The Russian government had concluded that the religious atmosphere of several areas which were under its control can be challenging for its future. Thus, as a strategy, it decided to change the theological atmosphere of such areas. On the other side, making cults by the intelligence service of Russian had been used previously by creating and supporting the deviant cult of Baha’ism. So, according to the czar government, prescribing this solution for the regions having religious tendencies especially Shiism in the Russian land and the occupied ones seemed favorable and desirable. Thus, the czar Russia was going to change the population conditions of these cities to put Muslims especially the Shiite one in minority.[1] So, it exposed cities like Bokhara, Samarqand, Eshq Abad, Tashkand, Marv as anti-Islamic proselytizing of Baha’is.

     Consequently, establishing the first dawning place of the mention of God in czar Russian colonies can be considered as one of the practical measures of this government to develop Baha’ism. A measure which Abdul Hussein Ayati has written about it: “Mashrequl Azkar [the dawning place of the mention of God is the Baha’i temple. The first dawning place of the mention of God was established by Abdul Baha in the first Baha’i century in Eshq Abad. After the martyrdom of Hajji Muhammad Reza, the Russian government recognized Baha’is and Qalamarav (the ruler of Turkimanistan) officially. He himself expressed: Build a temple here to be recognized officially under the power shadow of the Russian government.[2]”

     Ayati continued: “The Russian had let the Baha’is free whether during czar period of time or after republicanism. They hadn’t prevent Baha’is to approach their spiritual aims.[3]”

     However, what is the reason for the Baha’ism support for development in the occupied colonies and regions by the Russians?! Undoubtedly, the answer for this question can be found in preaching the teachings of not caring the mother country, not meddling with policy and kissing the hands of aggressors by Baha’ism.[4] The teachings which prevented the Colonial regions to think about freedom and to confront against the aggressors, again.

     Of course, it shouldn’t be forgotten and it should be paid attention to the method of Babism emergence and also Baha’ism and the role of the Russians. Who cooperated with Ali Muhammad Bab and impregnated him he had been the same Bab who had come in Sheikh Ahmad Ehsaee’s beliefs. So, reveal your claim in public. This person had been the Russian intelligent service spy at that period of time. However, he had been the Russian ambassador in Iran at the Excellency Hussein Ali Nouri’s period of time. He had been the Russian minister plenipotentiary in Iran and supported Hussein Ali Nouri to prevent him to be punished and transferred to Iraq. These matters have been repeated in the Baha’ism history and are undeniable. Now, the question is that what has been the aim of this support.

     The answer:

1)   The strategy of the Russian colonial government in creating and supporting the deviant cult of Baha’ism has been the destruction of theological sensitivities in the Iranian Shiite community to plunder the resources of the Iranian land.

2)   To strengthen the lands and regions dominated by the Russian government and their religious beliefs by expanding the deviant cult of Baha’ism in order to fulfill the central government aims in these societies easily.

Hamed Mahmoudi, Mordad, 1397.