Bahaism and Its Claims: A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Ullah and Abdul BahaWilson, Samuel Graham
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Bahaism and Its Claims: A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Ullah and Abdul Baha
Wilson, Samuel Graham
Bahai Faith -- Controversial literature
Whosoever claimeth a mission before the completion of a full thousand
years from this manifestation is a lying impostor; whosoever
interpreteth or explaineth this text different from what is obviously
revealed, is bereft of the Spirit of God and His
mercy.--"_Kitab-ul-Akdas._"
The claims of Bahais in regard to the conduct of Abdul Baha must be
further considered. Mr. Phelps describes him as a man "who proves that
self can be utterly forgotten: that all-embracing love can be
substituted for egotism: the recorded love of Buddha and Christ may
indeed be realized." M. Asad Ullah writes: "He sees the Moslem, the
Christian and the Bahai, all with one eye,--he is equally kind to all."
Mr. Sprague affirms: "Abdul Baha manifests universal love in every word
and act." Mr. Chase says: "Bahaism does bring men into loving unity with
each other." Abdul Baha said in his address at Denver, Col., "All other
nations ... inquire as to the character of this love. What love exists
among the Bahais! What unity obtains among these Bahais! What agreement
there is among these Bahais! All envy it."[567] Again let the light of
history shine forth and these claims be justified or refuted by the
facts.
Baha Ullah died at Acca in May, 1892, in his seventy-fifth year. The
death of the father was the signal for a bitter quarrel among his sons.
The occasion was the succession to the leadership. The cause, no doubt,
lay partly in that jealousy which results from a polygamous household.
This polygamy was the occasion of misfortune even at the time, for the
Persian consul at Bagdad, named Mirza Buzurk Khan Kasvini, had desired
to wed one of the women and vented his disappointment on the Bahai
community by making accusation against them before the Persian and
Turkish Governments.[568]
Baha Ullah had twelve children. The four sons who grew to manhood
received "great swelling" titles. Abbas was entitled "The Greatest
(Azam) Branch of God" and regarded as the "return" of Jesus; Mohammed
Ali, "The Mightiest (Akbar) Branch of God" and the "return" of Mohammed;
Ziah Ullah, "The Purest Branch and as Abraham" (died 1898); Badi Ullah,
"The Most Luminous Branch and as Moses."
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