Leaders

The leader of the Bahá'ís, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, explicitly commands: "If the open establishment of a Mashriq ul-Adhkár (place of remembrance) is a cause for the attacks of the wicked, then it should be established secretly everywhere. In every…

Due to the significant services Abdul-Baha rendered to England, he was honored by that government with the high distinction of ‘knighthood’ and the title of ‘Sir.’ (Shoghi Effendi, Qarn-e Badi (Persian copy) vol.3, p.299) ‘Abdu’l-Bahá…

Regard men as a flock of sheep that need a shepherd for their protection.  This, verily, is the truth, the certain truth. We approve of liberty in certain circumstances, and refuse to sanction it in others. We, verily, are the All-Knowing.…

`Abdu’l-Bahá, the second leader of the Bahá’ís, repeatedly led Muslim congregational prayers with great wisdom and concealment of his beliefs at the Jizzar Mosque, which is a place of worship for Muslims. (Ali Akbar Furootan, Hekayat…

The Spiritual Assembly possesses the three branches of government: legislative, judicial, and executive. p. 34 This is completely contrary to the current political systems of the world. In existing systems, each of the…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá said: “The Children of Israel will gather in the Holy Land. This is a definite promise... The Jewish nation will achieve greatness in the eyes of the world, to the extent that it will become the envy of enemies and the…

Abdu’l-Bahá, The second Guardian of Baha’is, Khaterat Habib, p.68 “If there is freedom without aggression in Iran and we are not harassed, we will not benefit for in the path of the Bahá’u’lláh we must endure a thousand kinds of torment,…

Shoghi Effendi, Dowr-i-Bahai, p.89 Shoghi Effendi, the leader of the Bahá’í Faith, stated that Bahá’í leaders (members of the Universal House of Justice) should not be questioned by Bahá’ís when making laws.

Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitābi Aqdas (paragraph 66), p.43 “No marriage may be contracted without payment of a dowry, which hath been fixed for city dwellers at nineteen mithqáls of pure gold, and for village dwellers at the same amount in…

the Baha’is claim equality of rights between men and women, while in inheritance from the father’s house, daughters have no share. They say our faith considers all social rights of men and women equal and both men and women are absolutely…