Factionalism by Colonialists

Maryam Rafiei

There are indisputable  reasons and  witnesses  evidencing that the covert  and  overt  hands  of colonialism  were  and  are involved at least in continuation of Babism and particularly  Baha’ism if not in the genesis  of these sect. The application and efficiency of Shiite religion after the confrontation of  theolgians with the Reuter Contract  and especially after the “Regie” event which led to the famous Tobacco Movement and triumph of the people and theologians intrigued the attention of the colonialist powers who put the hiring of spies and different elements atop their attempts in order to take advantage of this issue toward achievement of their goals. At this time the claims by Bab and Baha derw the attention of the foreign politicians toward safeguarding the life of these sects as a potential seed that can pose a serious danger against Shiites theologians and the system  which safeguarded and propagated Shiite religion. That is why supporting and provoking these pretenders were put in the agenda of the colonialist states .In return the Bahaist and  Azali leaders doubled their treacherous services to the Russian and British embassies so that under the patronage of the foreigners’ policies they could implement the plots and conspiracies  which would make their businesses brisk on the one hand and draw satisfaction of the foreign actors and policy makers on the other. Therefore, the global arrogance once finding out that the Shiite religion and the culture of awaiting a savior and Mahdaviat are the main obstacles against their hegemony on Iran, they took advantage of the ignorance and negligence of the people and other suitable grounds to create misleading sects thus trying to undermine the genuine Shiite culture.

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