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  By Juan R.I. Cole  Department of History, University of Michigan    Written Spring, 1996            In his Most Holy Book, which he completed in `Akka around 1873, Baha'u'llah ordained the establishment of houses of justice…

“The animal cannot become aware of the fact that the earth is revolving and the sun stationary. Only processes of reasoning can come to this conclusion. The outward eye sees the sun as revolving. It mistakes the stars and the planets…

     I know you are reading this and telling yourself that Baha’ullah had 3 wives because when he got married he was a Muslim, and Muslims can have 4 wives! But this is wrong!         Baha’ullah married his first wife, Ásíyih Khánum,…

      Baha’u’llah has repeatedly warned the Baha’i not to indulge in politics: Baha’u’llah addressing His followers wrote: “Forbear ye from concerning yourselves with the affairs of this world and all that pertained unto it, or from…

           Connection and interaction of Baha’ism with arrogant powers since its very genesis is among the important and exemplary chapters of the history of this sect whose news has been published by non-Baha’i sources while its…

          Baha’u'llah says: “Protect yourselves with utmost vigilance, lest you be entrapped in the snare of deception and fraud.” This is the advice of the Pen of Destiny. “Therefore, to avoid these people will be the nearest path by…

19 days month in Baha’i Faith is totally unscientific and absurd. Then, to make a year of 365 days they have made a stupid adjustment of 4 days- also called as intercalary days. Why this adjustment is…

           The Reform Bahá'í Faith affirms the universal spiritual and moral principles taught in all of the great religious traditions. Similar to Mahayana Buddhism, Reform Bahá'í believe the example set by Abdul-Baha during his…

Here is a response to it by Mr. Manish Desai it is pretty immature on the part of 86 Indians Petition to the Iranian Government for Immediate Release of the staff and faculty of the Baha’i Institute of…

The differences between man and woman are self–evident facts. The religion of Islam confirms this fact and expresses and determines the duties and rights of each one on a just basis. Criterion of valuation in Islam is only according to…