Visit of Nosrat’u’llah Bahremand to India - 2

Nosrat’u’llah Bahremand

Nosrat’u’llah Bahremand’s response to the Questions raised by the Orthodox Baha’i Friends during his visit to Mumbai and Vasai on 15th and 16th September 2010. 

4. Why Poverty and caste differences?

He rightly pointed out the reason for poverty and suffering – it being the differences between people in the name of caste, creed, race and color. He said that if people were to recognize humanity as a single unit, equality for mankind as stated in the true sense by the Baha’i’ Faith, then the problems of poverty and suffering would disappear. The second point directed was that education lifts humans to new heights; illiteracy was a disease which affected the people.

5. Please give some information about the court case in USA.

 He briefly gave some information about the Contempt Motion by Wilmette NSA

against Orthodox Baha’i Faith, the ruling of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division and existing situation that the parties are waiting for the decision of Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in NSA's appeal of decision finding Orthodox Baha’is were not in contempt, and asked the friends to find the complete information presented by the Hand of the Cause Jeffrey Goldberg at True Baha’i Blog:

http://www.truebahai.com/court_case.html

6. Mr. Datta goes to the Ganpati pandal and tries to make the youth aware of the  Baha’i’ Faith.

He replied to this saying that this was a laudatory act. But it should not be in the guise of telling the others that he is Hindu and had come to pray and then trying to convert them. Rather he should never renounce his Faith and when he is questioned about his Faith he should firmly announce his belief in Baha’i Faith. He also pointed out that praying in any form is a way to nearness to God and this does not take one away from the Faith as long as one does not deny his true belief. Beloved Master Abdu’l Baha prayed with the Muslims in the mosques.