By: Shahab Kiani
One of the other principles of the Baha’I beliefs is posing public education. They believe that they are the innovators of the Baha’ism cult plan and consider it as the new principles of social teachings or new discipline
The uality and characteristic of this plan are as follows according to the cult: Kids education must be compulsory and is not optional. It is public and isnt limited to some people. If a father neglects his offspring’s education, his father right will be ceased to be valid.” (Ashraf, Faramarz, a collection of the Baha’ifaith materials in brief, the national institute of the faith, 131 Badi’a)
A brief Criticism of the principle of compulsory and public education:
As mentioned before the third principle of the Baha’is beliefs is public and compulsory education which is being introduced as the innovative. On the other hand, the Baha’is have claimed for not being such issue in human history before the emergence of baha’ism or hasn’t been posed in the form of a codified one.
In the holy Quran, many verses have been sent down concerning education and even its compulsory nature:
“اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ، خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ، اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ ، الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ، عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ” (سوره علق/ ۱-۵)
“ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ” (قلم/۱)
The holy prophet (P.H.) states: “Learn sciences even if it is in China.”
or:
“Ask for science from cradle to grave.”
or:
“اطلب العلم فریه علی کل مسلم و مسلمه (بحار الانوار)”
The holy prophet (P.H.) also states: “seeking for knowledge is a duty for each Muslim.”
Violating the principle of compulsory and public education in Baha’ism works:
One of the notes of the third principle is the superiority of educating girls over boys. (The book “the criticism of 12 principls of Baha’ism”, Ali Nouri, p. 1-3). This principle is contrary to the principle 7 (Ibid, p. 31) of the Baha’i belief principles which says women’s rights are eual to men’s. Because if we believe in the principle of equality, Superiority won’t be meaningful!!!
