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Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories

Vladimir Lenin once said that a lie told often enough becomes truth. If one takes a look at the way Baha’is have been viewed and treated by their adversaries, particularly Muslim clerics and Iranian leaders, they will see an unfortunate truth to Lenin’s assertion. Several baseless claims have been put forth as truth in public forums and media.  For instance, the Baha’is were created by the British AND Russians in the 19th-century (while both were actually competing for influence in Persia!). Or that we held positions of power in the Pahlavi regime and were also agents of Israel, international Zionism, and American Imperialism. During the Iran-Iraqi war, some Baha’is were even labeled as Iraqi agents!

Just as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion has been proven a farce, so must the Dolgorukov Memoirs and other fabrications be exposed, once and for all. Adib Masumian, an 18-year old (!!!) youth discredits these in his new 89-page book: “Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Baha’i Faith”.

He provides an analysis of the most widespread anti-Bahá’í allegations raised by clerics and Iranian polemicists over the past century or so. These include such myths as Prince Dolgorukov of Russia acting as the prime motivator of the Báb, the British General, Arthur Conolly, as the one who persuaded Mulla Husayn to push the Báb into starting his religion, or considering `Abdu’l-Bahá’s knighthood in 1920 as irrefutable evidence of Bahá’í ties to British imperialism.

People! Get this book. This book contains invaluable information. Adib is brilliant!

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Historical and Spiritual Background to 5YP

R. Mehrabkhani, Baha’i author for more than 60 years, graciously provided us with a translation of his article published in the prestigious Persian-language Payam-i-Bahai, presenting the historical and spiritual background to the Five Year Plan, Ruhi, the role of the individual, entry by troops, developing a new culture and much more. The insight and knowledge conveyed through the document is truly astounding.

While we are close to a stage which “will suddenly revolutionize the fortunes of the Faith, derange the  equilibrium of the world, and reinforce a thousandfold the numerical strength as well as the material power and the spiritual authority of the Faith of Bahá’u'lláh“, understanding why and how we got here is invaluable. Mehrabkhani uses the Writings, poetries, traditions, and proverbs, from the Baha’i Writings and past Revelations to create an article both comprehensive and inspiring. Exciting and a must-read for us youth!

Download PDF here:
“A New Development in the Community – R. Mehrabkhani”

Ruhollah Mehrabkhani lives in Valencia, Spain. Last year, he and his wife Nadjmieh both became Ruhi tutors, after an intensive Book 7 training at the age of 86. He has been an author all his life, writing “Mulla Husayn: Disciple at Dawn“, “Life and Writings of Mirza Abul Fadl” (in Persian) and in Spanish “La Aurora”, “El Esplendor”, and “Zunuzi – A Love Story” (Soon to be published in English).