tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65320386897691919542024-03-13T13:21:40.606-07:00Unitarian Bahai'sAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062558932698981946noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532038689769191954.post-24810535249085763592016-01-17T03:48:00.000-08:002016-01-17T03:48:23.392-08:00Memories of Mohammed Ali Effendi Son of Baha’u’llah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">I am the son of Mohammed Ali,
son of Baha’u’llah. I was born in Kasr-el-Mazra’a, Acre District,
Palestine, 1878 A.D. and grow to maturity under the shadow of the Great
Baha’u’llah.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Needless to speak of my
connection with the Baha’i faith, as I am born and bred in it. Although I am
molded with the teachings, and firmly believe that the Baha’i Principles are
the most essential for practice in these trying days, but I am open for
conviction otherwise. I am explaining this so my readers would not think that I
am following the Baha’i Faith blindly or on account of my birth.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">In 1889 while I was at the age
of eleven, I was commanded by Baha’u’llah to accompany my father on his journey
to Egypt and India. Haji Khavar joined us also as attendant. We embarked on a
steamer from Haifa, Palestine to Port Said, Egypt. Upon entering the steamer
that evening I was greatly amazed by the electric lights, as that was my first
view of the same. The short voyage was not a pleasant one for me, as I was sea
sick most of the way.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">At our arrival to Port-Said we
were received by a Baha’i delegation from Egypt headed by Agha Mirza Agha
Afnan, and after the completion of custom House formalities, we were ushered to
the house of the aforesaid Afnan, where we were entertained royally by our host
during our sojourn there, which lasted twenty one days. Faithful Bahais arrived
daily from all over Egypt to receive counsel and advise from my beloved father,
and I as a boy used to enjoy their conversation and extreme politeness,
immensely. </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">For the enlightenment of the
young readers I must illustrate that from my childhood I was reared with grown
people and I had a very limited number of selected boys of my age to play with,
therefore it was natural for me to associate with young and old, especially as
in those days most of the followers were former theologians, soufis,
scientists, and philosophers. </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">From Port-Said we boarded an
Italian steamer, passing thru the Suez Canal and from there to Aden Yaman,
where our steamer docked the entire day. We landed for a few hours and enjoyed
a cup of coffee and some dates.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">On the twelfth day we reached
our destination Bombay, India. Upon landing in Bombay I had another surprise,
observing the nudity of the natives. This seems natural nowadays. </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">At our arrival to Bombay we
were received by Haji Sayed Mirza Afnan, his brother Haji Sayyed Mohammed Afnan
and others, amongst them Sayed Hadi Afnan (who later married the eldest
daughter of my uncle Abdul Baha, and (so he is the father of Shoghi Effendi).
We stayed at the abode of Haji Sayyed Mirza Afnan, which was located at Byculla
Bombay. </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">After a few weeks we secured a
nice little bungalow house surrounded (with) by a flower garden near the
Mahalakshmi Railway Station. At that time the horse race track was in that
section. We spent over a year in the city of Bombay, occasionally traveling to
the nearby country sides as Pune and Kandala etc. My beloved father was
occupied receiving visitors and arranging the printing of several books of the
teachings of Baha’u’llah. I was studying French under a private teacher, as at
that time the French language was the most popular in our country, which then
was called Syria, under the Ottoman Rule. I was greatly impressed by the
natives of India, their sincerity, simpleness, humbleness and kindness.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">On our return to Acre Palestine
we stopped at Cairo Egypt. We were the guests of Haji Mirza Hassan Shirazi, Better
known as Khorasani. I had the opportunity to see the points of interest in
Cairo also. After a few days we arrived at home and again I was privileged to
be with my mighty Grand-father Baha’u’llah after the elapse of fifteen months.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">During our preparation to leave
Bombay the aforesaid Sayed Hadi Afnan begged my father for permission to join
us, so we had an extra companion on our return voyage from Bombay to Egypt. On
the steamer Haji Khavar prepared our meals and the said Sayed Hadi Afnan took
care of several large flat baskets, each containing three ports of different
flowers and young trees that my father brought with him from India. Indeed it
was through his energetic care of watering them regularly and removing them
from place to place when needed that they reached their destination safely.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Two years after our return from
India the ascension of Baha’u’llah took place. The events which happened after
His ascension are recorded briefly in my father’s Autobiography, and I refer my
good readers to them. </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">A few years before my journey
to India, Sayed Assadullah of Ghom was appointed as tutor for my brother Mirza
Amin Ullah who is four years my junior and myself. Although he was a companion
more than a teacher yet he served us faithfully to the best of his ability
until a few months after the ascension of Baha’u’llah when he had to leave us
and return to his native land Iran to become a Baha’i missionary. The following
years I had several private teachers, and occasionally I took English lessons
also.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">During my young days I was very
fond of horseback riding and hunting. In those days the means of transportation
were confined to horses, mules, donkeys or camels, as modern vehicles were not
in existence in the Orient, therefore we all grow learning horse riding. Also
hunting was the only sport available as we had no golf or tennis grounds,
cinemas or theaters.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">After reaching the age of
maturity I became engaged to my cousin Ruha Khanum one of the twin daughters of
my uncle Abdul Baha. We were extremely in love with each other,
but on account of the
sudden dissension between our fathers and our due respect for them, we were
obliged to give up each other, so my first and childhood love affair, met with
disappointment. This incident in my life seems a fiction nowadays, as the
modern young people will not sacrifice their life long happiness for the sake
of their parents. After this separation I was depressed and broken hearted but
I tried my utmost and keep it to myself.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Thus years passed by as such
until during 1904 I received an invitation from relatives and friends in the
United States of America to visit the World’s Fair of St Louis Mo. U.S.A. I was
greatly encouraged by this invitation for the following reasons:- First to
forget my grief and sorrow, and second to see the new world and to study the
Western civilization.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">With the permission of my
father and my grandmother the widow of Baha’u’llah I left Palestine for Egypt
and from there boarded a steamer for Marseilles, France, arriving (at) in Paris
July 12<sup>th</sup> of the same year. On July 14<sup>th</sup> the people of
France celebrated their Independence day. It was a great experience for me to
go from Acre, Palestine to Paris and to attend such a jubilant Celebration. The
following day I secured a passage with the American line on the Steamship ‘New
York’ arriving at the Port of New York the last week of July.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">After two days rest in the
great city of New York I went to St. Louis Mo. I spent the summer months there,
observing the wonders of the Exposition, which were a great schooling for me.
During the same summer I made a visit to the Bahai friends in Chicago Ill. and
Kenosha Wis. accompanied by </span></strong><span class="st"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dr Ibrahim
Khayru’llah</span></b></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">. Notices of my arrival to the
United States appeared in numerous daily Newspapers and Magazines. The first
two winters and summers I spent in St. Augustine Fla. and Atlantic city N.J.
While I was in New York I visited the Syrian Coloney in Brooklyn. During my
stay there I had the pleasure of the visit of Mr. Howard McNutt, and on my
return visit to him I met Mrs. McNutt also. We had a sociable visit, but later
on I was informed that the aforesaid Mr. McNutt was reprimanded by the Baha’i
higher authorities for his association with me. </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">During my residence in the
United State I served the Baha’i cause to the best of my ability in my spare
time earning my livelihood through commerce. I have had several opportunities
to commercialize our teachings but I refrained to do so, as I believe truth
should be given gratis. For several years I edited and published The Baha’i
Quarterly at my own expense and distributed the same absolutely free of charge.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">I traveled extensively in the
United States, crossing the continent from Florida to Oregon, Maineto
California. I have visited the most prominent Winter and Summer resorts. I have
met people from all walks of life, the elites of Fifth Avenue now Park Avenue,
to the humbles of the Bouwerie, the snobs of New England to the sociables of
new Orleans. I have conversed with Philosophers, Scientists, Politicians,
Communists, Theologians, Theosophists, Christian Scientists, and Spiritualists
and found some good in all of them, by discarding personal prejudice and
revering their view points. </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">While
in Southern California I married a charming American young-Lady of English
stock, whose maiden name was Brewster, a descendant of Wm. Brewster who came to
America with the Ship ‘Mayflower’. I regret that my second venture in love was
unsuccessful also, as I have lost her. Ever since I hesitated in making the third
attempt and I presume that I shall leave this world without an issue.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">During
the winter of 1910-1911 I was visited by Mrs. L. Getsinger and Dr. Ameen
Fareed,While they were touring the states as Baha’i Missionaries. The object of
their visit was my guidance to the path which both of them believed then to be
the right one. However they were unsuccessful in their mission.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">During
1912 while my uncle Abdul Baha was visiting the United States by the authority
of my father I humbly wrote him a letter and asked him for a conference to
settle the existing differences in our cause. I hereby reproduce the copy of
the same;</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em><b><u><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">To His Excellency Abbas Effendi Abdul
Baha.</span></u></b></em><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dear
sir:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Inasmuch
as your views and doctrines in our religion are radically different from those
of my father, your younger brother, Mohammed Ali Effendi who was chosen in the
‘Book of My Covenant’ the last Will of Baha’u’llah, to occupy after you the
same position you occupy now:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And
inasmuch as this difference between both of you spreads among the followers of
Baha’u’llah and divided them into two parties; one following you and believing
in your personal teachings, and the other party which joined your brother
believing in the teachings of Baha’u’llah only and considering them final as he
declared:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And,
inasmuch as we were all commanded in the ‘Most Sacred Book’ Kitáb-i-Aqdas, to
bring our differences to the utterance of Baha’u’llah, which sufficed the
world, whereby they should be settled:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And,
inasmuch as our duty is to establish peace at home, among ourselves first,
before we preach others to do so:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
hereby beg your Excellency to appoint a conference of peace and spirituality to
hold its meetings at the city of Chicago, or some other place, at a certain
time, in otder to discuss with the language of love and kindness the
differences between the said two parties and settle them in accord with the
utterances of Baha’u’llah and His Commandments.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">If
it please you, said conference would be composed of your Excellency with some
learned ones of your followers, myself and Dr. I.G. <span class="st">Khayru’llah</span>,
who introduced Baha’ism into America and Christendom with a few of our party.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My
father Ghusni Akbar, authorized me to state, that he will accept and sanction
whatever your Excellency would establish with me and with his representative
Dr. I.G. <span class="st">Khayru’llah</span>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
official language of said conference shall be the U.S.Language, a neutral
interpreter should be hired to translate from the Arabic language all that you
would like to say and in the meantime to translate to you all the discussions
of the conference. Also to ask the Associated Press to send a reporter to write
the minutes of the conference; and to invite three American savants to attend
the meetings and acts witnesses and judges.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
suggest the questions and discussions to be the following;</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">First:
Why your Excellency concealed a part of the ‘Book of My Covenant,’ the will of
Baha’u’llah? That will was entrusted to you that you might give all of it to the
followers of Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Second:
Ghusni Akbar was chosen to occupy after you the same position you occupy, and
your Excellency claimed that he was cut off and fell. How is it possible that
he fell from the said position before having had a chance to occupy it?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Third:
What grounds have you to claim that you are the Center of the Covenant? God
only is the center of the Covenant.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Forth:
Why do you claim to be the Interpreter of the Utterances of Baha’u’llah? He
declared in the Book of Wisdom that there is no Interpreter to them save
Himself.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fifth:
How could it be that you are the manifestation of servitude and Baha’u’llah
declared it to Himself only? Also He taught there are no manifestations after
Him until one thousand years passed from His appearance.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Sixth:
Why do you claim the great Infallibility calling your letters sacred tablets
and revelations? Baha’u’llah said; ‘Whosoever claimeth a mission before the
completion of one thousand years from His Manifestation is a lying impostor.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Seventh:
Why do you teach that this greatest Manifestation has three chiefs, the Bab,
Baha’u’llah and yourself? Baha’u’llah said: “There is no one else beside him in
the Kingdom.” Likewise the Bible taught that at the latter days we shall have
one shepherd, only one chief and not three. Also Baha’u’llah said: “ He hath no
agent, no successor, and no son.”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Eighth:
Why do you claim and in the same breath deny that which you claim?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ninth:
Why do you teach and spread the teachings of Baha’u’llah as you were commanded
to do, instead of spreading your own?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
close this open letter, appealing to your Excellency by justice, love and unity
to grant my request.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Your
Humble servant,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
Grandson of Baha’u’llah,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="st"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Shua Ullah</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
forwarded the above mentioned letter to Abdul Baha to Chicago Ill. where he was
visiting but unfortunately I did not receive a reply. When I heard of Abdul
Baha’s arrival to California I addressed him the said letter again, this time
through the Press as an open letter, a copy of the same appeared in several
Newspapers throughout the United States.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">A reporter from the Los Angeles
Examiner interviewed Abdul Baha and the following reply appeared in the said
Newspaper; October 20, 1912. “Would you listen to the talk of the drunkard in
the street?”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">“Do you class your nephew as one no
better than a drunkard?” he was asked.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">“Worse” he benignly replied.”</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Indeed
I was very surprised by his unkind and ultimately statement, and to this day I
am in doubt of its authenticity.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">During
1912 while my uncle Abdul Baha was in Chicago, Mr M.H.Dreyfus of Paris (France)
unexpectedly called on me with a fighting spirit; most of his conversation was
appertaining to the unfounded accusations towards my father regarding (to) the
petition to the Ottoman government and the arrival of the investigators etc. I
patiently listened to him until he was exhausted, then I said: “ All your
statements are hearsay and absolutely without foundation. I am ready to go with
you to Palestine for the sole purpose of investigation there in the governrate
or to go to Velayat at Berut, or to go to the headquarters of the Ottoman
Government in Constantinople if necessary, and if we find a petition presented
to the government by my father or any of his followers as you have stated, then
all what you said is correct, but I am positive that we will not find even a
complain whatsoever, from my father or any of his followers against His
Excellency Abdul Baha.”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
said Mr. Dreyfus remained with me until late that evening and somehow he was
satisfied with my explanations as he left me.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">One
year later on a Sunday afternoon I answered the door-bell and to my surprise I
saw Mr Dreyfus standing. After exchanging the greetings and resting I
discovered that he was in California with Mrs. Dreyfus the former Miss Laura
Clifford Barney of Washington D.C. and her mother, on their way to the Far
East. On this visit our conversations were more sociable and mostly
incidentals. He remained with me all afternoon returning to his hotel in Los
Angeles in the evening. Two days later I went to Los Angeles returning my
friends call, and I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Dreyfus and her mother.
During this meeting the existing dissension between my uncle and my father were
discussed but very mildly, and we arranged that they shall go to the Far East;
and the following winter during 1914 we shall all meet in Palestine and try to
bring unity among the two brothers and their followers, but I regret that the
following year the war was declared in Europe and we could not make our
pilgrimage as we planned.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">During
1923 I made a visit to the Holy Land. This journey lasted six months; also I
visited Egypt. I regret that I found the true Baha’i spirit that was in
existence in the past had been diminished, and the off-springs of those noble
soles that sacrificed their lives for the spread of Truth were entangled in the
cobwebs of earthly possessions; eagerly seeking false leadership for the
accumulation of the riches; originating new names and tittles for the control
of leadership and the collection of dues which were provided for the widows and
orphans; their ears deaf to the words of God, and following the golden calf as
they did in the time of Moses; intoxicated by false promises and drowned in the
sea of superstition; their hearts filled with hatred towards those whose only
faults were the confession to the Oneness and Singleness of God.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">During
my last sojourn in the City of New York, I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs.
Luis Styvesent Chanler and her coworker Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, while I was
attending a reception which was arranged by the natives of India, in honour of
the well known Moslem leader Moulana Shoukat Ali. I was invited by the
aforesaid lady to attend the meetings of the New History society. Complying
with her kind request I attended a few of the Baha’i gatherings, and I had the
pleasure of meeting the Hon. Luis StyvesentChanler also.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">During
1933 I left New York for California again, and the mild climate of the Golden
State lured me to remain there.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
the summer of 1936 I received news from home that my beloved father was ill and
demanded my presence, therefore I left California and made a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
hereby invite my readers to enjoy the minutes of that journey with me.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Our
pilgrimage began from San Diego California, U.S.A. at 10 A.M. on Sunday,
October the 25<sup>th</sup>, 1936. We journeyed in two motors cars with our
luggage via the coast highway, arriving at the Terminal Island port of Los
Angeles at 1:30 in the afternoon. After placing our luggage in our staterooms
with the Panama Pacific Liner, S.S. Pennsylvania, a thirty three thousand-ton
steamer, we left the Terminal Island for Ocean Park, a suburb of Los Angeles,
and visited a delightful couple there, where we spent a few hours. Then we
motored to Hollywood to the abode of other beloved friends, a newly and happily
wedded couple, where we enjoyed their kind hospitality of a royal farewell
dinner. At ten o’clock in the evening we motored to the pier, some of the
friends joining to wish us farewell and unanimously desirous to accompany us on
our pilgrimage. Being late we insisted on their departure, so the friends left
us with the wonderful wish ‘Bon Voyage.’ No need to state our mutual feelings
when the parting time arrived, all I can say is: “May God bless them and keep
the safe for me.” We are at the deck of the liner watching the multitude of
humanity ebb and flow like the waves of the sea.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
short time before the departing hour we suddenly become cognizant of the
presence of some other friends, who motored 150 miles to see us and faithfully
remained at the pier until our steamer sailed and we disappeared in the
darkness of the night.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Although
we are surrounded with joy being on the pilgrimage to the Holy Land, yet the
parting with our friends and beloved ones is trying, and, I must confess that
there is an emptiness in my heart while we are sailing and gradually the
illuminated lights of the great City are getting dimmer and dimmer.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
last two days passed pleasantly in good weather and smooth sailing. To day we
are passing through the gulf streams of Lower California, it is a little rough
and unpleasant for these who are not good sailors. October the 29<sup>th</sup>,
we reached a sea port in Old Mexico, a quaint little place called Acapulco. The
liner anchored, and through the courtesy of the Panama-Pacific company we
landed and spent a few hours here. The town is unusual, the roads are rough,
narrow and uneven. The buildings are un-unified and the street venders are
visible everywhere. Women and children go around in their bare feet carrying
provisions on their heads to their homes. Senoritas of the better classes are
going to the market in pajamas. Men are enjoying their siesta on street benches
and on the sands of the sea shore. Everyone is carefree enjoying the tropical
climate. A town far behind the present progressive age. The only modern objects
we observed were American-made motor cars of the latest models, and the reason
for their popularity, as explained to us, is the existence of a fine paved
highway completed recently between here and Mexico City, the capital of the
Mexican Republic. Therefore many visitors motor to this place on week-ends.
There is a nice hotel and some cottages on the top of the hill for the
convenience of the tourists. Indeed, there is some contrast between this place
and California in architecture and customs, their life and habits are amusing,
although in a very humble circumstances, they are happy and contented. We
enjoyed a drink of fresh cocoa-nut juice which was served in its original
shell; the natives boasted graciously of this delightful drink. The scenery is
marvelous, the hills are covered with green vegetation. A thought sparked in my
mind ; how anxious an American real estate developer would be to hold and
operate such a land and what a sea-side resort this spot would make, if some
hotel association could secure and improve it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Acapulco
was a great seaport and enjoyed commercial progress during the 16<sup>th</sup>,
17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup>, centuries, while Mexico was under the dominion
of Spain. Being the only Mexican sea port to the Philippines and Asia, the
Manila galleys anchored here bringing rich wares from Asia and in return
loading spices, rice, etc., from India; their cargo being carried on the back
of the caravan of burros to and from Vera Cruz, the Mexican sea port of the
Atlantic Ocean where the Spanish galleys carried them to the Fatherland.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Three
more days on the ocean, we passed the shores of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
and Costa Rica. Tropical weather and pleasant sailing, lots of sports on deck,
congenial passengers, officers and crew very thoughtful, good service, fine
food and all on board happy.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Monday
November 2<sup>nd</sup>, we reached Panama and balboa. We took an interesting
sight-seeing tour, passing through a section of Balboa, the American spotless
town which is the seat of the Panama Canal Administration. Thence to Port
Amador, a United States Military Port at the entrance of the Canal, through
Balboa Heights and Ancon, residential quarters for Canal employees, the
American hospital grounds, BellaVista, the modern residential section of
Panama. The statute of Balboa, the discoverer of the Pacific Ocean.Club
Miramar, the race course, the golf club and the old Panama, the ruins of the
Cathedral and the site of the city which was destroyed by fire in the year
1671. Our guide suggested strolling in the shopping district of Panama City if
we desired and unfortunately we followed his advice. The narrow and winding
streets were full of shops of all sizes, owned and run mostly by the natives of
East India and China, overstocked with luxurious and inferior merchandise from
East India, Japan and China. All displaying the same line, hungry for business,
pulling the visitors into the shops and trying their utmost to part them from
their cash.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">November
the 3<sup>rd</sup>, we passed through the great engineering enterprise, the
Panama Canal. It took eight hours to go through this wonderful monument
representing the mighty power of human mind which linked the great oceans
together, the Pacific and the Atlantic. Our steamer docked at Christabal, we
strolled for a while, the city is calm and quiet. Being the Panama Independence
Day, all the business concerns were closed, by mutual agreement, American
Independence Day and this day are observed by all in the Canal Zone.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Two
days at Caribbean Sea, pleasant weather, the passengers on the deck enjoying
sun baths and the tropical climate. The morning of November 6<sup>th</sup>
found us at the Island of Cuba and the historical city of Havana. Upon
disembarking we engaged the services of a guide and a motor car and proceeded
to the Plaza de Armes, the ancient Central Square. Here are the palaces of the
old Spanish Governor Generals, the little Temple (El Templete) marking the spot
where the first mass was said in Cuba, and the oldest fort in the Western
Hemisphere, La Fuerza. Nearby we saw the Cathedral, were rested the ashes of
Columbus from the year 1791 to 1898, when they were removed to Spain. The drive
continued to the President’s Palace, the tobacco factory-the home of the Havana
cigars, the Prado, world-famous Avenue with a fine view of Morro Castle from
its foot to the Malecon, a sea-side drive extending three miles in a beautiful
crescent shape beside the blue gulf of Mexico to Velado, a modern suburb of palatial
homes. En route we saw the bronze statue of Maceo, one of Cuba’s liberators,
and the tall twin shafts of the Main Memorial. Next we visited the University
Heights, and to our surprise, we learned that the University itself has been
closed by the order of the Government on account of Soviet propaganda amongst
the students. Thence we motored to the cemetery with its many beautiful
monuments, Camp Columbia, where the American Army spread its tents in the year
1898, the beautiful tropical gardens with their romantic atmosphere, the
country Club with velvety golf links, the yacht club with bathing beach, the
Casino with Monte Carlo reputation, then back to the business section of the
city. Here we dismissed our guide and car and strolled in the busy streets. We
found most of the shops displaying American-made merchandise. While wandering
in the picturesque streets near the water front we sought some information from
three different Cuban policemen, and to our surprise none of them understood
one word of the English language.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Two
more days on the ocean, we passed the coasts of Florida and Carolinas, the
weather is getting colder as we are approaching the Eastern Coast. November 9<sup>th</sup>,
we reached New York City, and after completing custom-house formalities, we motored
through the busy section of the great City, we motored through the busy section
of the great City, and passed the Hudson Tunnel to Jersey City Pier of the
American Export Lines. Placing our luggage with the representatives of the
Company, we returned to New York. While at the Custom house we met some dear
friends who extended to us the courtesy of using their car, and through their
kindness we motored in the Metropolitan City that afternoon and rested the
night at a hotel in the heart of the bright light section of Broadway. I regret
that the time allotted to us here is limited and we are unable to visit the
numerous friends who reside in this locality.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">November
10<sup>th</sup>, at 4 p.m., we embarked on one of the Four Aces of the American
Export lines, S.S.Exochorda, and a while later we sailed. Five days passed on
the great Atlantic Ocean, on land is visible, occasionally we pass a steamer.
Nice weather, plenty of entertainment, sociable passengers fine food and all on
board are thankful.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">To-day
is November 16<sup>th</sup>, and we are at the Azores Island, the vessel
anchored at Ponta Delgada, the first interlude of this voyage. Here history
goes back to the days of the Phoenicians and Moor rovers where later Portuguese
navigators laid the foundation for the Island’s Portuguese aristocracy, Ponta
Delgada, the harbor city of St. Michael, and the largest island of the group is
beautifully decorated with rich vegetation. From the bay the approach is an
exciting interoduction to the bewitching landscape that dots the shores of the
Mediterranean. In the foreground is an opertatic picture of homes of primrose,
yellow, pink and white walls resting in green valleys and perched on summits
that pierce the azure sky.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">November
19<sup>th</sup>, we arrived at Gibraltar, the natural fortified rock which the
European dictators gaze at with envy and for its possession sigh in vain. The
steamer stopped sufficient time to disembark passengers and mail and we bid
farewell to the Atlantic Ocean, entering the picturesque Mediterranean. We
enjoyed the first day on this alluring sea immensely. November 21<sup>st</sup>,
we docked at the city of Marseilles, the ancient sea port of the French
Republic. We spent a very interesting day at this cosmopolitan and commercial
city. Occasionally we came in contact with the natives who are known for their
extreme politeness. Here we observed people of all walks of life rubbing elbows
with one another peacefully with the feeling of utter detachment from worry. We
motored in and around the city, visiting the Cathedral of La Majan Abby de ST.
Victor, City Hall, Longchamps Palace, the Prado and Notre Dame de La Gard. The
day was completed with the boat trip to the famous Chateau d’If, rendered
immortal by Dumas in his count of Monte Cristo.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">November
the 22<sup>nd</sup>, we passed between the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia, and
on November the 23<sup>rd</sup>, we arrived at the famous city of Naples. There
can scarcely be a more interesting port in the world ; not only does it possess
romantic beauty in its incomparable bay with its waters of the deepest blue, the
stately Vesuvius, but it also has a stirring history which began with the Greek
settlers who founded the city and gave it its name, “Neopolis,” Our visit to
the beautiful national Museum explained the wonders we saw afterwards in the
great excavation of Pompeii. Crossing the Mediterranean we experienced only one
unpleasant night on account of disturbed weather; the rest of the voyage passed
delightfully.Fine weather, comfortable accommodations and excellent
food.Officers and crew extremely courteous and doing their utmost to please the
passengers. A floating first-class American hotel with all the home
conveniences one desires. Fine group of passengers amongst them His Excellency
the Belgain Minister of Iran (Persia) an Arabian Pasha and other notables.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">On
November the 25<sup>th</sup>, we enjoyed the delicious farewell dinner,
especially the greeting extended to us by the Commander and the crew printed on
the last page of the menu touched the heart. Showing my appreciation, I reprint
here under the same:- “ Bidding farewell to our Mediterranean passengers. The
Commander, officers and crew bid adieu to their passengers, shipmates of the
voyage, and extend the heartiest of best wishes and
Godspreed.
S.S.Exochorda, Wenzel Habel, Commander. ”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">After
a day at sea we approached the dean of seaports, Alexandria, the oldest harbor
in the world and the gateway to Egypt. On the island at bay stands the remnant
of the Phroah Lighthouse built in the third century. Passing its northern tips
we are reminded that it is an even 5000 miles to New York, yet we feel a
million miles away and are carried back to the Egyptian splendor. Three hours
by railroad from his historical port and we are at Cairo, which is called the
queen of the cities of the Islam, crossed by the silver ribbon of the Nile, the
eye is lost in the sea of its roofs, domes and minarets. In the modern quarter,
the streets are lined with trees and fine buildings, gardens and monuments
adorn the squares. In the medieval quarters of the Caliphs, we entered a city
of the Arabian nights, with narrow crooked alleys, bazaars, mosques and coffee
houses the secret looks of which tell how East is East and West is West. The
visit to the cities of the Pyramids, the Sphynx and the Temple of the Sphynx at
Giza added a valuable chapter to our book of thoughts. What a glorious heaven
this world will be when East and West will become united considering mankind
one kindred. The Great Master, Baha’u’llah said; “Ye all leaves of one tree and
the drops of one sea.”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Our
last night at sea passed with anxiety as we were approaching our goal. Sunday
morning, November 29<sup>th</sup>, we anchored at the ports of Jaffa and
Tel-Aviv, the latter being the largest modern city built by the children of
Israel since the world war. In a few hours we sailed for our destination,
arriving at the port of Haifa at 6 p.m. after thirty five days of travel by
water. We humbly thank the almighty for our safe arrival to the Holy Land,
where the Manifestations, Prophets and great Messengers appeared; where the
wise men saw the Star of Bethlehem, and where the Prince of Peace, the
Ever-lasting Father established His Kingdom. The Shrines of the Nations, the
fountain head of truth, the land of our dream and boyhood days.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
steamer docked and at our landing I found myself in the arms of my two beloved
brothers surrounded with relatives and friends, by whom we have been entertained
ever since. Our pilgrimage was completed by a visit to the Sacred Shrine, where
we rendered our supplications, remembering our Western friends as well.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
year later my beloved father passed away. The following is the announcement of
the departure made by the family to the friends throughout the world.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
Members of the household of Baha’u’llah inform you with the deepest grief and
sorrow of the departure of their most beloved and revered Leader,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ghusni
Akbar, the Mightiest Branch, Mohammed Ali Effendi.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Who
left this earthly world and departed to the Eternal Realm on the morning of
Friday December the Tenth 1937 at Haifa Palestine. The last services were held
on the following afternoon and the sacred remains were carried on hands from
the house to King’s Way, a distance of one Mile, where the remains were placed
on a vehicle and escorted with great honour to Acre, were again carried on
hands to the last resting place at <span class="st">Bahjí</span> near the Sacred
Shrine.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
procession was proceeded by an escort of unarmed Police Detachment with their
Officers, followed by the members of the household, Government officers,
Notables and Religious heads. Moslems, Jews, Christians, and Baha’is walked
silently side by side in reverence to that great personage who lived the life
of a Saint, and who was the most ardent lover of peace and harmony and a real
friend of humanity.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Memorial
services will be held at Haifa on Tuesday January the 18<sup>th</sup> 1938. We
humbly ask the friends throughout the world to join us in commemoration on that
or any other convenient day.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
his memory we shall recite the following supplication revealed by the Supreme
Pen of Baha’u’llah for His departed Branch:-</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">THE
GREATEST, THE MOST GLORIOUS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“
O my God, Verily this is a branch who has branched from the firm and lofty tree
of Thy Singleness and Oneness. Thou seest him O God gazing unto Thee and
holding fast to the rope of Thy Bounty. Therefore keep him in the shadow of Thy
Mercy. Thou knoweth O my God, that I desire him, as Thou hast desired him.
Therefore assist him with the hosts of earth and heaven, and help O my God
whosoever helpeth him, chose whosoever choseth him and assist whosoever cometh
to him. Then forsake whosoever denieth him and desireth him not. O my Lord,
Thou seest that while inspired my pen moveththo my limbs tremble. I ask Thee by
my longing for Thy love and my anxiety to manifest Thy cause to ordain for him
and to those who love him, what Thou hast destined for Thy Messengers and the
faithful of Thy Divine Inspiration. Verily Thou Art God the All-Powerful.”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
sad news was broadcasted by the Oriental Radio Stations also by the British
Broadcasting Corporation, London, England. Messages of condolence reached us
from all parts of the world.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Memorial
services were held at Haifa, which was well attended. Many Notables delivered
Memorial speeches and sermons. Amongst them the Moslem representative Abdullah
BeyMokhles. The Christian Leader Bishop Hajjar, who was his personal friend for
thirty five years, delivered the most impressive Sermon. His subject was
‘Virtue’. For nearly an hour he spoke on the ‘Excellence of Virtue’, ending
each paragraph with this remark “ The departed Soul was invested with all these
Virtues”. Wadi Effendi Boustani, the Arabian Philosopher Poet and prominent
Advocate, recited his Memorial Poetry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Likewise
the well known Poet known as ‘Abu Salma’ this being his nom de plume.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Among
those who could not attend in person was Shaikh Ass’adesh-Shukeiry. A well
–known Moslem Religious Leader, who sent in his speech to be read at the
Memorial Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Foreword by Maliha and Negar Bahai (Grand daughters of Baha'u'llah)</b></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />We are great-granddaughters of Baha’u’llah. As sisters growing up in Haifa, in a house only a few blocks away from the Baha’i shrines on Mount Carmel, we witnessed the growth of the Baha’i faith firsthand. Our cousin, Shoghi Rabbani, was the recognized leader of the Baha’i community, and our home was filled with artifacts of the early days of the faith, such as original calligraphies of Baha’u’llah’s tablets hanging on the walls.<br /><br />We grew up surrounded by Baha’ism; we believed in the teachings of our distinguished ancestor — yet we, our parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, and numerous cousins, were not allowed to be members of the religious organization bearing his name. We were excluded by our own relatives and their followers because of a difference of opinion about the religion. We were invisible Baha’is. Our very existence was unknown to most of the Baha’i world.<br /><br />This did not deter us from practicing our faith. Our lives reflect the international and interfaith spirit of Baha’u’llah’s teachings. Maliha married a Muslim man from India and has four children. One son lives in Canada, one daughter in England, one son in Germany, and one son still lives in the subcontinent. Negar married an Israeli Jew, whose distinguished career as an economist enabled them to travel all over the world during his life. Today, she lives in the same childhood home in Haifa, where she celebrates the holidays of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with her diverse friends.<br /><br />Our father, Mousa Bahai, was the head of the land registration office in Haifa, and was president of the Haifa Rotary Club for two years running, during the conflict between the Arabs and Jews in 1947-48. Rotary wanted a neutral person and he accepted. He was called upon often to make peace between the two communities. We lived in the mixed quarter and the Jewish Haganah (defense) office was next door. Now the building is destined to be a “Diamond Hotel” which is fashionable in the German [Templar] Colony, inundated by European tourists.<br /><br />Our mother, Kamar, was a very beautiful woman and had a feisty and assertive personality. She wrote pamphlets and letters to the newspaper about Baha’ism which you will read in this book. Not only that, she took Shoghi Rabbani to court because he had prohibited her and other family members from visiting Baha’u’llah’s tomb. We are proud to say that our mother won; Shoghi settled the case. Because of her courageous action, the whole family now enjoys the right to pray at the Shrine of Baha’u’llah, which is located next to the house where our grandfathers lived much of their lives. Both of our parents were born in this mansion and were married there. We have pictures to that effect.<br /><br />We are descended from Baha’u’llah on both sides of our family, because our parents were cousins. Marriage between cousins used to be common in the Middle East. In fact, our great-grandmother Fatimah was Baha’u’llah’s cousin and became his second wife. He lived with her and their children in the mansion of Bahji in his later years and called her Mahd-i-‘Ulya, the honorific title of the mother of the Shah of Persia. Our great-grandmother held a place of high honor in the Baha’i faith in those days, and Baha’u’llah was closely involved in the upbringing of their sons.<br /><br />Our father was the youngest son of Mohammed Ali, who was the eldest son of Baha’u’llah and Mahd-i-‘Ulya. Our mother was a daughter of Badi Ullah, who was Mohammed Ali’s youngest brother. Both of our grandfathers were therefore half-brothers of Abbas Effendi, who was the eldest son of Baha’u’llah by his first wife.<br /><br />We remember our elder grandfather, Mohammed Ali, as a quiet and prayerful man, a kind soul who never asked much for himself. Contrary to Middle Eastern tradition, he insisted that he and our grandmother not be given any special treatment or deference when they moved in with our parents in their old age; instead, he urged our parents to continue living their lives exactly as before.<br /><br />This self-deprecating and generous spirit was characteristic of his personality. He was mild-mannered and avoided conflict. He rejected traditions that placed one human being above another. He studied the scriptures dutifully and was highly skilled in the art of calligraphy, and he created many beautiful inscriptions of the inspired verses revealed by his father whom he loved and served his whole life. We recall him always being down on his knees in prayer and among his artwork of calligraphy that he loved.<br /><br />Negar remembers that when she was three years old, one day our grandfather Mohammed Ali was visiting and forgot to bring a gift that he had promised to bring on his visit. Negar was so disappointed that she slapped him in the face! But he asked our mother not to rebuke her, as he had not kept his promise. The same day, he wrote a verse of poetry especially for Negar, and in later years she appreciated it and was very flattered. It says in Persian, “From your visage springs the Spring.”<br /><br />Our grandmother, Laqa’iyya, was Mohammed Ali’s cousin, the daughter of Baha’u’llah’s faithful brother Moussa Kalim. She was given a choice to marry either him or Abbas Effendi, and according to the story she told, she chose our grandfather because of his mild manner and his wish to avoid religious debates.<br /><br />At that time, the unfortunate conflict between Baha’u’llah’s sons was already brewing. This was before Baha’u’llah passed from this world. The brothers had very different personalities and this undoubtedly contributed to their inability to cooperate with each other after their father’s passing. For years beforehand, the branches of the family were drifting apart and preparing for what seemed like inevitable conflict after the unifying and overwhelming personality of the Great Master, Baha’u’llah, departed from the earth.<br /><br />Jealousies may have played a significant role in the split between the brothers, because they had different mothers and Baha’u’llah lived with his second wife and second family. The story that has been passed down to us is that the families of Baha’u’llah’s second and third wives were kept at a distance during his funeral, while Abbas Effendi’s family was allowed to approach near to the body of Baha’u’llah. This was according to the Shi’ite custom of primogeniture and the primacy of the first wife, which the supporters of Abbas Effendi emphasized. Mahd-i-‘Ulya and her descendants thus saw their position suddenly downgraded and reversed, compared to the egalitarianism and close proximity to Baha’u’llah they enjoyed while he was alive.<br /><br />Mohammed Ali had many friends of all faiths. One of his best friends was a Christian bishop. He was skeptical of absolute religious authority and did not want to see old patterns of authoritarian religion reemerge in Baha’ism after Baha’u’llah had given his life to free people from the Shi’ite clergy.<br /><br />This skepticism and concern for individual freedom comes through in his writings, as you will read in this book, but he did not deny that his elder brother, Abbas Effendi, was the legitimate Baha’i leader. He did, however, believe that the focus of Baha’ism should be on the teachings of Baha’u’llah rather than on the charismatic leadership and opinions of any successor. This belief got him into trouble, because in the time and culture of the early Baha’i community — still heavily influenced by Shi’ite Islam — the eldest son was to be obeyed by the rest of the family, not questioned. As often happens between siblings even today, the older brother wanted more authority and respect, while the younger brothers wanted more freedom.<br /><br />Our grandfather Mohammed Ali has been portrayed in Baha’i literature as a ruthless man who was obsessed with gaining power for himself and destroying Abbas Effendi. From the perspective of those who knew him personally, this is nothing but a laughable caricature. The man we knew was a gentleman whose religious beliefs were focused not on power or who should wield it, but on living according to the teachings of his father, Baha’u’llah, in his private life — a life of prayer, meditation, and cultivating a moderate lifestyle and a humble and kindly spirit.<br /><br />The source of the dispute was in Baha’u’llah’s will, which says that he had chosen Abbas Effendi as his first successor and then Mohammed Ali. Our grandfather often mentioned Baha’u’llah’s teaching of the virtue of a gentle tongue and the danger of angry speech. Ironically, he was constantly slandered during his lifetime, and his rights and property were taken from him because it was not in his nature to fight back. He had opportunities to defend himself and his rights, but his devotion to Baha’u’llah’s teachings was so uncompromising and his personality so meek that he preferred to endure the injustices he faced with silence and resignation, rather than bringing the Baha’i name into the law courts. This was out of respect, not weakness — respect for the Baha’i faith that was so instilled in his soul.<br /><br />Our younger grandfather, Badi Ullah, was more outspoken and less willing to tolerate the injustices he saw in his own life and the lives of others in his family. He was a charismatic and gregarious man and resembled, both in personality and appearance, his eldest brother Abbas Effendi. Late in life, he wrote a long memoir in Persian about his experiences with Baha’u’llah and his elder brothers and how the unfortunate conflict developed between them. It has never yet been translated into English or published, but we hope this will be done in the future. We cannot read it — we could have read it in the modern Persian language, but it was written in classical style, which is difficult. We have been told that our grandfather Badi Ullah tells a story which would be very controversial, even shocking, and an important addition to the historical record. We also have a diary by our grandmother Laqa’iyya which we hope will someday be translated.<br /><br />To sum up, our grandfathers were strong and devoted believers in the Baha’i teachings — just as we are sure our great-uncle Abbas Effendi was as well — and the noble and progressive principles they inherited from Baha’u’llah were passed down to their children and grandchildren. It is sad that all the brothers could not work together for the advancement of the faith they shared, but we hope this book may help to make a start toward healing the wounds of the past that have hindered the Baha’i faith from understanding its own history and potential.<br /><br />Within the family of Baha’u’llah, some of the descendants of Abbas Effendi are now on friendly terms with us, after many years of the branches of the family having little or no contact because of the lingering religious dispute. Although they still see things differently from us, and even strongly disagree with much of the content of this book, at least we are able to see each other as fellow Baha’is. We hope that all the Baha’is of the world will be able to follow our example of tolerance and reconciliation. If we can do it, you can do it — it is not necessary that Baha’is must always agree on all points of religion, especially about what happened in the past!<br /><br />Our uncle Shua Ullah, who was our father’s eldest brother, was deeply in love with Abbas Effendi’s daughter Ruha when they were young. He tells this story in the book, as you will read. They wanted to marry each other, but they had to break their engagement because their fathers would not consent to the marriage. The brothers sadly regarded each other as straying from the true path of Baha’i faith, and therefore they would not allow their children to be married.<br /><br />Religious and family quarrels kept apart these young lovers, who continued to cherish each other for the rest of their lives even though they married other people. Ruha Shahid kept in touch with Negar until her dying day. Ruha herself was expelled from the Baha’i community by her own nephew, Shoghi Rabbani, along with all her sisters, children, nieces and nephews — ironically, because some of them married descendants of Baha’u’llah’s third wife, who were also supposed to be shunned.<br /><br />To think that this happened among Baha’is! And to think that it happened not just among any Baha’is, but among the immediate family of Baha’u’llah! We are all only human; that is the lesson of this disgrace. Even the people who were the closest to the founder of our great faith could not find a way to overcome their religious differences and they made their children suffer for it. If our uncle Shua and cousin Ruha had gotten married, perhaps this could have brought together the estranged brothers and they would have somehow resolved their disagreements, and the two sides of Baha’u’llah’s family would have been reunited and reconciled. Generations of damage and heartbreak could have been avoided.<br /><br />We will never know if such an alternative history would have been possible, but it is appropriate at this stage that we contemplate such things. It is beneficial that wounds that have been covered over and never fully healed be finally exposed to the open air of public discussion among the Baha’is, that they may achieve true healing once and for all. Allowing ourselves to reenvision the past might open a window to a better future for the Baha’is and for the world at large.<br /><br />The lesson is that love is more powerful than doctrine; that humans should be human first and religious second. As our beloved grandfather Mohammed Ali wrote, but could neither fully realize in his own life nor find fully manifested in the life of his brother Abbas Effendi: “We are all from one root and we are, therefore, members of one universal brotherhood; and between brothers nothing should exist which might contradict equity and concord, and from which differences might arise.”<br /><br />Let the Baha’i faith finally live up to itself. Let it be true to the animating vision of Baha’u’llah — a vision of universal reconciliation for all the people of the world, putting aside the poisonous divisions of religion, the us-versus-them mentality and exclusivity that infects and debases religious organizations. Let the lessons of the past be the foundation of a better future, both for the Baha’is and for all other faiths. In our elder years, that is our hope and our prayer.<br /><br />Comment by Maliha Bahai<br /><br />In the mid 1940s, while attending the American University in Beirut, I helped edit and proofread my uncle Shua Ullah’s manuscript about the history and teachings of the Baha’i faith. He wrote it in English with the hope that it should be read widely by a Western audience. After all these years, I am happy that a publisher in the United States has recognized the value of my uncle’s work, and that the effort he put into writing his book can finally bear fruit.<br /><br />Further Comments by Negar Bahai<br /><br />In 2006 I was interviewed by two Israeli filmmakers for a documentary called Baha’is In My Backyard. They wanted to talk with a descendant of Baha’u’llah and they found me, even though Dr. Moshe Sharon, Chair of the Department of Baha’i Studies at Hebrew University, told them that there are no living descendants.<br /><br />The Baha’i organization prefers that people not know that Baha’u’llah has dozens of descendants living all over the world today. Past leaders of the Baha’i community excommunicated nearly all of Baha’u’llah’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Baha’is have been taught by those leaders to believe that the heresy they call “Covenant-breaking” — challenging the absolute authority of the Baha’i leadership — is passed from generation to generation. What is actually passed on are different facts, different memories, and different points of view that the present Baha’is would prefer not to be known and discussed. Therefore they tell their followers that anyone expelled from the Baha’i community must be shunned by the true believers. So they don’t want to admit that people like me exist. Admitting my existence would be inconvenient for them, because it might cause the Baha’is to ask questions and find out things about the history of their religion that the present leaders don’t want them to know. I think the whole thing is rather childish.<br /><br />In 2010, I received a letter from a young American named Eric Stetson, who explained that he had seen my interview in that film, found my address in an Israeli phone book, and wanted to correspond with me about my family history and the Baha’i faith. He said that he was a former Baha’i who still had an interest in the religion and agreed with many of its teachings. Seeing my interview had caused him to do some research about my grandfather Mohammed Ali and his beliefs and writings, and he was eager to learn more.<br /><br />Eric and I have corresponded and talked many times since then. I have found him to be humble, open-minded, and a sincere seeker of truth. For many years I had in my possession a manuscript written by my uncle Shua Ullah and pamphlets and letters by my mother — writings that had never been seen by the public — and Eric offered to edit them and find a publisher who would publish them as a book. I am very pleased that he was successful and this book is now in print. After many years, long after they passed from this world, the members of my family can tell their side of the story of the Baha’i faith, and hopefully their story will be heard by Baha’is and independent religious scholars.<br /><br />I want to thank Eric Stetson for his efforts in editing the manuscripts I provided him, compiling them into this book, and seeing it through the publication process. I also want to thank the publisher, Vox Humri Media, and its president, Brent Mathieu, for agreeing to print this work and funding the project. I owe a debt of gratitude to the fine souls who made this project possible, and of course to my ancestors who wrote down their memories and thoughts about the Baha’i faith and events that happened in their lives, without which this book never could have existed. In my elder years, I can rest in the satisfaction of knowing that their stories will not go untold, their life’s work was not in vain, and future generations will have the opportunity of learning the lessons of their lives and benefiting from their best ideas.<br /><br />I am not a member of the organized Baha’i community, but that is not identical to the Baha’i Faith — even though they call it by that name, as if the religion were limited to an organization. The spirit of Baha’u’llah and his faith are present in the heart of every person who is a lover of humanity, who associates with the people of all religions with love and kindness, and respects both the diversity and the oneness of the human race. No excommunication is possible from such a broad and beautiful faith.<br /><br />I was married for many years to Mordechai “Murad” Emsallem. As an Oriental Jew, he understood the Arab culture and spoke the language fluently. He had a company with his Arab friends during the [British] Mandate. Now, as always, I worship God together with my friends who are Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Sometimes I even invite them to hold meetings in my home, and I hold meetings on the Baha’i holy days and my friends attend. In my heart, my soul, my life, and my very genes, I am Baha’i. So were my grandfathers and all my relatives who believed in the faith of Baha’u’llah and lived accordingly.<br /><br />I know it is difficult for people to change their minds about things they hold dear, especially when it comes to matters of religion and facts about the mythologized figures who were involved in historical dramas. Most people don’t like to see their heroes revealed as less than perfect and their villains rehabilitated — it would ruin the stories they have become used to. I challenge the Baha’is of the world to read this book with an open mind and an unprejudiced heart, as hard as it may be. Readers may find that the story of their faith is actually richer, greater, and more real in light of the perspectives shared by the authors of this book. We cannot know the truth about the Baha’i faith until we are willing to see the important characters of the Baha’i story as human, not as caricatures — whether that means acknowledging their formerly hidden virtues or their flaws — and hear all of their voices.<br /><br />Although I don’t know whether the Baha’i faith will ever become what I believe my great-grandfather Baha’u’llah intended it to be, the publication of A Lost History of the Baha’i Faith makes it more likely that it could be reformed and the mistakes of its past be corrected. I trust that future histories will record that at least some of its followers and friends were sincere in the pursuit of truth, justice, and the highest principles and ideals.<br /><br />http://www.voxhumri.com/books/a-lost-history-of-the-bahai-faith/foreword/</span></h3>
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Effendi did not shared the contributions with his family members</span></span></span></div>
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Effendi excommunicates every member of his family</span></span></span></div>
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Effendi usurps the custodianship from Mirza Muhammad Ali</span></span></span></div>
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Daughter of Mirza Badiullah denied entry into the Tomb</span></span></span></div>
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of Mirza Muhammad Ali usurped by Shoghi Effendi</span></span></span></div>
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Effendi excommunicates his brother in law (Sayed Ali Nayyar Afnan)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark2;"><span class="Bodytext20"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">1</span></b>-Introduction</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">After the deaths of the Bab and Baha'u'llah,
bitter quarrels regarding the succession arose among the believers. Fortunately
on the death of Abdu'l-Baha no one disputed the succession. This, however, did
not indicate that all the followers of Baha'u'llah welcomed the accession of
the Guardian, and were ready to obey him. In the early years of the rule of
Abdu'l-Baha, most of the members of the family of Baha'u'llah vigorously
protested against what they considered </span><span class="BodytextBold"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">unlawful
assumption of authority on the </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">family members.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">2-</span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark3;"><span class="Bodytext20"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Shoghi Effendi did not shared
the contributions with his family members</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The honor of
being Guardian was not an empty one, for in his Will Abdul-Baha arranged that
his grandson should be well provided for financially. In the </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Kitab-i-Aqdas</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Baha'u'llah
had commanded </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(1) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">that believers
pay to God a 19% "Purification Tax" on capital funds (gold). This
money was to he expended only as Baha'u'llah permitted. The payment of this tax
lapsed at the death of Baha'u'llah, for in his Will he stipulated, "God
has not decreed for the Branches [Baha's sons] a right in one's property."</span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(2)
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">However,
in this matter as well as in others, Abdul-Baha disregarded his father's Will,
claimed this tax for himself (in addition to the voluntary offerings of
believers), </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(3) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">and in his own
Will commanded </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(4) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">that "a
fixed money offering </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(huququllah,</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> 'the rights
of God') to paid to the guardian of the Cause of God, that it may be expended
for the diffusion of the Fragrances of God and the exaltation of His Word, for
benevolent pursuits and for the common weal." This provision was omitted
from the Excerpts from the Will printed in the </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Baha'i
World 1928-1928 .</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is reported on good authority that Shoghi
Effendi kept all the income for his plans and purposes, and failed to share it
with other members of the family of Ahdu'1-Baha, who kept quiet lest they
"make a breach in the Cause of God." </span><span class="Bodytext3NotBold"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">(5)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark4;"><span class="Bodytext30"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">3.</span></b> -Shoghi
Effendi excommunicates every member of his family</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It seems that
Shoghi Effendi, pleading inability to enter upon the duties of his office
forthwith, retired into solitude for several years after his return to Haifa ,
leaving the management of Baha'i affairs in the hands of the older members of
the family of Abdul- Baha. Bahiyya Khanum, the "Supreme Leaf," the
daughter of Baha'u'llah" who had remained loyal to her brother, became the
"titular head" of the movement, while Munira Khanum, the grandmother
of Shoghi Effendi, who had induced her husband to make him the Guardian and
successor, was the power behind the throne.</span></div>
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<span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(6)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">After a time,
however, Shoghi Effendi began to realize the extent of the authority vested in
him by the Will of Abdul- Baha, </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(7) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">came forth
from his seclusion, and proceeded to exercise his power as Guardian of the
Cause. Acting in accordance with the provisions of the Will, he "took over
the reins of the Baha'i Administration, and demanded ready and implicit
obedience from the servants of God, in default of which any servant of God was
liable to</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">excommunication
or summary expulsion from the faith under some pretence or pretext<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">. </span>His decisions were absolute and final and his words authorative."</span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(8)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is not surprising that this policy brought the
Guardian into conflict not only with numerous believers but also with the
members of his own family, and resulted in their excommunication. The first
person to be purged by Shoghi Effendi was his grandmother Munira Khanum, wife
of Abdul-Baha, the first lady of the Baha'i realm, to whom the Guardian, to a
considerable extent, was indebted for his position. </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(9)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Later all the members of Abdul-Baha's
family, his daughters, his descendants, his sons-in-law, the brothers and
sisters of Shoghi Effendi, and last of all his own parents were excommunicated.
</span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(10)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Riyadh Rabbani, a younger brother of the Guardian,
has stated </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(11) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">that he for
years had assisted Shoghi Effendi in his work. Then when Shoghi excommunicated
his parents he called upon Riyadh to make a choice between him and his parents.
Riyadh decided to side with his parents" whereupon he was rejected by his
brother. It seems that Shoghi Effendi's family accepted this severe discipline
without resistance, for to whom could they appeal far redress?</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">4-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark6;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark5;"><span class="Heading30"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Shoghi
Effendi usurps the custodianship from Mirza Muhammad Ali</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Several quarrels, however, took place at the
center of the Cause, one of which was over the custodianship of the shrine of
Baha'u'llah in Akka. While Abdu'l-Baha lived, he in accordance with Muslim law
as eldest son had the responsibility for his father's grave. When he died the
custodianship should have gone according to law to Baha'u'llah's eldest
surviving son Mirza Muhammad Ali. Not' long after his accession to the
Guardianship, Shoghi Effendi ordered the caretaker of the shrine to refuse
entrance to certain people. Then the keys were taken from the caretaker by
someone, and handed to the legal custodian Mirza Muhammad Ali, and neither the
American Baha'is who intervened nor the British High Commissioner were able to
dispossess Mirza Muhammad Ali of his rights. Shoghi Effendi could not go to
court over this, for the Will of his grandfather which appointed him Guardian
had not been probated, Finally, Shoghi Effendi approached the British District
Commissioner, and he sent his Arab assistant who was on friendly terms with
both parties to arrange a settlement out of court. This was done, the keys were
turned over to Shoghi Effendi, and Muhammad Ali and his partisans were allowed
free access to the tomb of Baha'u'llah, without let or hindrance. </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(12)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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Tomb</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Many years later in 1952 the daughter of Mirza
Badi'u'llah, Mrs. Qamar Bahai, went to Akka accompanied by a friend, and
attempted to visit the tomb of her grandfather Baha'u'llah the caretaker
employed by Shoghi Effendi was rude to them, and denied them entrance to the
shrine. Whereupon Mrs. Bahai brought an action in the Israeli District Court in
Haifa against Shoghi Effendi, to show cause why she was denied access to the
tomb of her grandfather. She appeared in court in person accompanied by her
counsel. Shoghi Effendi did not appear, but was represented by his counsel and
two American Baha'is. The President of the Court, in an effort to settle the
matter out of court, took Mrs. Bahai into his office and asked her if she would
meet Shoghi Effendi for an amicable settlement, and she agreed. But to the
great surprise of the President of the Court, the two American Baha'is rejected
the proposal. Finally, the matter was referred to the Minister for Religious
Affairs in the Israeli Government, who called in the parties separately, and
worked out a settlement, whereby free access to the shrine, without let or
hindrance, was granted to all members of the family of Baha'u'llah, and to this
both parties subscribed. </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(13)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;">6 <span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark9;"><span class="Bodytext20"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">-The house of Mirza Muhammad
Ali usurped by Shoghi Effendi</span></span></span></span><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">During the lifetime of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha
and his family had resided in the town of Akka, while his brothers and their
families had lived in the Bahji Palace several miles from Akka near their
father. After the death of Baha'u'llah they continued to live there, owning
undivided shares in the property, but without the income, which Abdu'l-Baha
received, they were unable to keep this large property in good repair. When
Shoghi Effendi became the head of the Baha'i Cause, he naturally felt it was
important for him to control all the sacred sites. He, therefore, proposed to
Mirza Muhammad Ali that he and the others move out of the Palace to nearby
buildings, that Shoghi might repair the Palace, and this was done. When they
moved out they took with them the household equipment that they had been using,
and Shoghi Effendi replaced this. </span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(14) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Thus the
Palace also became a place of pilgrimage for Baha'is.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark11;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark10;"><span class="Heading30"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Shoghi
Effendi was interested more in novels</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Simple events and incidents are distorted and
misrepresented in the furtherance of private ends and personal ambitions. The
cases treated in these pages [of </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">God Passes</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> By] are
glaring examples of misrepresentations of historical facts." It was said
that. Shoghi Efendi when a student in Beirut was very fond of reading novels,
and God </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Passes By</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> should be considered
an historical novel rather than authentic history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In reading this book one is disappointed to find
that </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> guardian of a
Cause which has professed allegiance to peace and love and world-brotherhood
and absence of any sort of prejudice should have expressed such bitterness
toward many of the members of his own family. He refers</span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(15)
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">to
Baha'u'llah's second son Mirza Muhammad Ali as "the Prime Mover of
sedition," he speaks of the third and fourth sons as "the vacillating
Mirza Ziya'u'llah and the treacherous Mirza Badi'u'llah,"</span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(16)
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">and
he calls the sons-in-law of Baha'u'llah "infamous" and
"crafty."</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: bookmark12;"><span class="Bodytext20"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Shoghi Effendi excommunicates
his brother in law (Sayed Ali Nayyar Afnan)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In his Messages also the Guardian sometimes
condemned with great severity those who differed with him. The cable from
Shoghi Efendi addressed to the Baha'is of the United States , which was printed
in </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Baha'i News,</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> No. 256, and dated April 15,
1952 , a part of which will be quoted below, is a sample of his style. In this
Message the Guardian announced the death in Haifa of Sayyid Ali Nayyir Afnan, a
grandson of Baha'u'llah, and husband of Shoghi's eldest sister Ruhangez. It is
said that Sayyid Ali "had a charming personality," and associated
with, and befriended, men of all walks of life." He expressed himself
strongly as being opposed to the Guardian's policy of rejecting anyone who did
not fully agree with him, and as result he was himself excommunicated </span><span class="BodytextItalic"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(Azal's
Notes,</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">
p. 1107) The 300-word cable begins thus:</span><span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">(17)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">God's Avenging Wrath</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"Inform
National Assemblies (that) God's avenging wrath....(has) now struck
down....Sayyid Ali Nayer Afnan, pivot (of) Machinations, connecting link.
(between) old (and) new Covenant-breakers. "This alone (will) reveal
extent (of) havoc wreaked (by) this virus (of) violation- injected, fostered
over two decades (in) Abdul Baha's family....(who) was repeatedly denounced by
Center (of the) Covenant (as) his chief enemy<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>"</span></div>
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<span class="Bodytext0"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">FOOTNOTES</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> :</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Aqdas, pp. 50, 51.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Azal's Notes, p. 316.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Ibid., pp. 50, 51.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Baha, Lancaster ,
Penna., p. 15.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Azal's Notes, p. 52.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Azal's Notes, p. 46</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Baha'i World 1956-1928, Vol. II, p. 85.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Azal's Notes, p. 47.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Ibid., pp. 440-442.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Ibid., pp. 53, 98, 340, 441-443, 680. One well
acquainted with the Situation has stated that the chief cause of these unhappy
family Divisions were "the love of money."</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Ibid.,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>p.
680.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Tableofcontents0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Azals<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>notes.,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>pp.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>91,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>92,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>God<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Passes<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>p.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>356</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Tableofcontents0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Azals<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>notes.,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>pp.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>341,
342, God<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Passes<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>p.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>356 .</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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p. 247.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: ES;">Mirza Badi'u'llah </span></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">died in Haifa
on November 12, 1950 , aged 82.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.7pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: 18.85pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Bodytext0" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">See Appendix
II, #71.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Baha’u’llah’s Will and Testaments</span></div>
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<i><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">Verily God hath
ordained the station of the Greater Branch [Muhammad Ali] to be beneath that of
the Most Mightiest Branch [Abdu'l-Bahá]. He is in truth the Ordainer, the
All-Wise. We have chosen ‘the Greater’ after ‘the Most Mightiest, as decreed by
Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although in the last will of Baha’u’llah, “The Book of My
Covenant”, Abbas Effendi was willed as a favor on him to occupy a great
position, whereby he was clothed with the role of his Father, and on him was
hung all the glory of his Father’s house, yet God had chosen as a command from
all knowing all wise, his brother Mohammed Ali Effendi Ghusne Akbar to occupy
the same position, after Abbas Effendi. Now, why had God appointed both
brothers to occupy the same position one after the other..? Because the
knowledge of God realized that the first appointed one Abbas Effendi, will not
perform the function of that position. So it was necessary to appoint the
Second brother Mohammed Ali Effendi that the function of that Great position
may be fully performed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the function of that Great position..? It is to impart
to mankind the message of the most High to free them from the bonds of
ignorance, through the teachings which were revealed in the Utterances of
Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And as much as <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Abbas Effendi is claiming Divinity, he was so busy in his own teachings
to support his claims, that he could not pay any attention nor has any time to
promulgate the teachings of the Father as his writings and epistles and those
of his followers bear witness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But his brother Mohammed Ali Effendi, who was chosen after
Abbas Effendi, claims nothing what so ever for himself<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">. He declared that he is no more nor less than a
finger-post pointing to Baha’u’llah and to His teachings, which suffice the
whole world.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Difference between the two
Branches<br />
Ghusne Akbar Vs Ghusne Azaam</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">Mohammed Ali Effendi (Ghusne Akbar)</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">Abbas Effendi (Ghusne Azam)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He tried to save
the faith by asking to have meeting with Abbas Effendi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He refused all
sort of communication with his brothers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He took care of
entire family of Baha’u’llah, and stayed with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He ex-communicated
the entire family of Baha’u’llah and moved with his wife and children to
palace of Baha’u’llah</span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He focused in
teachings of his Father Baha’u’llah and spread the awareness of faith.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He kept aside teachings of his Father and was busy
in bragging about himself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He took care of
ailing Aghsan Ziya”u’llah Effendi as per instruction of his father “to take
care of Aghsan.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He abandoned his
ailing brother and not attended his burial ceremony even told his followers
to celebrate the death.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">When Abbas Effendi
stopped there monthly expenses he took care of family and borrowed money from
friends to feed the family of Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He stopped their
monthly expenses and kept all money and gift which was pouring from all over
the world for himself and his children.</span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He was humbly
meeting all the guest who use to visit tomb of Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He use to asked
the people not to meet his brothers, and used to uttered bad words about
them.</span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He never uttered
single bad words about Abbas Effendi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He called them Violator,
covenant breaker, Mole, black ship.</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He saved the widow
of Zia’u’llah Effendi.</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He tried to abduct
the widow of his late brother</span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He arranged
livelihood and house for Khadimullah Mirza Agha Jaan a servant of Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He beat him and threw
him out of tomb of Baha’u’llah bare headed and bare footed.</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He kept teachings
and Tablet of Baha’u’llah intact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He modified and
destroyed most of Tablets of Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He called himself
as finger-post pointing towards <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He declared
himself as center of covenant, return of Jesus, interpreter and infallaible.</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He respected the
followers and helper of Baha’u’llah equally.</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He supported to
only those who praised him and accepted his claims.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He never
excommunicated anybody in his entire life.</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He excommunicated
the entire family of Baha’u’llah.</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He tried to
resolve the issue through Lady Templeton, His Son Shua’u’llah, Qamar Behai,
to sit and discussed the difference and have open debate in front of
believers.</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He refused all
such invitation since he was aware that he will lose.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is the reason we Unitarian Baha’is believe that Abbas
Effendi failed in promoting the teachings of Baha’u’llah and created the
hatreds and conflict in family and society, hence he was spiritually excommunicated
and his brother Mohammed Ali Effendi became the leader of faith, as Baha’u’llah
has predicted and nominated two of his Son as his successor, Abbas Effendi
failed and Mohammed Ali Effendi succeeded.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For more details of his corruption reader can read following
articles.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Peter of Baha, Ibrahim George Khairullah</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ibrahim George Khairullah was born in November 11, 1849, at
Behemdoun, a village in Lebanon. In 1870 he was graduated in B.A from American
Collage in Beirut, he was one of the few persons who first graduated from that
renowned collage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1872 he left Syria for Egypt, where he stayed for about 21
years. Here he met with the late Jajji Abdul kareem Tehrani, one of the
followers of Baha’u’llah, who preached him the news of this great
manifestation. In 1890 he accepted the faith.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In June 19, 1892 he travelled to St. Petersburg for some
special business. He stayed in America and started preaching the faith to
America, he travelled to England and France and made remarkable teaching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During all this time, Ibrahim George Khairullah did not take
anything for the teachings, even he refused the presents that were offered to
him, and so he put this rule on all the preachers whome he sent to the other
parts of United States. He used to spent his own earning and some time used to
pay to get meeting place for the believers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the mid of June 1898 he decided to pay a visit to Acca.
After landing at Haifa, he went in a carriage to Acca accompanied by Hossein
Irani, who was appointed by Abbas Effendi for the meeting of the visitors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here we bring from the book of Mirza Jawad Qazvini about his
meeting and stay in Acca.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From page 82</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On reaching Acca they went to the house of Abbas Effendi
where they were shown to the drawing room in the upper story. When Abbas
Effendi entered he embraced Khaeiralla to his bosom and greeted him saying,
“Welcome, O Beloved ! O Peter of Beha, O Second Columbus”, and he sat by his
side and spoke to him with kindness and love. He questioned him of the visitors
who were coming from America, and of the believers there, and asked him to
remain in his house and be his guest. Kheiralla accepted the invitation. On the
next day a military officer visited him and placed on his head a Turkish Fez
instead of the hat that he wore , saying that Abbas Effendi has ordered this
cap for Peter of Baha, the Second Columbus, and discoverer of America. Hence
forward all the believers congratulated Kheiralla for this distinction and
called him with the names of Columbus the Second, discoverer of America, and
Peter of Baha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On Abbas Effendi’s allowing Kheiralla to enter the room in
which Sacred Remains of Beha’u’llah are carted, he declared to him that he was
the first visitor who ever entered that room for prayer. After ward it was
allowed to the believers to enter it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One day Abbas Effendi came to Haifa to the house in which
Kheirallah was staying with his family, and asked him to accompany him to Mount
Carmel to help in placing the first stone of the building he intended to erect
for the burial of the Sacred Remains of the Bab. Here Kheiralla was to
represent Abbas Effendi’s eldest brother the Mightiest Branch, Mohammed Ali
Effendi. They went together, and there upon the Mount they were furnished with
a pickaxe each, and began to dig out the ground, whilst a servant was removing
the earth. After a few minutes work, Abbas Effendi ceased digging and ordered
Kheiralla to do so. At the same time informing him that none of the believers
has had this honor. In brief he used to praise Kheiralla’s teaching to the
Americans in the presence of the believers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When still in America Kheiralla asked Abbas Effendi to
furnish him with a book of the writings of Beha’u’llah to compare his teachings
with what was revealed by the Supreme Pen, in order to avoid error. Abbas
Effendi promised to send him one, but never fulfilled his promise. So Kheiralla
decided to get this greatest aim during his stay a Acca. Whenever he met Abbas
Effendi he explained to him his teachings to the Americans, and many times
translated for him large chapters asking him to revise and correct the mistakes
that may be therein. But Abbas Effendi signed his teachings and praised them in
the presence of the Oriental and Amerrican believers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many a times Abbas Effendi declared to the Americans that
Kheiralla’s teaching were right. But when he chanced to explain a subject to
them, finding that it was contrary to Kheiralla’s explanation, he used to say
that “Every subject has two meanings, one spiritual, the other literal, so what
I explained to you is right and what Kheiralla explained is also right.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As Abbas Effendi postponed giving answers to Kheiralla’s
questions apologizing that he was very busy, Kheiralla was obliged to question
the other preachers who were present at Acca as Ibn Abhar and the like. They
differed in many points such as “The duration of the soul”, “The Reincarnation”
and so on. To Clear up the discussion between the two parties, Abbas Effendi
appointed a time to hear their claims and judge between them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After a great many conversations, Abbas Effendi said to
Kheiralla that “The proofs you brought are all right; God is finite Himself by
Himself is wrong.” Kheiralla demanded a proof saying: “As every subject known
is finite, and as God knows everything, and certainly is known to Himself by
Himself, so we can without undergoing an error say that God is Finite Himself
by Himself because He is known to Himself.” Abbas Effendi rejoined that “ There
must be no difference between you and doctors of Persia, so you have to say
that God is Infinite, and that He is free from all His creature.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kheiralla retorted “Is not the saying that God is free from
all His creature a kind of limitation also..? On hearing this Abbas Effendi
looked at Kheiralla frowning, then smiled and rose up saying, “We shall come to
this conversation in another time”. So ended the first and last meetings on
these subjects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After this meeting there appeared to be a great change in the
conduct of the Persian Preachers and the American visitors towards Kheiralla.
Among these was also Kheiralla’s wife who accompanied him from America.
Whenever he used to question one of the preachers as to a subject he used to
decline saying Abbas Effendi alone was able to explain such subjects. When he
used to question Abbas Effendi himself, his answer was to wait for a better opportunity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When still in Acca Ibrahim Kheiralla fervently asked Abbas
Effendi to furnish him with a copy of the Sacred Books which were printed in
Bombay (India), by order of Beha’u’llah, Abbas Effendi claimed that no copies
of those books were to be found in Acca. But on his way back to America,
Kheiralla got the said books in Egypt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beside the above mentioned events which occurred during
Kheiralla’s visit to Acca, many others of the same sort tool place. Though
these events did not shake and deviate Kheiralla and his daughters from the
right path, nor they caused them grief and wonder from the conduct of Abbas
Effendi.</span></div>
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passage</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;"> Khairullah was welcomed by Abbas Effendi in pomp and
glory and given privilege over other believers and accommodated a special
guest, but when he started about teachings of Baha’u’llah he came under the bad
book.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">If he should have asked for the teachings and claims of Abbas
Effendi, he would have been his followers and more blessings would have been
showered on him.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">He cross examined Abbas Effendi in matter of teaching of
Baha’u’llah which contradicted from the teachings of Abbas Effendi, which
raised eyebrow of Abbas Effendi.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">He was not given any holy writings or teaching of
Baha’u’llah, he was educated person, he realized the aims and object of Abbas
Effendi, hence left Acca to America.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From Page 85-91.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After their return to America, God opened their sight and
they perceived the Truth as it is. Hence they began to think over the past
events, and wonder how they did not for see them. Then they knew that it needs
time and patience to comprehend and release facts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To show the truth, Kheiralla relates some of those events,
and throws a veil on the rest.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">One of the policies of
Abbas Effendi is, when a visitor comes to him, he is surrounded by the people
of his sect appointed by him for the sole purpose of consorting with him in a
very loyal and tender way, and accompanying him wherever he goes, in order to
prevent his meeting with any of the members of the Holy Household. So the visitor
returns to his abode without ever knowing the real cause of dissension between
Abbas Effendi and Mohammed Ali Effendi.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If perchance a visitor dares and asks leave of Abbas Effendi to
visit his brother Mohammed Ali Effendi, or any of his sect, he permits him with
a smile and shows his longing to be on good terms with his brother, at the same
time explains to the visitor the utter uselessness of his visit. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">He also orders his followers to
make the visitor understand that a meeting with Mohammed Ali Effendi or any of
his sect is a great mistake and the visitor understand that a meeting with
Mohammed Ali Effendi or any of his sect is a great mistake and which grieves
Abbas Effendi. Then the visitor refrains from meeting Mohammed Ali Effendi, or
any of his followers.</span> The same occurred to Kheiralla himself when the
Branch Bedi’u’llah Effendi visited him in the hotel at Haifa. Haeiralla refused
to meet him because of what he saw and heard from Abbas Effendi and his
followers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Because of the above mentioned facts none of the American
visitors visited Mohammed Ali Effendi, or Her Grace the Mother of the Branches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many a time did Abbas Effendi speak to his followers and
servants in the presence of Kheiralla and the American visitors, explaining to
them his oppression, and the troubles and hardships he undergoes from the
government, ascribing all these to his brother Mohammed Ali Effendi’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>intrigues. Thus he incites them against his
brother. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">He used to sow
the seeds of hatred and rancor in their hearts and speak to them untrue stories
against the Holy Household. Stories that one dislikes to hear. So also his
followers follow his steps and speak to the visitors the untrue stories they
ascribe to the members of the Holy Household.</span> Some of the American after
their return to America spread among the believers there what they heard from
Abbas Effendi and his followers against the Holy Household.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Are not these actions contrary to the true Sprit of Behaism,
Christianity, and against the Sprit of all the Prophets and Apsotles..?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The crafty policy of Abbas Effendi, and the manner in which
he meets his visitors by showing them great kindness and love, and awarding
them distinctions, also his teaching his followers to show absolute submission
and loyalty to him and to his visitors bestowed upon him an absolute power over
the minds of the visitors and made them strongly believe in him. Thus looked
towards him with great wonder and satisfaction. So much he had won their faith
in him, that if he would order them to do what God has forbidden, they would
not refrain, but undergo willingly without understanding what they do. Thus,
for example, once Abbas Effendi invited Bedri Bey, a Turkish military officer
to dine at his table with some American visitors. Before entering the dining
room, Abbas Effendi ordered the American believers, by means of Kheiralla’s
daughter, Nabeehah, who was their interpreter, to deny knowledge of the French
language if Bedri Bey sould ask them to speak with it. When they sat at the
table, bedri Bey asked whether any of the ladies knew French, because he did
not know English. According to the wish of Abbas Effendi they denied, though
four of the ladies, i.e Mrs. Hearst, Mrs. Kruper, Mrs. Thornbourg, and Mrs.
Aberson could speak French fairly well.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">God and His people do not teach their followers to deny the
truth. Lying is detestable by God, and whatever the cause may be it will not be
permitted.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">One of the events that
can be scarcely believed is that one day, whilst at the dining table, Abbas
Effendi began to speak to some of the American visitors about the important
events that occurred to them in their past days. He knew these events by means
of one of the Amerrican visitors who had written and given them to be
translated into Arabic for Abbas Effendi. Then Abbas Effendi spoke to one of
the reverent ladies and prophesied about her son’s future saying, “After ten
thousand years his paper will be sent as a present from a king to another”.
When they left the table Kheiralla showed his displeasure of what had happened.
Abbas Effendi laid his hand on Kheiralla’s shoulder and smiled saying: “There
is a wisdom in which you do not understand at present”.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Again, whilst at the table, one of the Americans asked leave
of Abbas Effendi to atake his photograph, because he was only photographed when
27 years old, i.e, 1867. He refused and said that he will not be photographed
until he puts on his head his Father’s Fez, and be led to the field of
martyrdom, where thousands of bullets pierce his body. His speech had such a
great effect on those present, that some of them cried and wept bitterly. Thus
in most of his writings he mentioned again and again the hardship and
dicciculties he undergoes for the sake of God, and all these he does to attract
the hearts to himself and arouse in them the sentiments of pity, and feelings
of partiality.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Among the cause which awakened Kheiralla was that when they
reached Port Said, on their way back to America, his wife left them without
even bidding him and his daughters farewell. Those who were present wondered
over this action, because they had heard Abbas Effendi, on the day of their
departure bid Kheiralla and his wife to live in peace and love with each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two months after his arrival in America, Kheiralla received a
letter from Abbas Effendi in his own handwriting and signed by his own
signature of (A.A) (E.E). This letter, which is preserved by Kheiralla, was in
answer to a letter which he sent to Abbas Effendi from Paris asking him to
mentioned how he would send him the sum of money that Mrs. Hearst was wanting
to send him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So Abbas Effendi sent him the answer in which he praised
Kheiralla and ascribed to him what can be only ascribed to the Manifestation of
God. The following are some of his words. “That thou art the center of the
circle of God’s love, and the axis of beseeching of and supplication of God”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The people of God do not care for the world and what is
therein, and if any of them passes by a mount of pure gold he will not stretch
his hand to take any of it. Thus it is difficult to say that money has caused
him to write such praises, that threw asunder the veil from the eyes of
Kheiralla, and he perceived the Truth and understood the two faced policy of
Abbas Effendi. Especially when he knew that before sending this letter of
praises, Abbas Effendi had written an epistle blaming Kheiralla and had given
it to some of the American visitors who were present there and who spread its
contents in America after their arrival there, as he had told them to do.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">Since then Kheiralla
began to read the Sacred Text and compare them with Abbas Effendi’s claims,
deeds and teachings. He began to weigh them in the scales of understanding and
measure them with the measure of the Sacred Law, that was revealed by the
Supreme Pen. He could not then, but leave the Greatest Branch, Abbas Effendi
and look towards the Mightiest Branch, Mohammed Ali Effendi according to the
order of “Kitab-i-Ahdi” (The Book of My Covenant).</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was but seven months after the visit to Acca, that
Kheiralla joined Mohammed Ali Effendi, followed by nearly three hundred of the
believers of Chicago and Kenosha, alos by some of the believers in other towns.
But most of the believes remained with Abbas Effendi.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Regarding the persons who were sent by Abbas Effendi to
restore Kheiralla to him, and the persecutions and sufferings he met from them
and his American followers, Kheiralla will undertake to write a separate
pamphlet to be as a souvenir diffusing the odor of patience and steadfastness
in the cause of God, and bearing the hardships and persecutions in His Way.
Among those who were sent by Abbas Effendi to America were: Hadji Abdul Karim
Tehrani, Asad’u’llah Isphani, Hadi Mirza Hassan El Khorassani, and Mirza Abdul
fadl el Gholpayghani. Kheiralla will also mention these the cause that made him
leave the Greates Branch Branch, Abbas Effendi and go to the Mightiest Branch
Mohammad Ali Effendi.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">The Following are the
causes:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1<sup>st</sup>. Abbas Effendi’s claim to be God, calling
himself “Manisfestation of Servitude”, which is the greatest Manifestation and
belongs only to the Father, the Lord of Hosts, jehova, and none of the
Manifestation save Beha’u’llah (Glosry be to Him), claimed it. He (Beha, Glory
be to Him), plainly stated in many of His Tablets that He is the Servant, the
Face of natul-Ezel (Eternity) and Eternity itself.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also his claim to be the Expounder (the Mohayen) and the
Expounder is God Himself as the Supreme Pen plainly stated in divers places.
Abbas Effendi also claims to be “The Center of Covenant:, and “The Center of
Covenant” is God alone, the Beha who has taken His Covenant Himself before the
creation of the Heavens and Earths, not to worship besides God as in His
saying: “The Covenant has been taken since the time of Illumination from those
who have believed not to worship any but God.” Besides these a great many
claims which we need not mention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2<sup>nd</sup>. Abbas Effendi’s teachings are contrary to
Beha’s in all ways, and are unreasonable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3<sup>rd</sup>. The conduct and manners of Abbas Effendi are those
of a two faced man, and this is prohibited in the book.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4<sup>th</sup>. Beha’u’llah (Glory be to Him), in many of His
writings and in His Last Will strictly ordered this sect to remove all
dissensions and put out the burning fire of religious hatred and rancor, and
consort with people<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of different
religions with love, kindness and spirituality. Abbas Effendi has contradicted
this gift, and most high aim by founding hatred and dissension in the hearts of
the people of Beha, for his own purposes. Thus separating between the brother
and his sister, the husband and his wife, the father and his son.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">May God keep us in safety.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">End of the Book</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mohammad
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here we would like to bring few facts from the
most authentic book which was written by one of the loyal servant of
Baha’u’llah who was present with him from propagation till his death, he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>narrated the incident as he has seen in his
book “Risala” (Epitome) or <b>“A Brief History of Beha’ullah: The founder of baha’i
Religion”</b> the book was published in 1914. The author was Mirza Jawad Qazvini”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mirza Jawad Qazvini in his Risale mentioned the efforts of
Mohammad Ali Effendi to save the faith here we bring from his book few paragraphs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From Page 68</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> When the dissension became deeply
rooted amidst the followers of Beha, Mohammed Ali Effendi and some of his
party, in obedience to the commandments of God, endeavored to have an amicable
meeting with Abbas Effendi and some of his party to settle their differences
according to the Word of God and His commands, as it was edicted in
Kitab-i-Akdas:<br />
<i>“If ye differ in any matter bring it to God so long as the Sun is shining
from the horizon of this Heaven, but when He sets, bring it to what was uttered
by Him: Verily it suffuceth the world.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also he said in the Persian: <i>“O different parties ! Step
forward and hold fast to unity and be enlightened by the light of concord and
unison, and for God’s sake, meeting together in an appointed place and expel
from amidst you the cause of differences.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Accordingly they negotiated with
Abbas Effendi time and again to this effect and begged of him to appoint a
meeting for God’s sake and elect a number of both parties to discuss with
kindness and love the dissension and the causes thereof, in order to remove
them and establish unity and peace. But inasmuch as unity cannot be established
save by weighing the differences in the scales of the Book of God, and as the
truth cannot be distinguished from falsehood save by what was decreed in the
Word of God, <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Abbas Effendi
never accepted their proposal, though they repeatedly and earnestly requested
him to do so. Why..? Because he realized that the Word of God is in a direct
line contrary to his plans and personal interests. Indeed, if the elected
people will compare his doctrines with the commands of God, the truth will
shine and prevail, but all which was taught by him, and his supporters in their
meetings and epistles will be judged and considered sacrilegious.</span>
Consequently he strived very hard hereby he intensified the fire of hatred in
the hearts of his followers to such a degree that it induced them to say
against his brother, Mohammed Ali Effendi, and the other members of the
Household of Beha’u’llah, such malicious things and stories which no
respectable person would deign to utter. Beha’u’llah, glory be to Him,
commanded His followers in many of His Tablets, to regrd and respect the
Branches (Sons), and the members of His Household and reverse them. He said in
His Last Will, the “The Book of My Covenant”, </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">“It behooves every one to pay
deference and honor to the Branches (Sons), whereby the cause of God may be
exalted and His Word elevated.”</span> </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Baha’u’llah
appointed in his Will and Testaments two guardian of faith one after the other,
that is Abbas Effendi and Mohammed Ali Effendi. Why..? normally the successor is
appointed and that successor in his will nominate his successor, here Baha’u’llah
was aware that Abbas Effendi will fail, and will fall in his pride and will
promote himself and will make His teachings inferior, in His Will and
Testaments he has given clear sign to the faithful that for sure Abbas Effendi
will fail, then the faithful should immediately refer to Mohammed Ali Effendi.</span></div>
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Effendi was not ready to discuss the issues with his brothers and faithful, it
is obvious and clear that he will fail in that and he has to step down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Will and
Testaments clearly states that the Branches (Sons) should be respected Abdul Baha
failed in that, hence he himself become Covenant Breaker.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He started modifying the writings of
Baha’u’llah</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The fourth step in this dissension,
that the more his followers exaggerated his praise and qualified him by names
and attributes which belong to the Diety alone, the more gifts he bestowed upon
them and treated them with the kindest regards. This action on the part of
Abbas Effendi encourage his followers and made them exalt him more and more
until they violated fidelity and reached the state of blasphemy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For instance, they took some verses
out of Sourat-el-Amre (The Tablet of Command), and formulated them as a
revealed tablet by Beha’u’llah for Abbas Effendi. They did so in order to
attribute to him a station which belongs to the Manifestations of God.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">Also Abbas Effendi
made some changes in the epistle which the Servant of God, Mirza Agha Jan,
composed and sent to Mohammad Mustafa Baghdadi of Beyrout, Syria; he added to
it and committed therefrom a few things, and claimed that it was a Tablet
revealed for him by the Beha’u’llah.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">Furthermore Abbas
Effendi declared that the sacred Tablet, which was revealed especially to his
brother, Mohammed Ali Effendi, was revealed for both of them and used it as his
own.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While our Lord, Beha’u’llah, was
staying in Adrianople, Mirza Agha Han, the Servant of God, composed a paper
wherein he mentioned the rebellion days when Beha’u’llah declared His
appearance to the woeld. Abbas Effendi called that paper the Tablet of Rebellion
and declared that it was a sacred Tablet written by the Supreme Pen of
Beha’u’llah, and ordered his followers to read and chant it in their meetings.
He did so, to impress on their minds the importance of his own days.
Beha’u’llah before declaring His appearance, foretold the coming of the Hard
Days, the Days when He will manifest Himself to the world. Becouse late He
declared in many Sacred Tablets, that the Hard Days, the Days of rebellion, had
gone by, but Abbas Effendi, in answering a question of one of his follower,
said that the Hard Days were the year of the departure of Beha’u’llah. So, you
see, how hard he tried to give his own days a great importance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Notwithstanding all the changes in the Word of God, which
Abbas Effendi has made, he without hesitation, attributed to his brother,
Mohammed Ali Effend, the change of some text in the published Book of Heykal.
It is not true because the Book of Heykal was published in the Days of
Beha’u’llah and by His Command. Besides this, there are many copies of the Book
of Heykal in manuscripts written in the handwriting of Zain ul Mokarabeen, who
is well known to the believers of this sects, and if the published Book of
Heykal be compared with any of said manuscripts, no difference of change
whatsoever could be found therein.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">Abbas
Effendi boldly declared that the Text uttered by Beha’u’llah are not authentic,
if not approved by him. His purpose in thus doing is to prevent his followers
from reading the Word of God, in order that may not discover his disloyalty to
the Sacred Books in his sayings, teachings, action, declarations, as well as in
his writings.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi made Children of
Baha’u’llah to beg for livelihood</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From Page 71</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">The
fifth steps in this dissension was, four years after the Departure of Beha’u’llah,
Abbas Effendi, with his adherents, held a meeting and decided not to give to
the Sacred Family of Beha’u’llah, nor the brothers, anything of the necessities
of living, consequently Abbas Effendi ceased to deliver to or send them their
portion of the daily expenses. And as they have no other means, there was no
other way than to borrow money for their daily bread, and this caused them to
become heavily indebted. This was not at all expected from Abbas Effendi,
because the sums of money which the believers sent from all countries were not
especially for him alone, but for every member of the Household of Beha. Yet,
boldly he deprived them of theirdaily bread and squandered their portion among
the officials of the Government and others that he may satisfy his desires and
gain his points. Indeed, there is no justice nor equity, neither has he the
right to do such an action.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wicked treatment to his dying brother Zia’u’llah Effendi</span></b>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The sixth steps was six years after
the Departure of Beha’u’llah, when the Branch Zia’u’llah Effendi become very
sick, because of the sever effects of this sad dissension on him. The Branch
was taken, after a long siege of sickness at Akka, to the city of Haifa for a
change. There though he become worse, and very seriously ill for many days, yet
his brother Abbas Effendi did not visit him, and allowed no one of his family
nor of his followers to do so. On the 20<sup>th</sup> of October, 1898, A,D.,
the end came, and Zi’u’llah Effendi died.</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">On
hearing the news Abbas Effendi came and looked at the face of his dead brother
for a few minutes and returned back to his home. On the next day Abbas Effendi
accompanied the funeral to the gate of the city, then he went to the Palace of
Behaj for little while, and from there he returned to Akka without attending
the burial of his brother, neither did he allow his wife, his children, nor any
of his followers to attend.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The strange event which occurred on
that day was, that none of the followers of Abbas Effendi closed his store or
stopped his business or work, as it is customary on such occasions. Instead
they all manifested reat pleasure and happiness and drank with each other the
refreshments which are especially used at feast. This behavior surprised and
astonished all the people, near and far strangers and relatives.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi tried to abduct the
wife of late brother Zia’u’llah Effendi.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Page 72</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As the parents and brothers of the
widow of the late Zia’u’llah Effendi were of the followers of Abbas Effendi, he
called them and urged them to bring her to him. Becouse she remained faithful
and devoted her life to serve the mother of her late husband (the widow of
Beha’u’llah), and thus she lived with her grace at the palace of Behja. The
plan of abducting the mourning widow was as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi sent her parents and
brother to the Sacred Tomb of Beha, at Behja. There they sent a women of the
followers of Abbas Effendi to the Mother of the Branches, to ask Her Grace to
permit the widow to come to the Sacred Tomb, in order to meet her parent and brother.
The permission was gieven, and the parents and the brother received the widow
very cordially and showed her exteme love and kindness, and they occupied her
in conversation unti they all went out of the Sacred Place. Then, the parents
seized her hands and feet and the brother carried her and tried to bring her to
a carriage standing near by, wherein the wife of Abbas Effendi was waiting and
prepared to drive with her home. Some others were also helping them in the
aduction. The veil and slippers of the widow fell down while struggling to free
herself, and thus bareheaded and bafefooted she called loudly for help, saying
“ O beha! Help! They are taking me by force !”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This event took place when Mohammed
Ali Effendi and Badi’u’llah Effendi were not at Behja. But the servant of God
and few others were there, and it happened myself and other believers were
coming to cisit the Sacred Tomb and heard her calling for help. So we came and
freed her. When Abbas Effendi saw the failure of his efforts, he told one on
his followers to write a letter in direct contrary to the facts, and the father
of the widow signed it, and it was sent to Cario, Egypt, to Haj Mirza Hassan
Khorasani, who by the order of Abbas Effendi published and distributed it in
different countries.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062558932698981946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532038689769191954.post-70934808109361759192013-11-14T09:06:00.000-08:002013-11-14T10:06:41.637-08:00Mirza Agha Jaan Kashani (Khadimullah)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Calamities falling on “Servant of
God” Mirza Agha Jaan Kashani (Khadimullah)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He was known as the first who believe
in Baha’u’llah, he was surname by Baha’u’llah as “The Servent in Presence” and
“Servant of God” he stood by Baha’u’llah throughout his journey and was always
present with him, and obeyed all his command. After the sad demise of
Baha’u’llah history shows the treatment he received from the jand of Abdul
Baha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mirza Jawad Qazvini in his Epitome mentioned the calamities
fallen on this noble soul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the 28<sup>th</sup> day of May,
1897 A. D., the Servant of God, Mirza Agha Jan, invited all the friends
(believers) to dine with him at Behja near by the Sacred Tomb. In the afternoon
when they finished eating and drinking the tea, the Servant of God stood up in
the midst thereof and lectured to them saying <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">“ The Servant of God kept himself quit and silent and
never said a thing in those few past years, in order to avoide disturbance and
dissension among the believers, but now, I (the Servant) see that my silence
has perhaps augmented the difference in the cause of God; therefore, my duty is
to state to you my knowledge and opinion in regard to this question. All the
actions and the teachings which were promulgated and claimed by Abbas Effendi
and his supporters are erroneous and contrary to the command of God and against
His doctrines and laws revealed in the Sacred Books. The Covenant and the Oath,
which were mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, both belong only to the
Manifestations of God, who appeared in the past and Who will appear in the
future. Abbas Effendi ascribed both of them to himself without evidence or
proof, yet, you have accepted his claim and believed him and committed a gross
error in so doing.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi having been informed to
that effect, at once, he came there and took the Servant by his hand and put
him outside the place, barefooted and bare headed, while his followers were
striking the Servant strong blows on his face and head, although he begged and
cried to be left alone for the sake and respect of the Sacred Tomb, they did
not heed his crying nor his appeal. At last they imprisoned him in a stable and
robbed him of all the Sacred Tablets which he was carrying, and in a few hours later
they freed him after calling him by different names as violator, backslider,
devil, etc., etc., indeed it was not meant on their part to treat so cruelly
the Servant of God as they did. He faithfully for forty years stood before the
Throne and served Beha’u’llah. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">In one of the Sacred Tablet Beha’u’llah said in his favor the
following: “And after that on the Branches, a praised station was ordained for
the Servant standing before the Throne.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On many occasions, the Servant
opposed Abbas Effendi and his followers, because of their claims and teachings,
and he was in perfect accord with Mohammed Ali Effendi, that there is no one
besides Beha’u’llah in the kingdom, and that His teachings and Utterances
suffice the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the 17<sup>th</sup> day of May,
1901 A.D., the Servant of Beha’u’llah died at Behja after an illness of about
fifteen days, and was buried at Abi-Atobah. His funeral and burial were
pompously conducted by the Mightest Branch, Mohammed Ali Effendi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While alive the Servant of God has
very often declared in the presence of the Branches and some others of the Holy
Family as well as of the Sprays (Afnan) and friends that whatever he possesses
of the Sacred Effects belongs to God, and ought after his death to be placed in
the Sacred Tomb. On his death Mohammed Ali Effendi, Badi’u’llah Effendi, the
author and some others, went to a house mear the Sacred Tomb and gathered those
Sacred things that the Servant had. They were as follows: 12 pieces of the
Sacred Photos; 217 Tablets written by the Supreme Pen; a number of the Sacred
Taj and garments, and number of the blessed hairs, good many Sacred volumes,
and epistles, bound and unbound, some special things, a few epistles which were
composed by the Servant himself on the Divine Unity and Infallibility. They
wrote those things on a sheet of paper, and put them in three boxes, which they
sealed and placed as deposit in the house of Seyed Ali Effendi, the son-in-law
of our Great Master, Beha’u’llah, for he being a Russian subject can preserve
them against the tyranny of the despotical officials. Lately it appeared that
Abbas Effendi in the month of Safar 1327 A.H., answering the month of May, 1908
A.D., persuaded the Holy leaf and her husband Seyed Ali Effendi and sent by
night his son-in-law Mirza Mohsen and Agha Reda Shirazi in his special carriage
at Behja from which they brought to him the three boxes wherein the things were
deposited, without anybody’s knowledge. It is said that Abbas Effendi opened
those boxes before some people (of his followers) and distributed some of the
contents on them, and kept the rest. Till now nobody knows what become of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abdul Baha showed
no respects to the households of Baha’u’llah for his egoistic nature, even he
has showed no respects for the Servant of God, Agha Jan Kashani, he manhandled
him and imprisoned him and robs his belonging even after his death.</span></div>
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Unitarian Baha’is believe that as per the Will and Testaments of Baha’u’llah,
his second son Mohammed Ali Effendi become true successor of faith who in spite
of excommunication continued in spreading the message of Baha’u’llah and
protected his households and companion, and gave them the proper respect.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effend The disobedient Son of
Baha’u’llah</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Historian in many places have narrated the disobedient of
Abdul Baha in regards to teaching of Baha’u’llah, his arrogant attitude towards
the house hold of Baha’u’llah , here we would like to bring few facts from the
most authentic book which was written by one of the loyal servant of
Baha’u’llah who was present with him from propagation till his death, he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>narrated the incident as he has seen in his
book “Risala” (Epitome) or “A Brief History of Beha’ullah: The founder of baha’i
Religion” the book was published in 1914. The author was Mirza Jawad Qazvini”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From Page 62-68</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">EVENTS AFTER THE DEPARTURE</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is necessary for the enlightenment of the reader, to close
this history by briefly mentioning some of the undesirable happening and event,
which followed each other after the departure of our Glorious Lord Beha’u’llah
most of which I have seen with my own eyes, and others of which were given to
me by reliable and authoritative person. The purpose is to admonish the members
of the House of Justice and the people of steadfastness, that they may rise up
and correct the mistakes and the gross errors which crept into this religion
and that they may bring this sad dissension unto an end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The firs step toward dissension took place directly after the
departure. Abbas Effendi concealed a part of the last will of Beha’u’llah,
entitled “<span style="background-color: yellow;">The Book of My Covenant”, which was given to him, written in the
sacred handwriting of the father, Himself. On the ninth day after the ascension
of Beha’u’llah, Abbas Effendi selected nine belivers, myself and eight others,
and gave us the said Will. “The Book of My Covenant”, that we may look at it,
as a favor and blessing bestowed on us. While eagerly we were gazing at it, we
discovered that the last part therof was covered and concealed by a blue paper.
Abbas Effendi requested one of us, Agha Riza to read it, with exception of the
part which was covered by said blue paper. Agha Riza obediently did so. </span>When
Abbas Effendi turned to us and said “For discretion and wisdom I concealed a
part of “The Book of My Covenant”, because the time is not ripe to reveal all
of it.” So also later in the afternoon, Abbas Effendi, asked Majd Addin
Effendi, while they were at the sacred Tomb of Beha’u’llah and in the presence
of the Branches, as well as other adherents and pilgrims, to read the same will
with the exception of the concealed part thereof, Majd Addin Effendi obeyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The intelligent people know that the commandments in “The
Book of My covenant” were revealed for the sake and benefit of all the
followers of Beha’u’llah. Certainly it was breach of trust on the part of Abbas
Effendi to conceal a part thereof. He had no right to do so. There is no doubt
that Beha’u’llah revealed it to reach every word therein to His followers,
otherwise He would not have written it in His own sacred handwriting. It
behooves the obedient children to abide by the Will of the Father, and not to
show a part and hide another, merely because it is contrary to their own ideas
and personal desires. <span style="background-color: yellow;">Beha’u’llah said to one of the Behai guides: “O Jamal ! I
have spent my body and soul in order to elevate the word of God and strengthen
the cause of the Lord, the Mighty the Generous. If we will find anyone of the
Branches (Sons) doing what is contrary to the Will of God, we will in justice
cut him out; and I am the Mighty, the powerful.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The second step in this dissension was, that as soon as Abbas
Effendi was established as the head of the people of Beha, he began to ascribe
to himself, Supreme and Divine Station and positions, which belong to the
Manifestations of God only. He declared himself to the American believers and
others as a Christ, the Divine Son of the Manifestation of Servitude, which
were claimed by and belonged to Beha’u’llah only. In plain and simple language
Beha’u’llah said, “There shall be no manifestation until after the completion
of a full thousand years from this manifestation. Should some one anywhere
claim a mission, he is a lying imposter.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In Ketabi-Ackdas He said “Whosoever clameth a mission before
the completion of a full thousand years from this Manifestation is a lying
imposter; whosoever interpreteth or explaineth this text different from what is
obviously revealed, is bereft of the Sprit of God and His Mercy.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi claims in one of his epistles, saying, “Verily
the entire matter comes to this Manifested Station (Abbas), and no one shuld
move save by his permission.” Also Abbas Effendi said, “Whosoever calleth the
people in my name is of Me.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But our Gracious Lard Beha’u’llah taught us as follows:
“Whosoever claimeth a Station, Attraction, Devotion and Love in any other name
save in this, is one of those who have gone astray, even though he is competent
to give every elucidation, to make rivers flow from rocks, to direct currents
of the winds, and to cause the rains to fall.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effnedi claimeth in one of his Persian epistles thus:
“Sayeth all things return to and center in the utterances of this pen.” (Abbas
utterances).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But Beha’u’llah taught us in Persian text as follows: “What
this Oppressed One requireth of all the people is, to be just and equitable and
not to be satisfied by mere hearing, but by rather pondering over what was
revealed by His pen (Beha’s pen). By the Sun of Knowledge who is shining from
the Horizon of the heaven of the kingdom of the Merciful, if there were in
existence a commentator or a Revealor, We would not have allowed ourselves to
become the target for the ridicules and insult of the people.” Also He said in
Sourat Kalam (Tablet of the Pen): “Whosoever thinketh in his heart that his pen
has a resemblance to a partnership with or a relationship to this pen (Baha’s
Pen), or even hath the knowledge of what was revealed thereby, verily, the evil
hath whispered in his innermost, thus this matter was revealed, were ye of
those who know.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi said in a Persian epistal: “This servant
(Abbas), is the commentator of the Manifest Book (Utterances of Beha), and if
any of the Utterances of God were not approved by him (by Abbas), they should not
be considered authentic.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beha’u’llah said: “The Conenant was taken in the beginning of
this Appearance, from those who become believers, that they should not worship
save God, and should not cause corruption on earth.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi ascribed all the Covenants and oaths to
himself, He said the following in persian: “In brief, from the beginning of
creation until now, no Covenants nor Oaths were taken so obviously as this
Covenant (himself). Yea, many were established, yet none of them were under the
shadow of the tree—Anisah and Sadres-el-Montaha (the Tree of Knowledge of that
Life) (himself), they were all as signs and symbols. But in this Great period
and Manifest time the point of Oath is well known everywhere, and the center of
the Covenant (Abbas), is acknowledged amidst the people of the world.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beha’u’llah said in Persian: “Should anyone bring forth
writings as much as there are in the books of the world and at the same time
speaketh that which God doth not wish, he is considered in the Book of God and
written by the Supreme Pen as one of the people of Fire.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbas Effendi claims in a Persian epistle thus, “The cause of
God fully pointed to this celebrated and illustrious position (Abbas), and this
station (Abbas), in every respect for all those who are on earth, which is like
unto t the sun, distinguished, apparent and established.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Besides what was mentioned, there are many other claims of
his, whoseever wisheth to know more about them can read the epistle entitled
“Atian-el_Dalil” (Producing the Evidence), which is written in the handwriting
of one of the well known believers, and wherein his many claims are detailed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The third steps in this dissension is the destruction of the
most important teachings and precepts of beha’u’llah by Abbas Effendi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beha’u’llah, glory be to Him in most of Hiss Utterances and
in His last Will, “The Book of My Covenant”, commanded His followers to strive
to efface dissension, to extinguish the fire of hatred because of differences
in faith, and to consort with all people of different religions with kindness
and love, as He said in the Following Persian text: “By the Sun of Truth, who
is shinning from the horizon of the heaven of the prison, the Ancient Beauty
desireth no quarrel nor dispute neither that which saddeneth the hearts.” Turn
ye to the Utterances wherein He commandeth: “Consort with all the people of
difference in faith with love and fragrance.” “Rhe purpose of this appearance
is, to extinguish the fire of hatred which is kindled in the hearts because of
difference in faiths and quit it by the sweet elucidation of the Divine
precepts and the Godly admonitions.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the year 1888 A.D., Beha’u’llah revealed a Tablet written
in His Sacred Handwriting wherefrom the following Great Verse hath risen out of
the horizon of the Supreme Pen: “O people ! Speak good in behalf of your fellow
creatures and mention them not in evil nor in that which causeth the sould to
grieve.” Also at that same year He prohibited backbiting and slander, for the
tongue was created to pronounce the Truth, and it is a shame to defile it by
backbiting and uttering what bring sorrow and grief to mankind.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also in the “Book of My Covenant”, he said: “The aim of the
Oppressed One in suffering hardships and calamities, and in revealing verses
and producing evidences is to extinguish the fire of hatred and rancor that the
horizons of the hearts of men may be enlightened by the light of unity and
concord, in order that they may attain the real rest.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also He said in the above mentioned Book : “O people of the
earth, The religion of God is love and unity, make it not a cause for enmity
and dissension.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alas ! Abbas Effendi destroyed these Great Principles and
Supreme purpose because of his special and personal aims and desires, and thus
he laid the foundation of hatred and discord among the people of Beha and
created this dissension and caused separation between brother and sister,
parents and children, husband and wife, and between the friends of laong
standing. Furthermore, whosoever did not yield and agree to his ideas and
doctrines and did not speak evil against his brother Mohammed Ali Effendi, and
against the Sacred Family of Beha, he was named by different names as Nakiz
(Violater). Motazelzil (Doubter), and kafir (Infidel). Also Abbas Effendi
ordered his followers to abstain from meeting, speaking, dealing with or
accompanying the Violaters (Nakizeen).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The author decided, for the sake of brevity, to mention a few
only of the numerous causes which developed and brought about this sad
dissension whereby the followers of Beha were divided into two parties; one of
them being the followers of Abbas Effendi, which is the larger party. They
ascribed to Abbas Effendi the Supreme Infallibility and considered him a
Manifestation who could do whatsoever he wisheth, asit was elucidated in their
epistles, written in the handwritings of well known persons of that party.
Also, they qualified him by the highest attributes and Supreme Stations which
belongs only to the Manifestation of God, and they called themselves the “Steadfast”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Second party, which is a great deal less in number,
abandoned Abbas Effendi when they discovered that his claims, teaching, as well
as his principles, were contrary to the commandments of our Glorious Lord. They
joined his brother Mohammed Ali Effendi, because he was found obedient to God
and devoted to the teachings of Beha’u’llah and took the standing of a finger
post pointing only to the Father. They called themselves the “Believers in the
Oneness of God.”</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 16.0pt;">MIRZA HASAN OF KHURASAN, SENT BY ABDUL BAHA </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 16.0pt;">THREATENS KHAYRU’LLAH</span></b></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Edward Browne writes):</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have not been able to fix exactly the date when lbrahim
Khayru’llah definitively broke with ‘Abbas Efendi and adhered to the faction of
Muhammad Ali, but it was probably soon after his return from 'Akka, for which
he set out from America in June 1898, and certainly before November, 1900, when
he was reproached and threatened for his apostasy by Hajji Mirza Hasan of
Khurasan, as described in the following remarkable statement which is initialed
by lbrahim Khayru’llah and was forwarded to me by him, together with other
documents in a. letter written from Chicago on February 26, 1901</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Statements of the
words of Mirza Hasan Khurasani to me on November 30th, 1900.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"'I came here especially to bring you back to your
allegiance to 'Abbas Efendi and am prepared to stay ten years if necessary. If
you return lo 'Abbas Efendi, I will cause the American believers to follow you
as head in ever thing even better than heretofore. If you will not listen to me
and become a follower of 'Abbas, your abode will be in the bowels of the earth.
I come here because of pity to you, and to save you. If you will not listen,
your life will be short. If Abbas Efendi should give me the word to cut you to
pieces, or to tear your eyes out, or to kill you, I will do so at once. I fear
not the consequences to myself. You know that I am from Khurasan and that the
sword of Khurasan is so powerful that if a blow is struck with it, it will cut
from above the stars to the depth of the earth and will cut even the fishes of
the sea.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"He then repeated to me the fate of Mirza Yahya of Jedda,
and offered me a copy of the pamphlet published by himself entitled 'the Great
Miracle of 'Abbas Efendi.' The above is the substance of what he said to me on
Friday November 30, 1900.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" On Saturday, December 1st, 1900, Mirza
Hasan-I-Khurasani again called in the company of Mirza Asadu'llah and their
interpreter Mirza Husayn [Ruhi]. We all discussed the difference of faith for
about eight hours in the presence of my son-in-law Amir Hani Shihab and his
wife Mrs. Shihab .(my daughter). also my daughter Labiba and my son George
Khayru’llah M.D.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During this discussion Mirza Hasan-i-Khurasani mentioned to
those present that the day before, while talking to me alone, he had plainly
told me the consequences of not acceding to their wishes. Upon this I repeated
to all present the threatening words he had uttered the day before and he
acknowledged before all that he had said the words above reported by me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I.J.K."</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">ABDUL BAHA ASKS MIRZA MANSUR TO KILL MIRZA YAHYA</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"One of the followers of 'Abbas Efendi named Mirza
Mansur, who is now in India, was therefore commanded by his master to proceed
at once to Jedda and there conspire with the Hajji above mentioned for the
destruction of .Mirza Yahya. At that time the said Hajji was also at 'Akka, But
whether the plot was concocted there or at Jedda I am unable to say. To be
brief, one night Mirza Mansur succeeded in administering to Mirza Yahya a
poison which killed him at once. The subtlety of this plot lay in the
perpetration of this horrid deed in such a city as Jedda*. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Before the conspiracy had accomplished its purpose,
Abbas Efendi had written from 'Akka to one of his friends informing him that
some such calamity would befall Mirza Yahya and that he would be punished,
Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan published in Cairo a pamphlet concerning this
even and the .'Great miracle' wrought herein by 'Abbas Efendi. It is
unnecessary to send you this lengthy pamphlet, our object being merely to make
known to you the character of these peoples' intrigues. You must employ every
needful precaution, for, should they be unsuccessful or disappointed in
inducing you to return to their party, they will endeavor by every means and
without scruple' to injure you. Concerning what befell Mirza Yahya we have
heard from certain persons who were at Jedda at the time that as he had no
heirs, and as his father-in-law, .the said Hajji was of 'Abbas Efendi's party
and was also Persian Vice-Consul at Jedda, no one appeared to demand an enquiry
into the causes of his death.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I therefore entreat you carefully to avoid taking from the
hands of these people any food, drink, or other thing, although we know that
the Lord (Glory be to Him) is the protector and Sustainer, and will without
doubt protect His ends and shelter those love Him, especially him who displayed
the greatest energy, and has fought so faithfully in preaching to the people
the Manifestation of His Most Great Name <i>al-Abha.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Mirza Abu'l-Fazl [of Gulpayagan] and Hajji Mirza Hasan
[of Khurasan] and the others, while they were here recently, did not visit any
of the Unitarians, neither the Blessed branches (Aghsan)** nor the others They
neither wrote nor spoke to them concerning the differences of faith, and some
of them used even to avert their faces from them if they happened to pass each
other in the street."</span></div>
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* Where the crime would easily pass unnoticed as, in fact, was
the case<br />
** i.e. 'Abbas Efendi's three younger half-brothers, Muhammad Ali, Badi’ullah
and Ziya’ullah.</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">HUSAYN POISONED</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The translation of the last of Mahmud’s letters, of which the
Arabic text was communicated to me, is as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" I inform you also of an event which happened in these
days, which is that Husayn the Confectioner (Shakarji), who has a shop opposite
to the Government House at Hayfa, as you will remember, died of poison on the
eve of Saturday, the 28th of Ramazan' (1) in the house of His Holiness the Most
Mighty Branch'(2). He was seen by the municipal doctor who reported that he
died of poison. This is as much as we have heard hitherto should we obtain more
detailed information, we will, please God, communicate it to you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" He who prays for you, Mahmud.—January 30th,1901. It is
my good fortune to possess a copy of Hajji Mirza Hasan-i-Khurasani’s pamphlet above
mentioned, which was sent to me on March 12, 1901, by lbrahim Khayru'llah . It
contains only 27 pages measuring 5 ½ by 3 ½ inches, is entitled Risala-I-Bushra
wa Aya-I-Kubra ("the Tract of Good Tidings and the Most Great Sign"),
was printed at the Hindiyya Press in Egypt, and was completed on Rajab 9, 1316
(November 23, 1898). My copy is signed and sealed on the last page by the
author, so that there is no doubt in its authenticity. It opens with a brief
doxology, in which Abbas Efendi .is spoken of as "the Lord of the World
and Goal of the peoples, the most Noble mystery of God' (3), the Most Mighty
Branch of God and His Enduring Proof in the World" designated to succeed
himself by Baha'ullah since "God, great is His glory, arrived in the
luminous city of Akka." Texts from Kitab-I-Aqdas and from from Baha's
Testament are cited in proof o this assertion, and the action of those who
" broke the Covenant" (i.e. who sided with 'Abbas Efendi's
half-brother, Muhammad 'Ali) is deplored and denounced. "Our object at
present," continues the author," is not, however to. discuss these
matters, which are not hidden or concealed from any one, but to gladden the
Friends of God with good tidings of a wonderful event which happened in the
city of Jedda, and of a clear sign and evident miracle from the writings of the
holy pen of His Holiness 'Abdul Baha...(May the Life of the Worlds sacrifice to
the dust of his footsteps'!)." After this brief introduction, the author
proceeds to describe as follows the life and death of Mirza Yahya of lsfahan
and the words of Abbas Efendi wherein that death was foreshadowed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"'This Mirza. Yahya was originally an Azali, but in the
year of. Baha'u'llah's "Ascension '' (i.e. death), 1892, he came to Akka,
met 'Abbas Efendi, by whom he was very well received and wrote a refutation of
Subh-i-Azal. After a while he departed to Jedda (the port of Mecca on the Red
Sea), where he became intimate with a well known Baha’I named Hajji Mirza
Husayn of Lar), whose daughter he presently asked and received in marriage.
When the dispute between 'Abbas Efendi and his half'-brother Muhammad 'Ali
became acute, and the Baha'i community was rent asunder by this schism, Mirza
Yahya became the trusted agent and fervent supporter of Muhammad 'Ali, in whose
favour he carried on an active; propaganda. It is a curious fact, observed the
author, that the: Covenant breakers (Naqizin) become the devoted admirers and
faithful friends of every atheist, Azali and Sophist, and of such as deny God's
Holy Law and disobey His command, and are the kind friends and congenial
intimates of every party except the true believers -.--, so that the truth of
the tradition, ' Infidelity constitutes a single church4" might become
apparent and manifest." So Yahya. grew ever bolder in his opposition to
'Abbas Efendi, the Great Mystery of God and the Branch derive from the"
Ancient Stock," until God's patience was exhausted and His Anger moved to
destroy the offender, and a tablet was send by Abbas Efendi to Hajji Mulla
Husayn of Lar, of which a copy was forwarded to the author enclosed in a letter
dated 2nd of Jumada 1, 1316, (September 1898).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(1.) Al Ghusnul-Azam, i.e.
'Abbas Efendi 'Abdul Baha<br />
(2.) The year of the Hijras not mentioned, but Jan. 19, 1901, appears to be the
date indicated<br />
(3.) Siru’llah, one of the titles often given to Abbas Efendi<br />
(4.) i.e all believers have a natural sympathy for one another, and form, as it
were, a coherent community.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">ABDUL BAHA CALLS KILLING OF OPPONENTS AS
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tablet," which Hajji Mirza Husayn read aloud at the
time of its arrival to a circle of fellow believers in Cairo, is of
considerable length and partly Arabic. The prophetic threats are contained in
the later Persian portion, of which a translation is here appended "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"……… what answer, O shameful Yahya, wilt thou give? If
thou woulds not render help why scorn? If thou wouldst not be the slave, why be
the sore.'? Was not the Kitab-I-Aqdas revealed thirty years ago? Did I not
summon all to obey the derived branch? Did I not direct all to submission,
calling him the expositor of perspicuous book? Did I not awaken most of the
Friends, and did not dissociate him before all from what is beneath him? Did I
not engage his Covenant and Compact in the writing of the Supreme Pen? Did I
not in plain language command all the branches (agshan) and twigs (Afnan) (1)
and Kinsmen generally to have regard and look to him? What more could I do? How
could I further strengthen the matter? 0 shameful Yahya, how could'st thou deny
this clear Light, or how couldst thou sanction so cruel slander against this
great designate? What hurt had'st thou suffered at his hands that thou did'st
desire for him such abasement or what injury had'st thou experienced from him
that thou did'st display such a great hatred?' What answer wilt thou give? At
all events, while it is yet time express regret and manifest repentance and
remorse, and bare headed in the mountain and the desert cry out that ye he not
touched, and pour forth from thine eyes like the Oxus-flood tears and blood,
and become the associate of lamentations and remorse, that perchance the breeze
of forgiveness may blow, the grossness of thy sin may decrease; the ocean of
Mercy may be stirred, and the cloud of pardon may pour forth its rain, so that
this filth of Covenant breaking may be removed. For if not, then expect the
divine; Vengeance and blackness of face (2) in both worlds. As God liveth,
verily humiliation shall flee from thee by reason of its abundance, and loss
shall take refuge from thee with the All Merciful, and thou shalt behold
thyself in the lowest depth of Hell. For abasement, remorse and disgrace shall
be the portion of those who violate the Covenant of the High, the Mighty."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">('Abba s 'Abdu'l-Baha)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1. The sons of Baha’ullah are:
called Aghsan (sing. Ghusn), and the relatives of Bab Afnan<br />
2. Disgrace</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">LETTER OF ABDUL BAHA TO MIRZA HASAN OF
KHURASAN</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The author, Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan, next quotes the
covering letter (or "Tablet") addresses to himself by 'Abbas Efendi,
and dated (" contrary to what is Customary") the 2nd of Jumada II,
1316 (September 18, 1898). The latter portion of this runs as follows :</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" 0 Friend, you wrote about Yahya, who supposed that
'Abdu'l-Baha was heedless of his evil intentions and intrigues. Therefore a
little while ago a letter was written to Jedda, of which a copy is enclosed.
Read it, that thou may’st be assured that the clemency of 'Abdu'l-Baha is great
and ' patience strong, but that, when the Command comes' speaks and writes and
cries, ' This is the Truth, and after the Truth is naught save error. 0 Friend,
so proclaim the Covenant that the deaf ears of the [Covenant-breakers may hear,
and so shine in the Assembly of Constancy that the blind eyes of the perjured ones
may see. And the Glory [Baha] be upon every one who is steadfast in the
Covenant of thy Lord the Mighty,"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not long after the receipt of this letter, which was read
aloud to the faithful in Egypt, a letter dated the 27th of Jumada I, 1316
(October 13, 1898) was received from Hajji Mulla Husayn of Lar from Jedda by
Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan declaring that " God, mighty is His glory,
had removed Yahya, that incorrigible Covenant breaker, and had opened before
his face the Door of the fierce threats of the All-Glorious Lord, which are
explicitly mentioned in the Two Holy Tablets. The simoom of Divine wrath blew,
and the gale of Celestial Anger breathed, and his (Yahya’s) darkened spirit,
fulfilled with envy and hatred, descended to the abyss of hell." Here
follows Hajji Husayn of Lar’s narrative of what took place, as communicated by
him in a letter to Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Touching the Tablet which was vouchsafed from the Land
of Heart’s Desire (1) in truth if anyone should possess the eye of discernment,
these same blessed words which were thus fulfilled area very great miracle. But
what profits it since the discerning eye is lacking?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I read the Tablet of Mirza Yahya and he listened. I said
: ' Assuredly though sayest in thy heart, "I do not believe in the words
thereof.'" He answered, ‘It is even so; I have no sort of belief either in
him or his father'. (2) I said, ‘If that which hath issued from the Blessed Pen
does not speedily overtake you, it were well that they should shave of my
beard. (3) Then he rose up and departed to his own house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1. Arz-i-Maqsud, i.e. Akka<br />
2. i.e. either in Abbas Efendi or Baha’ullah<br />
3. i.e. subject me to any disgrace</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">THE KILLING OF MIRZA YAHYA</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"A few nights later towards the dawn one knocked at the
door of my house. Who is it ? ' I cried. Then seeing that it was a
maid-servant, I added, ' What wilth thou?' She replied, 'Mirza Yahya is done
for.' I at once ran thither. Hajji Muhammad Baqir also was present . I saw that
blood was flowing from his (Mirza Yahya’s) throat, and that he was unable to
move. By this time it was morning. I at once brought thither an Indian doctor.
He examined him and said, ' A blood-vessel in his lung is ruptured. He must lie
still for three days and not move, and then he will recover.' He then gave him
some medicine. The hemorrhage stopped for two days and his condition improved
In spite of this he was not admonished to return to the Truth. After two days
there was a second flow of blood from his throat, and he was nearly finished.
The doctor came again and gave him medicine, but ultimately it profit him
nothing. Twice again he vomited undiluted blood, then surrendered his spirit lo
[he Angel of Torment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" This event was in truth a warning to all beholders, is
to say to such as see and read this Tablet. Please God, you have read it in its
entirety and found your way to meaning thereof. One individual hath He thus
swiftly removed. Assuredly hereafter the Lord will accomplish every promise
which He hath uttered. I take refuge with God from the wrath of God ! I seek
from the Truth that will aid us to stand firm in His Covenant and Compact. In a
little while the Covenant-breakers will be overtaken by calamities such that
they shall fee bare-headed to the mountains and deserts, but shall find there no
way of escape."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The author, Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan, here observes that
never in any previous dispensation was so clear a threat followed by so swift
and condign a punishment, or so explicit a prophecy so speedily accomplished
For, says he, though God's patience is almost inexhaustible there comes an end
to it, especially in the case of such apostates, who sin against the Light, and
who do far more harm to the cause than the theologians, jurisconsults and
rulers who ignorantly oppose and oppress it. He then quoted another Tablet
which was sent to him by 'Abbas Efendi after the death of Mirza Yahya, and
which runs thus ;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" Write to Mulla. Husayn of Lar that these were
circumstances connected with Yahya. the shameless, to that he wrote a letter to
the leading Covenant-breakers, and made use of a very vile expression
concerning the Centre of the Covenant' (1) such as none, not ever the lowest,
would utter; to wit, an expression which was to the leading Covenant-breakers
as a floral festival, a joy, and the cause of boundless delight [causing them
lo say] ' Praise be to God because such souls have appeared who dare to
belittle ignominiously the Polestar of the Covenant ' Therefore was the threat
of vengeance and the imminence of the thunderbolt of destruction thus
explicitly given; for assuredly the framer of the Covenant and the protector of
the Compact will vindicate the Centre of the Covenant. These are isolated
events; with these same outward eyes it will be seen in what abasement and
disgrace, and in what calamities, afflictions and chastisements the 'quakers'
(2) shall be overwhelmed. Say, 'Wait until God shall .accomplish His purpose, 0
company of Shame., O faction of Rebellion, and ye shall see yourselves in the
lowest of Hell-fires ' Upon thee be the Splendour (3) "'</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan concludes his pamphlet promising
further details concerning the schism, the obstinacy of 'Abbas Efendi's
half-brothers, the "boldness and discourtesy" of Mirza Aqa Jan, and
other Kindred matters, and, as already noted, dates the completion of work the
9th of Rajab, 1316 (November 23, 1898).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One fact which is very clearly brought out by pamphlet is that
the detestation in which the followers of Abbas Efendi hold the rival faction
of his half-brother Muhammad 'All equals, if it does not exceed that in which
the Baha'i’s generally hold the Azalis, and far surpasses the dislike
entertained by any of these three parties for the adherents of other creeds
which stand entirely outside Babi-Baha’i circle. This phenomenon, however, is
not peculiar to Babism. At all events this second schism amongst the Babi
community, which began almost immediately after Baha’ullah’s death in 1892 and
culminated (as will be subsequently explained in fuller detail) in 1895, was
singularly fierce and bitter, and in due course naturally extended to the
American Baha'i’s. lbrahim Khayrullah’s; secession from 'Abbas Efendi seems to
have begun soon after his return from 'Akka (about the end of 1898), and, as we
have seen, at the: end of November, 1900, the fanatical Hajji Mirza Hasan (the
author of the pamphlet just analyzed) was threatening him in Chicago for his
apostasy. The great, majority of the American Baha’i's adhered to the party of
'Abbas Efendi, who had established there as elsewhere great personal ascendancy
which his half-brother Muhammad 'Ali completely failed to rival, though one at
least of his adherents, Mirza Ghulamu'llah, the son of Mirza Muhammad Jawad of
Qazwin, author of the life of Baha’ullah translated in the first section of
this volume visited America to promote his Master's interests and press his
claims. (4) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1. i.e. Abbas Efendi ‘Abdul
Baha<br />
2. This is the literal meaning of Mutazalzilin, a term here used as equivalent
to Naqizin, <br />
"Covenant-breakers."<br />
3. Alayka’l Baha, the Baha’I equivalent of the Muslim alayka’s-salam!<br />
4. He was in New York in March 1901, and in Chicago in the following month, and
visited me in <br />
Cambridge on his way to America</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">TWO LETTERS SENT BY KHAYRU’LLAH TO
E.G.BROWNE.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enclosed with this were translations of two letters and the
original Arabic of a third written from 'Akka by one ' Mahmud, a partisan of
Muhammad 'Ali, to lbrahim Khayru’llah. The first two both seem to have been
written at Akka on October 20, 1900, and received a month later by Khayru'llah
at Chicago. The shorter one is as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">' Lately, in this present week', three American ladies and a
gentleman arrived by the regular steamer via Beyrout, and are stopping at the
Kraft, a German hotel at Haifa. Up to the present time they have not spoken to
any of the Unitarians<span class="style20">*</span>, because they are prevented
in the ways you know."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The longer letter, of which I have somewhat emended 'the style
(which is clumsy and loaded with parentheses) runs as follows "HE IS
AL-BAHIYYU’L-ABHA, GREAT IS HIS SPLENDOUR.!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">[.Here follow the usual compliments, etc.]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I have already informed you that some of the followers
of 'Abbas Efendi, our opponents, have left here for America. One of them is
Mirza Asadu'llah of lsfahan, of whose cunning and shrewdness of intrigue you
cannot fail to be aware, and who Is the brother-in-law and secretary of 'Abbas
Efendi, and in all matters his most trusted and confidential agent, To no one
else does 'Abbas reveal his hidden secrets, and confidential agent. these
people are of the most unscrupulous, and will hesitate at nothing and fear no
consequences, being resolved to accomplish their purpose and spread abroad
their vicious principle even by the shedding of blood and the destruction of
lives by hidden methods and secret intrigues. This obliges me to explain to you
a certain cruel deed which they accomplished not long since. It is one of their
many deeds which inspire detestation and break the heart with horror.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Now therefore I say that there was in the port of Jedda
a certain man of the Unitarians named Mirza Yahya, who was the son-in-law of
one Hajji Mirza Husayn of Lar, the Persian Vice-Consul at Jedda, and a merchant
noted for his wealth .As is well known to you, these people take great and
exquisite pains to attract to themselves persons of wealth and influence. When,
therefore, they discovered that Mirza Yahya openly confessed his faith, and
that he was of the party of the true Unitarians, and was wont discuss with his
father-in-law the questions at issue and the difference between the two
parties, They were afraid that in the future the words of the son-in-law would
influence the father-in-law, to wit the Hajji above mentioned, and will
eventually be the cause of depriving them of his money and wealth. They were,
moreover, convinced of the impossibility of bringing Mirza Yahya over to their
faction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">*This is the name by which the
followers of Muhammad Ali call themselves (Muwahhidin), while their opponents
call them "Covenant-breakers" (Naqizin).</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">IBRAHIM KHAYRU’LLAH ANSWERS THREE QUESTIONS</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1901, we find lbrahim Khayru'llah defending his position
against the American followers of 'Abbas Efendi In two tracts entitled
respectively Facts for Baha'ist’s (Chicago, 1901), and The Three Questions
(undated, but published subsequently April, 1901). The former is prefaced by
the following " Statement of the House of Justice of the Society of
Baha’ist’s to all the followers of Baha’ullah":</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"The time has come to publish some of the numerous facts
which have been obtained through a very careful and strict investigation
concerning the differences existing between the eldest son of Baha’ullah (i.e.
'Abbas Efendi, Abdul-Baha) and his younger brothers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"For the sake of Truth and Justice we urge every believer
to read carefully the contents of this pamphlet, and judge for himself which of
the: two parties is following the teachings of the Father and obeying His
Commandment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"It is intended gradually to publish the many facts in
our possession, and they are open at any time to those who wish to investigate
them."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"The Three Questions" answered by Khayru'llah in his
second pamphlet are as follows :</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(1) ''Why have some followers of Baha’ullah and yourself
rejected 'Abbas Efendi, the Greatest Branch, and his teachings ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(2) "Did you receive the instructions you gave in America
from Baha'ullah in person, or from 'Abdul Karim of Cairo, Egypt ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(3) "Why did you not denounce 'Abbas Efendi upon your
return from 'Akka?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
From the answer to the second question it appears (p. 23) that 'Abdul-Karim of
Tihran by whom Khayru'llah was converted to the Baha'i faith, and who, as we
have seen, visited America in the summer 1900, told Khayru'llah, in the
presence of some believers,. that if he returned to Abbas Efendi he was right
and all he taught was right; but if not he was wrong, and all be taught was
wrong. "Besides this," says Khayru'llah, "he promised me plenty
of money, and when I refused he renounced me and all that I taught, and
prohibited the believers from reading or buying my work Beha’u’llah."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the answer to the third question We learn that it was not
until nearly seven months after Khayru'llah's return to America that he
definitely repudiated 'Abbas Efendi and espoused the cause of Muhammad 'Ali and
the younger brothers. This event must have taken place in the year 1899.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">'Abbas Efendi, as soon as Khayru'llah's defection laws known,
seems to have taken vigorous steps to destroy his supremacy and influence in
America. 'Abdul-Karim was sent to America for this purpose in 1900. At the At
the end of the same year, as we have seen, another ardent partisan of 'Abbas
Efendi, to wit Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan was in America, not only
remonstrating with, but threatening Khayru'llah. A little later Mirza
Asadu’llah , a vehement partisan of 'Abbas Efendi, founded the "House of
Spirituality" in Chicago. About the end of 1901 or beginning of 1902 his
son, Mirza. Farid Amin, a lad of about twenty, who had graduated with honours
in English, succeeded and aided his father as the recognized translator into
English of the Baha'i writings in Arabic and Persian.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Early in 1902 we find two more prominent Baha'is both
adherents of Abbas Efendi, to wit the learned and indefatigable Mirza
Abu'l-Fazl of Gulpayagan (whose propagandist activities were also displayed at
'lshqabad, or Askabad in Russian Turkistan and in Egypt) and the amiable old
Hajji Niyaz of Kirman (with whom I was acquainted in Cairo in the early part of
1903) carrying on an active propaganda, in America. The former, unless he paid
two visits to America, must have remained there nearly three years, for he
sailed thence for 'Akka with nine American pilgrims, including Mr. Howard Mac
Nutt (formerly associated with Khayru'llah in the publication of his book
Beha’ullah) in December, 1904.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">THE LAST LETTER OF IBRAHIM KHAYRU’LLAH</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last news I had of lbrahim Khayru'llah was in a letter
from Chicago dated April 4, 1917, in which he wrote: " The Baha'i movement
in America became slow and dull since the sad dissension reached the West
nineteen years ago [i.e. 1898]. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought than to call the people to this Great Truth was
equivalent to inviting them into a quarrel. But the visit of 'Abbas Efendi
'Abdu'l-Baha to this country, his false teachings. His misrepresentations of
Bahai’sm, his dissimulation, and the knowledge that his end is nigh, aroused me
to rise helping the work of God, 'declaring the Truth, and refuting the false
attacks of theologians and missionaries. Now I am struggling hard to vivify the
Cause of God after its having received by the visit of 'Abbas Efendi a
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rosamand Dale
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<span style="mso-bookmark: "\#7";"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">She
was the author of 'Author of ‘My perilous life in Palestine'. Her statement and
accounts are historically correct. In his memoirs, manuscript, typed, pp.
78-81, Ibn-al-Baha Badiullah deals at length with Mrs Rosamond Templeton’s good
offices for mediation. Her attempt at mediation or arbitration between two
parties aborted as Sir Abbas Effendi backed out of the arrangement at the
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<strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">LETTER FROM MRS. TEMPLETON.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Haifa, Syria, January, 1900. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To the Chief Representatives of
the Religion of the "Bab" in Persia—Honorable and Venerable Effendis:<br />
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During a recent visit to Abbas Effendi to discuss certain business matters,
which will be explained in the letter which follows, he asked me to examine and
to judge the differences between himself and his two younger brothers, Mohammed
Ali Effendi and Bedi Ullah Effendi.<br />
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He made this request because I am writing a history of my sojourn in Syria,
including an account of my acquaintance with the Sect of the "Bab" at
St. Jean d'Acre, and also because of the friendship, lasting during ten years,
which has existed between the family of the sainted Beha'u'llah and myself.<br />
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This task I accepted and prayerfully considered, sending him the following
letter after an interview with Mohammed Ali Effendi and Bedi Ullah Effendi:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">"Haifa, Syria, November 30th, 1899.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To Abbas Effendi, the Chief of
the Religion of the 'Bab' at St. Jean d'Acre—Venerable
Effendi: I came to see you to discuss money matters, without
consulting your brothers, Mohammed Ali Effendi and Bedi Ullah
Effendi. When I said to them that I had asked for this money
they were very much pained. I, therefore, have the honor to inform you that it
is not necessary to trouble you further concerning my financial affairs.<br />
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"As Bedi Ullah Effendi has rendered me many services he would have the
right, in truth, to accept a pecuniary recompense, but your two brothers insist
that they will not accept this recompense, although they are in great need.<br />
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"Therefore, it is not necessary to put you to any pains concerning this
wrong. During the visit which I made to you, you were good enough to ask me to
judge between you and your brothers, in order that the history I am writing should
be a trustworthy one, a history which will be read, probably, in Europe, in
America, in Syria, and in Persia.<br />
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"After due reflection I find that I have only one request to make at
present: The principal accusation which you made against your brothers was that
they have refused to obey you as the chief of the religion of "Bab"
at d'Acre.<br />
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"You state that your authority is based on a Testament given by your
venerable father, and you say that this Testament is in your possession and
that it has been read by Colonel Bedrey-Bey. On leaving your house I went
directly to the house of your brothers in order to present to them your
objection. Their answer is that they are absolutely ready to obey the
Testament, which has been given by their father on condition that they can see
this Testament written by the hand of Beha'Ullah. This question,therefore,is a
simple one. Effendi; I propose that you, Abbas Effendi, Mohammed All Effendi,
Bedi Ullah Effendi and myself, with three witnesses chosen by you and three chosen
by your brothers, an interpreter, an English photographer whom I will bring— I
propose that these twelve persons shall meet at the sacred tomb of your father
at noon on the 7th of December to read the Testament of Beha'U'llah and to take
a photograph of that Testament. You said that I had judged between you and your
brothers without hearing the two sides, your side and theirs; therefore,
Effendi, in order to avoid this fault with which you justly reproached me I
have written to Mohammed Ali Effendi and to Bedi Ullah Effendi, asking that
they also shall present their Testaments during the reunion at the tomb of your
father. Will you be good enough to give me your answer, written in Arabic, in
your own handwriting, as I have asked the same courtesy from your brothers?<br />
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"If you refuse to show and to photograph the Testament upon which you
found your authority, you cannot require the acceptance of that authority, for
it is certain that if the Testament gave you this authority you would be quite
ready to read it before witnesses and to send photographic copies of it to
Persia.
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rosamond Templeton."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Emin Abdul Nour Effendi, the
honorary dragoman of the English Consulate of Haifa, was good enough to present
this letter to Abbas Effendi, and the English Consul was so courteous as to pay
a visit to Abbas Effendi in order to set the matter before him, both these
gentlemen having agreed to help me, not in an official, but in a friendly
capacity, as the question is a moral and not a political one:<br />
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Abbas Effencli said to these gentlemen, in the presence of Ferrick Pasha, the
military commander of St. Jean d'Acre, of Colonel Bedrey-Bey and others, that
he refused my request to read the Testament, and Emin Abdoul Nour Effendi
brought me this answer in person, as Abbas Effendi had not acceded to my prayer
to send a written answer. I also wrote to the two younger brothers the
following letter:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Haifa, (November 30th, 1899.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To
Their Excellencies, Mohammed Ali
Effendi and Bedi Ullah Effendi.<br />
Your venerable brother, Abbas
Effendi, has had the goodness to ask me to examine and to judge the
differences between himself and you. As the
principal accusation of Abbas Effendi against yourselves is that you have
refused to obey his authority, and that the authority he claims is given him by
the Testament of BehaU'llah, your sainted father—this being the
accusation, there is one sole meana of satisfactorily judging these
differences—namely, to examine the three Testaments, that of Abbas Effendi and
the two which you possess. As Abbas Effendi has begged me to examine these
differences, he has given me the right to ask that his Testament be submitted
to an examination, but you, Effendis, have not accused your brother to me, and
I have no right, therefore, to ask that your Testaments should be inspected.<br />
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"But, knowing that you desire an honorable peace between you and your
brother and that you are ready to take any legitimate means of establishing
that peace, I take the liberty of asking that you also, Effendis, shall submit
your Testaments to an examination, although, in truth, I have no right to make
this request, as I have in the case of Abbas Effendi. I beg you, therefore, to
meet us at the sacred tomb of your father on the 7th of December, at noon, with
Abbas Effendi, three witnesses chosen by him, three witnesses chosen by you, an
interpreter, a photographer to photograph the Testament, and myself. Will you
have the goodness to give me an answer, written by each of you in your own
handwriting, as soon as possible ? May I present to you, Effendis, my sincere
good wishes ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rosamond Templeton."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To this letter I received the
following reply, in Arabic, with a translation in French, which I translate
into English, as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">"Acre, the Castle, December 2nd, 1899.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">"Virtuous and Celebrated
Authoress, Madame Templeton — May God preserve your person! We have received
with gratitude your amiable letter and have carefully considered your gracious
proposal, which has enhanced your charm and has lighted in the urn of our
hearts a brilliant flame, because it manifests your pacific disposition and
your eagerness to do good. We pray the All-Powerful God to assist your person
to bring to a successful issue your generous initiative and wise intention and
to accord to you a worthy reward.<br />
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"With regard to your invitation to attend a reunion on the 7th of
December, 1899, at noon, to examine the noble Testaments and to take a
photographic copy, we accept willingly, and we shall repair to the meeting with
much pleasure, because Testaments are destined for publication and not destined
to be hidden away. As we two are agreed and of the same opinion, we have
thought it best to address you together, in order to avoid repetition, and we
pray you to accept the assurance of our perfect respect and our desire that you
shall always be enriched by Divine blessings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">"MOHAMMED ALI EFFENDI.<br />
"BEDI ULLAH EFFENDI."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The original of this letter in
Arabic is in my possession, and if anyone in Persia desires to see it I can
send them a photographic copy. * * * <br />
<br />
The facts and letters above cited I desire to present to the representative men
of the religion of the "Bab" in Persia, adding the following
suggestions: The only reason Abbas Eff'endi could have for refusing to read the
Testament would be that it contained secrets sacred to his father and himself
which he is not allowed to divulge, but as he has read this Testament to
Colonel Bedrey-Bey, so he (Abbas) stated to me, this statement being confirmed
by Colonel Bedrey-Bey himself, and as he (Abbas) stated to Emin Abdoul Nour
Effendi that he had sent copies of the Testament to the Sultan of Turkey and
the Padishah of Persia, he cannot refuse, on this plea, to read the Testament
to his two brothers, the children of the sainted Beha'U'llah.<br />
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Will your Society in Persia allow me to suggest that all good persons would
approve of a request sent by representative men among you to Abbas Effendi,
asking him to read and to photograph his Testament, in order that this
difference existing during several years may be adjusted? I am taking the
liberty of writing you this letter and of asking an answer addressed to Checri
Effendi, Cardahi, pour Madame Templeton, Haifa, Syria, because I wish to record
in my history the decision of your honorable society. <br />
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Will you permit me to say, in conclusion, venerable Effendis, that in the
beginning of my long acquaintance with the family of the sainted Beha'Ullah I
respected and admired all the brothers, one as much as the other ? During these
years I have seen them often, and gradually my respect for Abbas Effendi has
decreased and my respect for the Effendis Mohammed Ali and Bedi Ullah has increased,
both these younger brothers following strictly the religion of their father, no
matter how difficult it has been for them, whereas Abbas Effendi has failed to
be true to the noble principles of his noble father.<br />
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I have seen Bedi Ullah Effendi more than any of the brothers and now have a
true friendship for him, founded on many experiences in which he has been most
honorable.<br />
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I am sure all good and wise persons would rejoice to see this worthy youngest
son of your revered Beha'U'llah relieved from the many anxieties he has
suffered—anxieties which would be removed by a clear and explicit understanding
of the will of Beha'U'llah, as expressed in his last Testament to Abbas
Effendi, a Testament the younger brothers are willing to obey in every detail, as
they have said to me many times.<br />
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If Abbas Effendi is, in truth, the noble person which he claims to be, can be
refuse this legitimate request ?<br />
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Will you accept, Effendis, my sincere good wishes, desiring that your venerable
days may be long and prosperous?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062558932698981946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532038689769191954.post-46006582429762054702013-08-04T05:10:00.005-07:002013-09-09T07:12:16.799-07:00Abdul Baha and Edward Brawne<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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& E.G. Browne</span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "AlgerianD","serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Noted Historian]</span></div>
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historian Edward Browne's book. These are not tales from Arabian nights but
facts taken down from the reputed and noted historian's Book. It narrates
historical incidences about the "Most Holy Branch", Abbas Efendi. No
one can refute the noted historians contribution to the Baha'i Faith. Edward
Browne says about Abdul Baha:</span></b></div>
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A tall strongly-built man holding himself straight as an arrow, with white
turban and raiment, long black locks reaching almost to the shoulder, broad
powerful forehead indicating a strong intellect combined with an unswerving
will, eyes keen as a hawk's, and strongly-marked but pleasing features--such
was my first impression of 'Abbas Effendi, "the master" as he par
excellence is called...."</span></b><br />
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spiritual virtues and humane practices have undergone a complete change.
Concord has been replaced by dissension, constancy by cruelty and affection by
enmity. Dissent and mutual avoidance have appeared in this community, and their
concatenation hath been dissolved and their assembly dispersed. All this that
hath been mentioned hath happened by reason of the love of self and seeking
after supremacy emanating from " the Most Mighty Branch "
(al-Ghusnu'l-A'zam) Abbas Efendi and his opposition to the last Testament of
His Holiness our Great Master Baha'u'llah. For he [Baha'u'llah] says in Persian
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which the scent of existence (i.e. love of self) is perceived to-day is the
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in most of His Tablets that His object in making manifest His Dispensation was
to cause religious hatred to disappear from the World, and to diffuse love and
concord and kindliness amongst the nations. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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[i.e. His death] events took place and sayings became current which produced
great discord and mutual avoidance within the community, by reason of what
issued from Abbas Efendi, as has been stated, so that antagonism and separation
arose between father and son, brother and sister, *husband and wife, and so
forth; nay, God be our refuge! even enmity and hatred. In this connection I
will mention certain events and matters which gradually came to pass after the
death of His Holiness our Great Master Baha'u'llah, some of which I beheld with
my own eyes, while others I heard from trustworthy witnesses. These I will
briefly, lest the reader be wearied, so that the Guardians of the Divine House
of Justice and all just and fair-minded people may be the better informed and
admonished, and may set themselves to amend what Hath happened.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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which happened after the death of His Holiness our Great Master within this
community was that Abbas Efendi concealed some part of the book of
[Bahau'llah's] Testament entitled " the Book of my Testament," which
book was given to him by Baha'ullah in his own holy writing'</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: #ff8000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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that on the ninth day after the Ascension [i.e. the death of Baha'ullah] Abbas
Efendi chose nine persons from amongst the Companions, one of whom was the
author [of this book] and disclosed to them this document, concealing, however,
a portion of it with a blue leaf [of paper] without any reason or
justification, and gave it to them that they might enjoy the blessing of its
perusal. One of them, named Aqa Riza of Shiraz, read it at a sign from him down
to the place concealed by the blue leaf, whereupon Abbas Efendi said to the
persons above mentioned, " Verily a portion of this book is concealed for
a good reason, because the time cloth not admit of its full disclosure."
On the afternoon of that day Majdu'd-Din Efendi read it again, by command of
Abbas Efendi, in the Holy Place, before a company of the Aghsan (sons of
Baha'ullah), Afnan (kinsmen of the Bab), Muhajirin (Exiles), Mujawirin
(settlers in 'Akka) and Musafirin (temporary visitors), down to the
afore-mentioned passage, as narrated above. [The Arabic text of this Testament
has been published in Russia. See section III infra]</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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persons of discernment that the injunctions set forth in the above mentioned
book all refer </span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> to this community
generally; how then could it be right for Abbas Efendi to disclose what he
wished and conceal a portion thereof? For there is no doubt that if what was so
concealed had not been suitable (for general publication) His Holiness
Baha'u'llah would not have written it in His august writing. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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carry out the testamentary instructions of their father, not to reveal a
portion and conceal a portion thereof, according to their private ideas and
opinions or personal inclinations, for His Holiness Baha'ullah says: " O
(Divine) Beauty! Verily I have spent my soul and my spirit for the
glorification of the Word and the exalting of the Dispensation of thy Glorious
and Beneficent Lord. If we see one of the 'Branches' (Aghsan, that is sons)
otherwise than as God willeth, we will rightfully drive him away: verily I am
the Mighty, the All-Powerful."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.</span></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The Arabic text of this
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that His Holiness our Great Master hath said in numerous places in his Holy
Scriptures, plainly and explicitly, that no fresh Manifestation shall take
place until a full thousand years shall have passed from this Theophany; and that
if anyone advances a claim to any such position before the completion of the
above mentioned period, whosoever he be, and from whatsoever place he be, he is
a vain pretender worthy of rejection; as when he says in the " Most Holy
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claim to a [new] Dispensation before the completion of a full thousand years is
a liar and prevaricator... And whosoever construes this verse or interprets it
otherwise than as it hath been obviously revealed is deprived of the Spirit of
God, and of His Mercy which encompasseth all the worlds."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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had attained to supremacy, clearly and explicitly adopted the position of
originality</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, and claimed such lofty stations and high
degrees as belong exclusively to Divine Theophanies, and even proclaimed in
public in America that he was the Messiah and the Son of God, and in India that
he was the promised Bahram</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></sup></b><b><sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. Thus he says in one of his writings:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"The Dispensation in
its entirety hath reverted to this visible place</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Technical","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Technical","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and it is not (permissible) for anyone to stir
after his permission."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And again:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" Whosoever calls on
men in my Name, verily he is from me."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[But] His Holiness our
Great Master says: "Whosoever lays claim to any station, rapture, ecstasy
or craving otherwise than in this [my] Name, verily he is of (the number of)
the most lost, though he speak with all utterance</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and cause rivers to burst forth from rocks, and control the winds,
and cause the clouds to rain."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Abbas Efendi says in Persian:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" Say, 'the Goal and
Sum of all are the products of this Pen, and the Proof is that which this
tongue utters."'</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[But] His Holiness our
Great Master says in Persian:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" What this
Oppressed One desireth of all is Justice and Equity. Let them not be satisfied
with listening, but let them ponder on what bath been manifested by this
servant.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By the Sun of the Bayan
arising from the horizon of the heaven of the Kingdom of [God] the
All-merciful, had there been found anyone (else) to explain or to speak, we would
not have made ourselves the object of men's reviling and calumnies."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And again, in the "
Chapter of the Pen " (Suratul-Qalam):</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" Say, 'Into the
heart of whomsoever it entereth to rival this Pen</span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">**</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, or to associate himself therewith, or to
approach it, or to know what is revealed by it, let it be surely known that the
Devil bath whispered into his soul: thus hath the matter been revealed, if ye
would know it."'</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Abbas Efendi says in
Persian:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" This servant is
the expositor of the Perspicuous Book, and whatever of God's writings is not
confirmed by this servant is not worthy of credence."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His Holiness our Great
Master says:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" The Covenant was
taken at the time of the Dawn from those who believe that they should not
worship (aught) save God, nor work mischief in the earth."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Abbas Efendi ascribes all
the covenants and vows mentioned in the Sacred Books to himself, as his words
prove. Thus he says in Persian:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" In short, verily
from the beginning of Creation until now there hath not happened or appeared
any plain covenant or clear promise like unto this. Yea, there have been
promises, but they were not </span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">+</span></sup></b><b><sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">beneath the shadow of the Tree of Prophecy and the Lote-tree of the
Limit, but were only suggested by allegories. But in this great Cycle and
luminous Epoch the Object of the Covenant is visible in the horizons and the
Centre of the Promise is known amongst the people of the world."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His Holiness our Great
Master says in Persian:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Though one should
adduce all the scriptures in the world, yet speak otherwise than as God
willeth, he is mentioned in God's Book as of the Fire, and is [so] inscribed by
the Supreme Pen."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Abbas Efendi says in Persian:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" The Dispensation
in its entirety reverts to the recognized and acknowledged place, and this
Station is distinguished, witnessed and explicitly differentiated, like the Sun
in all its phases, from all that is on the earth." And he has many other utterances
of this sort in his treatise, available to all in a text lithographed from a
copy made by one of his well-known disciples. Let him, therefore, who desires
[further] information peruse this treatise entitled " the Production of
the Proof [Ityanu'd-Dalil li-man yuridul-Iqbal ila siwais-Sabil, lithographed
(in Egypt?) on Safar I, 1318 (=May 31, 190o). See pp. 188-9 Infra.], " for
therein is what amply sufficeth.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The third difference is
that His Holiness our Great Master Baha'u'llah in many passages of his
writings, as also in the Book of his [last] Testament, commanded this community
to do away with discord, to extinguish the fire of sectarian hatred, and to
consort with all religions with kindness and friendliness, as he says in
Persian: [Compare pp. 64-5 supra, where the same passage is cited.]</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" By the Sun of
Truth arising from the horizon of the heaven of this prison (i.e. Akka), never
did the Beauty of Eternity desire strife and discord, or aught whereby (men's)
hearts are troubled! Refer to the Tablets: He saith, 'Consort with [all]
religions with spirituality and fragrance.' The object of this Theophany is the
extinction </span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">++</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">of
the fire of [page 61.]hatred kindled in the hearts of the creeds, and the
abatement thereof by the Kawthar</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">of the utterance of Divine Counsel and Celestial
Admonition. In this very year, A.H. 1306 [=1888-9], a Tablet was revealed in
the writing of this Oppressed one wherein this Sublime Word shone forth from
the horizon of the Supreme Pen: 'O people, speak well of [God's] servants, and
speak not of them evil, or that whereby their souls may be troubled.' The
mention of evil hath also been forbidden in this Law, because the tongue is for
the commemoration of the Truth, and it is pitiful that it should be defiled by
backbiting or uttering words which cause sadness and grief to [God's]
servants." </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He says also in Persian
in " the Book of my Will ":</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" The object of this
Oppressed One in bearing hardships and afflictions is the revealing of Verses
and the showing forth of Proofs, so that the fire of malice and hatred may be
quenched; then perhaps the horizons of men's hearts may be illuminated with the
light of concord and may attain to true Peace."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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of a new Revelation and not merely the interpreter and maintainer of that given
by Baha'ullah</span></i></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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the Zoroastrians or Parsees.</span></i></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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page 59.</span></i></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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the Bab</i></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">**</span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">i.e. Baha'ullah himself</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">''O people of the world !
God's religion exists for Love and Concord: do not make it a means to enmity
and discord ! " But Abbas Efendi hath nullified this most great gift and
most high and glorious aim, since he, for his Enmity and private ends and
personal aims, hath instituted hatred and discord amongst the people of Baha,
in such wise that he hath introduced division and separation between brother
and sister, fathers and sons, husband and wife, friend and old comrade; and
whosoever does not agree with him in his ideas and statements, and does not
speak evil concerning his brother Muhammad 'Ali Efendi " the Most Great
Branch " (al-Ghusnu'l-Akbar) and the Holy Family is accounted a "
violator" (Naqiz) of the Covenant and a " vacillator"
(Mutazalzil), nay, an infidel, wherefore they avoid him and hold it unlawful to
speak, or converse, or have any dealings with him.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*<span style="color: navy;"> Let it not be hidden from the
intelligent that the causes of discord are numerous, but the author has not
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The sum of the matter is
that this schism took place on account of what hath been mentioned, and for
[other reasons] which have not been mentioned, so that this cleavage resulted,
and this community became two communities. On the one hand are the followers of
Abbas Efendi, who constitute the majority. Most of these believe him to be
possessed of the Supreme Immaculacy and to be the Mirror of " He doeth
what He will," as is witnessed by their published treatises in handwritings
well-known [to all]. They ascribe to him the high degrees and lofty stations
peculiar to the Divine Manifestations, and name themselves "the
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On the other hand are the
minority, who find Abbas Efendi and his claim, his sayings, and his ideas at
variance with the commands of His Holiness our great Master; who regard
Muhammad 'Ali Efendi as submissive to God and obedient to the commands of His Holiness
Baha'u'llah; and who conceive of him as of a finger who points to his Master,
so that they agree and unite with him, and are called " Unitarians".
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that a schism had taken place, Muhammad 'Ali Efendi and those who were with
him, in conformity with the commands of His Holiness our Great Master, where he
says in the Kitab-I-Aqdas:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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matter, refer it to God, so long as the Sun continues to shine front the
horizon of</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Technical","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">this heaven;</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and when it hath set, then refer to what hath been revealed by
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turn towards unity, and become illuminated with the Light of Concord: meet in
some place in godly fashion, and put away from amongst you what ever is the
cause of difference</span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(- in accordance with
these precepts, I say) they repeatedly communicated with Abbas Efendi asking
him to appoint a sitting in godly fashion and to choose a few representatives
from both sides to discuss the matter with the utmost loving-kindness as
regards the disagreement and its causes; to make the efforts necessary to
remove it; to weigh words and thoughts in the balance of God's Scripture; and
to distinguish the Truth from all else by the criterion of His [Baha'u'llah's]
words. Moreover they besought the acceptance of this proposal with the extreme
of supplication and sincerity, and repeated their request many times, but
obtained no answer from him [i.e. Abbas Efendi], nor would he in any wise
consent to this, perceiving that reference to the verses explanatory [of this
question] could be contrary to his private ideas and personal advantage, and
knowing that the truth would be revealed by reference to them, and that all men
would recognize the vanity of the ideas and expressions current in the
assemblies of Abbas Efendi and the Family of the House of Greatness</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> statements and allegations at which reasonable people were
horrified, paying no heed to the injunctions of His Holiness our Great Master
where he enjoins in His honourable writings respect for the " Branches
" (Aghsan), [i.e. as already explained, the sons of Baha'ullah], wives and
family, even as he says in the Book of His Testament, "Respect and heed
for the 'Branches' (Agsan, i.e. sons) is incumbent upon all for the glorifying
of the Dispensation and the uplifting of the Word." </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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that the more the followers of Abbas Efendi increased in exaggeration of his
praise, and described him by names and attributes proper only to the Divine
Majesty, the more he magnified his gifts to them and the more graciously he
treated them. So they exaggerated the more,</span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and carried matters to the point of polytheism</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, exceeding all limits in respect to him. Thus they took certain
verses of the Surat-ul-Amr and made them a separate Tablet, which, they
asserted, was Abbas Efendi's, so that they might establish for him a glory
proper only to Divine Theophanies. And Abbas Efendi himself made alterations in
one of the Servant's</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
letters to Muhammad Mustafa of Baghdad in Beyrout, that is to say added to it
and diminished from it, saying that it was a Tablet which the Lord had revealed
to him. Moreover he claimed that the Holy Tablet specially addressed to his
brother Muhammad 'Ali Efendi was shared by himself. Again the Servant [Mirza
Aqa Jan of Kashan], during the days when His Holiness, our Great Master
sojourned at Adrianople, had written a tract wherein he made a mention of the
Mischief of the days of the Manifestation. This tract Abbas Efendi named "
the Tablet of the Mischief," saying that it was a Holy Tablet revealed
from the Supreme Pen, and ordered it to be read in the assemblies, his object
therein being to cast doubts into men's hearts, so that they might imagine that
the utmost importance belonged to his days. Again our Great Master, before he
made known his Mission, warned us of the advent of " the grievous
days," meaning thereby the days of His Manifestation. But after the
Manifestation He declared in one of the Holy tablets that they</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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Abbas Efendi said in answer to a question concerning " the grievous days
" that they were the year of the Ascension</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, in order to establish the importance of his own days, as hath
been mentioned. And not withstanding all that we have mentioned, he asserted
that his brother Muhammad Ali Efendi had tampered with the published Divine
Verses, I mean the [edition of the] Kitabul Haykal lithographed in the days of
His Holiness our Great Master, whereof many copies exist in the writing of Zayn
(al-Muqarrabin)</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (who is well known amongst this community and
who collated this lithographed edition), and said that the verses which were
not confirmed by him were not to be relied on, intending thereby to prevent his
followers from referring to these Divine Verses, lest they should become aware
of his [Abbas Efendi's] opposition to the Holy Writings</span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">**</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in word, deed, declaration and writing.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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the death of His Holiness our Great Master [i.e. about 1896], the partisans of
Abbas Efendi held a meeting in his audience-chamber at his suggestion, took
counsel with one another, and agreed that what was given of the necessaries of
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brothers was on no account permissible; wherefore Abbas Efendi cut it off
completely, so that he compelled them to borrow for household expenses, because
they were deprived of means. This was a wrongful act on his part, because what
[revenue] reached him from the different countries was not his private
property, but belonged to the entire Holy Family, as will not be hidden from
the discerning Yet he cut it off from them, and spent it on whom he would of
the officials and men of influence, in order to effect his personal aims, not
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amanuensis of Baha'ullah commonly called Janab-I-Khadimullah.</i></span></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the sixth year after
[the death of] His Holiness our great Master [i.e. about 1898], a grievous
sickness overcame Ziya'ullah Efendi, by reason of the vehement emotion caused
in him by the existing events and differences. After some days he went for change
of air to Hayfa, where the malady increased in gravity. And during the days of
his illness neither Abbas Efendi nor any of his family or followers came to
visit his sick brother or to enquire after him; until the signs of dissolution
appeared, on the afternoon of the 14th of Jumada II, A.H. 1316 (October 30,
1898), when Abbas Efendi came, stayed a few minutes, and then returned to his
lodging. Next morning he came, accompanied the corpse to the gate of the town
[`Akka], and after a short while went to the Palace (of Bahja) tarried a while
there, and returned to 'Akka, but was not present at the funeral, nor anyone of
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gladness and quaffed the drinks commonly used on festivals. This behaviour [on
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wife whose parents and brothers were followers of Abbas Efendi, who summoned
them to his presence, desiring by their means to draw her to himself. But since
after her husband's death she chose faithfulness [to his memory] and the
service of Her Holiness his mother, with whom she dwelt in the Palace of Bahja,
Abbas Efendi sent her parents and her brother to the Holy Place. They sent a
certain woman of the partisans of Abbas Efendi to her mother-in-law, demanding
an interview with the girl, that is, the wife of Ziya'ullah Efendi, in the Holy
Place; which request being granted, she came in company with the above
mentioned woman to the Holy Place and met her parents and her brother, who held
her in conversation with inquiries as to her condition and declarations of
affection, walking meanwhile towards the gate, on emerging from which her
parents and brother seized her by force, and carried her off, holding her hands
and feet to drag her to the place where a carriage was in readiness to carry
her away. Abbas Efendi's wife was present in person to superintend the
arrangements above mentioned, while some of her relations and followers were
helping the parents in her abduction, she being bare-headed and bare-footed,
crying out and asking for help, and saying " O Baha, help me ! They have
taken me by force! " This event happened at a time when Muhammad Ali
Efendi and Badi'u'llah Efendi were absent, and no one was present except the
Servant of the Presence</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and
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Companions were proceeding towards the Holy Place to visit it</span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">**</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, and we happened to be there when they brought
her out crying for help. We and the Servant [Janab-i-Khadimullah] hastened to
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that he was foiled in his scheme and saw that it had not succeeded, ordered
some of his followers to write a pamphlet in which the matter was entirely
misrepresented, and sent it with the signature of the ill-used lady's father (I
mean the widow of Ziya'ullah Efendi) to Egypt to Hajji Mirza Hasan of Khurasan,
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the fifth year [after
Baha'u'llah's death], on the 26<sup>th</sup> of Dhul-Hijja, A.H. 1314 (May
28th, 1897) [This was the fifth anniversary of Baha'ullah's death], the Servant
of God invited all the Companions to the neighbourhood of the Holy Place in
Bahja, where, after they had partaken of food and drunk tea, he stood up about
the time of the afternoon [prayer] and addressed the people, saying:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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been silent all this time and hath not uttered a word, for fear of giving rise
to dissension. Now, however, I perceive that my silence causeth increase of
discord in God's Religion; therefore I say unto you that the deeds and words
which have issued from Abbas Efendi and his company are all contrary to God's
commands, and at variance with His injunctions revealed in the Holy Scriptures.
The Covenant and Promise mentioned aforetime in the Immaculate Writings refer
exclusively to previous and subsequent Theopanies, but Abbas Efendi hath
appropriated them to himself, and ye have so accepted them, wherein ye have
greatly erred."</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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followers</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> informed him of the Servant's words, whereupon
he at once appeared on the scene, seized him by the hand , and expelled him
from the house bare-headed and bare-footed, while his followers beat him on the
head and face, he crying out meanwhile in a loud voice, addressing them,
"Verily ye </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*<span style="color: navy;">are now in
the neighbourhood of the Holy Place, while I am speaking to you with
discriminating signs (verses), that thereby the true may be distinguished from
the false and the polytheist from the Unitarian." Yet not one of them
listened to him, but they continued to beat him and to drag him to the Holy
Place where Abbas Efendi struck him with his hand a painful blow. From the Holy
Place they took him by command of Abbas Efendi and imprisoned him in a stable,
after they had taken from him such writings and letters as he had on him After
that they denounced him as reprobate, apostate; croaker, hypocrite and devil,
notwithstanding the recommendations of His Holiness our Great Master concerning
him and His command to them in the Book of the [last]Testament, and in other
Tablets also, to honour the Servant even as He says in a Tablet in His own holy
writing " And after the 'Branches' (Aghsan, i.e. the sons of Baha'u'llah)
show honour to the Servant who stands before the Throne in a laudable station</span><sup><span style="color: magenta;">2</span></sup><span style="color: navy;">." </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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event the Servant attached himself to the Place of our Great Master, and used
to spend his time with Muhammad Ali Efendi and the Holy Family in commemorating
the Lord (glorious in His State) and in the service of the Catholic Word, as is
proved by his writings in his own well-known hand. And after a time he went one
morning to the house of Abbas Efendi at 'Akka to discuss and confer about the
actual conditions and existing differences; but they shut the door in his face
and prevented him from entering, and he sat before them on the ground for the
space of two hours, begging Abbas Efendi and his partisans to produce the holy verses
and Tablets in their possession, so that he might discuss with them and they
with him according to their purport, in order that it might appear what actions
and words were conformable or contrary to them, and which thereof were
acceptable in God's sight and which displeasing. But none would give ear; and
finally Abbas Efendi sent his son-in-law named Mirza Muhsin to the Government
to say to the [Turkish] officials that the Servant had come to make mischief.
Thereupon an officer came and took ** the Servant to the Government House,
where they detained him for a while, after which they drove him out from the
Palace. So he continued worshipping and commemorating God and elucidating the
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fifteen days, and on the 29th of Muharram, A.H. I3I9 (May '7th, I901) he
responded to the call of his Master in the Palace of Bahja, and was buried with
the utmost reverence at Abi 'Ataba, Muhammad Ali Efendi and the Unitarians
seeing to what was necessary for him in the way of washing, shrouding and
burial.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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days [of life] had repeatedly expressed his wish to the Friends that all of the
Holy Writings which belonged to him should return to God, and that after his death
they should all be deposited in the Holy Place. So after his death Muhammad
'Ali Efendi, Badi'u'llah Efendi, and some of the Unitarians, including the
author, went one day to a house in the neighbourhood of the Holy Place and
examined the Sacred Mementos which the Servant had left. These included twelve
Holy portraits, two hundred and seventeen Holy Tablets produced by the Supreme
Pen, and a number of the Holy head-dresses,</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> garments and hairs, besides many Sacred Books and a mass of
correspondence, bound and unbound, and private possessions, and a number of
tracts composed by the Servant concerning the Divine Unity and the Supreme
Immaculateness. All these they wrote down [in a list], and placed in three
boxes, which they sealed with two seals and deposited as a trust in the house
of Sayyid Ali Efendi, the son-in-law of His Holiness our Great Master, because
he was a Russian subject</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, so
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appears that Abbas Efendi in the month of Safar, A.H. 1326 (March, 1908)
obtained the consent of the Blessed Leaf and the Holy Spouse, and of Sayyid
'Ali Efendi Afnan</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and sent</span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*</span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> his son-in-law Mirza Muhsin and Aqa Riza of Shiraz by night in his
private carriage to Bahja to bring him the three boxes deposited in trust as
above mentioned without the knowledge of anyone. And there is no doubt that the
carrying out of this transaction secretly by night is a clear proof that it was
contrary alike to the Holy Law and its ordinances, and to the Common Law and
its provisions, for it was effected by theft and larceny. For Muhammad 'All and
those who were with him had left the boxes there under seal as a trust, for the
carrying out of the Servant's last testament and in order to give effect to it.
How then could it be right for Abbas Efendi to appropriate them in the fashion
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attained to supremacy, he made a great display, by reason of the moral and
material prestige which he now possessed. So likewise his followers did not
observe prudence, wisdom or moderation in affairs, whence arose many troubles
and difficulties, so that orders were issued by the Ottoman Government to
confine him and his brothers in the fortress of 'Akka. After a while there
appeared four inspectors to investigate and enquire into the circumstances of
certain of the officials and exiles, and they examined his [Abbas Efendi's]
affairs also. After a while Khalil Pasha the Governor of Beyrout appointed an
inspector to watch him and ascertain who associated with him of the people of
the country and others; and when he chanced on such an one, he used to bring
him to the Government House, where he was examined to ascertain the cause of
his frequenting the society of Abbas Efendi. He, however, ascribed all that had
happened to his brother Muhammad 'All Efendi, spreading this report abroad in
the country, and thereby filling the hearts of his followers with hatred,
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detestation in regard to Muhammad Ali Efendi and the Holy Family, and used to
speak unseemly words concerning them. But when Muhammad 'Ali Efendi discovered
that his brother ascribed these occurrences to him, he communicated with him
repeatedly by means of some of the officials and inhabitants of the city and
some of his followers,</span></b><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> * </span></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and begged him to agree
to appoint a time and men to enquire into the truth of these matters,
investigate these events, and ascertain their reasons and causes. This happened
during the presence of the inspectors, and he requested him to appoint two
persons on his behalf that they might go together to the local government and
to the Board of Inspectors and formally demand [the production of] a note of
complaint, if such were in their possession, on the part of Muhmmad 'Ali
against his brother Abbas Efendi, or an assertion that they were cognizant of
some direct complaint on his part. For all official papers and legal complaints
are preserved in the originals as well as in copies by the Government in its
records. But Abbas Efendi would not accept this or agree to it, because he
sought by these falsehoods and slanders to give effect to his plans, and if he
had appointed such persons and they had gone to the above-mentioned official
quarters and made investigations, it would have become plain to all that these accusations
were false, and these reports devoid of truth and reality. For it is not hidden
that the False loves the darkness and hates the light, lest its evil
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not allow more [to be said] than what I have mentioned, so I have contented
myself with this summary, having already set forth most of (the facts connected
with) it in another treatise</span></i></b><b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="style10">The Manuscript written by the Supreme Pen of " Beha'U'llah to His Chosen Son, Ghusni Akbar, Mohammed Ali Behai </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THE GREATEST, THE MOST GLORIOUS </span></div>
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MY GOD! Verily this is a branch, who has branched from the firm
and lofty tree of thy singleness and oneness. Thou seest him O my God
gazing unto Thee, and holding fast to the rope of Thy Bounty. Therefore
keep him in the shadow of Thy mercy. Thou knoweth, O my God, that I
desire him, as Thou hast desired him, and I have chosen him as Thou
hast chosen him. Therefore assist him with the hosts of earth and
heaven, and help, O my God, whosoever helpeth him, those whosoever
choseth him and assist whosoever cometh to him. Then forsake whosoever
denieth him and desireth him not. O my Lord! Thou seest that while
inspired, my pen moveth tho my limbs tremble. I ask thee by my longing
for Thy love and my anxiety to manifest Thy cause, to ordain for him,
and to those who love him, what Thou has destined for Thy messengers
and the faithful of Thy Divine Inspiration, Verily Thou art God. The
All Powerful The Omnipotent. <br /><br />
HE IS THE GREATEST </span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b><i>O my God, assist the Mightiest Branch (Ghusni Akbar) in Thy remembrance and Thy praise </i></b></span>
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Then cause to flow from his pen the marvels of Thy science and
secrets. O my God, verily he has hastened unto Thy pleasure, and has
fasted for the love of Thyself, and in obedience to Thy Commands.
Destine for him all good revealed in Thy book. Verily, Thou art the All
Powerful, the Omnipotent. <br /><br />
Blessed is he who hath rested in the shelter of the branch of
God, His Lord, Lord of the Throne, and Lord of the Universe. </span>
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O my branch! be Thou the spring cloud of my mercy, then shower upon all things in my name The New. <br />
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O my branch, we have chosen thee, as the chosen one hath chosen thee. Say praise be to Thee, O God of the Universe. <br />
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O mightiest branch, we have chosen thee to serve my cause,
arise with marvelous assistance. Conquer the cities of all names, in my
Name. The Ruler over all He wishes <br />
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O ocean, wave in my name, The Rising, The Great. </i></span>
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Open the cities of the hearts in my name. The Beloved, The Dear
The Bountiful. Verily every action depends on Thy love. Blessed is he
who accepted the Will of His Lord, the All Knowing. Blessed is he who
hath heard Thy voice and hath come to Thee for the love of God, The
Lord of the Universe.</span>
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