Cracks in the Covenant

Baha’is present their “Covenant” as something unique to their religion. They present it as an undisputable documented contract of inheritance, a will and testament, if you will, that is protected by God so that any violaters against it will be rendered impotent by it.

The Baha’i Faith’s history is full of fragmentation, and the course the Baha’i Faith has taken has taken quick surprise turns on a number of occasions.

Baha’i Faith is itself a product of Covenant Breaking

First Covenant Breaking:

The act that brought the Baha’i Faith itself into existence was in defiance of such a covenant. The Bab’s successor, was actually Mirza Yahya and Not Bahaullah.  Baha’is produced evidence that Bahaullah was the Bab’s intended successor, but did not deny that the Báb appointed Mirza Yahya.

“Mirza Yahya”

Second Covenant Breaking:

Bahaullah appointed his eldest son Abdul Baha as his successor and after him his younger son Mohammed Ali. After the death of Abdul Baha although Mohammed Ali was alive still many followed , Shoghi effendi the grandson of Abdul Baha. Not following Mohammed Ali was Covenant Breaking of Bahaullah’s writing.

“Mirza Muhammad Ali”

Third Covenant Breaking:

“Shoghi Effendi”

Later, the third Baha’i leader, Shoghi Effendi, died childless. Having failed to produce a will, and having failed to leave any clear indication of a successor, Shoghi left the Baha’i world in a precarious situation. What he did was in apparent violation of the Baha’i Covenant.

The Baha’is whose allegiance lies with the heterodox organisation, those loyal to the Universal House of Justice currently seated in Haifa, Israel, maintain that those who are true to the Covenant will be empowered by the Covenant.

Baha’i history shows us a different picture. At many times, the Baha’is who eventually prevailed were nearly vanquished. Only recently has there been such a dominant sect in the Baha’i Faith, but even that denomination seems impotent and obscure, lacking the influence to even familiarize the world with the word Baha’i in this information age.

Baha’i history is mottled with inheritance disputes. In defense of their Covenant, Baha’is regard the darker periods as divine tests, arguing that egos are often tested by opportunities for power.

What Baha’is do not acknowledge is the fact that their history is just as fragmented as other religions, with breaks occurring from its first years to the years following the death of Shoghi Effendi.

Source: www.BahaiFaith.com