world to attain to maturity, and the extension of His cycle is very great. Afterward, other Manifestations will arise under His shadow, Who according to the needs of the time will renew certain
commandments relating to material questions and affairs, while remaining under His shadow. We are in the cycle which began with Adam, and its supreme Manifestation is Baha'u'llah." (pg 161 of Abdul Baha's, Some AnsweredQuestions) Bahaullah is specifically proclaimed as "supreme" with any to follow remaining"underhisshadow",anditremainsaglaringdoublestandardwiththe Baha'inotionthatallmanifestationsaretobeconsideredequal"mirrors"ofGod with no "distinctions" in their "persons, words, messages, acts and manners." (GleaningsfromtheWritingsofBaha'u'llahpp60and78).Bahaullahsimply does not live by the same universal principles he sets up for all other manifestations. Thus we observe that such indefinite supremacy in and of itself defeats any legitimacy to the Baha'i doctrine of progressive revelation. Bahaullah brings what he calls "perfection" and all to follow are either "impostors" or "remain underhisshadow".Andthisinaworldthatisanythingbut"advanced"enough for any such ultimate and final revelation. Think about how such a station for Bahaullah compares with the Baha'i notion that manifestations supposedly only give out enough "truth" to meet the abilities of the people at their immediatelevelofability.Itbecomestheologicaldoubletalk. And so other Baha'i principles come into play that refute the idea that Bahaullah could be the "last word" for EVERYONE at ANY given time, and certainly not for 1000 years. Any true theory of progressive revelation could neveracceptthesuggestionthatman's"progress"willbefrozenfor1000years. It is an obvious attempt to throw theological competition with Bahaullah's ideologysofarintothefuturethatitisrenderedmoot.Stillitoffersapatronizing meansofrectifyingtheterribledoublestandardofcommonizingallothers,while claimingsupremacyforhimself. In an attempt to get around the observation that Bahaullah sets up vast distinctionsforhimselfincontradictiontohisownteachingthatsuchdistinctions don't exist amongst the "manifestations", Baha'is will argue that while the "station" of Bahaullah is basically the same as other prophets, it is his "message" that is the greatest, the message which all of humanity has waited for, the message which the previous Messengers have prepared mankind to
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receive.Themessagetheycouldneverhavebeenabletograspbeforebecause mankindhadn't"advanced"enoughspirituallyyet. ButthistoocontradictsBahaullah'sownclaimsaboutjustwhatthenatureof theMESSAGESofthevariousmanifestationsare.WhenBahaullahistryingto buildthecaseforthecommonalityofallworldreligionshesays, "EverytrueprophethathregardedHisMessageasfundamentallythesameas theRevelationofeveryotherProphetgonebeforeHim."(pg78Gleanings) But , as we have seen from the former quote we cited, Bahaullah neverthelessconsidershisown"message"tobeANYTHINGbut"fundamentally thesameaseveryotherprophetgonebeforehim."Baha'isarecorrectinsaying thatBahaullahclaimstohavethe"greatest"ofmessages.Anditsetsupfor himahumongous"distinction"thatgrosslycontradictstherationaleheformerly usedtopoolallother"manifestations"intotheBaha'imeltingpot. Inanotherway,Baha'ishavetriedtodownplaythequotewhereinBahaullah disallows that ANY may follow him without being "lying impostors". We recall Baha'u''lah'sboldwarningandclaimofultimatespiritualsupremacy; "InthismostmightyRevelation(Baha'u'llah)alltheDispensationsofthepast have attained their highest and final consummation. Whoso laith claim to a RevelationafterHim,suchamanisassuredlyalyingimpostor."(Gleaningspg 244) Baha'is will say that although we are now in a new age, a new cycle, still, revelationhasnotended.Baha'isarguethattheabovequotewasonlydirected to an individual. The beginning of the paragraph was directed specifically to "Dhabih".Thus,Baha'isrationalize,Bahaullahwaswritinghereonlyaboutthe days of Dhabih, a time when many were trying to usurp the reigns of Bahaullah'smission,evenclaimingdirectrevelationsfromGod. Butlet'slookatEXACTLYwhatBahaullahhassaidhere,andcompareitwith the Baha'i conclusion that he only said this in a context meant to apply to the particular individual Bahaullah happened to be addressing at the time. Immediate context is important. But let us also remember that we must also
consider a broad based context in determining the legitimate meaning. The intentions of this quote must not be illogically found to disagree with other claimsandstatementsauthoritativeBaha'iwriterspropose.Bahaullahsaysin this quotation, literally, that, "WHOSO" laith claim to a Revelation "after Him", "such a man is assuredly a lying impostor." Regardless of whether the conversationwaswithoneindividualDahib,orathrong,Bahaullahdoesnot specify the bold warning as being applicable to ANY individual or distinct or limitedgroup,butspecificallyto"whoso",anyonewhowouldmakeclaimatany time"afterhim".Itisasolidlydefinitiveuniversalstatement. But, as we said, it is vital to set this statement into a muchbroader context of Baha'iwritings.LookingintothepastwefindthatBahaullahtellsusflatlythat with his "revelation" "perfection" has arrived. He tells us that he offers "what hath never before appeared" and that he is the "consummation" and highest advanced dispensation superseding all past "manifestations" and their more primitive"dispensations." IntermsofforwardlookingconsiderationsofBahaullah'ssupremacy,wefind (besidestheimmediatequotewehavebeenconsidering)thatAbdulBahaalso tells us that evenj after1,000 years of supremacy(a double standard in and of itselfagainstanylegitimatetheoryofprogressiverevelation),thatanytofollow Baha'u''lah still yet "remain under his shadow". The larger context of Baha'i writingsactuallyshowthat, 1. there is an objectively observable internal contradiction in terms of the stationofBahaullahintheBaha'iwritings, OR 2. The 1,000 year "term limit" given in the other quote was a figurative expletivenottobetakenliterally(ie;Bahaullahmeanttosaythatanyone who EVER laid claim to a revelation, even if a thousand years past, was a lyingimpostor,andheremainssupreme.)
Thefirstpossibilityshowsafalsereligioninitsinternallyconfusedideology.God is not the author of such contradictory theology. The second possibility would linethequoteupwiththe1,000yearlimitsothatitmatchestheotherassertions
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of Bahaullah's supremacy within the broader context of Baha'i writings. But thenallthatdoesistoreinforcetheterribledoublestandardthroughwhichwe findthatBahaullah,astheindefinitely"supreme"manifestationforalltime, completelyrendersthetheoryofprogressiverevelationwhichheusedtojustify suchastationasutterlyinvalid. Infact,theonlyreasonableinterpretationforthosequoteswhereinBahaullah claimssupremacyforhimself(orotherBaha'iwritersclaimitforhim)istogiveit the plain meaning of the text. Total and permanent supremacy is, in fact, claimed.Whichleadstotheobservationthatplaincontradictionsarerifewithin the Baha'i writings. There is no argument that there are plenty of other claims andassertionsthatspeakofthelimitlessfutureoftheworldandmanifestations without number in the established Baha'i writings. Still, in the face of such quotationsthatmightbebroughttobear,youcan'tgetmorethan"highest"or go further than "final". You can't justify progressive revelation when you stagnateprogressbyhavinga"perfected"revelationstuckinthemiddleinwhich all to follow "remain under his shadow". Such theology is a breech with rationalityandaclearexampleofbreakingthelawofnoncontradiction. Now often in the course of discussion another problematic doctrinal contradiction arises. This happens as the Baha'i believer expresses disappointment, saying that I am in error in that I read the words and put an erroneouspersonalinterpretationonthem.Thisreflectstheestablisheddoctrine wherein ONLY manifestations are said to be enlightened enough to interpret "Scripture".IwouldsubmithoweverthatneithertheBaha'iadherentnorIcan do anything else if we are going to pursue an "independent investigation for truth"accordingtothestandardofScienceandintellectthatBaha'itheologyalso espouses.Ireadthewords.Iconsidertheirmeaningandimplications.Ifindthe sameprinciplesdiscussedelsewhere(inavarietyofcontexts).Iconsiderfurther. I compare these ideas with Scriptural ones; "searching the Scriptures to see if whatBahaullahsaysistrue."Ifindthatthedoctrinesarenotinternallyvalid. Ifindthattheydonotfitscripturalprinciples,symbolismnotwithstanding.This hasbeenthethrustofmyhaving"interpreted".Itseemslikeabasic definition for"independent"investigation? "The Baha'i Faith", I have often been told by Baha'is, "teaches that each individual must do an individual search for truth just as Jesus also taught us to"seekandyeshallfind."Likegoldmixedwithorewemustlearndiscernment
and how to separate truth and untruthand before that is even possible we musthaveanopenmind." ButitseemsthatBahaullahgiveshisbelieversanythingBUTtheopportunity for any level of independent investigation, often saying that any who disagree withhis"finalandgreatestrevelation"are"asonedeadthoughtheyseemto walk and breathe" etc.. In reality he allows for no such "open mindedness" as the"independentinvestigation"sideofthiscontradictorydoublestandardwould presume to teach the believer. The double standard is quite obvious. You may have an "independent investigation after truth" as long as it isn't truly independent! You may have an open mind as long as it remains closed within Bahaullah's self proclaimed supreme "perfected" revelation. Either one has theabilityto"independently"seektruth,oronedoesnot,andmusttherebyrely on the exclusive insight of Bahaullah. What Baha'i religion is really saying is that WITHIN THE CONFINES of Bahaullah's theology one can seek independently.Thatisnot"independent"investigation. Baha'isdonotconcedethecontradictionbetween"seekingindependently"and havingBahaullahtellyouwhatyouwillfind.JesusandBahaullah,theysay, eachadmonishedseekerstoearnestlyseek,butalsotolduswhatwewouldfind whenwedidinfactsearch. OurresponseistoagreethatbothJesusandBahaullahdoindeedtellseekers whattheywillfindiftheysearch.ButwhatJesusdidnotdowastotellbelievers, ontheonehand,thattheirsearchmustbe"independent"andthusbasedupon intellectual logic and Science as the methodology of discernment, and then propose prophecy, literal miracles, and divine, supernatural revelation that the believerhasNOWAYoftestingaccordingtothatmethodology.Christdoesnot saythatallreligionsandtheirleadersarereallythesameandthatthereistobe made no "distinctions" concerning their "messages", and then establish elaborate distinctions for himself in contradiction to the proposed principle. Christtellsuswhatwewillfindifwefindtruth,butitisnota"truth"riddledwith irrationaldoublestandardsasisBahaullah's. AsignificantclaimofBahaullahisthatheisthereturnofChrist,admittedlyin the "person" of another human being, namely the person of himself, Bahaullah.ThustheassertionismadethatJesus'promisetoreturnwasnot intendedtobetakenasaliteralandpersonalreturn,butwastobeconsidered
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symbolic of someone else who represented God (Bahaullah) who would be the"Christcomeagain". NowkeepinmindthatinScriptureChristdidnottellusthatthefalseprophets he warned of would come as blatant promoters of wickedness, but that they would come as wolves in sheep's clothing. He said they would come in God's nameandevenasChristHimselfandthatweshouldnotlistentothem. Baha'is respond at this point by saying that the warning against watching for a false prophet implies that there must be a true prophet. "Why warn people aboutprophetsatall?",wearetold."Whynotsay:ignoreanyonewhocomes toyouunlesshecomesonaphysicalcloudfromthesky.Therewillbenoother prophets,soyoudon'thavetoworryaboutanyoneelsecoming.Justlookfor meontheclouds." ButthisISexactlywhattheGospelDOEStellus.JustlookforHimonthecloudsin glory.HiscomingagainwillbePERSONAL.HiscomingagainwillbeSINGULAR.His comingagainwillbedramaticandwillNOTbesubjecttocontroversylikeallthe others who Baha'i theology claims have come as "manifestations" to fulfill the prophecyofHisreturn.Thereisindeedproclaimeda"true"prophet(SINGULAR). It is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Everything else prophetically mentioned either speaks of His own PERSONAL return, or the universally false "Christ's" that will surelycomeinHisname,butwith"anothergospelwhichisreallynogospelat all". Twokeypassagescanhelpusdiscover,withreason,theinarguableintentionsof Christ'smessageinthisregard; Andhe(Jesus)saiduntothedisciples,Thedayswillcome,whenyeshalldesire toseeoneofthedaysoftheSonofman,andyeshallnotseeit. Andtheyshall saytoyou,Seehere;or,seethere:gonotafterthem,norfollowthem. Foras the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto theotherpartunderheaven;soshallalsotheSonofmanbeinhisday.(Gospel acourdingtoSt.Luke17:2224) AsJesuswassittingontheMountofOlives,thedisciplescametohimprivately. "Tellus,"theysaid,"whenwillthishappen,andwhatwillbethesignofyour
coming and of the end of the age?" Jesus answered: "Watch out thatno one deceivesyou.Formanywillcomeinmyname,claiming,'IamtheChrist,and will deceive many. ...At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!'or,'Thereheis!'donotbelieveit.ForfalseChristsandfalseprophets willappearandperformgreatsignsandmiraclestodeceiveeventheelectif thatwerepossible.See,Ihavetoldyouaheadoftime.Soifanyonetellsyou, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,'donotbelieveit.(GospelacourdingtoSt.Matthew24:3) Nowlet'sinvestigatewhatJesushassaid,andcompareittoBaha'is'claimthat Jesus was prophesying many future "manifestations" to come whose greater "dispensation"wouldsurpassChrist'smessageduetothealleged"progressive" natureofrevelation. InbothGospelpassagesthefirstthingwemustnoticeisthattheentirecontext of these forward looking Words of Christ speak in the SINGULAR about His return. There is NO mention of coming "manifestations" (plural). There is only HismentionofHisownpersonalreturn,thepassagegoesontoread,"Foras the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day." (Singular).Furthermore,wenoticethatJesusspecificallytellsusthatweshould rejectANYONEwhosays"Look,thereistheChrist".AgainHerepeats, "So if <ANYONE> tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Hereheis,intheinnerrooms,'donotbelieveit." <Anyone> is a pretty all inclusive term, and clearly shows Christ's intention to proclaim that there would be NO ONE to come in the role of His prophesied returnbutHimself. But if we are to reject ANYONE who comes claiming the fulfillment of Christ's returnthenhowwillweknowitwhenitreallyhappens?Jesustellsushowand hisanswerproves,bywayofthispresentdebateforexample,whyBahaullah is,accordingtoJesus'Words,afalseprophet.ChristtellsusthatwewillknowHis returnwhenitcomesbecauseitwillbesodramaticthatwewon'tneedANYONE totellus,"Thereheisintheupperrooms",or"Thereheisoutinthedesert"(or, "ThereheisatHaifa").Jesus'returnwillbeunmistakabletoALLMANKIND.Itwill not be controversial. Men will not evangelize to convince anyone that it has
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happened.TheimageofHisreturnaslightningthatilluminatesthewholeskyis Jesus' symboltelling us thatHis true return will need NO heraldingby mortals. This is especially emphasized in the context of His having told us, at the same time,toUNIVERSALLYrejectthefalseMessiahsthatANYONEmightproclaim. NowalthoughwearecategoricallytoldbyChristtorejectALL("ANYONE")who comes claiming His return, He also tells us that those who do come claiming it will come as effective deceivers with signs and wonders. We are told by Jesus that many will be deceived by these impostors. Our response is to be simple. Reject them all. These are Jesus Christ's undisputable and clearly proclaimed words and they leave no room for Bahaullah or anyone else except Jesus ChristofNazareth,inpersonandinGlory. As we said before, you do not have to agree with this outlook, but it is clearly Jesus' intention. And so the Baha'i notion that Scripture is "really" saying the samethingsasBaha'itheologyisafalseclaim.Baha'i'sproposalthatJesusmeant toproclaimmanymanifestationstocomeafterhiminfulfillmentoftheprophesy ofHisreturnisshowntobeanutterlyimpossibleinterpretationwhenwelookat what Jesus actually said. There are FUNDAMENTAL differences in Christ's spiritualandworldviewas opposedtoBahaullah's.HeproclaimsHimselfas the one and only "manifestation" (if we are to use Baha'i parlance). For His biblical claim as Messiah MUST be that of God the Son who, only as God incarnate,couldofferapureandperfectsacrificeasthatMessiah/Redeemerto intercedeformankind'ssin.HisMissionofSalvationimpliesautomaticallyboth His EXCLUSIVE deific incarnate station amongst all men, and the singular exclusivenessofHis"onceforall"Mission;the"Salvationofallmankind".Thefull weightofboththeOldandNewTestamentssupportthisunanimously. So Baha'is are mistaken when they say that Christ's intent was to warn us that therewouldbetrueprophetstocome.Inpointoffact,Jesusspecificallytoldus to reject "ANYONE'S" proclamation of His return. What He warned was that there would be false prophets to come. Baha'i doctrine definitely claims BahaullahtobeChrist'sreturn,claiming,asitdoesthroughitsinterpretation ofScripture,thathefulfillstheprophecyofthereturnofJesus.Thus,according toChrist'sownWords,Bahaullahmustberejectedasafalseprophet. AnotherwayinwhichBaha'itheologytwistsscripturesawayfromtheirintended Messageisinthewayinwhichtheyassumeapositivemeaningfromaversethat
wasgiveninthecontextofonlyanegativewarning.Baha'iswillquoteScripture saying, "Youshallknowthembytheirfruits"(GospelacourdingtoSt.Matthew7:16). That'sanotherindicationthattherewouldbeTRUEprophetstowatchfor.You don'thavetowatchforthemcomingonphysicalcloudsbutyoushouldwatchfor theresultsoftheiractions. ButChristsaid,"Yeshallknowthembytheirfruits.",afterjusthavingwarnedof falseprophetstocome,nottrueonestofollow.Hispointthatgoodtreescannot bearbadfruitisgiveninthatsamecontext.Whenhesays,"Youwillknowthem bytheirfruit."Heistalkingaboutknowingfalseprophetsbytheirfruit,nottrue ones.Let'sputthatverseincontext. Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them.(GospelacourdingtoSt.Matthew7:15) Hegoesontosay, Everytreethatdoesnotbeargoodfruitiscutdownandthrownintothefire. Thus,bytheirfruityouwillrecognizethem.(GospelacourdingtoSt.Matthew7 :17) ThelogicalflowofChrist'sreasoningisapparenthere. 1. 2. Therewillbefalseprophets. Youwillknowthembytheirfruit.
Itisanythingbutaproclamationof"manifestations"tocome.Infact,givenwhat wejustobservedinwhatHesaidinthebroadercontextofLuke17andMatthew 24(asreferedabovewherehecommandsustoreject"anyone"whoproclaims tofulfillHisreturn),itisevermoreclearthatHeisonlywarningusoffalsehood tocome,nottrueprophets. Jesus even goes on in this passage to remind us that these false prophets will indeedcomeandmayconsidertheirselftobe"holy"bringersofenlightenment.
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Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderfulworks? AndthenwillIprofessuntothem,Ineverknewyou:depart fromme,yethatworkiniquity.(GospelacourdingtoSt.Matthew7:2223) For, you see, while Baha'is proclaim the wondrous and "advanced" goals of Bahaullah (World peace, universal languages, elimination of abject poverty, unityofallreligion),theydosoataspirituallysuicidalcost.Theymustrejectthe exclusiveSalvationthatcomesbywayofChrist'sdeathandResurrectionalone, fortheyaresettorejecttheultimate,finalandexclusivenatureofwhoHewas andwhatHedid.Their"faith"inJesusmustbecomeafalsefaithastheyrelegate His"dispensation"tothatofamoreprimitivemessageforamoreprimitiveage. Thus, they relegate the singular Salvation of all mankind to such a degraded station.Onceagain,theJesusBaha'issaytheyhonorissomemysticalteacher/ gurunotfoundinScripture.ItisnottheMessiahthatJesusclaimedtobe.The Baha'iworldviewdoesnotallowBaha'istoreallyhonorwhoHewas,whoand what we are (lost sinners), and the infinite significance of what he alone accomplished (our true and ONLY Salvation). All the wonderful goals Baha'is claimas"fruit",are,toquoteScripture,"asfilthyrags",INCOMPARISONtotheir realandGodrejectingrefusaltorecognizetheirhopelesslysinfulcondition,and thereby rejecting the unfathomable and singular grace of God through Christ. Baha'itheologycanonlyseethe"good"Baha'ismightdoandareblindlypuffed up.Godcanseetheirfargreaterwickednessassinfulpeople(asareweall),and thefalseprideofaselfproclaimedholinessthatassumesanabilityto"attainto theshoresofthatmostgreatoceanbytheirowninnatepowers",toparaphrase Bahaullah. Thus, Baha'is willfully reject Salvation for they will not humble themselvestoworshipJesusChristaloneasSaviorofallforalltime,butgather to themselves teachers to tickle their ears with false and foolishly destructive doctrines of men that degrade the exclusive and universally supreme reality of Jesus'station. Bahaullah claims to be both Christ's return, the coming of the promised "comforter" promised by Jesus and the return of the Father proclaimed in Revelation.ThismakesitnecessaryforBaha'itheologytosomehowdealwiththe PentecostalstoryfromthebookofActs.Justtobecertainthatnoassumptions aremade,Iwillquotethepassagefrompage106ofSomeAnsweredQuestions whereAbdulBahadiscussesthePentecostandcompareittotheappropriate
Scriptures.Onpage106ofSomeAnsweredQuestionsAbdulBahasaysofChrist's Resurrection; Answer.ThedescentoftheHolySpiritisnotliketheentranceofairintoman; it is an expression and a simile, rather than an exact or a literal image. No, ratheritisliketheentranceoftheimageofthesunintothemirrorthatisto say,itssplendorbecomesapparentinit.AfterthedeathofChristthedisciples were troubled, and their ideas and thoughts were discordant and contradictory;latertheybecamefirmandunited,andatthefeastofPentecost theygatheredtogetheranddetachedthemselvesfromthethingsofthisworld. Disregardingthemselves,theyrenouncedtheircomfortandworldlyhappiness, sacrificing their body and soul to the Beloved, abandoning their houses, and becomingwanderersandhomeless,evenforgettingtheirownexistence.Then they received the help of God, and the power of the Holy Spirit became manifested; the spirituality of Christ triumphed, and the love of God reigned. They were given help at that time and dispersed in different directions, teaching the Cause of God, and giving forth proofs and evidences. So the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles means their attraction by the ChristSpirit,wherebytheyacquiredstabilityandfirmness.(Page#106ofSome AnsweredQuestionsAbbasEffendi) Let'scomparethisinterpretationofthePentecosttothepromiseofChristfora Comforter/Counselor (the prophecy Bahaullah claims). We can then see whether or not Abdul Baha's interpretation agrees with Both Bahaullah's claimstobethepromisedCounselorandChrist'sWordsaboutthefulfillmentof thepromise. AtGospelacourdingtoSt.John14:16wefindChristspeakingofthepromised Counselor that Bahaullah claims to be, and that Jesus promised in these passages. AndIwillasktheFather,andhewillgiveyouanotherCounselortobewithyou forever the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither seeshimnorknowshim.Butyouknowhim,forheliveswithyouandwillbein you...(GospelacourdingtoSt.John14:16) All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will
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remind you of everything I have said to you. (Gospel acourding to St. John 14:25) WhentheCounselorcomes,whomIwillsendtoyoufromtheFather,theSpirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. (Gospel acourdingtoSt.John15:26) But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. (GospelacourdingtoSt.John16:7) Now,atActsCh1:3wearetoldofJesusthat; After his suffering, he showed himself to these men (the Disciples) and gave manyconvincingproofsthathewasalive.Heappearedtothemoveraperiod offortydaysandspokeaboutthekingdomofGod.Ononeoccasion,whilehe waseatingwiththem,hegavethemthiscommand:"DonotleaveJerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized withtheHolySpirit.(BookofActsCh1:3) ThispassagespecificallytellsusthatJesusResurrectionhadnothingwhatsoever todowithasymbolictheorythat"AfterthedeathofChristthediscipleswere troubled,andtheirideasandthoughtswerediscordantandcontradictory"and that later, when they became "steadfast", that that was the Resurrection of Christ. Let's not have any nonsense about the Bible meaning to say it, in any honest appraisal of its intent. Symbolism has nothing to do with it. It says that theDisciplesweregivenmanyconvincingproofsthatHewas"alive"AFTERHis death on the cross. The passage tells us that Jesus spoke with them, and ate physical food in their presence, AFTER His death on the cross. Jesus told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait SPECIFICALLY "for the gift my Father promised,WHICHYOUHAVEHEARDMESPEAKABOUT."(John14:16,Jn.15:26, Jn.16:7). Jesus tells us SPECIFICALLY that upon waiting in Jerusalem that, "in a fewDAYSyouwillbebaptizedwiththeHolySpirit."Notnearlytwothousand yearslaterinthemiddleofthe19thCentury.And,asJesus'originalpromiseof John 14:16 says that the Counselor promised was to "live with you and be in you"andthatthiswastobe"forever",wemustconcedethattheCounselorwas neverintendedbyChristtobeseenasanotherincarnationofapersonsuchas
Bahaullahwhocouldneverfulfillthosecriterion,butthedirectindwellingof God'sSpirit. The most relevant point concerning all this when we consider Abdul Baha's answeredquestionhowever,isthatallofthisexcitementandadulationonthe part of the Disciples concerning the risen Jesus in Acts ch 1, is BEFORE the Pentecost and thus reveals the false theory that the Pentecost itself was the symbolic story wherein they became "steadfast". In terms of their reaction to having witnessed the literal reality of Jesus' Resurrection, they were already steadfastBEFOREthePentecost.ItisalsoworthmentioningthatAbdulBahais wrongwhenhesaysthat"AtthefeastofPentecosttheygatheredtogetherand detached themselves from the things of this world. Disregarding themselves, theyrenouncedtheircomfortandworldlyhappiness,sacrificingtheirbodyand soul to the Beloved, abandoning their houses, and becoming wanderers and homeless,evenforgettingtheirownexistence."Thistoohadalreadyhappened long before the Pentecost event of Acts ch2. The Apostles had to give those thingsupattheveryinceptionoftheirwalkwithChristatthebeginningofHis ministry.Peterhadtogiveuphisprofessionasafishermantobecomea"fisher ofmen"longbeforethePentecost.Thisrevealsanotherfalseattempttotryto give another different meaning to the Pentecost account than the obviously intendedone. Actsch2, AndwhenthedayofPentecostwasfullycome,theywereallwithoneaccord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with othertongues,astheSpiritgavethemutterance.(BookofActs2:14) ButPeter,standingupwiththeeleven,lifteduphisvoice,andsaiduntothem, YemenofJudaea,andallyethatdwellatJerusalem,bethisknownuntoyou, andhearkentomywords:..(BookofActs2:14) .ThereforebeingbytherighthandofGodexalted,andhavingreceivedofthe Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now seeandhear.(BookofActs2:33)
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It would seem that perhaps the one thing that God could find unforgivable concerningallthisisthatonehastoTRY,HARD,toignorewhatisclearlyspelled out and intended here in order to pervert it with theories it obviously cannot intend.ItremindsusofanotherquoteofBahaullah'sthatismuchmoretothe pointherethanintheinstancehefirstsaidit. "Whosoever interpreteth this verse otherwise than its obvious meaning is deprivedoftheSpiritofGodandofHismercywhichencompassethallcreated things.FearGod,andfollownotyouridlefancies."(KitabIAqdaspara37 - pg 32) Read Acts again and repent of theories that are "idle fancies" that "interpreteth" Holy Scripture "otherwise than its OBVIOUS meaning." No symbolismcanaccountforthisblatantclashofbasicdoctrine. But, as the intention of passages like Acts ch1 is clear, and there is left no legitimate explanation for the obvious conflict, it is instances like this where I come upon another Baha'i explanation from authors like William Sears who asserts that the Apostles wrote what they wrote but "misunderstood" Christ's true intentions. This is easily revealed as wrong when we consider that Jesus hand picked these individuals to be the ONLY representatives of His whole missiontotheworld.If,asa"manifestation",whoseknowledgewas"equal"to thatofGod,HeeitherchosecorruptmentowriteHisstory,orallowedthemas thesolerepresentativesofHismissionandMessagetowriteitmisinformed,He wouldhardlyhavebeenabletohavebeentheenlightenedmanifestationHewas supposed to be. We notice that Baha'i prophets are personally prolific by comparison,andwiththeirownpens.ChristSPECIFICALLYleftituptothosethat He Himself Commissioned to represent His ministry in writing to the world. It wouldbefoolishtosuggestthatHeletthejobbedoneinaccurately.Thisisnot tosaythatHehasnotallowedthatmanywouldworkwickednessandfalsehood inHisnamedownthroughtheages.ButtosuggestthatHewouldhaveallowed theonlyextantrecordofHisteachings,life,ministry,andmissiontobeutterly leftinthehandsofmenwhowereeithergoingtodishonestlylieorwhohadthe wrong idea about what He intended is unacceptable. To let Scripture have the lastwordwecanleaveitatthis.OftheApostlesitsaysinLuke24:45thatJesus, ...opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. (Gospel acourdingtoSt.Luke24:45)
ItisalietosuggestthattheydidnotunderstandChrist'sintentionsinwhatthey wrote. Thus, in terms of Bahaullah's station, we see the claim that he represents Christ's second coming and the coming of the "comforter/counselor" is an impossible claim. It is demonstrably against any possible interpretation of Scripture'sintention. But Baha'i doctrine teaches that the Bible's meaning has been largely "sealed" and that only Bahaullah's interpretation of it is true and legitimate. Bible versesfromDanielorRevelationarecited(outofcontext)tosupportthisidea. ButasfarasRevelationorDanieltellingusthat"thebooksaresealed",Baha'i faithjumpstofalseassumptionstousetheseversesaslicensetoalterevenbasic Scriptural themes like mankind's fallen and sinful nature. This idea that BahaullahhasunsealedthemeaningofScriptureisaninterestingclaim.First ofall,intermsofthemoralteachingsofrightandwrongthattheBaha'ireligion says are the only things that really count in religion, there is nothing to be unsealed! Baha'i religion says that "teaching" is the great commission of the manifestations and "ignorance" mankind's only sickness. But Moses was given theTenCommandmentsandthereisnotonemysteryamongthem.Peace,love ofGodandfellowman,selflessgenerosity;thesearenotteachingsthatmustbe unsealed before we can understand what they would have us do. They have always been clearly understandable. Jesus even showed that the "Law" was much simpler to understand than ten commands for He told us that all of the Lawwassummedupintwosimpletruths;thatweshouldloveGodwithallour heartsandthatweshouldloveourneighborasourself.Thisdoesnotchangethe Law, it confirms it and reinforces the Scriptural concept that mankind has ALWAYSbeenresponsibleforknowingtheTruthandactingaccordingtoit. Nowhere does it say, or is it implied in the Bible that "all" Scripture is sealed. AccordingtoBaha'iideologyitselftheideawouldmakenosenseiftheBiblewas tohaveeverhadanyvalueasateachingtoolbywhichmenmightimprovetheir behavior. In truth, only certain passages of prophecy were said to have been sealedandthesedealonlywithspecificsconcerningdatesandtimesintheend times.TheydonotrefertointellectuallyacceptablesymbolicmeaningsforJesus' natureandResurrection,miracles,angels,Satan,HeavenandHell,oranyofthe other Baha'i scriptural redefinitions by "unsealing". Beyond this fact there are several scriptural proofs that negate the possibility that Bahaullah unsealed
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thetruemeaningofHolyScripture.Luke24:45tellsusonceandforallthatJesus HimselfunsealedandmadecleartotheApostolicauthorsoftheNewTestament theintentionsoftheBiblenearly2,000yearsbeforeBahaullah. Then He (Jesus) opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures. (GospelacourdingtoSt.Luke24:45). ItiswrongtosuggestthattheyeithermisunderstoodJesusorthattheScriptures weresealedtothem. However Christians are told that Bahaullah unsealed the Scripture's true meaning,whichwasformerlysealed.Havinglivedinthe19thcentury,histhen must be "another Gospel" than that of Paul and the Apostles who presumably misunderstoodtheBibleandChrist'sintentions.Paultellsus Iamastonishedthatyouaresoquicklydesertingtheonewhocalledyoubythe graceofChristandareturningtoadifferentGospelwhichisreallynoGospel. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the Gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from Heaven should preachaGospelotherthantheoneWEpreachedtoyou,lethimbeeternally condemned. As we have already said, so now I say again. If anybody is preaching a Gospel other than what you accepted let him be eternally condemned.(St.PaulBibleGalatians1:6) Paul's words seem harsh, presumptuous, and unforgiving. But they are in agreement with Christ's own words of warning about blaspheming against the HolySpirit.Forthe"onewhocalledyoubythegraceofChrist"thatPaulrefers toistheHolySpirit,Jesus'promisedCounselorsenttothematthePentecost. In closing we should recognize several things at this point concerning Bahaullah's professed "station". He creates a double standard between his own defining principles for himself as opposed to all other manifestations. He attempts to make all other's theology seasonal and subjective while asserting objective, supreme, and final permanence to his own. He contradicts the established Baha'i principle wherein every manifestation's "Message" is said to be corrupted by humanity, promising that his revelation will not fall into a "Winter" type state. Yet this, however, also contradicts the other passages he
has written where he specifically laments the fact that, just as has always happenedwithallmanifestations,hisdispensationtoowashistoricallyrejected by"corrupt"humanity.Weobservethatifheiscorrectinthathisrevelationwill remainsupreme,evenforonly1,000years,(stilladoublestandardagainstthe station he assigns all other manifestations), it negates the possibility of any conceptofprogressiverevelation.YetBaha'idoctrinerestsneedyoftheconcept to try to justify Bahaullah's claiming a higher, "advanced" revelation in the first place! Bahaullah's 1,000 year term limit that would freeze human progressforamillenniumiscompletelyirrationalfromtheproposedpersepctive pfprogressiverevelationwhereinrevelationissaidtobeperiodicallyupdatedas man "progresses" spiritually. But the concept of progressive revelation itself is observablyirrationalwhenweconsideritsclaimthatmanisonlygiven"doses" ofspiritualityaccordingtohisimmediatelevelofcapacity,andthenlookoutinto the present world of spiritual ills and recall how Bahaullah's "revelation" supposedly represents, as he claims, the "final" and "perfected" fulfillment of "allthepromisesofGodasrecordedintheScriptures." Butthemostsignificantproblemliesinthefactthattheentiremassofdoctrine definingBahaullahisutterlyincompatiblewiththeSaviorMessiah Christof theBible.Onewhoiswisewillrejectsuchafalseprophetandturnfullytothe untaintedGospelofJesusChristwhodied,onceforall,worthybyvirtueofHis exclusive incarnate deity, to stand in the gap for a sinfully doomed humanity. Messiah,not"goodteacher".Able,bywayofHissingularlysinlessGodhood,but more significant, willing. Willing to take the penalty for our unrighteousness. A giftunparalleledinallofhumanhistory. AtlastIwouldliketoremindyouthataccordingtoMirzaHusseinAlitheBibeis present in its pure (uncurropted) form. As we refer in Bible changed or unchanged.
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PositionoftheCompanionsaccordingto ShoghiEffendisGodPassesby
PositionoftheCompanions accordingto ShoghiEffendisGodPassesby

MullahHusaynBushrui
Bahasays:"Butforhim,Godwouldnothavebeenestablishedupontheseatof Hismercynorascendedthethroneofeternalglory"(page10). InfactitwasthroughMullaHusaynBushruithatBabcouldgatherfollowersfor hishereticbeliefs.HencehereGodreferstoBab.
Quddus
"Quddus wasimmortilisedby Him (Bab), Ismillahhir Akher (The last name of God)andonhimBahaullahconferredthesublimetitleofNuqtatulAkher(The LastPoint)page35. ThiswasbecauseQudduswastheLastLetteroftheLiving.
Tahera
TaherawasreincarnationoftheHolyLadyFatema,(page25) Abdul Baha joined her name to those of Sarah, Asiyah, Virgin Mary, and Fatimah(page216)
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ThesaintlywifeofBahawasnamedasHisperpetualconsortinalltheworlds ofGod(page69)
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AfterreadingalotabouttheloftypositionsoftheproponentsofTheBahaiFaith, letslookatthelifeoftheavowedenemyofMirzaHusseinAli,hisownbrother MirzaYahyaNuri.SinceheisanenemyofTheBahaiFaith,itisbutnaturalthat pleasantthingswillnotbewrittenabouthim.Howeverwewillonlyanalysehow lowShoghiEffandicanactuallyfallinactuallyslanderinghisownancestralblood. Actually,ShoghiEffendiseemstobequiteconfusedaboutthepositionofMirza YahyahorisitthatheisdeliberatelyfoolingtosavethefaceofTheBahaiFaith. Wefindalotofcontradictionsinhiswords. WasMirzaYahyaNurithesuccessoroftheBab??? Here Shoghi Effendi is in a dilemma. History proves that Mirza Yahya Nuri was actuallythesuccessoroftheBab.IfShoghiEffendiadmitsit,inasinglestrikeof the pen, he will nullify the claims of Bahaullah, and the religion of The Bahai Faith,ifhedoesn't,thenhefacestheproblemsofansweringhistoriansandmany oftheanalystslikeyouandme. Let us view the various versions of Shoghi Effendi regarding Mirza Ali Muhammad. TheBabnevernamedasuccessororavicegerent(page23) BabnominatedMirzaYahyaontheadviceofBaha(page23) WhenHis(Bab's)nominee(MirzaYahya)roamedthemountainsandtheplains oftheneighborhoodofRasht.(page45) ThenomineeoftheBabwasthecredulousandthecowardlyMirzaYahya(page 72) MirzaYahyaclaimedtobethesuccessoroftheBab(page73) MirzaYahyawastheprovisionallyappointedcentreofBabism(page81)
MirzaYahawasoneofthehalfbrothersofBahaullah,thenomineeoftheBab, andtherecognisedchiefoftheBabicommunity(page103) Thuseventhoughhetriedalottohideit,ShoghiEffendihastoadmitthatMirza YayhawasinfactthesuccessoroftheBab.HencetheclaimofBahawasvoid andwithoutmerit. TheCharacterandDeedsofMirzaYayha Shoghi Effendi has tried to malign the character of Mirza Yahya. Its is not that MirzaYahyaNuriwasaniceman,hemayhavebeenevilbutShoghiEffendihas bentoverbackwardstomalignhim.Hismainmotivetoslanderthecharacterof Mirza Yahya was to build a ground for the successorship of Mirza Hussein Ali amongsttheBabisafterthedemiseofMirzaAliMuhammad. HoweverhehasnotrealisedthatthesuccessorofBabshouldbeascraftyand vile as him. The fact that Baha could manage to overcome the crafty Mirza Yahyashowsthehighlevelofcraftinessfoundinhim.
Mirza Yayha was credulous and cowardly (page 72)
TheVariousDisguisesofMirzaYayha Mirza Yayha, a bewildered fugitive in the guise of a dervish, with a kashkul (almsbowl)inhishand,roamedthemountainsofRasht(page45) With Bab no longer in the midst of his followers, his nominee (Mirza Yahya) eitherseekingasafehidingplaceorwearingthedisguiseofadervishorofan Arabwanderingfromtimetotime(page73) MirzaYahyaaftertheexecutionoftheBabsustainedsuchaviolentshockthat hisfaithalmostforsakehim.Wanderingforatimeintheguiseofadervish,he by his behaviour, had so severely tasted the loyalty of his fellow believers in Nur,thattheytoowaveredintheirconvictions,someofthemgoingsofarasto throw in their lot with the enemy. He subsequently proceeded to Rasht and concealedhimselfintheprovinceofGhitanuntilhisdeparturetoKirmanshah, wheninordertobetterscreenhimself,heenteredintheservicesofacertain AbdullahQazvini,amakerofshroudsandbecameavendorofhisgoods...He
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then proceeded in the garb of an Arab by way of Mandalij to Baghdad. He established himself there in the street of the charcoal makers, situated in a dilapidated quarter of the city, and placing a turban upon his head and assumingthenameofHajiAli,heembarkeduponhisnewlychosenprofession (page73) MirzaYahyahasevenafterthereturnofBahafromSulaymania,eitherchosen to maintain himself in an inglorious seclusion in his own house or had withdrawnwheneverdangerthreatenedtosuchplacesatHillahandBasra.To thelatterhefleddisguisedasaBaghdadiJew,andbecameashoemerchant. (page114) TheconductofMirzaYahyawhopridedhimselfonhishighsoundingtitlesof MiratulAzaliyah(EverlastingMirror),ofSubheAzal(MorningofEternity)and ofIsmulAzal(NameofEternity)..werebynowassumingsuchacharacterthat the prestige of the faith was being directly involved or its future security seriouslyimperiled(page73) MirzaYahyadispatchedMirzaMohammedMazandarani,oneofhissupporters, fortheexpresspurposeofmurdering(Asadullah)Dayyan(page79) DayyanhoweverwasmurderedbyKhadimullah,theservantofBahaullah(page 79) Mirza Yahya ordered that the cousin of the Bab, Mirza Ali Akbar, a fervent admirerofDayan,besecretlyputtodeath(page79) MirzaYahyaalongwithabandofruffiansusedtosnatchatnight,theturbans fromtheheadsofwealthypilgrimswhohadcongregatedatKerbala,stealtheir shoes,ridtheshrineofImamHussainofitsdiwansandcandlesandseizethe drinkingcupsfromthewaterfountains.(page79) TheDeclineofMirzaYayhaandHisSubsequentDeeds ItwastheperiodofexileofBahaduringwhichtheprestigeofthecommunity's nominalheadsteadilydeclinedfromthescene.(page81)
When Mirza Yahya heard about the claim of prophethood by Baha and his honoringbythepeople,heremarkedtoSayidMohammed,HadInotchosento hide myself, had I revealed my identity, the honour accorded to him (Baha) wouldhavebeenminetoo.(page99) MirzaYahyastainedtheannalsofhisfaithwithindelibleinfamy.Hiscorruption inscoresofinstances,ofthetextsofBab'swritings,theblasphemousaddition he made to the Adhan in which he identified himself with Divinity, his condemnation to death of all the mirrors of the Bab's Dispensations, his dastardly hand in the murder of Dayan, his foul deed in bringing about the murder of Mirza Ali Akbar, the Bab's cousin, his unspeakable repugnant violationofthehonouroftheBabhimself(illicitrelationswiththeBab'swife) were to be thrown into yet more into lurid light by further acts, the perpetrationofwhichweretosealirretreivablyhisdoom.(page104) MirzaYahyamadedesperatedesignstopoisontheBahaandhiscompanions... he invited Baha to his house where one day, having smeared his cup with a substancewhichhehadconnocted,hesucceededinpoisoninghimsufficiently toproduceinhimanillnesswhichlastednolessthanamonthandwhichwas accompaniedbyseverepainsandhighfever,theaftermathofwhichleftBaha withashakinghandthatlastedtilltheendofhislife.(page104105) Mirza Yahya poisoned the well which provided water for the family and companionsofBaha(page105) MirzaYahyaaskedUstadMohammedSulayman,thebarbertoassasinateBaha whilehewasattendingtoHim.(page105) BahamadeAqaJaanreadoutapartoftherevelationtoMirzaYahyaandasked him to reply it. The reply however was a counter declaration specifying the hour and the minute in which he had been made the recipient of an independentrevelation,necessitatingtheunqualifiedsubmissiontohimofthe peopleoftheEarth,bothoftheEastandtheWest.(page105).Nowwhomdo webelieve??
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MirzaYahyasentoneofthewivestotheGovernmenthousetocomplainthat herhusbandhadbeencheatedoftheirrightsandthatherchildrenwereonthe vergeofstarvation.(page106). MirzaYahyachallengedBahaforadebate,whichnevertookplace.(page106 107) SogreatwastheconflictbetweenthetwobrothersthatBahawasbanishedto thepenalcolonyofAccaandMirzaYahyatoFamagustainCyprus(page113). The episode of Mirza Yahya and Bahaullah also throws light on the Unity or ratherDisunitybetweenthebrothers.UnityisoneoftheteachingsofTheBahai Faith,i.e.,BahaisadvocateUniversalbrotherhoodbetweenthepeople.Butiftwo bloodbrothers,andbothofwhichareinleadershippositionscouldnotmaintain brotherhoodandunitybetweenthemselves,thenhowcantheypreachittothe world.Thisshowsthefallacyoftheirclaimsandthedeceptionoftheirreligion.
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This is a short account of Bahaullah and his brother Mirza Yahya Noori, their lives together and the animosity between them. The objective of this article is simply to bring to the fore that fact that Bahaullah did not practice what he preached.Letusseehow. This article is not about the inhuman acts of the group. The aim of the investigationhasnotbeentoprepareareportoftheircrimes,becauseonlyalist ofthemwillformavoluminousbook.Wewantedtoseeonlyhowthisideology whichclaimstobedivine,hasmettheneedsofmenforunityandsolidarity. Wewillseethatthefoundationofthisreligionwasessentiallybuiltonopposition tounityandcorrelation.Weknowthatthefamilyisthesmallestandthemost correlative organ of society and the cornerstone of the high mansion of "Oneness of Mankind." Now if someone does not want to or is unable to establish unity in this small unit and on the contrary induces an abusive and bloody conflict in its place, he will never be able to think of "Oneness of Mankind",andwillmakenoefforttocreateit.Ratherhewillmakeanattemptto destroyitasfarashecan. The article and the references make it clear that Bahaullah was unable to maintain a united relationship with his brother. While he adhered to him in lesser times, he conveniently abandoned him at the first available opportunity. Truly,thisreflectsonthepersonalityofBahaullahandopensoureyestotheir deception. MirzaYahya"SubheAzal"was13yearsyoungerthanBahaullah.Hebecamea Babiattheageof14.AccordingtoNuqtatulQaaf,whenMirzaYahyawentinthe presenceofQurratulAynatBarfarosh,"Shetrulynourishedhimwithhermilk until he became strong in manners and ethics under her training and guidance." Since Mirza Yahya was a great favorite of Quddoos and Qurratul Ayn, all the other Babis also humored him. Consequently, he became everybody's 'darling'.
Even the Bab himself sent him prized personal possessions like his ink pot, papers,writings,dressesandringstoMirzaYahya.Moreoverinhiswillheclearly nominatedMirzaYahyaashissuccessor. TheEmperorofIranhadexecutedtheBab.Naturally,theBabisborealotof animosityagainsthim.Afeelingofrevengehadcreptintothem.Allthisresulted inanunsuccessfulattemptbytheBabistoassassinatetheEmperor.Thisattempt havingfailed,theEmperornowknowingoftheintentionoftheBabiswasfurious at them. He imprisoned all those involved in the assassination attempt. In this connection, Bahaullah was imprisoned, whereas, Mirza Yahya escaped to Baghdad posing as a Sufi. After spending 9 months in prison, Bahaullah was released after the intervention of the Russian Embassy. After his release, BahaullahwenttoBaghdad. Forthenext10yearsthetwobrotherslivedinBaghdad.Duringthisperiod,since BabappointedMirzaYahyaasthesuccessor,Bahaullahtoosurrenderedtohis orders and executed his commands as his agent. This becomes clear from his writings during this period, which are full of expression and devotion to Mirza Yahya and announce his obedience to him. (Ref: Book of Iqan, by Bahaullah, Page195) Thiscontinueduntiladisputearosebetweenthebrothersovertheleadershipof the followers. It is from here that the power struggle between them becomes apparent.BahaullahabandonedobediencetoYahya'sordersandrepresented himselfastheenvoyofGodandtheleaderoftheBahais.Thisclaimwhichwasin contradictionwiththebeliefsandthesayingsoftheBabiscauseddisunionandin this manner a conflict arose between Yahya and Bahaullah and consequently amongtheirfollowers. Inthisconflict,allhumanmannerslike'politeness',etiquette',wereconveniently forgotten. Bahaullah called his brother as lamb (Ref: Asrar al Athare Khususi,Vol4page197),Satan(Ref:AsraralAthareKhususi.Vol4,page101 and Vol 5, page 346) and entitled him as a bull (Bahaullah, the Book Badi, page772).Heabusedhimasadeceptivesnake(AsraralAthareKhususi,vol4 page34)andcalledhisfollowersasdogs.(Ref:AsraralAthareKhususi,Vol5 page 177) He considered their sayings as the calls of the wolf and the pig (Ref:AsraralAthareKhususi,Vol5page177).Atthistimethebrothersstarted
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divulging their hidden secrets. Consequently many of the concealed sins and unspeakablesinsanddefectshiddenfromthesightofthepublicweredisclosed. Thedisunionandconflictbetweenthebrothersandthefollowersdidnotcease with the namecalling and mud slinging, and after a while the followers of Bahaullah began to massacre the adherents of Yahya at his command. They trapped the opponents through foul lots and swooped down upon then and murderedthemincoldblood(Ref:IshraqKhavari,AbdalHamid,TarikheAmr. page245). Bahaullah had a sister by the name of Madame Iziyah, who wrote a book entitled"AwakeningtheSleepy."Shepointsouttotheinhumanmassacresofthe Babisinvariouspartsofthebookandnamesmanypeoplewhohadbeenkilled throughcuttingofftheirnecksorrippingofftheirbellies,orsuffocatingthemin theriverorshootingthem,becauseofnotbelievinginBahaullah.(Ref:Iziyae Khanum,TanbihalNa'imin,page1516) Professor Browne in his book 'Materials For The Study Of The Babi and Bahai Faith'writesregardingtheordinanceoftheTurkishGovernmenton5thRA1585 A.H.whereinitiswrittenthatitseemsthatthereisenmitybetweenMirzaSubhe Azal and Bahaullah and their followers. It is therefore ordered that Subhe Azal alongwithhissupportersgotoCyprusandBahaullahandtherestoftheother disciplesmigratetoAkka.ThesearetheveryproponentsofUnityonauniversal level,whiletwobrotherscannotliveinpeaceandthegovernmenthadtosend themawayseparatelytofaroffplaces.HowcansuchpeoplespreadUnity! Bahaullah murdered Mohammad Isfahani, Aga Jan Kashani, Mirza Reza Quds, NasrullahTafrashiandMahmoodHajon22ndJanuary1872inAkka.Asaresult Bahaullah and his sons Abdul Baha and Mohammad Ali got six months jail sentence,whileothersservedsentenceforsevenyearsandsomeofthemeven served for 15 years (Nigashte Haji Maftoon, page 232). The Bahais plunder the innocentandmurdertheiropponentsandyetclaimtospreadunity! Bahaullah murdered Mohammad Ali Salman and two other Azalis and hid their bodiesinahouseinAkka.Whenthestenchspread,Bahaullahsavedhisskinby sayingthattheyhaddiedtheirnaturaldeath(Reference:sameasabove).
Professor Browne in the Persian preface of Nuktatul Qaf has mentioned that even among the Hurufe Hayy Syed Ali Arab Tabrizi, Mullah Rajab Ali, Aga MohammadAli,HajiMirzaAhmedKashanithebrotherofMirzaJani(authorof Nuktatul Qaf), Haji Mirza Mohammad Raza, Hajim Ibraheem, Haji Jafar, Husain Ali, Aga Abul Kasim Kashani and Mirza Buzurg Kermanshahi were murdered at different places by the Bahais though they believed in the Bab they refused to acknowledgeBahaullah. Both Bahaullah and Subhe Azal used to accuse each other of cruelty and oppression. Bahaullah took precedence in complaining to the Ottoman GovernmentandmanagedtostopthemonthlystipendthatSubheAzalusedto receive. Subhe Azal died in a state of abject poverty on 29th April 1912. There was no Bahai or Azali present to lift his body ('Materials For The Study Of The BabiReligion,page312') SubheAzal'seldestsonusedtoworkasaporterintheCyprusRailway.Asecond sonconvertedtoChristianity.(MaterialsForTheStudyOfTheBabiReligion,page 314) TherelationsofAbdulBahawithhisbrothers Bahaullah had two wives. From the first wife, Abdul Baha was the only surviving child. The other surviving children were from his second wife. Immediately after the death of Bahaullah, the brothers started to fight with each other. According to Mirza Jawad, Abdul Baha had a strong dislike to his brothers. Anybody who did not hate his brother, Mohammed Ali was called KafirbyAbdulBaha(MaterialsForTheStudyOfTheBabiReligion,page8081). In1898whentheyoungerbrotherofMohammadAliexpired,AbdulBahaandhis friends did not attend his funeral. On the contrary, Abdul Baha tried to kidnap the bereaved widow. However Mirza Khadimullah prevented this crime from takingplace. In1897KhadimullahandMohammadAlideclaredthattheactsandsayingsof AbdulBahawerecontrarytothedivinelaws.WhenAbdulBahacametoknow ofthisherushedinsidethehouseofMohammadAlianddrovehimoutnaked while his followers were beating him. Even Abdul Baha himself beat him. He thenorderedhisfollowerstolockMohammadAliupinastableandtosnatch
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awayallthewritingsofBahaullahwithhimandtolabelhim"Satan"(Materials ForTheStudyOfTheBabiReligion,page8587). This news reached Dr.Kahyrullah in America who was a renowned Bahai preacher. He left Abdul Baha and joined Mohammad Ali. Mirza Hassan KH** whowasanardentsupporterofAbdulBahathenwarnedhimthatifhewould notsupportAbdulBahahewouldbekilled.ThefollowersofAbdulBahahave triedtocommitmurdersinAmericaalso.(MaterialsForTheStudyOfTheBabi Religion,page156157). Abdul Baha killed one of the supporters of Mohammad Ali Mirza Yahya of Jeddah.(KawkabeHind,volume7,pages911.AlsoMaterialsForTheStudyOf The Babi Religion, page 156157). The supporters of Abdul Baha called those whosidedwithMohammadAliaspolytheists.AlsoAbdulBahaprohibitedthem fromvisitingthefollowersofMohammadAli. Iftheleadershavethisattitudehowcantheirfollowersmaintainunityaswellas search of truth INDEPENDENTLY. In fact they should abstain from uttering the wordunityaltogetherduetotheshametheirheinouscrimeshavebroughtupon humanity.
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PositionofMirzaAbbasEffendiAbdulBaha accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby
PositionofMirzaAbbasEffendiAbdulBaha accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby
Baha called him as Master, mystery of God, ...as one who is endowed with superhuman knowledge... as the stainless mirror reflecting His (Baha's) light...asthissacredandgloriousbeing,thisbranchofHoliness...asGod'smost great bounty unto men, as His most powerful bounty conferred upon them (page152). BahasaysregardingAbdulBaha,whoeverhasturnedtowardshimhasturned towards God.... From whose tongue God will cause the signs of his power to streamforth,astheonewhoGodhasspeciallychosenforHisCause...asthe gulfthathasbranchedoutofthisoceanthathasencompassedallthecreated things... as the one around whom all names revolve...as a shelter for mankind...asastrongholdforwhoeverhasbelievedinGod(page152) A little girl saw Jesus in her dream. When she saw the photograph of Abdul BahasheidentifieditastheJesusshehadseeninherdream.(page182) ASyrianwomanflungherselfatthefeetofAbdulBahaandsaidconfessthat inTheeIhaveseenthespiritofGodandJesusChristHimself.(page182). MrsHearst,aBahaisaid"HeAbdulBahaisthesonofGod,andthespiritofHis fatherresidesinHim.(page162) ThusnowevenAbdulBahaisGod.
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PraytoBaha'u'llah
"HesuggeststhatyoudailypraytoBaha'u'llahtoletyoumeetasoulreceptive toHisMessage."(ShoghiEffendi:Prayer,Meditation,...,page243) "IpraythatthealmightyhandofBah'u'llhmayguideandsustainyouinyour high and historic endeavours." (Shoghi Effendi;Letters to Australia & New Zealand,p8) "justastheplantstretchesouttothesunlightfromwhichitreceiveslifeand growthsoweturnourheartstotheManifestationofGod,Baha'u'llah,when wepray..."(Baha'u'llah:Aqdas:Notes,page169) "TheGuardianwillcontinuouslypraythatBaha'u'llahwillstrengthenandguide theIndianfriends..."(ShoghiEffendi:DawnofaNewDay,page98) "...pray for him that Baha'u'llah may, in His infinite mercy and love, open againhiseyes..."(ShoghiEffendi:LetterstoAust.andNewZealand,page20) "He hopes the believers there are all well and safe, and will pray for the confirmationsofBaha'u'llahintheircontemplatedteachingcampaign."(Shoghi Effendi:UnfoldingDestiny,page145) "AlsoyoushouldpraytoBaha'u'llahtohelpuniteyouwithyourhusbandand make your home a true and happy home." (Shoghi Effendi: Family Life, page 405) "Ifyoufindyouneedtovisualizesomeonewhenyoupray,thinkoftheMaster. Through Him you can address Baha'u'llah. Gradually try to think of the qualitiesoftheManifestation,andinthatwayamentalformwillfadeout,for after all the body is not the thing, His Spirit is there and is the essential, everlastingelement."(ShoghiEffendi:Prayer,Meditationpage242) Note:
ThisiswhatOxford'shastosay: 1ahomageorreverencepaidtoadeity,esp.inaformalservice.btheacts,rites, or ceremonies of worship. 2 adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage shown towards a person or principle (the worship of wealth; regarded themwithworshipintheireyes).3archaicworthiness,merit;recognitiongivenor duetothese;honourandrespect. v. (worshipped, worshipping; US worshiped, worshiping) 1 tr. adore as divine; honour with religious rites. 2 tr. idolize or regard with adoration (worships the ground she walks on).3 intr. attend public worship. 4 intr. Be full of adoration. /Your(orHisorHer)Worshipesp.Brit.atitleofrespectusedtoorofamayor, certain magistrates, etc. //worshipper n. (US worshiper). [OE weorthscipe (as WORTH,SHIP)] NowhowisitthatBaha'is*don't*worshipBaha'u'llah,giventhatBaha'isprayto him, consider him to be divine, turn in the direction of his burial place during obligatoryprayer,askforhisblessingsandconfirmation,believehehaspowerto effectchangeintheworlddespitehisbeingdeceased?
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TitlesofBahaullahinbahaiscripture
theJudge theLawgiverandRedeemerofallmankind astheOrganizeroftheentireplanet theUnifierofthechildrenofmen theInauguratorofthelongawaitedmillennium theOriginatorofanew"UniversalCycle" theEstablisheroftheMostGreatPeace theFountainoftheMostGreatJustice theProclaimerofthecomingofageoftheentirehumanrace theCreatorofanewWorldOrder theInspirerandFounderofaworldcivilization. theincarnationofthe"EverlastingFather" the"LordofHosts"comedown"withtenthousandsofsaints" Christreturned"inthegloryoftheFather" thereturnoftheImmHusayn thedescentofthe"SpiritofGod"(JesusChrist) thepromisedShhBahrm thereincarnationofKrishna thefifthBuddha. the"LordofLords" the"MostGreatName" the"AncientBeauty" the"PenoftheMostHigh" the"HiddenName" the"PreservedTreasure" "HeWhomGodwillmakemanifest" the"MostGreatLight" the"AllHighestHorizon" the"MostGreatOcean" the"SupremeHeaven" the"PreExistentRoot" the"SelfSubsistent" the"DayStaroftheUniverse" the"GreatAnnouncement"
the"SpeakeronSinai" the"SifterofMen" the"WrongedOneoftheWorld" the"DesireoftheNations" the"LordoftheCovenant" the"Treebeyondwhichthereisnopassing" the"GloryoftheLord" the"EverlastingFather" the"PrinceofPeace" the"Wonderful" the"Counsellor" the"RodcomeforthoutofthestemofJesse" "LordofHosts" "KingofGlory" the"Desireofallnations" the"Branch" the"Lord" theWorldSaviorShhBahrm "aBuddhanamedMaitreye,theBuddhaofuniversalfellowship" the"MostGreatSpirit" the"TenthAvatar" the"ImmaculateManifestationofKrishna" the"Princeofthisworld" the"Comforter"(PleasereferNote) the"SpiritofTruth" the"LordoftheVineyard" the"SonofMan"Who"shallcomeinthegloryofHisFather" the"GloryofGod" "AlphaandOmega" "theBeginningandtheEnd" "theFirstandtheLast" the"third"Messenger,sentdownto"strengthen"thetwowho precededHim. "HimWhoconversedwithMosesfromtheBurningBushonSinai." theQayym the"EssenceofBeing" the"RemnantofGod"
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the"OmnipotentMaster" the"Crimson,allencompassingLight" "Lordofthevisibleandinvisible" the"soleObjectofallpreviousRevelations,includingTheRevelationof the Q'imHimself" the"AbhHorizon" theKingofDivinemight" (anabridgedselectionfromGodPassesBy,p9399)
will become manifest after one thousand or thousands of years. He likewise, with His Supreme Pen, entered into a great Covenantand Testament with all the Bah's whereby they were all commanded to follow the Center of the CovenantafterHisdeparture,andturnnotawayeventoahair'sbreadthfrom obeyingHim.(Bah'WorldFaith,byAbdu'lBah,p.358) Also in the KitabiIqan page 25 Bahaullah himself says the following : These are the melodies, sung by Jesus, Son of Mary, in accents of majestic powerinheRidvnoftheGospel,revealingthosesignsthatmustneedsherald theadventoftheManifestationafterHim(i.eMuhammadPBUH!).Inthefirst Gospel according to Matthew it is recorded: And when they asked Jesus concerning the signs of His coming (i.e the coming of Muhammad PBUH), He saiduntothem:"Immediatelyaftertheoppressionofthosedaysshallthesun bedarkened,andthemoonshallnotgiveherlight,andthestarsshallfallfrom heaven,andthepowersoftheearthshallbeshaken:andthenshallappearthe signoftheSonofman(i.eMuhammad)inheaven:andthenshallallthetribes oftheearthmourn,andtheyshallseetheSonofman(i.eMuhammad)coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet." [Matthew 24:2931] Rendered into the Persian tongue, the purport of these words is as follows: When the oppression and afflictions that are to befall mankind will have come to pass, then shall the sun be withheld from shining, the moon from giving light, the stars of heaven shall fall upon the earth, and the pillars of the earth shall quake.Atthattime,thesignsoftheSonofmanshallappearinheaven,thatis, the promised Beauty and Substance of life shall, when these signs have appeared,stepforthoutoftherealmoftheinvisibleintothevisibleworld.And He saith: at that time, all the peoples and kindreds that dwell on earth shall bewailandlament,andtheyshallseethatdivineBeautycomingfromheaven, riding upon the clouds with power, grandeur, and magnificence, sending His angels with agreat sound of a trumpet. Similarly, in the threeotherGospels, accordingtoLuke,Mark,andJohn,thesamestatementsarerecorded.AsWe havereferredatlengthtotheseinOurTabletsrevealedintheArabictongue, We have made no mention of them in these pages, and have confined Ourselvestobutonereference. 26 Inasmuch as the Christian divines have failed to apprehend the meaning of thesewords,anddidnotrecognizetheirobjectandpurpose,andhaveclungto
Note: Baha'isarefondofhijackingthepropheciesofthecomingoftheParacleteby Jesusandapplyittobahaullah. Letsee: (LettersfromtheGuardiantoAustraliaandNewZealand,byShoghiEffendi,p. 41) : No. 6. Revelations 3.12, refers to the Revelation of Bah'u'llh. No. 7. ReferencesintheBibleto"Mt.Paran"and"Paraclete"refertoMuhammad's Revelation.Deuteronomy33.2;Genesis21.21.;Numbers12.16;Numbers13.3.; Genesis 17.20 refers to the twelve Imams and in the Revelation of St. John, Chap.11. Further we find Abdul Baha claiming that Muhammad PBUH was the Comforter/Paraclete: His Holiness Abraham, on Him be peace, made a covenant concerning His Holiness Moses and gave the gladtidings of His coming. His Holiness Moses made a covenant concerning the Promised One, i.e. His Holiness Christ, and announced the good news of His Manifestation to the world. His Holiness Christ made a covenant concerning the Paraclete (i.e Muhammad PBUH) and gave the tidings of His coming. His Holiness the Prophet Muhammad made a covenantconcerningHisHolinesstheBbandtheBbwastheOnepromised byMuhammad,forMuhammadgavethetidingsofHiscoming.TheBbmadea Covenant concerning the Blessed Beauty of Bah'u'llh and gave the glad tidings of His coming for the Blessed Beauty was the One promised by His HolinesstheBb.Bah'u'llhmadeacovenantconcerningapromisedOnewho
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theliteralinterpretationofthewordsofJesus,theythereforebecamedeprived of the streaming grace of the Muhammadan Revelation and its showering bounties.TheignorantamongtheChristiancommunity,followingtheexample of the leaders of their faith, were likewise prevented from beholding the beautyoftheKingofglory(i.eMuhammadPBUH!),inasmuchasthosesigns which were to accompany the dawn of the sun of the Muhammadan Dispensation did not actually come to pass. Thus, ages have passed and centuries rolled away, and that most pure Spirit (i.e Muhammad PBUH) hath repaireduntotheretreatsofitsancientsovereignty In his tablet to Shah Naser Deen Shah of Iran, with regards to the Christian rejectionofMuhammadPBUH,bahaullahsaidthefollowing: "SotoothepeopleoftheGospelregarditasimpossiblethatafterjesustheSon ofMaryanyFounderofanewreligionshouldshineforthfromthedayspringof the Divine Will; and they seek a proof in this verse which is in the Gospel: 'Verilyitmaybethattheheavenandtheearthshouldpassaway,buttheword oftheSonofManshallneverpassaway.'[n48]AndtheyholdthatwhatJesus theSonofMaryhathsaidandcommandedshallnotsufferchange,whereashe saith in one place in the Gospel, 'Verily I go and come [again]'; and in the GospelofJohnlikewiseHegivethtidingsof'theComfortingSpiritwhichshall comeafterme';whileintheGospelofLukealsocertainsignsarementioned. But, because some of the doctors of that faith have propounded for each utterance anexplanation after their ownlusts, therefore have they remained veiledfromthemeaningintended." YetincontradictionwefindBahaullahsayingelsewhere: Proclaim then unto all mankind the gladtidings of this mighty, this glorious Revelation.Verily,HeWhoistheSpiritofTruthiscometoguideyouuntoall truth.HespeakethnotaspromptedbyHisownself,butasbiddenbyHimWho istheAllKnowing,theAllWise.Say,thisistheOneWhohathglorifiedtheSon andhath..(TabletsofBah'u'llhrevealedaftertheKitbiAqdas,p.12) Note: Interestingly the claims of Bahaullah to be the Spirit of Truth were one of has later proclamations since the KitaqAqdas was written in the latter part of his ministry,whilethelettertotheShahwaswrittenmuchearlier.Thisisacommon
theme in baha'i history, andindeed in all fraudalent claims toMessiahood. The bab himself started out saying he was simply the bab or "gate" to the Hidden Imam Mahdi of Twelver Shia folklore. Then his pretensions rose to being the Mahdihimselfandfinallytobeingthe"nuqta"orthepointofconvergenceofall prophecies and previous religions, a station quite similar to that chosen by bahaullah.Inthefraud,MirzaGhulamAhmadofIndiawhoalmostatthesame time claimed to be the same thing the bab and bahaullah claimed, we see a similarphenomenon.FirstAhmadclaimedtobetheMahdi.Thenheclaimedhe was metaphorically the Virgin Mary and then he gave "birth" to Jesus and he "became"metaphoricallyJesusandthushisclaimtobeingtheMessiahofIslam. It is of interest to note that these Ahmadis/Qadianis are a larger group today thanbaha'isandaregrowingfasterthanthem. InJohn14:1517andJohn15:26aswellasJohn14:26weseethattheparaclete (whichAbdulBahaclaimedtobereferringtoMuhammadPBUH)andtheSpiritof Truth (which bahaullah claimed for himself) are one and the same person so eitherAbdulBahaisrightorbahaullahisrightbutnotbothofthem!
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TitlesoftheBabinbahaiscripture
TitlesoftheBabinbahaiscripture
"LordoftheAge"(GodPassesBy,p4) "VicegerentofGodonearth"(GodPassesBy,p38) "thePrimalPoint"(SWB,p31) "theQa'im"(SWB,p139) "theMihdi"(SWB,p139) the"Redeemer"(SWB,p146) "theMostExaltedOne"(ESW,p166) "ThyLord,theMostHigh"(Gleanings,p292) who"consentedtobetouchedbythemanifoldillsoftheworldthatHe maymanifestHimself,andsummonedallmankindinHisname"(Prayers andMeditations,p40) "HimWhoisHis[God's]Remembrance"(SWB,p63) whomade"thesupremesacrifice"(ParisTalks,p93) "thedoorofreality"(PUP,p126) "theBelovedoftheWorlds"(PUP,p399) "TheExaltedOne"(SWAB,p73) "TheBab,theExaltedOne,istheMornofTruth,thesplendourof Whoselightshineththroughallregions.HeisalsotheHarbingerofthe MostGreatLight,theAbhaLuminary."(EstablishmentofU.H.J.,page 322) "theManifestationoftheUnityandOnenessofGod"Baha'i Administration,p11) whosuffered"adeathwhichevenJesusChrist,asattestedby Baha'u'llah,hadnotfacedinthehourofHisgreatestagony"(God PassesBy,p4950) "the"EssenceofEssences" the"SeaofSeas" the"PointroundWhomtherealitiesoftheProphetsandMessengers revolve" "fromWhomGodhathcausedtoproceedtheknowledgeofallthatwas andshallbe" Whose"rankexcelleththatofalltheProphets" Whose"Revelationtranscendeththecomprehension andunderstandingofalltheirchosenones"
the"MornofTruth" "HarbingeroftheMostGreatLight" the"MysticFane" the"GreatAnnouncement" the"FlameofthatsupernalLightthatgloweduponSinai" the"RemembranceofGod" the"ReturnofJohntheBaptist" the"UshidarMah" the"ReturnofElijah" the"SecondWoe" thefirstofthetwo"Messengers"thefirst"TrumpetBlast"(an abridgedselectionfromGodPassesBy,p5758)
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MirzaMuhammadAlihaswrittenthatthe"PromisedOne"(i.e.HeWhomAllah Shall Manifest) will come in the year "Ghiaas" or maximum "Mustaghees". (KaukabeHindpage82) ThePromisedOneofBayanwillbemanifestedatGhiyath(i.e.year1511of Bayaniccalendar)oruntilMustaghath(i.e.year2001ofBayaniccalendar) (BayanWahid2chapter17) The Bahais calculate the year according to HurufeAbjad. According to this method"Ghiaas"worksoutto1511Hijriand"Mustaghees"to2001Hijri.Alsoit is unanimously agreed upon by historians that Bab was executed on 28th Shabaan1266Hijri.ThusaccordingtoBab,the"PromisedOne"shouldcomein the year 1266+1511=2744 AH or maximum 1266+2001=3267 AH. But this prophecydoesnotfitBahaullah.Bahaullahwasborn2yearsbeforeBabandhe made his claim in the year 1283 AH. It is not befitting Bab's claim of being an 'inspired' person while he could not even give an accurate time limit for the "Manifestation" of his successor. He spoke of a "Manifestation" after 1500 to 2000yearswhentheprophecywastoberealizedinjust15years!Bab,bygiving suchextensivelimitsandconsideringhimselftobetheabrogratorofthelawsof Islam,showsclearlythatheexpectedthereappearanceofthe'PromisedOne',at agapsimilartothatatwhichheplacedhimselfaftertheProphet(pbuh),whom he considered to be his immediate predecessor. This discrepancy in the dates leadsonetobelievethatneitherwasBabthe'Mahdi'thatheclaimedtobe,nor wasBahaullahthe'OneWhomAllahShallManifest' BahareInterpretsMustaqath Baha's misinterpretation of the Mustaghath was, however suppressed by what may be termed his swansong penned in his own handwriting (see below) whereinheputanewconstructiononthewordsGhiyathandMustaghathwithin themeaningoftheprovisionsoftheBayan,subjecttoareservationthathewho may appear in the Mustaghath will bear witness that Baha is the lord of the heavensandearth.
Withdueregardtothehistoricalbackground,thepeopleofBayanholdthatthe historical document corroborates their timehonoured assertion that Baha had been an intruder and interloper who had intruded himself into the interval betweenthetimeofthePrimalPointandHimWhomGodWillMakeManifest, thepromisedOneoftheBayan,andthatBaha'sreservationisacamouflageto disguisehisintrusion.Anabortivefacesavingclause. To facilitate the decipherment of the document a transcription of it follows below:

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BahasSwamSongonGhiyath&Mustaghath Apparentlytheexpressionafterawhileandtheninthyearreadoutoftheir context weredeemedtobe insufficientquotable text on whichBahabasedhis claim and he had to invoke further authority to maintain his claim to be He Whom God Shall Make Manifest of the Bayan. This time he resorted to the .interpretationofthewordMustaghath ,Bahas erroneous interpretation intended to serve his particular purpose however,wasstillborn.ItwasrevealedbyBahahimselfinadocumentpennedin his own handwriting towards the end of his days, facsimile and translation of which appears below, Baha says that the promised One was named in the BayanWhoWillAppear[i.e.]HeWhomGodWillMakeManifestandthatin truth he shall appear in the Mustaghath namely after a maximum period of 2001[twothousandandoneyears)fromthetimeofthePrimalPoint,asislaid .downintheBayan
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their true meaning. This new constructionsuperseded his earlier interpretation of the word Mustaghath on which the author of the DawnBreakers, Nabils Narrative, waxed so eloquent. For obvious reasons not far top seek, Shoghi EffenditranslatedintoEnglishoftheDawnBreakers,failedtoinsertafootnote totheeffectthatearlierinterpretationhadnowbecomenullandvoidinthelight ofBahasnewconstruction. Unfortunately, neither Prof. Browne nor A.L. Nicholas had access to this documentofsuchhistoricalimportance. Only Unitarians, namely, partisans of Bahas son Mirza Muhammad Ali, have revealedtheexistenceofthisdocumentwherewithtobelabourandrebutAbdul Bahas pretensions and their disclosure was intended for strictly private circulation. Thecovenantkeepers,namely,AbdulBahaistshavecompletelysuppressedthe documentasitprejudicesAbdulBahasclaimtohavecoveredthespaceofone thousandyearsbysinglefootstep,thedeadlinefixedbyBahafortheOnedue toappearinhisname.PP.34,IbnalBahaBadiullahsmemoirs. NoOrientalBahai,UnitarianorCovenantkeeper,isawareofthesignificanceof thedocument. As for Western Bahais, they grope in thedark as theyhave no directaccess to Bahas writings in Persian or Arabic except to such material as it is served to themdictatedbyconsiderationsofexpediency. Quotations from this document appear in IbnalBaha Badiullahs Will and Testament,inBahassonMuhammadAlisWillandTestament,andinRisalai Janabi Jud. All this literature emanated from the Unitarians or nonAbdul Bahaists. ThedocumentisconsideredtobeBahasswangsong.Init,Bahaadmitsthetrue meaning of the words Ghiyath and Mustaghath as meaning that more than a thousand, and probably either 1511 or 2001 years (represented by the sum of thelettersinthewordsGhiyathandMustaghath)mustelapsebetweenthetime of the Primal Point and the advent of Him Whom God Shall Manifest, as
conceivedbythePointandasislaiddownintheBayan.Whileadmittingthetrue meaningofthesewords,Bahainthedocumentspeaksofthemasapplyingtohis ownmanifestation. Therelevantpassageinthetabletrunsasfollows: ThisiswhatwassentdowntheempyreanofEternity,andinitismadeplain thestation,whereintheBeautyofgodisestablisheduponthethroneofgreat name, and He it is the promised One in all the tablets under whatever name [beHe],ifyoubeoftheknowingones.AndHewasnamedintheBayan,andin truthHeshallappearintheMustaghathwithManifestPower. "Say:byGod,thisisaday,thelikeofwhichtheeyesoftheuniversehavenot gazedupon,howmuchtheeyesofthese,theveiledones." "Great,therefore,istheblessednessofhimwhoonthatdayattainsuntothe presenceofGodwithinflexiblehumility,andreadsthistabletstandingbefore thethroneforthedivineearstohearthesongswhichwererevealedbetween theheavensandearths,andbythis,mentionismadeofthisnameinthetext, whichgodhassanctifiedfrommentionoftheworlds." "Verily we have meant by what is mentioned in this tablet naught else my personwhichoverseestheworlds." "Whoeverexpectsa[new]dispensationafterme,verilyheshallbeamongthe lost." "And He who that may appear after a thousand [years] shall in truth be speakinginmyname.""AndintheMustaghathshallcomeHewhoshalltestify formethatintruthIamGod,theLordoftheheavensandtheEarths." InhisswansongBahareferstothePromisedOnewithwhomheassertsidentity andgoesontosay:He[i.e.thePromisedOne]wascalledintheBayanHeWho Shall Appear and verily He shall appear in Mustaghath [i.e. 2001 years hence reckoning from the time of the Primal Point] whosoever expects a manifestationafterme,verilyheisofthelost,andverilyHewhoshallappear after one thousand years [i.e. Ghiyath] shall speak in my name. And in
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Mustaghath[i.e.2001yearshencereckoningfromthetimeofthePrimalPoint] thereshallappearhimwhowillbearwitnesstomethatverilyIamtheLordof theheavensandearth In the document, after the Branches, [i.e., Bahas sons,] followers are commanded to show honour to the presence [i.e. Bahas amanuensis Mirza AqaJanofKashan,pp.1520section3.2.1]whostandsbeforethethrone[i.e. ofBaha]inalaudablestation.. InthedocumentBahaatlonglastcommittedandacceptedthetruemeaningof the words Ghiyath and Mustaghath in terms of their numerical value as conceived by the Primal Point and as is laid down in the Bayan, with this differencethatheappropriatedthemforhisownclaim. In the document stress is laid on the word Mustaghath and the document itself,intheauthoritativeopinionofprominentBBiswhohavehadaccessto thedocument,analysedfromtheangleofBahasmanifestation,exposesand condemns Baha as a pretender and interloper who has intruded into the interval which must elapse between the time of the Primal Point and the adventofHimWhomGodShallManifest,thePromisedOneoftheBayan. HowdoesBahacomeintothepictureasHimWhomGodShallManifestofthe Bayan, on the strength of this belated admission? is the question posed by otherprominentBayanis.
impliesthat'thePromisedOne'wasexpectedtoattendschool.Letusnowseeif thisprophecyfitsMirzaHusainAliBahaullah.MirzaHusainAliBahaullah, being2yearsolderthanMirzaAliMuhammadBab,wasalmost30yearsold when this prophecy was penned by Mirza Ali Mummad Bab. Also do the BahaisnotclaimthatMirzaHusainAliBahaullahlikealltheProphetsbefore him was an 'Ummi' (unlettered). How is it then possible for him to be 'the PromisedOne'?
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Wehavemadethesemencleansothat'HewhomAllahshallmanifest'isnot bornoutofimpuresemen(BayanWahid6,chapter11) Sameismentionin(BayanWahid5,chapter15) Consequentlyone born outof impure semen cannot claim to be 'the Promised One'. Bahaullah was born 2 years before Bab, and therefore was from impure semen. This automatically invalidates him from this position. It is interesting to notethattheBahaisconsidersementobeclean.AlthoughMirzaHusseinAliin his Isharaqat has reacted angrily to this argument, considered it an insult and thathedidnotneedtheprovisionforhisembryotobeclean!
Point4
ThenewManifestationwouldcomeonlyafterallhavebeeneducatedwiththe Bayan.(BayanWahid5) "Today the Bayan is at its embryonicstage....Resurrection will not occur until the perfection has been reached" As an infant takes time to mature, the religion of Bayan will also take time to reach its perfection (Bayan Wahid 2 Chapter7) Now the Bayan as we all know was incomplete when death overtook the Bab, andhehadentrustedMirzaYahya(Azal,Bahaullah'sbrother),hissuccessorwith the responsibility of completing it. But this desire of seeing the 'Bayan' completedremainedjustadreamforBabandtothisdayitremainsincomplete. Moreover,theBayanisabookthatisn'tevenaccessibletoall,letalonereador understoodbytheBahais.Ithasnevergoneintoprintandevenit'smanuscripts
Point2
Asmentionedinthe'Bayan'Wahid6,chapter11,Babhadwarnedtheteachers oftheschoolsagainstbeatingupanystudent.Hesays The teacher should not beat the students in the school lest the teacher, unknowingly, beat the greatest teacher. I.e. 'He Whom Allah Shall Manifest' (BayanWahid6,chapter11)andsamementionin(BayanWahid6,chapter 12) ItisapparentthatatthetimeofBab'sclaimtoProphethood,'thePromisedOne' wasnotyoungenoughtogotoschoolandhencethewarning.Alsothiswarning
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are rare. I don't know about the Bahais but I find it very strange that books revealedthousandsofyearsagoliketheTorah,BibleandtheQuranareavailable at the drop of a hat in just about every spoken language, but the Bayan which was 'revealed' less than 200 years ago is not even available in its original language! (according to Bahais). Then how can they be Bahais and how can Mirza Hussain Ali Noori be the 'Promised/Manifested one', when the Bab has clearly stated that only after the universal acceptance of the Bayan will the 'Manfisted one' arrive? And how could they claim that Mirza Hussein Ali is the promisedoneoftheBayan. Babhadstatedinthe'Bayan'innouncertainterms,that"Universalacceptance ofBabismwasaprerequisitetotheappearanceof'thePromisedOne'".Inmy viewtheBahaiswouldhardpressedtoprovethat,letalonetheworld,evenacity ortownhadunanimouslyembracedBabismpriortotheadventofBahaullah.Till date such an event has not come to pass. This automatically makes his claim groundlesslikeallhisotherclaims.
successor. So it beats us how Mirza Hussain Ali Noori (Bahaullah) became the 'Manifested one'. Further The appointment of Subhi Azal to the station of MirrorshipofthePrimalPointandOnewhorankedequalwithhimandOnewho revealdivineversesoccurredindirectpreferencetoMirzaHusaynAliwhowas presentandmucholderthanSubhiAzalandwasinstructedbythePrimalPoint toprovideforandprotectSubhiAzal.CoulditbepossiblethatBahaullahknew athingortwoabouttheManifestedonethatBabdidn't? "Today the Bayan is at its embryonicstage....Resurrection will not occur until the perfection has been reached" As an infant takes time to mature, the religion of Bayan will also take time to reach its perfection (Bayan Wahid 2 Chapter7)
Point7
As mentioned earlier the heralded one's advent (i.e.Bahaullah) preceded the adventoftheheralder(i.e.Bab).TheBahaisclaimthatBabwaslikeJohnthe Baptist and Baha like Jesus. They need to check their facts. John the Baptist wasbornbeforeJesus.HeistheonewhobaptisedJesus.IntheBahaischemeof things,socalledJesus(Bahaullah)wasbornbeforeJohn!Anothercontradiction whichIamsurehasametaphoricalanswer.
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The advent of Bab's religion was about 1250 years after Islam. Even Bahaullah claims thatanew 'Manifestation' will appear a 1000years after himbringing a new code/religion with him and that this has always been the divine practice. HowcouldBahaullahthenclaimtobethe'PromisedOne'afteraperiodofonly 15yearsafterBab?Isthisnotacompleterefutationofhisownprophecyaswell Bab's? Moreover, the claim that the divine practice demands that a new manifestation arrive after 1000 years is hollower still. Prophet Mohammad (pbuh)(born570AD)arrivedwellwithin1000yearsofJesus's(pbuh)ascentto theheavens.AlsothereisnoevidencetosubstantiatethatJesus(pbuh)followed Moses (pbuh) after 1000 years and likewise Abraham (pbuh) followed Noah (pbuh) after 1000 years and so on. I look forward to a metaphorical interpretationofthisfromtheBahais.
Point7
Whoever transgresses from the bound of Bayan is not be a believer, be a scientist,akingoritssubject.(BayanWahid4Chapter11) MirzaHusseinAlideviatedfromBayan,andtheMirrorofthePoint.
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ItisincumbentuponallpeopleofBayantowritetheirwillandcommandthatit reachesHeWhomGodShallMakeManifest.(BayanWahid5Chapter13) AtthetimeBayanwasrevealed,MirzaHusseinAliwaspresentevenhewasolder thantheonewhoisprofessingabouthim.Itwouldbemeaninglessforawillto
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ProfessorE.G.Browneinhisbook'MaterialsontheStudyofBabiReligion'has mentioned that Bab in his will (written approx. 1 year before his death) nominated Mirza Yayha Noori (SubheAzal), stepbrother of Bahaullah, as his
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UnletteredMirzaAliMuhammadShirazi Bab???
"It is incumbent on every prophet that he gains knowledge from Allah alone and not from any human being and such is the practice of all prophets like Prophet Ibrahim, Hazrat Mohammed, Hazrat Bab and Bahaullah. All of them didnotstudyinanyschoolbecausetheonewhooweshisknowledgetohuman schools cannot be a divine representative." (Abdul Baha acknowledges this factinKhutubateBuzurg,page8) Mirza Abbas Effendi Abdul Baha writes in his chapter on the Bab, "It was universallyadmittedbytheShiitesthatHehadneverstudiedinanyschooland had not acquired knowledge from any teacher; all the people of Shiraz bear witnesstothis."(Ref:AbdulBaha,SomeAnsweredQuestions,page13) WehavetheBabhimselfwhoacknowledgesthecontributionofhisteacher.He writes, Thuswrote myleader(Sayyidi),myfirmsupport(Mutammadi)andmyteacher (Muallimi), alHajji Sayyed Kazim Rashty may God extend his specified eternality... (Ref:RisalafilSuluk,Bab) "Istudiedgrammarasachildbuthaveforgottenit."(TrialofMirzaAli MuhammadatTabriz) Further ThepredecessorofBahaullahMirzaAliMohammedBabstudiedunderSayyed Kazim then leader of the Shaikhism sect. The author states "He (Bab) proceeded at some time antecedent to the year 1259 to Kerbala where he residedforsometimeoccasionallyattendingthelecturesofHajiSayyedKazim ofRasht" (TravellersNarrativepage250).
Note: This qoutation is based on the Bahai historical work 'A Traveller's Narrative' writtentoillustratetheepisodeoftheBabbyProfessorE.G.Browne(published inNewYork,1930bytheBahaiPublishingCommittee).TheBahaisconsiderthis bookasreliableandholditinhighesteem.Thisbecomesclearwhenonereads thepublisherspreface: "MembersoftheBahaiCausearegreatlyindebtedtoProf.E.G.Browneforhis scholarlyresearchesintothehistoryandliteratureofthemovement,andmost particularly for his dignified and powerful translation of the 'Travellers Narrative'.AsrecountedbyProf.Browneinhisownintroductiontotheedition published under the auspices of the Cambridge University, the manuscript of thisworkwasgiventohimbyAbdulBahaatthetimehevisitedBahaullahand the Bahai community in Acca during the year 1891". (Page V, Preface TravellersNarrative)
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UnletteredMirzaHusseinAliNuri Bahaullah???
The teacher should not beat the students in the school lest the teacher, unknowingly,beatthegreatestteacher.(i.e.'HeWhomAllahShallManifest') (Ref:Bayan'Wahid6,chapter11) Although from the quotation stated above we may conclude many things but herewewouldliketodrawtheattentiontowardthetopicofUnletteredornot? That according to warning of Mirza Ali Muhammad Bab, implies that 'the PromisedOne'wasexpectedtoattendschool(meanshewillnotbeunlettered). Now, if he (Hussein Ali) was unlettered, he ceased to be the Promised one ('He Whom Allah Shall Manifest' Yazharahullaho) of the Mirza Ali Muhammad Bab.AndIfheisLetteredorattainedtheschoolhecannotbedivineaccording toMirzaAbbasEffendi "It is incumbent on every prophet that he gains knowledge from Allah alone and not from any human being and such is the practice of all prophets like Prophet Ibrahim, Hazrat Mohammed, Hazrat Bab and Bahaullah. All of them didnotstudyinanyschoolbecausetheonewhooweshisknowledgetohuman schools cannot be a divine representative."(Abdul Baha acknowledges this factinKhutubateBuzurg,page8) AbdulBahawritesinhischapterontheBab,"Itwasuniversallyadmittedby the Shiites that He had never studied in any school and had not acquired knowledge from any teacher; all the people of Shiraz bear witness to this." (Ref:AbdulBaha,SomeAnsweredQuestions,page13) We have not entered any school, nor read any of your dissertations. Incline yourearstothewordsofthisunletteredOne,wherewithHesummonethyou untoGod,theEverAbiding.Betteristhisforyouthanallthetreasuresofthe earth,couldyebutcomprehendit. (Ref:Aqdus,paragraph104)
Now it is up to Bahais, were the accept that Bab or source of Bab was ignorantOrAbbasEffendiwas.
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"Theblackmanmusteverbegratefultothewhiteman,forhehasmanifested greatcourageandselfsacrificefortheblackrace."(PromulgationofUniversal Peacep.111) "If man is left in his natural state, he will become lower than the animal and continue to grow more ignorant and imperfect. The savage African tribes of centralAfricaareevidencesofthis."(PromulgationofUniversalPeace,p.308) "IfwestudyhumanbeingssuchastheaboriginaltribesofcentralAfrica,who have been reared in complete subjection to nature's rule, we will find them deficient indeed. They are without religious education; neither do they give evidences of any advance toward civilization. They have simply grown and developed in the natural plane of barbarism. We find them bloodthirsty, immoral and animalistic in type to such an extent that they even kill and devoureachother."(PromulgationofUniversalPeace,p.399) "TheinhabitantsofacountrylikeAfricaareallaswanderingsavagesandwild animals; they lack intelligence and knowledge; all are uncivilized; On the contrary,considerthecivilizedcountries,theinhabitantsofwhicharelivingin the highest state of culture and ethics, solidarity and interdependence; possessing, with few exceptions, acute power of comprehensions and sound mind."(Tabletsof'Abdu'lBaha,p.576)
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WhilestudyingtheBahaiFaith,oneisconstantlyledtobelievethattheBahai Faithisthe"new"Universalreligionareligionwithuniversallaws;areligion whichhasreplacedallfaithslikeJudaism,Christianity,Hinduism,Islamtoname afew.ReadanyBahaiteachingmaterialandthisaspecthitsyouintheface thattheBahaiFaithisaUniversalreligion.VisitanyBahaiwebsiteandyouwill feel that the Bahai Faith is the "next big idea" when it comes to uniting religions and establishing a universal religion. This position has been hammered to such an extent that a novice to the Faith might actually start believinginit. We have been a student of the Faith for some time and would like to believe thatwehavedugdeeperthanevenmostBahaisinthequestfortruth.Andour studies have thrown up some amazing facts that contradict the very idea of UniversalityoftheBahaiFaith. "Foryourinformation,thepeopleinIsraelhaveaccesstofactualinformation abouttheFaith,itshistoryandgeneralprinciples.BooksconcerningtheFaith areavailableinlibrariesthroughoutIsrael,andIsraelisarewelcometovisitthe Shrines and the surrounding gardens. However, in keeping with a policy that has been strictly followed since the days of Bah'u'llh, Bah's do not teach the Faith in Israel. Likewise, the Faith is not taught to Israelis abroad if they intendtoreturntoIsrael.WhenIsraelisaskabouttheFaith,theirquestionsare answered, but this is done in a manner which provides factual information withoutstimulatingfurtherinterest."(Ref:TheUniversalHouseofJustice,1995 Jul23,TeachingIsraelis) "WheneveranIsraelicitizenlivingintheWest,irrespectiveofhisbackground andreligiousaffiliation,declareshisbeliefandinterestinbecomingamember oftheBah'community,heshouldbeinformedthattheFaithisnottaughtin Israel and that there is noBah' community there apart from those who are associatedwiththeBah'WorldCenter.HecannotbeacceptedintotheBah' communityifheisplanningtoreturntoIsraeltoresidethere.
"If he plans to continue to reside outside Israel, his enrollment can be accepted,buthe will then be subject to the same restrictions about travel to Israel as any other Bah', in that he could do so only with the express permissionoftheUniversalHouseofJustice.Inanyevent,theUniversalHouse of Justice should be informed of any such declaration. (Ref: Letter from the Universal House of Justice, dated October 20, 1994, to several National SpiritualAssemblies.") (Compilations,NSAUSADevelopingDistinctiveBaha'iCommunities)
LawsfromtheKitabiAqdasNotYetBinding byUniversalHouseofJustice 19740609 9June1974 TheNationalSpiritualAssemblyoftheBah'sofsafjrdur DearBah'Friends, Thankyouforyourletterof4March1974enclosingtheenquiryfromtheBah' Groupofsafjrdur.Ithasbecomeapparentfromanumberofquestionswehave receivedthatmanybelieversarenotclearwhicharethoselawsalreadybinding upon the Bah's in the West. We therefore feel it is timely to clarify the situation,andthesimplestwayistostatethoselawslistedinthe"Synopsisand Codification of the KitbiAqdas" which are not at present binding upon the friendsinthewesternworld.Foreaseofreferencewegivethenumbersofthe sectionslisted. IV.A.4.c The law regarding the exemption from obligatory prayer granted to womenintheircourses. IV.A.10 The law concerning ablutions, with the exception of the ablutions required for the Medium Obligatory Prayer which are described in Section CLXXXIIof"PrayersandMeditations"andarerequiredfortherecitationofthat prayer.
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IV.A.12 The law concerning actions to be taken in place of an Obligatory Prayermissedonaccountofinsecureconditions. IV.B.5.aThedefinitionoftravellersforthepurposeofexemptionfromfasting. Instead of these definitions the believers in the West should observe the following guidance given by the beloved Guardian's secretary on his behalf: "travellers are exempt from fasting, but if they want to fast while they are travelling,theyarefreetodoso.Youareexemptthewholeperiodofyourtravel, notjustthehoursyouareinatrainorcar,etc...." IV.B.5.f The law regarding the exemption from fasting granted to women in theircourses. IV.C.1.iThelawsgoverningbetrothal. IV.C.1.jThelawconcerningthepaymentofadowrybythegroomtothebride onmarriage. IV.C.1.l & m The laws concerning the travelling of a husband away from his wife. IV.C.1.n&oThelawsrelatingtothevirginityofthewife. IV.C.2.bThatpartofthedivorcelawrelatingtofinespayabletotheHouseof Justice. IV.C.3Thelawofinheritance.Thisisnormallycoveredbycivillawsofintestacy atthepresenttime. IV.D.1.aThelawofpilgrimage. IV.D.1.bThelawofHuququ'llhisnotyetappliedtothewesternfriends.[This becameuniversallyapplicableatRidvn1992.] IV.D.1.dThelawoftheMashriqu'lAdhkrisgraduallybeingputintoeffect.
IV.D.1.f The Bah' Festivals are being celebrated by the western friends on their anniversaries in the Gregorian calendar until such time as the Universal HouseofJusticedeemsitdesirabletopasssupplementarylegislationnecessary forthefullimplementationoftheBadi'calendar. IV.D.1.jTheageofmaturityappliesonlytoBah'religiousdutiesasyet.On other matters it is subject to the civil law of each country. The age of administrative maturity in the Bah' community has, for the time being, been fixedat21. IV.D.1.kFortheburialofthedeadtheonlyrequirementsnowbindinginthe West are to bury the body (not to cremate it), not to carry it more than a distanceofonehour'sjourneyfromtheplaceofdeath,andtosaythePrayerfor theDeadifthedeceasedisabelieverovertheageof15. IV.D.1.pThelawoftithes. IV.D.1.qThelawconcerningtherepetitionoftheGreatestName95timesa day. IV.D.1.rThelawconcerningthehuntingofanimals. IV.D.1.t, u, v & w The laws relating to the finding of lost property the disposition of treasure trove, the disposal of objects held in trust and compensation for manslaughter are all designed for a future state of society. Thesemattersareusuallycoveredbythecivillawofeachcountry. IV.D.1.y,xiv,xv,xvi&xviiArson,adultery,murderandtheftareallforbidden to Bah's, but the punishments prescribed for them in the KitbiAqdas are designed for a future state of society. Such matters are usually covered by the civillawsofeachcountry. IV.D.1.y,xxv,xxx,xxxi&xxxiiThelawsprohibitingtheuseofthetypeofpools whichusedtobefoundinPersianbaths,theplungingofone'shandinfood,the shaving of one's head and the growth of men's hair below the lobe of the ear.
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All the exhortations, listed in section IV.D.3, are applicable universally at the present time insofar as it is possible for the friends to implement them; for example,theexhortationtoteachone'schildrentochanttheHolyVersesinthe Mashriqu'lAdhkr can be literally carried out only on a limited scale at the presenttime,butthefriendsshould,nevertheless,teachtheirchildrentheHoly Writingsasfaraspossible. WithlovingBah'greetings, (signed)TheUniversalHouseofJustice Note: ThisletterwascirculatedwidelyuponthepublicationoftheAqdasin1992.This particularfilewasscannedfromCanadianBaha'iNewsVol.6,No.1,May1993. (Partiallysupersededbythisletter,belowofdated:19991228) FurtherApplicationoftheLawsoftheKitabiAqdas byUniversalHouseofJustice 19991228 TotheBah'softheWorld BelovedFriends, In thecourseof the Four Year Plan, we have been reviewing those laws of the KitabiAqdaswhicharenotyetuniversallyapplied,inordertodeterminewhich ofthemitwouldbetimelytoimplementnow. Ineverylandweseeagrowingthirstforspirituallifeandmoralclarity.Thereis recognitionoftheineffectivenessofplansandprogramsforhumanbetterment which are not rooted in lives of spiritual awareness and ethical virtue. Who should be better equipped to satisfy this longing than those who are already inspiredbytheTeachingsofBah'u'llhandaidedbyHisPower? We have determined, therefore, that it is imperative for all the believers to deepen their awareness of the blessings conferred by the laws which directly foster the devotional life of the individual and, thus, of the community. The
essentials of these laws are known to all Bah's, but acquiring greater insight intotheirsignificancemustincludecarryingoutallthedivinelyrevealedaspects of their observance. These are the laws which pertain to obligatory prayer, fastingandrecitationoftheGreatestNameninetyfivetimesaday. Bah'u'llh asserts: "One who performeth neither good deeds nor acts of worshipislikeuntoatreewhichbearethnofruit,andanactionwhichleavethno trace.Whosoeverexperienceththeholyecstasyofworshipwillrefusetobarter such an act or any praise of God for all that existeth in the world. Fasting and obligatoryprayerareastwowingstoman'slife.Blessedbetheonewhosoareth withtheiraidintheheavenoftheloveofGod,theLordofallworlds." ThefriendshavelongbeenfamiliarwiththegreatimportancewhichBah'u'llh attaches to daily obligatory prayer and to the observance of the fast, but a numberofaspectsofthelaw,suchasthoseconcerningablutions,travellingand the compensation for prayers missed, remained to be made universally applicable. This step is now taken. Thus all elements of the laws dealing with obligatoryprayerandfastingare,withoutanyexception,nowapplicable. We have alsodecided that it is timely for Bah's in every land totake to their heartsthewordsoftheKitabiAqdas:"Ithathbeenordainedthateverybeliever inGod,theLordofJudgment,shall,eachday,havingwashedhishandsandthen his face, seat himself and, turning unto God, repeat ÀllahuAbha' ninetyfive times.SuchwasthedecreeoftheMakeroftheHeavenswhen,withmajestyand power, He established Himself upon the thrones of His Names." Let all experience the spiritual enrichment brought to their souls by this simple act of worshipfulmeditation. The spiritual growth generated by individual devotions is reinforced by loving associationamongthefriendsineverylocality,byworshipasacommunityand by service to the Faith and to one's fellow human beings. These communal aspectsofthegodlyliferelatetothelawoftheMashriqu'lAdhkarwhichappears in the KitabiAqdas. Although the time has not come for the building of local Mashriqu'lAdhkars,theholdingofregularmeetingsforworshipopentoalland the involvement of Bah' communities in projects of humanitarian service are
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expressions of this element of Bah' life and a further step in the implementationoftheLawofGod. Bah'u'llh has written: "We have adorned the heaven of utterance with the starsofdivinewisdomandholyordinancesasabountyonOurpart.Verily,We are the EverForgiving, the Most Generous. O friends of God throughout the regions!Knowyethevalueofthesedaysandclinguntowhatsoeverhathbeen sentdownfromGod,theMostGreat,theMostExalted.Verily,Heremembereth youintheMostGreatPrison,andinstructethyouinthatwhichwillcauseyouto drawnighuntoastationthatdelighteththeeyesofthepureinheart.Gloryrest upon you and upon those who have attained unto that living fountain which flowethforthfromMywondrousPen." ItisourprayerattheSacredThresholdthatthegreaterattentiontothespiritual heartoftheTeachingswhichtheselawsexpresswillenhancethedevotionofthe friendstotheSourceofallbountiesandattracttotheCausethereceptivesouls amongHisspirituallyfamishedchildren. [SIGNED: THEUNIVERSALHOUSEOFJUSTICE; CONFIRMATORYCOPYTOFOLLOW] TeachingtheFaithinIsrael byUniversalHouseofJustice 19950623 The Universal House of Justice has received your email message dated 29 June1995andwehavebeenaskedtorespond. You have asked how the policy of not teaching Israelis applies in the situationinwhichyouhavecontactwithanIsraeliviaan"interactiverelay chat" (IRC) connection. The House of Justice has not asked the friends to
avoid contact with Israelis. When you discover that a person you are in contact with via IRC is an Israeli, you should feel free to maintain friendly contact, but you should not teach the Faith to him. If he has already developedapersonalinterestintheFaithandseeksmoreinformation,you shouldreferhimtotheOfficesoftheBah'WorldCentreinHaifa. Foryourinformation,thepeopleinIsraelhaveaccesstofactualinformation about the Faith, its history and general principles. Books concerning the FaithareavailableinlibrariesthroughoutIsrael,andIsraelisarewelcometo visit the Shrines and the surrounding gardens. However, in keeping with a policythathasbeenstrictlyfollowedsincethedaysofBah'u'llh,Bah'sdo not teach the Faith in Israel. Likewise, the Faith is not taught to Israelis abroadiftheyintendtoreturntoIsrael.WhenIsraelisaskabouttheFaith, their questions are answered, but this is done in a manner which provides factualinformationwithoutstimulatingfurtherinterest. WithlovingBah'greetings, DepartmentoftheSecretariat Note: The Bahai Faith seeks to mislead humanity under the garb of being a Universal religion. Its laws even today are not globally applicable and depending upon its convenience, the Uunvarsal House of Justices releases edictsfromtimetotime.IftheFaithweretrulyglobal,thentheselawswould have been equally applicable to all individuals from the time of Bahaullah itself. Otherwise what this means is that Bahaullah left a legacy of an imperfect, evolving faith to his successors, which debunks the Bahai Faith's claimofbeingthenextprogressivelinktoIslam.Islamasisevidentfromthe Quranic verses was completed and perfected by Allah before the passing awayoftheProphet. Having understood this, it is therefore surprising how Tahera Qazvini in Badasht claimed that "Islam was abrogated" that too by the Babi Faith, whichwasevenmoreincompleteandevolvingthantheBahaiFaith.Andwas only Islam (a religion made perfect by Allah) that was abrogated or even other religions like Christianity and Judaism. Judaism certainly did not (and doesnot)seemtobeabrogatedafactthatisevidentfromthewarinessof the Bahais to spread the Faith among the Jews residing in Israel. And if
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Judaismisnotyetabrogated,thenitstandstoquestionhowChristianitycan be abrogated, since it is a consequence of Judaism and of course Islam abrogatedChristianity. IftheBahaiFaithisUniversal,itsmessageshouldgooutunequivocally(and notindissimulationtaqaiyya)topractionersofallfaithsitclaimstohave abrogated. Else it should come out in the open and declare unequivocally, whoisitsrealtargetaudience.Ifit'sparticularlytheMuslims,thenitshould assertasmuch,andnotdiluteitscallbyropinginotherfaithswhichinany casedon'tseemtomeetwiththeBahaiapprovalforfullfledgedpropagation andconversion. I would like to ask why. If the Bahai Faith, as it so claims, was the religion which came to unite all the religions, then why not the Jews of Israel? Are theynotworthythattheybeintroducedtotheFaith?WhenMoses(a.s.)who cametorescueBaniIsraeldidnotmakeexceptionsforIsraelites,thenhow can a faith that is purportedly superior to Judaism make exceptions for them?Infact,thiswouldmakeJudaismsuperiortotheBahaiFaith.
Or is it that the Bahais have a clandestine arrangement with Israel that in exchange of the permission to reside in Israel, the Bahais would not try and convertanyJews?AnditisinterestingthatonlyJewslivinginIsraelareofflimits forBahaimissionaries.ChristiansandMuslimslivinginIsraelarewelcometargets forBahaistointroducetheir'Universal'doctrine.
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ResponsefromtheUniversalHouseofJustice 16February1996 TheStructureoftheAdministrativeOrder: The Administrative Order of Bah'u'llh is in the process of growth and unfoldment. In its structure and functioning there are aspects which, the Guardian explained, should be uniform throughout the world. There are also secondaryaspectswhichcanbevariedfromcountrytocountryasdecidedby theresponsibleNationalSpiritualAssemblyinaccordancewiththeneedsand conditionsintheareaunderitsjurisdiction.Theaspectswhichmustbeuniform are set out in the Constitution of the Universal House of Justice and the ConstitutionsoftheNationalandLocalSpiritualAssemblies..
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Inthemorning(followingthekillingoftheBab),theRussianConsulinTabriz, visited the spot (of the killing) and ordered the artist who had accompanied himtomakea drawing of the remainsof theBab as the lay beside the moat (page38) The Czar of Russia, a contemporary chronicler had written, had even shortly beforeBab'smartyrdom,instructedtheRussianConsulinTabriztofullyinquire intothematterandreportthecircumstancesofstartingaMovement(page39) ARussianpoetessproducedadramacalledthe"Bab"(page39) BahaaftertheassassinationattemptontheShahwentandstayedinthehouse ofhisbrotherinlawMirzaMajid,whoatthattimewasactingasasecretaryto the Russian Minister Prince Dolgourki and whose house adjoined that of his master.TheShahwasinformedofthisandhe,greatlyamazed,dispatchedhis trustedofficerstotheregion,demandingthattheaccused(Baha)beforthwith delivered into his hands. Refusing to comply with the wishes of the royal envoys, the Russian Minister requested Baha to proceed to the house of the GrandVizier,towhomheformallycommunicatedhiswishthattheTrustofthe Russian Government was being delivered into his hands should be insured. (page4748) ThepersistentanddecisiveinventionoftheRussianMinisterPrinceDolgourki who left no stone unturned to establish the innocence of Baha in the Shah assassinationcase.(page66) TheRussianMinister assoon as he wasinformedoftheImperial decision (to take Baha wherever he desired), expressed his desire to take Baha under his protectionandofferedtoextendeveryfacilityforHisremovaltoRussiaBaha mentions this in His epistle to the Czar of Russia, Nicholaevitch Alexander II,
"One of my ministers extended me his aid". In yet another illuminating testimonyBahasays,"WhenthisWrongedOnewassoreafflictedinprison,the ministersofthehighlyesteemedgovernment(ofRussia)mayGodExaltedand Glorified be He assist them! My freedom was gained through the solicitude and the endeavour of His Excellency The MinisterHis imperial Majesty, The Most Great Emperor may God Exalted and Glorified be He assist him!.. extend to me foe the sake of God his protection. On 1st Rabiuss Saani, 1269 AH, Baha along with some of the members of His family and escorted by an official of the Imperial bodyguard and an official representing the Russian legation, set out on his three months journey to Baghdad. (CHAPTER VII Baha'u'llah'sBanishmenttoIraq) SultanAbdulMalikofIraqrefusedtocountenancetherequestsofthePersian Government either to deliver Baha to their representatives or to order His expulsionfromtheTurkishterritory.(page84) Baha had friendly intercourse with the officials including the governor of the city(ofBaghdad)(page74) Colonel Sir Arnold Burroughs Kemball, consulgeneral of the British GovernmentinBaghdadandofferedBahaprotectionoftheBritishcitizenship, called on him in person, undertook to transmit to Queen Victoria any communicationHemightwishtoforwardtoher.Heevenwishedtoarrangefor the transfer of His residence to India, orto any otherplace agreeable to Him (page83) The Turkish Government had fixed as allowance for the maintenance of the exilesandtheirfamilies.(page106) InSuraheMuluk(atablet),Bahaassertshisinnocenceandtheloyaltytothe Sultan(AbdulAziz)andhisministers.HeassureshimofhisprayerstoGodon hisbehalf.(page109) Baha was accused of having conspired with the Bulgarian leaders and certain ministers of European powers to achieve with the help of some thousand followerstheconquestofConstantinople.(page113)
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Some of the consuls of foreign powers called on Baha and expressed their readinesstointervenewiththeirrespectiveGovernmentsonhisbehalf.Baha expressed his appreciation for their cooperation as he himself says, 'The consulsofthatcity(Adrianople)gatheredinthepresenceofthisyouthatthe hour of his departure and expressed their desire to aid him. They, verily, evincedtowardsusmanifestaffections'.(page114) A European General was granted audience along with the Governor to meet Baha.(page122) AbdulBaha visited Beirut at the invitation of a forum Grand VizierofTurkey. Hisassociationswiththecivilandecclesiasticalleadersofthatcity,hisseveral interviews with the wellknown Shaikh Muhammad Abdu served to enhance immensely the growing prestige of the community and spread abroad the fameofitsmostdistinguishedmember.(page122) The community prospered in Ishqabad in Russian Turkistan assured of the goodwillofasympatheticGovernmentenablingittoestablishaBahaicemetry andtopurchaseandthereonstructures.(page123) Throughhisinterventionwiththecivilandmilitaryauthorities,hesucceededin obtaining the freedom of his followers in Akka and in enabling them to continuetoearn,withoutinterference,themeansoflivelihood.(page166) TheSpanishConsulakinsmanoftheagentofanItaliansteamshipcompanyin hisloveforAbdulBahaandhisanxietytoavertthethreatening,hadgoneso farastoplaceathisdisposalanItalianfreighter,readytoprovidehimasafe passagetoanyforeignportofhischoice.(page169) AttheinvitationoftheLordMayorofLondon,AbdulBahahadbreakfastwith himattheMansionHouse.(page178) Persian princes and noblemen and exministers the Turkish Ambassador in Paris, an exVali of Beirut, Turkish Pashas and exministers and Viscount Arakawa,JapaneseAmbassadortothecourtofSpainwereamongthosewho hadtheprivilegeofattaininghispresence.(page178)
In America, Secretariat of State, Ambassadors, Congressmen and other eminent people attained his presence. Among them were the Dutch, British and Swiss Ministers in Washington,, the Turkish Ambassador in that city and thePrinceofEgypt.(page181) The edifice (of Mashrikul Azkar at Ishraqabad) the foundation of which was laid in the presence of General Krupatkin, the Governor General of Turkistan whohadbeendelegatedbytheCzartorepresenthimattheceremony.(page 188) The Oriental Pilgrim House, erected on Mount Carmel by a believer from Ishqabad,soonaftertheembodimentoftheBabiremainsfortheconvenience ofvisitingpilgrims,wasgrantedtaxexemptionbythecivilauthorities,thefirst timesuchaprivilegehasbeenconcededsincetheestablishmentoftheFaithin theHolyLand.(page192)
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"But the "PARACLETE" (comforter, prophet), THE SPIRIT (OF TRUTH), whom theFatherwillsendinmyname,HEWILLTEACHYOUALLTHINGS(thatishe will be the last prophet with no more need for another), and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you." (Jesus Bible Gospel according to St. John14:26) "Verilythisrevelation(HolyQur'an)isfromtheLordoftheUniverse.Withit came down the SPIRIT OF FAITH AND TRUTH. To thy heart and mind (O Muhammad!)thatthoumaywarn.IntheperspicuousArabictongue.WITHOUT DOUBT IT IS ANNOUNCED IN THE REVEALED BOOKS OF FORMER PEOPLES !" (HolyQur'an26:192) "Andsay:TRUTHhathcomeandfalsehoodhathvanishedaway.Lo!falsehood iseverboundtovanish"(HolyQur'an17:81) Theword"paraclete"isaGreektranslationoftheoriginalwordinAramaicthat Jesus used and is sometimes translated as comforter in the English. This is the samepersonageastheSpiritofTruthspokenofabove(e.gseeaboveJohn3:15 17). Instead of reiterating the muslim reasons for applying this prophecy to Muhammad,Iurgeyoutocheckoutthisexcellentarticleonthisprophecyofthe paraclete.SufficetosaytheQur'ansaysthattheSpiritofTruthdescendedupon Muhammad PBUH and the early Christian converts to Islam at the Prophet's PBUHtimeappliedthisprophecytotheProphetPBUHwhenthemuslimsasked themwhereintheirbookstheProphetMuhammadPBUHwasmentionedasthe Qur'anclaims.Baha'isarefondofhijackingthepropheciesofthecomingofthe ParacletebyJesusandapplyittobahaullah. WefoundthisreferencebyShoghiEffendiinteresting: No. 6. Revelations 3.12, refers to the Revelation of Bah'u'llh. No. 7. ReferencesintheBibleto"Mt.Paran"and"Paraclete"refertoMuhammad's Revelation.Deuteronomy33.2;Genesis21.21.;Numbers12.16;Numbers13.3.; Genesis 17.20 refers to the twelve Imams and in the Revelation of St. John, Chap.11.;(LettersfromtheGuardiantoAustraliaandNewZealand,byShoghi Effendi,p.41)
WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa (Jesus)(Peacebeuponhim):Muhammad(Peace beuponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuri Bahaullah?

IntheNewTestament,Jesus(Peacebeuponhim)isreportedtohavemade thefollowingpropheciesofonetofollowhim: "Ifyeloveme,keepmycommands.AndIwillpraytotheFather(God)andHe shallgiveyouANOTHER"PARACLETE"(i.eanotherprophetlikeJesus).ThatHE MAYABIDEWITHYOUFOREVER(thatisMuhammadwillbethelastprophet); evenTHESPIRITOFTRUTH."(JesusBibleGospelaccordingtoSt.John14:15 17) "Nevertheless,Itellyouthetruth;itisexpedientforyouthatIgoaway,forIFI DONOTGOAWAYTHE"PARACLETE"(i.eprophet)WILLNOTCOMEUNTOYOU (nottalkingaboutHolyGhostbecause"it"wasalreadywithhim,hisdisciples andJohntheBaptist);butifIdepart,IwillsendHIMuntoyou."(JesusBible GospelaccordingtoSt.John16:7) "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. HowbeitwhenHE,THESPIRITOFTRUTH(Muhammadwhowasknownbefore IslamasAlAminandAlSadiqorthe"trustworthy"oneandthe"truthfulone"), is come, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH ; for HE shall not speak of himself;butwhatsoeverHEshallhear,thatshallHEpeak;andHEwillshowyou things to come (that is he will give details of the second coming ofJesus and DayofJudgementetc.).HEshallglorifyme."(JesusBibleGospelaccording toSt.John16:1214) "Whenthe"PARACLETE"(comforter,prophet)comes,whomIwillsendtoyou fromtheFather,thatisTHESPIRITOFTRUTH,whoproceedsfromtheFather, HEwillbearwitnessofme."(JesusBibleGospelaccordingtoSt.John15:26)
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shallquake.Atthattime,thesignsoftheSonofmanshallappearinheaven, thatis,thepromisedBeautyandSubstanceoflifeshall,whenthesesignshave appeared,stepforthoutoftherealmoftheinvisibleintothevisibleworld.And He saith: at that time, all the peoples and kindreds that dwell on earth shall bewailandlament,andtheyshallseethatdivineBeautycomingfromheaven, riding upon the clouds with power, grandeur, and magnificence, sending His angels with agreat sound of a trumpet. Similarly, in the threeotherGospels, accordingtoLuke,Mark,andJohn,thesamestatementsarerecorded.AsWe havereferredatlengthtotheseinOurTabletsrevealedintheArabictongue, We have made no mention of them in these pages, and have confined Ourselvestobutonereference. Inasmuch as the Christian divines have failed to apprehend the meaning of thesewords,anddidnotrecognizetheirobjectandpurpose,andhaveclungto theliteralinterpretationofthewordsofJesus,theythereforebecamedeprived of the streaming grace of the Muhammadan Revelation and its showering bounties.TheignorantamongtheChristiancommunity,followingtheexample of the leaders of their faith, were likewise prevented from beholding the beautyoftheKingofglory(i.eMuhammadPBUH!),inasmuchasthosesigns which were to accompany the dawn of the sun of the Muhammadan Dispensation did not actually come to pass. Thus, ages have passed and centuries rolled away, and that most pure Spirit (i.e Muhammad PBUH) hath repaireduntotheretreatsofitsancientsovereignty(KitabiIqanpage2526) In his tablet to Shah Naser Deen Shah of Iran, with regards to the Christian rejection of Muhammad PBUH, Mirza Hussein Ali Nuri Bahaullah said the following: "SotoothepeopleoftheGospelregarditasimpossiblethatafterjesustheSon ofMaryanyFounderofanewreligionshouldshineforthfromthedayspringof the Divine Will; and they seek a proof in this verse which is in the Gospel: 'Verilyitmaybethattheheavenandtheearthshouldpassaway,buttheword oftheSonofManshallneverpassaway.'[n48]AndtheyholdthatwhatJesus theSonofMaryhathsaidandcommandedshallnotsufferchange,whereashe saith in one place in the Gospel, 'Verily I go and come [again]'; and in the GospelofJohnlikewiseHegivethtidingsof'theComfortingSpiritwhichshall comeafterme';whileintheGospelofLukealsocertainsignsarementioned. But, because some of the doctors of that faith have propounded for each
Also we find Abdul Baha claiming that Muhammad PBUH was the Comforter/Paraclete: His Holiness Abraham, on Him be peace, made a covenant concerning His Holiness Moses and gave the gladtidings of His coming. His Holiness Moses made a covenant concerning the Promised One, i.e. His Holiness Christ, and announced the good news of His Manifestation to the world. His Holiness Christ made a covenant concerning the Paraclete (i.e Muhammad PBUH) and gave the tidings of His coming. His Holiness the Prophet Muhammad made a covenantconcerningHisHolinesstheBbandtheBbwastheOnepromised byMuhammad,forMuhammadgavethetidingsofHiscoming.TheBbmadea Covenant concerning the Blessed Beauty of Bah'u'llh and gave the glad tidings of His coming for the Blessed Beauty was the One promised by His Holiness the Bb. Bah'u'llh made a covenant concerning a promised One who willbecome manifest after one thousand orthousands of years. He likewise, with His Supreme Pen, entered into a great Covenant and TestamentwithalltheBah'swherebytheywereallcommandedtofollowthe CenteroftheCovenantafterHisdeparture,andturnnotawayeventoahair's breadthfromobeyingHim.(Bah'WorldFaith,byÀbdu'lBah,p.358) MirzaHusseinAliNuriBahaullahhimselfsaysthefollowing: These are the melodies, sung by Jesus, Son of Mary, in accents of majestic power in the Ridvn of the Gospel, revealing those signs that must needs heraldtheadventoftheManifestationafterHim(i.eMuhammadPBUH!).In the first Gospel according to Matthew it is recorded: And when they asked JesusconcerningthesignsofHiscoming(i.ethecomingofMuhammadPBUH), Hesaiduntothem:"Immediatelyaftertheoppressionofthosedaysshallthe sunbedarkened,andthemoonshallnotgiveherlight,andthestarsshallfall from heaven, and the powers of the earth shall be shaken: and then shall appearthesignoftheSonofman(i.eMuhammad)inheaven:andthenshallall the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man (i.e Muhammad)cominginthecloudsofheavenwithpowerandgreatglory.And heshallsendhisangelswithagreatsoundofatrumpet."[Matthew24:2931] Rendered into the Persian tongue, the purport of these words is as follows: Whentheoppressionandafflictionsthataretobefallmankindwillhavecome to pass, then shall the sun be withheld from shining, the moon from giving light,thestarsofheavenshallfallupontheearth,andthepillarsoftheearth
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It seems that despite all the time Bahaullah spent reading the Bible he still erred and the bahai faith thus fails the test of a true religion from God as God saysintheQur'an: DotheynotconsidertheQur'anwithcare?HaditbeenfromotherThanGod, theywouldsurelyhavefoundthereinMuchdiscrepancy.(AlQur'anSurahAn Nisa4:Ayah82)
utterance anexplanation after their ownlusts, therefore have they remained veiledfromthemeaningintended." In the above letter, Mirza Hussein Ali Nuri Bahaullah implied quite clearly that the Comforter/Spirit of Truth/Paraclete was in reference to Muhammad PBUHwhocameAFTERJesusPBUH. YetincontradictionwefindMirzaHusseinAliNuriBahaullahsaying elsewhere: ..Proclaim then unto all mankind the gladtidings of this mighty, this glorious Revelation.Verily,HeWhoistheSpiritofTruthiscometoguideyouuntoall truth.HespeakethnotaspromptedbyHisownself,butasbiddenbyHimWho istheAllKnowing,theAllWise.Say,thisistheOneWhohathglorifiedtheSon andhath..(TabletsofBah'u'llhrevealedaftertheKitbiAqdas,p.12) InterestinglytheclaimsofMirzaHusseinAliNuriBahaullahtobetheSpiritof TruthwereoneofhaslaterproclamationssincetheKitaqAqdaswaswrittenin the latter part of his ministry, while the letter to the Shah was written much earlier. This is a common theme in baha'i history, and indeed in all fraudalent claims to Messiahood. The Mirza Ali Muhammad Bab himself started out sayinghewassimplytheBabor"gate"totheHiddenImamMahdiofTwelver Shiafolklore.ThenhispretensionsrosetobeingtheMahdihimselfandfinallyto being the "nuqta" or the point of convergence of all prophecies and previous religions, a station quite similar to that chosen by Mirza Hussein Ali Nuri Bahaullah.Inthefraud,MirzaGhulamAhmadofIndiawhoalmostatthesame timeclaimedtobethesamethingtheBabandBahaullahclaimed,weseea similarphenomenon.FirstAhmadclaimedtobetheMahdi.Thenheclaimedhe was metaphorically the Virgin Mary and then he gave "birth" to Jesus and he "became"metaphoricallyJesusandthushisclaimtobeingtheMessiahofIslam. It is of interest to note that these Ahmadis/Qadianis are a larger group today thanbaha'isandaregrowingfasterthanthem. InJohn14:1517andJohn15:26aswellasJohn14:26weseethattheparaclete (whichMirzaAbbasEffendiAbdulBahaclaimedtobereferringtoMuhammad (peacebeuponhim))andtheSpiritofTruth(whichMirzaHusseinAliBahaullah claimedforhimself)areoneandthesamepersonsoeitherAbdulBahaisright orBahaullahisrightbutnotbothofthem!
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ShaykhiSect:TheforerunnertotheMirzaAli MuhammadBab
ThegenesisoftheBhayani(Babi)FaithliesinthedoctrinesoftheShaykhisect originally expounded by Shaykh Ahmed ibn Zaynud Deen Al Ahsai (1166 AH 1241 AH) and then by his student Sayyed Kazim Rashty (1205 AH 1259 AH). Oneneedstogobackinhistorytounderstandtheiruniquebeliefstoappreciate howthethoughtprocessoftheBabwasfashioned. WhilediscussingtheShaykhisect,wehavereliedextensivelyonthework"The IntroductiontoShi'iIslam"byMoojanMomenaleadingcontemporaryBahai author. While much is available on the doctrines of Shaykh Ahmed Ahsai and Sayyed Kazim Rashty in Arabic and Persian texts, Mr. Momen has put these downinhisbookinafairlylucidmanner. BothShaykhAhmedAhsaiandSayyedKazimRashtyseemtobefollowersofthe Shiah Ithna Ashari sect. This is clear from their beliefs on the concept of Imamate. The reason why we have initiated our discussion with this aspect of theirbeliefistoshowthattheShaykhisandsubsequentlytheBabisbelievedin the 12 Imams after the Holy Prophet Peace be upon him. This viewpoint is importanttoappreciatethesignificanceofsomeofthewritingsoftheBabin future. Shaykh Ahmed considered that the first creation issuing forth from God's will, wasthelightofMohammed(annuralMohammadiyya).Fromthislight,thelight of the Imams came into being. From the light of the Imams, the light of the believerscameintobeing,andsoon.ThustheImamsaretheinstrumentsofthe creationoftheworld.TheyarealsotheultimatecauseofcreationsinceGodhas createdtheworldfortheirsake.Theyaretheintermediariesthroughwhichman can obtain some comprehension of God and God's bounties can reach man. (Ref:IntroductiontoShi'iIslam,MoojanMomen,page226) TheShaykhisdifferedgreatlyinsomefundamentalconceptsaboutGodandon the nature of the world which caused a conflict with Muslim scholars. These conceptsexpoundedbyShaykhAhmedAhsaihadnoprecedenteitherinthe Quran,traditionsorevenbeliefsofothergroupswhicharoseinIslam.TheBab
both in personality and thought rose out of the Shaykhi sect and some of its uniqueprinciples.MoojanMomenwritesonpage231, "It was the Shaykhi teachings which paved the way for the Bab and it is doubtfuliftheBabwouldhaveattractedsomanyadherentsifithadnotbeen forShaykhidoctrines." Here, we will focus on those concepts which have relevance to our discussion. Herearesomeoftheseconcepts: Onthenatureofthisworld TheShaykhisbelieved,thatbetweenthephysicalworldandthespiritualworld, there exists an intermediary world called Hurqalya (from the Greek word Huvarkalya) or the world of archetypal images (Alame' Mithal). Everything in thisworldhasitscounterpartintheworldofHurqalya.Eachindividualbeinghas twobodiesoneofwhichexistsinthephysicalworldandoneinHurqalya.The occulted, but living Twelfth Imam and thecities of Jabulqa and Jabulsa, where he is supposed to live, all exist in the realm of Hurqalya. (Ref: Introduction to Shi'iIslam,MoojanMomen,page227) He (Shaykh Ahmed, founder of Shaykhism) believed that the body of man was compounded of parts derived from each of the nine heavens and the four elementsthatthegrosserelementalpartperishedirrevocablyatdeath;andthat themoresubtlecelestialportionwouldappearatresurrection.Thissubtlebody, he named as 'JismeHurqalya the word Hurqalya being supposed to be of Greek origin (Herculean). He regarded Imams as creative forces, quoting in support of this view, the expression "God, The Best of Creators" occurring in QuranSurah23,verse14;'forsaidhe'ifGodbethebestofcreators.'Hecannot bethesolecreator(Traveller'sNarrative,E.G.Browne,pages2367) ItisclearthattheseconceptshavenoplaceinIslam.Thereisnoconceptofany cityofJabulqaorJabulsaforthatmatteranddefinitelynomentionofHurqalya intheeithertheQuranoritsexegesisbytheHolyProphet(pbuh)andtheHoly Imams(as).ThesewereobviouslyafigmentoftheimaginationofShaykhAhmed Ahsai.Inthesamebookonpage236,wefindthattheleadingShiiteclericofthe
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time,HajiMullaMohammedTaqihavingexaminedthebeliefsofShaykhAhsai declaredhimaheretic. TheoccultationofImamMahdi(as) ForShaykhAhmed,theoccultation(ghaybat)ofImamMahdi(as)didnotmean that a living physical Imam was in hiding somewhere on this earth but rather that,althoughphysicalcontactwiththeImamwasnolongerpossible,theImam lived in the realm of Hurqalya, and for those who strive to reach him in that world, he is still able to perform the key functions of the Imam. (Ref: IntroductiontoShi'iIslam,MoojanMomen,page227) The Bahais, led by Bahaullah have found this a convenient way to justify the disappearance of the Imam and explain the sudden appearance of the Bab. Bahaullah too fell trap to the concocted and twisted beliefs of Hurqalya propoundedbyShaykhAhmedAhsai.PayattentiontothewordsofBahaullah: "All that thou hast heard regarding Muhammad the son of Hasan may the soulsofallthatareimmersedintheoceansofthespiritbeofferedupforHis sakeistruebeyondtheshadowofadoubt,andweallverilybearallegiance unto Him. But the Imams of the Faith have fixed His abode in the city of Jabulqa,whichtheyhavedepictedinstrangeandmarveloussigns.Tointerpret this city according to the literal meaning of the tradition would indeed prove impossible, nor can such a city ever be found. Wert thou to search the uttermostcornersoftheearth,nayprobeitslengthandbreadthforaslongas God'seternityhathlastedandHissovereigntywillendure,thouwouldstnever find a city such as they have described, for the entirety of the earth could neithercontainnorencompassit.IfthouwouldstleadMeuntothiscity,Icould assuredly lead thee unto this holy Being, Whom the people have conceived accordingtowhattheypossessandnottothatwhichpertainethuntoHim!We havechosenheretobebriefinourelucidationofthemeaningsofJabulqa,but ifthoubeofthemthattrulybelieve,thoushaltindeedcomprehendallthetrue meanings of the mysteries enshrined within these Tablets." (Ref: Gems of DivineMysteries(JawahirulAsaar),Bahaullahpages3637) Needlesstosay,Bahaullahtoo"chosetobebriefinhiselucidationofJabulqa" for obvious reasons. There is no such Jabulqa and Jabulsa except that which existedintherealmsofthemindofShaykhAhmedAhsai.
Withregardstothephenomenonofresurrection,ShaykhAhmedalsoregarded this as an event that occurs to man' subtle body in the world of Hurqalya. Similarly, heaven and hell are the results of men's actions which create the situation of either Heaven and Hell in each individual's personal life in Hurqalya.(Ref:IntroductiontoShi'iIslam,MoojanMomen,page227) ThisbelieftooistotallycontrarytotheIslamicconceptofthebeliefoftheDayof Judgment, Heaven and Hell. The Bahais too have lifted this concept of the Shaykhiresurrectionandaddedtheirownflavortoitindicatingthatrewardand punishmentarespiritualinnature.Godwilling,wehopetoexplainthefallacyof thisbeliefatalaterstage. TheFourthSupportorRukne'Rabe' ThiskeydoctrineoftheShaykhiswasdevelopednotsomuchbyShaykhAhsaias much as his followers. Shiites believe in five roots of religion or Usule' Deen (Unity of God, Justice of God, Prophethood, Imamate and the Day of Judgment). Shaykh Ahmed Ahsai altered these in this own fashion to form 3 roots of religion Knowledge of God, Prophethood and Imamate. To this he addedtheFourthSupporttheneedforanintermediarybetweentheImamand the populace. The concept makes it appearance at the time of Sayyed Kazim Rashty and the early writings of Karim Khan Kirmani (one of the claimants of successorshiptoSayyedKazim). TheFourthSupportappearstobethecontinuingphysicalpresenceofaPerfect ManwhoactsasanintermediarybetweentheHiddenImamandtheworld.The HiddenImaminspiresthisintermediarywhothuscomestorepresenttheWillof theHiddenImam.(Ref:IntroductiontoShi'iIslam,MoojanMomen,page227 228) MostoftheBab'sleadingdisciplesandmanyoftherankandfilehadpreviously been Shaykhis, that is followers of the Ithna'Ashari school or sect founded by Shaykh Ahmad alAhsa'i (d. 1826) (29). In contradiction to the claims of many mujtahids to authority in the absence of the Imam, the Shaykhis believed that theremustalwaysexistintheworldaperfectShi'i(ShiìyiKamil)whoactsas
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the intermediary (na'ib, bab) between the Imam and the faithful and hence is thelegitimateauthority;byimplicationtheShaykhileadersmightbeconsidered thatauthority.(Ref:OccasionalPapersinShaykhi,BabiandBahaiStudies,Vol. 2, No. 6, November, 1998. Article: The Routinization of Charisma? By Peter Smith) ItisthroughthisconceptthattheShaykhisectopenedthedoorsforBab.The Shaykhisthemselves(ShaykhAhmedAhsaiandSayyedKazimRashty)usedthe principleoftheFourthSupporttopropagatetheirbeliefsunderthegarbthatit was inspired by the Hidden Imam. This is further endorsed by the fact that he also propounded the intuitive uncovering (Kashf) of knowledge, which further gavehimthelicensetopropoundhisbeliefs. Alsopayattentiontothefollowingobservation: TheShaykhisalsobelievedintheimminenceofthereturnoftheImam,abelief which led to a large number of them enthusiastically accepting the Bab in the years following his declaration in 1844. In contrast the 'conservative" Shaykhis remained as a group in which the messianic motif was 'deemphasized' and whose leaders were bitterly hostile to the Babis. (Ref: Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Bahai Studies, Vol. 2, No. 6, November, 1998. Article: The RoutinizationofCharisma?ByPeterSmith) Through their concepts of Hurqalya and the Fourth Support, the Shaykhis establishedconceptswhichpavedthewayforBabandhisownsetofclaims. Momen writes that it was reasonably clear that the early Shaykhis regarded Shaykh Ahmed Ahsai and Sayyed Kazim Rashty as each being the Fourth SupportortheintermediaryoftheHiddenImam.Itisusingtheseprinciplesthat BabwasabletoputforthhisclaimsofbeingthedoortotheHiddenImam.The firstadherentstotheBabiFaithwerenotsurprisingly,theShaykhiswhorallied around the Bab as they had for Shaykh Ahmed Ahsai and Sayyed Kazim Rashty. Readers must appreciate the subtle, yet highly dangerous changes in fundamentals which were being propagated by the Shaykhis. We must clearly understandthattheShaykhisinitiatedconceptswhichhadnoprecedentinIslam and no clarification either in the Quran and the traditions. Their beliefs caused themtobelabeledhereticsbythescholarsoftheeraandrightfullyso.
Shaykh Ahmed Ahsai nominated Sayyed Kazim Rashty who died without appointing a successor. After him, the Shaykhis (except those who became Babis)splitintothreemainfactions 1) MirzaGawharHasaninKarbala 2) oneledbyHajiMirzaShafiandMullaMohammedMamaqaniinTabrizand 3) HajiKarimKhanKirmaniinKirman. Theverysplittingupofthissectintofactionunderscorestheirfallacy.Herewe see how the Shaykhis regarded the founders to the Fourth Support and subsequently the sect being split into four factions all vying and claiming the samepositionforthemselves. TheBabis,ledbyMirzaAliMohammedShiraziultimatelyprevailedandbecame the dominant force amongst the Shaykhis. History narrates that the other Shaykhi sectsultimately died a silent death and each successive Shaykhi leader expoundedthedoctrinesinsuchawayastobringthemmoreandmoreclosely inlinewithmainstreamIslam.
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SectsorbranchesoftheBayani(Babi)Faith
BySectsorbranchesoftheBayani(Babi)Faithismeanttheprocesswhenmost BbsacceptedtheBah'Faithastheallegedfulfilmentoftheirreligion,leaving aremnantofBbswhocametobeknownasAzalis. This occurred after Bah' founder Bah'u'llh made his claims public in 1866, leadingtoexpressionsofsupportfromthemajorityoftheBbcommunity,and opposition from the remainder. The breach was the foundation of several murders,andattemptedmurders,whichbothsidesclaimedtheotherordered, andwasusedagainstbothgroupstoimprisontheirleadersandfollowers. TheBb MrzÀlMuhammadwasamerchantfromShiraz,Persia,whoattheageof25, claimedtobeanewandindependentManifestationofGod,andthepromised Q'im,orMihdofIslam(Refer:RecantationofClaimsbyMirzaMuhammadAli SharaziBab).AfterhisdeclarationhetookonthetitleoftheBb,meaning "Gate", after a Shi'a religious concept. His followers were therefore known as Bbs. The Bb's writings introduced the concept of "He whom God shall make manifest",theonepromisedinthescripturesofalloftheworld'sgreatreligions. AstheBb'steachingsspread,theIslamicgovernmentsawitasathreattostate religion. Several military confrontations took place between government and Bbforces.TheBbhimselfwasimprisonedandeventuallyexecutedbyafiring squadinTabrizonJuly9,1850.Hismissionlastedsixyears. Leadership after the Bb's execution and "Him Whom God Shall Make Manifest" AppointmentofSubhiAzal Before the Bb's death, he sent a letter addressed to Mirza Yahya, known as SubhiAzalandwasBah'u'llh'syoungerhalfbrother,whichwasconsideredby the Azalis to be his Will and Testament. The letter is recognized as appointing SubhiAzal to be the leader of the Bb community after the Bb. He is also ordered to obey "Him Whom God Shall Make Manifest" when he ultimately appears.
SubhiAzal'sclaimtobe"HimWhomGodShallMakeManifest"arebasedinpart onaversionoftheBb'sWill.Severalversionsofthisareextant.Atranslationof theWill,byManuchehri(2004),aspublishedby,andinthehandwritingof,Subh iAzalreads: "NameofAzal,testifythatthereisnoGodbutI,thedearestbeloved. ThentestifythatthereisnoGodbutyou[Azal],thevictoriousandpermanent. Say, God created what He created from the time of beginning that has no beginningand,whateverHecreatesuntilthetimeofendthathasnoending,to manifestHisownbeing.ThisisthecommandmentofGoduponwhateverHehas createdandshallcreate. ... WeorderyoutoobeyHimWhomGodShallMakeManifest.Hewillverilyappear amongstthispeoplewithasublimereigninthefinalresurrection. VerilyweareallservantsandkneeldownbeforeHim. HeshallcarryoutwhateverHewishes,withpermissionfromHisLord.Heshall not be questioned for his actions. However, all others are responsible for everythingtheydo....(Manuchehri(2004)[Emphasisadded]) This claim was not uncontested, and another manuscript, owned by the Bb's family, differs from the above version in one key particular. Manuchehri translatesthesecondverseofthatmanuscriptas: "ThentestifythatverilythereisnoGodbutme,thevictoriousandpermanent. (Manuchehri(2004)[Emphasisadded]) Another letter, attributed to the Bb, and purported to have been directed to Azalratherthan"HimWhomGodShallMakeManifest": "GodisMostGreatwiththeUttermostGreatness. This is a letter on the part of God, the Protector, the SelfExistent, to God, the Protector,theSelfExistent.
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This is a letter from Ali before Nabil [A selfreference of the Bb's.], God's ReminderuntotheWorlds,untowhosenameisequivalenttotheNameofthe One[Wahid=28=Yahy],God'sReminderuntotheWorlds. Say,'VerilyalloriginateforthePointofRevelation.' ONameoftheOne,keepwhathathbeenrevealedintheBeyn[sic],andwhat hath been commanded, for verily thou art a Mighty Way of Truth. (Browne (1893)pp.426&426a) IthasbeenpointedoutthatthisletterdoesnotmentionthatSubhiAzalisthe Bb'ssuccessor,northatitwasdirectedtohim.Therewere,attimes,asmanyas twentyfive claimants to be "Him Whom God Shall Make Manifest" (Browne (1893)pp.426&426a) BrownenotesinhistranslationthatthiscopyoftheletterisactuallyinSubhi Azal's handwriting rather than the Bb's (Browne (1893) pp. 426 & 426a). Browne, discussing a visit with SubhiAzal in Cyprus, notes that he saw the originaldocumentintheBb'sownhandwriting(Balyuzi(1970)pp.38,420).In addition to the difficulties of collecting original Bb documents at such a distance Browne was at Cambridge was the widespread Azali practice of Taqiyya(Dissimulation),orconcealingone'sbeliefs(Browne(1897)JRAS,p.763). Browne appears to have been unaware of this (Manuchehri (1999)). Compounding the problem of collecting reliable manuscripts, Azali taqiyya had the effect of rendering many early Bb documents unreliable afterwards, as Azali Bbs would often alter and falsify Bb teachings and history (Browne (1897)JRAS,p.763andBalyuzi(1970)p.70) SubhiAzal generally absented himself from the Bb community spending his time in Baghdad in hiding and disguise; and even went so far as to publicly disavowallegiancetotheBbonseveraloccasions(Barrett(2001)pp246247). Otherclaimants Anotedclaimanttobe"HimWhomGodShallMakeManifest"wasDayyn,one oftheearlyBbs,andoneofnearly25peoplewhoclaimedtobethePromised OneoftheBb.HewaskilledinBaghdadsoonaftermakinghisclaim.
Bah'u'llh Bah'u'llhclaimedhismissionasthePromisedOneoftheBbwasrevealedto himin1853whileimprisonedintheSyhChlinTehran,Iran.Historiansagree that he had already been taking a senior position amongst the Bbs by that point.Hedidnot,however,openlydeclarethispropheticmandate,andSubhi AzalremainedthegenerallyrecognizedheadoftheBbcommunity.Onseveral occasions, SubhiAzal went into hiding from the authorities. Increasingly, therefore, Bah'u'llh and his younger brother Mrz Ms controlled the monetary resources and much of the coordination of the Bb community especiallyinBaghdadwherethecommunitywasnowcentered. In1863,attheGardenofRidvnnearBaghdad,Bah'u'llhmadehisperceived stationknownforthefirsttimetoasmallgroupoffamilyandfriends.Later,in Adrianople, he made a more public declaration by sending letters to the kings andrulersoftheworld,includingSultanAbdulAzizandNapoleonIIIofFrance. TheBbswhoacceptedthisclaimgraduallybecameknownasBah's. Confrontations ThepublicdeclarationofBah'u'llhledtosevereconflict,includingaccusations andmurders. PoisoningofBah'u'llh WhileinEdirne(Adrianople),Bah'u'llhwaspoisonedandnearlydied.Hishand wasleftshakingfortherestofhislife.Bah'historicaltexts,andcontemporary accounts,reportthatSubhiAzalwasdirectlybehindthepoisoning(Browne,E.G. (1918).MaterialsfortheStudyoftheBabiReligion,p.16.andCole,J.R.I.(2002). "Bah'u'llh's Surah of God: Text, Translation, Commentary". Translations of Shaykhi,BabiandBah'TextsVol.6(No.1)).Later,followersofAzalmadethe counterclaimthatBah'u'llhhadaccidentallypoisonedhimselfwhiletryingto poisonothers.(MirzaAqaKhanKirmanimadethisclaimlaterinhisHashtBihisht. ThisbookisabstractedinpartbyE.G.Brownein"NoteW"ofhistranslationofA Traveller'sNarrative,(Browne,E.G.(1891).ATraveller'sNarrative,Anepitomeof BbandBah'historytoA.D.1898,p.359.).However,duetothepracticeof Taqiyya (Dissimulation) among Azalis and contemporary historians recognize that: "The Azali Babis and in particular Mirza Aqa Khan Kirmani and Shaykh Ahmad Ruhi showed little hesitation in alteration and falsification of Babi teachingsandhistoryintheirworks."Manuchehri(1999))
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AttemptedmurdersofBah'u'llh In contemporary accounts, Subhi Azal is reported to have tried to have Bah'u'llhassassinatedatthehandsofthebarberofthelocalbath.Thebarber, Muhammad Àl of Isfahn, apparently refused and spread word of the danger around the community. Bah'u'llh is reported to have counselled "on all patience,quietudeandgentleness".(Browne(1918)p.17) This pattern was repeated when, according to the personal account of Ustd MuhammadÀlyi Salmn, Subhi Azal attempted to persuade him likewise to murderBah'u'llhinthebath(Salmn(1982)p.51). DirectconfrontationbetweenSubhiAzalandBah'u'llh AfterBah'u'llhdeclaredhimselftobe"HimWhomGodShallMakeManifest", heclaimedtheobedienceofMirzaYahya(inSeptember1867),regardlessofthe latter'sassertedpositionasleaderoftheBbs.SubhiAzalrejectedthisclaimas without foundation and challenged Bah'u'llh to a test of the divine will in a local mosque in Edirne (Adrianople), such that "God would strike down the impostor." Bah'u'llh agreed, and went to the Sultan Selim mosque at the appointedtime,butMirzaYahyalostfacewhenherefusedtoshowup(Browne (1918)p.18.&Salmn(1982)pp.9495). SiyyidMuhammadiIsfahani CommonBah'beliefissummarisedbyShoghiEffendi,whowrotethatSubhi Azalwas"goodnaturedyetsusceptibletotheslightestinfluence"(ShoghiEffendi GodPassesBy(1944)p.90).ThisisareferencetoSiyyidMuhammadiIsfahani, who is accused of conspiring with SubhiAzal and leading him astray (Abdu'l BahTravellarsNarative(1886)p.55).HeissometimesdescribedastheBah' "antiChrist"(Taherzadeh(1984)pp.24&56&Taherzadeh(1987)pp.236&444 ). Siyyid Muhammad was one of those murdered in Àkk by Bah'u'llh's followers.(See"Exile"below.) Exile ThisescalatingconflictexacerbatedtheagitationsofthePersianambassadorin Constantinople who sought through misrepresentations to have the Bah's removed even further from Persia than Baghdad. Eventually both communities were exiled to farflung outposts of the Ottoman Empire Famagusta, Cyprus
forSubhiAzalandhisfollowers,andÀkk,inOttomanPalestine,forBah'u'llh andhisfollowers. WhilemostofthosethatfollowedSubhiAzalweresenttoCyprus,sevenwere sent to Akk along with those that followed Bah'u'llh. One month after the arrivalinAkktwelveBah'sdecidedtokillthefollowersofSubhiAzalwithout telling Bah'u'llh. The Ottoman authorities originally hardened the imprisonment of Bah'u'llh, but then Bah'u'llh was exonerated by the authoritiesashavingnoconnectiontothemurders.Indeed,Bah'u'llhpublicly condemnedthemurderersasclearviolatorsofBah'law(Browne(1891)p.370 &Browne(1918)p.45) Doctrinaldisputes ThecompletionofthePersianBayn Asmentionedpreviously,beforetheBb'sdeath,hesentaletteraddressedto SubhiAzal, which is considered to be his will and testament (Manuchehri (2004)). ThelettermentionsthattheBbonlywrote11ofthe19chaptersofthePersian Bayn. He then gives permission for SubhiAzal to finish the remaining 8, with the permission of Him Whom God Shall Make Manifest. The letter is clearly addressedinthefirstversetoSubhiAzal. [Verse27]WeorderyoutoobeyHimWhomGodShallMakeManifest.Hewill verilyappearamongstthispeoplewithasublimereigninthefinalresurrection. [Verse28]VerilyweareallservantsandkneeldownbeforeHim. [Verse29]HeshallcarryoutwhateverHewishes,withpermissionfromHisLord. Heshallnotbequestionedforhisactions.However,allothersareresponsiblefor everythingtheydo. [Verse30]IfGodmanifestsvictoryinyourtime,youhavethepleasuretoreveal theeightsequelswithHispermission.
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Later,bothofthemclaimedtobethePromisedOne.Bah'u'llhwrotetheKitb iqn as the completion of the Persian Bayan (Shoghi Effendi God Passes By (1944)p.138).SubhiAzaldidnotwriteacompletiontothePersianBaynbut didwriteasupplementtobringittothesamenumberofchaptersastheArabic Bayn.(SupplementarytothePersianBayanbySubhiAzal) Yearofrevelation The Bbprophesied that amessianic figure He whomGod shall make manifest (manyuzhatir'u'llah)wouldemergesometimeinthefuture. Bah's point to the Bb's allusions to the year nine (1853) as a prophecy of Bah'u'llh,whenhefirstrealizedhismission,andtheyear19(1863),whenhe madehisfirstdeclaration.TheBbsaidTheLordoftheDayofReckoning,will bemanifestedattheendofVahid(19)...(ShoghiEffendiGodPassesBy(1944) p.29) TheargumentdependsontheAbjadnumeralsofArabic,asystemofproviding numerical values for letters and words, which are then interpreted to reveal additionalinsights.Bah'hasthenumericalvalueof9,andVahidhasthevalueof 19. Bah'viewsofthesplit Bah's argue that succession in the Bb religion was superseded when the Bah' Faith's founder Bah'u'llh (SubhiAzal's elder halfbrother) declared himself to be He whom God shall make manifest they often describe Subhi Azalasan"interimhead." Bah's view SubhiAzal's leadership largely as a nominal head. According to Taherzadeh: "MirzaYahya[SubhiAzal]cameintoprominencenotbecausehepossessedany outstandingqualities,butratherthroughhiscloselinkwithBah'u'llh.Inorder todiverttheattentionoftheenemiesoftheFaithfromthepersonofBah'u'llh, Who had emerged as a focal point among the early believers, the Bb wholeheartedly approved the suggestion of nominating the youthful and relatively unknown Mirza Yahya as the chief of the Bb community. This suggestion had come from Bah'u'llh, and only two others were aware of the
plan, namely, Bah'u'llh's faithful brother Mrz Ms (qyiKalm) and a certainMullaAbdu'lKarimiQazvini,whohadbeenentrustedbytheBb,shortly beforeHismartyrdom,withthetaskofdeliveringHispencase,sealsandwritings to Bah'u'llh; he was subsequently martyred in Tihran at the time of Bah'u'llh'simprisonmentintheSiyahChal. Theadvantagesofthisnominationwereobviousand,asthissystemoperatedfor sometime,thosewhowereendowedwithinsightandwisdomwereabletosee that Mirza Yahya was only a figurehead, and that it was the guiding hand of Bah'u'llh alone that was unobtrusively directing the affairs of the Bb communityafterthemartyrdomoftheBb.(Taherzadeh(1972)p.53) This view is supported by the Bb's longtime secretary Mulla Abdu'lKarimi Qazvini,believedtobetheonlyotherpersonwhoparticipatedintheplan.John Walbridgewrites: "With him [Mulla Abdu'lKarimiQazvini] Bah'u'llh originated the plan to proclaimMirzaYahyaastheBb'ssuccessorwhilekeepinghiminhidingthisin order to deflect attention from Bah'u'llh, who was well known to the authoritiesandthepeople.(Walbridge(1997)) Qazvinihimselfwroteinaletterin1851describingtheurgencythatthefriends donothingtocallattentiontoBah'u'llhduringhisperiodofmessianicsecrecy: "But it is requested, according to his [Bah'u'llh] command, that the friends shoulddesistfromhintingaround(shivihha)abouthim,astheyhadinthepast, insuchawaythattheyprovokedtroublesforthefriendsofGod;andthatthey shouldavoidbringingsorrowuponthatgentleman,whoisofgentledisposition. ... LetthemnotprovokeinvestigationsorcausetheencounterwithGodtobecome moredistant,orbecomeaveilofchainsandmanaclesbetweentheservantsand theLordofLordsanymorethantheyalreadyhavebeen.(LetterfromÀbdu'l Karim Qazvini to Sayyid Javad Karbala'i, c. August 1851, translated by Cole (1997).Àbdu'lKarimQazviniwasoneofTheBb'ssecretaries,andhisprimary contactwiththeBb'sinTehran)
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NeartheendofhislifetheBbhadhisremainingwritings,otheraccoutrement, aswellasaparticulartabletaddressedtoBah'u'llh,deliveredtohim. "InQum,shortlybeforetheBb'smartyrdom,hereceivedacofferfromtheBb containingthelastofhiswritingsandhispencase,seals,rings,andthefamous pentacle tablet containing 350 derivatives of the word Bah. He left the same day for Tehran, explaining that the Bb's accompanying letter ordered him to deliverittoBah'u'llh.(Walbridge(1997)) Bah'sbelievesthereissymbolismintheBbsendingtoBh'u'llahnotonlyall of his remaining writings, but his seals and his pens, literally handing over the instrumentsofrevelation,alongwiththepentacletabletwritteninhisownhand confirmingBah'u'llh'sstation. The Bb's Will & Testament, which was unambiguously directed to SubhiAzal, makesitclearthathewouldnotbetheOnepromisedbytheBb: "We order you to obey Him Whom God Shall Make Manifest. He will verily appearamongstthispeoplewithasublimereigninthefinalresurrection.Verily weareallservantsandkneeldownbeforeHim.HeshallcarryoutwhateverHe wishes,withpermissionfromHisLord.Heshallnotbequestionedforhisactions. However,allothersareresponsibleforeverythingtheydo."[verses2729] Azaliviewofthesplit AzalisrejectedthedivineclaimsofBah'u'llh,arguingthattheworldmustfirst acceptthelawsoftheBbbeforeHeWhomGodShallMakeManifestcanappear (BecauseitiswritteninBayan).(Azali.EncyclopdiaBritannica) Afterthesplit ThemajorityoftheBbsultimatelyfollowedBah'u'llh(Barrett(2001)pp246 247),hencethename"Bah'".SeeBah'Faith. ScholarsandBah'srefertothefollowersofSubhiAzalas"Azalis".Britannica ConciseestimatesthatcurrentlytherearenomorethanafewthousandAzalis. (Azali.BritannicaConciseandBarrett(2001)pp246247)
Bah'sourcesreportthat11ofthe18"witnesses"appointedbySubhiAzalto overseethecommunitybecameBah's,aswellashisson.Theyalsoreportthat the appointed successor of SubhiAzal, Mirza HadiyiDawlatAbadi, later recanted his faith in the Bb (Shoghi Effendi God Passes By (1944) p. 233 & Momen(1991)pp.99) AzaliTaqiyya(Dissimulation) The practice of Taqiyya (Dissimulation, or concealing one's beliefs) was widespreadamongAzalis(Manuchehri(1999)).Thepracticeoftaqiyyaledsome toactuallyalterandfalsifyBbteachingsandhistory(Manuchehri(1999)).This compromised their campaign against Bah'u'llh. One contemporary historian hasconcluded: "Bahaullah clearly announced that the recognition of the manifestation of God and steadfastness [in] His Cause is more important than observing any of the otherteachings.GradualabandonmentoftaqiyyahamongsttheBahaiswasone ofthedistinguishingfeature[s]ofthenewreligionfromtheBabiera.Afterthis timethepracticeoftaqiyyahbecameunofficiallysuperseded. "In contrast the Azali Babis glorified taqiyyah in their literature. Taqiyyah was consideredavirtueandclassifiedintovariouslevelsofconcealment.Prominent Azali leaders openly recanted their faith and even abused Bab and Azal in the process. The extent of taqiyyah in their words and actions caused Mirza Abul FadltoquestionEdwardBrownesmethodofportrayingofAzaliBabis.Taqiyyah becameoneofthedistinguishingfeaturesoftheAzaliBahaisplit.(Manuchehri (1999))
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InthenameofAllah,MostGracious,MostMerciful (Ref:HolyQuran,Surah(Chapter)Al Isra(ThenightJourney ThechildrenofIsrael)17,Ayah(verse/sign)81)

".OPeople,NOPROPHETORAPOSTLEWILL COMEAFTERMEANDNONEWUMMAH (wouldbeformed)AFTERYOU

Say:"VerilythosewhoinventalieconcerningAllah willnotsucceed.Thisworld'sportion(willbetheirs), thenuntoUsistheirreturn.Then,Wemakethemtaste adreadfuldoombecausetheyusedtodisbelieve."

'SalutationsbeupontheLordof mankind...,He(Mohammed),through whommessengership(Risalat)and prophethood(Nabuwwat)havebeen completed(intahata) (Ref:Bahaullah,Ishraqat,page293)

Invite(all)totheWayofthyLordwithwisdomandbeautiful preaching;andarguewiththeminwaysthatarebestand mostgracious:forthyLordknowethbest,whohavestrayed fromHisPath,andwhoreceiveguidance.

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29 SectsorbranchesoftheBahaiFaith 30 Taqaiyyah:(Dissimulation)intheBahaiFaith 31 UniversalAuxiliaryLanguage

56 VerdictonPhotographsof"Baha'u'llah"andWritingsof"Covenant breakers"andother"EnemiesoftheFaith" 57 FewmoreoutofMany

58 BahasFamilyChart 59 WivesofMirzaHusseinAli Bahaullah 60 ApostlesofMirzaHusseinAli Bah'u'llh 61 HandsoftheCauseofGod 62 Disciplesof'Abdu'lBahand'HeraldsoftheCovenant

67 TheTabletsofBahullhRevealedAftertheKitbiAqdas 68 TabletsoftheDivinePlan 69 UniversalHouseofJustice

76 81 4 5 6 44 IIIofIII IIIofIII IofIII IofIII IofIII IIofIII

Afewunansweredquestions AnExaminationofSuppressionandDistortion in20thCenturyBaha'iLiterature 'Annulment'ofIslam ApostlesofMirzaHusseinAliBah'u'llh AreAlQuranandWritingsofBahaullah"from sameAuthor(Allah)

58 75 32 33 IIIofIII IIIofIII IIofIII IIofIII

"BahasFamilyChart Bayn Biblechangedorunchanged? BiblicaldiscrepanciesinShoghiEffendisGod PassesBy BibliographyfortheTabletsofBaha'u'llah Blunders,errorsandpointstobehighlightedin ShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy

80 40 78 71 7 IIIofIII IIofIII IIIofIII IIIofIII IofIII

MarthaLouiseRoot MessengerofGodORProphet Mrz`AlMuhammad Varq MrzAbu'lFadl

MirzaAliMuhammad"Bab"(Gate/Door)as the"Bab"oftheHiddenImam(theTwelfth Imam) MirzaAliMuhammad"Bab"(Gate/Door)as theTwelfthImam MirzaYahyaNuri SubhiAzal

JesusChristPeaceBeUponHim;Washe crucifiedorkilled? JohnEsslemont JustificationofUniversalHouseofJustice's existencewithouttheGuardian

ObligatoryBah'prayers OnenessofMankindORBloodthickerthan water

RoleofForeignPowersintheOriginand GrowthoftheBahaiFaith;accourdingtoShoghi EffendisGodPassesBy

84 29 28 27 IIIofIII IIofIII IofIII IofIII

IofIII IofIII ShaykhiSect:TheforerunnertotheMirzaAli MuhammadBab 'SomeAnsweredQuestions;byMirza Abbas Effendi

68 30 41 3 IIIofIII IIofIII IIofIII IofIII

Racism RecantationofClaimsbyMirzaAliMuhammad SharaziBab RighttoExpelBelievers

The'Annulment'ofIslambyBabBahaand thecompanionsaccordingtoShoghiEffendis GodPassesBy TheDictionaryMeaningofKhatam

VerdictonPhotographsof"Baha'u'llah"and Writingsof"Covenantbreakers"andother "EnemiesoftheFaith" VirginBirthofJesus(PeaceBeUponHim)

IofIII 52 IIofIII IIIofIII

What'ATraveller'sNarrativehastosay! WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa (Jesus)(Peacebeuponhim):Muhammad (Peacebeuponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuri Bahaullah? WhywasthehistoryoftheBabaltered? Why? WivesofMirzaHusseinAli Bahaullah

IIofIII IIofIII IIIofIII IIIofIII IIIofIII

UniversalAuxiliaryLanguage UniversalHouseofJustice UniversalityoftheBahaiFaith UnletteredMirzaAliMuhammadShirazi Bab??? UnletteredMirzaHusseinAliNuri Bahaullah???

WritingsofBb IIIofIII WritingsofBah'u'llh IofIII IofIII

The 'Annulment' of Islam by Bab, Bahaandthecompanionsaccording toShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy

The'Annulment'ofIslambyBabBahaand thecompanionsaccordingtoShoghiEffendis GodPassesBy

The 'Annulment' of Islam by Bab, Bahaandthecompanionsaccording toShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy

HeclaimedthathewasImamMahdiasstatedbyProphetMuhammed(Pecce beuponhim) NotethattheBabalsomadetheverysameclaims.

MirzaAliMuhammad"Bab"(Gate/Door)asthe "Bab"oftheHiddenImam(theTwelfth Imam)

UsmanbinSaeedAmri MohammedbinUsman HussainbinRauhNawbakhti AlibinMohammedSamari

Lastly,whoshouldwebelieveTheBahaiswhosaythatBabwasthetwelfth ImamorBabwhounequivocally,clearlyandwithoutanyambiguityassertsthat hewasnotthetwelfthImam?

"BabclaimedtobethereturnofJohntheBaptist(HazrateYahya)expectedby theChristians"(page40) 6. UshidarMah

"BabclaimedtobetheUshidarMah,referredtobytheZoroastrianscriptures." (page40) 7. ReturnofEliah

PositionoftheCompanions accordingto ShoghiEffendisGodPassesby

PositionofMirzaYayhaNoori SubheAzal accordingtoShoghiEffendisGodPassesby

RoleofForeignPowersintheOriginand GrowthoftheBahaiFaithaccourdingto ShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy

RoleofForeignPowersintheOriginand GrowthoftheBahaiFaith;accourdingtoShoghi EffendisGodPassesBy

RoleofForeignPowersintheOriginand GrowthoftheBahaiFaithaccourdingto ShoghiEffendisGodPassesBy

WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa(Jesus) CombatKit (Peacebeuponhim)Muhammad(Peacebe (BahaiFaith) uponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuriBahaullah?

WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa (Jesus)(Peacebeuponhim):Muhammad(Peace beuponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuri Bahaullah?

WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa(Jesus) CombatKit (Peacebeuponhim)Muhammad(Peacebe (BahaiFaith) uponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuriBahaullah?

WhoistheParacletepropheciedbyEsa(Jesus) CombatKit (Peacebeuponhim)Muhammad(Peacebe (BahaiFaith) uponhim)orMirzaHussinAliNuriBahaullah?

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