1850: The Bab, Prophet of Baha’i

ExecutedToday.com ^ | July 9, 2008 | Headsman

[CheshireTheCat]

On this date in 1850, a Persian merchant who claimed to be the Islamic messiah was shot in Tabriz for apostasy.

The Bab — the handle means “Gate”; he was born Siyyid `Alí Muhammad — started preaching as a young man in 1844 and attracted a following unwelcome to the orthodox Shi’a clergy and the powers that were.

The Bab would claim to be “that person you have been awaiting for one thousand years”: the Mahdi. And in a John the Baptist-like pose, he would also pledge to be preparing the way for another, “He whom God shall make manifest,” to follow his footsteps.

Authorities cracked down on this subversive faith and its heretical claim to have a divine messenger, hailing the Bab before a clerical tribunal that found him a blasphemer and an apostate. After dawdling a couple of years, the government finally ordered him shot … to which punishment a young disciplie submitted himself voluntarily as well.

Reputedly, the public execution by firing squad was quite a fiasco for the government, and/or a miracle for the Bab....

[daniel1212]

Among other conflicts, Bahá'í teachings contradicts the classic Christian belief of the Fall of man and consequently substitutionary atonement, as well as most Christian theology on Regeneration (theology), seeing it as unreasonable that Justice requires inflicting punishment upon the posterity of Adam for Adam’s own sin and disobedience, as well as the atonement of Christ redeeming such men as all the holy prophets. Instead, Bahá'u'lláh taught that suffered all tribulation and hardships from the people and finally offered His life as a sacrifice in order to illumine humanity—gave His blood in order to guide the world of mankind." gave His blood in order to guide the world of mankind. (The Promulgation of Universal Peace); www.bahai.org/r/992430260

, the self-proclaimed propet "Bahá'u'lláh," is declared to be the "supreme Manifestation of God," with all other manifestations being servants unto Him and do His bidding:

His Holiness the Exalted One (the Báb) is the Manifestation of the unity and oneness of God and the Forerunner of the Ancient Beauty. His Holiness the Abhá Beauty (Bahá’u’lláh) (may my life be a sacrifice for His steadfast friends) is the supreme Manifestation of God and the Day-Spring of His most divine Essence. All others are servants unto Him and do His bidding.” ; http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/WOB/wob-39.html

and with a goal of a new World Order, in which the Bahá'í Faith is the universal religion, " for "reality does not accept multiplicity, nor is it subject to divisibility." (Abdu’l‑Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, 1912; www.bahai.org/r/152498792) And in which "The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of Him [Baha'u'llah] Who is the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who representeth the Godhead." .."whoso is deprived thereof hath gone astray, though he be the author of every righteous deed." (The Kitab-i-Aqdas, THE MOST HOLY BOOK, 1992, p. 19; Baha’i World Centre, Haifa, Israel; www.bahai.org/r/495703799)

Which is envisioned to

consist of a world legislature, whose members will, as the trustees of the whole of mankind, ultimately control the entire resources of all the component nations, and will enact such laws as shall be required to regulate the life, satisfy the needs and adjust the relationships of all races and peoples. A world executive, backed by an international Force, will carry out the decisions arrived at, and apply the laws enacted by, this world legislature,

A world federal system, ruling the whole earth and exercising unchallengeable authority over its unimaginably vast resources..(Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, by Bahá’u’lláh; http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/WOB/wob-56.html)

And in which faith,

The Greatest Name ["Bahá"] should be found upon the lips in the first awakening moment of early dawn. It should be fed upon by constant use in daily invocation, in trouble, under opposition, and should be the last word breathed when the head rests upon the pillow at night. It is the name of comfort, protection, happiness, illumination, love and unity.

The use of the Greatest Name and dependence upon it, cause the soul to strip itself of the husks of mortality and to step forth freed, reborn, a new creature….”(Lights of Guidance, by Helen Hornby. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: United States Supplement to Bahá’í News, No. 80, p. 2, October 1964; https://bahai.works/Lights_of_Guidance/The_Greatest_Name,)

Then there is their trojan horse Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment program..