But at another place in Aqdas, Baha writes, “It has been enjoined upon you to purify your means of sustenance and other such things through payment of Zakat. Soon we shall explain to you the measurement of its assessment”.
But this apparently was never to be. O Baha! Thy shariat is incomplete.
The prohibition of the use of the pulpit for speeches and admonitions:
Baha writes in Aqdas, “You have been prohibited from making the use of pulpits. Whosoever wishes to recite unto you the verses of his Lord, let him sit on a chair place upon a dias”.
The prohibition of kissing of hands:
Baha says in Aqdas, “Surely the kissing of hands is prohibited for you”. So far so good. Now read further…
Abdul Baha writes in ‘Makatib’, volume 3, page 408, “That radiant man, Abdul Wahab Babi stood up and started dancing happily in front of Baha, kissed his hands and then departed”. Not only this but in ‘Badaaiul Aasaar’, volume 2, page 31, 211, 340, it is mentioned that Abdul Baha’s hands were kissed. If the kissing of hands rule was not applicable to Baha and Abdul Baha then it should have been mentioned explicitly therein. Or should mere mortals remind them to practice what they preach. Abdul Baha went a step further than this father and even had his feet kissed. In ‘Badaaiul Aasaar’, volume 1, page 367 it is mentioned that people on seeing Abdul Baha used to fall at his feet.
But still all this better than getting one’s body kissed as Tahirah ordered people in the conference at Badasht. (For reference, please refer the article on Tahirah available on this same site)
Baha’is have prohibited people from kissing hands, but yet they are ordered to circumambulate the graves of Baha and kiss it. They are even allowed to circumambulate the leaders and prostrate before them. In ‘Badaaiul Aasaar’ volume 1, page 401, we find that, “When Abdul Baha was about to leave from one place to go to another, old and new Baha’is came to visit him. They started crying looking at his face. They began to circumambulate him and prostrated before him”.
Refurbishing the houses after 19 years:
Baha writes in Aqdas, “You have been enjoined to renew the furnishings of your houses after the passing of each 19 years”.
What logic and sense prevails in this law, only Baha can tell us!
Eating of meat:
Baha has written in ‘Kitab-e-Mubeen’, “Don’t abstain from the eating of meat”.
Abdul Baha says in ‘Badaaiul Aasaar’, volume 1, page 273, thus, “Meat is not the food of man because he has not been provided the means of eating and digesting meat.
Here we go again! Father says yes, son says no!
The punishment of a thief:
Baha writes in Aqdas, “When caught for the first time, exile and for the second time, imprisonment, is decreed for a thief. On the third offence, place a mark upon his brow so that he may be recognized by it”.
This means that if a thief is caught for the first time, he is to be exiled. Then he goes to another city and steals there, it will be as if he is caught for the first time as people will not be knowing of his past.
If at all a thief is caught for the third time and branded, then it is as good as a license given to him to steal. People will respect him just out of fear. Besides if he wants to repent will Baha come and wipe out the mark from the thief’s forehead?
Killing and burning of houses:
Baha says, “Whoever intentionally burns a person’s house, burn him, and whoever kills another mortal, kill him…and even if life punishment is prescribed for them it is sufficient”.
“If a person kills another unintentionally, then he should pay 100 mithqaals of gold to the family of the deceased as blood money”.
A tip for the Baha’is: If you want to get rid of someone, kill him – claim to be poor – the UHJ will say that you are in the protection of Allah – no punishment. Yippee!
Besides it is okay here to quote a great person named Gandhi who said that, “An eye for an eye will soon make the world full of blind people”
Death:
Baha’is regard life in the present world as Qiyamat (The Hereafter). Thus in a single stroke they abrogate the concepts of life after death, resurrection, accounting for one’s deeds, paradise, hell etc. It is therefore surprising to see in Baha’i books the laws regarding death and after it. In any case, as it is mentioned, we shall discuss it.
The Baha’i shroud:
Baha says in Aqdas, “the deceased should be enfolded in five pieces of silk or cotton”. And pray tell us what are the dimensions of these five pieces? Is it one for the head, another for the waist or what? No answer!
It is prohibited to take the dead to a distance of over one hour travelling. Baha says in Aqdas, “It is forbidden for you to transport the body of the deceased a greater distance than one hour journey from the city”.
How come then Bab’s body was taken from Tabriz in Iran to Haifa in Israel. Did they transport the body by Concorde? Moreover Bab was buried in Tabriz in 1266 AH and was shifted to Haifa in 1313 AH (Makatib , volume 1, page 292)
Besides in this age of international laws and borders, what happens of a person expires outside his native country and the host country refuses to bury him? What is the family of the deceased to do in such a case?
The Baha’i burial prayer:
Baha says in ‘Adiya-e-Mahboobi’, “There are six takbeer (Allah-o-Abha) for the prayer for the deceased. Those who intend to recite it, should recite it as it is mentioned before (page 214-215) of the same book. And for those who can’t may Allah forgive them”.
Bab says in Bayan (Persian), “There should be no leader for the prayer of the dead. The people should congregate but each should recite his own prayer”.
The Baha’i burial:
A Baha’i from Ishqabad inquired Abdul Baha about the direction in which the dead should be buried. Abdul Baha’s reply which is recorded in Makatib, volume 3, page 287 runs as follows, “Regarding your question as to how the Baha’i dead should be buried, my reply is that for the moment they should be buried as earlier (i.e., before they became Baha’is). This is better because for the moment we should not adopt the way that makes a clear distinction between us (Baha’is) and others (non-Baha’is). Such an attitude hinders the propagation of the Faith. However when the atmosphere becomes conducive for the propagation and implementation of the Baha’i laws, then the people of Russian Turkistan (from where the inquirer was) should turn their face from the East to the West, slightly Northwards and the dead should be buried in such a manner that their heads are towards the Qibla (Acca), and their feet towards the North.
These were dear brothers and sisters, some of the Baha’i laws, which as stated above are ‘superior’ to those of Islam. These laws if read with an open mind reflect the corrupt mindset of the Baha’is and appear to have been framed only with the sole objective to spite and misguide the Muslim community. This becomes very evident when the Baha’i laws appear to be Islamic laws, albeit twisted and changed so as to lose their meaning completely.