The increase in the number of children's classes worldwide during the Five Year Plan was dramatic. At the beginning of the Plan, there were some 3,800 children's classes worldwide serving 42,000 children, the vast majority of whom (87 per cent) came from Baha'i families. By April 2006, there were well over 10,000 classes serving more than 93,000 children,...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Baha'i Education in State Schools (BESS) programme in Australia
The largest, most systematic approach to providing Baha'i education for children was undoubtedly the Baha'i Education in State Schools (BESS) programme in Australia which, while initiated before 2001, expanded and improved significantly during the Five Year Plan. A number of school principals, as a means of attracting enrolments to their school, promoted...
training and deploying human resources
At the heart of this framework were "two complementary, reinforcing movements'', which guided and focused the efforts of the believers in systematically advancing the process of entry by troops. Through patient, sustained endeavour it became apparent that as more and more friends completed the sequence of courses and arose to carry out the tasks of...
Baha'i schools
Many schools have gone beyond the initial stages of establishment, often fraught with difficult yet inevitable challenges, to infuse their programmes with elements that enhance their Bahá’í character. The presence of such a well-functioning school in a region redounds to the good name of the Faith and provides for the sound intellectual and moral development...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The Baha’i Faith as an organization does the complete opposite of what they teach ‘seekers’.
House of Justice (UHJ), Personal Observations, Punishment
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One exBahai says:The Baha’i Faith as an organization does the complete opposite of what they teach ‘seekers’. They tell interested souls that it is a universal religion that accepts the validity of all religions, then goes around telling its own membership that the world is suffering because all of humanity hasn’t become Baha’is. It tells interested...
Monday, August 26, 2024
Revision, Censorship, and Suppression in Modern Baha’i Literature
While Babi-Baha’i history suffers a kind of distortion at the hands of Baha’i authors which is rather subtle, a more direct approach is taken by the Baha’i Administration and publishers, through revision of previously printed materials and by a review process of future publications. This ongoing policy of updating earlier writings and regulating works...
One Christian ex-Baha'i about Baha'u'llah
One Christian ex-Baha'i says: Baha'u'llah claimed to be God or a Manifestation of God depending on his mood at the time of dictating. He also is considered "Return of Christ" ... equal to Jesus.I analyzed his life and see absolutely nothing that would lead me to conclude that he was anything like Jesus. I wish I'd been able to do that analysis when...
One exBahai writes about Baha'u'llah being a "prolific writer" and the "biblical prophecy" of Baha'u'llah
In response to Baha'u'llah being a prolific writer, if you look at other prolific writers you'll notice many of them have something in common, repetition. They find a formula that works and stick to it. I don't think Baha'u'llah is an exception to this. I find that he says the same things over and over.I also do not put much stock in prophecy because...
Baha'i resembles a cult in many ways.
Baha'i resembles a cult in many ways. I've studied cults and their mind control techniques.1) Information control - Baha'i is big on this. For example, making Baha'is afraid to listen to covenant breakers or read what they wrote. Baha'is are not trusted to make up their own minds and independent thinking is not allowed... plus there's the right of...
Thursday, August 22, 2024
The Bab had assured his followers that he could not be put to death - bullets could have no power over him.
At length some of the more restless spirits, contrary, it is said, to the counsel of the Bab, raised the standard of rebellion against the Persian Government. The suppression of this rebellion severely taxed the powers of the Government; but in the end it was suppressed, and its leaders put to death. The Bab also, though he had taken no part in the...
Altogether, more than 200,000 worldwide have completed Book 1 of the Ruhi Institute
While inadequate to express the full significance of the developments taking place, the statistics suggest something of the scope of what is being achieved. The human resources of the Faith have steadily multiplied. Altogether, more than 200,000 worldwide have completed Book 1 of the Ruhi Institute, and many thousands have reached the level where they...
Rashid Ridá's encounter with the Baha'i faith in Egypt
Rashid Ridá, then a student in Tripoli, read the al-Muqtataf article and with a group of friends wrote a letter to Gulpáygání protesting its contents. This was the beginning of Ridá's antipathy to the Bahá'í Faith. Later, when he arrived in Cairo, he met with Gulpáygání and was unhappy with the latter's exposition of the divinity of Bahá'u'lláh. As...
Abdul Baha would attend Muhammad 'Abduh's study sessions
He [Rashid Ridá] says that when 'Abduh [one of the key figures of Islamic Modernism and the Salafi movement, also an opponent of the Ottoman ulama] was living in Beirut (presumably in the late 1880s) 'Abdu'l-Bahá more than once came to Beirut from Haifa and would make a point of attending some of Muḥammad 'Abduh's study sessions. Bahá'í sources, however,...
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
"it is impossible to treat multiple wives equally."
"Prior to the Revelation of the Prophet Muhammad, the Apostle of God (may the blessings of God rest upon Him), the practice of polygamy was so prevalent among the Arabs that it would not have been possible to enjoin monogamy on them all of a sudden. This notwithstanding, the Prophet Muhammad declared that if a man was incapable of treating all four...
Baha'u'llah's influence
"Among 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visitors that morning, according to Sohrab, was the Intizamu's-Saltanih, for whom He related this story: "There was a Mirza Fadlu'lláh who was looking for a government appointment. He came one day to the Blessed Perfection and begged Him to use His influence before the secretary of one of the departments so that he may become...
Monday, August 19, 2024
Shoghi Effendi created the IBC to succeed him as his successor!
The mystery of Shoghi creating the IBC as his successor as I claimed in my previous statement is found within the last Will & Testament of Abdul-Baha himself. Let me carefully explain. First, if you notice, Abdul-Baha’s last Will & Testament is primarily written in the Persian language. But, there are times where he switches up & writes...
Thursday, August 15, 2024
if a king violates to the extent of one atom he shall be cut off immediately.
The confirmation of the Kingdom of Abhá' shall descend uninterruptedly upon those souls who are firm in the Covenant. Thou hast well observed that every firm one is assisted and aided and every violator is degraded, humiliated and lost... This Covenant is the Covenant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah. Now its importance is not known befittingly, but in...
Abdul Baha "revealing" Tablets!
“Once ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was freed from His many daily engagements, He would call Aqa Mirza Nuru’d-Diin and begin dictating divine verses. At the same time, previously revealed Tablets were presented to ‘Abdu’l-Baha for His review, correction and signature. Here, He wrote in His own hand while simultaneously dictating verses, for He was the essential reality...
More Ahmadiyah Muslims than Baha'is
In 125 years since their inception the Ahmadiyah claim to have spread to over 200 countries worldwide with millions of adherents. They claim to run over 15000 mosques and 1000 schools from one end of the earth to the other providing secular education to children of all backgrounds. They say they have founded over 300 hospitals open to people of every...
This law is binding on Persian believers
"…the Universal House of Justice instructs us to say that according to its ruling, the law of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas that the lapse of time between engagement and marriage should not exceed ninety-five days, is binding on Persian believers wherever they reside, if both parties are Persian. This law is not applicable, however, if one of the parties is a...
Baha'u'llah laments being surrounded by the Jews of Israel
"This Holy Land hath been mentioned and extolled in all the sacred Scriptures. In it have appeared the Prophets of God and His chosen Ones. This is the wilderness in which all the Messengers of God have wandered, from which their cry, "Here am I, here am I, O my God" was raised. This is the promised Land in which He Who is the Revelation of God was...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Bahá’u’lláh says ‘Soon will a foul odor be spread; shun it...
“O thou dear maid-servant of God!“Thy letter was received and the contents became known. Thou hast asked some questions; that why the blessed and spiritual souls who are firm and steadfast, shun the company of degenerate persons. This is because that just as the bodily diseases, like consumption and cancer, are contagious, likewise, the spiritual diseases...
Abdul Baha's prayer for the Baha'is - shield them from the doubts of the violators and the evil suggestions of the waverers
O my Lord! O my Lord! Intoxicate them with the wine of knowledge; sweeten their tastes with the delicacies of prayer in the early morn and eve; gather them together in one congregation; confer upon them a shelter; protect them in the cave of thy Covenant and thy Testament; shield them from the doubts of the violators and the evil suggestions of the...
most terrible of all punishments
... most terrible of all punishments described by the Master in His Will when He wrote: ‘Should any, within or without the company of the Hands of the Cause of God disobey and seek division, the wrath of God and His vengeance will be upon him, for he will have caused a breach in the true Faith of God.’(“Guard Ye the Cause of God” A Message from the...
Undoubtedly the unworthy souls must be shunned
“O thou who are firm in the Covenant:“Your letter was received. You have Written that some of the waverers had written to me and that I had written answers to them; [and] that some have taken this as a proof that association with the waverers is permissible. This is the essence of error! For ‘Abdu’l-Bahá corresponds with all the people, even with the...
These few nakazeen cannot accomplish anything worth while.
Abdul-Baha, America (United States), Covenant-Breakers
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“O thou divine servant! ...“Convey the wonderful Abhá greeting to the believers. Chicago, in comparison with the cities of America, was in advance and numerically contained more Bahá’í's. But when the stench (vile odor) of the nakazeen [violators of the Covenant] was spread in that city there was stagnation. The Cause in other cities of America is...
They must suffer to awaken.
America (United States), Pilgrims' Notes, Punishment, Shoghi Effendi
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After the coming calamity the United States will fulfill the prophecy that the United States will suffer, then it will lead all the nations spiritually. He said that he has given up warning the friends, as they paid no heed to either the warnings of Abdu'l-Bahá nor to Shoghi Effendi. They must suffer to awaken.https://bahai-library.com/moffett_pil...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Mirza 'Ali-Akbar saved the Cause!
This person was none other than Mirza 'Ali-Akbar, the son of Mishkin Qalam. It was he who had saved the day by informing 'Abdu'l-Bahá of Mirza Aqa Jan's intention to announce a claim as Guardian of the Faith. Had he been able to do so, there would have followed-as the Covenant-breakers hoped-a major confrontation between them and the believers, and...
Mirza Aqa Jan was induced to lay an independent claim to divine inspiration.
And so they [the CBs] secretly established communication with him and encouraged him to rebel. As previously mentioned, having deceived him, the Covenant-breakers instructed and trained him, fed his ego and on the strength of his eminent position as the recorder of the verses of revelation received by Bahá'u'lláh, induced him to lay an independent...
At the time of the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, Mirza Aqa Jan had already been expelled
At the time of the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, Mirza Aqa Jan had already been expelled from the Faith and was unwelcome in Bahá'í circles. He lived a life of general misery and disgrace.(Memories of Nine Years in Akka by Youness Khan Afroukhteh, Oxford: George Ronald, 1952/2003)https://bahai-library.com/afroukhteh_nine_years_a...
Africans are all like wild savages and land-dwelling animals
"Also, observe that if the human species is deprived of education and training, it becomes poisonous. For what is the difference between African natives and American natives? These [African natives] are like cows that God has created in the form of humans, uncivilized and without intelligence and culture, while even in this journey, in the gatherings,...
dependent upon their connection with Abdul-Baha; for through Him and through Him only, can they receive the spiritual force
The Bahai Faith is THE COVENANT which is in this day established upon the earth, and Abdul-Baha is The Center of this COVENANT. From him all members of it receive spiritual force and sustenance.As the organs which make up the physical body of man are dependent upon connection with the heart in order that they may receive life force, so are the believers—composing...
Monday, August 12, 2024
The National Assembly is the guardian of the welfare of the Faith
The National Assembly is the guardian of the welfare of the Faith, a most sacred and heavy responsibility and one which is inescapable. They must be ever vigilant, ever on the look-out, ever ready to take action, and, on all matters of fundamental principle, refuse to compromise for an instant. Only in this way can the body of the Faith be free of...
Friday, August 9, 2024
full equality between men and women
In the 1995 statement The Prosperity of Humankind the Bahá’í International Community identified “a commitment to the establishment of full equality between men and women, in all departments of life and at every level of society” as “central to the success of efforts to conceive and implement a strategy of global development.”(Bahá’í World, v. 27, p....
According to the Unitarian Baha'is, this text was fabricated by Abdul Baha
Abdul-Baha, Covenant, Muhammed Ali (Ghusn), Personal Observations
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Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh by Bahá’u’lláhLawḥ-i-Arḍ-i-Bá (Tablet of the Land of Bá)https://bahai.works/Tablets_of_Bahá’u’lláh/Tablet_of_the_Land_of_BáAccording to the Unitarian Baha'is, this text was fabricated by Abdul Baha:Abbas Effendi himself made alterations in one of the Servant’s letters to Muhammad Mustafa of Baghdad in Beirut, that is to say added...
Whoso awaiteth a Revelation after Me is of the lost. After Me, O people, cleave ye to the Aghṣán. After the Aghṣán, a lofty station hath been ordained for Mírzá Áqá Ján
Baha'u'llah, Covenant, Loyalty, Mirza Aqa Jan, Muhammed Ali (Ghusn), Provisional Translation
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Whoso awaiteth a Revelation after Me is of the lost. He who will appear after a thousand [years] shall speak in My Name, and in Mustagháth will come unto you Him Who shall bear witness to Me that I am God, the Lord of the heavens and the earth. None can comprehend this Revelation except to a certain degree. His knowledge embraceth all things.After...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Thornton Chase's poem for Abdul Baha
Thornton Chase, the first American convert to the Bahá'í Faith to remain in the religion, wrote a poem to 'Abdu'l-Bahá.From Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 187–8.TO THE CENTER OF THE COVENANT: ABDUL-BAHA ABBAS.May the Souls of all Mankind be a Sacrifice to Him!O THOU David of the Promised Kingdom of GOD!Thou Princely Leader of all Humanity!Thou...
Sunday, August 4, 2024
How Abdul Baha became the greatest example in the Bahá'í Faith?
You will remember that `Abdu'l-Bahá had been surrounded by Covenant-breakers. Whatever material benefit would come to `Abdu'l-Bahá he would feed these Covenant-breaker with these things, and still they wanted more. He fed them so perhaps they would keep quiet and no longer be dangerous for the Cause of God, and would not display themselves more than...
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Peter Khan warns the believers in North America
The first sort of fear which Peter Khan inspires in his speech is a fear of people, a sense of danger posed by flesh and blood human beings. In his address, Peter Khan warns the believers in North America that we are threatened by men and women within our own communities. He says that "dangerous forces" and "insidious influences" are at work within...