wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmat Allah e wa barakatahu!.
If Islam is dear to us, it is not advisable to attend such gatherings where our faith is in danger and lead to disbelief. Instead of attending such gatherings one should try to understand the teachings of Islam, read and understand the Holy Quran and the Seerah (Life) Traditions (Sayings) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Allah and His angels send blessings on him!) who was not only Sadiq (Truthful) and Ameen (Trustee) for his followers but even for his enemies and never spoke lies.
One should read the translation of the whole Quran and in particular Surahs Fatehah,Baqarah,Anfal,Baraat,Bani Israel or Isra, Muhammad, Fateh,Hujurat,Najm,Jummah,Munafiqun,Kafirun,Ikhlas, Falaq, Nas.
If and when you meet some Bahai just ask him what was the fate of the founder of Bahaism and who and why was he shot dead?
hajeer tekinkaya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hajeer tekinkaya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Assalaamu alaikum....thank u for this article, it was very beneficial for me. I have always been curious about Bahaism as I have a couple of Bahai friends. They invite me to their celebrations. I went to one of them it was the birth of Bahuallah. And they preach me sometimes as well. I find what they preach very similar to the teachings of Islam. Once i remember asking one of them why they denied hell and she replied that Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihu wa sallam lied to the ppl when he sallahu alaihu wa sallam told them the existence of hell in order to scare them so they will stop all the bad things they are doing. I for one know this is not true but what i find very interesting is that they always have answers to my questions whether the answers be satisfying or not.Is it permissible for me to attend their holy festivals and celebrations....thanks for everything...all the best....Hajeer
saido abdirashid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:The Bahai faith is not a sect of Islam but is an offshoot of the Babi religion, a group in Iran that broke away from the Shia branch of Islam in 1844. The leader of the Babis was Mirza Ali Mohammad of Shiraz, who proclaimed himself the Bab (the gate) and the Imam-Mahdi (rightly guided leader) from the family of the Prophet Muhammad (). He was executed by Iranian authorities in 1850. In 1863 Mirza Hoseyn Ali Nuri, a prominent member of the Babi group, declared himself to be the person whom Allah will make manifest, whom the Bab had foretold. He also took the name Bahaullah (Glory of Allah) and formed a new religion, the Bahai faith.
Bahaullah was banished from Iran and was eventually imprisoned in Akka-Palestine. There he wrote his main work, al-kitab al-aqdas (The Most Holy Book), and developed the doctrine of the Bahai faith into a comprehensive teaching. At Bahaullah's death, the leadership of the fledgling religion passed to his son Abdulbaha, then to his great grandson, Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, and in 1963 to an elected administrative body known as the Universal House of Justice.
Bahais believe that Allah has revealed Himself to man by means of Divine Manifestations, including Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Zoroaster, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, the Bab, and Bahaullah (no mention of Indian Messiah Mirza Ghulam Ahmed of Qadian!). They believe that these messengers were provided to guide mankind through an evolutionary process in which the appearance of the Bab initiated a new age for mankind. The Bahais say that to date is message is the fullest revelation of Allahs will and that it is the primary God-given instrument that will make world unity possible.
One of the basic precepts of Bahais that all the great religions of the world are divine in origin, hat their basic principles are in complete harmony. They differ only in their nonessential aspects of their doctrines.
Bahais beliefs include the oneness of God, the soul's immortality, and the evolution (biological, spiritual, and social) of mankind. On the other hand, they reject the common concept of angels. They also reject the Trinity, and the reincarnation teaching of Hinduism.
The brotherhood of man and equality of women are major features of Bahai belief. Bahais practice monogamy. At least once a day, they pray any one of three prayers revealed by Bahaullah. They practice fasting from sun rise to sun set during the 19 days of Bahai month of Ala, which falls in March. The Bahai calendar consists of 19 months , and each having 19 days.
The Bahai faith does not have many set rituals, nor does it have clergy. Any who profess faith in Bahaullah and accept his teachings may be enrolled as members. They meet for worship on the first day of every Bahai month.
The Bahais see themselves as having the mission of the spiritual conquest of the planet. They try to spread their faith through conversation, example, participation in community projects, and information campaigns. Though they vote, they abstain from participation in politics. They prefer non-combatant duty in the armed forces when possible but are not conscientious objectors.
As a missionary religion, Bahai has experienced rapid growth in the last few years, especially in the West through their propaganda against the Islamic Revolution (1979) , as being oppressive to their community. However, the fact is that Bahai are despised by Iranian of different faiths for their collaboration with the colonial powers British, American, etc.
The Bahais estimate that there are nearly 5 million believers worldwide, though actual adult enrollment in the faith is presently a about almost half of the number of believers. Bahaullah is buried in Haifa (Israel). His Mausoleum is annual shrine, replacing Annual pilgrimage at Makkah and Medinnah.
Some Bahai principles and beliefs:
1. Incarnation: Al-Bab claimed that Allah was personified in him. Also, he claimed himself to be god after his claim to prophethood. The same was claimed by `Abbas Afandi.
2. Inseparability of Allah from the world as claimed by some ancient philosophers.
3. Denial of the Day of Judgment. They interpret Paradise as the spiritual life, and Fire as the spiritual death.
4. Denial of the Prophets miracles and interpreting them as immaterial things, though they admit the possibility of prophethood. This shows the contradiction in their ideas and beliefs.
5. Claiming that they receive Divine Revelation (wahy) and writing books they claim to be better than the Glorious Quran.
6. The prophets were not sealed or finalized by Prophet Muhammad; the seal, to them, means the best, as claimed by the Qadyanis.
7. Going so far in interpreting Holy Quran which they do not completely adhere to, but still use to propagate their beliefs and innovations. There are many of these deviant and odd interpretations in one of their propagators books (Abu Al-Fadl Al-Garfadqani), entitled Ad-Durar Al-Bahiyyah.
How can you disbelieve in Allâh? Seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then unto Him you will return. Baqarah 2:28
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
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