divinity

One of the criteria for recognizing true religion from false religion is "contradiction". The presence of contradiction in the words and actions of a claimant of the Faiths and prophecy is the criterion of his invalidity. In the Holy Qur'an, God introduces the existence of differences in those books as the reason for its non-divineness and says that the Qur'an hates contradictions and differences. In the pas t ages, when divine prophets appeared, there were also deceivers who falsely considered that they were to be God's representatives. Wise people, according to the criterion of truth and non-contradiction, and relying on reason, by examining their words and behavior, when they found contradictions and lies, they ruled that they were invalid. In this article, an attempt has been made to verify the claims of the Baha'is according to this criterion. In this regard, a brief overview of their history, works and behaviors has been taken into consideration and as a result, contradictory things have been seen. From the multitude of contradictions that can be seen in the works and behavior of Baha'i leaders, in this research, a significant number has been collected, which shows that many contradictions and differences can be found in their remaining works, and as a result, their divinity cannot be accepted.

One of the most important criteria for distinguishing the divine school from the non-divine is its approach to the belief of monotheism, which means the oneness of God. Monotheism is the most important principle of Islam. One of the groups that introduce itself as a divine and monotheistic religion is Baha'i. This article seeks to answer the question, what is the most important criterion and measurement for the truth of the claims of the divinity of religions, and is Baha'i a divine and monotheistic religion? In response, the belief in the monotheism of Almighty God is one of the most reliable indicators and criteria of a religion's divinity and non-humanity, and it has been shown that the claims of divinity and lordship of the Baha'i leaders do not allow Baha'ism to be accepted as a divine religion. Also, in this study, the responses and justifications of the Baha'is to the claims of their leaders have been discussed and the criticisms that have been made to them have been presented. One of the most common justifications is the use of Islamic mystics' materials, which, in addition to the impossibility of adapting those materials to the claims of divinity, can be found in the documents and works of Baha'i leaders.

Human nature (Fitra) is the best and easiest way to understand the existence of God. It has been proved during the history that hu man beings perceived an endless power, in which they believed, but they were not properly capable of identifying this power, since there were some wrong processes and cruel authorities who deprived people from developing their nature. Therefore, they were not able to know this endless power the way they actually should. The natu ral identification of God can be rationally proved. On the other hand, there are a lot of verses and narratives underlining and con firming this type of recognition. Verses such as Ayatol Misaq (Al A’raf: 172176), Ayatol Falak (Yasin: 40), and Ayatol Fitra (Al Rum: 30), and also some narratives affirm this sort of recognition. The rational and traditional proofs for the natural recognition are investigated in this paper.