The extensive activity of Baha’is in the field of educating and teaching since childhood is not a new topic. Since earlier years, when the cult was formed the heads introduced this domain as a suitable field for educating forces and radical proselytizing stressing or educational measures. In this way, Baha’ism was seeking for growing a force which is more organizational and devoted to this cult. Consequently, they state assuming that educating kids isn’t merely the responsibility of parents and society must take on a great role to do it: “Establishing classes for spiritual and ethic growth whose doors are open for all kids from the kids in each race, tribe, nationality and religion are of the first classes focus on growing specifications like honesty, generosity, purity, and kindness.
Although according to the cult references we will figure out that the unity about which Baha’ism is speaking isn’t accepting differences while being together; but it means all people must be Baha’is! On the other side, Baha’ism is claiming for the independent investigation of truth for each person to achieve the acceptable belief.
However, the Baha’i heads don’t let a person for figure out the reality impartially by holding all kinds of classes for the kids and educational programs and forcing the kids to participate at such educational courses called Ruhi plans.
“Abbas Effendi, (the second head of the Baha’ism organization), has prohibited the kids to be sent to non-Baha’i schools and considered it as scandal for Baha’ism; “It is not allowable for the Baha’i kids to go to other people’s schools because it is a hardship for the faith of God. They will remain deprived of the mercies of the Blessed beauty since they will be educated differently[1].”
Through the Ruhi book, Baha’ism is working on kids’ mind in order to mortify the members of the organization. Thus, the instructors are taught to prepare to accept all Baha’i orders. For this reason, they force the kids to memories fervent prayers and songs praising the Baha’i characters. They teach the instructors how to spend kids’ talents towards Baha’ism intentions.
The author of these books is introducing changing offspring into obedient and active Baha’is ass the most important and difficult task of the Baha’i parents.
The kids’ homework are as follows: Reciting Baha’i prayers and fervent prayer taught by parent with a loud voice and participating at ceremonies. Saying Allahu Abha instead of saying hello, good morning and goodbye and etc. Using Abbas Effendi’s photos are also emphasized. Maybe it will be laughable to be mentioned that Shoqi Effendi (the third leader of Baha’ism has ordered about his father’s photo to be set on the wall which mustn’t be set very high in order for it to be taken in family photos[2].
As mentioned before, one of obvious elements of the Baha’i identity is proselytizing; so that Baha’ism considers its existence depending on proselytizing and affection on other ones. Thus, it is advise for the kids to be educated to be able to proselytize the other people; for instead, holding weekly family meetings for increasing the Baha’i knowledge is emphasized in this book and is considered useful because it will increase your kids’ self-confidence concerning their knowledge about regarding the Baha’i works and will make them able to proselytize for the faith fearlessly and shamelessly.[3]
In the book, it is frankly said that parents should proselytize for Baha’ism along with their offspring: “One of the most influential means to create Baha’i identity in kids is that you accompany them in proselytizing activities.[4]”
The obvious sectarian in the book can be considered as violating kids’ rights and it makes kids be proselytizing ambitious means and offer strategy to turn a kid into a proselytizing element; prepare conditions in which your offspring is able to speak about various religious fields [Baha’i] in order to be able to apply the techniques they have learned[5].”
In the book, it is obviously show that contrary to the Baha’is claim concerning the independent investigation of truth, the organization is totally sensitive to educating kids and event heir communications since low ages. As most former Baha’is define; according to their offspring to participate at cult special classes and not to have social intercourses with non-Baha’is.
Nowadays, the members of this cult and the Baha’i instructors apply methods to attract kids and they families in free institutions particularly in the field of visual arts music in order to misuse them in favor of Baha’ism and their leaders.
[۱] Makatib, Vol. 5, p. 170.
[۲] Hornby, Helen, the guidance lights, p. 609.
[۳] Ibid, p. 41.
[۴] Ibid, p. 37.
[۵] Ibid, p. 69.
