Abdu'l Baha and Baha'u'llah were lying through their teeth when they pretended to be pious Muslims while propagating a doctrine heretical to Islam.

Menachem Mendel Schneerson is an example of a relgious leader who stayed within the bounds of his religion. Like Baha'u'llah, he was a prolific writer whose teachings fill over 400 volumes. Like Baha'u'llah he commanded a sect of believers who considered him to be divine, indeed, perhaps the Messiah. Like Baha'u'llah, his grave at Montefiore Cemetery...

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Baha’u’llah led the prayers during Badasht conference

This was the first opportunity that the Babi movement had had to debate and consult about a number of issues: what it was that they stood for; how to achieve their goals in the face of a rising tide of opposition; and how to achieve the release of the Bab from his captivity in Maku. It is a measure of the prestige of Baha’u’llah among the Babis that,...

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He took the name Abdul Baha to counteract the accusations

(He) took the name ‘Abdu’l Bahá (Servant of Bahá) to counteract the accusations of Covenant-Breakers that He was claiming to be a Manifestation.(Reunion with the Beloved - Poetry and Martyrdom, Translated and Edited by John S. Hatcher and Amrollah Hemm...

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The World Center is a guest in Israel

One ex-Baha'i wrote: The World Center is a guest in Israel and guests can be asked to leave. In light of what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank, any sustained criticism of Israel from within the Baha'i faith will result in bulldozers leveling the site and the expulsion of any Bahai's in the country. With all the money invested in this project...

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Shaykh Ahmad's dream

Siyyid Káẓim, in his book entitled "Dalílu’l-Mutaḥ-ayyirín,” writes as follows:“Our master [Shaykh Ahmad Ahsai], one night, saw the Imám Ḥasan; upon him may the blessing of God rest! His Holiness put in his mouth his blessed tongue. From the adorable saliva of His Holiness he drew forth the sciences and the assistance of God. To the taste it was sweeter...

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Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri and the Mahdawis in Sindh

The last messianic movement which achieved some favour in Sindh was the movement launched by Sayyid Muhammad of Jaunpur (1443-1505). Affiliated to the Chishtiyya, Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri proclaimed himself to be the mahdi in 1495 while he was in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He was then compelled to leave Ahmedabad and settled in Patan. The ulamas expelled...

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The Dispensation of the Báb ended when Bahá'u'lláh experienced the intimation of His mission in the Siyah-Chal

Dispensation is "the period of time during which the laws and teachings of a Prophet of God have spiritual authority. For example, the Dispensation of Jesus Christ lasted until the beginning of the Islamic Dispensation, usually fixed at the year AD 622, the year Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina. The Islamic Dispensation lasted until the advent...

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NSA Urges Mail Campaign Using Two Bahá’í Pamphlets

The National Spiritual Assembly is very pleased with the excellent response already made to the article in the June issue of BAHÁ’Í NEWS, “A Teaching Campaign to Revitalize the Home Community,” urging wide distribution of the reprint of The Christian Century article by Marcus Bach, “Bahá’í: A Second Look,” and the Bahá’í pamphlet, The Lord of the New...

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