According to Sobhi\u2019s statements, Shoqi Effendi (The first and the last guardian of the Baha\u2019ism creed) couldn\u2019t be Abdul Baha\u2019s promised successor; because regardless from Shoqi\u2019s sedition his succession was against Baha and even Abdul Baha\u2019s will. On other side, his succession was a definite sign concerning the basis of the Baha\u2019ism cult to be non-divine.<\/p>\n
After Abdul Baha\u2019s death, there were serious doubts for his succession. In one side, Hussein Ali Baha\u2019s will in which Ali Muhammad (another son of the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha\u2019ism) was identified as Abdul Baha\u2019s successor[1]<\/a> had been violated and on the other side Abdul Baha didn\u2019t consider anyone else as a merited successor for himself.<\/p>\n Reported by Fadhlullah Sobhi (Abdul Baha\u2019s author), after Abdul Baha\u2019s death there was a great confusion concerning his succession. As he writes: \u201cMost Baha\u2019is were sad about this issue (Abdul Baha\u2019s death) and were saying nobody can be found like Abdul Baha to be dominated on the affairs and to proceed the Baha\u2019s faith. Meanwhile, no Baha\u2019i person thought Abdul Baha elect a person as his successor after himself because several years after his death, when Abdul Hamid, the Ottoman king had suspected him and wanted to exile him from Acre to Khizan Abdul Baha wrote to the Baha\u2019is:<\/p>\n Nobody would call the followers to himself and ask for a base. The affairs would be done by the universal house of justice informed by Baha. In this way, the Baha\u2019is would elect nine people to do the affairs\u2026[\u06f2]<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n Sobhi writes surprised by Abdul Baha\u2019s promise which was against the self-proclaimed prophet of Baha\u2019ism\u2019s will: \u201cWhile Baha himself wrote a will called Ketab-e-Ahdi and gave it to Abdul Baha two years ago. Nobody was aware of it. In the will, he said: After me, Abbas Effendi would be my successor and after him<\/p>\n Muhammad Ali Afnan would be the successor. Consequently; according to Baha\u2019s order, Mirza Muhammad Ali was taken over the affairs after Abdul Baha. However, a telegraph was suddenly received in which the succession of Shoqi Effendi had been mentioned instead of Ali Muhammad\u2019s\u2026[\u06f3]<\/a><\/p>\n Thus; according to the Excellency Sobhi\u2019s remarks, Shoqi Effendi (the first and the last guardian of Baha\u2019ism faith) couldn\u2019t be considered as the successor of Abdul Baha\u2019s promised one; because, despite of Shoqi\u2019s sedition, his succession was against Baha and Abdul Baha\u2019s wills.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\u06f1]<\/a> Ishraq Khawari, the tablets after the Aqdas, Bija: Bina: Bita, p. 135.<\/p>\n