The Baha’i leaders believe that the former Baha’is are lowly and bearing contagious diseases like tuberculosis which can be communicated[1]; while this claim is contradictory with the teaching of the independent investigation of truth in the cult and creates differences.
They have also said: “The Excellency Bahaullah and Excellency Abdul Baha have continually stressed on avoiding having social intercourses with the covenant breakers completely. Since the covenant breakers have been afflicted by contagious spiritual disease…[۲]”
Answer:
۱- Abdul Baha has considered being irreligious as better than differences originated from religion![3] Isn’t it better for Baha’ism not to exist?!
۲- The Baha’ism organization has likened former Baha’is as the carriers of contagious diseases while; in another place, Abdul Baha has spoken about the necessity for curing the theological patients[4].
۳- The Baha’i leaders have considered the independent investigation of truth as the first one[5] while how have they ordered them to be avoided?!!!
[۱] Helen Hourenbi, The guidance lights, the electronic copy, p. 230, No. 603.
[۲] Ibid, p. 230, No. 604.
[۳] Abbas Effendi, the Sermons, Al-Emieh Al-Egypt publishing house: attempted by Farajullah Zaki Al-Kurdi, 1330 A.H., Vol. 1, pp. 18-19.
[۴] Ahmad Yazdani, a glance at the Baha’i religion, Tehran: The national assembly of the faith publications, 1328 S.H., p. 32.
[۵] Refer to Abdul Hamid Ishraq Khawari, the heaven messages, India: Bina, 1985 A.D., p. 17.
