While walking with us in the gardens of the Shrine during
our second meeting with him, Shoghi Effendi spoke of the Prophet Muhammad,
Whose station was lofty and great, as the recipient of a Divine Revelation. He
returned to this theme on a later occasion, saying that the believers should be
aware, and acknowledge that Islam is the origin of the Baha'i Faith, that the
Qur'an is the Word of God, and that the Imams are infallible. Their station was
very sacred and exalted, particularly that of Imam Husayn. As to the traditions
of Islam, those that are quoted in the writings are authentic. He stressed that
Baha'is of Christian background should accept these principles concerning
Islam, just as those of Jewish or Zoroastrian background should accept Christ
as the Word of God and His utterances in the New Testament as authentic. The
Guardian also wished the friends to realize that each Manifestation can
abrogate the laws of previous Manifestations when they no longer meet the needs
of the time.
- Ali-Akbar Furutan (Notes of his pilgrimage in 1941; published in
‘Hand of the Cause of God Furutan’, by Iran Furutan Muhajir)
