MIRZA AHMAD SOHRAB

Shoghi created a history by excommunicating all the members from the progeny of Bahaullah.  Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, the secretary of Abdul Baha writes in his book "Grandson of Abdul Baha": -                                 "The law of excommunication puts an absolute ban on those who are expelled from the Faith. The families of these persons and their fellow- believers must leave the ostracized individuals alone.They must neither communicate nor associate with them. They must break all ties of friend­ship and of humanity even; for, if they deviate one hair’s breath from this law, they themselves fall into the same ditch. Thus as time goes on, the number of the excommunicated increases;for a few are generally to be found, here and there, who are willing to risk ease and safety in order to follow their generous impulses. Such evidently was the case in the instance of Touba Khanum; it probably is ...

BROKEN SILENCE    THE STORY OF TODAY’S STRUGGLE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Mirza Ahmad Sohrab                                 Bahais in this country, who had been called Berthalin by Abdul Baha and who has used this name ever since, the idea was that it would be a valuable service to the Cause if, after the dosing of the Fair, our exhibit could be transport­ed to the city. After some consultation, it was decided to take this step as a purely temporary activity, and ona November 7th, 1939 Bahai Bookshop was opened at 828 Lexington Avenue,a lease having been signed for the duration of six months, I admit that we were fully con­scious that, in all probability, the National Spiritual As­sembly of the Bahais of the United States and Canada would resent this further heralding of the Bahai name...