In addition to his claim for miraculous writings, Ali Muhammad Bab is stressing on his verses to be innate; that is, the divine verses mustn't be mimetic because the prophets don't imitate and adapt.[1] On the other hand, the Excellency Bab has claimed all of his so-called verses are innovative and unprecedented and he hasn't imitated them.
He has also addressed the Islamic scholars and asked them to challenge and to bring verses like his if they can.[2] He has also specified that bringing an imitated verse can't be considered as virtue for the author:
"Then the scholars' words can't be considered as examples; while they have imitated from the Households' (peace be upon them) ones. They can't considered as virtues for them…[3]."
While the Excellency Bab has forged his verses or robbed from the holy Quran and the traditions; such as:
1) Ali Muhammad Bab has written in the book "Ahsanul Qassas" imitating the verse 285 of the Cow chapter:
"آمن الذکرُ بما انزل الیه من ربه و المؤمنون کل آمن بالله و بآیاته و لا یفرقون بین احد من آیاته و قالوا المسلمون بالحق ربنا سمعنا نداء ذکر الله و اطعناه فاغفرلنا فانک الحق و الیک المصیر بالحق مآبا " [4]
The original verse which has been imitated by Bab is as follows:
"آمَنَ الرَّسولُ بِما أُنزِلَ إِلَيهِ مِن رَبِّهِ وَالمُؤمِنونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لا نُفَرِّقُ بَينَ أَحَدٍ مِن رُسُلِهِ وَقالوا سَمِعنا وَأَطَعنا غُفرانَكَ رَبَّنا وَإِلَيكَ المَصيرُ"[5]
2) Ali Muhammad Bab writes imitating the verses of Al-Hojorat chapter:
"یا ایها المؤمنون لا ترفعوا اصواتکم فوق صوت الذکر و لا تقربوا فی المشی معه الاّ اَن یاذن لکم و لا تقدوا قدامه و لا تقولوا فی مجسّد نجوی فان کل ذلک سیئة عند الله مولیکم الحق"[6]
The original verse imitated by Bab is as follows:
"یَا أَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لا تُقَدِّمُوا بَیْنَ یَدَیِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِیعٌ عَلِیمٌ . یَا أَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَکُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِیِّ وَلا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ کَجَهْرِ بَعْضِکُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَنْ تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُکُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لا تَشْعُرُونَ"[7]
3) Bab writes imitating the verse 165 of "the Cow" chapter:
وَ مِنَ النّاس مَن یَتّخذ من دون الباب انداداً من علمائهم وَیحبّونهم کحبّ الله و ان الذین آمنوا بذکر الله هم قد کانوا اشدّ حبّا لله و ان القوة لله جمیعاً "[8]
The original verse from the holy Quran is:
" وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنْدَادًا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعَذَابِ"[9]
4) He writes imitating the verse 124 of the Cow chapter:
"و انا نحن قد ابتلینا ابراهیم بکلمات ربه و اتمهّن بالرکن المحمره من عرشنا هذا و قد جعلنا علی الناس بالحق اماماً قال و من ذریتی قال الله رب العرش انی قد حرمت عهدی للظالمین من عبادی و انی قد کنت علی کل شیء قدیراً"[10]
The original verse imitated by Bab is:
"وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ"[11]
Thus, the Excellency Bab's bad, mimetic and forged works can't be posed as the mere reason for his legitimacy
[1] Fadhel Mazandarani, Asrarul Athar, Bija: the national institute of the faith press, 124 Badi’a, vol. 4, p. 451.
[2] Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the Persian Bayan, Ahle Bayan publishing house, p. 16.
[3] Ali Muhammad Shirazi, Dalayel-al-Sabeh, p. 28.
[4] Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the interpretation of the Yosof chapter (Ahsanul Qassas), Ahl Bayan publishing house, pp. 6- 7.
[5] The Cow chapter, verse: 285:
“The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) the believers. Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers. We make no distinction between any of His messengers and they say: We hear, and we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, our Lord. Unto Thee is the journeying.
[6] Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the interpretation of Yosof chapter (Ahsanul Qassas), Ahl Bayan publishing house, p. 92.
[7] Al- Hojorat chapter , verses: 1-2:
“O’ ye who believe! Be not forward in the presence of Allah and His messenger, and keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower. O’ ye who believe! Lift not up your voices above the voice of the prophet, nor shout when speaking to him as ye shout one to another, Lest your works be rendered vain while ye perceive not.
[8] Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the interpretation of Yosof chapter (Ahsanul Qassas) Ahl-e-Bayan publishing house, p. 199.
[9] The Cow chapter, verse: 165:
“Yet of mankind are some who take unto themselves objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) Those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment!
[10] Al Muhammad Shirazi, the interpretation of Yosof chapter (Ahsanul Qassas), Ahl-e-Bayan publishing house, p. 197.
[11] The Cow chapter, verse. 124:
“And (remember) when his Lord tried Abraham with (His) commands, and he fulfilled them, He said: Lo! I have appointed thee a leader of mankind. (Abraham) said: And of my offspring (will there be leurders)? He said: My covenant includeth not wrongdoers.