In spiritual matters we need not obey the Government

In administrative matters we must obey the Government, in spiritual matters we need not obey. If the Government says dont meet such a person, we must obey. It does not mean we have antagonism towards him, but if the Government requires us to denounce him, speak evil of him, this is violating a spiritual principle. The law may say we discourage you...

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Example of Baha'u'llah's innate knowledge - "As some had questioned Us concerning him, We felt it necessary to refer to his books, in order that We might answer Our questioners"

For instance, a certain man,[1] reputed for his learning and attainments, and accounting himself as one of the pre-eminent leaders of his people, hath in his book denounced and vilified all the exponents of true learning. This is made abundantly clear by his explicit statements as well as by his allusions throughout his book. As We had frequently heard...

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Most of the laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas are designed for the future when the Baha'i Faith becomes the religion of the land

"The study of the Writings of Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha makes it clear that most of the laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, apart from those which are of a spiritual nature, or in conformity with the conditions prevailing at the time, are designed for the future when the Baha'i Faith becomes the religion of the land It is then that these laws will be fully...

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Names of some prominent former-Baha'is from western countries

Names of some former-Baha'is from western countries (most of whom were scholars)1) Denis MacEoin2) Juan Cole3) Frederick Glaysher4) William Garlington5) Karen Bacquet6) Jenifer Tidwell7) Eric Stetson8) Dr. Phyllis Bernard9) Steven Scholl10) John Ford Coley11) Francesco Ficicchia12) Phoebe Hearst13) Hermann Roemer14) Dann May15) K. Paul Johnson16) Dermod...

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Sen McGlinn about the unwisdom of the Baha'is

Very often it is the unwisdom of the friends that puts up barriers, holding back people who might otherwise investigate Baha'u'llah and his teachings for themselves. There are multiple causes, but reliance on bad texts and bad translations, and the misattribution of texts, is one of them - causing dissagreements in the community and statements about...

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Sen McGlinn about the US Baha'i community

Baha'i scholar Sen McGlinn states that he and Moojan Momen agrees that "there has been a marked ‘change of culture’ in the Baha’i community over the past 10–15 years, associated with the introduction of ‘Ruhi method’ catechism classes. Over the same period, there has been a marked fall in enrollments and an increase in formally notified withdrawals...

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700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes after the establishment of Israel in 1948.

Following the establishment of the State of Israel, the 1948 Arab-Israeli war broke out.Nakba, or “catastrophe”, is observed to remember the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians from their homes after the establishment of Israel in 1948.Many Palestinians recall locking their houses for the last time in May of that year, convinced they would return in...

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"Fatimih will appear unveiled as the sign of his return"

One of the major Shi'ite beliefs concerning Fátimih is that with the reappearance of the Twelfth or Hidden Imám, the Imám Mihdí, Fátimih will appear unveiled as the sign of his return and the day of resurrection. Her unveiling will be as the removing of the seal, identified with Muhammad as the seal of the prophets. With this unveiling, Fátimih will...

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Baha'i temples are "silent teachers"

Bahá'í temple is a “silent teacher” of the Bahá'í faith.Warburg, Margit (2006). Citizens of the World: A History and Sociology of the Bahaʹis from a Globalisation Perspective. Brill. p. 493. ISBN 978-90-04-14373-9.The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (Baha'i Temple) is called the "silent teacher" because it transmits an influence on its own which both leads outsiders...

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Shoghi Effendi excommunicated his cousin Munib Shahid just for marrying against his wish.

“Not content with this, Ruhangiz, Shoghi Effendi's eldest sister, did not rest until she arranged another marriage between her cousin, Hasan Shahid and the granddaughter of the notorious Siyyid Ali. But in order not to degrade the family of the Master in public by announcing them all as Covenant-breakers, Shoghi Effendi acted with great patience and...

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Fundamentalism in the Teachings of Baha'u'llah

The Faith claims that its teachings constitute "the sole panacea for the innumerable ills afflicting our present-day world" (Directives from the Guardian, p. 74). In other words, it is not just the answer to all of our problems, but the only answer to all of our problems. Such a belief is, in fact, extremely fanatical and reminiscent of current...

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Divorce rate in the U.S. Baha'i community

An internal Baha'i household survey done in 1987 found that the divorce rate in the U.S. Baha'i community was higher than that in American society as a whole. The report was never released to the public.My own suspicion is that the high divorce rate has several causes. First of all, Baha'is are encouraged to utopian ways of thinking. Two young people...

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What Muslims (Shi'is) need to know about the Baha'is?

1) Baha'is hate Muslims.2) They believe that all Muslims (Shi'ites) must be punished for their crime of persecuting the Bab, Baha'u'llah and their followers.3) Baha'is work (directly / indirectly) for the change of Iranian regime.4) Baha'is favor and promote US sanctions on Iranian people.5) Baha'i collect and share a lot of data (many times sensitive)...

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Guardianship according to the Will and Testament of Abdul Baha

In his Will, 'Abdul-Bahá established the institution of the Guardianship, which is a hereditary leadership position. He appointed Shoghi Effendi as the first Guardian, and said that the Guardian should appoint his successor, either from his first-born son, or if he were found lacking, from among the male descendants of Bahá'u'lláh. The appointment...

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How many Baha'is are there in the world today?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baháʼí_Faith_by_country&oldid=989542553#Figures_from_various_countr...

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Shoghi Effendi had difficulty in securing suitable secretarial support.

Shoghi Effendi is known to have written some 26,000 letters to the Bahá’í world: those directed to the Antipodes, approximately 700, appear in the present volume. These include 81 that appeared in Letters of the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand, as well as 82 published in Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand. A select number of...

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An intermediary step between Islam and the ultimate abandonment of religious belief

ʻAbdu'l-Bahá emphasized Baháʼís "seek freedom and love liberty, hope for equality, are well-wishers of humanity and ready to sacrifice their lives to unite humanity" but on a more broad approach than the Young Turks. He had favorable relations with Abdullah Cevdet, one of the founders of the Committee of Union and Progress, who would go on trial for...

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