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
(I) New religion needed--(II) Bahaism that new religion--To
supersede Christianity--Doctrines--Baha God--His
Revelation--The Akdas--Conditions of discipleship--Position
of Abdul Baha--(III) Claims superiority to former
religions--In founder, books and doctrines--Not
superlative--(IV) To be a universal religion--Defects in
rites, regulations, calendar, civil government--House of
Justice--Alphabet--Universal language.
III. ITS SPECIFIC CLAIMS 61
Unification of Mankind--Divisions in Persia--Of
Bahais--Compulsory uniformity--One Language--Peace
Movement--History of--Abdul Baha on war--Bahaism dogmatic
and boastful.
IV. BAHAISM AND CHRISTIANITY 81
Antagonistic--Makes Christianity one among many--Abrogates
it--Dethrones Christ--Presumes to be Christ's Second
Coming--And the fulfillment of prophecy--Bahai meeting in
Chicago--Method of interpretation--The "Ikan"--Dishonours
and belittles the historic Christ.
V. BAHAISM AND CHRISTIANITY (_Continued_) 109
Immortality and sin--Faith in Baha--Bahai Scriptures--Its
worship--Hierarchy--Substitutes for Baptism and Lord's
Supper--Christ's words
imitated--Rites--Ablution--Fast--Prayer--Pilgrimage--Acca
Shrines--Festivals--Era--Propaganda anti-Christian.
VI. BAHAISM AND THE STATE 131
Babism political Mahdiism--Hostile to
Shah--Insurrections--Bahaism opportunism--Sought
reconciliation--Tolerated--Indifferent to Constitutional
struggle--Aided reactionary Shah--Rewarded by him Its
political scheme--Houses of Justice--Dangerous to liberty.
VII. BAHAISM AND WOMAN 149
Abdul Baha teaches equality of sexes--Baha does
not--Education of girls neglected--Marriage
enjoined--Bigamyallowed--And practiced--Polygamy of
Baha--His family--Loose divorce--Intermarriage of
races--Aims at amelioration of woman--Moslem efforts--Babi
Kurrat ul Ayn--No successor to--Baha's haram--Men only to be
rulers--Women secluded.
VIII. ITS RECORD AS TO MORALS 177
Claim superior conduct--Falsification of religious
history--Suppression of facts--Changing sacred
Writings--Surat ul Maluk--Lawh i Basharat--Forging
quotations--Perversion of political history--Of Shahs--Of
plot to assassinate--False claim to Martyrs--Double view of
Abdul Hamid--Fact about imprisonment of
Baha--_Tagiya_--Dissimulation--Orient Occident
Unity--Pretense regarding Azal's succession--Maskin Kalam.
IX. ITS RECORD AS TO MORALS (_Continued_) 207
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