The Babi and Baha'i Religion — Page 51
THE B Ā B Ī AND BAH Ā ’ Ī RELIGION 51 big sums of money, at his disposal, which he spent just as he deemed fit" 68. Here it is also to be remembered that Bah a ’ull a h also received considerable amounts from the Turkish Government for his maintenance. ‘Abdul Bah a ’ admits this as well. "For the maintenance of Bah a ’ull a h and Azal ‘the Government made very comfortable arrangements" 69. The story that Bah a ’ull a h lived in ‘Akk a as a prisoner and a persecuted man is pure invention made to suit the needs of their propaganda designed to create sympathy for Bah a ’ull a h and the Bah a ’ i movement. Life at ‘Akk a In ‘Akk a , when he found the atmosphere favour- able for the purpose, Mirz a H usain ‘Al i began to implement the scheme he had worked out carefully, but which had suffered a set-back in the execution of the B a b, a scheme of which the central point was to abandon the Islamic Sharia. The B a b i s believe that if the B a b had not been executed so soon after the Badasht Conference, he would have succeeded in abrogating the Islamic Sharia. Allah gave a long life 68 ‘A s r-e-Jad i d , Arabic, page 45. 69 Maq a lah Sayy a h , Arabic, page 68.