فهرست مطالب masoud monfared

One of the prominent Baha’is who converted to Islam is Colonel Yadollah Thabit Rasekh. For many years he had a heartfelt trust in the Baha’i Faith; and had endured many problems along the way. He was diligent in propagating Baha’i Faith, and did not hesitate to spend his wealth and time on it. His main reasons for renouncing the Baha’i Faith were: - His protest against the performance of the Hands of the Baha’I Cause, after the death of Shoghi Effendi, as the leadership of the Baha’i community; - The illegitimacy of the House of Justice without the presence of the Guardian of the Faith (Wali Amrullah); - The division of Shoghi Effendi properties, in Iran, after his death; - And the Bab's confession about the living existence of Imam Mahdi. , Hujjat Ibn Al-Hassan Al-Askari, in his books of exegesis on the Quranic chapters. After his conversion to Islam, he was persecuted by the Baha’i organization and his former colleagues. In this article, we will have a look at parts of his life and his approaches in returning from the Baha’ism.

The second Baha'i leader, Abdul-Baha, insisted in his last will (known as Alvah Wasaya) that (Shoghi Effendi as the Guardian of the Faith) should choose his successor in his lifetime so that there should be no dispute after him. However, Shoghi Effendi did not explicitly introduce his next successor during his lifetime and this caused divisions within the Baha'i community. The majority Bahai’s (led by the current Universal House of Justice, based in Haifa) believe that Shoghi Effendi's failure to nominate a successor was a calculated action. In their justification, they do believe that the previous explanations given by Abdul-Baha and Shoghi were sufficient and not having the Guardian of the Faith would not cause any problem to the Baha'i community! While other Baha'i groups claim that due to Abdul-Ba ha and Shoghi Effendi's strong emphases on appointing a successor by the Guardian of the Faith during his life, Shoghi Effendi should not have been indifferent to appointing his successor. These groups believe that Shoghi has implicitly assigned Mason Remey to this position in his lifetime. This article deals with this issue and briefly reviews the char acteristics of claimants of leadership after Shoghi Effendi and their claims.