Shoghi Effendi, the great grand-son of Baha'u'llah, the first Guardian of the Baha'i Faith, the head of the World Super-State Government.

Shoghi Effendie, the great grand-son of Baha'u'llah, the first Guardian of the Baha'i Faith, the living Spiritual Leader to whom millions of Bahai's of the world are devoted to and are bound together in his centre, the future and first Head or Chairman of the International House of Justice or World Super-State Government, writes that "The Humanitarian...

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The teachings of the Bab were a mixture of Western European thoughts and some Persian nonsense

Russian consul F.A. Bakulin summed up the teachings of the Bab: “Western European utopias of equality, brotherhood and fair distribution of goods with a touch of some Persian nonsense formed the essence of the teachings of the Bab.” This was not an objective opinion, although it cannot be denied that the teachings proclaimed were characterized by great...

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The Bab's teachings bore the marks of fanaticism.

In the context of considerations about the intelligentsia, it should be noted that the Bab was a charismatic leader, but he did not have a thorough education, and the nature of his beliefs and the way they were spread bore the marks of fanaticism. After 1863, two groups emerged that can be associated with two streams of the intelligentsia: radical...

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Baha'u'llah was impacted by Christian ideas and contacts with European missionaries

Impacted by Christian ideas and contacts with European missionaries, Bahá’u’lláh became increasingly charmed by Western conceptions (Abassy 2010, pp. 90–91; MacEoin 1983, p. 227). While staying in Edirne, Bahá began to create the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Arabic: الکِتَاب الأقدَس; the Most Holy Book). This, the Bahá’í Faith’s most important scripture, was an...

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Why was Baha'u'llah imprisoned in Iran and why he went to Baghdad?

In August 1852, a small group of Babis in Tehran unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate the Shah—an event that was reported in several European newspapers and in diplomatic reports. Many Babis, including Baha’u’llah, were arrested, and about fifty of them were executed, some after cruel torture. Baha’u’llah, who clearly was not involved in the assassination...

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