During the Mandatory period, the Bahá'ís of Acre, though considered a sect, remained firmly within the confines of Islam. 'Abdul Bahá himself, before he left Acre during the last years of the Ottoman rule, had the use of a separate room in the central mosque of Acre and on some occasions led the prayers in the mosque.(Cohen, Erik. "'The Baha'i Community...
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Some of the contradictions in the Baha'i faith
Independent Investigation of Truth, Personal Observations
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These are some of the contradictions that come to mind:1) Give impression that support diversity of faiths. True goal, however, is that people of all other faiths become Bahais.2) Claim that do not proselytize. They do, however, do many things along these lines, such as sending "pioneers" all over the world (similar to missionaries) and host fireside...
Friday, April 29, 2022
History of the Baha'i Faith in 30 seconds
Abdul-Baha, Baha'u'llah, History, Personal Observations
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The Báb declared himself the coming of the hidden Mahdi of the Shaykhi branch of Shia Islam. He said that Subh-i-Azal was his successor, but his half-brother Bahá'u'lláh, also one of his followers, quickly declared himself a new Manifestation of God and took over the authority supposedly from Subh-i-Azal. Bahá'u'lláh appointed his eldest son, 'Abdul-Bahá...
Monday, April 25, 2022
Short biography of Baha'u'llah
Azali, Baha'u'llah, Independent Investigation of Truth, Juan Cole, Marriage
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".... Baha'u'llah had by 1873 already been permitted to move out of the Akka prison, and to rent a dwelling in the town. When they arrived in Syria, the Baha'is had been suspected by local Authorities of being nothing but anarchists and criminals. Gradually, Baha'u'llah's uprightness and high ideals changed the minds of officials, and only once, when...
Thursday, April 21, 2022
They spat in my face and slapping me in the face said 'You are an enemy of the Cause and you give talks about it!
Sometime after I was 'expelled' from the Cause and after the Bab’s shrine on Mount Carmel had been completed, a club of university graduates - chaired by an old friend of my sister's - invited me to talk about the Cause. This I was honoured to do and at the appointed date spoke at that meeting. However, upon leaving the hall, Mr. Mohammad Baha'i and...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Denis MacEoin did not withdraw from the faith, he was chased out by powerful Baha'i fundamentalists
Denis MacEoin, House of Justice (UHJ), Independent Investigation of Truth, Juan Cole, Story
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Denis MacEoin did not withdraw from the faith, he was chased out by powerful Baha'i fundamentalists who were deeply threatened by the implications of his historical work. Denis became a Baha'i in North Ireland around 1965 and quickly emerged as a Baha'i youth leader. He was chosen to come to Haifa to commemorate the 1968 anniversary of Baha'u'llah's...
Monday, April 18, 2022
they do not receive a salary, but...
Most religious organisations are able to mobilise resources of skills and labour by appealing to the solidarity and religious sentiments of their believers, and the Baha’is are no exception to this. The people working at the Baha’i World Centre are all Baha’is (except some of the manual workers, who are paid locals), and they live and work quite isolated...
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Abdul Baha and racism
The Baha'i Faith is against "scientific" racism, or the idea that Black skin is associated with biological racism, however 'Abdu'l-Baha had a generally negative opinion of Africa and Africans, essentially perpetuating the 'noble savage' and 'white man's burden' philosophies. Quotes from 'Abdu'l-Baha, head of the Baha'i Faith from 1892 and 1921 and...
Monday, April 11, 2022
Continuation of Guardianship
“There are those who pray to you, Shoghi Effendi" to which he replied in the following vein: "This is absolutely heretical. Such things are not permissible. It is wrong to address me as Lord or Master, or Thee or Thine. I had to send a very abrupt cable to the friends in Bombay to prevent them from celebrating my birthday. If this starts now there...
Saturday, April 9, 2022
So, the "herald of the Covenant" broke the Covenant?
Tablet from 'Abdul-Baha to Charles Mason Remey:“O thou herald of the Covenant! Thy letters have been received and an answer has been written. Verily thou art firm in the Covenant, art self-sacrificing, art the son of the Kingdom and dost deserve the confirmations of His Holiness Baha'u'llah. Consequently, Abdul-Baha is highly pleased with thee and...
Friday, April 8, 2022
Baha'i Israel Relations
In some respects, Israel is a non-state to the Baha’is, because Israel is the only country in the world for which the Baha’i leadership has decided that no national Baha’i community must be formed. So, there are no Israeli Baha’is living in Israel, and the Baha’is abstain from proselytising in Israel. The Baha’i staff and their families are also not...
The luxuries of the American way of life are being indulged in here at the expense of the Baha'i Fund!
"The Beloved Guardian (Shoghi Effendi) remarked more than once in his talks to us at table, that Haifa, the Center of the Administration of the Baha‟i Faith, was the most difficult place in all the world for a Baha'i to live! I had not been there myself very long before I found this to be most true as each of the other American Baha'is there in our...