There are several statements in the Sacred Scriptures of our Faith which are related to this general subject, and one in particular is found in "The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh", ("The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh", p. 117) as follows: "My fears are for Him Who will be sent down unto you after Me Him Who will be invested with great sovereignty and mighty...
Friday, April 27, 2018
The Ultimate Baha'i Delusion
There are certain things that immediately come to mind. 1) There are numerous delusions stemming from gross ignorance among most believers of basic, fundamental facts about Babi and Baha'i history (not trivial details and minutia). I am thinking here specifically about the Babi uprisings and the reasons for Bahaullah's arrest, exile, and later house...
Ziyaratnamih specifically written for Subh-i-Azal by the Bab
Among several visitation tablets (i.e. the genre of prayer known as Ziyarah) specifically written for Subh-i-Azal, the Bab ends these prayers with the following refrain:
"...And God hath cursed the people who have sought to destroy Thee! And God hath cursed the people who have oppressed Thee! And God hath cursed the people who have conspired to shed...
Monday, April 23, 2018
Baha'u'llah is the Lord of Hosts, the Heavenly Father, (and this is) the day when men will come face to face with the Godhead.
One night, it is related, Prince Kamran Mirza called Mulla Muhammad-Rida to his own private apartments to have dinner with him. Dinner over, he suddenly turned to the prisoner with this abrupt question: 'Akhund! Tell me: whom do you consider Baha'u'llah to be--an Imam or a Prophet?' Not at a loss for an answer, Mulla Muhammad-Rida replied: 'Your Royal...
whatever I say is what will be!
In his memoires (p 394) Afroukhteh writes : Abdul Baha claims: "I don't claim sinlessness. I am the first of sinners but the Ancient Beauty has bestowed upon me a station, and therefore whatever I say is what will be."...
Sunday, April 22, 2018
God will verily inspire them with whatsoever He willeth
It is incumbent upon the Trustees of the House of Justice to take counsel together regarding those things which have not outwardly been revealed in the Book, and to enforce that which is agreeable to them. God will verily inspire them with whatsoever He willeth, and He, verily, is the Provider, the Omniscient. (Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
http://www.bahai.org/the-universal-house-of-justice/articles-resources/from-writings-bahaullah...
House of Justice would legislate on details related to the obligatory prayers - Shoghi Effendi
Baha'i Law, House of Justice (UHJ), Shoghi Effendi
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First, with regard to your questions concerning the obligatory prayers, the "Aqdas" does not give detailed instructions about them. The Universal House of Justice, however, will have to define the exact time for their recital, and lay down, if required, other detailed instructions concerning their use. One of the three obligatory prayers should be...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
I am the Sender of the Messengers and the Revealer of the Books.
"In Isfahan there was a believer, a prominent man who accepted Baha'u'llah with his brain as the right prophet for today. He was a new believer and tried hard to overcome his shortcomings, like all of us, but had no success with his drinking habit, and friends could smell alcohol on his breath. In defense, he would state that his addiction was too...
Baha'u'llah reveals himself only once every 500,000 years
“Erelong you will hear the call of the clamorous impostor, don’t pay attention to him, but leave him to himself. Set your faces toward Him Who is the Object (the Qiblih) of the adoration of all mankind, who has fulfilled the proof with this Proof that is revealed through the power of truth (God, al-Haqq). The Lights have attained their consummation...
Friday, April 13, 2018
when I need to know something, it is pictured before Me.
"Yet at Schenectady, as 'Abdu'l-Bahá was shown around the General Electric Works by Steinmetz, this 'wizard of electricity' was observed to be eagerly absorbing 'Abdu'l Bahá's elucidation of electricity. The Rev. Moore, Unitarian clergyman who was present at the time, testified to me: 'Steinmetz's jaw seemed to drop open as he drank in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's...
Why I left the Baha'i Faith?
Entry by Troops, Independent Investigation of Truth, Personal Observations
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I was a Baha'i for about thirty years prior to the year 2000. We were led to believe that "entry by troops" and the "lesser peace" would happen by the year 2000, meaning that there would be a political peace in the world, and many, many thousands of people would be lining up to join the Baha'i religion.... and in fact, we were encouraged to donate...
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Actual definition of a Baha'i in good standing.
"The purpose of having this system where it is so easy to turn insiders into outsiders is to maintain very strict control over the community by its leaders. The idea is that everyone still on the inside will fear being made a non-person or being ostracized or being shunned, and so will keep quiet and let the leadership do as it pleases with them....
No one fights dirtier than Baha'is
No one fights dirtier than they when they discover a voice they cannot silence and cannot refute.
Professor Juan Cole, February 23, 1999...
Sunday, April 1, 2018
the Bab is the eternal essence and being of God
Bab, Baha'u'llah, Godhood, Juan Cole, Provisional Translation
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`Ali Muhammad (the Bab) is the eternal essence and being of God;
- Baha'u'llah
http://whoisbahaullah.com/windflower/translations-on-this-site/translations/135-book-of-the-tig...
he that turneth unto whatsoever else is indeed in grievous error.
All must seek guidance and turn unto the Center of the Cause and the House of Justice. And he that turneth unto whatsoever else is indeed in grievous error.
- Abdu'l Baha
http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/WT/wt-3.html...