Baha'u'llah wrote that Baha'i authors should write in a manner as to attract souls

Thou hast written that one of the friends hath composed a treatise. This was mentioned in the Holy Presence, and this is what was revealed in response: Great care should be exercised that whatever is written in these days doth not cause dissension, and invite the objection of the people. Whatever the friends of the one true God say in these days is listened to by the people of the world. It hath been revealed in the Lawh-i-Hikmat: "The unbelievers have inclined their ears towards us in order to hear that which might enable them to cavil against God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting." Whatever is written should not transgress the bounds of tact and wisdom, and in the words used there should lie hid the property of milk, so that the children of the world may be nurtured therewith, and attain maturity. We have said in the past that one word hath the influence of spring and causeth hearts to become fresh and verdant, while another is like unto blight which causeth the blossoms and flowers to wither. God grant that authors among the friends will write in such a way as would be acceptable to fair-minded souls, and not lead to cavilling by the people.

(Baháʼu'lláh, The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, p. 407)

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"The first to swear allegiance to me was Muhammad the Prophet of God"

The Bāb himself made it quite explicit that not only had the Prophet, the Imāms, and the nawwāb (abwāb) returned to earth in the persons of the Letters of the Living, but other prophets and saints had reappeared in other of his followers: "The first to swear allegiance to me was Muḥammad the Prophet of God, then 'Alī, then those who were witnesses after him [i.e., the next eleven Imāms], then the Gates of Guidance, then those to whom God had accorded such grace of the prophets and holy ones and witnesses and those who believed in God and his verses."

(Denis MacEcoin, The Messiah of Shiraz, Page 341)

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"God's avenging wrath"

"God's avenging wrath" had removed, early in April, 1952, the son of Siyyid 'Ali, Nayer Afnan, who was to have been a star witness for the Covenant-breakers in the lawsuit brought to challenge the authority conferred upon the Guardian in 'Abdu'l Baha's Testament, by virtue of which he is Custodian of Baha'i Holy Places. 

A few months later, in December, 1953, the Guardian cabled that three others of the few remaining who had shown faithlessness to 'Abdu'l-Baha had been struck down -- Avarih in Persia, Fareed in the United States, and Falah in Turkey. The Guardian stated: "All three, however blinded (by) perversity, could not have failed (to) perceive, as (their) infamous careers approached (their) end, (the) futility (of their) opposition, (the) measure (of their) own loss (and the) degree (of) progress (and) consolidation (of the) triumphant Administrative order (so) magnificently celebrated (in the) course (of the) festivities (of the) recently concluded Holy Year."

(The Baha'i World, Vol. 12, Page 48-49)

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President of Israel recalled a visit with 'Abdu'l-Baha in Bahji

"The Guardian and Ruhiyyih Khanum warmly received the President and Mrs. Ben-Zvi, surrounding them with gracious hospitality. During the friendly and informal discussion which followed, Shoghi Effendi outlined the aims and purposes of the Faith, the love and friendliness of the Baha'is for Israel, and their hope and prayer for the success of the State. The President recalled a visit with 'Abdu'l-Baha some years ago in Bahji, when he and Mrs. Ben-Zvi were making a tour of the country. Persian tea and sweets were served. A beautiful hand-wrought silver-bound volume with colored views of the Baha'i Holy Places in Israel, both at Bahjl and on Mt. Carmel, was presented to the President as a memento of the occasion."

(The Baha'i World, Vol. 12, Page 45)

As the Guardian wrote in his letter of March 29, 1951: "All these establish, beyond the shadow of doubt, the high status enjoyed by the international institutions of a World Faith, in the eyes of a new-born State."

(The Baha'i World, Vol. 12, Page 46)

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Baha'is will be protected and watched over by Baha’u’llah

The Baha’is all over the world are subject sometimes to suffering, along with their fellow-men. Whatever vicissitudes befall their country, they will be protected though, and watched over by Baha’u’llah, and should not fear the future but rather fear any failure on their part to carry out the work of His Cause.

-Shoghi Effendi

https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/DND/dnd-259.html

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the cry of 'Ya Baha'u'l-Abha' will be raised from every direction

"Know thou that hardship and privation shall increase day by day, and the people shall thereby be afflicted. The doors of joy and happiness shall be closed on all sides, and terrible wars shall occur. Frustration and despair shall encompass the people until they are forced to turn to the One True God. Then will the light of most joyful tidings so illumine the horizons that the cry of 'Ya Baha'u'l-Abha' will be raised from every direction. This shall come to pass."

('Abdu’l-Bahá: from a Tablet to Isabella D. Brittingham, Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, p. 248, Wilmette 1980, corrected in a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies, January 16, 1984)

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Shoghi Effendi about giving to the Funds

Shoghi Effendi has said that giving to the Funds is, "...…a practical and effective way whereby every believer can test the measure and character of his faith, and prove in deeds the intensity of his devotion and attachment to the Cause."

https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/DG/dg-80.html

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All the friends of God... should contribute to the extent possible

All the friends of God... should contribute to the extent possible, however modest their offering may be. God doth not burden a soul beyond its capacity... O Friends of God! Be ye assured that in place of these contributions, your agriculture, your industry, and your commerce will be blessed by manifold increases, with goodly gifts and bestowals. He who cometh with one goodly deed will receive a tenfold reward. There is no doubt that the living Lord will abundantly confirm those who expend their wealth in His path. 

- 'Abdu'l-Bahá

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Abbas Effendi's love towards his brothers and sisters!!

At times Abbas Effendi used to meet his brothers and sisters at the Sacred Tomb of Baha’u’llah and speak to them in harsh language and treat them cruelly, in order to compel them to believe that which is against the laws of the Lord, Glory be to Him. On one occasion, by force, he seized the hand of the youngest sister [Foroughiyya Khanum] and repeatedly struck her with her own hand upon her head. This took place in the presence of many believers and relatives. Her two little ones [i.e. her children] and those who were present, men and women, wept for her and supplicated him for mercy. Abbas Effendi took no heed to them, but continued beating her, and with a loud voice uttering very harsh words. On account of these continued indignities, the abused sister being very sensitive, suffered from mental prostration, and since then has had a stroke of paralysis, and for five years has been confined to her bed. Can it be said that such actions were in accord with the commandments of the Lord, which He uttered on behalf of His wife and daughters? Can the faithful and righteous people consent to these doings?

(A Lost History of the Baha'i Faith, Ch.22 – Khadimu'llah's Epistle by By Aqa Jan Kashani)

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Mulla Husayn is the return of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Husayn

Mullá Husayn himself is described in the writings of the Báb and Baháʼu'lláh as the return of the Prophet Muhammad, and in other early Bábí sources variously as the return of the Imam Husayn or even described as the "Qa'im of Khorasan".

(Saeidi, Nader (2008). Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 9781554580354)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullá_Husayn

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Claims of the Bab

The hostility aroused by the claim of Bábhood (deputyship of Mahdi) was redoubled when the young reformer proceeded to declare that He was Himself the Mihdí (Mahdi) Whose coming Muḥammad had foretold. The Shí’ihs identified this Mihdí with the 12th Imám who, according to their beliefs, had mysteriously disappeared from the sight of men about a thousand years previously. They believed that he was still alive and would reappear in the same body as before, and they interpreted in a material sense the prophecies regarding his dominion, his glory, his conquests...

The Bábís, on the other hand, interpreted many of the prophecies figuratively. They regarded the sovereignty of the Promised One, like that of the Galilean “Man of Sorrows,” as a mystical sovereignty; His glory as spiritual, not earthly glory; His conquests as conquests over the cities of men’s hearts’...

But the Báb did not stop even with the claim of Mihdíhood. He adopted the sacred title of “Nuqṭiyiúlá” or “Primal Point.” This was a title applied to Muḥammad Himself by His followers. Even the Imáms were secondary in importance to the “Point,” from Whom they derived their inspiration and authority. In assuming this title, the Báb claimed to rank, like Muḥammad, in the series of great Founders of Religion, and for this reason, in the eyes of the Shí’ihs, He was regarded as an impostor.

(Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era, J. E. Esslemont, US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1980 edition Page 286)

https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/je/BNE/bne-18.html

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Subh-i-Azal was good-natured

(Subh-i-Azal was) a mere figurehead, timid in the extreme, good-natured yet susceptible to the slightest influence, devoid of any outstanding qualities...

(Shoghi Effendi)

https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/GPB/gpb-7.html

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The Bab's claims

After a few months the Báb observed a greater acceptance and readiness amongst His people and gradually moved His claim to that of 'Zikryya' and 'Qaiemyya' meaning that of the Hidden Imam in its entirety. In the final years of His life He publicly announced the station of 'Mazhariah' meaning that of a manifestation from God.

(Page 224, Sepehr Manuchehri, Australian Baha'i Studies, Volume 2, 2000, ISSN 1442-2875)

Finally, in his last authored work, the Haykal al-din,(1) he claimed the "essence of God", dhātu'llāh.(2)

(1) MacEoin, Denis (1992). The Sources for Early Bābī Doctrine and History: A Survey. Leiden: Brill. p. 90.)
(2) MacEoin, Denis Martin (2009). The Messiah of Shiraz. Leiden: Bril. p. 345 (footnote 108). ISBN 978-90-04-17035-3.

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If you believe that 'Bab' is 'the Gate' of the hidden Imam then you are cursed by the Bab himself!

After his return from Mecca, the Báb was arrested in Bushihr and taken into custody to the residence of Husayn Khan Nazimu’l Dowla the Governor of Fars. On the same Friday, the Báb was pressured by the Ulama particularly the Imam Jum'ih of Shiraz to publicly renounce His earlier claims in the grand Mosque of Vakil in front of a congregation of the faithful. The Báb attended the prayer session and publicly denied his claim to the position of 'Deputyship' of the Hidden Imam.

(Page 223, Sepehr Manuchehri, Australian Baha'i Studies, Volume 2, 2000, ISSN 1442-2875) 

On the pulpit of Vakil Mosque in front of the people, Bab announced: "God's curse be upon the one who recognizes me as the representative of the occulted Imam. God's curse be upon the one who recognizes me as the 'gate' of the hidden Imam."

(Page 141, Talkhis Tarikh i Nabil, Persian)

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Bahà'u'llàh's works never mentioned Buddha or Krishna as manifestations

Bahà'u'llàh's works never mentioned Buddha or Krishna as manifestations, but his son 'Abdu'l-Bahà mentioned in his own works that Buddha and Krishna were indeed manifestations of God.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_revelation_(Bahá'í)

Paris Talks: Addresses Given by Abdu'l-Bahá in 1911. Baha'i Publishing Trust. ISBN 9781931847322.

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