Question: What have been Abdul Baha and Salman Rushdie services to the British government in order for them to be merited to receive such medals? What has been the British government’s motive to bestow such a prominent medal to the author of the insulting book of “Satanic Verses”
During World War I, the British government bestowed the Sir and knighthood medals to the Baha’i leader (Abdul Baha) when the Colonial troops of England were destroying the Muslim Ottoman government and occupying Palestine land in order to provide the opportunities of the establishment of the usurp Zionist government of Israel. It will be interesting to be known that one of those people who received the medal was a spy called Oleg Bourdieuvsky who was spying for Russia and England.
In the midst of World War I when the usurp troops of England entered into Heifa to destroy the Muslim Ottoman government in the Middle East encountered with the shortage of provision and was endangered to be defeated. When Abdul Baha became aware of the issue said to the British senior officers: “I have provision as much as your army need.” He opened the door of his storages[1]. It is interesting to be said that Abdul Baha interpreted the dominance of the British government on Palestine land as establishing justice tent and praised God for this great blessing.[2] So, Jamal Pasha, the ruler of Ottoman government said: “It is Abbas Effendi’s will to be killed or be hanged.[3]” this issue shows that Baha’ism has been a means in the Colonialism’s hands. When Abdul Baha died, the British government which lost one of its loyal friends (Abdul Baha), it sent a telegraph to Palestine to condole. Shoqi says: “The minister of the colonies of the highest government of the Excellency of British King (Mr. Winston Churchill) sent a message to Sir Herbert Samuel and asked to announce condolence of the supreme government of the Excellency British king to the Baha’i community.[4]
[1] The book “The Choosen Highway” written by Lady Bloomfield, p. 210.
[2] The book “Makatib” by Abdul Baha, Vol. 3, p. 347, the date for issuing the letter, 1918,
[3] Habib’s memoirs, Vol. 1, p. 446, Bita.
[4] Badi’a century written by Shoqi Effendi, translated by Nasrullah Mawwat, 1992 A.D., the institute of the Baha’i knowledge, in Persian language, Vol. 3, pp. 637-638.