The Jewish and the expansion of Babism and Baha'ism

Bahaismiran:

The secret Jewish and their role in the development and expansion of Babism and Baha’ism is the important factor in the Iranian contemporary transformations and it should be identified and investigated away from the two extremes with documents scientifically. In investigating the history of emergence and expansion of Babism and Baha’ism in Iran, there are many samples of tending newly-Muslim Jewish to this cult who preached Babism and Baha’ism. You know a newly-Muslim Jewish resided in Rasht City called “Mirza Ibrahim Jadid made Babism enter into Siahkal.[1] The first people who became Babis in Khorasan were the newly-Muslim Jewish of Mashhad.[2] The most important was mullah Abdul Khaleq Yazdi who resided in Yard first. He was of the scholars of Judaism and became one of the disciples of Sheikh Ahmad Ehsaee after being Muslim. Ehsase resided in his house for 7 years. Mullah Abdul Khaleq Yazdi traveled to Mashhad, then and became one of the high-level scholars of Mashhad city.[3] Gobineau writes: “[Mullah Abdul Khalegh Yardi was of students of sheikh Ahmad Ehsaee… and was famous for science and grace, and was respectful in public.[4] The tendency of the Jewish to Islam was not real and they were the Jewish secretly. Walter Fischel, the Jewish researcher writes: The newly-Muslim people were bond with Judaism secretly. [5]One of these Jewish people from Mashhad was mullah Ibrahim Natan who was the leader of an active net of British intelligent service in the region and emigrated Bombay in 1844 (the first year of Bab’s claim). Thomas Timberg writes : Mullah Ibrahim Natan had a strong bond with the Jewish community of Khorasan and also with the United Kingdom.[6] The “Jewish encyclopedia” declares that Mullah Ibrahim Natan was responsible for the leadership of the Jewish people in Bokhara, Afghanistan and Iran who resided in Bombay and played a Key role in the first war between England and Afghanistan.[7] This source also writes in another place that Mullah Ibrahin Natan was the agent of the British intelligent service.[8] Regardless of secret Jewish’s role in the expansion of Babism and Baha’ism, the role of overt Jewish is remarkable in the preaching and expansion of Babism and Baha’ism in quantity and quality. In his last book which was published earlier the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Ismaeel Ralen writes: “Most Baha’is of Iran are Jewish and Zoroasterian[9] and the Muslims who have turned to this cult are in minority. Now for many years less Muslims have turned to them…”[۱۰]

Years before Raeen; in the beginning of Reza Shah’s government, Ayati had a similar views and pointed out the dominance of the Jewish on the Iranian Baha’i community: This is a good news for the Muslims that the Baha’ism stand is free from scientist and author; so that Dr. Rahim and Jewish Issac have become authors.”[۱۱]

Raven writes:

“The Baha’ is have always used the Jewish of the countries since its emergence and made them Baha’i. You Know, Jewish love money and increasing capital. The Jewish are residing in Muslim lands who are enemies of Muslims and are disturbing Muslims everywhere have turned to Baha’ism Sooner.[12]

Hassan Nikou, the famous ex-Baha’i proselytizer has a similar idea and writes: “The other class is the Jewish Baha’is who are famous for enmity against Islam. In such a case, if a person causes disunity among Muslim population, he/she will be welcomed.[13]

Fadhullah Mohtadi known as Sobhi, the ex-Baha’i proselytizer who has been the secretary of Abbas Effendi said there were Jewish people who turned to Baha’ism and exploited financially and sent some for the center of Baha ism Acre.[14] He writes: “According to me, most of them have become Baha’is to escape from Judaism to be free. I have seen them not only in Hamadan city, but also in Tehran.[15]

Sobhi writes: “Hakim descendants are Jewish. Dr. Ayyoub became Muslim. He was going to mosque and made his offspring Muslims. Mirza Shokrullah and a group of his relatives were Jewish. Mirza Jalinus and Mirza Jacob and the offspring of Mirza Nourullch became Christians, Protestants. Dr. Arastou, Dr. Manouchehr, Do. Gholam Hussein and his brother Lutfullah’s father became Baha’is.

Another example of the Jewish who turned to Babism and Baha’ism was in Kashan city. The followings are famous Jewish descendants who became Baha’is in Kashan city: Agha Yahouda, the forefather of Mithaqieh descendent, Mullah Rabi’a, Dr.Jacob, the forefather of Berjis descendents, Mirza Ashour and his sister and brothers. Dr. Farajullah Towfiq, Mirza Reyhan (Roubin), the forefather of Reyhani and Rowhani descendants, Mullah Soleyman and Mirza Moses and Mirza Issac Khan, Mirza Josef Khan, the forefather of Yousefiyan descendant[16] (because they were living in Hamadan and Kashan cities).

Many Baha’i families in Hamadan city are as follows: Hajji Laleh Zar (Alazar), the forefather of 2000 Jewish, Christian and Baha’is. One of his sons was Mister Haeem who became Christian. The other was Dr. Moses Khan who became Christian too. One of the sons of Dr. Moses Khan was Jewish Dr. Aron. Gohari family, Geranfar family and Hajj John were Baha’is. Hajj Mirza Issac is Jewish. Dr. Josef Seraj is Baha’i. Hajj Mirza Taher, Dr. Nasrullah Baher’s father is Baha’i. same situation of Shiraz, Mashhad, Kashan and Hamadan can be observed in Arak[17], Torbat[18], Rasht[19], and other parts of Iran even Siahkal.[20] In Tehran city, there were a lot of Baha’i Jewish; such as the descendants of Azadeh, Etihadiyeh, Akhwan Safa, Arjmand, Berjis, Broum and, Javid, Hafezi, Haghighi, Hakim, Shayan, Samimi, Azizi, Ahdiyeh, Firouz, Laleh Zar, Laleh Zari, Moa’yyed, Maher, Mobin, Mottahedeh, Mottahedi, Majzoub, Ma’navi, Malekouti, Mithaghian, Mithagieh, Nosrat, Vahdat, Josef Zadeh, Broumand, Yosefiyan, and etc.

Based on such circumstances and supports, Baha’ism has changed into an influential organization in quality and quantity for more than a century of activity in the U.S.A.[21]

The Center for the Baha’is of the world has announced the number of the members of this cult in total continent of America on April 1985 A.D. 857000 ones. [22] An important part it of is a group Iranian Baha’is emigrated to America during the years after the Islamic Revolution and another part is Iranian Baha’is who are gradually emigrated to the U.S.A. during Current 100 years.

[۱] The history of Zohurul Haghgh, vol.8, p.894.

[۲] Habib Lovi, the history of Judaism of Iran, Tehran, vol.3, p. 634.

[۳] Mirza Jani Kashani, pp. 101 & 203, Mehdi Bamdad, the biography of Iranian dignitaries, vol. 1, p. 382.

[۴]see the history of Zohurul Haghgh, vol.8, pp. 251-252.

[۵] Fischel. j. Walter, Commentary of Jews secret Persia, pp. 28-33.

[۶] Timberg, p. 275.

[۷] Judaica, vol.8, p.1357.

[۸] Ibid, vol. 12, pp. 854-855.

[۹] It will be explained more later.

[۱۰] Raeen, the branches in Baha’ism, p. 302.

[۱۱] Ayati, Kashful Hiyat, vol. 2, p. 144.

[۱۲] Branches in Baha’ism, p.171