During various political sections in Iran, the Bahaism organization has done politically which is as follows:
The Bahaism organization issued a statement to congratulate bestowing Noble Peace Prize 2023 to Narges Muhammadi (the Iranian political prisoner). That who is Narges Muhammadi and what has he done to be imprisoned and why has she received the Noble peace prize is needed to be investigated separately.
In the regard, there are two notes to be paid attention; 1) the behavioral contradictions of the Bahaism organization with Bahaism twelve teachings and 2) the relationship between this organization and this political condemned person.
۱) The Bahaism organization has meddled with the political governmental affairs in a clear divergence and supported a political condemned person which is against the clear text of the slogan of not meddling with policy which is of the teachings of Bahaism and clarifies that this teaching is merely a slogan and there isn’t any conformity between Bahaism organization heads’ deeds and speech because Bahaism heads from Nouri to Shogi have prevented the Baha’is not to meddle with policy and the governmental affairs:
- A) Hussein Ali Nouri writes:”
“لیس لاحد ان یعترض علی الذین یحکمون علی العباد دعوا لهم ما عندهم و توجهوا الی القلوب”
“Nobody is allowed to oppose those who rule people. Let them alone with what they possess and pay attention to hearts.”[۱]
He says in Zabih tablet:
“Nobody is allowed to oppose the heads of countries.”[۲]
- B) Abbas Effendi (Abdul Baha) says: The scale of being Baha’i or not is that everybody who meddles with the political affairs and speaks out of his/her duty, he/she is not a Baha’i. No other reason is needed.[3]
He has also said: “The Baha’is aren’t allowed to interfere with policy and can’t enter into hostile parties. It is obvious for everybody that the Baha’is are away from political debates of parties and they don’t meddle with policy at all.[4]
- C) Shogi Effendi says: “All Baha’is must prevent meddling with policy cordially, verbally , outwardly, and inwardly.[5]
In spite of such orders, what has happened for the Baha’ism organization to support a political condemned person, stand against a government and meddle with policy?
۲) What is the relationship between the Bahaism organization and a political condemned person for whom it has issued a statement and supported him and hasn’t obeyed teachings, orders and prohibitions of its heads regarding not meddling with policy? What has happened for the Bahaism organization and asked for the freedom of this lady in the past, but it has been silent towards supporting the oppressed and downtrodden people of the world?!
The answer to these question is the equal enmity against the Islamic Republic and its accompaniment with Narges Muhammadi in Bahaism organization aims; that is, asking for the freedom of Baha’i criminals such as Mahwash Sabet and Fariba Kamal Abadi and joining with Baha’ism movement makings are the same!
It is necessary to be mentioned that:
۱) The Nobel Peace Prize is also political because this prize had never bestowed to Mahatma Gandhi (the fighter who fought without violence and won), but this prize was bestowed to those who have been the forerunners or supporters of war such as Jimmy Carter, Barak Obama and Henry Kissinger.
Bestowing prize to Menahem Begin Clarifies the reality of this political prize. He was superficially peaceable and humanistic because he was the commander of Irgun group who purified the Palestinian lands was the commander of operations like the massacre of Deir Yassin village in 1948 A.D. ; then he established Likud party in Israel and became the prime minister of Israel and received the peace prize for Camp David contract and made peace with Egypt.
۲) The universal house of justice as the then head of the Baha’is can found and legislate the commandments which haven’t been existed not change the existent commandments and rules. Because Abbas Effendi says:
بیت العدل الذی جعله الله مصدر کل خیر و مصونا من کل خطا… “”
“The universal house of justice which is appointed by God as the source of all benevolence and is infallible… It is the source of legislation. The general source is the book Aghdas…”[۶]
Consequently, the universal house of justice has acted against it’s duty and has violated its chastity by meddling with policy. When this violator organization is violating Hussein Ali Nouri, Abbas Effendi and Shaoghi Effendi’s emphasized orders, why are the Baha’is expected? why must a violator organization be obeyed? There is a duality by violating the Baha’ism heads’ commandment. Who is right: Baha’ism God or its organization?!
Bahaism God says not to meddle with policy, but not only Baha’ism organization issues statement, but also it calls its followers to politicization in various messages!
[۱] The Aqdas, paragraph 95.
[۲] The treasury of limitations and commandments, p.333
[۳] The faith news magazine, the formal organ of the Iranian Baha’is, No.9, 1324 S.H.
[۴] Ibid, No.9, 1324 S.H.
[۵] Ahmad Yazdani, a glance at Baha’i religion, p.49.
[۶] Bahaullah and new era, p.300.
