The Baha’i proselytizers introduced appointing the successor for the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha’ism as the factor for the unity of the Baha’is, but the so-called innocent successors of the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha’ism fought with each other after their father’s death and divided the cult into eleven branches!
The Baha’i proselytizers introduced appointing successor by the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha’ism as unprecedented in the religion history while according to the sources of the history of Islam and the religious books of the past, all divine prophets from Adam to the holy prophet of Islam (peace be upon them) had successors. Adam’s successor was Sheys Ibrahim’s (P.H.) successor was Esmaaeil (P.H.). Yaeghub’s (P.H.) successor was Joseph (P.H.) and Moses’s (P.H.) successor was Joshua (P.H.). Jesus’s (P.H.) successor was Simoen (P.H.) and the holy prophet Muhammad’s (P.H.) executor was Excellency Ali (P.H.). So, the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha’ism has imitated the previous prophets without any innovation.
The succession in this cult didn’t proceed based on the self-proclaim prophet of the cult’s will and the so-called infallible leaders of the cult which were chosen by the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha’ism fought with each other after their father’s death[1] and divided the cult into eleven branches contrary to proselytizer’s claiming for the unity of the Baha’is due to appointing successor by the self-proclaimed prophet of the Baha’ism cult.[2]
[۱] Refer to Shoqi Effendi, the Blessed Writings (Century tablet), Bija: national institute of the faith press, 125 Badi’a, Vol. 1, p. 103; Ishraq Khawari, Rahiq Makhtoum, Bija: national assembly of publishing the Baha’i works, 103 Badi’a, Vol. 1, p. 87.
[۲] For more studies refer to the article entitled: A glance at Baha’i cults and branches.
