Bahai Divisions

Yes, this is a very big question that needs to be posed to the Baha’i world today. Is the truthfulness of faith dependent on the number of followers it has, or it depends upon the truth and facts from its authentic books?   Today the Heterodox Baha'is hide their inflated numbers and mock those who adhere to other sects, like OBF, BUPC, Free Baha'is, Unitarian Baha'is, and others, without considering their own number fraud . They make fun of other sects because of their minority. This is really peculiar because, if the number of adherents is a reliable indicator of the veracity of a religion, then the Baha'i Faith as a whole (across all sects) has the least number of adherents compared to religions like Islam and Christianity, which have the greatest numbers.   The first Guardian of the Baha’i Faith Shoghi Effendi was asked if the faith can be judged on the basis of “Material Resources” or “Numerical Strength”. Let us examine his reply below:   Not by the mat...

  There are no sects in the Baha'i faith, according to its adherents. But a little research into the past will disprove them and reveal that the Bahá'i Faith has a lengthy history of conflict. Anyone who has studied Abdul Baha's Will and Testimony will be able to see that he named Shoghi Effendi, the son of his daughter, as his successor. Furthermore, as Abdul-Baha made explicit, Shoghi Effendi was expected to choose the next guardian during his lifetime. Shoghi Effendi had become 60 years old, thus it seems surprising that he had not bothered to draught a will. However, there is a chance that Shoghi Effendi may have indirectly selected his successor without officially informing the Baha'i community, according to some evidence that is typically provided by the pro-guardian party. In London, Shoghi Effendi suddenly passed away on November 4, 1957. The tragic death of Shoghi added two more failed prophesies to the Baha'i Faith's long list of failed prophesies: 1. ...