Sects of the Bah' Faith

Battle of Bah's
Like any other Faith where division amongst their followers is natural, Bah' Faith is no
exception to it. ow much the Bah' leaders may claim that there is no division
amongst Bah's the fact is that Bah' Faith does have different denominations, each
calling themselves as the !"#$ Faith . !he fact is that in the small span of %&' years
Bah' Faith has seen more divisions than any other religion.
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ere is a 6rief treatise on the history of the division in the Bah' Faith 7 right from its
inception, the Ba6, 0u6he' )8al, Bah'u'llh, )66as $ffendi, 0hoghi $ffendi and finally till
the present day #niversal ouse of 9ustice.
Division amongst the followers of The Bab
Division amongst the followers of Bah'u'llh
Division amongst the followers of Abdu'l-Bah and Shoghi Effendi
Bah's who believe that ill and Testament of Abdu'l-Bah is fraudulent

!eo"le of Ba#an or Ba#anis
!hese are those who 6elieve the true successor of !he Ba6 is -ir8a 1ahya 0u6h7e7)8al
and not -ir8a ussain )li 3oori :Bah'u'llh;.
Daheshists
!hese are those who 6elieve that their leader, *r. *ahesh < 0aleem -oosa $l7)wshee is
the ="eturn= of !he B6 :)li -ohammed 0hira8i;.
Essence of The Bah' Faith
!hese are those who 6elieve in the coming of the !hird -anifestation after Ba6 and
Baha>u>llah.
$nitarian Bah's
!hese are those who 6elieve after Baha>u>llah, his younger son -ohammed )li was his
true successor.
%uestioning the ill and Testament of Abdu'l-Bah
%. Free Bah's
?. "eform Bah's
@. 3ew istory 0ociety
!hese are those who 6elieve that Aill and !estament of )6du'l7Bah is a fraudulent
document doctored 6y 0hoghi $ffendi "a66ani.
&ontinuation of 'uardianshi"
%. ,rthodox Baha'is :followers of 9oel B. -arangella;
?. Baha'is #nder the .rovisions of the +ovenant :followers of 3eal +hase;
@. eart of the Bah' Faith :followers of 9acBues 0oghomonian;
C. !ar6iyat Baha'is :followers of "ex 2ing et al;
!hese are those who 6elieve in continuation of Duardianship.
(eterodo) Bah's
!hese are those who 6elieve that the Duardianship ended with 0hoghi $ffendi and at
present #9 is the true leader.
Followers of * Elders
!hese are those who 6elieve that the #9 reBuires an infalli6le Duardian in line with the
teachings of Bah'u'llh and )6du'l7Bah.
/t looks like the Baha'i denominations will succeed in mounting a significant challenge to
the mainstream aifa76ased Baha'i Faith. ,n the other hand main stream aifa Based
Baha>is are putting more pressure on their #9 to clarify the concept of Duardianship,
rather than asking them to shun the +ovenant Breakers. !he recent court case done 6y
the aifa Based Baha>is on their two other denominations has further internationali8e the
issue of Duardianship. /t looks like the 6alance is tilting more towards Duardianists. /f
current trends of infightining continue, it is possi6le that Baha'ism will suffer from more
divisions. /t has to 6e seen.

Cracks in The Covenant
Bah's present their "Covenant" as something unique to their religion. They present it as an undisputable
documented contract of inheritance, a ill and testament, that is protected by !od so that any violaters against
it ill be rendered impotent by it. The Bah' "aith's history is full of fragmentation, and the course the Bah'
"aith has ta#en quic# surprise turns on a number of occasions.
Bah' Faith is itself a
product of Covenant Breaking
First Covenant Breaking
The act that brought the Bah' "aith itself into e$istence as in defiance of such a covenant. The Bb's
successor, as actually %ir&a 'ahya and (ot Bah'u'llh. Bah's produced evidence that Bah'u'llh as the
Bb's intended successor, but did not deny that the Bb appointed %ir&a 'ahya.
Second Covenant Breaking
Bah'u'llh appointed his eldest son )bdu'l*Bah as his successor and after him his younger son %ohammed
)li. )fter the death of )bdu'l*Bah although %ohammed )li as alive still many folloed , +hoghi effendi the
grandson of )bdu'l*Bah. (ot folloing %ohammed )li as Covenant Brea#ing of Bah'u'llh's riting.
Third Covenant Breaking
,ater, the third Bah' leader, +hoghi -ffendi, died childless. .aving failed to produce a ill, and having failed
to leave any clear indication of a successor, +hoghi left the Bah' orld in a precarious situation. /hat he did
as in apparent violation of the Bah' Covenant. The Bah's hose allegiance lies ith the heterodo$
organisation, those loyal to the 0niversal .ouse of 1ustice currently seated in .aifa, 2srael, maintain that those
ho are true to the Covenant ill be empoered by the Covenant.
Bah' history shos us a different picture. )t many times, the Bah's ho eventually prevailed ere nearly
vanquished. The Bah's loyal to 0niversal .ouse of 1ustice claims that they are are dominant group, but even
that domination seems impotent and obscure, lac#ing the influence to even familiari&e the orld ith the ord
Bah' in this information age.
Bah' history is mottled ith inheritance disputes. 2n defense of their Covenant, Bah's regard the dar#er
periods as divine tests, arguing that egos are often tested by opportunities for poer.
/hat Bah's do not ac#noledge is the fact that their history is 3ust as fragmented as other religions, ith
brea#s occurring from its first years to the years folloing the death of +hoghi -ffendi.
)t present The Bah's are fragmented in folloing sects.
4. 5eople of Bayan or Bayanis
6. -ssence 7f the Baha'i "aith
8. 0nitarian Baha'is
9. "ree Baha'is
:. ;eform Baha'is
<. (e .istory +ociety
=. Those ho Believe 2n Continuation 7f !uardianship
>. 7rthodo$ Baha'is ?folloers of 1oel B. %arangella@
A. Bah's 0nder the 5rovisions of the Covenant ?1ensen group, %issoula, %T@
4B.Baha'is ,oyal to the !uardian ?folloers of 1acques +oghomonian@
44.Tarbiyat Baha'is ?folloers of ;e$ Cing et al@
46..eterodo$ Bah's
48.: -lders
49.Daheists

Sects of Bahais
Like any other Faith where division amongst their followers is natural, Bahai Faith is no
exception to it. ow much the Bahai leaders may claim that there is no division
amongst Bahais the fact is that Baha>i Faith does have different denominations all calling
them as the !"#$ Faith . The fact is that in the small s"an of +,- #ears Bahai
Faith has seen more divisions than an# other religion.
ere is a 6rief treatise on the history of the division in the Bahai Faith 7 right from its
inception, the Ba6, 0u6he' )8al, Bahaullah, )66as $ffendi, 0hoghi $ffendi and finally till
the present day #niversal ouse of 9ustice.
The Division amongst the Followers of The Bab
!he founder of Baha>/ Faith -ir8a )li -ohammed 0hira8i known as Ba6, was a disciple of
0ayed 2a8im "ashti the leader of the 0haikhiya sect.
Ahen 0ayed 2a8im "ashti died in %ECC, Four of his discipiles claimed to 6e the successor
of 0ayed 2a8im "ashti
%7-ir8a )li -ohammed 0hira8i
?7aFi -ohammed 2arim 2han
@70hafee !a6ri8i
C7-ir8a !ahir aBaB7e7/shfahani
,n the ?@rd of -ay -ir8a )li -ohammed 0hira8i announced that he was =!he Ba6= :the
Date; .!he first to accept his claim of Ba6hood was -ulla ussain Bushroee whom Ba6
gave the title of Ba67ul7Ba6 :!he gate of the Date; and =)wwalo -an )mana= :the first
to 6elieve;. Aithin a short time -ir8a )li -ohammed gathered %E followers around
himself. e gave them the title of =uruf7e7ayy= :!he Letters of Life; and sent them to
different areas of /ran for propagation while he himself went to -ecca for aFF. /n -ecca,
according to one report, he claimed to 6e =!he -ahdi= :!he guided one;.
Ba#anis /A0alis1 and Bahai2s
/n his lifetime -ir8a )li -ohammed had appointed -ir8a 1ahya, the son of -ir8a Bu8urg,
and the step6rother of -ir8a usain )li as his successor. !he same -ir8a usain )li later
came to 6e known as =Bahaullah.=
-ir8a )li -ohammed 0hira8i :!he Ba6; had given -ir8a 1ahya the title of =0u6he' )8al=
:$verlasting *awn;. e also gave his ring, his personal effects and also the authority to
explain and comment on his :-ir8a )li -ohammed Ba6's; writings.
Ahile in exile in constantinopole where Bahaullah stayed for C years and it was from
there that he announced that he was the real and true successor of -ir8a )li -ohammed
Ba6 :)nd not his step 6rother -ir8a 1ahya 0u6h7e7)8al; and also that )llah, the -ost
igh, had given him a more honored and lofty position than his predecessor.
*espite -ir8a )li -ohammed's clear announcement of the appointment of -ir8a 1ahya
as his successor, a few others also rose up with claims of successorship after his death.
)mongst them was a Bahai from !a6ri8, -ir8a )6dullah, who was thrown in the )ra6ian
rivers 6y some Bahais on the orders of -ir8a usain )li. Likewise an /ndian Bahai, )ga
Bashir -ohammed had also forwarded his claim 6ut he did not receive any response.
0u6h7e7)8al along with most of the %E special companions of -ir8a )li -ohammed Ba6
severely opposed this claim of -ir8a usain )li and came to +onstantinople to 6ring 6ack
-ir8a usain )li to the right path. !hus a severe discord 6roke out amongst the Bahais
themselves and they 6egan to kill each other openly. Finally, -ir8a 1ahya went into a
recluse and -ir8a usain )li 6ecame the sovereign leader of Bahais.
/n view of such serious circumstances, the ,ttoman government intervened and sent
0u6h7e7)8al along with his family to +yprus and -ir8a usain )li with his family to
.alestine. !he Bahais thus got divided into two distinct groups, the followers of 0u6h7e7
)8al came to 6e known as =)8alis= :!he Bayanis; and the followers of -ir8a usain )li
6ecame famous as =Baha>is.=
Division amongst the followers of Baha2u2llah
!he 0econd maFor division arose amongst the Followers of Baha'u'llah was after his
death. -ir8a usain )li :Bahaullah; expired in -ay %EG? leaving 6ehind C sons and @
daughters. ) severe dispute of successorship erupted among the 6rothers. !he eldest,
)66as $ffendi claimed to 6e the rightful successor in view of the continuation of divine
inspirations. owever, his 6rothers -ir8a -ohammed )li, -ir8a Badiullah and -ir8a
Hiaullah and many other Bahais countered that the *ivine inspiration ended since
=Baha>u>llah= had himself written in =)l )Bdas= that anyone who claims thus :*ivine
inspiration; 6efore the completion of %,''' years of Bahaism, indeed was a liar and that
this claim was false. 3evertheless )66as $ffendi was a6le to tide over these pro6lems
very soon. e assumed the title of =)6dul Baha= and called his followers as Sabiteen
:0teadfasters; and followers of his younger 6rother as Naqizeen :+ovenant Breakers;.
!he followers of -ir8a -ohammed )li call themselves as #nitarian Bahais.
Division amongst the followers of Abdul Baha and Shoghi Effendi
,ne of the 6iggest controversies in Baha'i history was rapidly fading out of the memory
of the mainstream Baha'i community. But thanks to the internet and its vast repository
of free7flowing information and the &ourt case done 6y the aifa76ased Bahai Faith on
two of its denomination, the aifa76ased Baha'i Faith will never 6e a6le to cover up what
happened in %GIJ, despite their 6est efforts to ignore it and minimi8e its importance. /n
that year, Baha'ism lost what was supposed to 6e its unending chain of infalli6le spiritual
authority when the first Duardian of the faith died without clearly designating any
successor.
Baha'u'llah had appointed his son )6du'l7Baha to succeed him as leader of the religion
and inspired interpreter of Baha'i scriptures and teachings. )6du'l7Baha continued this
successorship 6y esta6lishing a position called the Duardian of the +ause of Dod, to
which he appointed his grandson 0hoghi $ffendi "a66ani in his will and commanded him
to appoint his own successor during his lifetime.
0hoghi $ffendi developed complex theories of a =world order of Baha'u'llah= and
appointed two main institutions of Baha'i leadership, the /nternational Baha'i +ouncil and
the ands of the +ause.
Ahen 0hoghi $ffendi suddenly died, childless and without leaving any known will, a
power struggle ensued. !he ands of the +ause, led 6y 0hoghi $ffendi's widow "uhiyyih
2hanum, asserted a claim to 6e some form of temporary collective Duardianship.
!he +ouncil .resident, +harles -ason "emey, claimed to 6e the second Duardian using
arguments from the first Duardian's writings on Baha'i religious administration to
support his case. !he ands used other arguments from Baha'i sacred texts to repudiate
him, and they ended up convincing a maFority of Baha'is in the world to follow their own
claim of authority rather than "emey's.
/n %G&@ they esta6lished their #niversal ouse of 9ustice :#9; as the international
ruling 6ody at the =Baha'i Aorld +enter= in aifa, despite Buestions a6out whether this
institution could 6e legitimately constituted without a Duardian as the head mem6er.
!he 3ational 0piritual )ssem6ly of the Baha'is of France, .akistan, /ndia and a couple of
more countries followed the claim of -ason "emey to 6e the second Duardian. )ll its
mem6ers were summarily excommunicated 6y #9. /n "eaction -ason "emy ex
communicated all the ands of +ause calling the Aife of 0hoghi $ffendi as )"+
+,4$3)3! B"$)2$"
) lot of Baha'is simply left the faith in disappointment, reali8ing that a maFor leadership
dispute ruins the credi6ility of a religion that prides itself on unity and seeks to rule the
world. )mong those Baha'is who remained committed to their faith, a schism developed,
and the minority of Baha'is who followed "emey and reFected the =aifan= #9 persist to
this day. !hey have had limited success attracting new converts, though the advent of
the internet has helped their efforts somewhat in recent years. !hey are commonly
known as Duardianists, emphasi8ing their 6elief in the continuation of the living
Duardianship as an essential part of Baha'i Faith. = -ost of them currently follow 9oel
Bray -arangella, who claims to 6e the third Duardian. 0ome others follow Duardian7
claimant 9acBues 0oghomonian instead.
!he aifan Baha'i Faith stigmati8es the Duardianist Baha'is as =+ovenant76reakers= and
demands that all mem6ers of their organi8ation should shun them, !hen there is a pain
of shunning if they refuse to shun. aifan Baha'is can 6e severely punished Fust for
reading Duardianist literature. Both the aifans and the Duardianists 6elieve that
mem6ership in their group is the only way to 6e a true Baha'iK 6oth assert that their
leaders are infalli6le, despite the lack of solid evidence from Baha'i scripture to support
their claimK and 6oth teach that one day the whole world should 6e governed 6y a Baha'i
theocracy led 6y their particular organi8ation, even though their own religion is not
unified under one authority.
0ome writings of -ason "emeyL
o *aily ,6servations -ade to the ands of the Faith in the oly Land
o )ppeals to the ands of the Faith
o )nnouncement to the ands of the Faith from the 0econd Duardian
o .roclamation of -ason "emey to the Baha'is of the Aorld
9oel -arangella runs the ,rthodox Baha'i Faith. !here are many interesting
documents and materials on his we6site, Bahai7Duardian.com, as well as the site
run 6y the 3ational Baha'i +ouncil of the #nited 0tates, which leads the ,rthodox
Baha'is in )merica. !o get a good sense of ,rthodox Baha'i doctrine, check out
these articles 6y -arangellaL
o )nnouncement to the Baha'i Aorld
o !he $ssentiality of the Duardianship to the Aorld ,rder of Baha'u'llah
o -ultiple Failures of the ands of the +ause after the .assing of 0hoghi
$ffendi
o /f ,nly !hey ad !aken the !ime
o )n )ppeal to the eterodox Baha'is
o .roclamation of the !hird Duardian . -arangella explains how he assumed
this office.
0ome Duardianist Baha'is 6elieve that *onald arvey was the person "emey really
wanted to succeed him in the Duardianship. Both -arangella and arvey received an
appointment, 6ut -arangella's came first, and he attempted to take over the "emeyite
movement claiming that "emey was going senile in his old age and had a6dicated his
position. "emey later changed his mind and appointed arvey, 6ut 6y then -arangella
had already consolidated his support and arvey was una6le to gain a significant
following. arvey appointed 9acBues 0oghomonian of France to 6e his successor, and
0oghomonian is now trying to attract support with the help of Brent "eed, an )merican
who has 6een excommunicated 6y 6oth the mainstream Baha'i Faith and the ,rthodox
Baha'i Faith. "eed runs a discussion group to promote 0oghomonian's claim, called
9ourney to the eart of the Baha'i Faith. !here are files posted there which explain
0oghomonian's view that he is the fourth Duardian.
"egency Baha'is 6elong to an organi8ation called the !ar6iyat Baha'i +ommunity, which
was founded 6y "ex 2ing in %GJ@. 2ing argued that -ason "emey was not a full7fledged
Duardian 6ecause, according to the traditional interpretation of Baha'i law, only a
hereditary descendent of Baha'u'llah can hold this office. 3evertheless, due to "emey's
appointment as .resident of the /nternational Baha'i +ouncil, 2ing understood "emey's
position as that of a ="egent= who should have 6een o6eyed as the legitimate leader of
the Baha'is 6ut who should never have gone so far as to claim the Duardianship. 2ing
announced himself as the second "egent, and he prophesied that sometime in the future
a man descended from the 6loodline of Baha'u'llah will arise and restore the
Duardianship and usher in the golden age of the Baha'i world order. "egency Baha'is are
now led 6y a +ouncil of "egents appointed 6y 2ing in his will. /t looks that the "egency
Baha'is to 6e somewhat more sensi6le than other Baha'i sects simply 6ecause they
admit that there can neither 6e a Duardian nor a #niversal ouse of 9ustice currently in
existence which satisfies all the reBuirements for these scripturally defined institutions.
*r. Leland 9ensen is the founder of Baha'is #nder the .rovisions of the +ovenant.
9ensen declared that .epe "emey :-ason's adopted son; was the Duardian, 6ut .epe
denied thisK finally telling 9ensen's followers that 9ensen was false, corrupt, and a liar.
0ome of 9ensen's followers discovered these letters from .epe "emey and then left
9ensen and followed 9acBues 0oghomonian. 3eal +hase, a firm disciple of 9ensen, was in
communication with .epe "emey, and .epe "emey :6eing an old man 6y this time; once
referred to +hase as =my son= :or on several occassions;. !his made +hase to claim that
.epe was his spiritual fatherK Fust as ')6du'l7Baha was the spiritual father of +harles
"emey, calling him =my son=. 0o, while .epe "emey said =/ am 3,! the Duardian of the
Faith, 9acBues 0oghomonian is the Duardian=, 3eal +hase said, =,h, well, of course .epe
"emey was the Duardian, and he called me 'son' so /'m his successor and the third
Duardian of the Baha'i Faith=. !he current Baha'is #nder the .rovisions of the +ovenant
have I =+ommunities=
Bahais who believe that ill and Testament of Abdul
Baha is Fraudulent
!he only currently existing Baha'i sect that is not 6ased on disputes a6out the
Duardianship or any new claim of spiritual authority is the "eform Bahai Faith, headed
6y prominent Baha'i -r. Frederick Dlaysher, !hey 6elieve that the Aill and !estament of
)6dul Baha is a Fradulent document. !his independent Baha'i denomination seeks to
promote a more li6eral, less authoritarian interpretation of the Baha'i faith. /t reFects the
a6solute, infalli6le authority of any human institution, including the #niversal ouse of
9ustice.!hey call early Bahais like -ir8a )hmad 0ohra6, "uth Ahite etc as "eform
Bahais. ere are two important texts to read 6y Dlaysher in support of his Baha'i sectL
GI !heses of the "eform Bahai Faith . Like -artin Luther's Ninety-five Theses that
is seen as the sym6olic 6eginning of the +hristian "eformation, Frederick Dlaysher
makes his stand against the corruption of today's organi8ed Baha'ism in this
founding document of what he hopes to 6e a Baha'i reformation.
,n Bahai Li6erty
Free Baha>is, Bah's who 6elieve that Bah' authority ended with the passing of
M)6du'l7Bah, and that the +ovenant, as it has come to 6e known, is a doctrine that was
not conceived 6y M)6du'l7Bah, 6ut rather 6y the author of a fraudulent
document.)ccording to them the Aill and !estament of )6dul Baha is a fraudulent
document. !hey do not 6elieve in 0hoghi $ffendi.
/n addition to all these division there is another group of Bahais the followers of
9amshed -aani. !his group is now 6eing headed 6y 9ohn +arre and calls themselves as
$ssence of Bahai Faith. !hey 6elieve in coming of the !hird -anifestation after Ba6 and
Bahaullah.
3ew istory 0ociety :Followers of -ir8a )hmad 0ohra6;
-r8 )mad 0ohr6 was secretary and interpreter to M)6du'l7Bah from %G%? to %G%G.
e co7founded the 3ew istory 0ociety and the +aravan of $ast and Aest in 3ew 1ork,
as an indirect way of spreading the teachings of the Bah' Faith.e was
excommunicated from the Bah' Faith in %G@G 6y 0hoghi $ffendi.
3t loo4s li4e the Baha'i denominations will succeed
in mounting a significant challenge to the
mainstream (aifa-based Baha'i Faith. 5n the other
hand main stream (aifa Based Baha2is are "utting
more "ressure on their $(6 to clarif# the conce"t of
'uardianshi"7 rather than as4ing them to shun the
&ovenant Brea4ers. The recent court case done b#
the (aifa Based Baha2is on their two other
denominations has further internationali0e the issue
of 'uardianshi". 3t loo4s li4e the balance is tilting
more towards 'uardianists. 3f current trends of
infightining continue7 it is "ossible that Baha'ism will
suffer from more divisions. 3t has to be seen.
SE&TS 38 BA(A23 FA3T(
I. !hose who 6elieve the true successor of !he Ba6 is -ir8a 1ahya 0u6h7e7)8al and
not -ir8a ussai )li 3oori :Bahaullah;
!eo"le of Ba#an or Ba#anis
II. !hose who 6elieve in the coming of the !hird -anifestation after Ba6 and
Baha>u>llah
ESSE8&E 5F T(E BA(A23 FA3T(
III. !hose who 6elieve after Baha>u>llah, his younger son -ohammed )li was his true
successor
$83TA93A8 BA(:';S
IV. !hose who 6elieve that Aill and !estament of )6dul Baha is a fraudulent document
doctored 6y 0hoghi $ffendi "a66ani
+1 F9EE BA(A23S
<1 9EF59= BA(A23S
>1 8ew (istor# Societ#
V. !hose who 6elieve in continuation of Duardianship
+1 5rthodo) Baha'is /followers of 6oel B. =arangella1
<1 Baha'is $nder the !rovisions of the &ovenant /followers of 8eal &hase1
>1 Baha'is ?o#al to the 'uardian /followers of 6ac@ues Soghomonian1
A1 Tarbi#at Baha'is /followers of 9e) Bing et al1
VI. !hose who 6elieve that the Duardianship ended with 0hoghi $ffendi and at present
#9 is the true leader
(ETE95D5C BA(A23S
D33. $niversal (ouse of 'uardianshi" /Followers of * Elders.1
Those who believe the true successor of The Bab is =ir0a Eah#a
Subh-e-A0al and not =ir0a (ussai Ali 8oori /Bahaullah1
!eo"le of Ba#an or Ba#anis
Denerally, historians have referred to those followers of the .rimal .oint, !he Ba6 who
reFected the claims of -ir8a usayn )li 3uri and followed the Ba6>s successor -ir8a
1ahya 3uri :entitled 0u6h7i )8al; as )8alis.
!his naming was mainly used to make a distinction 6etween what they called two
factions of Ba6is :i.e. )8alis and Bahais;.
/t also suited the Bahai purpose, as it would hide away the relationship 6etween Bayanis
and the Ba6. /n fact this is how Bahais refer to Bayanis even though )Bdas :the Bahai
principal 6ook; uses same term that was used in .ersian Bayan i.e. .eople of Bayan :or
Bayanis;.
!he term )8ali may also imply that 0u6h7i )8al had a claim of his own and that perhaps
he was the author of new teachings which is incorrect. /n essence, Bayanis need not 6e
re7la6elled. !he term Bayani fully and uniBuely identifies them and Bualifies their 6elief.
/n summary, there is no such thing as )8ali as all )8alis are Bayanis and all Bayanis are
)8alis. !hey have very informative site and looks to 6e an organi8ed sect.
Ae6 0iteL
httpLNNwww.6ayanic.comN

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=A83FESTAT358 AFTE9 BAB A8D BA(A2$2??A(
ESSE8&E 5F T(E BA(A23 FA3T(
!hey do not 6elieve in the present #9 . !hey 6elieve that the existing #9 is not in
accord with the interpretations of )6du'l7Baha and 0hoghi $ffendi 6ut it is a creation of
the ands who did not have the authority they claimed.
0ince )6du'l7Baha is the /nterpreter of the Aord of Dod, is interpretation of what the
#9 should 6e is contained in is Aill and !estament. !herein e states clearly that the
#9 intended 6y Baha'u'llah must have a Duardian as its head for life. Aithout a
Duardian as its permanent head, this #9 is o6viously not the #9 intended 6y
Baha'u'llah if we accept )6du'l7Baha as the )ppointed /nfalli6le /nterpreter of the intent
of the Aord of Dod revealed through Baha'u'llah. !o 6e a Baha'i one must accept the
station of )6du'l7Baha and is authority.
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Bah'u'llh to 6e the leader of the Bah's after M)6du'l7Bah's passing, 6ut was
excommunicated 6y M)6du'l7Bah. !here is little evidence that this is an organi8ed
group. )ll these sites are posted on the same we6 hosting service, and most of their
material appears to come from a 6ook of the orientalist $.D. Browne.
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)6du'l7BahL !he -ost -ighty Branch
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.resents $.D. Browne's account of the degradation of M)6du'l7Bah as leader of the
Bah's.
)6dul Baha, Baha'i Faith S $.*. Browne
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.resents $.D. Browne's account of the degradation of M)6du'l7Bah as leader of the
Bah's.
!he 0ecret )ctivities of )6dul Baha
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Bah's who 6elieve that Bah' authority ended with the passing of M)6du'l7Bah, and
that the +ovenant, as it has come to 6e known, is a doctrine that was not conceived 6y
M)6du'l7Bah, 6ut rather 6y the author of a fraudulent document
"There are no officers in this Cause. I do not and have not 'Appointed' anyone
to perform any special service, but I encourage everyone to engage in the
service of the Kingdom. The foundation of this Cause is pure spiritual
democracy and not a theocracy. "Abdul Baha
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!he promised one of Bahaullah will appear after one thousand or thousands of years.
!his is the +ovenant which Bahaullah made...in case of differences, )6dul Baha must 6e
consulted.....)fter )6dul Baha whenever the #niversal ouse of 9ustice is organised, it
will ward of differences.
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To be a Bahai simply means to love all the !orld" to love humanity and try to
serve it" to !or# for universal peace and universal brotherhood.$ % Abdu'l&Baha
!hey claim to 6e the moderate, spiritual religion of Baha>u>llah and )6du>l7Baha and
clearly set a new course away from the fanatical and fundamentalist /slamist sect of the
aifans, 6ased on their fraudulent will and testament, propagating a manipulative creed
intended only to coerce the individual 6eliever and su6Fect him or her to the tyranny of
an illegitimate and mutilated organi8ation.
!hey take their teachings from "uth Ahite, -ir8a )hmad 0ohra6, 9ulie +hanler, etc.
!he 6ooks and pu6lications of Ahite, 0ohra6, and +hanler have kept this vision alive,
while the Baha>i upheavals and conflicts of the last three decades have led many
thousands of Baha>is to experience for themselves the depth and degree to which the
Faith of Baha>u>llah has 6een traduced and desecrated 6y people who seek to use and
exploit it for their own worldly 6enefit, power, glory, and material gain. !his group of
Bahais are led 6y Fredrick Dlaysier.
9eform Baha2i Articles
!he *ivine Being has created a world of impermanence, evanescence, where nothing
lasts forever, and all humanity is su6Fected to the vicissitudes of life, the fragility of
health and constitution, the limits of human existence that e alone knows and sets.
Aith an increasing sense of mortality, / feel it is incum6ent upon me to set down, in
writing, my own testimony of what / 6elieve to 6e the truth a6out the Bahai Faith,
having now 6een a mem6er for over thirty years and having watched or participated in
many struggles and de6ates and studied or watched those of many other souls in their
search for truth and understanding.
!hinking of -artin Luther and 9ohn Aesley, / feel it especially as a duty and o6ligation to
leave a record of my views for the "eform Bahai +onvocation, which, Dod willing, one
day, shall convene to restore and revive the moderate, spiritual religion of Baha>u>llah
and )6du>l7Baha and clearly set a new course away from the fanatical and
fundamentalist /slamist sect of the aifans, 6ased on their fraudulent will and
testament, propagating a manipulative creed intended only to coerce the individual
6eliever and su6Fect him or her to the tyranny of an illegitimate and mutilated
organi8ation.
Article 3
U!he "evelation which, from time immemorial, hath 6een acclaimed as the .urpose and
.romise of all the .rophets of Dod, and the most cherished *esire of is -essengers,
hath now, 6y virtue of the pervasive Aill of the )lmighty and at is irresisti6le 6idding,
6een revealed unto men. !he advent of such a "evelation hath 6een heralded in all the
sacred 0criptures.V < Baha>u>llah.
Article 33
Baha>u>llah>s appointed heir and interpreter is )6du>l7Baha.
Article 333
)s scientifically Fudged 6y *r. +. )insworth -itchell, the purported will and testament of
)6du>l7Baha is a fraudulent documentL U!hat is to say, the writing does not agree with
the hypothesis that it was all written 6y one person.V U) minute comparison of the
authenticated writing with the writing on every page of the alleged will... has failed to
detect in any part of the will the characteristics of the writing of )6du>l7Baha, as shown
in the authenticated specimens.V < *r. +. )insworth -itchell, Report on the Writing
Shown on the Photographs of the Alleged Will of Abdu'l-aha! "ibrary of #ongress! $%&'(

Article 3D
!he Baha>i organi8ations, 6ased upon the fraudulent document, including the writings of
0hoghi $ffendi, are inescapa6ly defective and deficientL U!here is apparent contradiction
6etween this section of the Aill and his lifelong teachings.V U)6dul Baha had never in
speech or writing given the slightest indication that there would 6e a successor to
himself. ,n the contrary, a num6er of addresses delivered 6y him on various occasions
had made the opposite impressionV :&%;. < -ir8a )hmad 0ohra6. The Will and
Testa)ent of Abdul aha! An Analysis( New *or+, -niversal Publishing! $%..(
Article D
!he results of the spurious document has rever6erated down the generations and
decades, as "uth Ahite rightly perceivedL Jhether the alleged will of Abdul Baha
is authentic or s"urious7 the results of the administration of Shoghi Effendi and
the 8ational S"iritual Assembl# of Baha'is stand as an historical indictment
against them. (Boldface in original5 !hey no more represent the Bahai "eligion than
the 6igots of the dark ages of +hristianityV :%'';. < "uth Ahite. Abdul aha's
/uestioned Will and Testa)ent( everly 0ills, White! $%.1(
Article D3
U!he Bahai -ovement is not an organi8ation. 1ou cannot organi8e the Bahai -ovement.V
< )6du>l7Baha. !he mystery of that paradox calls all Bahais to seek its meaning and
return to the universal, li6eral !eachings of Baha>u>llah and )6du>l7Baha and their
Aritings.
Article D33
Far from creating a theocratic tyranny, the Founders of the Bahai Faith taught a
moderate, universal, glo6al religion, grounded in a spiritual democracy, teaching the
separation of church and state, with science in its own respected domain, each a
profound differentiation of social duty and responsi6ility, as in )6du>l7Baha>s U0ermon on
the )rt of DovernanceVL
Article D333
Aith every passing year, the Aritings of Baha>u>llah are 6eing restored to humanity, from
those who de6ased and lowered them to the level of a trademark and copyright.
Article 3C
"eform Bahais choose to leave those who choose hatred, shunning, and intermina6le
recrimination over the fraudulent will and testament and over stultifying legalisms, and
look to the 0pirit of 6rotherhood and love, knowledge and understanding, prayer and
meditation, worship and community, service to one>s country and the world of humanity.
Aith the assurance of )6du>l7Baha that humanity has entered the stage of maturity,
wherein the individual can independently search for truth, "eform Bahais testify, in this
universal, glo6al age, that e reserves for imself the Uhearts of men,V rendering to
+aesar what is +aesar>s, as Baha'u'llah taught in the 2pistle to the Son of the Wolf,
accepting and em6racing is multifaceted vision, the mystery that surpasses
understanding.
"eform Bahais invite all Bahais, all humanity, to a +onvocation of cele6ration, peace,
love, and 6rotherhood, to seek hum6ly together is Aill and service, for the good of all
people and nations of this spinning glo6e.
!he "eform Bahai Faith
GI !heses 7 ,n Bahai Li6erty
9eform Baha2is are found in7
)frica, $thiopia, )ustralia,)ustria,+anada, British +olum6ia, Rue6ec,
+u6a,France,Dermany>3ew Healand, .akistan,0weden, #0) ,+alifornia, Los )ngeles, 0an
*iego
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8ew (istor# Societ#
/Followers of =ir0a Ahmad Sohrab1
-r8 )mad 0ohr6 :%EG@ 7 %GIE; was secretary and interpreter to M)6du'l7Bah from
%G%? to %G%G. e was a .ersian7)merican author and Bah' who co7founded the 3ew
istory 0ociety and the +aravan of $ast and Aest in 3ew 1ork, and was
excommunicated from the Bah' Faith in %G@G 6y 0hoghi $ffendi.
8ew (istor# Societ#
By %G%%, he had founded an organi8ation called the .ersian7)merican $ducational
0ociety. e along with Lewis 0tuyvesant +hanler and his wife 9ulie. !ogether they
formed the =3ew istory 0ociety= in %G?G as an indirect way of spreading the teachings
of the Bah' Faith.
&aravan of East and est
!he 3ew istory 0ociety gave rise in %G@' to the +aravan of $ast and Aest, and the
+hanler's 3ew 1ork house was now called +aravan ouse. !his foundation was designed
to prepare children and youth to Foin the 3ew istory 0ociety. !his group had a Buarterly
maga8ine called !he +aravan
S"lit from Shoghi Effendi
!he confrontation aroused 6etween 0ohra6 and orace olley, =one of the chief men in
the )merican Bah' )dministration=. But 0ohra6 refused to allow the 3ew 1ork 0piritual
)ssem6ly, to have oversight of the affairs of the 3ew istory 0ociety. 0ince olley sat on
the 3ational 0piritual )ssem6ly at this time, this led to a confrontation which resulted in
0ohra6 and the +hanlers 6eing expelled from the Bah' community.
8SA of $S files ?awsuit against Sohrab
/n %GC%, )llen -c*aniel and others, as mem6ers of the 3ational 0piritual )ssem6ly, filed
suit against 0ohra6 to try to stop him from using the name Bah'.
!his suit was filed in the 0upreme +ourt of 3ew 1ork +ounty. !he Fudge granted a
motion to dismiss, stating that =the plaintiffs have no right to a monopoly of the name of
a religion. !he defendants, who purport to 6e mem6ers of the same religion, have an
eBual right to use the name of the religion...=
!he Fudge mentioned that the complaint could 6e further amended and the 30)
appealed 6ut the )ppellate +ourt affirmed the decision of the lower court.
Sohrab &hallenges Shoghi Effendi in court
)fter his excommunication, 0ohra6 Foined forces with other people who opposed 0hoghi
$ffendi. .art of this com6ination was a court case raised 6y Ramar Bah', 9alal the
grandson of -r8 -Ws and others in a6out %GI'7%, challenging 0hoghi $ffendi's right to
carry out maFor construction work around the 0hrine of Bah'u'llh. ,ne of their key
witnesses, 3ayyir )fnan, died shortly 6efore the case was due to open, and it all came to
nothing.
Three sects of Bahais tries to built a mausoleum over the grave of =ir0a Eah#a
,ne of the culminations of this was a meeting that was held in Famagusta in the late
%GI's. "epresentatives of all three main generations of Bahais were present includingL
9alal )8al representing the followers of -ir8a 1ahya :Bayanic;, M/smat and others
represented the followers of -r8 -uhammad M)l :#nitarian Bahais; , and )hmad
0ohra6 represented those opposed to any form of administration. ,ne of the aims of this
conference was to 6uild a mausoleum over the grave of -r8 1ahy. But the proFect did
not see the light of the day.
0ohra6 died )pr ?', %GIE. /n his o6ituary he is descri6ed as =leader of the "eform Bah'
-ovement in the #nited 0tates and co7director of the +aravan of $ast and Aest=.
/n ?''C, 73et, a scholarly we6site supported 6y -ichigan 0tate #niversity and
umanities S 0ocial 0ciences ,nline, reprinted in digital format the works of -ir8a
)hmad 0ohra6, who for over eight years served )6du>l7Baha as a secretary and
translator in the -iddle $ast and on his )merican and $uropean Fourneys. /n 0ohra6>s
several 6ooks, especially in Broken 0ilenceL !he 0tory of !oday>s 0truggle for "eligious
Freedom :%GC?; and !he Aill and !estament of )6du>l7BahaL )n )nalysis :%GCC;, 0ohra6
presents his opinion that the Baha2i Faith was alread# well on the road to
becoming an o""ressive organi0ation in the +K<-s and L>-s7 e)"loitative of the
individual7 and de"arting further7 with ever# #ear7 from the moderation and
"redominatel# democratic liberalism of Baha2u2llah and Abdu2l-Baha. Sohrab
located the source of the emerging "roblems of conscience and religious
freedom in the desire of some earl# American Baha2is for absolute control7
modeled on the 9oman &atholic &hurch and other forms of autocratic religious
organi0ation7 leading to and encouraging Shoghi Effendi2s increasingl# fanatical
inter"retation of Abdu2l-Baha2s ill and TestamentF
Selected wor4s of =ir0a Ahmad Sohrab
-ir8a )hmad 0ohra6. / eard im 0ay. Aords of )6dul Baha as "ecorded 6y his
0ecretary.
3ew 1orkL !he 3ew istory Foundation, %G@J.
httpLNNwww.fglaysher.comN6ahaicensorshipNarchivesN0ohra6/0.pdf
)hmad 0ohra6's Broken 0ilenceL !he 0tory of !oday's 0truggle for "eligious Freedom.
3ew 1orkL #niversal .u6lishing, %GC?.
httpLNNwww.fglaysher.comN6ahaicensorshipNarchivesN0ohra6Broken0ilence.pdf
-ir8a )hmad 0ohra6. )6dul Baha's DrandsonL 0tory of a !wentieth +entury
$xcommunication 3ew 1orkL #niversal .u6lishing for !he 3ew istory Foundation,
%GC@. httpLNNwww.fglaysher.comN6ahaicensorshipN)BD.htm
httpLNNwww.h7net.orgNX6ahaiNdigli6N6ooksN.7!N0Nsohra6N)BD.htm
$xcerpts at 6ottomL -ir8a )hmad 0ohra6. !he Aill and !estament of )6dul Baha, )n
)nalysis.
3ew 1orkL #niversal .u6lishing, %GCC.
httpLNNwww.fglaysher.comN6ahaicensorshipNarchivesN0ohra6A!)B.pdf
0ohra6, -ir8a )hmad. !he 0tory of the *ivine .lan. !aking .lace during, and
immediately following Aorld Aar /. 3ew 1orkL !he 3ew istory Foundation, %GCJ.
*igitally repu6lished, $ast Lansing, -i.L 7Bahai, ?''C.
httpLNNwww.h7net.orgNX6ahaiNdigli6N6ooksN.7!N0Nsohra6N0*..htm
-ir8a )hmad 0ohra6. -y Bahai .ilgrimage. )uto6iography from +hildhood to -iddle )ge.
3ew 1orkL 3ew istory Foundation, %GIG.
httpLNNwww.fglaysher.comN6ahaicensorshipNarchivesN0ohra6-B..pdf
-ir8a )hmad 0ohra6 :%EG@ 7 %GIE; Biography 6y Aill 9ohnson, .rofessional Denealogist
httpLNNwww.countyhistorian.comNcecilwe6Nindex.phpN)hmadO0ohra6
or4s about =ir0a Ahmad Sohrab
Y Biographical 0ketch of -ir8a )hmad 0ohra6, *irector of the +aravan of $ast and
Aest, /nc. @. n.p. (3ew 1orkZ5L n.d. (%GIC5. +ollins %?.%'.
Y Light7Bearer -aga8ineL ) .ersian "osary, Ainter ?''', pg I' :reprint from !he
!heosophist, %GJE;
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The 34uardian-groups3 have a very interesting history5 asi6ally! there are three groups
whi6h ea6h believe they have a 4uardian! and one group that awaits a 4uardian,
1 5rthodo) Baha'is /followers of 6oel B. =arangella1
2 Baha'is $nder the !rovisions of the &ovenant /followers of 8eal &hase1
3 Baha'is ?o#al to the 'uardian /followers of 6ac@ues Soghomonian1
4 Tarbi#at Baha'is /followers of 9e) Bing et al1
=aGorit# of these grou"s believe that &harles =ason 9em# was the Second
'uardian of the Bahai Faith
7ason Re)ey 6lai)ed that he was the Se6ond 4uardian of the aha'8 9aith be6ause,
1) 0hoghi $ffendi appointed him as .resident of the /nternational Baha'i +ouncil, and
called it the =em6ryonic= /nternational ouse of 9ustice.
2) !he .resident of the #niversal ouse of 9ustice was to 6e the Duardian.
3) !hus, 0hoghi $ffendi wanted +harles -ason "emey to 6e the next Duardian 6y his
appointment as .resident of the /B+ :which would 6ecome the #9;.
4) -ason "emey was the adopted son of ')6du'l7Baha :spiritually if not legally;, and
thus a adopted )ghsan :Branch;.
5) ')6du'l7Baha prophesied that -ason "emey would 6e the next Duardian 6y saying,
=$re long thou shalt 6e a sign of guidance unto mankind=.
)t the death of 0hoghi $ffendi, while he was in London, his widow put out a telegraph
stating that the Duardian was =very ill=K knowing he was in fact deceased.
Ahen the ands later met in aifa to open the safe, they 6roke the seal, and they found
no Aill and !estament. Later that night, one of the ands :a .ersian; later told other
.ersian ands that the Duardianship was =B)*)= :i.e. Dod changed is mind on the
matter;, and that the Duardianship was over for all time. )t first the )merican and
British Baha'is were appauled 6y such a doctrine, 6ut they later recanted, and all
:including "emey; signed a document stateing that the Duardian left no successor, so
the ands would now 6e the $)* of the Faith.
1ears 6efore, "emey claimed that he had 6een approached 6y a num6er ofthe ands
who said, =!he Duardian wants you to succeed him should he die without a son[= "emey
pro6a6ly 6elieved that these same ands would come forward and nominate him as ?nd
Duardian. !his did not happen.
/nstead, "uhiyyih 2hannum :widow of 0hoghi $ffendi; and the .ersian and who came
up with the new =B)*)= doctrine of the Duardianship, and a few others, */0B)3*$* the
/nternational Baha'i +ouncil, and formed a new institution called the =+ustodians=. !hese
were 6e G ands who would run the Faith. !his included "uhiyyih 2hannum and some
=hand picked= ands who would support her and her decisions. For all practical
purposes, 2hannum =ruled= the Baha'i Faith from that point until her death.
-ason declared he was the ?nd Duardian, and was declared a +ovenant7Breaker 6y the
+ustodians. !he 30) of France and a6out I,''' individual Baha'is followed -ason
"emey. For the next few years the ands went around =declaring= anyone who would
not renounce "emey. !he "emeyites started their own group called =Baha'is #nder the
ereditary Duardianship=. "ex 2ing was nominated =0ecretary Deneral= in the #nited
0tatesK which at that time had perhaps %I'' to ?''' mem6ers.
Leland 9ensen :a 2night of Baha'u'llah; was elected a -em6er of the 30). 2ing and
9ensen were at each other all the time. 9ensen eventually resigned 6ecause of 2ing, and
later 6ecame a follower of *onald arvey :-ason's successor;. 2ing was
excommunicated 6y -ason "emey for 6eing =satan=. Ahat 2ing did to deserve this /
don't know. e apparently =pissed off= Buite a few Baha'is 6ecause during his tenure as
0ecretary7Deneral of the =,rthodox Baha'i 30)= half of the 30) resigned as -,0! of the
=,rthodox Baha'is= either resigned, returned to the =aifan= organi8ation, Foined Leland
9ensen's group,or went completely inactive.
"ex 2ing then formed his own group called =Baha'iL ,rthodox +ommunity=in Las 4egas,
3ew -exico. !hey said that "emey was not =Duardian= 6ut rather merely a ="egent=,
and that the /B+ was a =+ouncil of "egents=to rule the Faith until a true descendant of
Baha'u'llah would come forward and 6ecome Duardian :the "egents would declare him
such;. 2ing appointed himself the next "egent, and his own family mem6ers fellow
="egents=. !his group later named themselves MBaha'iF Tarbi#at &ommunit#M.
!he largest of the Duardian groups today are the M5rthodo) Baha'isM who support 9oel
Bray -arangella.
-ason appointed *onald arvey as his successor in %G&JK a man not among the G. 9oel
B. -arangella said that this appointment :of arvey; was invalid since, 6y that time,
"emey had =gone senile= and didn't know what he was doing. -arangella also said that
since "emey=activated= the /B+ :G men; in %G&I, 9oel 6ecame the =!hird Duardian=at
that timeK since "emey =a6dicated= his Duardianship
*r. Leland 9ensen :founder of the Baha'is $nder the !rovisions of the &ovenant;
accepted *onald arvey as "emey's successor until arvey excommunicated him :for
claiming to 6e 9esus returned and the =$sta6lisher= of the Baha'i Faith...a position
actually superior to Duardian;. !hen 9ensen declared that .epe "emey :-ason's adopted
son; was the Duardian, 6ut .epe denied thisK finally telling 9ensen's followers that
9ensen was false, corrupt, and a liar. 0ome of 9ensen's followers discovered these letters
from .epe "emey and then left 9ensen and followed 9acBues 0oghomonian. 3eal +hase,
a firm disciple of 9ensen, was in communication with .epe "emey, and .epe "emey
:6eing an old man 6y this time; once referred to +hase as =my son= :or on several
occassions;. !his made +hase to claim that .epe was his spiritual fatherK Fust as ')6du'l7
Baha was the spiritual father of +harles "emey, calling him =my son=. 0o, while .epe
"emey said =/ am 3,! the Duardian of the Faith, 9acBues 0oghomonian is the
Duardian=, 3eal +hase said, =,h, well, of course .epe "emey was the Duardian, and he
called me 'son' so /'m his successor and the third Duardian of the Baha'i Faith=. !he
current Baha'is #nder the .rovisions of the +ovenant have I =+ommunities=
9acBues 0oghomonian was :like 9oel B. -arangella; a mem6er of the 30) of France
when -ason "emey declared he was the ?nd Duardian. !he 30) of France accepted
-ason as the ?nd Duardian. !he +ustodians :the G ands who ran the Faith after 0hoghi
$ffendi died; declared the 30) of France to 6e =defunct= and changed the locks on the
doors and confescated the .R.
!he current group that follows 9acBues 0oghomonian /Baha'is ?o#al to the 'uardian1
has a6out I' mem6ers worldwide.
!he paper =+harles -ason "emey and !hose !hat Followed im=, written on 6ehalf of
the #niversal ouse of 9ustice, says that *onald arvey died without appointing a
successor. !his is not accurate. arvey appointed 9acBues 0oghomonian as his
successor. !his was known 6y all L Leland 9ensen, .epe "emey, etc.

+-5rthodo) Baha'is /followers of 6oel B. =arangella1
8ame 5rthodo) Bahai Faith
Belief %st Duardian Shoghi Effendi
?nd Duardian &harles =ason 9eme#
@rd Duardian 6oel B. =arangella
:Became !hird Duardian
in %GG%. e Lives in .erth
)ustralia.;
!his group the second largest, have a living Duardian, the /nternational Bahai +ouncil
and the /nstitution of ands of +ause.
The 5rthodo) Baha2is are found in F
#nited 0tates, /ndia, )ustralia, +anada, )ustralia, 3ew -exico, 0pain , France /ran ,
.akistan, Bangladesh etc.
ebsites F
-other Bah' +ouncil of the #0
httpLNNwww.rt&&.comNTJ$o6fusaNcouncil.htm
*ocumentation concerning the ,rthodox Faith of Baha'u'llah with the continuing
Duardianship of the Faith.
!he Duardian of the Bah' Faith
httpLNN6ahai7guardian.comN
!he home page of the !hird Duardian of the Bah' Faith.
,rthodox Baha'is of "oswell 3-
httpLNNwww.rt&&.comNTJ$kFhermanNBahaiN"BOhome.htm
Baha'is under the living Duardianship, which is the source of divine guidance and is why
this is =!he *ay that will not 6e followed 6y night.=
!he ,rthodox Bah' Faith in 0outh )ustralia
)n )ustralian we6 site dedicated to the =!hird Duardian=.
!"#$B))/
httpLNNwww.trueseeker.typepad.comNindex.html
) portal to the teachings of the ,rthodox Bah' Faith.
2aren 9o erman's Bah' ome .age
httpLNNwww.rt&&.comNTJ$kFhermanNIBahai.htm
)n ,rthodox Bah''s personal home page.
!he Local Bah' +ouncil of the ,rthodox Bah''s of Bangalore, /ndia.
httpLNNwww.geocities.comNo6c6angaloreN
!he Local Bah' +ouncil of the ,rthodox Bah''s of +hennae, /ndia.
httpLNNwww.geocities.comNa6rahamseemaN
!he Local Bah' +ouncil of the ,rthodox Bah''s of Lucknow /ndia.
httpLNNwww.o6clucknow.comN
!he Local Bah' +ouncil of the ,rthodox Bah''s of *elhi, /ndia.
httpLNNo6cdelhi.6ravehost.comN
!he Local Bah' +ouncil of the ,rthodox Bah''s of 2olkatta, /ndia.
httpLNNkolkatta.white.prohosting.comN

<-Bah's $nder the !rovisions of the &ovenant
/6ensen grou"7 =issoula7 =T1
8ame B$!&
Belief Duardian
/The Afnan 'uardian1
Shoghi Effendi
%st Duardian
/The First Agshan
'uardian1
&harles =ason 9eme#
?
nd
Duardian
/The Second Aghsan
'uardian1
6ose"h !e"e
@
rd
Duardian
/The Third Aghsan
'uardian1
8eal &hase
!his Droup of Bahais have a Duardian, /nternational Bahai +ouncil and #niversal ouse
of 9ustice 6ut no /nstitution of ands of +ause.
ebsites F
!he Baha'is #nder the .rovisions of the +ovenant
httpLNNwww.6upc.orgN
!he principal B#.+ we6 siteK an improved rendition of an older B#.+ site at
B#.+ -ontana
httpLNN6upc.montana.com
!he Bah' FaithL Baha'u'llah 3etwork
Baha'i temple online, li6rary of info on Baha'u'llah with Bahai writings.
)laska's 3orthern Lights Baha'i Faith
httpLNNwww.alaska.netNTJ$peaceN
!he Baha'i Faith as interpreted 6y the =Baha'is #nder the .rovisions of the +ovenant=
and links to other B#.+ sites and resources.
$ntry By !roops 6y 9.!. Lam6
httpLNNwww.entry6ytroops.orgN
) site discussing various prophecies, covenant issues, and scandals from a B#.+
perspective.
!he #niversal ouse of 9ustice
httpLNNwww.uhF.netN
!he site of the B#.+ #niversal ouse of 9ustice, famously opposed 6y the 3ational
0piritual )ssem6ly of the #0.
*r. Leland 9ensen's $xplanations and +ommentaries
)ppears to 6e concerned with :%; the development of *r. 9ensen's understanding of the
Bah' Faith, and :?; reFecting the claim of 3eal +hase to the Duardianship.
Bah' Faith 3etwork
httpLNNwww.6ahaifaith.netN
.rovides a viewpoint on Baha'i 0cripture from the perspective of the Baha'is #nder the
.rovisions of the +ovenant. 3ot presently maintained
) site 6y B#.+ Baha>is of /ndia
httpLNNindia.6upc.orgN
0ee the Aikipedia articles on Leland 9ensen, the 0econd /nternational Bah' +ouncil,
and 3eal +hase.
>-Baha'is ?o#al to the 'uardian
/followers of 6ac@ues Soghomonian1
8ame (eart of the Baha'i Faith
Belief %st Duardian Shoghi Effendi
?nd Duardian &harles =ason 9eme#
@rd Duardian Donald Alfonse
(arve#7 France
Cth Duardian 6ac@ues Soghomonian
:Became fourth Duardian
in%GG% after the death of
*onald arvey.
e Lives in -arseille,
France.;
!here should 6e a living guardian to guide the #9 as per the will of Baha'ullah and
)6dul Baha.
!he #9, in haifa is a False one 7 'co8 it is without a guardian.
,nly a guardian may declare someone to 6e a U4iolaterV as per the declaration of 0hoghi
$ffendi in %GI%.
!his group has a living Duardian 6ut no /nternational Bahai +ouncil or the /nstitution of
ands of +ause.
ebsites F
eart of the Baha'i Faith
) discussion group led 6y Brent "eed, spokesman for Duardian 9acBues ).
0oghomonian.
httpLNNgroups.yahoo.comNgroupNeartoftheBahaiFaithN
Baha'is Loyal to the /4 Duardian
Beliefnet discussion group.
httpLNNwww.6eliefnet.comN6oardsNdiscussionOlist.aspZ6oard/*\@IC?G
E-mail F
Brent 9eed - ameriacanO6ahai]yahoo.com
A-Tarbi#at Baha'is /followers of 9e) Bing et al1
8ame !ar6iyat Baha'i +ommunity
Belief 3ational ouse of 9ustice of the
,rthodox Baha'is of the #nited 0tates
and +anada. /ncludes a position paper
aimed at =0ans Duardian Baha'is=,
which explains the origins of the
organisation and events associated
with their current isolation from the
#niversal ouse of 9ustice.
"ex 2ing then formed his own group called =Baha'iL ,rthodox +ommunity=in Las 4egas,
3ew -exico. !hey said that "emey was not =Duardian= 6ut rather merely a ="egent=,
and that the /B+ was a =+ouncil of "egents=to rule the Faith until a true descendant of
Baha'u'llah would comeforward and 6ecome Duardian :the "egents would declare him
such;. 2ing appointed himself the next "egent, and his own family mem6ers
fellow="egents=. !his group later named themselves =Baha'iL !ar6iyat +ommunity=.
Ae are an organi8ed community of Baha'is who accept the !eachings of Baha'u'llah,
Founder of the Baha'i Faith, and uphold the validity of the continuing Duardianship of the
+ause of Dod. !he institution of the Duardianship was esta6lished to provide spiritual
guidance to the Baha'i Aorld. !he Faith has 6een without that necessary leadership since
the death of the first Duardian, 0hoghi $ffendi, in %GIJ. they 6elieve a lineal descendant
of Baha'u'llah will arise to take up the mantle of the Duardianship in the future. /n the
meantime, this community of 6elievers is led 6y a +ouncil of ="egents= who serve no
other purpose than to unite Baha'is in anticipation of that day when the second Duardian
arises to restore spiritual guidance to the Faith and reunify the Baha'i Aorld. !o learn
more a6out our specific community, please take a look at our .osition .aper.
ebsites F
httpLNNwww.o6cnhF.orgNredirect.html
httpLNNwww.tar6iyatcenter.orgNindex.html
httpLNNtar6iyat6ahai.6logspot.comN
Those who believe that the 'uardianshi" ended with Shoghi Effendi
and at "resent $(6 is the true leader
(ETE95D5C BA(A3S
!his is the maFor Bahai sect .!hey 6elieve that Duardianship 6ecame B)*) :Dod
changed is .lanned; and their will 6e no more Duardians after 0hoghi $ffendi.
)t the death of 0hoghi $ffendi, while he was in London, his widow put out a telegraph
stating that the Duardian was =very ill=K knowing he was in fact deceased.
Ahen the ands later met in aifa to open the safe, they 6roke the seal, and they found
no Aill and !estament. Later that night, one of the ands :a .ersian; later told other
.ersian ands that the Duardianship was =B)*)= :i.e. Dod changed is mind on the
matter;, and that the Duardianship was over for all time. )t first the )merican and
British Baha'is were appauled 6y such a doctrine, 6ut they later recanted, and all
:including "emey; signed a document stateing that the Duardian left no successor, so
the ands would now 6e the $)* of the Faith.
1ears 6efore, "emey claimed that he had 6een approached 6y a num6er of the ands
who said, =!he Duardian wants you to succeed him should he die without a son[= "emey
pro6a6ly 6elieved that these same ands would come forward and nominate him as ?nd
Duardian. !his did not happen.
/nstead, "uhiyyih 2hannum :widom of 0hoghi $ffendi; and the .ersian and who came
up with the new =B)*)= doctrine of the Duardianship, and a few others, */0B)3*$* the
/nternational Baha'i +ouncil, and formed a new institution called the =+ustodians=. !hese
were 6e G ands who would run the Faith. !his included "uhiyyih 2hannum and some
=hand picked= ands who would support her and her decisions. For all practical
purposes, 2hannum =ruled= the Baha'i Faith from that point until her death.
/n %G&@ the ands meet together in aifa and they elected nine mem6er council called
as #niversal ouse of 9ustice to look after the affairs of the Bahais. !his #9 is elected
every five years.
ebsite F
httpLNNwww.6ahai.org
$niversal (ouse of 'uardianshi"
Followers of * Elders.
!he followers of #niversal ouse of Duardianship 6elieve in -ir8a )li -ohammed 0hira8i
:!he Ba6;, -ir8a usain )li 3oori :Baha>u>llah; )66as )ffendi :)6dul Baha; and 0hoghi
)ffendi.
!hey 6elieve, according to the teachings of Baha>u>llah and )6dul Baha #niversal ouse
of 9ustice should have a head in form of infalli6le Duardian. )s Bahaullah has
mentioned that in is dispensation there will 6e ?C Duardian namely
Ba6 along with his eighteen urufe aiye :Letters of living; makes nineteen. !he names
of remaining five are not mentioned, 6ut they will 6e coming in future.
)ll these ?C Duardians are infalli6le and as per teaching of Bah>u>llah they are the
0alateen7e7)lame /lahi.:"ulers of the Aorld of Dod;
)s 0hoghi has not appointed any successor it means the followers of Baha>u>llah should
wait for the coming of these I $lders.
!hey are mainly 6ased in +anada their we6 site is L
www.Ielders.com
DA(ES(3STS
Daheshists believe that their leader7 Dr. Dahesh < 0aleem -oosa $l7)wshee
:=.eaceful -oses $lisha=; :%G%?7%GEC;, founded a new religion called *)$0/0- in
Beirut Le6anon is the M9eturnM of The Bb /Ali =ohammed Shira0i1.
!he followers of *r. *ahesh claim that he was the miracle7working .rophet of Le6anon.
!hey also claim that he performed thousands of supernatural miracles which were
witnessed 6y hundredsK many of whom are alive still today. e produced five 6ooks
which he claimed were divinely inspired.
Aith respect to the relation of this new Faith to the Bahais, the followers of *r. *ahesh
claim that he was the UreturnV of the Ba6 < the forerunner to Bahaullah. 9ust as the Ba6
claimed to 6e the Uspiritual returnV of the -ahdi, *r. *ahesh is the return of the Ba6.
!he Ba6 did in fact teach a form or reincarnation called =return= in various 6ooks he
wrote. !hese 6ooks have not 6een pu6lished 6y the Baha'is, and the #niversal ouse of
9ustice in aifa has refused to pu6lish these 6ooks in full. !hey however pu6lish certain
carefully selected =selections= from themK leaving out all inferences of =return= as
reincarnation. !he #9 has also denied Baha'i scholars photocopies of the originals for
study from these 6ooks 6y !he Ba6, 6ut a few have =leaked out= or were in possession
of Baha'is in /ran for generations, and a few translations are coming forth from former
Baha'i scholars.
!o Fustify their point, *aheshis empahsise that Baha'u'llah himself proclaimed that he
was the =return= of the /maam useinK the martyred grandson of the prophet
-uhammad.
!he emissary to *r. *ahesh, .rof Brax, who is credited with 6eing the return of )postle
.aul clarified that Bahaullah was a UDuideV and not a U.rophet.V ) =Duide= is different
from a .rophet. ) .rophet can perform supernatural miracles, 6ut a Duide cannot. 1et, a
Duide can receive divine inspiration like a .rophet, 6ut is not a .rophet is the strictist
sense of the word.
Daheshism raises the following @uestions for the Bahai FaithF
By concealing the revelations of the Ba6, the Bahais are attempting to veil the
references to the concepts of UreturnV or UrecincarnationV that Ba6 preached and
which forms the crux of the *aheshi faith.
Bahais have misinterpreted the words of Bahaullah which state that there would not
6e another revelation for another %,''' years. Ahile Bahais claim that this edict
indicates that there would not 6e another manifestation for %,''' years after
Bahaullah, the *aheshis claim that these words of Bahaullah were directed towards
the revelation of the Ba6 whose law came exactly %,''' years after the
disappearance of the /mam -ahdi :Ba6 rose in %?&' ), while the /mam is rumored
to have disappeared in ?&' );.
!here is ample of evidence that ')6du'l7Baha was 3,! infalli6le, and never claimed
infalli6ility. /n %G%J, ')6du'l7Baha predicted that =universal peace= would 6e
esta6lished 6y %GIJ. !his prediction was contained in all editions of the 6ook
Baha'u'llah and the 3ew $ra 6efore %GI'. /n the %GI' edition, the prediction was
removed without explanation. )lso, ')6du'l7Baha has said certain things
:datesNnamesNincidents; that do not coincide with known historical or scientific
factsK such as the date of the rise of the #mayyids, 0ocrates visiting the .rophets
of /srael, the Law of -oses commanding that thieves have their hand cut off, etc.
')6du'l7Baha was clearly 3,! infalli6le, and never claimed to 6e.

/n line with "eform Bahais, *aheshis Buestion the authenticity of the Aill and
!estament of )6dul Baha. !hey claim that it was doctored in favour of 0hoghi $ffendi.
!hey produce documentary evidence to esta6lish their claim.
*aheshis also draw inspirations from the sym6ols produced 6y Bahaullah claiming that
the "ingstone 0ym6ol actually points to the UadventV of *r. *ahesh.
!he "ingstone is a sym6ol of two I7pointed stars with two )ra6ic letters in the middleL
B) :twice; and ) :twice;.
\=B= :=6ah=;
\== :=hah=;
=B= :vertical;
!wo I7pointed 0tars
Ahat is the =meaning= 6ehind the "ingstone sym6olZ
Baha'is 6elieve that the meaning is thisL
!op ==\=Aorld of Dod=
-iddle =B=\=Aorld of the .rophets=
Lower ==\=Aorld of +reation=
4erticle =B=\="evelation of the .rophets=
!win 0tars\=!he !win -anifestations of Dod :!he Baa6 and Baha'u'llah;
ere is what we 23,A it meansL
"ead from left to rightL
^!he first I pointed7star represents !he Baa6, whose sym6ol was a I pointes star....
^!he B) :twice; and ) :twice; is B)) said twiceL meaning Baha'u'llah and ')6du'7
Baha.
^!he 4ertical =B= unites the two ==s togetherL
B))'u'llah
')6du'l7B))
!hey are #3/!$* 6ecause they are father and son.
^!he final I pointed7star represents *)$0, whose sym6ol was also a I pointed
star.....
Thus7 for Daheshists7 the 9ingstone contains the following =essage....
NThe Baab /*-"ointed star1 will be followed b# T5 BA(AS /Baha'u'llah and
'Abdu'l-Baha17 then there shall come Dahesh /*-"ointed star1 to SEA? this
9evelation.
:.lease put that ringstone;
Daheshists %uestions for Baha'is
%. Ahere in the Aritings of Baha'u'llah does he claim to 6e a =.rophet=Z
?. Ahy did 0hoghi $ffendi and the ouse for6id the pu6lishing of 6ooks 6y !he Baa6
:other than =selections=;Z
@. Ahy did 0hoghi $ffendi and the ouse deny Baha'i scholars photocopies of 6ooks
and epistles 6y !he Baa6...without explanationZ
C. Ahy did ')6du'l7Baha say in 0ome )nswered Ruestions that the Baha'i "evelation
would have =twenty four guardians= when the Baha'i "evelation had only oneZ
I. Ahy was 0hoghi $ffendi working on a =ouse of the Duardian= :*ar7i74aliat;
at the time of his death, when he776eing infalli6le as he claimed7723$A 6efore his
death that he was to 6e the very last DuardianZ Aho was the =ouse of the Duardian=
forZ
I. Ahy didn't 0hoghi $ffendi =appoint= a successor, having no children, and all the
other )ghsan :6lood descendants of Baha'u'llah; were declared =+ovenant7Breakers=Z
&. Ahy didn't ')6du'l7Baha mention =Duardians= outside of his =Aill and !estament=
:first released 6y 0$ in %G?I; or in =0ome )nswered Ruestions= :pu6lished 6y 0$ in
%G@';Z
J. Ahy did ')6du'l7Baha say that Baha'is could 6e Baha'i7-uslims or Baha'i7+hristians
or Baha'i7Freemasons, and 0hoghi $ffendi said the exact oppositeZ
E. Ahy did many Baha'i pilgrims who visited ')6du'l7Baha later say that he taught
reincarnation, 6ut ')6du'l7Baha taught against reincarnation in =0ome )nswered
Ruestions= :a 6ook never seen 6y anyone until pu6lished under the order of 0hoghi
$ffendi in %G@';Z
G. Ahat did !he Baa6 mean when he wrote that he was the =return= of the /maam
-ahdi, and that -ulla usein :his first disciple; was the =return= of the .rophet
-uhammadZ ow was -ulla usein the =return= of the .rophet -uhammadZ
%'. Ahy did the Baa6is claim that !he Baa6 could perform supernatural miracles
when 0hoghi $ffendi =explained away= all physical miracles as =mere para6les= and
=metaphors= and 3,! literal supernatural eventsZ
%%. Ahy did it take 0hoghi $ffendi seven years :and a British +ourt order; to release
photocopies of the =Aill and !estament= of )6du'l7BahaZ
%?. Ahy did a renowned British handwriting expert77one very familiar with .ersian77
come to the conclusion that the =Aill and !estament= was a forgeryZ
0ites
httpLNNwww.angelfire.comNmo@Ndr.daheshN
httpLNNwww.angelfire.comNmo@Ndr.daheshN*aheshism.html
.angelfire.comEmo8Edr.daheshEbahai.html
Battle of +ovenants
Ailmette 30)'s :aifian Bahai; contempt motion F)/L0 against
*ifferent 0ects of Bahais

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!he +ourt has issued its decision in the court action 6rought 6y the Ailmette 30). !he
+ourt has ruled in favor of the ,rthodox Baha'is. !o read the +ourt's decision, follow
this linkL
htt"FIItruesee4er.t#"e"ad.comItrueOsee4erIcourtOcase.html
9udgment in favor of the ,rthodox Baha>i Faith 3n a decision handed down b# the
$nited States District &ourt7 the 5rthodo) Baha2i Faith was found not guilt# of
contem"t charges levied against it b# the 8ational S"iritual Assembl# of the
Baha2is of the $nited States /ilmette 8SA1. The inGunction that the 5rthodo)
Baha2i Faith was accused of violating7 would have "rohibited it from using the
name Baha2i7 meaning a follower of Baha2u2llah /as the name &hristian refers to
one who follows &hrist.1 The 8SA7 a national branch of the world organi0ation
with over , million members7 brought the legal action against the 5rthodo)
Baha2i Faith7 whose membershi"7 in contrast7 numbers less than *- in the
$nited States7 man# of whom are life-long believers. As a result of the Gudge's
finding7 the 5rthodo) Baha'i Faith ma# continue to use the name Baha'i in
identif#ing itself and ma# continue to teach its belief in the continuing
'uardianshi" of the Faith of Baha'u'llah7 a teaching in direct o""osition to that
taught b# the 8SA grou". The 5rthodo) Baha2i Faith recogni0es 6oel B.
=arangella as the rightful ?iving 'uardian of the Baha2i Faith. The original
inGunction was issued over fort# #ears ago to a now e)tinct rival bod# to the
8SA. 3n her Gudgment7 the (onorable Am# 6. St Eve wroteF JPTQhe chain of
successorshi" lac4s a lin4R ruling on A"ril <>7 <--S after holding an evidentiar#
hearing last 6anuar# T7 <--S in &hicago7 3llinois on the contem"t motion
brought b# the 8SA. Also cited in the case was the Baha2i !ublishers $nder the
!rovision of the &ovenant7 a com"letel# se"arate organi0ation from either of
the other "arties. The# too were found not guilt#. The com"lete o"inion of the
&ourt can be found on the internetF
htt"FIItruesee4er.t#"e"ad.comItrueOsee4erIcourtOcase.html
&ontactF
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SK<A &rest 9idge Drive
Fort orth7 TC T,+TK
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#0 *istrict +ourt rules against aifan Baha'is
/'ve Fust read 6oth the ,pinion and -otion. ere are my highlights for anyone interested
in avoiding a lot of the legalese, admittedly 6eyond my comprehesionL
+ontempt -otion 6y Ailmette 30)
S "esponse 6y ,rthodox Bah' Faith
httpLNNtrueseeker.typepad.comNtrueOseekerNcourtOcase.html
httpLNNwww.true6ahai.comNcourtN%@G7opinion.pdf
httpLNNwww.true6ahai.comNcourtN%C'7Fudgment.pdf
MPTQhe chain of successorshi" lac4s a lin47M wrote the (onorable Am# 6. St Eve7
$nited States District &ourt 6udge7 in her 6udgment in favor of
the&hicagoOtrialOGanuar#OTO<--SO--,5rthodo) Bahai Faith and the Baha'i
!ublishers $nder the !rovisions of the &ovenant. The &ourt ruled on A"ril <>7
<--S after holding an evidentiar# hearing last 6anuar# T7 <--S in &hicago7
3llinois on the contem"t motion brought b# the 8ational S"iritual Assembl# of
the Baha'is of the $nited States /ilmette 8SA1.
&lic4 here for courtroom art images of the hearing
3n her decision7 the &ourt stated thatF Mthe vast weight of the record /including
credible testimon#1 reflects that there was a significant doctrinal rift on a
critical tenet of each grou"'s faith7 and that the !8B&'s membershi" varied
materiall# from that of the 8SA-$('. The record further reflects a
demonstrable lac4 of intent to violate the inGunction7 and that the !8B& was
not created to avoid the effect of the inGunction. Sim"l# "ut7 there is no
substantial continuit# between the 8SA-$(' and the !8B&7 and7 as a result7
=r. Schlatter7 =r. =arangella7 and the !8B& have not violated the inGunction.M
$xcerptsL
pL %?
33. A""lication To The &ourt's Findings of Fact A""l#ing the above-stated
"rinci"les here7 none of the Alleged &ontemnors is in "rivit# with the bound
entit#7 and thus none has violated the inGunction. 3n rendering this finding7 the
&ourt has carefull# and deliberatel# weighed all of the evidence adduced at the
hearing and otherwise submitted b# the "arties. The &ourt closel# assessed the
demeanor of each testif#ing witness7 including his or her bod# language7 tone
of voice7 facial e)"ressions7 mannerisms7 and other factors indicative of
credibilit#.
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9ather7 the vast weight of the record /including credible testimon#1 reflects
that there was a significant doctrinal rift on a critical tenet of each grou"'s
faith7 and that the !8B&'s membershi" varied materiall# from that of the 8SA-
$('. The record further reflects a demonstrable lac4 of intent to violate the
inGunction7 and that the !8B& was not created to avoid the effect of the
inGunction. Sim"l# "ut7 there is no substantial continuit# between the 8SA-$('
and the !8B&7 and7 as a result7 =r. Schlatter7 =r. =arangella7 and the !8B&
have not violated the inGunction.
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After considering the full record in this case7 the &ourt finds that S3B& and the
B!$!& are not in "rivit# with the 8SA-$('....
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For the above reasons7 the &ourt finds that the Alleged &ontemnors are not in
"rivit# with the 8SA-$(' and7 in turn7 that the# are not in contem"t of the
inGunction.
6ugde Am# 6. St. Eve
A"ril <>7 <--S
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Saturda#7 A"ril <,th7 <--S
Dictor#X Dictor#X Dictor#X Toda#7 this 9idvan <--S7 the &ovenant-brea4ers have
been defeatedX These mainstream violators who are the willing andIor
unwitting successors in interest to arch-Diolator 9uhi##ih Bhanum and the
violating J(andsR of the &ause who usur"ed the Baha2i 3nternational shrines on
=t. &armel /3srael1 during their hostile ta4eover in +K,- have been tr#ing
unsuccessfull# for T #ears in different venues such as the $8 /3!51 and the
Federal &ourts /Tth &ircuit1 to shut down our websites and "revent us from
"ublicl# and o"enl# teaching the Baha2i &ovenant fulfilledF - that Baha2u2llah
and (is successors have come in fulfillment of "ro"hec# seated u"on the
throne of Bing DavidY that this is the 'od !romised Bingdom of 'od on earth7
that 6ews7 &hristians and =uslims await according to the te)t of their
scri"turesY and (is throne-line and genealog# of Bing David continues in the
aghsan lineage of Baha2u2llah and LAbdu2l-Baha is the long awaited coming of
the Bingshi" of the second coming of &hrist Z Baha2u2llah Z in the "otenc# of
the everlasting Father /3s. KF,-TY 6n +AF,1 seated u"on David2s throne that is to
last forever.

Toda#7 this 9idvan <--S7 in the Tth circuit Federal &ourt of the $nited States
of America the# have sorel# and uttered defeated7 smashed7 beaten7 "ut down7
trounced7 thwarted7 humiliated7 their arguments Jerased and effacedR
according to the e)"licit "ra#er of none less than Baha2u2llah
(imselfXJ3nasmuch as great differences and divergences of denominational
belief had arisen throughout the "ast7 ever# man with a new idea attributing it
to 'od7 Baha2u'llah desired that there should not be an# ground or reason for
disagreement among the Baha2is. Therefore7 with (is own "en (e wrote the
Boo4 of (is &ovenant7 addressing (is relations and all "eo"le of the world7
sa#ing7 LDeril#7 3 have a""ointed 5ne ho is the &enter of =# &ovenant . All
must obe# (imY all must turn to (imY (e is the E)"ounder of =# Boo47 and (e is
informed of =# "ur"ose. All must turn to (im. hatsoever (e sa#s is correct7
for7 veril#7 (e 4noweth the te)ts of =# Boo4. 5ther than (e7 no one doth 4now
=# Boo4.2 The "ur"ose of this statement is that there should never be discord
and divergence among the Baha2is but that the# should alwa#s be unified and
agreed. 3n (is "ra#ers Baha2u'llah also said7 L5 'odX hosoever violates =#
&ovenant7 5 'od7 humiliate him. Deril#7 whosoever violates =# &ovenant7 5
'od7 erase and efface him.2 /[Abdu2l-BahaF !romulgation of $niversal !eace7
"". ><<-><>1
e reGoice7 therefore7 not in the defeat of the avowed enemies of the &ause -
but rather in the Dictor# of 'od that our teaching effort continues Z A?? F?A'S
F?E38' Z "ublicall# and o"enl#7 vital7 strong and true Z to both te)t and
testament Z the !ower of the &ovenant alone sustaining us.=an# "ersonal
sacrifices have been made b# man# be all along the wa#. These violators of the
&ovenant Z having no res"ect for the freedom of religion7 first amendment of
the $nited States Z are infamous in their destruction of families7 re"ressions
and atrocities of their great o""ression levied against the "eo"le forbidding
them to even discus the fact that the true $niversal (ouse of 6ustice /according
to the e)"licit te)t of the &ovenant Z WT7 ". +*1 must have the living
descendent of Bing David as its "resident to distinguish it from fa4es7 frauds
and imitations.
(a"l# in the shadow of our victor#7 this trium"h of the &ause of 'od over its
avowed and recalcitrant enemies7 has overshadowed and sheltered all
individuals and grou"s of "eo"le calling themselves JBaha2iR as well be set free
from the s"ectre of the violation to continue to "ractice the faith and "romote
the &ause the wa# the# understand it. This uni@ue "osition of our &ouncil
/uhG.net Jseven rites of the Baha2i faithR1 has both ama0ed7 astounded and
baffled both our enemies and well-wishers ali4eX Thus the watchword of J$nit#
in diversit#R has been "roclaimed and u"held7 and the truth of the wordsF JSa#F
A?? A9E &9EATED BE '5DXR has been manifested to all the "eo"le of the world.
The $nit# of the believers has been "reserved b# adherence and lo#alt# to
ever# single "rovision of the ill and testament of LAbdu2l-Baha.
These da#s of immanent war against 3ran7 world wide "overt# and starvation
looming7 "olitical corru"tion and intrigue assailing the governments of the
world from within and from without7 economic crisis and ruin threatening on
ever# turn7 estrangement of the cultures of the East and the est due to
international JterrorRY from out his gloom7 onl# this 'reat ?ight of (o"e Z the
Baha2i !eace !rogram Z shines luminous above the hori0on of the hearts of all
human4ind. Blessed and ho"eful and ha""# are those that have seen this great
light7 and u"on them in whom this light has shinedXSimultaneous with the
&hicago Earth@ua4e e"icentered at =t. &armel /3llinois1 that shoo4 the ver#
foundations of the cit# of the midmost heart of the $S7 the ground-brea4ing
rit of 6udge Am# St. Eve of the Federal &ourt sends forth the 6udgment and
ruling that the Baha2i2s $nder the "rovisions of the &ovenant7 and the "erson of
the current living 'uardian7 the great grandson of LAbdu2l-Baha are free to
teach and "roclaim the truth of the Baha2i Faith and truth of the Baha2i
&ovenant fulfilledF that LAbdu2l-Baha "assed the throne of David to his aghsan-
son &harles =ason 9eme# Aghsan7 who "assed this to his onl# son7 !e"e7 also
an aghsan7 and that !e"e then "assed this on to his onl# aghsan-son7 8eal
&hase ben 6os"eh Aghsan7 the current living hereditar# 'uardian of the Baha2i
Faith and !resident of the true $niversal (ouse of 6ustice of Baha2u2llah7
established in the 9oc4# =ountains in America7 that shall bring "eace through
Gustice to all the world.
Through the artifice and stratagem7 these violators sought to hold the "eo"le to
a A- #ears old inGunction "laced in +K,, against the first American 8SA that
had originall# acce"ted =ason 9eme# as LAbdu2l-Baha2s aghsan-son7 before
the# turned against him. Through machinations from with and without7 that
first 8SA was dissolved b# LAbdu2l-Baha2s son himself7 and several brea4awa#
grou"s formed in its wa4e outside the "rovisions of the &ovenant as the times
of great confusion and testing continued to ravage the "eo"le enmeshed in the
Baha2i world in the wa4e of the negative s"iritual vorte) set froth b# 9uhi##ih
Bhanum and the (ands. 3n the midst of this maelstrom of violation7 Bnight of
Baha2u2llah7 Dr7 ?eland 6ensen7 se"arated himself and emerged as the great
Baha2i teacher of the <-th centur# firm in the &ovenant7 ardent and resolute7
and with the confirming su""ort from on (igh7 was able to "oint out that the
aghsan lineage /the throne-line of Bing David from Baha2u2llah and LAbdu2l-
Baha 4nown as Jthe B9A8&(R Z \ech. >FS B6D1 was in fact continued unbro4en
in =ason and !e"e7 the legal son and grandson of LAbdu2l-Baha res"ectivel# Z
Jan ado"ted son has all the rights "rerogatives of a natural son including the
4ingshi"R - and that the "eo"le were then free to form the true $(6 as set forth
in the e)"licit te)t of the ill and Testament of LAbdu2l-Baha and the
instructions and 6an. Kth7 constitution of the 3B&I$(6 set forth b# Shoghi
Effendi 9abanni. Thus has this Truth come as a great sha4ing issuing forth from
=t. &armel in America and sha4ing the ver# foundations of the heartland of
&hicago7 Evanston and ilmette which at this time is the mainsta# seat of
violation in the $S Z though man# of the faithful reside their and "romulgate
the divine standard of the genealog# of Baha2u2llah /uhG.net1 which we have
made "ublic for all freel# since Se"tember7 <--+7 the #ear J=ustaghathR Z (e
ho 3s 3nvo4ed for (el" Z as "ro"hesied in the Baha2i scared writ.
8ow these signs and "ortents and things are not to condemnation but to saveX
8ow is the sounding bell and time for all the "eo"le to investigate the truth of
the claims of the Baha2i Faith7 the foundation of its covenant in the sacred ill
and Testament of LAbdul-Baha7 and ma4e their choice. The# can come under
the "rovisions of the covenant /uhG.net17 Go"in 'od2s heavel# arm# Z the
+AA7--- - or remain obstinate Z and be re"laced b# others - as the catastro"he
which is u"on us now continues to escalate in both its timing and intensit#.
Thus with +K,, 3nGunction non-a""licable to 5ur &ause and 3nternational
Teaching Effort /J"ro tantum brutum fulmenR1 we now have a re"rieve to
continue teaching and growing and "romulgating the ?aw of $niversal ?ove7
the 5neness of (umanit# and 6ustice for All7 that is at the ver# core and
foundation of the teachings and 9evelation of Baha2u2llah and is the animis and
real s"it incarnated in this now "ublic and visible 5rderF the Bingdom of 'od
/Davidic1. 5nl# the $(6 with the living Davidic Bing as it "resent is so full#
contacted. 5nl# this incarnation of the &ause of 'od Z identified through its
hereditar# member Z the Jsign of 'odR /WT7 ". ++1 is vouchsafed b# the
"ower of the &ovenant to ma4e a lasting and im"ressionable effect u"on the
world at large. For guidance7 for truth7 for unorgani0ed religionF this
organi0ation alone Z which is not a substitute for the faith Z is so dedicated.
'od has toda# revealed (is government for all the "eo"le of the worldY it can
onl# wor4 established u"on the foundation of true religion and true s"iritualit#
unorgani0ed and unallo#ed. The current living 'uardian thus 'uards it from
becoming organi0ed and "revents an# clerg# from forming. Ta4e heed and
warningX For those who have insight into these things -For the shadow of
totalitarianism s"iritual7 material and otherwise7 in this Da#7 still threatens the
livelihood of all of human4ind.=a# 'od2s Blessing and favors be showered
amongst All on these Twelve da#s of (ol# 9idvan7 <--S.
5n behalf of the &ouncil and all the faithful and lo#al wor4ers at the orld
&enter 7
Eour servant7
8eal &hase ben 6ose"h Aghsan7
'uardianI!resident $(6.
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