Nowadays, the Baha’is are claiming that the Shia clergymen have accused the Babis and the Baha’is to have relationship with the Colonial governments for the first time in history, while we figure out investigating the evidence that Ali Muhammad Shirazi (entitled Bab) the offspring of Muhammad Reza (the offspring of Abul Fih) and Fatimah Beygom was born on first of the Lunar month of Moharram 1235 A.H. in Shiraz. When he was Young, he became the founder of a cult called Babism. He claimed for being Imam of the Time, the new prophet and the abolisher of the religion of Islam.[1]
Although Ali Muhammad Shirazi repented two times[2], but three civil wars were imposed to Iran due to his movement.[3]
According to historical documents; after the establishment of Sason company in Bombay, Boushehr and before the emergence of Babism in 1839 A.D., a group of Jewish people residing in Iran became Muslims without any pressure. A group of these newly – Muslim Jewish people joined the cult with the emergence of Babism and played a kay role later on in expanding Bahaism.[4]
It is interesting to be noted that the maternal descendants of Ali Muhammad Shirazi was entitled as Effnan by Hussein Ali Baha due to trading opium (with Bombay, Chinese ports and cooperating with English company).[5] That is, Bab’s descendants had direct relationship with the British colonial company in which Ali Muhammad Bab was working before his deviation.
It is interesting to know that the first one who accused Babism movement as British was the second leader of Bahaism Abdul Baha.
Yes; nowadays, the Bahaism organization is claiming that the Shia clergymen have accused Babism and Baha’ism to be related to the British Colonialism while this claim is quite false because for the first time the Bahaism leader Abbas Effendi accused England to support the original Babism and Sobhi Azal.
Source: Adiyan Net site
[۱] For more studies refer to the article: Justifying changing Ali Muhammad Shirazi’s claims!
[۲] Refer to Ishraq Khawari, Mataleul Anwar, (the summary of Nabil Zarandi history) the national institute of the faith press, Bita, pp. 126-135
[۳] Tabarsi fort war (1265 A.H.), Neyriz war (1266 A.H.) and Zanjan war (1266-1267 Α.H.)
[۴]Refer to Abdullah Shahbazi, Some researches in the history of Bahaism in Iran, p.20.
[۵] Abbas Effendi, Makatib, Germany: the national assembly of the faith works, 2000 A.D., VOI. 4, P. 211.
