I enter all meetings, all churches, so that the Cause (Baha'ism) maybe spread.

Convey the Message! Attract the hearts! Sow the seeds! Teach the cause (Baha'ism) to those who do not know.... I enter all meetings, all churches, so that the Cause (Baha'ism) maybe spread. Abdul Baha The Chosen Highway, p. ...

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The children of men are being chastised for their refusal of Baha'u'llah

Shoghi Effendi in his letter addressed to the North American Bahá'ís titled "The Anger of God and His Correction" states that the World Wars are God's "direct interposition" being "the rod of both the anger of God and of His correction. The fierceness of its devastating power chastens the children of men for their refusal to acclaim the century-old...

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Every Institution of This Divinely Created Order is One More Refuge for a Tottering Society

Every institution of this divinely created Order is one more refuge for a distraught populace; every soul illumined by the light of the sacred Message (every new Baha'i) is one more link in the oneness of mankind (Baha'i NWO). (From a letter of the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies, May 25, 1975) https://bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance_2&chapter=2#1102...

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Majdi'd-Dín...the incarnation of Satan...miserably perished struck with paralysis affecting his limbs and tongue. Dispensation of Providence prolonged the span of his infamous life to a hundred years.

Shoghi Effendi announces the death of "Majdi'd-Dín, the most redoubtable adversary of `Abdu'l-Bahá, denounced by Him as the incarnation of Satan...who above sixty years labored with fiendish ingenuity and guile to undermine its foundations, miserably perished struck with paralysis affecting his limbs and tongue. Dispensation of Providence prolonged...

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The NDFs are for the Bahá'ís, and the Bahá'ís exclusively, and no variation from this principle is permitted.

"The beloved Guardian has instructed me to write you concerning an action recently taken by your National Assembly, as published in your January-February Bahá'í News, that non-Bahá'ís may attend 19 Day Feasts if 'the earnestness of their interest in the Faith' is vouched for by a declared believer. "The Guardian wishes me to direct your attention to...

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Baha'i point of view on Christian beliefs

Concerning the Resurrection of Christ you quote the twenty-fourth chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, where the account stresses the reality of the appearance of Jesus to His disciples who, the Gospel states, at first took Him to be a ghost. From a Bahá'í point of view the belief that the Resurrection was the return to life of a body of flesh and blood,...

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Baha'is await an hour when 'mass conversion' will occur and all nations and races will accept Baha'ism.

This flow (of reinforcements), moreover, will presage and hasten the advent of the day which, as prophesied by `Abdu'l-Bahá, will witness the entry by troops of peoples of divers nations and races into the Bahá'í world--a day which, viewed in its proper perspective, will be the prelude to that long-awaited hour when a mass conversion on the part...

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Abdul Baha's asks to capture and throw the pregnant mouse.

This mouse is pregnant and this room is not suitable for such developments. http://juxta.com/wp-content/uploads/sweet_enchanting_electronic.p...

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Treacherous Ruhi Afnan !

May 17. On this date in 1953, Shoghi Effendi addressed a cablegram to the Bahá'ís of the word, condemning his one-time close companion, secretary, and first cousin as "treacherous Ruhi Afnan." Shoghi Effendi's eldest cousin and close friend, Ruhi Afnan accompanied him for rest and relaxation in the Bernese Oberland in the Swiss Alps on April 5, 1922,...

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UHJ admonishes Baha'is

In general the House of Justice advises the friends to be less concerned with correcting what they conceive to be present imperfections in the administrative system, than with thoroughly understanding the principles which underline it, as clearly expounded by the Guardian, and with perfecting the application of those principles in practice. With regard...

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Shoghi Effendi was happy with the conversion of Jewish people to the Baha'i faith.

May 20. On this date in 1952, a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi addressed to a Canadian Bahá'í, noted that "the Guardian was happy to learn of the success you are having in your teaching work, especially with the Jewish people." An online network of Bahá'ís of Jewish background believes that the rule prohibiting teaching of the Bahá'í Faith...

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No Baha'i can practise the laws and ordinances of a previous dispensation!

"...No Bahá'í can any longer dissimulate his faith and practise the laws and ordinances of a previous dispensation and call himself at the same time a believer. No compromise, no vacillation can any longer be tolerated. We must have the courage of our convictions and preserve the integrity of our glorious Cause...." (Postscript by the Guardian to a...

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You cannot organize the Baha'i Movement!

“The Bahai Movement is not an organization. You cannot organize the Bahai Movement. The Bahai Movement is the spirit of the age. It is the essence of all the highest ideals of this century. The Bahai Cause is an inclusive movement. The teachings of all religions and societies are found here. Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Mohammadans, Zoroastrians, Theosophists,...

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All nations will become one in faith !

"We desire but the good of the world and the happiness of the nations; that all nations shall become one in faith (Baha'i) and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men shall be strengthened, that diversity of religion shall cease and differences of race be annulled. So it shall be; these fruitless strifes;...

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What is the aim of all Bahá’í activities?

The achievement of this unity is Bahá’u’lláh’s declared mission and the aim of all Bahá’í activity. Its outline and structure are indicated in the following passage from the writings of Shoghi Effendi, great-grandson of Bahá’u’lláh and Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith: The unity of the human race (converting everyone to Baha'ism), as envisaged by Bahá’u’lláh,...

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Baha'u'llah calls for deniers of the Baha'i Faith to be tormented!

“And you, oh friends of God, be clouds of grace for those who believe in God and his signs, and be certain torment for those who do not believe in God and are polytheists (deniers of Baha’ism),” Baha’u’llah, Majmuiy-i alwah-i mubarak-ih, p. 2...

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Bahá’ís must not have any affiliations with churches or political parties.

We, as Bahá’ís, must not have any affiliations with churches or political parties. But he feels certain that when you meditate on this matter you yourselves will see the wisdom of it. (Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 158)...

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Two Bahá’ís, when getting married, cannot have the religious ceremony of another Faith.

In reply to your letter of January 26th, we feel that while it is important to be flexible in requesting new believers, particularly youth who may encounter parental opposition, to withdraw from membership of other religious organizations, such flexibility cannot be allowed to extend to compromising Bahá’í law. Two Bahá’ís, when getting married, cannot...

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If as registered believers you are married in a non-Baha'i ceremony, you will lose your voting rights

5 May 1957 Miss ... and Mr..... Dear ....., Your letter of April 23rd has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf. The question of your marriage is one which is clearly understood by the National Assembly, and the Guardian thought by most of the believers; and he is surprised that you should have...

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Defending the Cause against Opponents on the Internet

The Bahá'í World Centre Department of the Secretariat addressed a letter to an individual believer concerning "Defending the Cause against Opponents on the Internet," stating in part "Under most circumstances, it would seem worse than futile for a Bahá'í to attempt to defend the institutions or members of the Faith... Similarly, for believers to be...

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Withdraw from church membership...

"The friends should by all means be encouraged to withdraw from church membership and be made to realize that, though we as Bahá'ís are ardent believers in Christ, we do not and cannot support, church institutions and doctrines when Christ has come again and brought new laws for the world today and its present needs; to adhere to forms, mostly man-made,...

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No one has any right to see the Covenant-Breakers without the permission of the N.S.A.

"No one has any right to see the Covenant-Breakers without the permission of the N.S.A., and Mrs. ... in doing so should realize she is putting herself in contact with a dangerous, contagious, spiritual disease, as the Master pointed out over and over again! She is also disobeying express instructions of the Master and the Guardian by contacting Covenant-Breakers."...

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