In Ghadir Sermon, the holy prophet (P.H.) has mentioned a divine and endless science for the Excellency Mahdi (P.H.) while we will figure out that Bab, won’t be the promised Mahdi mentioned by the holy prophet considering the ignorance and fighting against science by the false claimant of Mahdism of Baha’ism.
Considering this issue that Ali Muhammad Bab was alien with various sciences, his scientific mistakes and fighting against science and its comparison with scientific expansion which was stated by the holy prophet (P.H.) in Ghadir Sermon for Imam of the Time (May Allah hasten his reappearance), we will figure out the falsehood of the claimant of Mahdism of Baha’ism. In Ghadir Sermon, the holy prophet stated some of the measures and specifications of the Excellency Mahdi (P.H.):
“أَلا إنَّهُ يَسِمُ ذي فَضْل بِفَضْلِهِ وَكُلَّ ذي جَهْل بِجَهْلِهِ. أَلا إنَّهُ خِيَرَةُ اللهِ وَمُخْتارُهُ. أَلا إنَّهُ وارِثُ كُلِّ عِلْم وَالْمُحيطُ بِكُلِّ فَهْم. أَلا إنَّهُ الْمُخْبِرُ عَنْ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَالْمُشَيِّدُ لاَِمْرِ آياتِهِ. أَلا إنَّهُ الرَّشيدُ السَّديدُ. أَلا إنَّهُ الْمُفَوَّضُ إلَيْهِ. أَلا إنَّهُ قَدْ بَشَّرَ بِهِ مَنْ سَلَفَ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ. أَلا إنَّهُ الْباقي حُجَّةً وَلا حُجَّةَ بَعْدَهُ وَلا حَقَّ إلاّ مَعَهُ وَلا نُورَ إلاّ عِنْدَهُ. أَلا إنَّهُ لا غالِبَ لَهُ وَلا مَنْصُورَ عَلَيْهِ. أَلا وَإنَّهُ وَلِيُّ اللهِ في أَرْضِهِ، وَحَكَمُهُ في خَلْقِهِ، وَأَمينُهُ في سِرِّهِ وَعَلانِيَتِهِ”[۱]
However; considering the criterions for the divine science stated by the holy prophet (P.H.) in Ghadir Sermon for promised Mahdi (P.H.), we are going to investigate the criteria in the claimant of Mahdism of Baha’ism’s life:
- In Ghadir Sermon, the Excellency Muhammad (P.H.) has predicted a divine science for the Excellency Mahdi (P.H.) while the claimant of Mahdism of Baha’ism (Ali Muhammad Bab) has busy learning and gaining science since his childhood till the emergence of his false claims[2].
- The Excellency Muhammad (P.H.), has introduced Excellency Mahdi (P.H.) as the one who knows everything and the heir of sciences while Ali Muhammad Bab has possessed many errors in his works and his ignorance about many sciences has been revealed, to such an extent that he considers literary rules as satanic to justify his errors[3]. When he didn’t find any answer and justification for his errors, he advised his followers to follow piety and not to oppose[4].
- Not only the false Mahdi of Baha’ism was unaware of his period of time’s common sciences; but also he had announced his ignorance about the most obvious legitimate and historical issues[5].
- Ali Muhammad Bab whom we can mention him as the symbol of ignorance[6] considered science just in his works and prohibited his followers to study non-Babi works:” لا يجوز التدريس في کتب غير البيان”[۷]
- Not only Ali Muhammad Bab wasn’t aware of all sciences and prohibited his followers to gain various sciences, but also he had ordered human being sciences to be destroyed:
“الباب السادس مِن واحد السادس فی حُکم مَحو کُلّ الکتُب کُلّها إلّا ما أنشئَت أو تنشی فی ذلک الأمر”[۸]
Consequently; considering this issue that Ali Muhammad Bab was alien with various sciences, his scientific mistakes and fighting against science and its comparison with scientific expansion which was stated by the holy prophet (P.H.) in Ghadir sermon for Imam of the Time (P.H.), we will figure out that the falsehood of the claimant of Mahdism of Baha’ism.
[۱] Muhammad Baqer Answari, Al-Qadir Sermon, the electronic library of Faqahat, p. 51.
[۲] For more studies refer to the article: Discovering the contradiction in Ali Muhammad Bab’s claiming for being illiterate.
[۳] For more studies refer to the article: When Bab called the literary rules as satanic!
[۴] For more studies refer to the article: Advising to piety is a means for hiding Bab’s ignorance!
[۵] For more studies refer to the article: Did Ali Muhammad Bab approach Sorayya science?
[۶] For more studies refer to the article: Bab’s verse writings
[۷] Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the Persian Bayan, p. 130.
[۸] Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the Persian Bayan, Babis copy, p. 198.
