Unquestionably, all will come under the shadow of the Cause of God.

"...the Cause has reached its present degree because it is confirmed. The hosts of the Supreme Concourse assist it and the powers of the Kingdom of Abha confirm it. Unquestionably, all will come under the shadow of the Cause of God."(Abdul Baha, Star of the West)https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_9/Issue_3/T...

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The Azalis wanted Abul-Fazl's book very much

The sheikh of Islam, of Caucasia, wrote against the Cause. Some of the friends answered him. Sheikh of Islam wrote a second time a criticism. After that, Agha Mirza Abul-Fazl wrote a full, convincing answer. It surprised the sheikh.It was amusing and the joke is here, that the Ezelis wanted Abul-Fazl's book very much. Finally, one of the friends asked,...

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why the violators of the Covenant should be avoided by loyal believers

The three were continually manipulated, their feelings exacerbated from day to day, until all three reached a crisis of faith and were near collapse. If anyone cares to ask why the violators of the Covenant should be avoided by loyal believers, this one sad episode would be answer enough. Khan came to see from this and other episodes that the violators...

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This photograph Mírzá Asadu’lláh showed about everywhere, and the believers rewarded him with funds.

Khan had also learned from a confidential source that during this visit Mirza Asadu’llah had been entrusted with a secret mission by ‘Abdu’l-Baha. This assigned task was to meet with certain Persian Baha’is and receive from them a box containing the holy remains of the Bab, carefully hidden ever since His body and that of His companion, crushed by...

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Number Nineteen

Turning now to the mystic number nineteen: it is found in the sacred formula of Islám which contains nineteen letters as does the Bismi’lláhi’l-Amana‘i’l-Aqdas of the Báb, and it is from these that the Nineteen “Letters of the Living” are derived: each letter represents a holy person surrounding the manifestation of the Báb.(THE RELATION OF THE BÁB...

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how few are those that have inclined their ear to its voice!

The Pen of the Most High is unceasingly calling; and yet, how few are those that have inclined their ear to its voice!(Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh by Bahá’u’lláh, XCVI (Selection 9...

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Quote on Free Speech by a Baha'i

"There is no free speech in the real world and you will be suppressed for telling the truth that is not supported by the system."-Nasim Agh...

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Some scholarly and academic sources against the Baha'i faith

Books:1) What is the Baha'i faith? by William Miller2) Making the invisible visible by Denis MacEoin3) Religion and Cyberspace by Morten T. Hojsgaard, Margit Warburg4) Citizens of the World by Margit Warburg5) The sources for early Babi doctrine and history by Denis MacEoin6) The Messiah of Shiraz by Denis MacEoin7) The Baha'i Faith in America by William...

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Abdul Baha's stand on domestic violence

“Hold thy husband dear and always show forth an amiable temper towards him, no matter how ill tempered he may be. Even if thy kindness maketh him more bitter, manifest thou more kindliness, more tenderness, be more loving and tolerate his cruel actions and ill-treatment”.(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Lights of Guidance, p. 226)Women should be obedient to their husbands:“O...

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Unity among the Babis / Baha'is?

Historically such disloyalty, synchronizing with the expansion of the Faith, had its appearance when some who were professedly loyal to the Báb, disobeyed His Covenant by refusing to accept Bahá’u’lláh as the expected One of the Bayan. They were urged on by a sordid ambition which brought them ignominy, oblivion and loss. Later the same condition became...

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Who are true Baha'is?

Our community health and vigor consists of an abounding faith—a deep, immovable conviction as to the fundamental truths which constitute the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh. These fundamental truths are precisely those which the Guardian set forth as the qualifications of Bahá’ís:“Full recognition of the station of the Forerunner, the Author, and the True...

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Defection of some of the great teachers of the Faith

The reaction of the believers in that country to the news of the defection of some of the great teachers of the Faith was to shun them almost immediately.(The Child of the Covenant: A Study Guide to the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Adib Taherzad...

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Experience of a guy who was briefly involved with the Baha'i faith.

I was approached by the Bahai people and I joined their group because they preached to me the unity of all religions and it didn't matter what faith I had that we come together to work together for the betterment of the community and overall humanity but they also preached to me their religion and asked me to convert, I said why did I need to if it's...

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By so doing, the Hands will be setting up a new category of Covenant-breakers, for which they have no authority, as far as I can see it.

MAY 12, 1960 STRONGLY DISAPPROVE BEG NO ACTION UNTIL RECEIVE MY LETTER.Mason's claim is laughable, preposterous, abominable. It shows that his mind has deteriorated.... The action of those who uphold this ridiculous claim is indeed abominable. But I cannot bring myself to accept the thesis that the Hands have the authority to expel anyone for this...

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Official Baha'i history of the Babi Movement and the Baha'i Religion by Moojan Momen

The approach of the Muslim year 1260 (1844) was accompanied by a general rise in expectancy of the return of the Hidden Imam. This was because that year marked the one thousandth anniversary of the disappearance of the Twelfth Imam and the beginning of the period of Occultation. There were several indications in the Qur'an and the Traditions that the...

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Bahá’u’lláh is the Collective Center of unity

Today His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh is the Collective Center of unity for all mankind, and the splendor of His Light has likewise dawned from the East. He founded the oneness of humanity in Persia. He established harmony and agreement among the various peoples of religious beliefs, denominations, sects and cults by freeing them from the fetters of past...

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they should be placed immediately before the Universal House of Justice.

In matters related to the Covenant, the friends must be firm and steadfast; they should be wary, lest the arguments put forward by those who sow seeds of doubt become the cause for confusion or lead to disputation and disunity. Should questions arise that cannot be resolved, they should be placed immediately before the Universal House of Justice. The...

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The station of The Universal House of Justice

The Universal House of Justice, which the Guardian said would be regarded by posterity as "the last refuge of a tottering civilization," is now, in the absence of the Guardian, the sole infallibly guided institution in the world to which all must turn, and on it rests the responsibility for ensuring the unity and progress of the Cause of God in accordance...

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Stockman acknowledges, 30 years later just 4,500 of the 17,500 members in the state...have good addresses.

June 26. On this date in 2014, an article titled "Maybe there ARE more Baha'is than Jews in South Carolina!" stated "By the mid-1980s, there were over 20,000 on the rolls in South Carolina...Stockman acknowledges, 30 years later just 4,500 of the 17,500 members in the state...have good addresses."https://religionnews.com/2014/06/26/maybe-bahais-je...

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the friends should do their best to make as many converts among the Hindus as they possibly can.

The origins of this and many other religions that abound in India are not quite known to us, and even the Orientalists and the students of religion are not in complete accord about the results of their investigations in that field. The Bahá’í writings also do not refer specifically to any of these forms of religion current in India. So, the Guardian...

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How the Persian Baha'i pioneers have worked in Saudi Arabia and Iraq?

When Ghodrat was but an infant, his family moved to Tihran, where he attended public schools and Bahá’í classes. As a youth he had the privilege of studying with Riyad Qadimi, a very inspiring teacher, and he became totally involved in Bahá’í activities. On Thursdays, for example, he went to villages on the outskirts of Tihran and gave Bahá’í lessons...

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The Universal House of Justice, the last refuge for mankind as predicted by all the Prophets

Thanks to Baha’u’llah, the beloved Shoghi Effendi, through his self-sacrifice and his untiring 36 years of work, day and night of work with no rest, brought that body, The Universal House of Justice, “the source of all good and freed from all errors’’, into its embryonic form as he promised in his first message to the Baha'is of the East. He did not...

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Converting people through Moral Classes, English Classes and Devotional Meetings.

"In Turkey, a Bahá’í family invited a neighbour who had expressed an interest in the Faith to a fireside. She said, "I have devoted my life to helping people, to the benefit of all, and God, as a return, He led me to meet you. It is a prize for me." She and her two sons accepted the Faith."A pioneer in Hong Kong, sensing receptivity to the study of...

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What makes Baha'u'llah a sham? by MirzaJan on Reddit

Inconsistent claims and stupid laws of the Bab. The crimes and evil acts of the Babis, including the use of drugs, weapons, etc.The greatest scandal after the death of the Bab was the hijacking of the Babi movement by Baha'u'llah. The conflict between the Azalis and the Baha'is. The 'high quality' of abuses and curses (also by Baha'u'llah) that even...

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Some Baha'i scandals by Dale Husband

Here's a list of some scandals:The Violation of Abdu’l-Baha – Baha’u’llah in the The Kitáb-i-Ahd, or Book of the Covenant (his Will and Testament) appointed Abdu’l-Baha as his successor, but also stated that Abdu’l-Baha’s younger brother Mirza Muhammad Ali should be below him in rank and also be his immediate successor. Abdu’l-Baha disobeyed this commandment...

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Those who were connected to Baha'u'llah

Baha'u'llah's bread-maker was titled as "The Bread-maker of God", his amanuensis was titled as "Khadim'u'llah (the servant of God)", his barber was titled as "the barber of God", his tailor was titled as, "the tailor of God", his friends were titled as "the friends of Go...

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Descendants of Baha'u'llah gradually integrated themselves into Islamic society.

In 1948 a fierce political upheaval erupted in the Holy Land. The State of Israel was founded, bringing an end to the British Mandate. War broke out between Arabs and Jews and a great many Arabs fled the country. During this period Shoghi Effendi remained in Haifa and, in the face of great dangers and severe difficulties, carried on his work as usual,...

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The Baha'i Covenant

...the degree to which "The Covenant" is fallacious has increased over time. During Abdul Baha's lifetime, he used "The Covenant" to refer to the idea that Baha'is should obey Baha'u'llah's Will at all costs. During Shoghi Effendi's time "The Covenant" meant Baha'is must disobey Baha'u'llah's Will in favor of Abdul Baha's Will and Testament of dubious...

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They need to know what the Baha'i Faith is all about

A goal of the Bloomington conference is for every Baha’i to bring a friend of the Faith. To do this, though, the non-Baha’is need to be prepared for a truly Baha'i conference.They need to know what the Baha’i Faith is all about and who Bahá’u’lláh claims to be.The American Baha'i, Volume 18, No. 12 December 1...

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Baha'i faith about Palestinians and Muslims

I did see a video on YouTube a few years ago, where a Baha'i scholar gave a speech about Abdul-Baha warning the Palestinians of the Zionist plans to eventually possess all of the land for their political-religious movement; but this felt very too little, too late. It felt like Baha'i PR to make it seem like the institutions care about Palestinian human...

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The Qiblih is indeed He Whom God will make manifest; whenever He moveth, it moveth, until He shall come to rest.

When ye desire to perform this prayer, turn ye towards the Court of My Most Holy Presence, this Hallowed Spot that God hath … decreed to be the Point of Adoration for the denizens of the Cities of Eternity ¶6The “Point of Adoration,” that is, the point to which the worshiper should turn when offering obligatory prayer, is called the Qiblih. The concept...

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More scandals in the Baha'i faith

There is a lot to cover, but I think it is important to begin where it started; the Bab appointed Subh-i-Azal (Mirza Yahya) as his successor, not Baha'u'llah (Mirza Husayn Ali). This is an objective historical fact that even Baha'i narratives can't completely ignore. To "fix the problem", they said that the Bab only appointed Subh-i-Azal as a "figurehead"...

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I have met not a single one who could be called honest or faithful in the full sense of these words

...There is no conscience with them [i.e. the Baha'is], they keep to no principle, they tell you what is untrue, ignoring or denying undoubted historical facts, and this is the character of both the leader and the led...As to morality and honesty, the whole system has proved disappointing...I have been in contact with many Baha'is, and have had dealings...

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Baha'u'llah's claims in Edirne and Acre

A full discussion of the claims eventually advanced by Bahā Allāh in Edirne and Acre would take us far beyond the dates assigned to this survey and would involve a lengthy and complex analysis of the abundant scriptural materials available. I shall instead conclude by drawing attention once more to a point I have mentioned elsewhere, namely that Bahāʾ...

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Impressions of the visitors at the Baha'i Temple of Chicago

When asked how well they agree with various statements about the Baha'i Faith, most survey respondents agreed that the Faith has positive spiritual values and attractive ideals. The majority also agreed that the Faith is a worldwide fellowship of believers (58%), and is a good religion (53%). Fewer visitors agreed the Faith is a cult (25%), made them...

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he will undoubtedly be deprived of the blessings of the Abha Kingdom.

The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it. Should a Baha'i refrain from being fully, vigorously and wholeheartedly involved in the teaching work he will undoubtedly be deprived of the blessings of the Abha Kingdom.-Shoghi Effendihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvjVM64Gxo('Focus...

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“Go to Acre and see God.”

Browne spent more time in Kirman than any other place in the country, and met a wide range of people of all backgrounds, as he himself observed: “In no town which I visited in Persia did I make so many friends and acquaintances of every grade of society, and every shade of piety and impiety, as at Kirman.” During his stay in Kirman, Browne lodged in...

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The "manifestation" (mazhar), or re-incarnation, of Kurratu'l-'Ayn.

Thursday, 18th July, 9th Dhi'l-ka'da.--Towards evening I went into the town and called at the post-office, where the postmaster lent me a poem in praise of Beha, composed by one Na'im of Abade, a poor man of no education, whose power of verse-writing is regarded by his co-religionists as a divine gift, and little short of miraculous. His verses are...

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The souls of the infidels

The souls of the infidels, however, shall—and to this I bear witness—when breathing their last be made aware of the good things that have escaped them, and shall bemoan their plight, and shall humble themselves before God. They shall continue doing so after the separation of their souls from their bodies. It is clear and evident that all men shall,...

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re-interment of the remains of Mírzá Muḥammad-Quli and eleven members of his family

It is with a feeling of joy and gratitude that we inform the Bahá’í world of the befitting re-interment of the remains of Mírzá Muḥammad-Quli, the faithful half-brother and companion in exile of Bahá’u’lláh, and of eleven members of his family, in a new Bahá’í cemetery on a hillside looking across Lake Kinneret and the hills of Galilee towards the...

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A Summary of the Directives as Given By Shoghi Effendi

National Spiritual Assembly aided by Public Relations, Race Unity, Public Meetings, Visual Education, College Speakers Bureau and Radio Committees1. Reinforce proclamation of verities to masses through press and radio2. Make closer contact with leaders of public thought, with colleges and universities, with newspaper and magazine editors3. Further...

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Do not try to convert them; it is of no use now. When he dies, they will all become Baha'is.

When you meet up with members of this group (New History Society or Caravan), ignore them. Do not try to convert them; it is of no use now. When he dies, they will all become Baha'is. Our enemy is doing us a favor. Ignore them and be confident. Do not be afraid.Sohrab’s organization did not survive his death in 1958. His wife and daughter ‘completely...

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"I think either the Baha'i Faith is a true religion or else all religions are false."

I had the same thought and then I thought, "if all religions are false, what would I have to lose by remaining a Baha'i?"Money. Instead of giving 19% of my surplus (i.e. income after essential expenses) to the UHJ, I could actually help those who are less fortunate with that money. Baha'is have no say on how the UHJ spends huququllah, and there is...

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Bahai is more of a surveillance cult like Scientology and Ahmadiyya.

One exBaha'i claimsBahai is more of a surveillance cult like Scientology and Ahmadiyya. They spy on, track and harass former members of their community, operating like a quasi-intelligence agency.https://redd.it/132f...

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Baha'i laws are inconsistent

Oddly enough, there are occasional inconsistencies between the reformist letters of Bahāʾ Allāh’s later period and the legalist text of the Aqdas. The liberalizing emphasis on the equality of men and women is ill-matched by the law of marriage (which allows a man two wives), or regulations such as that awarding a man’s house and clothing to his male,...

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Abdul Baha says about the Babi and Baha'i communities and their teachings

ʿAbd al-Bahāʾ stressed even more than did his father the contrast between the Bābī and Bahāʾī communities and their teachings. In one passage, having referred to the Bahāʾī obligation to associate with all men in a spirit of love, he goes on to say that ‘this is one of the religious duties of the Bahāʾī community, not of the Bayānīs (i.e. Bābīs). The...

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Dayyan established his own sect

In her well-known risāla written in reply to a letter from ʿAbbās Effendi, ʿIzziyya Khānum (Sultān Khānum), a sister of Subh-i Azal, states that Dayyān “openly and in public apostatized from the faith of the Bayān, and in numerous gatherings spoke without concealment in refutation of his holiness the Primal Point” and says that he even burned a large...

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offensive holy war was ordained by the Bab, and the Baha'i representation of the Bab and His message is inaccurate.

In various places MacEoin has argued that an offensive, and not merely a defensive, holy war was ordained by the Báb, and that the Bahá’í representation of the Báb and His message is inaccurate. MacEoin’s views on this issue are summarized in his 1982 article,“The Babi Concept of Holy War.”(Gate of the Heart by Nader Saiedi)But Nader Saiedi being a...

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Denis MacEoin's sources

I must also express my very deep thanks to my supervisor, Professor Laurence Elwell-Sutton, for so kindly undertaking the supervision of my work at a remove of several hundred miles and for his patient understanding of my aims and methods; to the Northern Ireland Department of Education for their financial support during the first three years of my...

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mythologizing Baha'i history and modern Baha'is are not accustomed to see these figures

As a simple example of how mythologizing can harm both the truth and people’s ability to hold to a higher truth, I will mention something that is not in these pages. Elsewhere, I have shown calculations, based on original histories, that demonstrate beyond a shadow of doubt that the number of Babis killed between 1844 and the early 1850s amounted to...

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Most of Qurrat al-'Ayn's considerable output of apologetic writing has been destroyed or lost.

Unfortunately, there is good reason to believe that most of Qurrat al-'Ayn's considerable output of apologetic writing has been destroyed or lost. Something of the extent of this output is indicated by Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Baghdádí. He says that, when she was in Kirmánsháh in 1263/1847, letters would arrive for her every day from ulama and other enquirers....

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Nabil Zarandi's history (The Dawn-Breakers) is partisan, hagiographic, and frequently mistaken about dates and other vital details.

A further difficulty with Zarandi's text lies in the rather late date of its composition. The author, originally known as Mullá Muḥammad and later as Nabíl-i Zarandí or Nabíl-i A'zam, was born in the village of Zarand on 18 Şafar 1247/29 July 1831. He himself states that he became a Bábí in 1265/1848-49.684 His history of the sect up to 1853 was begun...

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Baha'u'llah must have mistaken these words as part of the Bab's original text.

In fact, two sections from the Panj sha'n in INBMC 64 more or less equal what we may presume to have been the text of the Lawḥ-i hurúfát. This, in turn, would explain a passage reading: 'What was sent down for his excellency al-Asad, the single, the unique, illumined with the eternal light, the name of God, ad-Dayyán, quoted by Bahá' Alláh in the letters...

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Abdul Baha mistakenly describes it as the first book written by the Bab

The Qayyúm al-asmá’ is generally agreed to have been the first work written by Shírází after 22 May 1844. We have already quoted (Abbás Effendi, who mistakenly describes it as ‘the first book (nakhustín kitáb) ever written by the Báb. He may very well have taken the idea from a passage in his father’s Kitáb-i íqán, where the Qayyúm al-asmá’ is described...

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Baha'i scholar Nader Saiedi about the claims of the Bab

In those texts, written during the first three years of His ministry (May 1844–May 1847), the Báb claims to be the Gate to the hidden Twelfth Imám. He also frequently refers to Himself as the “Remembrance of God” (Dhikru’lláh). However, in His later writings, those set down during the last three years of His life (May 1847–July 1850), the Báb declares...

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It is incumbent upon every one not to take any step without consulting the Spiritual Assembly

‘Abdu’l-Bahá says:“It is incumbent upon every one not to take any step without consulting the Spiritual Assembly, and they must assuredly obey with heart and soul its bidding and be submissive unto it, that things may be properly ordered and well arranged...”(Bahá’í Administration by Shoghi Effendi published by US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1974...

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What is the difference between a Haifan Baha'i and a Unitarian Baha'i?

If you ask a Haifan Baha'i why they believe the UHJ is infallible, it will not happen that they pull out a single verse or paragraph by Baha'u'llah and say "this is why". No, instead they will say "Let me tell you about The Covenant". They believe the UHJ is infallible not because of some concrete writing by Baha'u'llah, but instead because of the...

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One exBaha'i shares his experience.

One God known by many names beyond human understanding - YesUnity- By eliminating racial inequality? YesBy eliminating social inequality? Yes…and No. The presented idea is that, in the future when the world is mostly Baha’i, that there will be social strata, but without the extremes of social injustice.By equalizing men & women? Yes…and No. Women...

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Regarding the Baha'is of Iran one Muslim shared his observation.

Regarding the Baha'is of Iran one Muslim wrote the following:As for Iran, the world is against Iran. I have serious doubts about the veracity of news reports about Iran, especially related to the treatment of Iranian Baha’is. A coworker of mine is an Iranian Baha’i. He is living in Canada for more than 35 years. He has visited his family many times...

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Azali Babism and related Sources.

Seehttps://hurqalya.ucmerced.edu/node/4...

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"he asked the Universal House of Justice for forgiveness"

When Drs. Leland and Opal Jensen accepted Mason Remey as the second Guardian and wrote letters to the Mauritian Bahá’ís trying to bring them into the Remey camp, Dan was disappointed that he did not get one of these letters. So he wrote to them and Dr Jensen sent him a stack of literature about Mason Remey’s claim to distribute to the ‘waverers’, which...

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"True Religion Means Loving Your Enemy" !

Afterward "The Wolf," whom Bahá’u’lláh condemned in His Lawh-i-Burhán ("Tablet of the Proof") and called "the last trace of sunlight upon the mountain-top," saw the steady decline of his prestige and died miserably, in acute remorse. As for his accomplice Mír Muhammad-Husayn, Bahá’u’lláh stigmatized him as the "She-Serpent," and declared him to be...

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Baha'i terminologies

Bahá'ís use terminology in ways that was not intended. Bahá'ís don't have censorship, they have "review." They don't proselytize, they "teach." They don't have missionaries, they have "pioneers." They don't have prophets, they are called "manifestations." And so for...

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"In this Dispensation, divine guidance flows on to us in this world after the Prophet’s ascension, through first the Master, and then the Guardians."

While the Guardianship was to be a perpetual institution of the Administrative Order, it ceased to exist after the death of Shoghi Effendi because he died having violated Bahá'u'lláh's command in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas that "Unto everyone hath been enjoined the writing of a will." Having no children of his own and having declared every living...

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Poem on the "Entry by Troops"

Oh Baha'i faithful, hear my taleOf the "Entry by Troops" that did failThe year 2000 was meant to beThe time when hordes would flock to theeBut now the year has come and goneAnd still, we wait for this grand dawnThe disappointment surely stingsAs many Baha'is spread their wingsThey leave the faith they once held dearTheir hopes and dreams crushed by...

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