Bahaism and Its Claims

by Samuel Graham Wilson

Overview

"Bahaism and Its Claims: A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha" offers a critical examination of the Bahai Faith. Penned by Samuel Graham Wilson, this historical text delves into the core tenets of Baha'u'llah's teachings and their subsequent interpretation by Abdul-Baha.

Exploring themes central to comparative religion and religious criticism, this volume presents a study intended to foster deeper understanding of the Bahai Faith. Wilson's work engages with controversial aspects of the religion, providing valuable insights for those interested in the history and development of religious thought.

Categorized under Religion/Baha'i, Religion/Comparative Religion, and Religion/Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, this book remains a significant resource for scholars and anyone seeking to understand the Bahai Faith through a critical lens. A meticulously prepared print republication ensures its enduring accessibility.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781023189675
Publisher:	Anson Street Press
Publication date:	03/28/2025
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.38(d)

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advocated communism and community of wives." This learned investigator further says: " The extraordinary proceedings at Badasht seem to have scandalized not only the Mohammedans but even a section of the Babis."2 Mirza Jani, their first historian and a martyr, avers that not all " have understood the secret of what passed between Hazret-i- Kuddus and Kurrat-ul-Ayn at Badasht, and their real nature and what they meant."3 The Mohammedan historians openly accuse them of immorality. The Sheikh of Kum, a Bahai, told Professor Browne, " After the Bab had declared the law of Islam abrogated and before he had promulgated new ordinances, there ensued a period of transition which we call fitrat (the interval), during which all things were lawful. So long as this continued, Kurrat-ul-Ayn may very possibly have consorted, for example, with Hazret-i-Kuddus, as though he had been her husband." " It may be that the scandals that followed Kurrat- ul-Ayn's venture into public life and her tragic death in the cruel reprisals that followed the attempt of several Babis to assassinate the Shah, gave a backset to the efforts to liberate women in Persia. Certain it is that during the sixty years succeeding she has had no imitator or successor. Bahai women have continued to wear the veil and have remained secluded from the society of men, not only in Persiabut at Acca, the headquarters of Bahaism. The force of the new faith was not strong enough to free the women. Rather .they have compromised with their environment. Only in the Caucasus and Trans-Caspia under Russian protection, have they partly unveiled. Not even their women of the second and third generation have been trained to act up to theirprecepts, but in Acca, as in Persia, they are secluded from the society of even brethren in the faith. T...