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Dale Husband on Shoghi Effendi

           Imagine a man who has brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, and a wife. Over the years, he disowns one by one ALL of his other relatives for disagreements with him over almost anything, until only his wife is left; and…

The Shaykhi Reform Movement

           The era of awakening for liberation from religious orthodoxy began in Iran (Persia) in the early 19th century. The first reformer was Shaylch Ahmad Ahsa’i, born 1741 A.D. From his youth this great personage was a seeker of…

The Origin of the Baha’i Movement

            Kamar Bahai (October 5,1904 - November 10,1970) was a granddaughter of Baha’u’llah through his son Badi Ullah. This introductory essay about the origin of the Bahá'í Faith and its founder is compiled from part of a circular…