The Baha’ism organization considered the open cases of illegal proselytizing kids in favor of Baha’ism since the presidency of Khatami as a continuous accusation against itself, but the Baha’ism organization tried to perk this action as a benevolent aid to kids in poor areas.
According to the message: “There are the cases related to Khatami’s presidency according to which many Baha’i youth were going to poor areas of big cities; the areas where drug abuses robbery and addiction are numerous. They were sitting under the tree shadows in which a dirty water was streaming sitting with the kids and speaking about knowledge, development and kids’ rights or establishing artistic workshops. They were arrested due to proselytizing against the Iranian system of government through social activities in poor areas. In this regard, even the parents of those who were imprisoned set affidavit by the people of the poor area including: Did you know those who came to your locality? They were saying: Yes, we know. They were really good. Since they came, our kids’ morality changed. Alas! They didn’t came, anymore. The people were asked: Did you know that they were Baha’is? They said: no, not at all. In all localities where affidavits were collected they had declared: we didn’t know that they were Baha’is.[1]”
However, the Baha’ism organization is claiming for its proselytizers to speak with the kids in the poor areas about kids’ rights with the Muslim kids while:
- Proselytizing for Baha’ism has been considered as of the most important affairs by the Baha’i leaders and hasn’t been confined to special time and place: “Proselytizing God’s faith (Baha’ism) is of the most important affairs… It is necessary for each divine disciple not to rest day and night and to think of preaching the faith.[2]” meantime, the Baha’i leaders have guided their proselytizers to misuse simple-mindedness of the kids and people’s area of weakness to proselytize for Baha’ism: “O’ diviner disciples, the charity company is of the establishments of the lord. You must accentuate to it very much in order for some proselytizers to be appointed for proselytizing[3].”
- The Baha’ism organization has tried to provide the opportunity of proselytizing by economic influence and training numerous instructors of kids. To achieve the aim, the leadership foundation of Baha’ism has revealed its development plan of training 130,000 teachers for kids to fulfill the policy of proselytizing, deceiving and making kids Baha’i in 2010 A.D. plan: “In various environment and in all the continents… the number of those who are potentially able to serve as the teachers of kid classes has been nearly doubled during 5 years and has become 130,000 people.[4]”
- Proselytizing for Baha’ism and misusing people’s area of weakness aren’t new accusations against Baha’is, but the Baha’i leaders have revealed that: “Now in all assemblies, the divine disciples are gathering and visiting each other in extreme affection, joy and friendship. They are proselytizing for God’s faith. They are busy educating the ignorant people…[۵]”
[۱] Narrated by the proselytizing networks of the Baha’ism organization
[۲] Muhammad Ali Feizi, the epistle of proselytizing guide, Bija: Bina, 3rd edition, 128 Badi’a, p. 17.
[۳] Abbas Effendi, Makatib, the electronic copy, Vol. 2, p. 115.
[۴] The universal house of justice message addressing the continent advisors boards, dated, Dec 28, 2010 A.D.
[۵] Abbas Effendi, the Sermons Germany, the national assembly of the faith works, Vol. 1, p. 221.
