Baha\'u\'llah shows his ignorance of the principle of self effacement

 

Larry Rowe

“Baha\'u\'llah”

 

\"It hath ever been evident that all these divergencies of utterance are attributable to differences of station. Thus, viewed from the standpoint of their oneness and sublime detachment, the attributes of Godhead, Divinity, Supreme Singleness, and In most Essence, have been, and are applicable to those Essences of Being, inasmuch as they all abide on the throne of Divine Revelation, and are established upon the seat of Divine Concealment. Through their appearance the Revelation of God is made manifest, and by their countenance the Beauty of God is revealed. Thus it is that the accents of God Himself have been heard uttered by these Manifestations of the Divine Being.\"

(Baha\'u\'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha\'u\'llah, p. 53)

The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of Him Who is the Day Spring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who representeth the Godhead in both the Kingdom of His Cause and the world of creation. Whoso achieveth this duty hath attained unto all good; and whoso is deprived thereof, hath gone astray, though he be the author of every righteous deed. It behoveth every one who reacheth this most sublime station, this summit of transcendent glory, to observe every ordinance of Him Who is the Desire of the world. These twin duties are inseparable. Neither is acceptable without the other. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Source of Divine inspiration.

(Baha\'u\'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha\'u\'llah, p. 330)

The fourth Tajalli is concerning Divinity, Godhead and the like. Were a man of insight to direct his gaze towards the blessed, the manifest Lote-Tree and its fruits, he would be so enriched thereby as to be independent of aught else and to acknowledge his belief in that which the Speaker on Sinai hath uttered from the throne of Revelation.

O Ali-Akbar! Acquaint the people with the holy verses of thy Lord and make known unto them His straight Path, His mighty Announcement.

Say:

O people, if ye judge fairly and equitably, ye will testify to the truth of whatsoever hath streamed forth from the Most Exalted Pen. If ye be of the people of the Bayan, the Persian Bayan will guide you aright and will prove a sufficient testimony unto you; and if ye be of the people of the Qur\'án, ponder ye upon the Revelation on Sinai and the Voice from the Bush which came unto the Son of Imran [Moses].

Gracious God! It was intended that at the time of the manifestation of the One true God the faculty of recognizing Him would have been developed and matured and would have reached its culmination. However, it is now clearly demonstrated that in the disbelievers this faculty hath remained undeveloped and hath, indeed, degenerated.

(Baha\'u\'llah, Tablets of Baha\'u\'llah, p. 52)

This was the reason that Hussein Ali\'s claims were rejected by a great number of Bayanis. They rejected his claims of godhead.

At least he was gracious enough to attribute the quality of godhead to previous prophets/manifestations even though they themselves claimed no such thing.

When reading the below quote it becomes quite apparent that Mirza Husayn Ali didn\'t understand what the Bab had meant:

\"Dwelling on the glorification of Him Whom God shall make manifest -- exalted be His Manifestation -- the Báb in the beginning of the Bayan saith: \'He is the One Who shall proclaim under all conditions, \"Verily, verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the Lord of all created things. In truth all others except Me are My creatures. O, My creatures! Me alone do ye worship.\"\' Likewise in another instance He, magnifying the Name of Him Who shall be made manifest, saith: \'I would be the first to adore Him.\'\"

(Baha\'u\'llah, Tablets of Baha\'u\'llah, p. 52)

When Sufi mystics have made such pronouncements it was only to declare their non-existence in the face of God, their self effacement, not to declare that they are the incarnation of God Him/Herself.

Thus did Mirza Husayn Ali show his ignorance of the principle of self effacement.

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