Baha’is and the Israel

The fourth act: the rings of a chain

Republished by: Bhaismiran

There are many ideas about the role of the Baha’is in the appearance of the Zionist regime of Israel. We prefer to use Baha’i documents in order to prove such a claim. After the occupation of Palestine by the British forces, the Baha’is achieved, “A freedom from restrictions which was later expanded into a clearer recognition of the institutions of the Cause.”( God passes by ,part 3, p.191)

It is obvious that before establishment of the Israel state in Palestine, the Baha’is were living in this land. Surely, Abdul-Baha had a key role in the occupation, and it was to the extent that he received the title of knighthood from the authorities of that old colonial empire. It is clear that in addition to these privileges, Baha’i people should receive special rewards from the empire and the government of Israel. One of the rewards is recognition of the institutions of the Cause in that glorious country and its preliminaries were prepared by the occupation of Palestine.

The Israel government was established in the occupied Palestine in the period of Shoghi Effendi. His happiness for this establishment was obvious in his speech:

The divine promise of God to sons of Abraham and heirs of Moses has been fulfilled and the Israel government has been established in the Holy Land, and a steadfast relation between Israel and the international center of Baha’i community has been made. Israel is confessor to the liberty and nobility of Baha’i Faith, and has concluded a contract in which all of Baha’i endowments in Akka And Karmel Mountain have been free from tax. All of essential properties for building the Bab’s shrine have been prepared and the Baha’i Holy days have been recognized officially.( “ Toqiqt-e Mobarake”, (102- 109 Badi), p.290. this is a collection of Shoghi Effendi’s writings  issued as commands, letters, or reminders.)

Shoghi Effendi believed in Israel government as “The divine promise of God to sons of Abraham and heirs of Moses”. In return, Israel dedicated the reward of Abdul-Baha’s services in the establishment of this satanic basis to Bahais by recognizing them as a divine religion and confessing to their nobility and making them free from tax , Baha’i Holy Days (9 days) also was recognized by Israel officially.

After these political and mutual agreements, Mrs. Ruhiyya Maxwell, Shoghi Effendi’s wife, had a meeting with Ben Gurion, the Prime minister of Israel .She delivered in the meeting:

“If the establishment of the Baha’i world center in the Jewish country of Israel is supposed nonsense, Mrs. Rabbni (Ruhiyya Maxwell) wouldn’t declares doubtlessly: “Baha’is belong to Israel. And if want to believe in discern and advantage, I prefer that the youngest religion in the world progress in the youngest country and in fact, our future are like the rings of a chain.” (“Baha’i news” magazine, the year of 1340, the month of Day)

As it was emphasized by Mrs. Maxwell, Baha’i Faith is attached to Israel because it had a special role in the establishment of that country.

Although the Baha’i is recognized officially in Israel, and the Baha’is are tax exempt and duty-free there, and according to Mrs. Maxwell, Baha’i and Israel are links of a chain, but Baha’i teaching and their residence is forbidden in this country!

The prohibition of teaching and residence in Israel

Teaching and publicity is emphasized in the Baha’i Faith and it is the most important duty of the Baha’is. Despite this, teaching is prohibited in Israel and if the Baha’is decide to travel to Israel and stay over there more than 9 days, they have to ask permission from the UHJ, and this prohibition is to the extent that if a Baha’i act against this order, he/she will be excommunicated. This narration is interesting:

He ordered to write about Sadeq, the son of Agha Mohammad Javad Ashchi:

This immoral and ignoble man has travelled to Palestine recently in contrary to my order, and has arrived in the Holy Land. I sent a telegram to that assembly and asked them to exclude him from the Baha’i community. Notify his father apparently that communication with him, is not allowed and their disobedience will have a bad end! (Toghiate mobarake, 102-109, p.41 or vol.3, p.29)

We are not sure about other crimes of this immoral and ignoble man, but according to this exalted epistle, he was excommunicated because he has travelled to Palestine without the permission of the Guardian of the Cause. It should be mentioned that Shoghi Effendi suggested this kind of punishment, and it means that nobody, even the family of the rejected person, cannot communicate with him.

Summary:

- After the disintegration of the Russian empire, Baha’is took asylum in the Great Britain and tried to be supported by this old colonizer.

- Abdul-Baha prays for the endurance and empowerment of Ottoman Empire seemingly, but at the same time, he is accused of spying for Britain by the Russian commander-in –chief.

- After this accusation, his life was in danger and Britain government tries to rescue his servant’s life.

- The Britain government conferred the title of “knighthood” to Abdul-Baha for his sincere services to British military in the occupation of Palestine.

- Abdul-Baha thanks God for the establishment of British government in Palestine and supplicated God to endure the Britain Empire.

- After the death of Abdul-Baha, Mr. Winston Churchill ,the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, , telegraphed immediately to the High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Herbert Samuel, instructing him to “convey to the Baha’i Community, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, their sympathy and condolence.”

- Mr. Winston Churchill and some of the British authorities attend in the funeral procession of Abdul-Baha.

- After the establishment of Israel state in the occupied Palestine, Shoghi Effendi, the grandson of Abdul-Baha and Guardian of the Baha’i Faith expressed his happiness.

- Israel government recognized Baha’i Faith officially and exempts Baha’is from tax.

- Mrs. Ruhiyya Maxwell, Shoghi Effendi’s wife, described the relation of Baha’i and Israel as the rings of a chain, and believed that their future is co-related to each other.

- Although teaching is very important in Baha’i Faith, but surprisingly, it is prohibited in Israel.

- If the Baha’is decide to travel to Israel and stay over there more than 9 days, they have to ask permission from the House of Justice. Traveling to Israel without this permission is illegal.

These are among the important reasons which made the Iranians hate the Babi and Baha’i dispensations. Iranians knew them as the pets of strangers after 170 years, and they never recognize them officially.

Even if they were not supported by the colonialists, they were raised by the assistances of Britain and Russian Empires and according to historical documents these two empires reap the benefits of this group completely to achieve their colonial goals.

It should be taken into account that our reasons for discomfit of Baha’i are not based on these things; we find them discomfit by means of their leaders\' inconsistent and anomalous statements either. We believed in this verse of Quran:

\"Don\'t they ponder in Quran? If it was revealed by somebody else except God, It would cause discord and division.\" (Quran,4: 82)

This statement is true about Quran and about every claim. I mean if somebody claims that his speech is divine, but he has many contradictions in his statements, it becomes clear that it is not divine, and it is not revealed by God.