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
The Manifestation has two stations: "One is the station of oneness and
the rank of absolute Deity, the second station is one of temporal
conditions and servitude. If the manifestation says, 'Verily I am only a
man like you,' or 'Verily, I am God,' each is true and without doubt."
The "Tajallayat" quotes the Bab as saying concerning "Him whom God shall
manifest"; "Verily he shall utter, 'I am God. There is no God but Me,
the Lord of all things, and all besides is created by Me! O ye, my
creatures, ye are to worship Me.'"[166] In Bahai literature such words
as the following are not uncommon: "Baha Ullah is the Lord of Hosts, the
Heavenly Father, the Prince of Peace, the Glory of God."[167] "He is
the framer of the whole Universe, the Cause of the life of the world,
and of the unity and harmony of the creatures."[168] "No one of the
Manifestations had such great power of influence as was with
El-Baha."[169] In passing, it may be noticed how little ground for such
boasting they have. How great in comparison was the influence of Moses
as leader of Israel, emancipator, lawgiver, and prophet! How great even
was Mohammed's success and influence, compared with what Baha has
accomplished! How evidently antichristian is Bahaism in denying that
Christ's name and glory are above all, and that to Him every knee should
bow!
IV. Bahaism wrongly assumes that its leader is Christ come again. There
is confusion about this claim, for some Bahais represent Baha to be
Christ, and others make Abdul Baha Abbas to be Christ come the second
time. Confusion also arises from the fact that Baha is set forth as the
Manifestation of all the "promised ones." He is set forth as the Messiah
for the Jews, God the Father, the Word, and the Spirit for the
Christians, Aurora or Shah Bahram for the Zoroastrians, the fifth Buddha
for Buddhists, reincarnated Krishna for Brahmans, the Mahdi or the
twelfth Imam or Husain for the Moslems.[170] "All are realized in the
coming of Baha Ullah."[171] In accord with this, Baha declared in his
"Epistle to the Pope": "Consider those who turned away from the Spirit
[Christ] when He came to them. Verily He hath come from heaven as He
came the first time. Beware lest ye oppose Him as the Pharisees opposed
Him. Verily the Spirit of Truth has come to guide you into all truth. He
hath come from the Heaven of Preëxistence." "Baha," says the editor of
the _Star of the West_, "is the fulfillment of the promise of the
'second coming' _with a new name_ (Rev. iii. 11-13)."[172]
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