No Baha’i would attack Islam and we do not use the persecution in Iran to attack anyone. It is simply not in the teachings or mindset of Baha’i's to do this or to be hateful. Whoever this person you refer to is, he is nost likely not a Baha’i or else is in need of some guidance.

There is not a single piece of Baha’i literature that attacks Islam. It would not be possible because belief in the legitimacy of Islam is enshrined in Baha’u'llah’s teachings. For a westerner such as me, I would not be able to recognise the beauty of Islam were it not for for the Baha’i teachings.

That does not mean that we, as Baha’i's, cannot criticize extremist behaviour of any kind or acts of injustice. We do not condem persons, only bad acts and the Baha’i Faith exhorts people who are unjust to be just. All we can do in the end is try to try to guide.

To ask for the right to live, an education, work and be a constructive citizen is not an attack on Islam.

I am sure, just as we Baha’i's try to guide people on the true peace loving nature of Islam whenever the situation demands, that you will also try to guide others on the true reasons for the Baha’i Faith having it’s center in Israel.

Many thanks.

God bless. Increase the peace.

All Baha’is I know defend Islam. I do not know the person that Avicenna mentioned but if he indeed attacks Islam and is a hateful man he either is not a Baha’i or claims to be but has somehow lost his mind. I wonder now how many ‘examples’ of this can be found – haven’t seen them before.

I see that just using the word “Israel” can be seen as a political statement in the Middle East. For Baha’is it is not – it is simply referring to the name by which that part of the world is currently known and which happens to encompass the holy sites of the Bahai Faith.

Greetings!

I respect all religions, Bahai´s included, but this does not change the fact that some Bahai´s are using the persecution in Iran etc to wage an all out attack on Islam as a religion. An example of that is Farshad Kholgi from Denmark who is a Bahai and a very hateful man. And people tend to link him to the rest of the Bahai´s, just like Westerners etc link muslims to Al-qaida´s actions etc.