Secret collusion among the Persian Hands of Cause to abandon Guardianship

 It will be very interesting to know that how a well-known American Bahai, Mason Remey who was President of IBC and Custodian Hands who was asked by Shoghi Effendi to sit always on his left side during any meeting, could not gather support of other hands.

Was there a conspiracy hatched against him or was he himself an aggressor?

Mason Remy says in his daily observation:

The Persian hands had spent the night together at Bahji, the mansion of Bahaullah, and the next morning i.e. on November 20,1957 all the hands met again.

Remey continues:

Following prayers and some mention of Guardianship to the effect no will or testament had been found in the safe or in the desk of Shoghi Effendi (on the previous day), Dr. Muhajir the youngest of the Persian Hands, sprang to his feet proposing that the Will and Testament of the Master, Abdu'l-Baha be pronounced BADA and that the Guardianship be ended forever and closed forever. This was immediately seconded and carried enthusiastically and supported by all the Persian Hands who spoke to the point supporting this putting aside for a thousand years (until the coming of the next Manifestation) the Institution of the Guardianship.

"Each of the Persian Hands spoke supporting this motion, each repeating practically verbatim the same argument so one could understand at first thought that they had talked it up and decided it all beforehand. This entire matter was so quickly done and its passage pressed and accomplished so quickly, that it was very apparent that at some time during those night hours these Persian Hands at Bahji had consulted together and made a covenant amongst themselves, and had made this arrangement to pronounce the Guardianship BADA and thus railroad the matter through and carry the day. Furthermore, Ruhiyyah Khanum concurred with this majority so their point was carried by majority."

Remey further says: Ugo Giachery was the one who told me, “Did you see they have gone together in the night, and probably sat up all night talking, and they made a covenant between themselves. Didn't you see that?‟ Well when Ugo told me about it, I saw it, but was very much asleep to those things. I woke up gradually. And now Ruhiyyah Khanum caught it from them. She was not the authoress of the violation. She caught it from them, 

References:

(1)Vernon Johnson Bahais in Exile 10-12

(2)A Historical Chronicle 1874-1974 by Charles Mason Remey, The Second Guardian of the Baha’i Faith.

ISBN 0-9767655-01 (paperback) Printed in the United States of America P 41-42

Regards,

Vigna Singh