On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
>
> Every time there was a transition in leadership (Bab, Bahaullah,
> Abdul-Baha, Shoghi Effendi, UHJ) there was a split between those who
> took one fork and those who went some other way.
>
> That's all I'm saying.
>
> Peace
>
> Gilberto
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First of all, the Babi religion is an independent religion.
Yes, it's true that after Baha'u'llah passed away there was a "split" as
you say. I had already mentioned that the Covenant did not go
unchallenged. But the beauty and strength of the Baha'i Faith is that none
of the splits lasted beyond a few years. The Covenant protected the Baha'i
community. Just study the history of the challenge to the Covenant after
Baha'u'llah passed away, for example. Consider the calibre of the persons
involved and follow the story. The whole thing almost died away even
before `Abdu'l-Baha had passed away. The point being that there was no
lasting sect. It was a major test for Baha'is.
Iskandar
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