In spite of the Baha’ism confession regard with sharing the principle of kindness and affection among the divine religions and also violating this slogan by the cult, the Baha’ism considers its logic to be based on this matter that if religion causes each kind of conflict, it will be better for it not to be existent. While the divine prophets (peace be upon them) have risen against tyranny in addition to inviting people to kindness and affection:
One of the teachings introduced by Baha’ism as a new principle is that religion must cause affection as Abdul Baha has considered being irreligious better than enmity to explain it: “The third teaching of the Excellency Bahaullah is that religion must cause affection and the relationship among human beings and God’s mercy and if religion causes enmity and war, it is better for it not to be existent. Irreligion is better than religion.[1]”
However, a note must be mentioned investigating the principle of kindness and affection is to emphasize the default look of Baha’ism at teleology of religion and human being’s expectation of religion. Is religion trying to teach having kindness to all human beings and to prevent them against being each other’s enemies[2]?!
Regardless of this contradiction and the Baha’ism confession about sharing the principle of kindness among the divine religions[3], this cult consider its logic to be based on this issue that religion must cause affection and kindness and if religion causes enmity, it will be better for it not to be existent; while in the logic of divine and monotheistic religions, establishing justice and affection among human beings is merely one of the aims of the divine prophets (peace be upon them and the heavenly religious laws. As a matter of fact, the main slogan of all divine prophets (peace be upon them) is inviting human beings to God’s slavery and avoiding false gods. For this reason, the prophets (peace be upon them) and the religious laws have continually asked the faithful to rise against each kind of Colonialism, exploitation, false gods and each kind of tyrant movement alongside with inviting to peace, kindness and affection:
أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ
“Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed able to give them victory.” [Al-Hajj/39]
Consequently, religion causes affection and kindness (with rightseekers) and also causes enmity (against false gods); but the mentioned principle in Baha’ism consider a religion as the one which causes affection and if it causes each kind of conflict, it will be better for it not to be existent.[4]
Here, the Colonial nature of this forged cult will be explicit. For Colonialists, it is better for the followers of a creed not to have a slight of enmity against them; but to be kind with them a t the bottom of their hearts: “If a tyrant tyrannized you and attacked like a wild wolf, the divine disciples must be surrendered and must not resist; but they must counter sword with nectar and milk and kiss the murderer’s hands.[5]”
[۱] Abbas Effendi, the Sermons, Germany: The national assembly of publishing the faith works, 127 Badi’a, Vol. 2, p. 146.
[۲] For more studies refer to the article: Have the Baha’is been peaceable inaction?!
[۳] As we read narrated by Abdul Baha: “All prophets came to educate and to mature the immature souls …” Ishraq Khawari, the heavenly message, the electronic copy, p. 65.
[۴] Abbas Effendi, the Sermons, Germany: The national assembly of publishing the faith works, 127 Badi’a, Vol. 2, p. 146.
[۵] Abbas Effendi, Makatib, Egypt: Attempted by Farajullah Zakiul Kurdi, 1921 A.D. 1st edition, Vol. 3, pp. 123-124.
