It is impossible to imagine the House of Justice not seeking the true spiritual foundation of the matter in consultation with the Guardian.

The House of Justice, however, has its own defined functions, upon which the Guardian may not encroach. "It enacteth all ordinances and regulations that are not to be found in the explicit Holy Text. By this body all the difficult problems are to be resolved.... This House of Justice enacteth the laws and the government enforceth them." The House of...

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Baha'u'llah is the Supreme Manifestation of God, all others are servants unto Him.

“His Holiness, the Exalted One, (the Báb) is the Manifestation of the Unity and Oneness of God and the Forerunner of the Ancient Beauty. His Holiness the Abhá Beauty (may my life be a sacrifice for His steadfast friends) is the Supreme Manifestation of God and the Dayspring of His Most Divine Essence. All others are servants unto Him and do His...

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The House of Justice enacteth the laws and the government enforceth them.

This House of Justice enacteth the laws and the government enforceth them. The legislative body must reinforce the executive (Baha'i Guardian), the executive must aid and assist the legislative body so that through the close union and harmony of these two forces (The "Twin Pillars"), the foundation of fairness and justice may become firm and strong,...

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It is incumbent upon the guardian of the Cause of God to appoint in his own life-time him that shall become his successor

It is incumbent upon the guardian of the Cause of God to appoint in his own life-time him that shall become his successor, that differences may not arise after his passing. He that is appointed must manifest in himself detachment from all worldly things, must be the essence of purity, must show in himself the fear of God, knowledge, wisdom and learning....

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Guardian of the Cause of God is its sacred head and the distinguished member for life of that body.

Unto this body all things must be referred. It enacteth all ordinances and regulations that are not to be found in the explicit Holy Text. By this body all the difficult problems are to be resolved and the guardian of the Cause of God is its sacred head and the distinguished member for life of that body. Should he not attend in person its deliberations,...

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Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh would be mutilated

Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh would be mutilated and permanently deprived of that hereditary principle which, as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has written, has been invariably upheld by the Law of God. “In all the Divine Dispensations,” He states, in a Tablet addressed to a follower of the Faith in Persia, “the eldest...

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Guardianship from generation to generation.

In the Will and Testament which He left as His final blessing and guidance for the Baha'i community the believers of the world have been given the charter of their evolving Faith. By that momentous document 'Abdu'l-Baha revealed the continuity of divine guidance for human affairs throughout this cycle in the succession of the station of Guardianship...

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Abdul Baha opened the door while I was naked.

I asked again, and he replied, "Don't ask! I am afraid I may be driven out of paradise. You see, I always lock the bathroom door when I bathe. This time I neglected to make sure that the door was locked. When the Master knocked on the bathroom door and called my name, without thinking I asked Him to come in. He opened the door while I was naked. I...

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Entry by troops will remain the focus of the global Plans

On July 27, 2000, the Universal House of Justice addressed a letter "to the Friends Gathered at the Youth Congress in the Dominican Republic" wherein it is stated "advancing the process of entry by troops will remain the focus of the global Plans that will carry the Bahá’í community to the end of the first century of the Formative Age." http://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/the-universal-house-of-justice/messages/20000727_001/20000727_001.pdf...

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"No Publisher Has the Right to Alter Author's Manuscript" but many Bahá'í books have had significant edits, deletions, and additions since their authors' deaths

On July 28, 1966, the Universal House of Justice stated "A publishing trust has the right to refuse publication of any particular title, and a National Assembly has the right to review any proposed Bahá'í publication for accuracy and propriety. But no publisher has the right to alter or change an author's manuscript without his knowledge and consent." No...

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The Bible is not wholly authentic, and in this respect is not to be compared with the Quran

"...the friends should unhesitatingly, and for reasons that are only too obvious, give precedence to the sayings of Bahá'u'lláh which, it should be pointed out, are fully corroborated by the Qur'an, which book is more authentic than the Bible including both the New and the Old Testaments. The Bible is not wholly authentic, and in this respect is not...

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These religions are not the only true religions that have appeared in the world, but are the only ones still existing.

"The number nine which in itself is the number of perfection is considered by the Bahá'ís as sacred because it is symbolic of the perfection of the Bahá'í Revelation which constitutes the ninth in the line of existing religions, the latest and fullest Revelation which mankind has ever known. The eighth is the religion of the Bab, and the remaining...

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Baha'i censorship

On July 28, 1944, Shoghi Effendi cabled Indian Bahá’ís "Urge hasten translation publication "New Era" (into) languages recently chosen. Kindly mail hundred copies each as soon as published." JULY 28, 1944 URGE HASTEN TRANSLATION PUBLICATION NEW ERA LANGUAGES RECENTLY CHOSEN. KINDLY MAIL HUNDRED COPIES EACH AS SOON AS PUBLISHED. SHOGHI John Esslemont's...

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Unity of nations will be established in twentieth century.

On 29th July 1974, the Universal House of Justice admitted "It is true that Abdu'l-Bahá made statements linking the establishment of the unity of nations to the twentieth century." Peace Will Come "It is true that Abdu'l-Bahá made statements linking the establishment of the unity of nations to the twentieth century. For example: '...The fifth candle...

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The friends should uphold Islam as a revealed Religion...but need not make, any particular attempt to teach it...

Clarification of Certain Issues Regarding Islam, the Imam Husayn, the Imamate, etc. "Ali's appointment was clear to the Khalifs, who actually disregarded the Prophet's oral statements. "The usurpation occurred immediately after the Prophet's death. "Ali did not feel unqualified, but wished to avoid schism, which, unfortunately, could not be prevented....

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How can we belong to a church which does not accept Bahá'u'lláh and His message?

As regards the question you asked him: he feels that the Bahá'ís in Germany should, by all means, follow the same procedure as regards withdrawing from church membership as that in America. You should point out to the believers that, by belonging to other organized religious bodies, we are not acting openly because we firmly believe Christ has come...

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Local Spiritual Assemblies according to the UHJ

The Universal House of Justice described Local Spiritual Assemblies as "having lofty station", "embryos of the majestic institutions ordained by Bahá'u'lláh in His Writings" listing tasks such as "to act as a loving shepherd to the Bahá'í flock...familiarize the Bahá'ís with its plans...encourage him (them)...to contribute freely and regularly to the...

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Mirza Yahya was nominated by the Bab

Mírzá Yaḥyá was nominated by the Báb to serve as a figure-head for the Bábí community pending the imminent manifestation of the Promised One. At the instigation of Siyyid Muḥammad-i-Iṣfahání (see note 192), Mírzá Yaḥyá betrayed the trust of the Báb, claimed to be His successor, and intrigued against Bahá’u’lláh, even attempting to have Him murdered....

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá immediately chastened His attendant by slapping him hard in the face

Soon after the arrival of Bahá’u’lláh and His party in ‘Akka the Governor visited the barracks for inspection. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, accompanied by a few believers, went to see him. But the Governor was discourteous and spoke to them in a provocative manner. He threatened to cut the supply of bread if one of the prisoners went missing and then ordered them...

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She donned the Persian chader and veil

On Tuesday, June 12, 1906, after partaking of the midday meal with Him, 'Abdu'l-Bahá commanded me to go to visit the Holy Tomb at Bahji in company with my wife. She donned the Persian chader and veil (* As she did all through our visit to Akka and then during the entire length of our stay in Persia, in accord with the Command of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. *), and...

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Abdul Baha about the belief of certain Hindus.

You have written concerning the statements of certain Hindus. Exalted is God! (*Used as a note of exclamation.*) What speech is that and what an idea and supposition whose error is obvious! In the world of humanity, certain personages appeared who became the trainers of the world, shone forth like unto the sun, were adorned by the people of all religions,...

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Abdul Baha: "Jinabi Tahirih had a good appetite."

As a nursing mother, my wife apologized to 'Abdu'l-Bahá for what she spoke of as her "great appetite." He however referred to her duties as a mother and the labors which make part of that calling, and to the need therefore for more than usual nourishment. Speaking of appetite and taking food, He (AB) said further in part: "Virtue and excellence...

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A bee was circling His Blessed Temple.

One day I was standing in the presence of the Blessed Beauty and with a fan was cooling Him. A bee was circling His Blessed Temple. No matter how I tried to disperse the bee with the fan, the bee would not leave. At the end, I brought the fan in that direction and said, "Mutasarrif*, leave us alone!" It so happened that the fan struck the bee and tore...

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Abdul Baha slapped him in the ear, lifted him and threw him down from the height of the building.

One day I (Abdul Baha) was sitting in the house's veranda and saw that the Mufti and another person came and said, "Do you have extra chairs?" I replied, "Yes." They came and sat. After some discussion, with reference [to the situation], they conveyed, "It is best to give us some money so we would conclude this affair." I did not heed them. He said,...

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The Unseen, the Inaccessible, the Transcendent One lamenteth and weepeth...

O Jamál! The Unseen, the Inaccessible, the Transcendent One (God; ghayb-i maní` lá yudrak) lamenteth and weepeth for He inhaleth not the fragrance of that which, in this Day, is beloved (of God). - Baha'u'llah's tablet to Jamal-i-Burujirdi https://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_lawh_jamal_buruji...

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Baha'u'llah is God !?

There are those who have attained to the highest levels of spiritual comprehension (a'la marátib-i 'irfán) while others are different therefrom. For example, one person envisages the Unseen the Transcendent, the Inaccessible One (God; ghayb-i maní' la yudrak) in the Person (haykal) of the Manifestation (of God; zuhúr) without making any distinction...

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Disbandment of Haifa Spiritual Assembly

...the Haifa Spiritual Assembly was disbanded by Shoghi Effendi at the time he sent the local community away in 1938 and 1939. https://bahai-library.com/khanum_priceless_pearl&chapter=14 Note : This happened at the time that Shoghi Effendi was sending the Bahá'í community in Palestine, all of them Persians, back to Iran. Many of these individuals...

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In 1961, a cable from the Custodians declared Mason Remey to be a Convenant-breaker.

On 26 July in 1961, a cable from the Custodians declared Mason Remey to be a Convenant-breaker. To All National Spiritual Assemblies, C/O BAHA'I WILMETTE JULY 26, 1960 ENTIRE BODY HANDS OBEDIENT PROVISIONS WILL TESTAMENT CENTRE COVENANT COMMUNICATIONS BELOVED GUARDIAN ENJOINING THEM PROTECT HOLY CAUSE ATTACKS ENEMIES WITHIN WITHOUT ANNOUNCE BAHA'I...

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Shoghi Effendi received guidance from God!

'When I became Guardian I did not know what the steps to be taken were. God guided me, and when He gave me guidance, I did what He guided me to do. And very often I didn’t know what the next step was going to be until I got the guidance, and when I got the guidance, we did it. And then I did not know, maybe, what the next step was going to be. I may...

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Achieving widespread publicity

“National Bahá’í communities have organized and successfully conducted inter-religious conferences, peace seminars, symposiums on racism and other subjects on which we have a specific contribution to make, often achieving widespread publicity and the interest of highly-placed leaders of society.” —The Universal House of Justice, A Wider Horizon 46-47...

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Baha'u'llah 'alone' can bring them peace and justice and an ordered life.

“Our task is to build the Order of Bahá’u’lláh. Undeflected by the desperate expedients of those who seek to subdue the storm convulsing human life by political, economic, social or educational programs, let us, with single-minded devotion and concentrating all our efforts on our objective, raise His Divine System and . . . demonstrate the Bahá’í way...

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Convert an increasing number of them into firmly founded groups

“A far greater proportion of the avowed supporters of the Faith must arise . . . for the fourfold purpose of winning over an infinitely greater number of recruits to the army of Bahá’u’lláh fighting on the home front, of swelling to an unprecedented degree the isolated centers now scattered within its confines, of converting an increasing number of...

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What is the "Universal House of Justice" doing?

“From the beginning of this Dispensation the most urgent summons of the Word of God, voiced successively by the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh, has been to teach the Cause. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in His own words, ‘spent His days and nights in promoting the Cause and urging the peoples to service.’ Shoghi Effendi, discharging the sacred mission laid upon him, raised the...

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Birth of a child out of wedlock

"Generally, administrative rights should not be suspended because of the birth of a child out of wedlock. The questions to be considered are whether the party is guilty of blatant and flagrant immorality, whether such conduct is harming the Faith, and whether the believer has refused or neglected to improve her conduct despite repeated warnings.(From...

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá's 'Divine Plan"

‘Abdu’l-Bahá wrote the Tablets of the Divine Plan—His “grand design for the spiritual conquest of the planet.”1 This Plan, “divine in origin,”2 “the mightiest Plan ever generated through the creative power of the Most Great Name,” holds within it “the seeds of the world’s spiritual revival and ultimate redemption.”3 The Divine Plan, “impelled by...

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The financial condition of NSA of US in 1995

Currently, the agencies of the national administration are understaffed and under funded. Years of Fund deficits and repeated staff reductions have resulted in extreme austerity, with most of the friends at the National Center performing several functions at significant sacrifices to themselves and their families. You state the "many NSA members serve...

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Affiliation with Faith Alone is Insufficient

"So far as non-Bahá'ís affiliating with the Bahá'í Faith is concerned, either a person becomes a Bahá'í and accepts Bahá'u'lláh as the divine Manifestation for this day, or he does not. The tenets of the Bahá'í Faith are simple as outlined by the Guardian, but they do not permit of any variations. In other words, if any members of the ... Movement...

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You must not dissociate yourself from Church

During his visit to London in 1911, 'Abdu’l-Bahá had the following interaction with a Christian... A student of the modern methods of the higher criticism asked ‘Abdu’l-Bahá if he would do well to continue in the church with which he had been associated all his life, and whose language was full of meaning to him. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá answered: “You must...

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Greatest Name for blessing and protection.

The Greatest Name, “Ya Baha’u’l-Abha”, was written in Persian script by the famous Baha’i calligrapher Mishkin- Qalam in the days of Baha’u’llah Himself Later ‘Abdu’l- Baha chose this design and advised the believers to place it in their homes as a blessing and protection. A Manual for Pioneers, Ruhiyyih Rabbani, the frontispie...

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Teach ye the Cause of God, O people of Bahá

Teach ye the Cause of God, O people of Bahá, for God hath prescribed unto every one the duty of proclaiming His Message, and regardeth it as the most meritorious of all deeds. -Baha'u'llah in Gleanings http://www.ibiblio.org/Bahai/Texts/EN/GWB/GWB-128-printable.html God hath prescribed unto every one the duty of teaching His Cause. Whoever...

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Punishment for those who turn away from Baha'ism

He who shall accept and believe (in Baha'i Faith), shall receive his reward; and he who shall turn away, shall receive none other than his own punishment. http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/gwb-161.html...

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Baha’u’llah says about his own descendents!

And similarly, if the root of a tree be corrupted, its branches, and its offshoots, and its leaves, and its fruits, will be corrupted. - Baha'u'llah http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/PDC/pdc-21.html Baha’u’llah referred to his children as "leaves" and "branches"...

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Americans will be familiar with the Bahaists from Persia

Americans will be familiar with the Bahaists from Persia (whose "exported article" is very different from the native product) The Palestine Post, Sunday, January 15, 1933 http://www.jpress.nli.org.il/olive/apa/nli/?href=PLS%2F1949%2F07%2F17&page=1#panel=document...

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During Abdul Baha's stay in Haifa clean and appropriate baths were not available in the city...

During ‘Abdu'l-Bahá’s stay in Haifa, clean and appropriate baths were not available in the city, so the friends and companions were desirous to construct a bath for the Master. When Ustád Áqá Bálá, the Caucasian builder, came for pilgrimage, Dr. Yúnis Khán and Hájí Mírzá Haydar ‘Alí came up with a plan to ask Ustád Áqá Bálá to beseech ‘Abdu'l-Bahá...

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Baha'u'llah as Imam Husayn in dreams of people.

He dreamt he had attained the presence of Bahá’u’lláh— even though he had not met Bahá’u’lláh up to that time. In his dream he threw himself at Bahá’u’lláh’s feet, who told him, “We protected you so you could visit Us alive.” Hájí responded that he had neither any money nor the energy to move. Bahá’u’lláh told him, “But you have reliance (on God),”...

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Dreamy wife of Abdu'l-Bahá, Munirih Khanum

Search for the word 'dream' at the below link.   :) http://www.paintdrawer.co.uk/david/folders/Spirituality/001=Bahai/Munirih%20Khanum%20-%20Early%20Life%20Story.h...

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Abdul Baha was regarded as a Moslem notable in Palestine

The Master Himself, though so widely loved and respected, was not known as the Head of an independent religion, but rather regarded as a Moslem notable and Holy Man. http://www.bahai.org/documents/essays/collins-amelia/tribute-shoghi-effendi...

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he had only a hard slap in the face from 'Abdu'l-Baha

In the meantime, Sa'da'd-Din Ramadan, the chief of the merchants, hurried to see 'Abdu'l-Baha. He begged for money. Only money, he pleaded, would make the Governor give up his machinations; there was no time to lose. 'Abdu'l-Baha kept him waiting, while he thought that 'Abdu'l-Baha was filling a purse with gold that he might take it to the Governor....

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Islamic traditions that pointed to 'Abdu'l-Baha!

Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali, whom we have come to know in these pages, has recorded another testimony by Baha'u'llah to the station and the powers of His Son. The Haji had composed a treatise, drawing upon those Islamic traditions which pointed to 'Abdu'l-Baha. This compilation and commentary he presented to Baha'u'llah. Applauding it, Baha'u'llah told...

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Who was responsible for Baha'u'llah's sufferings (2) !?

In July of 1850 the Bab was executed by the Iranian government. Thereafter a number of important Babis put forth extravagant claims, including, in 1851, Sayyid Basir-i Hindi of Multan. Baha'u'llah challenged Sayyid Basir, and asserted his own divinity instead (many Babi leaders of the time represented themselves as participating in a pleroma of divine...

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Who was responsible for Baha'u'llah's sufferings (1) !?

Disregarding the reiterated injunctions of Baha'u'llah, seven of the exiles (Baha'is) decided to rid their community of its tormentors. They spoke to no one of their abominable plan. One night, when all was quiet in the town, they managed to enter the home of the adherents of Mirza Yahya and slew them. With Siyyid Muhammad and Aqa-Jan Big perished...

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The Martyrdom of Bab & his Remains

They (Primal Point and his disciple Mirza Muhammad Ali Zanuzi) were martyred by a firing party of soldiers. Three volleys were fired in all 290 Mirza Jani in New History, P. 383; 298 Dr Browne’s footnote 1 in New History, P. 301 and Suleyman Khan’s statement to Mirza Jani, New History, PP. 309-310. The first firing party was composed of Christian...

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Ungrammat­ical writings of the Bab

Browne deeply admired the heroism of the Babis in the revolutionary period 1848-52, found a “sublime beauty” even in the Bab’s more ungrammat­ical writings, and was impressed by Gobineau’s account of the Babi leader Ṣobḥ-e Azal. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/browne-edward-granville...

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Edward Browne considered the Azalis more reliable than the Baha'is

He thus considered the Azalīs more reliable than the Bahais in putting him in touch with the Babi past and regretted the rivalry between the two groups. He seems early on to have taken the Azalī side in the struggle; when Iranian Bahais reproached him for inclining to Azal, he did not deny it and blamed Bahai violence toward Azalīs (1893, repr. 1926,...

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In 1986, the NSA of the United States formally dissolved the LSA of Los Angeles.

On 19 July 1986, "the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States formally dissolved the Local Spiritual Assembly (LSA) of the Baha'is of Los Angeles, then a community of some 1200 adult believers and among the larger urban Baha'i communities." Juan Cole's article "Race, Immorality and Money in the American Baha'i Community: Impeaching...

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Official Bahá'í Funeral Service for Believers Only

"An official Bahá'í funeral service should only be given for a believer, but there is no objection to the reading of Bahá'í prayers, or indeed to a Bahá'í conducting the funeral service of a non-Bahá'í, if this has been requested." (From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, July 20, 1946)http://bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance&chapter=2#n657...

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Semen is not unclean

God hath decreed, in token of His mercy unto His creatures, that semen is not unclean. Yield thanks unto Him with joy and radiance...-Baha'u'llah (Kitab-i-Aqdas)http://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/kitab-i-aqdas/#r=ka_en-1-74 ...semen (human) is pure, for you, you are created of this very semen. -The Bab (Kitab-i-Bayan)https:...

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Huququ'lláh is NOT to be paid to the UHJ

Bahá'u'lláh established in His Most Holy Book a very unique voluntary form of tax, a source of revenue, the great importance of which He adequately defines by giving it the exalted title of "The Right of God" (Huququ'lláh) but He never states to whom this revenue is payable, and in view of the fact that the revenues of the International House of Justice...

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David Kelly, a Bahá’í, was found dead from an apparent suicide

On July 17, 2003, David Kelly, a Bahá’í, was found dead from an apparent suicide, two days after appearing before a parliamentary Foreign Affairs Select Committee. An authority on biological warfare employed by the British Ministry of Defence, and formerly a weapons inspector with the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq, David Kelly was a prime...

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The power to ex-communicate lies with the Guardian alone.

"...he feels that all National Spiritual Assemblies should bear in mind that this is the heaviest sanction we possess at present in the Faith, short of ex-communication, which lies within the powers of the Guardian alone, and is consequently a very weighty weapon to wield." (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual...

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A Bahá'í deprived of his voting rights cannot be married in a Bahá'í marriage ceremony

"A Bahá'í deprived of his voting rights cannot be married in a Bahá'í marriage ceremony; a Bahá'í in good standing cannot marry a Bahá'í who has lost his voting rights; the marriage of a Bahá'í who has lost his voting rights does not fall within the jurisdiction of a Bahá'í administrative institution." (From a letter of the Universal House of Justice...

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Bahá'í law of Zakát

Bahá'u'lláh states that the Bahá'í law of Zakát follows "what hath been revealed in the Qur'án" (Q&A 107). Since such issues as the limits for exemption, the categories of income concerned, the frequency of payments, and the scale of rates for the various categories of Zakát are not mentioned in the Qur'án, these matters will have to be set forth...

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Punishments will be applied by the Universal House of Justice.

The punishments for theft are intended for a future condition of society, when they will be supplemented and applied by the Universal House of Justice. Kitab-i-Aqdas http://theaqdas.org/fullindex.php?term=future%20legislation&belongsTo=powers%20and%20duties;%20House%20of%20Justice,%20Universal%20(International)&level=3...

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We neither take sides in the present tragic dispute between Israel and Palestine!

The Jews alone offer somewhat of a parallel to the attachment which the Baha’is have for this country inasmuch as Jerusalem holds the remains of their Holy Temple and was the seat of both the religious and political institutions associated with their past history.The Baha’i Faith is entirely non-political and we neither take sides in the present tragic...

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Two Baha'i Opium traders

1) Mírzá Áqá Taryakí His given name was Muhammad. He was known among the family as Áqá Mírzá Áqá Kúchak [the junior]. He engaged in a business trading in opium with China. 2) Mírzá ʿAlí Taryakí As his trade was mostly in opium, he was known as Hájí Taryakí. In the latter part of his life, he attained the presence of Baháʾuʾlláh in Haifa. Source :...

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Where a reformer comes out hating his opponent, one might as well distrust that reform from the start.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá said “If a religion be the cause of hatred and disharmony, it would be better for it not to exist than to exist...Where a reformer comes out hating his opponent, one might as well distrust that reform from the start.” http://centenary.bahai.us/news/pointed-points...

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Three kind of Baha'i Status

Hands of the Cause of God in the Holy Land: The Guardian considers there are three conditions, so to speak, in regard to Bahá'í status or lack of it: a member of the Bahá'í Faith, in good standing, possessed of all his administrative rights; a member of the Faith who is being severely punished either because of flagrant disobedience of some very important...

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Extreme punishment of deprivation of voting rights

Hands of the Cause of God in the Holy Land: As you know, the beloved Guardian for a number of years before his ascension permitted the various National Assemblies to apply the extreme punishment of deprivation of voting rights in cases where believers continued to disobey an important decision of a National Assembly, or in cases where the conduct of...

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Baha'is themselves can take help from Pilgrim Notes and memoirs but non-Baha'is cannot!

Pilgrim Notes : https://youtu.be/jpmDP3kIdhM?t=492 Stories / Memoirs : https://youtu.be/vU5Xfe7V8LM?t=1...

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Greatest and most fundamental principle of the Baha'i Faith

"And now, one of the greatest and most fundamental principles of the Cause of God is to shun and avoid entirely the Covenant-breakers, for they will utterly destroy the Cause of God, exterminate His Law and render of no account all efforts exerted in the past." Second section of the Will and Testament of Abdul Baha Ruhi Book 8, Unit 1 (March 2012...

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The beloved of the Lord must entirely shun them

"Hence, the beloved of the Lord must entirely shun them, avoid them, foil their machinations andevil whisperings, guard the Law of God and His religion..." Ruhi Book 8, Unit 1 (March 2012) http://bahai-library.com/pdf/ruhi/ruhi8a.pdf...

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Abdul Baha warns his followers about his brother.

"A thousand times shun his company. Take heed and be on your guard. Watch and examine; should anyone, openly or privily, have the least connection with him, cast him out from your midst, for he will surely cause disruption and mischief." Ruhi Book 8, Unit 1 (March 20...

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'The Afnan in China' was the main contact for opium traders.

It is noted in his biography in Fasaʾi, Farsnamih Nasiri, vol. 2, p. 45, that, due to economic depression in Fars and family bankruptcy, Haji Mirza Muhammad-ʿAli went to China for 10 years. There, he became the main contact for the opium trade of the merchants of Isfahan, Yazd, and Fars. In the Writings of Bahaʾuʾllah, he is referred to as “the Afnan...

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Baha'is killed 3 Azalis

In banishing Bahá’u’lláh to the prison city, the Ottoman government had sent four Azalis to ‘Akká as well. These were Siyyid Muhammad Isfahání, Nasr’ulláh Tafríshí, Áqá Ján Ka’j Kuláh and Ridá Qulí. These four kept vigil near the land gate to ensure no one would meet Bahá’u’lláh. They kept watch from the second story window of a building overlooking...

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Babis were using Opium

In a Tablet to Núri'd-Dín (INBMC 52:307 no. 347), 'Abdu'l-Bahá speaks very critically about Siyyid Mírzá and states that everything he has written should be considered lies and calumnies. He also says that Siyyid Mírzá is beyond all guidance, admonishment or reasoning and such efforts are fruitless. He traces Siyyid Mírzá's rebellion to the time of...

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Babis were engaged in Opium Trade

The Shirazis (Babis) were engaged in commercial activities, ranging from trade in traditional commodities to that of newly introduced items, such as opium (taryāk). It was Ḥāji Mirzā Moḥammad-ʿAli (1824-96), Moḥammad-Taqi’s eldest brother, who was mostly involved in the opium trade with his younger brother, Ḥāji Mirzā Bozorg, at least until the consumption...

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Shoghi Effendi excommunicated his brother for marrying a lowborn Christian girl

Husayn Ali was Shoghi Effendi's brother. In April 1945, Shoghi Effendi sent the following cable to the Bahá'í world: "My faithless brother Husayn, after long period of dishonourable conduct, has abandoned the Master's home to consort with his sister and other Covenant-breakers" (''Bahá'í News'', No. 174, p.2). In March 1950, Shoghi Effendi would send...

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Believers of God (Baha'u'llah)

On July 13th 1910, 'Abdu’l-Bahá addressed a tablet to the "Believers of God in Persia," which was published in "Star of the West" magazine. http://bahai-library.com/star_west_volume_1&chapte...

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Acquisition of vitally-needed property

On November 12, 1952, a cablegram sent by Shoghi Effendi announced the "acquisition of vitally-needed property" of the Mansion of Bahji and the area around it from "the Development Authority of the State of Israel...The exchange of said property, including land and houses, was made possible by the precipitate flight of the former Arab owners."http://bahai-library.com/writings/shoghieffendi/mbw/sec-25.html...

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The dead should be buried with their face turned towards the Qiblih.

"The dead should be buried with their face turned towards the Qiblih. There is also a congregational prayer to be recited. Besides this there is no other ceremony to be performed." (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, July 6, 19...

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You have shown insincerity... we are not going to readmit you to the Bahá'í community

"It was the approved practice for many years for Bahá'ís to leave blank the space for religion on official forms in Iran. This was not a denial of their religion, it was merely a tacit refusal to state it. In recent times, however, the authorities refused to accept forms made out in blank, and would deny passports and exit visas to anyone who entered...

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The significance of the number nine...

"First, regarding the significance of the number nine: Its importance as a symbol used so often in various connections by the believers lies in three facts: first, it symbolizes the nine great world religions of which we have any definite historical knowledge, including the Babi and Bahá'í Revelations; second, it represents the number of perfection,...

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Is Bab buried in Haifa, Israel?

1) On 11th July 1850, the remains of the Báb were removed from the Tabriz, where he had been executed two days previous, and transported to Milan. The remains would subsequently be transported to Tehran, Isfahan, Kirmanshah, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and eventually Acre in 1899. On March 21, 1909, the remains were then interred in a special tomb, the...

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Account of Baha attempting to poison Subh-i-Azal from Azali source

The Hasht Bihisht (p. 304-305) gives the account of Baha attempting to poison Subh-i-Azal as follows: "The first juggle and trick of sorcery which he [i.e. Baha] outlined was this, that he brought to Hazrat-i Azal [i.e. Subh-i Azal] a dish of plain food, with one side of which he had mixed with some poison, intending to poison His Holiness. For hitherto...

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A Prophet can kill anyone whom he perceives to be an enemy to religion

Prof. Browne even admitted that, while to him he was unsure as to which side in the conflict was in the wrong, it seemed more likely to him that it was the Baha'is who were. Baha'i sources seem to admit without remorse that their people killed Bayanis, and they made such statements as this in response to criticism:"You cannot pretend to deny that a...

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Baha'u'llah - Bayan is not abrogated

"I swear by God that if any one of the People of the Bayan were to mention that the Book [the Bayan] is abrogated, may God smash the mouth of the speaker and the calumniator, and by him who holds my soul and myself in his hands one letter from the Bayan is the most loved with me than all that are in the heavens and on the earth" (1862 Letter of Bahá...

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The Kitab-i-Badi

Bahá'u'llah’s work, the Kitab-i-Badi, which the Baha'i administration has not yet translated contains the most severe of insults and foul language against Subh-i-Azal and his followers: “When the one who turned away from God halted (in accepting me) and fell off the path, in that moment his body left the garb of humanness and appeared and became visible...

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Hikmat : Apparent suspension of a Bahá'í principle.

In many cases hikmat calls for the apparent suspension of a Bahá'í principle in order to ensure the protection of the Faith.- Susan Stiles Maneck, http://bahai-library.com/bsr/bsr06/62_maneck_hikmat.htm Comment: In other words Baha'is may lie under any circumstance to ensure the protection of their organizational cohesiveness....

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