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340 ~ e i n n i f d ) e !!JHffionsvt'ovaganna ~ i e r a u l a n b e . Shaft unb gotiIidje lffieisfjeit lietoiifjt±, 1 ~ o r . 1, 23. 24. ~ a , biefe gottIidje 5torfjeit iit toeifer, aIs toir menfdjen finb, Mefe gottridje 6djtoadjfjeit ftiider aIs roir menfdjen, !B. 25. lffiir toollen fie Iefjren ltnb lelien, um iijrettoillen Ieiben, im !Bet±rauen barauf frofjHdj fterlien unb mit iijr fiegen. g)onfers, m. g). ~ . lffi. m e ~ e r -6dbnifdje r o l i f f i u n ~ ~ r o ~ 4 g 4 n b l l i j i e r ~ n l l l n b e . ~ n m e r l u n g e n clum $llijlliBmnB. "lffias ift eigentridj ber 18afjaismus? ~ f t er eine ~ t ± iJreimaurer" tum? 60 toiII er mir erfdjeinen. mun lommt ber 5teufeI nodj mit biefem ®efdjmein!" 60 fdjrien bor einiger Beit ein ~ a f t o r , in beffen ®emeinbe eine junge genUbete ~ a m e bom lutfjerifdjen ®Iaunen ali" gefallen unb aum 18afjaismus iinergeheten toar. (tr fiigte fjinau: ,,6ie iff jett fo bertoirt±, r e f ~ · fo berriid't, ban an eine !Retiung biefer un" gIiidIidjen 6eeIe nidjt au benfen ifi." ~ i e 6adje netoog uns, ben 18aijaiSmus ettoas niifjer BU ftubiexen. ~ u s ben uns bodiegenben nafjaiftifdjen iJIugnIiittern toar toenig ~ u s " funft BU erlangen j benn bas material, bas fie noten, toar nidjt eine toiffenfdjaftridje ~ a d e g u n g biefer 18etoegung, fonbern eigentridj nur, toas ber ~ m e r i f a n e r blurb nennt, eine bage, entfjufiaftifdje ~ n ~ r e i f u n g bes "gronen ~ ~ o f t e W ' 18an unb feiner " e ~ o d j e m a d j e n b e n " !Religions" netoegung. lffiir toanbten uns baijer bem 18eridjt bes Bureau of the Census (Religious Bodies, 1926) au, um au erfaijxen, toas unfere !Regiet:Ung offiBielI iiner biefe 6ette neridjtet. ~ l i e r audj toaS toir ijier Iafen, toar enttiiufdjenbj benn toas ba gefagt ift, ift nidjt toeniger blurb, als toas toir in ben naijaiftifdjen iJlugnliittern fanben. ~ e r borHegenbe ~ t ± i f e l foll b e m e n t f ~ r e d j e n b atoei Btoed'en hienen. Buniidjft modjten toir bie Eefer barauf aUfmedfam madjen, ban man fidj in ber 18eurteiIung ber ijiefigen 6etten nidjt ausfdjIienlidj nadj bem 18e" ridjt bes Bureau of the Census ridjten barf, toenigftens nidjt, fotoeit hie Eefjre in 18etradjt lommi. Bum anbern erfdjien uns audj ber 18aijaiS" mus, ber toie in ( t u r o ~ a , fo audj fjierBulanbe ~ r o ~ a g a n b a madjt, aIs eine fo gefiiijrHdje 18etoegung, namentridj fUr genUbete ~ e r f o n e n , ban man ifjn nidjt ignoriexen foUte. lffias bie 6 tat i ft if lietriffi, fo ift ber offiBielIe !Regiet:Ungsneridjt toofjI BiemIidj BUbediiffig. ~ a n a d j ijatten bie 18afja'is im ~ a f j r e 1926 in unferm Eanbe 44 ,,!Berfammlungen" ober ®emeinben mit 1,247 ®Hebern, allerbings nur eine geringe BaijI, aner bodj nebeutenb in ~ n " nehadjt ber 5tatfadje, ban biefe 18etoegung ijierauIanbe nodj nidjt lange e6iftiert, unb nefonbers audj besijaIli, toeiI fie bornefjmlidj unter ben ®enUbeten ~ n i j i i n g e r fudjt. ~ m Ietten ~ a i j r a e f j n t ift bie miffions" l ' r o ~ a g a n b a biefer fjeibnifdjen 6efte allerhings e±toas ins 6toden ge" ,\Jeinnifcf)e 9.lhfjionsl1rol1aganba l)ieraU(anDe. 341 mten; benn im ~ a l j r e 1916 3iifjUe fie 57 , , ~ e r f a m m r u n g e n " unb 2,884 @Hicbcr. ~ o d j fjatte man bamals tooljI bie SaljIen lJier 5U ljodj a n ~ gegeoen. ~ n oCaug auf bie 53 e fj r e bes mafjaismus ±eiIt bet ! R e g i e t u n g s ~ betidjt nadj ber ~ u s r e g u n g bes eigentridjen @tiinbers bet fjeutigen m a f j a ' i ~ @ ) e f ± e ' ~ o b u ' r ~ m a f j a bas tyolgenbe mit: "Unfettered search after truth and the abandonment of all superstition and prejudice; the oneness of mankind -all are 'leaves of one tree, flowers in one garden' -; religion must be a cause of love and harmony, else it is no religion; all religions are one in their fundamental principles; religion must conform with science, bringing faith and reason into full accord; and recognition of the unity of God and obedience to His commands as revealed through His divine manifestations. "There should be no idle rich and no idle poor; everyone should have an occupation; for 'work in the spirit of service is worship.' Compulsory education is advocated, especially for girls, who will be the mothers and the first educators of the next generation. In all walks of life both sexes should have equal opportunities for development and equal rights and privileges. "An auxiliary international language should be adopted and taught in all the schools in order to bring men into closer fellowship and better understanding. In the interest of universal peace there should be established a universal league of nations, in which all nations and peoples should be included, and an international parliament to arbitrate all international disputes." @)o toeit bas Sitat. :Det 53ef et edennt f ogleidj, ban er es fjier mit cinet fjeibnifdjen @Sefte 3U tun fjat, bie bie 53efjten bes [fjrifteniums b e r ~ toitft, aoet bodj auf @runb bet natiirHdjen ®tfenntnis @ottes unb bet arrgemeinen 91iidjftenfiebe eine !Religion aUfoaut, bie, gan3 jJmHifdj e i n ~ gef±eUt, bem ~ o f j r ber fjeutigen ~ e I t bienen tom, namen±Iidj burdj I i e f i e ~ borre ~ e r o r u n b e t u n g bet ~ i . i n e r . Sjinter bem mafjaismus ftecH bafjer, tote lenrr ~ a f t o r gan3 ridjtig ficmerfte, ein @Shla ITreimaurertum, 10 baB unfere IanbesiifiHdjen 530gen unb IDcobernitten barin cine gani} nafje bertoanbte @)djtocfterreligion erfennen fOnnen. ~ u f @cunb bes ofiigen Siiats fiemerft bet: !Regierung§fieridjt gan3 hn ®inffang mit bem Sitierten: "Thus the mission of Baha'u'llah is the spiritual unity of mankind. ~ W h i l e he came to the East, his mission is to the West as well, and his teachings are suited to all classes and conditions of men. .At present there are Baha'is located not only in Mohammedan countries, but also throughout Europe, the United States, and Oanada; and this phenomenal spread of the movement, the Baha'is believe, is due to the fact that Baha'u'llah fulfilled the prophecies of all religious beliefs, both past and present; and through the power of the Baha'i movement, there is being created a new religious unity in the world." (@S. 74ff.) 342 S)eionifdJe IJJHfftonsjJrojJcrganoa ~ i e r 3 u ( c r n b e . ~ i i t t e man nun nidJt§ roeiter aIi3 biefen m e g i e t u n g ~ o e r i d J t unb bie ~ f u g o r a t t e t unb ,BeitfdJriften, Die bie \Balja'iS feroet betoreiten, 10 lonnte man taum bie tiefigen ®efaljtcn errennen, bie roitnidJ im \ B a l j a i ~ m u ~ ftecren. WlenfdJHdJ getebet, fonnte man fafi meinen, bet \ B a l j a i ~ m u ~ betfoIge bodJ fdJHenHdJ cine eble 5tenbena unb fonne ltJitfHdJ e t l t J a ~ ® u i e ~ in ber ljeutigen gfauofofen, ljanfdJroangeten ~ e H a u ~ ~ tidJten. m:vet r o a ~ ljier bet rocftridJen ,Bibififation a [ ~ \ B a l j a i ~ m u ~ a n ~ gClJtiefen roirb, ift nidJi \ B a l i a i ~ m u ~ im @Sinne bcr ®riinber biefer o r i e n ~ taHfdJen @Sdk < E ~ ift nut j8etfteUung nadJ aUllen, um einer uniteuen, ungIiiuvigen n roeftridJen Illjtiftenljeit" ben @SlJrung \.Jon bet \BUtg bet gottndJen ~ a l j t l j e i ± in b a ~ d J t i f t u ~ f e i n b n d J e 2ager bet 2iige unb b e ~ \Beitug§ IeidJ± au madJen. ~ a n Die§ 5tatf adJe ift, ljat neuetbing§ ein dJtiftfidJet WliHionat in ~ e t f i e n , ~ i l l i a m Wlc®IhJcc mmer, M. A., B. D., WHHionar ber )j3reiZlo ot)tetianeditdJe in Wlefljeb, llSetfien, in feinem fcinen \BudJ Bahii'ism " Its Origin, History, and Teachings, nat lieroiefen.*) ~ a ~ \BudJ b e r ~ banft feine t o l > a g l l n b a ~ i e t 3 U l a n b t , bedrdenbe &enugtuuug, feiue SJimmeIfaqd ufro. miller fdjreiOt: "There is no hope of a resurrection of believers in the Ohristian sense and no certain doctrine of personal immortality. It is true that many Ohristian teachings have been incorporated in their message by Baha'i propagandists in the West, so that much of what is called Baha'ism could easily pass for orthodox Ohristianity. What Baha'ism really is I have attempted to show in the preceding chapters. It is to be found, not in the Baha'i Magazine or in the popular addresses of Baha'i speakers, but in the original writings of the Bab and Baha'u'llah. I have mentioned here only a few of the Baha'i doctrines and practises which are radically opposed to Ohristianity. There are others which might be added to the list. What has been said, however, is sufficient to prove my contention that no Ohristian can profess his 'unreserved acceptance of, and submission to, whatsoever has been revealed' by the authors of this religion. In other words, no follower of Jesus Ohrist can accept Baha'ism without denying absolutely his Ohristian faith." (@5. 187 ff.) Unb rote fteqt e§ nun mit bet &efdjidjte bieler metoegung? :;Sm m:oenbIanlJ, m:merifa uub @:uropa, rourbe ber m a ~ a i § m u § auerft e r f o f g ~ reidj burdj Dr. ~ q a ~ r u ' I I a q , einen f ~ r i f d j e u ~ i j r i f t e u , ber aber roegen fetner Unaudjt unb ~ H e r t o e i l i e r e i c6fommuniaicrt rootben toar, beroreitet. :;Sn ugt)pten fdjloB er fidj bann ber oaijaiftifdjen metuegung an, feqde, baB maija ber !Bater ober bie @otte§infarnation unb m:ooa§ @:fenbi :J@:fu§ @:ijriftu§, ber &otte§foqn, fei. :;Sm :;Saijre 1893 fam er nadj ~ i j i c a g o unb oegann bod feine WCiffion§ptopaganba fiir ben maqai§mu§. :;Sm :Jaijre 1895 berijeitatete et fidj mit dnet engIifdjen trtau, nadjbem et fein ~ e i b inirgt)pten ijaite f i J ~ e n raffen, unb betrieo mit iqt bie WCiffion burdj !Bortriige unb bm:dj !Bedeilung bon @5clJriften, in benen er aber bie eigentridje 2eijre unb &efdjiclJte be§ l8aijai§mu§ berijdmHdjte unb entftelIte. @5eine miffion§reifcn fiiijrten iijn nadj inero Vod, ~ i j i f a ~ befpijia, :Jtijaca, in. gl., ~ a n f a § ~ i t t ) , Sl'enofija, ~ i j i c a g o uftu. :;Sm :Jaijre 1898 unternaijm cr mit ciner ~ r a u !lSijooe SJearft unb cinigen m : n ~ ljfutgern dne !lSiIgrim§reife nadj m:ffa (m:cre) in !lSaliiftina, roo bet @riinbcr be§ maljai§mu§, malja'u'Ualj, fJegraoen neg! unb ber bamaHge ?lStOpljet biefer 2iigenfefte ' 2 r o b u ' r ~ m a i j a noClj am mubet tuar. :flort tat et ben erften @5patenfticlJ fur bagl grone WCaufofeum be§ mao, be§ ! B o r ~ liiufer§ ber @5dte, aUf bem merg ~ a t m c r . :flann feijrte er oJ§ bet "SJit±e bet @otte§ijcrbe in 2fmetifa" 3uriid. @5o fam bet maqaiglmugl nadj m:merifa. ~ e i r tuir babon teDen, fo rooIIen roit gleidj ijiet cine ~ o t t d t u r an bem mctidjt begl Bureau of the Oensus anbringen. nber l8aija'u'IIafj !efcn roit ba: "So he was ordered to a more distant exile, first in Oonstantinople, then in Adrianople, and finally confined for life in the desolate barracks of Akka, a Turkish penal colony on the Mediterranean, south of Beirut and facing' Mount Oarme1." (@5, '13,) man ~ e i b n i f d ) e m H f f i o n ~ l > r o l > a g a n b a ~ i e t ' 3 u l a n b e . 347 lonnte o e i n a ~ e eine ~ r i i n e ffieBen laffen, menn man Mefen o e t d i 6 n ~ " boUen lBeriel)t uoer bie fel)recUiel)e ~ e r f o l g u n g bes gtoBen l B a ~ a ' u ' U ~ , bas ~ e i B t , , , ~ e r t H e l ) f e i t ®ottes", lieft. Woer fo fel)Hmm ift bie ~ e r " folgung niel)t gemefen. ~ n Wffa ~ a t t e biefe , , ~ e l : l : H e l ) f e i t ®ottes" au" niiel)ft feine bier @ 5 o ~ n e unb eine ~ o e l ) t e r , amei ~ e i o e r , ein ~ e o s m e i o unb baau noel) menigftens eine IDlagb, mit ber er in Unauel)t leOte. Woet noel) m e ~ r . Wls l B a ~ a ' u ' U a l j nael) Wffa fam, mietete er fogIeiel) einen groBen ~ a I a f t in ben fel)ongelegenen ®iirten am ~ a r m e r . IDliller fel)reibt ~ i e r u o e r : "Most of his time he passed in this palace in the company of his three sons and his family. . .. Sometimes he used to visit the town, and while he dwelt outside the town, visitors ... used to have the honor of seeing him after permission had been obtained by them and used to spend some days and nights there. The palaces and beautiful gardens which Baha at first rented and later bought were made possible for him by the money which poured to him from his followers in Persia." (@5. 100 ff.) iiorigena mar l B a ~ a ' u ' U a ~ fel)on fieoaig ~ a ~ t e art, als er mit ber fiinfaeljn ~ a ~ r e arten ~ a m a H t ) e f j ~ ~ a " num ~ i i n b e l anting. @5ein ~ i f t o r i f e r Wbarelj oemerft boou, baB b i e ~ niel)t bas einaige IDliibel)en mat, mit bem er in feinem WIter in @5el)anbe leote. W I ~ eine $Dame eine feiner ~ r a u e n fragte, mas fie feroft bon l B a ~ a ljane, oemerfte fie, er meine m o ~ l , er fei ®ott, aoer fie miffe gana genau, baB er b a ~ ®egenteil bon ®ott fei. $Doel) bas fei ~ i e r i i o e t genug. Um in ber ®efel)iel)te b e ~ l B a ~ a i s m u s fIat f e ~ e n au lonnen, mUB man btei Wamen im ®ebiiel)tnis o e ~ a I t e n , niimHel) IDliraa 'WH I D l u ~ a m " mab ober ben lBao ("bas ~ o r " ) , IDliraa ~ u f a t ) n 'WIi ober l B a ~ a ' u ' U a l j ("Me ~ e r d i e l ) f e i t ®ottes") unb 'Wobu'r"lBalja ( , , ~ n e e l ) t bes lBalja"). $Der lBao ober IDliraa 'WH IDluljammab murbe am 9.0Uooet 1820 ge" DOten, unb amar a I ~ ~ n ~ i i n g e r ber fel)Htifel)en obet fej>aratiftifel)en IDlo" ljammebanet, bie im ® e g e n f a ~ au ben funnitifel)en IDloljammebanem bafurljaIten, bet eigentHel)e Wael)foIger unb 2eiter bes ~ s I a m muffe ein birefter WofiimmIing bes ®runbers bet @5eIte, niimHel) bes IDloljammeb, fein. @5ie finb ber IDleinung, einft merbe fiel) ®ott mieber offenoaren UM bie @:iunniten fomie aUe <£ljdften, ~ u b e n unb ~ e i b e n entmeber o e f e ~ r e n ober bemiel)ten. IDHraa 'WIi IDluljammab vrebigte nun eine folel) fom" menbe "Offenoarung ®ottes", unb mie ein 2auffeuer beroreitete fiel) feine 2 e ~ t e butel) gana ~ e r f i e n . @:ieine Wnljiinger nannten fiel) l B a o ~ , unb fo groB mar Me v e n ljeranaieljen unb Die .!nello" lution mit ®emalt unterbriicfen muBte. @:io rourbe am 8. ~ u l i 1850 ber lBaD mit feinen ~ a u j > t a n f i i l j r e m offentriel) in ~ e l j e r a n etfel) offen. @:iein 2eiel)nam routbe fviiter nael) ~ a i f a in ~ a l i i f t i n a georael)t unb bod auf bem lBerg ~ a t m e l oeerbigt. Wls feinen Wael)folger ljatte bet lBao einen geroiffen @5uolj"i"WaaI oeftimmt. $ D i e f ~ r roat ein ftiUet, fanftet IDlann, ber bon ben 2eljren bes lBao nur folel)e alaej>tiede, Die, oljne ben offentriel)en ~ r i e b e n au ftotcn, beroteitet roerben fonnten. $Das roar aoet ben milben, auf" 348 ~ ' " J e i o n i f c ! ) e IJJlifjioltsjJrojJngnnon ~ i e r 3 u r n n b e . rilfjrerif djen ?Babis nidjt redji, unb f 0 ertuiiijrten fie fidj afs g:ilijrer ben ?Bruber bes G u o f j ~ i ~ ~ r a a f , ben ijerrfdjfildjtigen, rebolutioniiren ? B a ~ ija'u'Ilaij. ®eitbcm ija± es forttuiiijrenbe CStreifigfeiten gegcoen atuifdjen ben ~ i l a n S unb ben ?Baljis, tuie fidj bie liciben ~ a r t e i e n feitbem ncnnen. 11m bie ftreitfiidj±tgen ®efeIlen {os au merben, fdjicHe fie bie tJlegierung auerl± nadj ~ o n f t a n t i n o p e r ltnb bann nadj ~ b r i a n o p e r , ltnb afs biei3 nodj nidjt ljaff, feme fie bie oeibcn ~ a r t e i e n unb f djicHe hie IDCinoritiii, bie ~ i l a n i 3 , nadj 2t)pern unb bie IDCajoritiigpadei un±er ?Baija'u'Ualj nadj ~ n a in ~ a f i i : f t i n a . SDaliei murbe iImen alier erIaub±. aufeinanber au fpionieren, fo baB bie ~ i i a n i 3 bie ~ l 1 l j l 1 ' i i 3 unb bie ?Balja'ii3 bie 2(i3aHi3 totf djlugen. CSdjficBIidj berfdjtul1nben bie 2(iiaW3 bon bet: ~ i 1 b f I a d j e . iSn ~ m a litrbcte ?Balja'u'Ualj bie 2eljrcn beB ?BaD £lana nm, 10 baB er als ber eigentHdje ®rilnber bes ?Baljaismus gUt. CSr filljHe tidj feljr tuidjtig, fdjicHe 9tunbfdjreilien an bie 9tegierungen bes ~ l i e n b I a n b e s unb Des ~ ) I o r g e n l a n b e s unb erl'Iiide fidj enbIidj filr bie "Z,errHdjfeit ®ottes" ober filr ®o±t im eigen±ridjen CSinn. ®eine ~ n l j i i n g e r bereljden iljn audj tuirfIidj nW Glott ltnb fan Men iI)m rcgcImiit3ig ?Beitriige, io baB er in ~ f f a roie ein g:iirj± feote. ~ c a d j feinem ;tob gao es IDCorb ltnb ? B r u t ~ DcrgieBen in ber dgcncn g:amiIie, ltnb fein 9cadjfolger tuurbe jcljfiej3Iidj ber I e ~ t e groBc ljSrol>lje± bes ?Bafjaismus, ber bielgenannie ' ~ o b u ' r , , ) S a l j a , ber , , ~ n e d j t bes ?Balja", ber alier nun tuieber bie 2eljre anbede unb fte namen±ridj ber alienbfiinbi[djen ~ c r t munbgeredjt madjte. SDaoei neB er alier bie ~ ita 0" i" ~ r q b a ~ , bie ljeHigen CSdjriften feines i 8 0 t : ~ gangers, au 9tedjt bef±eljen, fo baB bicfc nodj fjeute bie ?Bioel ber )Safjaifien finb' iJ1adj ' 2 r b b u T ~ ? B a l j a finb b i e ~ bie i l e ~ n 53eljren b e ~ ) S a l j a i ~ m u s : 1. unaoljiingiges (SorfdJen nadj ber ~ a f j r l j c i t ; 2. @inigfeit ber 9 J l e n f d j ~ !Jeit; 3. internationaler (Sriebe; 4. CSinHang bet: 9te1igion mit ber i 8 e r ~ nunft unb ~ i f f e n f d j a f t ; 5. )sdiimpfung aIler reIigiiifen unb biiHifdjen i8orurteile; 6. ®feidjfjeit iltuif djen 9Riinnern unb g:rauen; 7. 2ieoe unb <:fintradjt unter ben ~ . R e n f djen; 8. CEtt:idj±Ung c i n e ~ inierna±ionalen ~ a r I a m e n g , ltm nUe CStreitigfeiten mts bet: ~ e r t au fdjaffen; 9. a I l ~ gemeine ®djulbHbung; 10. dne in±crltl1±ionale CSpradje. ~ a i 3 aoer ljinter biefem ~ r o g r a m m f±ecrt, bai3 cigcnHidj fur bie ~ l i c n b f i i n b e r o e ~ ltimmt ift, fjalien 10ir l1creig gefeljcn. ':Die s;?eudjeIei b e ~ ) S a l j a i ~ m u s , ber ilug1eidj ja unb nein fagt, ift baraus Har, ban ' ~ b b u ' I ~ ? B a l j a , ber bod) ein zyeinb bei3 funnitifdjen Wcoljaunnebanismus tuar, bon ber tildifdjen IDCofdjee a u ~ lieerbigt tuurbe al§ ±reuet: ®ofjn b e ~ in CS\)rien t J o r f j e t t : f d j e n ~ ben funnitifdjen IDColjammebangmus. CSr ftarli am 28. 9(obemoer 1921, gcpriefen bon Wloljammebanern, ~ u b e n unb ,,