How does Baha\'i organization deal with its opponents and critics?

Bahaismiran: violence and repression of opponents were observable among Bahai heads from the beginning of the formation of this political cult. Mirza Agha Khan Kermani (Babi Azali and Mirza Yahya Sobhe Azal\'s groom) writes in its treatise called \"The Eight Paradise\": \"When Mirza Hussein Ali found out that Mirza Asad Allah Dian is his disruptive, Mirza Muhammad Mazandarani sent his waiter and killed him.\" Of course, in the treatise, he reveals this crime in detail. This violence can be visible among next heads of this cult.

It can be said that the political terrorism in the contemporary history of Iran began since early 1260. Simultaneously with Babism movement and it was linked to it; so that the names of \"Babi\" and \"terrorist\" were synonymous late the Qajar era. At the end of king Muhammad and after his death (1264) some riots emerged in the country by Ali Muhammad Bab\'s disciples including the events of \"Tabari Castle\" in Mazandaran.[1]

Abdul Hussein Ayati who was a Baha\'s before and then converted to Islam and became of critics of Baha\'ism writes about the behavior of this cult\'s heads with their opponents: \"Abbas Affendi was constantly following his father\'s routine; that is, he was trying to execute those who were his opponents and knew and discovered the secrets.\"[2]

Adib Masoudi, known Baha’i proselytizer who turned against the cult later on says about the violence of the cult against the opponents and critics: \"When Fazel Mazandarani and Mirza Naeem Isfahani wanted to turn against Baha\'ism, they had been poisoned by Mirza Abul Fazl Golpaygani who later on became regretted. Mirza Abul Fazl Golpaygani was also poisoned.

One of the people who has pointed out this important issue is Fazlullah Mohtadi Sobhi. He has been Abdul Baha\'s special secretary for many years and has traveled for proselytizing in Iran and other lands for 12 years.[3] He believes that a person who turns against Baha\'ism is afflicted by violence and unkindness by the organization and other members. The biography of Sobhi confirms this routine in Baha\'ism. Even he was being killed, too.[4]

\"Mirza Ali Akbar Rafsanjani\" was another Baha\'i proselytizer which whose biography is salutary. He was also one of boycotted Baha\'is and kept aloof because of bothersome and harassment and eventually he died in his birthplace after opposing Baha\'ism.

Regarding the biography of \"Ibn Sedq\", Sobhi has reported doing such actions with him. It is interesting to be noted that Sobhi himself has confessed his own guilt which was bothering and hurting Ibn Sedq unjustly.[5] Concerning these bother and harassment he says: \"If a Baha’i offspring converted to Islam his/her condition would be too grave. In a cult in which the criterion for esteem was blind obedience and the criterion for banishing was disobedience, committing horrible crimes was convenient by Baha\'ism heads close friends or relatives.\"[6]

Mohtadi Sobhi says more about the organization\'s behavior with him after turning against the cult: \"… they were bothering me everyday and they attributing me to an opinion and idea each moment. They intrigued Baha\'i agents against me and forced them to cut their relationship with me; so that they tyrannized me… .\"

The other person who tries to state this reality in Baha\'i organization is Behzad Jahangiri.

Mahnaz Raoufi has pointed out Baha\'i organization\'s behaviors and the mental tensions exerted her in every part of her writing. We recommended the respectful users to study the works of their lady freed from Baha\'ism.

A comparative look at Baha\'ism cult and the other cults

It should be noted that these violence doesn’t just exist in Baha\'ism. It is visible in other cults, too. \"Maryam Sanjabi, the former \"MKO\" member says about terror and sectarian violence against opponents: \"The detainees had been branded of codes for that year. These codes remained in the cases. Six people were tortured and killed in that period of time in the prison. \"Qorban Ali Sadeqi\" was one of them who was tortured and killed because of extreme injury. Later on, I observed that two ladies and six men were killed that they were called \"spies\" in their cases.[7]

These actions can be observable in different forms in another cults such as Erfan Halqeh, Ramullah and …

But who is really responsible for this risks and harms?

It should be answered that the cause is the organization movements of cults which are active systematically. \"When you talk about a sectarian organization, it doesn’t mean talking about an organization which is merely characterized by defined tasks, aims performance and … ; but sectarian organization is the one which members aren’t aware of its objectives. The members just obey the commands issued by the organization unquestioningly. The organization has been made as a pressure lever to change rebuild, convince and prepare member for missions.

Seyyed Kazem Mousavi, a Baha\'ism researcher says about a concern of Baha\'ism organization: \"Nowadays the worry of human community about Baha\'ism one is related to organization management political system of the country is basically worries about the health, welfare and the security of the citizens who are dominated by the organization dominion. The Iranian Baha\'is lose the most important years of their lives. Because the Baha\'ism organization negates their personal freedoms easily and the Baha\'i families are easily sacrificed by a so-called supreme family. The Iranian Baha\'is are always exploited disdainfully by the Baha\'i organization. Because of difficult pledges made in Baha\'i organization they will be afflicted by severe harms and harassments to such an extent that are prevented to educate and have a job due to proselytizing.

Consequently, it can be said that these organization movements of Baha\'ism have caused violence in this cult against the opponents or other members and have instigated worries among experts and psychologists.