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Why did 'Abdu'l-Baha have such a low Opinion of Africa and Africans?
Written by Super UserIt is interesting that Africa is the only place the Faith is really succeeding in light of 'Abdu'l-Baha's extremely disparaging comments about Africa. Even most people who have left the Faith like myself do not seem to really ever comment on the fact 'Abdu'l-Baha's comments are really quite shocking.
Rigid Hierarchy has Taken over Baha’i Religion, Dissidents Say
Written by Super User... but conservative leaders maintain that orthodoxy has not been altered.
Juan Cole, a professor at the University of Michigan,
is a former Baha’i who thinks the faith has been taken over by its conservative leaders.
By: Ira Rifkin
During Abdul-Baha’s visit to London in 1911, he had the following interaction with a Christian…
A student of the modern methods of the higher criticism asked Abdul-Baha if he would do well to continue in the church with which he had been associated all his life, and whose language was full of meaning to him. Abdul-Baha answered: “You must not dissociate yourself from it. Know this; the Kingdom of God is not in any Society; some seekers go through many Societies as a traveler goes through many cities till, he reaches his destination. If you belong to a Society already do not forsake your brothers. You can be a Baha’i-Christian, a Baha’i-Freemason, a Baha’i-Jew, and a Baha’i-Muḥammadán. The number nine contains eight, and seven, and all the other numbers, and does not deny any of them. Do not distress or deny anyone by saying ‘He is not a Baha’i!”
Mrs. Ruth's Letter to the Palestinian Commissioner Complaining about the Negative and Improper Performance of Shoghi Effendi
Written by Super UserIntroduction
Mrs. Ruth White was an influential and a devoted Baha’i. She met Abdul-Baha in Boston in 1912, and who twice visited him shortly before his death in Haifa, became an enthusiastic admirer and disciple of the Master. When Abdul-Baha died in November, 1921, a cable signed by the sister of Abdul-Baha was received in America in January, 1922, stating that Shoghi Efendi had been appointed in the Will as “Guardian of the Cause and Head of the House of Justice.” This news came to Mrs. White and other in America “like a thunder bolt out of a blue sky,” for they had never heard Abdul-Baha say anything about appointing a successor. After four weeks a typed copy of the Will was received in America, undated and unsigned. As Mrs. White studied this document, she eventually came to realize that it contained laws which, in her opinion, would change completely the Baha’i teaching. Of these she mentions the following: (1)
In Islam, worship of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) is one of the gravest sins you can commit. Muslims don’t like being called Muhammeddans’ as they believe that it gives the wrong impression that they worship the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Now (some of the) Baha’is try to imitate this by telling others not to call their religion ‘Baha’ism’ as they say it is same as calling Islam- Muhammedanism. They say that the right word for their religion is ‘Baha’i Faith’. On the look of it everything looks fine. But one has to remember that all that glitters is not gold. Let us look at some of the facts and Baha’i beliefs and decide whether it is the same as in the case of Islam or not.
By: Edwin
Below is the Detail of the Family Members of Baha’u’llah. Interesting to note that many members of Bahaullah’s family were Ex-Communicated by Abdul-Baha and Shoghi Effendi.
Divine savior is assigned to set right all previous deviations, Imam Khomeini explained
Written by Super UserHighlighting the significance of mid-Sh’aban which marks birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (PBUH), the late founder of the Islamic Republic through a series of historic messages said the divine savior is assigned to set right all these perversions and deviations.
Citing many verses, Imam Khomeini used to maintain that the firm belief about emergence of the savior is well- established and confirmed by divine scriptures, the holy verses of noble Quran and other basic Islamic sources such as Hadiths narrated by the holy prophet of Islam and his infallible successors.