Ayatollah Safi’s judgment concerning Baha’is
Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani, one of the great religious source of authority considers Baha’is as atheist and unclean and assumes getting married with them as null and illegitimate. He doesn’t allow each kind of relationship, friendship, social intercourse with them. He considers participating at Baha’is meetings and reading their books as illegitimate and states: Their training is not allowed and is against the expediency of the Islam revolution.
Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani was born in 1297 S.H. and is one of the source of religious authority. He has always defended Islam and written valuable works.
The following is his views concerning Baha’ism:
– Baha’ism cult hasn’t got any religion and is deviant. They are atheists and unclean. Getting married with them is illegitimate and proselytizing them is not allowed and illegitimate.[1]
– Baha’is are unclean and it is necessary for them to be avoided.[2]
– Accepting Baha’is in educational centers is not allowed; for instance, enrolling them as Baha’is. Baha’ism is a spying and anti-Islamic organization[3].
– Expressing friendship and shaking hands with Baha’is aren’t allowed.[4]
– It is not allowed for gifts to be received if it causes the relationships to be strengthened.[5]
– Reading Baha’i books and keeping them are illegitimate.[6]
– Getting married with the Baha’is isn’t allowable and the marriage contract is false.
– Cooperating with the Baha’i center isn’t allowable.[7]
– Participating at the Baha’i assemblies and the deviant cults’ ones are illegitimate.[8]
[۱] Letter No. 132:dated 87/11/05
[۲] Letter No. 2041:dated 87/11/19
[۳] Ayatollah Lotfullah Safi Golpaygani, Jameul Ahkam, Qom: The publication of the Excellency Ma’soumeh (peace be upon her), 1417 A.H., Vol. 2, p. 98,Question 1509
[۴] Ibid, Question 1511.
[۵] Ibid, Question 1510.
[۶] Ayatollah Lotfullah Safi Golpaygani, Jameul Ahkam, Qom: The publication of the Excellency Ma’soumeh (peace be upon her), 1417 A.H., Vol. 2, p. 98-99,Question 1513
[۷] Ayatollah Lotfullah Safi Golpaygani, Tozihul MAsael, Qom: The publication of his office, p. 479, problem 2882.
[۸] Ibid, problem 2883.
