Although the self-proclaimed prophet has paid attention to his addresses having insulting look; but it should be mentioned that this animal has served human beings that is undeniable. Consequently; he should be criticized due to doing this. However; contrary to the humanitarian slogan attributed to this self-proclaimed prophet, he has been free from this feature. Thus, Hussein Ali Nouri has been fond of calling his addresses as donkeys. Nevertheless, how is it possible for Abdul Baha to consider calling people ignorant as a null action, while the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha’ism has called his addressees so!
Therefore, Hussein Ali Nouri has been fond of calling his opponents and addressees as donkeys. As he has said: O’ Donkeys! Whatever you say right is right and it won’t be null and false by the polytheists’ words.[1]” he has also assumed the Islamic scholars donkeys having big turbans:
“احفظ نفسک بان لا یقلِّبک کبرالعمائم مِن کلّ مُبغضٍ حمیر”
“BE careful of yourself against the donkey enemies, people who are weaning big turbans, not to make you turn against Baha’ism[2].”
He has also said:
“قُل اِنَّک انتَ یا حمیر ما اطلعتَ بِاَصْلِ الاَمْر”
“Say O’ donkey. You are unaware of the essence of the story.[3]”
It is interesting to be noted that the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha’ism has considered himself to have a spirit to be blown to every person would change him/her into donkey; as we read:
“قُلْ یا اَیُّها الحَمیر اِنَّا حَفَظْناهُ و رَبیناهُ وَ وَصَفْناهُ وَ اذکرناه…”
“Say O’ donkey. We preserved, grew and described and remembered him… We know what your father taught you day and night and deceived you and blew you from our spirit which makes each human being be revolutionized and changed into donkey.[4]”
However, the Baha’is may justify and say Hussein Ali Nouri had called his opponents as donkeys due to their ignorance; but according to the Baha’i leaders’ statements attributing people as ignorant is forbidden; as Abdul Baha has said: “The divine teachings in this luminous period of time (:Baha’ism) is that the souls mustn’t be insulted and attributed to ignorance since you and I don’t know; but all souls must be respected.[5]”
[۱] Hussein Ali Nouri, Badi’a (answering the judge’s questions), the handwriting copy, p. 174.
[۲] Hussein Ali Nouri, the highest pen works, Canada: The Baha’i knowledge institute, 3rd edition, 2002 A.D., tablet: 83, p. 504.
[۳] Ibid, Vol. 2, tablet: 86, p. 544.
[۴] Ibid, Vol. 2, tablet: 86, p. 5442-543.
[۵] Abbas Effendi, Makatib, Egypt: Kurdistan Al-Elmiyeh, 1910 A.D., Vol. 1, p. 355.
