In his wills, Hussein Ali Baha introduced his elder offspring, Abbas Effendi (Ghesn-i-A’zam) as his successor and his other offspring Muhammad Ali (Ghesn-i-Akbar) as Abbas Effendi’s successor:
"تَوَجَّهُوا الی مَن ارادَهُ الله"
“Obey the one whom God has elected” The aim has been Abbas Effendi…
"اِصطَفَینا الاکبر بعد الاعظم امراً مِن لَدُن علیم خبیر..."
“Surely, Ghesn-i-Akbar (Muhammad Ali) was elected by us after Ghesn-i-A’zam. It is the order by God, the Omniscient and aware.[1]”
However, these two offspring of the forged prophet of Baha’ism who weren’t the same maternally were different. Their difference root goes back the power. The onset of their fighting was that Muhammad Ali believed that Abbas Effendi is the father’s successor and he himself is the father’s assistent and prince. Consequently, he expected Abbas Effendi to obey the father’s ideas and commandments and to consult with him in all affairs and to respect his position. In contrast, Abbas Effendi expected Muhammad Ali to obey him, too.
Increasing fighting between two brothers, Muhammad Ali started writing letters for the Baha’i faith centers and various people. He sent representatives to Iran, Iraq, Egypt, India and introduced Abdul Baba as a usurp and wannabe person and accused him as a person who deviates and abandons the fathers orders and commandments.[2]
The power fighting ended in cursing between Muhammad Ali and Abbas Effendi.
Abbas Effendi called his brother as covenent breaker and his followers as the violators and called himself and his followers the inflexible. In contrast, Muhammad Ali called Abbas Effendi as the chairman the atheists and devil.[3] Abbas Effendi also called his brother and his followers as mosquito, beatle, worm, bat, owl, crow, flox, wolf and etc. he called himself as nightingale and peacock.[4] Muhammad Ali also continued and called Abdul Baha as calf and donkey and called himself as Ghazanfarullah.[5] At last, contrary to the forged prophet of Baha’ism’s will, Abdul Baha deposed Muhammad Ali out of his succession.[6]
Yes, in this way the greed for power separated the brothers whom Hussein Ali Baha considered them as the divine caliphs. These two brothers fought each other to gain power. They trampled their fathers’ will who had prevented fighting for succession:
“He prohibitted fighting greatly.[7]” He indicated that the Baha’ism slogans of peace and friendship are null.
[1] Ishraq Khawari, the tablets after the Aqdas, Bija, Bina, Bita, p. 135.
[2] Shoqi Effendi, Qarne Badi’a, Canada: the institute of the Baha’i knowledge, 149 Badi’a, pp. 490- 492
[3] Shoqi Effendi, the Blessed writing: (the table of century), Bija: The national institute of the faith press, 125 Badi’a, vol. 1, p. 103; Ishraq Khawari, Rahiq-e-Makhtoum, Bija: the national assembly of publishing the Baha’i works,103 Badi’a, vol. 1, p. 87.
[4] Abbas Effendi, Makatib, vol. 1, pp. 242- 243; the will tablets, published in Egypt, p. 9; the Blessed writings, vol. 1, p. 132.
[5] Abbas Effendi, Makatib, Egypt: Kurdistan-al-Elmiyeh, 1910 A.D. vol. 1, p. 271; Ishraq Khawari, Rahiq Makhtoum, Bija: the national assembly of the Baha’i works, 103 Badi’a, vol. 1, p. 581.
[6] Refer to Abbas Effendi, the Sermons, Egypt: attempted by Farajullah Zaki al- Kurdi, 1330 A.H. vol. 1, pp. 18- 19.
[7] Hussein Ali Nouri, the collection of the Blessed tablets of Bahaullah (Ahdi book), Egypt: Bina, 1338 A.H., p. 401.