THE UHJ SPRING HAS BEGAN (Former UHJ member attacks Ruhi system in his unique Persian style.)

Mr. Ali Nakhjawani

(Voice of alienated Persian Bahais)

THE UHJ SPRING HAS BEGAN

(Former UHJ member attacks Ruhi system in his unique Persian style.)

Since the establishment of Universal House of Justice in 1963 at Bahai World Centre, at Haifa the Bahais cannot make any departure from the norms and the procedures lay down by the UHJ. No amount of failure or development of progressive ideals can supersede whatever is written in the Messages/letters of UHJ.

There is a wide divide between the democratic ideals of equality and freedom, rights of citizens, individual liberty and pluralism cherished by Bahaullah, Abdul Baha and the rigid format of governance envisaged by the Self centric and anti-pluralistic Universal House of Justice.

As a result, most of the Bahais have remained isolated from the Bahai Holy writings of Central figures of the Faith. The widespread and disproportionately higher level of intolerance shown by Universal House of Justice for all other ideas and thinking and fear of excommunication have made the Bahais to examine the claims of other Sects of Bahais and to take solace in them especially the one having  Universal House of Justice.

The terrible failure of Ruhi books curriculum and humiliating court case defeats resulting into NSA  attorney Mr. Christopher Dolan begging the Sects leader to have a compromise and to find a way out for such a humiliating situation has  put further question mark on the UHJ claim of infallibility.

The dissatisfaction amongst the Bahais is brewing up against the policies of UHJ. The Bahais worldwide are thinking that Ruhi system has arrested the growth of Bahai community worldwide because of its useless Ruhi Books and Ana’s presentation. The Bahais think that the world requires Holy writings as the mean to affect the hearts of the people rather than a jumble box prepared by a former NSA member and counselor of Columbia. In fact Dr. Arbab did not resign but he was sacked by UHJ for forming a group inside UHJ to control and manipulate it. Lately this group is given the name of Ruhi brigade comprising of Arbab himself Faredon Jawaheri, Payman Mohajir second seeded Mr. Sheriyar Razavi, Paul Lample and Gustav correa.

In this system a highly successful Professor in a University or a Bahai from a respected Family who served the Faith with distinction for the whole of his life whose two family members have served as Counselor are supposed to go through the rigorous courses of Ruhi Book where a 15 year Old Persian girl appointed as Teacher will teach you the tenets of Bahai Faith. Any disagreement from this system will make you a recipient of a warning letter from the House of JUSTICE .The language used in the letter will make you further reflect that whether the letter is written by the custodians of the Faith or an international Terrorist organization threatening you to come in line with the UHJ or get ready to be declared as Covenant breaker.

Mr. Nakhjawani who represented the Voice of Persian Bahais spilled the beans when in his speech he mentioned his observations while visiting different countries and finding out the same thoughts’ which cannot be attributed of being a rumor.

Mr. Nakhjavani said:

“ I want to tell you, friends, that unfortunately I have seen in the Baha'i community in recent years things that have surprised me. I went to the United States. I saw the problem there. I went to Japan. I saw the problem there. I went to Canada. I saw the problem there. Recently I have been traveling for three months. When I came back from my travels I was so weak I could not eat. I had lost my appetite. What was the problem? The problem was that because the House of Justice has given us the institute process that is the only thing we have to do. “

That is wrong. That is where the mistake is. Dear Friends, the House of Justice has never said that the core activities are the only things we have to do. There is no such thing in the writings that instead of having firesides we have study circles; that the idea of firesides is an "old stuff", this is the "old method". The new method is study circles. This is wrong. There is no such thing in the writings of the House of Justice. Never!

Mr. Nakhjawani if House has not said, then how come the thought was prevalent in every country you went? Moreover you accepted that may be the Assistants of ABM have said it. How it is possible that Assistant of ABM of all those countries which you visited have said a wrong thing? Mr. Nakhjawani let us not beat around the bush let us accept the reality and the reality is, It was UHJ idea but because it has failed you want to put the blame on Assistant of ABMs.

In order to ensure an objective examination of the issues involved and promote a healthy discourse The UHJ should act on following and let its former member gain his appetite and free him from insomnia. It is quite clear that Mr. Nakhjawani was representing Persian Bahais who are getting alienated due to this Ruhi curriculum.

1- Bahais should be free from institutional obstacles and fear of Excommunication to the harmonious co-existence of Bahai Administration with Bahai Intellectuals groups across the globe is the need of time.

2-UHJ should come out clean in it electoral process which is rigged from International to National levels.

3-UHJ should leave class system and treat Bahais of every country as equal. There cannot be more than one member from any country.

4-They should come out with a clear and exact census data of Bahais from each country. There is no point is admitting that we do not have his data Or otherwise we will be force to believe that either census is exaggerated or UHJ does not want to disclose it.

5-UHJ should appoint morally high Bahais as counselor of continental Board and International Teaching centers. Bahais with dubious character, morally bankckrupt Bahais divorced Bahais eloping Bahais and Bahais involved in economic bungling should he kept out from any elected or appointed Posts.

6-Ruhi'i'zation of Baha’i community by Universal House of Justice should stop from immediate effect.

7. The Ruhi brigade should own up the responsibility of Ruhi’s Failure and either they should resign or be sacked. The next election of the UHJ in April 2013 will be very crucial for Bahai Faith.