In 1264 A.H. Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the leader of Babism and Baha’ism creed (aiming the abolishment of the divine religion of Islam) wrote a book called Bayan.[1] Determining the emergence of a person after himself in the next 1511 to 2001 years[2], he introduced the book “Bayan” as scale by that time:

"ان البیان میزان من عندالله الی یوم من یظهرالله من اتبعه نور و من ینحرف عنه النار"[3]

     Surely, the book “Bayan” is scale in the presence of God until the emergence of the one who God will manifest. A person who obey him, he will achieve light and a person who deviates will go into fire.”

     Ali Muhammad Shirazi just could write the Persian Bayan until the tenth chapter of the 9th unit and the Arabic one by the 11th unit.[4]

     Mirza Hussein Ali says: “Noate Oula (Bab) has written in the book “Persian Bayan” to refer to it because each letter of the book is enough for all human beings on the earth.”

     However, the first criticism is that Ali Muhammad Shirazi’s work is deficient because how does a prophet whose miracle is stenography[5] become unable to complete his heavenly book?! How is it feasible for the almighty God to send a person on a mission but doesn’t let him complete his book? (which is to guide people for 2000 years) Indeed, it hasn’t been happened for the divine prophets.

     Another note is that the Excellency Ali Muhammad Shirazi emphasized regarding the emergence of the one whom God will manifest that the emergence time of the promised savior has been just recognizable and known by God. Generally speaking, it was believed that “the new emergence won’t happen for at least 1000 years.”

     The most interesting issue is that after the death of the Excellency Ali Muhammad Shirazi, nearly 25 people announced to be his successor and the one who God will manifest; while, Ali Muhammad Shirazi claimed for his successor to come in the next 1000 years and he won’t be known for his followers.

     What should God’s sheep do while there are a deficient book and various claims for his successION!!!

     How will performing the materials of this book direct God’s sheep towards light!!!

Hamed Mahmoudi