The Excellency Arasi has written:
1) He considers Baha’ism as a part of history,
2) He considers Baha’ism as the evolver of belief and modernity of the Iranian community,
3) He assumes Baha’ism as a spiritual struggle to answer the modernity era questions
4) Eventually, he considers that freedom and democracy of Iran is due to paying attention to Baha’ism and removing discrimination and violation of human rights in the Iranian community
It isn’t obvious that the Excellency Arasi isn’t familiar with the history of Iran; but the following answers offered to the above-mentioned statements:
1) It seems that Mr. Arasi isn’t aware of the method of forming Baha’ism and Babism. According to the Baha’i historical works Ali Muhammad Shirazi became Bab because the Russian spy impregnated him that he was the very Bab who Sheikh Ahmad Ehsaee considered as the Najaf and Karbala; that is, Ali Muhammad was the same forth pillar. Later on, when the Excellency Ali Muhammad announced Babism, it got clear that he wasn’t contented with being the Bab [the gate]; so he claimed for Mahdism and then divinity.
The Excellency Arasi, Babism movement isn’t a part of the Iranian history. The resistance of religious people against the Colonial Russian government encouraged the czar Russia to make an extensive and planned struggle for Ali Muhammad Bab. Russia believed that the emergence of branches in people’s beliefs could dominate it on Iran. Ali Muhammad Bab had been raised in Iraq by the Russian spy who later on became the Russian ambassador in Iran in order to dominate on Iran. Some ignorant people accepted his claim in favor of enemy.
2) Before the second Pahlavi was empowered, Baha’ism didn’t dare to express itself. It is really humorous to be said that it was the pioneer of democracy and civil modernity in Iran. Baha’ism resorted to stack to the governmental forces to survive in Qajar dynasty. I suggest you to study history more especially the bloody conflicts in Tabarsi, Zanjan and Neyriz forts and the establishment of the punishment committee.
You must also be aware of this fact that Qorratul Ein who was the pioneer of Babism was he first woman who planned terroristic measures against the opponents of Ali Muhammad Bab. In her first terroristic action, she martyred her uncle Muhammad Taqi Baraqani called the third martyr. It is modernity and democracy?
In Pahlavi period time, Baha’is started penetrating into the system of government to occupy the governmental, sensitive posts to perform their political, cultural and economic aims.
At this period of time Dr. Ayadi and Saniee who were two Baha’i military people entered into the court; so the basis for Baha’ism was founded in Iran. At this time, some Baha’i people; such as, Pasal became the first economic power in Iran. Indeed, do you know that television was first transferred to Iran by a Baha’i. Which modernity and civilization were brought about by this set? Do you think that moving and deviating the community towards immorality and immodesty is revolutionizing belief and modernity? Don’t you observe the organized corruption in the so-called modern foundations?
3) The Excellency Arasi, is protecting a tyrant system of government the task of Baha’ism? Isn’t it in contradiction with the Baha teachings? Bahaullah and the Baha’i heads have ordered their followers not to meddle with policy. How can you, explain the presence of Mr. Sabeti as the general direct of the Iranian intelligent service (SAWAK) in the Pahlavi regime? How can you justify the presence of Mr. Tavangar as a Baha’i inspector and torturer who has had the most violence and crimes in his report paper? How was it possible for a Baha’i called Fahandej to shoot and kill 11 people on Azar, 22, 1357 in Sa’di locality, Shiraz?
The Excellency Arasi, the Iranian community has been the victim of terrorism having 17000 martyrs and 200000 martyrs and 600000 diable people during the imposed war between Iran and Iraq and tolerating oppressive sanctions for four decades. All these events are examples of the human rights of the Iranian nation been wasted by the countries claiming for modernity, civilization, freedom and democracy. How can the Iranian human rights be compensated?
Mr. Arasi, it seems you have interpreted the Babism emergence in favor of yourself. I recommend you to read Kiniaz Dalgourki’s memoirs to figure out how Babism and Baha’ism formed. At first, Babism massacred. It formed the punishment committee to assassinate and at last Abdul Bahas been bestowed the “Sir” medal by the United Kingdom. This is one of the axioms of history that is undeniable.
The Excellency Arasi
The Baha’ism organization must answer the Iranian Muslim people due to all of its crimes, and tyrannies. First, Baha’ism must be condemned due to outraging the Islamic values in 1388 Ashoura [10the of the lunar month of Muharram]. It attacked the Iranian community beliefs. Is it civilization?! The Iranian people are tolerating Baha’is when they are living with Baha’is although Baha’is have committed countinuous crimes. Consequently, the Iranian people possess strong and rich civilization.