Tahirih and the Bábí and Baha'i Faiths

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It is well known that the Baha'i organization has focused much of its propaganda on the Fatimah Begum Baraghani, nicknamed as Tahirih Qurrat al-Ayn in recent decades, as a Baha'i reformist, intellectual, and freedom-seeking model for the women in Iran. Therefore, they occasionally hold seminars abroad and praise her views. In one of these conferences, One of the invited speakers was Mrs. Mehrangiz Kar, who said at the end of her speech: "If Tahirih had been alive today, was the Baha'i organization ready to accept her as a member to the Universal House of Justice (UHJ)?!" (Because women are forbidden from entering the Universal House of Justice).
This brief sentence triggered widespread attacks on the speaker, who forced Universal House of Justice to make a statement and turn off the subject.
This article attempts to clarify the Baha'i attitudes about the beliefs of Tahirih and presenting their controversial views about her. On the one hand, Tahirih's is praised for believing in Ali Muhammad Bab, so that Bahaullah curse anyone who says that she has abrogated Babi Faith; and on the other hand, the Baha’i sources  protest and condemn Babis and their beliefs and practices. In this paper, based on the documents presented in both contexts, it is concluded that such a contradiction is against the truth and honesty.

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Persian
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Journal of Bahai Research, Volume:4 Issue: 11, 2019
Page:
184
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