2- Many writings of The Bab are crystal clear that his dispensation was expected to last a long time (he reveals laws to sultans and kings who would embrace his faith) as well as he says that the next manifestation only will come after the complete fulfillment of his revelation and laws. Nonetheless, he was killed in the 6th year of his dispensation and Mirza Husayn Ali declared himself "Bahá'u'lláh" 3 years later.
3- The Bab appointed explicitly Subh-i-Azal as his successor and wrote him many tablets blessing his authority and explaining that whosoever opposes him, this would be opposing God.
4- It's no coincidence that none of these tablets (not even the Bayan) were officially translated to English (the translation by scholars are not officially approved) and all that have been published and came up to the public are only the "Selection from the writings of The Bab" and the notes from Shoghi Effendi (that are totally incompatible with the expected in the Bab's writings).
5- The Bab allowed his followers to marry a maximum of 2 wives but Bahá'u'lláh disrespected this and married 3 women. Later, his 2nd and 3rd wives and all her sons and relatives were abruptly excommunicated.
6- In the Kitab-i-Aqdas Bahá'u'lláh prescribed death penalty, specially death by burning: "Should anyone intentionally destroy a house by fire, him also shall ye burn."; and ordained to mark the thieves on the forehead: "on the third offence, place ye a mark upon his brow so that, thus identified, he may not be accepted in the cities of God and His countries. Beware lest, through compassion, ye neglect to carry out the statutes of the religion of God" .
7- 'Abdul-Bahá was initially worshiped by bahá'ís as if he was a sort of divinity. This is often seen in the old pictures of the first Bahá'í communities where the frame of the Maximum Name is sided with a frame written "Ya 'Abdul-Bahá" in Persian style calligraphy. Due this omission from 'Abdul-Bahá' over the cult of personality practiced on himself by many believers, his brother, Muhammad Ali, started to contest him firmly.
8- Before the passing of Shoghi Effendi, in 1957, the continuity of the Guardianship was totally expected and Shoghi Effendi was often referred as being "the first Guardian", as well as people frequently talked about the "lineage of guardians". After his passing the bahá'í books who brought up these expressions had their texts changed or removed, especially the well known book "Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era".
9- Shoghi Effendi did not write a Will and Testament disrespecting a bahá'í law and this created a big mess over the right of the successorship in the Faith, that later was completely stifled.
10- Shoghi Effendi excommunicated almost all of his relatives including his siblings and his parents. He even ordered exhuming the remains of Diya'u'llah who was buried next to his father Baha'u'llah in Bahji. He rejoiced at the death of his opponents, the so called covenant-breakers.
11- There are reports about Shoghi Effendi being closeted Homosexual, but he considered homosexuality immoral, a distortion of human nature and a handicap to be overcomed through the advice and help of doctors! The Universal House of Justice confirmed this observance stating that homosexuality is a sexual problem and a condition to which a person should not be reconciled with.
12- The Bahá'í Faith has schismatic groups. Despite the attempt to cast out any other group that does not follow the authority of the Universal House of Justice in call themselves "bahá'ís", and trademark all the bahá'ís symbols, a lawsuit in 2006 determined that these schismatic groups can call themselves bahá'ís and to use the holy symbols, recognizing them officially as bahá'ís following another leadership. Some of these groups are: Orthodox Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'ís Under the Provision of the Covenant, Free Bahá'ís, Unitarian Bahá'ís etc.
13- Without a Guardian to appoint additional Hands of Cause, it was created a bizarre situation where the "equality of men and women" was put aside as the Universal House of Justice, the highest institution in the Bahá'í Faith, cannot elect female members, so the reins of the religion is taken exclusively by men.
14- The election results of the Universal House of Justice are pre-determined as the new members are generally elected from the appointed institutions of the own Bahá’í administration, specially the International Teaching Centre. All of the current members of the Universal House of Justice previously served as members of the International Teaching Centre. Additionally, with no politicking or partisanship allowed, there is little turnover in leadership and the members of the Universal House of Justice almost invariably serve until retirement or death.
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