Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi’s judgments concerning Baha’is
Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi considers the Baha’is as atheists, unclean and apostate. He assumes transacting with followers of deviant cult as unofficial. He has announces social intercourses and befriending with the people of the cult as forbidden and said: If you are hopeful of their guidance, you will be allowable to have social intercourse with them. He has also consider it forbidden to get married with them.
Questions and Answers:
– The identity of Baha’is: The Baha’ism issue is not a religious one in the present time; but it is political. There are a lot of documents indicating that they are acting in favor of aliens. In fact, they are combatant.[1]”
– Befriending with Baha’is. “If you are not hopeful of attracting a Baha’i person to Islam, don’t continue the friendship.[2]” he has also said: “It is not allowable to have social intercourses and befriend with the members of the deviant cult of Baha’ism; otherwise, you are hopeful of their guidance.[3]”
– Educating the Baha’is: “It is not allowable to educate them.[4]”
– The Baha’is properties: “It is not matter to confiscate their properties otherwise they have no activity.[5]”
– Having social intercourses with the Baha’is: “The Baha’is are atheists because they don’t Shrink to struggle against the Muslims.[6]”
– Transacting with the Baha’is: “It isn’t allowable to transact with the Baha’is; but if you didn’t know, all you have bought are allowable.[7]” he has also said: “Undoubtedly, they are deviant people and the forged basis of their artificial religion is from the Colonial governments of England and America. They belong to atheists and all kinds of cooperating with them are not allowable.[8]”
– “If the Baha’is turn to Islam, their tools will be clean.[9]”
– Getting married with the Baha’is: “Getting married with the members of the deviant cult of Baha’ism is not allowable unless they turn to Islam.[10]
– It is not allowable to work for the Baha’is and to receive wages.[11]
– Helping the Baha’is: “It is forbidden to help the deviant cult and its members.[12]”
– Accepting the Baha’is gift: “The Baha’is are not Muslims and oppose Islam. Don’t let your offspring to have social intercourses with them and accept their gifts.[13]”
– “The Baha’is are apostate and unclean[14].”
[۱] Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, Asking for judgments, Qom: Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (P.H.) publishing house, 1390 S.H., Vol. 1, p. 294, Q: 1171, refer to the website of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi office.
[۲] Refer to the website of the Excellency Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi office
[۳] Ibid.
[۴] Ibid.
[۵] Ibid.
[۶] Ibid.
[۷] Ibid.
[۸] Ibid.
[۹] Ibid.
[۱۰] Ibid.
[۱۱] Ibid.
[۱۲] Ibid.
[۱۳] Ibid.
[۱۴] Ibid.
