One of important notes that change the doubt of interference of
colonial powers in the adventure of creating \'\'Bab\'ism \'\' and
\'\'Baha\'ism\'\' into certainty is the presence of Russian consul in the
ceremony of Bab\'s execution and asking forgiveness for him.
Bahai\'s claim that when consul\'s request wasn\'t paid attention and
Bab\'s dead body was thrown into the ditch , a painter was taken to
the place where the dead body was tossed .The painter painted a
picture of that scene .A copy of this picture has been kept in his
burial place .
Concerning \'\'Ali Mohammad Bab\'s \'\' extinction , Kiniaz
Dalgourki writes :
\'\'Ali Mohammad was mortifying in Boushehr for some months
but he didn\'t declare …After two months he moved to Shiraz .In
the way , he posed the title of evangelist and declared the
intentions of being Imam Mehdi (P.H.) .Then he arrived at Shiraz
…He gathered some common people […the scholars asked him
about his claims but after punishing him and imprisoning for some
months they ] expelled him from Shiraz .The poor and ostracized
man left Isfahan with bare hands and maybe he damned me in his
heart one thousand times and regretted … As I became aware that
he has arrived at Isfahan ,I wrote a friendly letter to [ Manouchehr
Khan ] Mo\'atamed-al-Doleh , the ruler of Isfahan and I urged him
that Seyyed is one of my friends and is generous and has miracle .I
ask you to save him…Unfortunately Mo\'atamed-al-Doleh died.
They captured the poor Seyyed and sent him to Tehran .I created a
uproar in Tehran accompanied by Mirza Hossein ali and Mirza
Yahya and some of my friends that Imam Mehdi (P.H) has been
arrested .Thus , the government took him to Tabriz and then to
Makou.But, my friends created an uproar as long as they could …I
couldn\'t do anything more …Additionally , if they kept Seyyed in
Tehran and asked him some questions , I would be certain that
seyyed would declare the issues clearly and would scandalize me
.So ,I thought to kill seyyed out of Tehran and then to create an
uproar…I was award that seyyed was killed and I said to Mirza
Hossein Ali and some other people who had seen him to create a
hue and cry …\'\'
The remarkable note about the adventure of Bab is the unity
between czar Russians and the colonialist English .These two
governments that compete each other concerning Iran in most
cases came to an agreement concerned with Bab\'s issue for
unknown reasons .Although after Bab\'s death the Russian overtook
the English and interfere in saving Mirza Hossein Ali Nuri \'\'Baha
Allah \'\'who was planning to assassinate Naser-al-Din Shah and was
going to be executed and transferring him to Iraq .The Russia were
endeared by Bahai\'s and Baha Allah issued a tablet with Russia
honor and his son Abdul Baha way spying for them officially .
This situation continued till the communistic revolution in
Russia in 1917 .After that Bahai\'s resorted England completely .So
that , Abdul Baha who was spying for the Russian , received the
title \'\'Sir \'\' by the English government ; because of his services .
Of course , since 1868 A.D. when Mirza Hossein Ali Nuri
(Baha) and his followers were transferred to \'\'Aka\'\' port , the bond
between Bahai\'s and powerful Jewish coteries in the west
continued and Baha center in Palestine land changed to an
important device for their complex operation in colonial system of
Britain .
According to Fereidoun Adamiat :
\'\'Bahai element like Jewish one became one of factors of
development of English policy in Iran .The Jewish people joined
to this cult and the some heritage of English policy has
transferred to America .\'\'
This bond continued in the period of presidency of Abbas
Afendi .
In the book \'\'Khatabat \'\' written by Abdul Baha in 288 pages
,he has published his speech in September 1911 on page 23 which
is as follows :
\'\'People of Iran are happy because I have come here. My
arrival has created intimacy between Iran and England .A
perfect relationship will be acquired .So that , Iranian people
will sacrifice themselves for England .\'\'
During the first World War ,Baha cult had serious information
functions which were in favor of Britain ; so that , at the end of the
war Ottoman military authorities decided to execute Abbas Afendi
and to destroy Bahai\'s places in \'\'Heyfa\'\' and \'\'Aka\'\' .But after a
short time , Ottoman country failed and this proposition didn\'t
perform .
After the end of World War I , when guardianship of Palestine
was given to Britain by the supreme council of Mottafeghin , Sir
Herbert Samuel , the first supreme commissar of Palestine who
was called \'\'King Samouel \'\' by Cherchil had a close relationship
and friendship with Abbas Afendi during his 5 years of powerful
governing in Palestine .Earlier Samouel\'s government , the British
court bestowed Abbas Afendi the title and medal of \'\'The King of
the way of British Emperor\'\' as a thank to Bahai services during the
war periods .
Let\'s know Baha\'ism
Mirza Hossein Ali Nuri (Baha Allah ) was born in Tehran
1233 A.H . His father was Mirz Abbas was a secretary , accountant
and teacher who was working in prince and aristocrat houses .He
learned reading and writing with his father .
Of course , later on he claimed that he is illiterate but his sister
denied this issue .
By emerging Seyyed Ali Mohammad Bab Shirazi , Mirza
Hossein Ali became one of important heads of Babi cult gradually.
He activity participated in reprehensible actions done in nearby
northeast of the country where Bab\'s followers announced
nullification of Islam religion .At this day , Tahereh Ghorrat-al-ein
cohabited some Bab\'s followers .When Mohammad Shah Qajar
became aware of their reprehensible and immoral deeds issued a
command of his murder . But this command wasn\'t executed
because King Mohammad died and Mirza Hossein Ali came
back to Tehran by the support of Russian embassy agents .
Baha\'s scandles scare away the heads of the cult
After the start of King Naser-al-Din\'s Kingdom , Mirza Taghi
khan Amir the Great who knew the role of Mirza Hossein Ali Nuri
in Babi riots , exiled him to Iraq.
After the unfair deposal and murder of Amir the Great which was
called \'\' divine revenge \'\' by Bahai\'s and during the time when
Mirza Agha Khan Nuri was chancellor of Iran , Mirza Hossein Ali
Nuri came back Iran and planned to assassinate the King .They
attacked to the King by revolver and broadsword . But they
couldn\'t succeed and all Babi\'s who were active in this plan were
arrested and executed according to the King\'s command.
Everybody was given to one of castes of Tehran .Among them ,
just \'\'Mirza Hossein Ali \'\' was saved by interference of Russian
ambassador .
Mirza Hossein Ali (Baha Allah) went to Mirza Agha Khan
Nuri , the then chancellor and Amir the Great\'s successor\'s country
House and waited for hearing the news of Babi agents participated
inKing\'s assassination after planning the King\'s assassination
because he wanted not to be suspected by anybody .When he was
announced about the failure of the plan and the capture of Babi\'s
by the government , he went to Russian embassy in \'\'Zargandeh \'\'
immediately . Shoqi Rabbani , Bahai\'s leader in Reza Khan and
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi periods of time writes in this case :
\'\'When they made an attempt on Baha Allah\'s life , he was in
Lavasan and was chancellor\'s guest .He received the news of this
event in the village \'\' Afjeh \'\' …He rode on horseback and went to
King\'s camp site in Niavaran .They arrived at Russian embassy in
Zargandeh near Niavaran .
In Zargandeh , Mirza majid , his sister\'s husband who was serving
Russian ambassador prince Dalgorki as a secretary visited him
and invited and directed him to his house which was connected to
ambassador\'s house .The King surprised so much of hearing this
news and sent the special trustees to the embassy in order to pick
Baha Allah up the Russian embassy and take him to the King
…Russian ambassador didn\'t deliever him to the King\'s
representatives and asked Baha Allah to go to chancellor\'s house
and asked the minister frankly and officially to save the valuable
pawn which is given to him by the Russian government .He wrote
to the chancellor to entertain Baha Allah on behalf of me and to
try to save and preserve this pawn .If Baha Allah hurts, you will
be in charge to answer to the Russian embassy.\"
King Naser-al-Din who was furious about the assassination ,
doesn’t pay attention to Russian ambassador \'s requests and
imprisons \"Mirza Hossein Ali\". Because the king had come to
power by cooperation and agreement of Russian government and
he couldn\'t confront this colonial power of Czar Russia and prince
Dalgorki was following the adventure continuously , eventually he
agreed to get him free on the condition that \" Mirza Hossein Ali
Nuri\" is exiled from Iran forever.
Bahai\'s believe that after Mirza Hossein AliNuri\'s freedom ,
the Russian ambassador invited him to officially to go to Russian
land. But, Iranian government sent him to Iraq and exiled him from
Iran accompanied by some Iranian and Russian troops.
After Mirza Hossein Ali Nuri\'s freedom , he wrote a special
tablet in Arabic language about the Russian Emperor Nikolavich
Alexander II that is as follows:
\"One of your ambassador helped me when I was in prison.
Because of this action, God has provided you a rank that nobody
knows about its sublimity except Him.\"
Babi\'s and Bahai\'s had banned force in accepting their
creed, except for Muslims whose souls and properties were
permitted to be invaded . They even tortured Muslims and then
martyred them .Of course ,brutality and savagery were of first
features of Bab\'ism cult members . Fereidoun Adamiat has said
about them: During their riots, they had savage behaviors with
people and government forces. They cut war captive\'s arms and
legs and burned them. He considers Baha\'s system based on
homicide. Abdul Hamid Ayati introduces Bahai\'s as rough , cruel,
revengeful and hypocrite people.
In this case ,we can point out some events such as the bitter
event of Tabarsi Castle of Mazandaran and bloody phenomena of
Zanjan that Bahai\'s did enormous massacres and finally was
oppressed by the government.
Following the exile of Mirza Hossein Ali, his elder brother
Mirza Yahya Sobhi Azal went to Iraq in disguise .A group of
Bahai\'s were formed in Iraq gradually . Their most important aims
were bothering and hurting Shiite people . Shoqi Afendi writes in
this regard:
\"In Iraq , Baha\'s were stealing pilgrim\'s cloths, money,
shoes ,hats at night and also they were stealing candles ,books
,written prayers ,and bowls used for drinking water in holy
shrines.\"