{"id":18370,"date":"2026-05-19T14:26:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=18370"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:59:23","slug":"bahaism-the-parallel-organization-a-security-challenge-for-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=18370&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Bahaism, the parallel organization; a security challenge for countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In political literature, the term” the parallel sovereignty<\/a> <\/span>is always used for structures which are out of formal framework of a country, but are producing power, making decision and exerting influence being parallel with it. Now, here is the question: Is Bahaism organization merely a theological movement or an example of such pattern of \u201cparallel sovereignty\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Investigating documents and published and analysis in some resources show that the Bahaism structure acts beyond a simple religious organization. This structure includes a multi-layer net consisting of local, national and international foundations each of which possesses strategic, financial and organizational definite functions.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What makes this structure is not merely its extensiveness; but it is its kind of application. In this pattern; a coherent chain of decision making has been formed from “local assemblies\u201d to the universal house of justice” which not only is <\/strong>dealing with theological affairs, but also it plays key role in domains suck as managing resources, social guidance and even regulating group behavior, too.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One of the most important axes posed in these analyses is the subject of the \u201corganizational plans\u201d which have been started since Abdul Baha<\/a><\/span>‘s period of time and continued during decades. These plans which are being introduced superficially having titles such as \u201cproselytizing\u201d or \u201cprogressive\u201d have been interpreted in fact as step by step plans to expand influence and organizing <\/strong>humane resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0According to this analysis which is based on valid data, Bahaism organization must answer to a serious question: Why does a religious movement need such a level of organizational planning and universal networking? Is the aim merely proselytizing beliefs or achieving a kind of structural power in national level?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another issue is \u201cthe lack of glassiness. Most Bahaism activities are done in the form of foundations which are superficiality being introduced as civil or cultural organizations; but in practice, they are a <\/strong>part of greater network. This issue which is called “the organizational coverage” is using superficially impartial structures to proceed enormous aims.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This pattern resembles the classic models of soft influence very much; where power is being exerted not vie force, but via working, making culture and managing humane resources.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 However, the most important note is influencing this structure on the concept of national sovereignty. <\/strong>Won\u2019t it mean the weakening of formal<\/strong> sovereignty if a transnational net is able to create parallel <\/strong>structure from financial network to decision making system?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Researchers believe that such pattern can eventually end in a kind of \u201csoft power transmission which influence on social and political structures without overt conflict having deep influence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Meantime, a remarkable note is the historical antecedent of this movement in Iran. Previous experiences of anti-national activities of the Baha’is during Qajar, Pahlavi and Islamic Republic periods of time have caused each organized activity of this <\/strong>organization to be investigated more carefully. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At last, the issue goes back a basic binary: Is Bahaism a religion or a political organization having aims beyond a religion? Using the above-mentioned analysis, the answer is the second option, so investigating the behaviors of the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning Bahaism and the Baha\u2019is in Iran mustn’t be merely measured in theological framework, but in comprehensive and correct look at this organization, it must be investigated in political and- security framework.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is the very point in which discussing about a political organization of Bahaism is being changed from a religious dispute to a security and political challenge. Naturally, it differentiates the method of behavior of sovereignty with the Baha\u2019is and other really religious minorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In political literature, the term” the parallel sovereignty is always used for structures which are out of formal framework of a country, but are producing power, making decision and exerting influence being parallel with it. Now, here is the question: Is Bahaism organization merely a theological movement or an example of such pattern of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[823,985],"tags":[839,5679,4951,15286,7371,7749,9297,15665],"class_list":["post-18370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-articles","category-slidshow","tag-bahaism","tag-countries","tag-literature","tag-parallel","tag-political","tag-security","tag-sovereignty","tag-term"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18372,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18370\/revisions\/18372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}