Martyrdom of the Báb

Orthodox Baha’i Community of India Commemorate the Martyrdom of the Báb

On May 23, 1844, a young man, surnamed the Báb (the Gate), proclaimed the advent of a new Era and announced that He was the "Forerunner" of the Promised One, the One Who had been the "sole Object of all previous Revelations."

In spite of the overwhelming forces of opposition within His native land, the Báb succeeded during His six year ministry in winning to His Cause the adherence of several thousand believers, including some of the ranking divines and scholars of Persia. His turbulent ministry ended with His martyrdom at the hands of a military firing squad in the public square of Tabríz in 1850.

-(Joel B. Marangella,The Third Guardian of Bahai Faith)-

On 9^th July 1850 at Noon Bab martyred. Although the widespread persecution and martyrdom of His followers had reduced their ranks to a remnant, the spiritual flame which the Báb had ignited in Persia could not be extinguished. This flame was destined to burn with renewed intensity with the appearance of the One foretold and heralded by the Báb.

The remains of the Báb, secretly kept in a plain wooden box and hidden in various places over many decades, in 1909 were finally laid to rest by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in a beautiful shrine on the slopes of Mt. Carmel.

The National Baha’i Council of India has announced a central program to commemorate the martyrdom of Bab on Monday 8^th July 2013 at Vasai Road.

A. Parikh, Secretary NBC of India.

FLAGRANT VIOLATION AND THE SUBTLE APOSTASY EXPOSED

The above book is a critique written by Hand of Cause of God, Nosrat’u’llah Bahremand of an article written by Dr. ALI NAKHJAVANI, a former member of the illegitimate and bogus Universal House of Justice since 1963 to 2003.
IS UHJ A LEGITIMATE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE GUARDIANSHIP?
Dr. Ali Nakhjavani previously wrote an article entitled “THOUGHT ON THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE.” In this article he has attempted to misguide the believers in to believing that this present UHJ is a legitimate substitute for the Guardianship and in numerous instances throughout the article has used fractured quotation from both the sacred Writings and the writings of Shoghi Effendi in a deliberately perverted way to support his arguments that Guardianship of the Faith is no longer an essential institution of World Order of Baha’u’ llah and in so doing he has nefariously repudiated the sacred and immutable provisions of the Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Baha and shamelessly nullified the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Baha’i Administrative Order.
APPEAL TO READ FRACTURED QUOTATIONS.
Dear Baha’i Friends.
Read the book “Flagrant Violation and the Subtle Apostasy Exposed” to be acquainted with the FRACTURED QUOTATIONS used by Dr. Ali Nakhjavani which he used to support his arguments that guardianship of the Faith is no longer essential institution of World Order of Baha’u’llah.
Write to get a copy of the book on email: parikhsec@yahoo.co.in or rajendraup@gmail.com or ntcobf@yahoo.co.oin
Vinod Kumar,
Secretary,
The National Teaching Committee of Orthodox Baha’is of India.
New Delhi.

THE ILLEGITIMACY AND FRAUD OF THE BOGUS UHJ.... (Part Two)

Nakhjavani deceitfully has written in his article:

“The obligation of the friends was now well-defined. They had to wait for the “guidance” of the Universal House of Justice, to elucidate what certainly appeared to be “obscure questions” (WTp.20).

The expectations of the believers were fulfilled when, in response to questions asked, the Universal House of Justice.

Alert Everybody:

(Answer to Nakhjavani by the present Hand of Cause, Nosratullah Bahremand)

1. The Guardianship is not included under the category of “obscure questions.
2. It is glaringly obvious that the Institution of the Guardianship and the functions of the Guardian as “Head of the Faith” have been clearly and well defined by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in His Will and Testament and have been elaborated upon by Shoghi Effendi in his writings
3. A genuine Universal House of Justice presided over by the Guardian will be able to adequately respond to any question about the Faith but the sans guardian Universal House of Justice is not in position to respond any questions as such UHJ is a bogus UHJ.

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Appointment of New Hands of Cause of God

The Third Guardian of Baha’i Faith Joel Bray Marangella in his Ridvan Message (April-2009) introduced the new Hands of Cause of God.

1. Grace Behrens (Posthumously).

I take this opportunity to recognize belatedly and to name posthumously, dear Grace Behrens, a Hand of the Cause of God. She became renowned for the publication of letters submitted to the editor of the newspaper of Lancaster Pennsylvania, almost on a daily basis over a period of forty one years, totaling 846 letters according to her daughters report, in which she invariably mentioned the Baha’i Faith in some way, to the extent that the readers of the Lancaster newspaper would have all become well aware of the Faith by the time of her passing in 1998.

I also take this opportunity to elevate the following devoted Baha’is whose outstanding services, in various ways, in support of the true Faith and whose exemplary, steadfast and faithful support of my Guardianship over the years have deservedly entitled them to join the ranks of the Hands of the Cause who have been previously named during my ministry:

2. Joel Jani Marangella.

Whose assistance in initially designing, and subsequently establishing and maintaining my internet web page over the years since 1995 has been invaluable and whose expertise has been essential in the subsequent displaying and preserving in an attractive manner on that page of numerous articles, documents, historical photographs, past newspaper advertisements, as well as material from other sources, in support of the Guardianship, all of which has facilitated and contributed to the effective presentation to the Baha’i world via this unique instrumentality of incontrovertible evidence proving the continuation of the Guardianship.

3. James Meyer.

To whom we owe a particular debt of gratitude for the erection of and continued maintenance of a facility on the Meyers property for our use as the National Archives of the Orthodox Baha’i Faith wherein documents of historical value and particularly those covering the years of The Great Violation, among others, are preserved for safekeeping and can be made available for reference by future Baha’i scholars and historians.

4. Dr.A. Parikh.

Whose multiple, untiring and exemplary activities in support of the Guardianship in India have been exemplary and most praiseworthy.

5. Martin Lavalle.

Who has translated numerous long articles of mine into French which have then been posted in the French section of my web page and who has been very active in promoting the Orthodox Baha’i Faith in Eastern Canada.

With loving Ridvan greetings to all,

Joel Bray Marangella

Naw Ruz Greetings

We extend our heartiest greetings to all the Bahai friends throughout the world and we pledge on this day to be obedient, submissive and subordinate to the living Guardian of the Cause of God, Joel Bray Marangella, in faithful conformity with the following commands of the Master, Abdu'l Baha, in His Will and Testament:
"The Mighty stronghold shall remain impregnable and safe through obedience to him who is the guardian of the Cause of God. It is incumbent upon the members of House of Justice, upon all the Aghsan, the Afnan, the Hands of the Cause of God to show their obedience, submissuveness and subordination unto the guardian of the Cause of God to turn unto him and be lowly before him." (Will and Testament - 12).
Dr. A Parikh,Secretary, National (Orthodox) Bahai Council of India.
Vinod Kumar,Secretary, National Teaching Committee.

IRANIAN BAHA'I PRISONERS: The Prisoners of their Conscience

Dear readers,

we the Orthodox Baha’is of the world bring to your kind notice that the newspapers of India and other countries have reported that:

The Iranian ISNA news agency has reported that seven Baha’is are to be put on trial in an Iranian revolutionary court on charges of:

1. Espionage for Israel

2. Insulting religious sanctities

3. Propaganda against the Islamic Republic.

Please note that we, as members of the Orthodox Baha'i Faith, are not affiliated with this Baha’i organization whose members have been accused allegedly of being against this government or country or shall we ever be involved in any kind of espionage, or be guilty of insulting any religion or issuing propaganda against the constitutions of any country.

We follow the commands of the living Guardian of the Baha’i Faith.Our beloved Guardian, Joel Bray Marangella, the third Guardian of Baha’i Faith, has taught us that according to the Teachings of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, a true Bahai must be completely obedient to the government and follow the laws of the country. We should not insult any religion and must respect them all equally.

We have been enjoined by Him to eliminate:

1. Religious prejudice

2. Racial prejudice

3. Prejudice against women

4. National prejudice

We find in one of the Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Baha in the book titled "Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha" in which He mentioned the Teachings of Baha'u'llah which He stated "abrogate and nullify religious, racial, political, patriotic and economic prejudices."

The members of this Baha'i organization, who do not accept the living Guardian of the Faith, and who have therefore been classified by us as Heterodox Bahai's, should consider the flagrant inequity and injustice of their own recent decision to initiate legal action against us in a civil court in the United States with the objective of preventing us from calling ourselves Baha'is and using the sacred symbols of our Faith.

We ask them:

Why cannot we call ourselves “Baha’is?

Why cannot we use the word Baha’i?

While these Heterodox Baha'is claim to believe in the elimination of the same prejudices that we do, as listed above, why do they not observe what they preach in their relationship with us?

We therefore invite and urge them to eliminate their blatant prejudice against the Orthodox Baha’is and permit us to freely practice the Bahai Faith under the Guardianship of the living Guardian, Joel Bray Marangella.

We pray for the long life of our Guardian.

Dr. A. Parikh