By: Hussein Eshqi
Baha’ism consider education as a public and compulsory issue[1]. All kids whether the poor and the rich, girl and boys must learn the basic rudiments of sciences equally particularly reading and writing[2]. In Baha’ism education is prior to teaching; that is, kids must be educated based on nice morality and then make them busy with acquiring sciences, techniques and industries.[3] For this reason, the Baha’i kids participate at educational courses called “monotheistic flower-garden” for pre-schoolers and “the ethic classes” for kids and teenagers who are educating. According to Baha’is, education is divided into three parts: 1) physical education including nurturing physical powers, sport and the body health, 2) humane education which the acquisition of sciences, industries and life skills and 30 the spiritual education including training ethical principles and nurturing spiritual sensations of human being. Correct education includes the accompaniment of three parts of education in the educational system.[4]
If parent aren’t able to educate their offspring for any reason; in this case, they must educate their female ones first,[5] because educating female kids is prior to male ones. The Baha’i leaders believe that girls will be mothers one day and mothers are the first teachers of the humane world. Consequently, they must be in utmost knowledge[6]. The Baha’i education is in the first step of moral one and then kinds of sciences, techniques, industries and arts must be learned.[7] Educating kids has been paid attention by the method of workshop along with playing and recreation and teaching music has been considered as important because it can blossom kids other talent.[8]
آنچه در ادامه می خوانید
Crime against humanity, prescribing murdering the Baha’i kids due to weakness in Baha’i education system
Bahaullah consider the issue of educating kids as important to such an extent that he believes it is better for kids to be killed if they are not educated! He says in this regard: So, the divine disciples must educate kids heartily and educate them in grace and perfection school. They mustn’t act sluggishly in this regard. Of course, it is better for the kid to be killed than he/she is left ignorant; because the inerrant kid will be afflicted by various defaults…[۹].
Abdul Baha also says: In this regard, you mustn’t act sluggishly. It is better for the kid to be murdered than to be left ignorant because the innocent kid will be afflicted by various defaults…[۱۰]
Discriminating in Baha’i educational system and rejecting the oneness of humane world
In addition to the above-mentioned issue, the Baha’i heads don’t allow the Baha’i kids to go to non-Baha’i schools. They say: The disciple’s kids are not allowed to go to others’ ones because they will be deprived of the Blessed Beauty’s mercies…[۱۱]
Abdul Hussein Ayati, the famous Baha’i proselytizer write in his book: Sending kids to non-Baha’i schools such as Muslim, Protestan, Jewish and Zoroastrian ones is a great sin and has been forbidden by the Baha’i heads.[12]
[۱] Makatib, Vol. 1, p. 343.
[۲] The collection of the Blessed Works about the Baha’i education, p. 109.
[۳] The aim tablet of Bahaullah, p. 13.
[۴] The collection of the Blessed works concerning Baha’i education, p. 20.
[۵] The collection of the Blessed Works about Baha’i education, p. 60.
[۶] The collection of the Blessed Works about Baha’i education, p. 57.
[۷] The aim tablet of Bahaullah, p. 13.
[۸] The collection of the Blessed Works about Baha’i education, p. 48-49.
[۹] The heaven days, Ishraq Khawari, p. 220.
[۱۰] Makatib, Vol. 1, p. 334.
[۱۱] Makatib, Vol. 1, p. 170.
[۱۲] Kashful Hiyal, Vol. 1, 3rd edition, p. 115.
