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The only currently existing Bahai sect that is not based on disputes about the Guardianship or any new claim of spiritual authority is the Reform Bahai Faith, headed by prominent Bahai Mr. Frederick Glaysher, They believe that the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá is a Fradulent document. This independent Bahai denomination seeks to promote a more liberal, less authoritarian interpretation of the Bahai faith. It rejects the absolute, infallible authority of any human institution, including the Universal House of Justice.They call early Bahais like Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Ruth White etc as Reform Bahais. Here are two important texts to read by Glaysher in support of his Bahai sect:
Free Bahais, Bahais who believe that Bahai authority ended with the passing of Abdul-Baha, and that the Covenant, as it has come to be known, is a doctrine that was not conceived by `Abdul-Baha, but rather by the author of a fraudulent document.According to them the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá is a fraudulent document. They do not believe in Shoghi Effendi. In addition to all these division there is another group of Bahais the followers of Jamshed Maani. This group is now being headed by John Carre and calls themselves as Essence of Bahai Faith. They believe in coming of the Third Manifestation after Bab and Bahaullah. New History Society (Followers of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab). Mírza Ahmad Sohrab was secretary and interpreter to `Abdul-Baha from 1912 to 1919. He co-founded the New History Society and the Caravan of East and West in New York, as an indirect way of spreading the teachings of the Bahai Faith.He was excommunicated from the Bahai Faith in 1939 by Shoghi Effendi. blog comments powered by Disqus |
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