The Baha’i organization proselytizers introduce branches in Islam as a reason for deviation and the oneness of Baha’is as a reason for their legitimacy; but the following cults branching from Baha’ism prove that their reason is quite false:
The Baha’is who didn’t accept Abdul Baha’s succession:
1) The Unitarian Baha’is: The Baha’is who believed that after Hussein Ali Baha his offspring Muhammad Ali is his real successor.
- The Baha’is who accepted Abdul Baha’s succession but they rejected Shoqi Effendi:
2) Free Baha’is: They were the followers of Zimmer Hermann. They believe that the Baha’i power period has finished after Abdul Baha’s death and they have to wait for one thousand years for the emergence of Baha’s promised one.
3) Essence of Baha’i faith: The founder of this movement is Jamshid Ma’ani. He is originally from Khorasan. He started his invitation from Indonesia. He claimed for being the third divine one whom God will manifest after Bab and Baha. Their current leader is John Carre.
4) Reform Baha’is: These Baha’is are influenced by Ruth White and mirza Ahmad Sohrab’s thoughts and ideas.
They believe that the Heyfan (the followers of the universal house of justice) are deviated from Baha and Abdul Baha’s teachings. Their current leader is Frederick Glaysher.
5) The new history society: They are the followers of Mirza Ahmed Sohrab. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab was one of the Baha’i activists in America. He has been Abdul Baha’s secretary and translator in the Middle East and American and European trips for more than eight years.
- The Baha’is who accepted Shoqi Effendi as the guardian of the faith and accepted Mason Remey who was appointed by Shoqi after him:
6) The covenant Baha’is: They accepted Shoqi as the faith guardian from Affnan and Remey who was the spiritual step-son of Abdul Baha as the faith guardian from the branches (Aghsan). Joseph Pepe, the second guardian of the faith from Aghsan and Nile Chiss as the third guardian of the faith from Aghsan have now taken over their leaderships.
7) The heart of the Baha’i faith: They believe that according to Baha and Abdul Baha’s wills an alive guardian of the faith must lead the universal house of justice and the universal house of justice in Heyfa isn’t legitimate due to the lack of the guardian of the faith. Shoqi, Remey, Donald Alfonse Harvi and Jack Soqoumonian are firt to third guardians of the faith according to these Baha’is.
8) Orthodox Baha’is: These Baha’is consider the existence of the guardian of the faith as necessary based on the Baha’i works but they differ in the guardians of the faith; Shoqi, Remey and Juel Bimaranjela are firt to third guardians of the faith for these Baha’is.
9) Baha’i Tarbiyat society: Although these Baha’is agreed with Remey; but they had accepted him as deputy not the guardian. They consider the current Baha’ism without having the guardian of the faith because Shoqi was aborted. They believe a guardian of the faith will come from Baha generation. They believe that the Baha’i society must be managed by deputy councils before the guardian of the faith from Baha’s generation comes. Their leader is Rex King.
- The Baha’is who accepted Shoqi as the guardian of the faith; but they didn’t believe in the continuity of the
guardian of the faith in Baha’is:
10) The followers of five olders: These Baha’is believe that according to the Baha’i works in Baha’s era, 24 guardians of the faith must be existent out of which 19 ones are Bab and Hayy letters and 5 people will come in the future; so they don’t believe in the current guardian of the faith.
11) The followers of the universal house of justice (Heyfan Baha’is): These Baha’is are the majority of Baha’is. They don’t believe in the necessity of guardian of the faith after Shoqi Effendi (contrary to Shoqi and Abdul Baha’s wills). They believe that universal house of justice is the reference of the administrative organization, decision making and issuing commandments.