Abdu’l-Baha’s Egoism in the Baha’i Teachings

Among the Baha’is, Abdu’l-Baha has an extraordinary personality and is typically more credible than Bahau’llah. Abdu’l-Baha has repeatedly referred to himself as the “servant of his father “and so has chosen the title’ Abdu’l-Baha. -What is understood from the meaning of Abd )servant( is pure obedience and devotion to God ) here his father(. However, during his life we see many instances of obedience violations! In this article first we study the Abdu’l-Baha’s obedience, and then survey Abdu’l-Baha’s self-centeredness in adding teachings that were not found in Bahaullah’s books and traditions. In this study, the contradictions between the words of Abdu’l-Baha and Bahau’llah, in teachings such as the seeking for truth, the conformity of religion with science and reason, the equality of the rights of men and women, and the discussion of the establishment of the Universal House of Justice have been examined.