Avarih, a former high-ranking member of the Shi‘a ‘ulama’ and an outstanding teacher of the Baha’i Faith

The only individual who temporarily doubted the authenticity of the testament was Avarih, a former high-ranking member of the Shi‘a ‘ulama’ and an outstanding teacher of the Baha’i Faith in Persia. He travelled to Haifa and was permitted to inspect the document for himself. He then became convinced that it was indeed genuine (see Taherzadeh, Covenant, p. 335). Nevertheless, he later turned against Shoghi Effendi.

(Making the Crooked Straight: A Contribution to Bahá'í Apologetics, by Udo Schaefer, p. 722)