The following article presents documents about the ideal aim of Bahaism for the establishment and formation of the universal Baha’i government.
Document 1:
The Blessed Writings addressing the disciples of the west, p. 500-502
“The period of anonymity which is the first stage in growing the Baha’i community and the second stage is oppression one which is being passed in the country at the present time and both expire.
The third period which is the stage of seclusion of God’s law from the ancient cancelled religions will be appeared and this independence which ended in formality of the divine creed and the emergence of great victory and is similar to the triumph gained by the Christian nation in the 4th century from the birthday of Jesus Christ (P.H.) in the reign of Constantine the great and this formality will gradually end in the divine kingdom and the emergence of earthly domination of lawgiver of this great faith.”
Explanations:
In this document, Shoghi has spoken about Constantine the great reign and wished for Bahaism to achieve a religious government like Christianity in Rome at Constantin time. In this chapter, he has exactly spoken about the establishment of the divine kingdom and the emergence of the earthly dominance of the lawgiver of this great faith (Bahaism).
In this document, he has considered the establishment of the Baha’i legitimate regional government as the model of Constantine government and eventually he assumes the universal government as Bahaism aim. He continues to say: “And this divine kingdom will end in the foundation and the establishment of the universal kingdom and manifestation the spiritual and superficial domination of the founder of Baha’i creed and the formation of the greatest court and announcement of general peace which is the 7th and the current stage.”
Enayat Khoda Sefid Poosh has narrated the text of the mentioned document from Shoghi on page 174 and 175 of the book “the universal government from Baha’i religion point of view” and then he has explained:
“Regarding the above-mentioned blessed statements, the 7 stages of the transformations of the Baha’i community can be concluded:
I) Being unknown
II) Oppression
III) Seclusion of God’s religion from the ancient one
IV) The independence of God’s religion and its equality with other religions
V) The formality of the Baha’i creed and identifying it as the formal religion of the country
VI) The emergence of the earthly dominance of God’s faith and merging the country organization with the Baha’i system
VII) and internationally, the establishment of the universal kingdom and manifestation of superficial and spiritual dominance of God’s faith and the establishment of the greatest peace and the beginning of the golden era of the Baha’i period.
Document two:
The Baha’i era, Page 86-91
This new discipline is exactly the very divine civilization that the Excellency Bahaullah [1]‘s law must be established in the earth. No various system and permanently changing one of human being -whether in the past or now, eastern or western- don’t present characteristic through which the strength of the basis and power of their hidden virtues can be measured.
The members of the universal house of justice aren’t responsible for their elected people in advancement of the administrative
affairs of God’s faith and legislating the complementary necessary rules of the book “Aghdas” and they must not be influenced by the public sensations and views and even the beliefs of the majority of male and female believers whom they elected”
In this writing, Shogi has explained the mechanism of the organizational establishment of Bahaism and is clearly mentioning the future Baha’i united government. This phrase indicates that Bahaism is looking for establishing a government based on Bahaism teachings in the future.
Shoghi doesn’t compare Bahaism with other religions, but it has portrayed it as a governmental discipline and system and subsequently compared it with other governmental systems like democracies, the Autocratic absolute governments, Hebrew religious governments, Pops governments, Imamate and Islamic caliphates and ex-governmental systems of the eastern block and considered the Bahaism governmental system contrary to the rest of the governmental one as new and unique. In this statement, he openly speaks about the political systems. He frankly says:
“The Baha’i future united governments that this extensive administrative discipline is its mere protector is unique in the history of the humane political systems of government in theory and practice and it is unique in the organization of the valid religions of the world.”
Shaghi believes that the governmental system of the Baha’i organization mustn’t be considered as the same as democracy systems. He really believes that the members of the universal house of justice can’t answer to the electors, but they must pay attention to the texts and desires of the Baha’i religious [2] law and the divine inspirations to make decision in the Baha’i organization and its governmental model based on Bahaullah’s tablets and the clear texts of the book Aghdas.
Document three:
The universal government from the Baha’i religion view, p. 169:
The relationship between the universal house of justice and the government:
“The Excellency Abdul Baha says about the relationship between the universal house of justice and government in “Tablet of Wills”:
“… The universal house off justice is the source of legislation and the government of power of legislation enforcement must confirm enforcement and enforcement must assist legislation in order for the basis of justice and fairness to be steady through the relationship and redress of these two powers and for the continents to be paradise and heaven. Thus, the universal house of justice is the ruler and the source of legislation in the Baha’i universal government and it will be taken over all political affairs of the future world.
The Excellency Bahaullah states in the blessed works: “… Refer to the universal house of justice for all political affairs and refer to the book for the worships sent by God … “
Explanations:
Enayat Khoda Sefid Poush has posed and explained the mentioned matter under the title of “the relationship between the universal house of justice and government”. It indicates the central role of the universal house of justice in the Baha’i universal government to which the Baha’i organization and though are willing.
Note:
That the Bahaism organization has forbidden the presence of members in the political activities in fact an organizational trick for impact resistance; otherwise, the Zionistic organization of Bahaism is looking for establishing government which is the peak of political activity of a party, a group and etc.
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