Dr. Leland Jensen / **Letters** # **Letter to E. S. Yazdani** #### **Dr. Leland Jensen** ###### December 9, 1993 [↓ PDF](https://leland-jensen-info.netlify.app/1993-12-09-jensen-to-yazdani.pdf) *** **Dear Mr. Yazdani,** It was with a great deal of joy that I received your call and heard your voice from Australia. I am so happy to hear that you are alive and well. Please give my regards to your dear wife and family. I am very much relieved that my letter to you and packet had finally reached you. God is Great. God be praised. I am enclosing a copy of Baha'u'llah's genealogy that you had misplaced. Also find other enclosures including another News Release and my last document, *The Four Veils of Daniel*. This letter to you has been delayed pending the completion of that document, for I wanted you to be the first one to receive it, as I hold you in the highest esteem. Shoghi Effendi, during his ministry, was the only one that could declare anyone a Covenant-breaker. He reserved that right solely for himself. He deemed that the National Spiritual Assemblies could remove a person's voting rights for minor infractions, but as to that horrendous spiritual disease of Covenant-breaking, only he could determine this. The reason being is that 'Abdu'l-Baha had conferred on him the infallibility that Baha'u'llah had conferred on Muhammad Ali. Because Shoghi Effendi was a descendent of Baha'u'llah and King David through the female line of his mother who was 'Abdu'l-Baha's daughter, he therefore could not sit on the throne of David, as no female could ever sit upon that throne. Thus Shoghi Effendi could not be the president or head of the Universal House of Justice. Because of this 'Abdu'l-Baha adopted Mason Remey to be his son to inherit this genealogy. Baha'u'llah had provided for just two infallible persons to succeed Him and then the Universal House of Justice. Shoghi Effendi's infallibility was to be passed down to his son, but because there were only to be two infallible persons to succeed Baha'u'llah, Shoghi Effendi was not to have a biological, genetic or an adoptive son, as that would have made three infallible persons, so Shoghi Effendi was succeeded by his **lineal** descendent, lineal meaning a straight line. Shoghi Effendi's lineal descent was put together after the most perfect form, the human body, with the body being appointed by infallible Shoghi Effendi and with the Davidic son of 'Abdu'l-Baha functioning as its head, or president, which is the position of the guardian. When Shoghi Effendi suddenly passed on after a bout of Asiatic flu on November 4th of 1957, he left this child, his son in embryo: the first International Baha'i Council (IBC). It never became activated, or born, as it never had a meeting nor did it ever make any decisions on its own. However the Constitution of this body did inherit Shoghi Effendi's infallibility, and had it had a meeting and made decisions, these decisions would have been infallible, as all the perfections of an adult are present in the seed or the primal cell (**the embryo**), making it infallible, as the Universal House of Justice is infallible. As it was Shoghi Effendi's only son, it inherited his infallibility. As Mason did not in himself inherit the infallibility of Shoghi Effendi as he was not Shoghi Effendi's biological son, and as Shoghi Effendi did not adopt Mason Remey, making him his son, consequently when Mason Remey in his second encyclical letter expelled the "Hands" from the Baha'i religious faith for Covenant-breaking, although he was correct in his decision, as they were Covenant-breaking, he was not an infallible figure, thus, the "Hands" were not removed from the Baha'i religious faith and remained under the protection of God. Mason Remey could not remove them from the faith because he was not an infallible guardian, as Shoghi Effendi had been. The same is true when Mason Remey in his third encyclical expelled from the Baha'i religious faith the Baha'is that followed the "Hands" in their violation. Therefore, for the same reason, when the "Hands" expelled Mason Remey and everyone that remained firm in the Covenant from the Baha'i faith for Covenant-breaking they were not removed from the Baha'i faith, as the "Hands" were not infallible either. They have irrefutably without authority and perniciously, deprived them of their right to function in the worldwide administration of the faith. The perniciousness is due to the psychological spiritual disease or head tumor of Ruhiyyih Khanum, caused by her wantonness for self aggrandizement and empowerment, which was the malignant disease of spiritual cancer, that metastasized throughout the entire worldwide body of believers, except for a few that were immune by remaining firm and steadfast in the Covenant of Baha'u'llah and the *Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha*. As cancer is almost always a fatal disease, those that have this disease for the most part are already spiritually dead, and they will perish in the great retribution that is upon us\[1] with the exception of the 144,000 that turn to the Lamb and follow him wherever he goes (Revelation 14:1–4). Following the bombing of the seat of the beast on March 23, 1994, the rest shall either perish or come through the fire of purification. Jesus said he was the first and the last: >Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my **recompense** \[reward and punishment], to repay every one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the 0mega, the *first* and the *last*, the *beginning* and the *end*. > >(Revelation 22:12–13 RSV, emphasis added.) Jesus on his first coming was the first Jesus. The last coming of Jesus is Jesus the high priest who comes at the end. He fulfilled the prophecies of the third chapter of Zechariah and the very last date given by Daniel the prophet in Daniel 12:12, of 1335 days. As explained by 'Abdu'l-Baha this date is April 21, 1963 according to *Baha'u'llah and the New Era*, chapter 14, under the subtitle of the "Coming of the Kingdom of God." This is when I began my ministry by being opposed by Satan. On January 9, 1991 I set up the second International Baha'i Council, just forty years to the day, after Shoghi Effendi had set up the first International Baha'i Council on January 9, 1951. This fulfilled prophecy. On November 20, 1993, the second International Baha'i Council, the promised infallible body, removed the "Hands" from the Baha'i religious faith for Covenant-breaking. Thus, for the first time, an infallible body has removed them from the Baha'i faith. Therefore, they have been authoritatively removed, so they are no longer under the protection of God and anything can happen to them. The second International Baha'i Council also removed that headless monster the "Hands" gave birth to, which they call the UHJ, as well as all the people that follow them, from the Baha'i faith for Covenant-breaking. Thus they too are no longer in the Baha'i faith, and the protection of God has been removed from them, so anything could now happen to them as well. Had the catastrophe happened before this, the Covenant-breakers would have been under the protection of God. Now however, they will no longer be under His protection and they will all enter the catastrophe with that dreaded disease, like to a terminally ill cancer ridden body, as Covenant-breakers and the very worst could happen to them. I am glad that you are interested in the Covenant of Baha'u'llah and His genealogy. There is a genealogical chart of David's genealogy from Jehoiachin, who was the first exilarch (Davidic king in exile) to sit upon the throne in exile in Babylon, to Baha'u'llah. This chart is very long. It has the name of each succeeding Davidic king and the appointment of his son including the name, entitlements, and his occupation. This is a very well-guarded secret as to its whereabouts for its protection from being destroyed. This is the most valuable and authoritative piece of evidence. There also exists an exhaustive genealogy chart of Baha'u'llah prepared by the late Mr. Muhammad 'Ali Malik Khusravi. In his book, the *Iqlim-i-Nur* (Tehran: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 115 B.E.)\[2], Mr. Khusravi has recopied the genealogy of Baha'u'llah prepared by Shoghi Effendi and has drawn it up in the form of a tree. However after he wrote the *Iqlim-i-Nur*, Mr. Khusravi did an extensive research into the genealogy of Baha'u'llah most probably from the archives or state records preserved in Nur or Tehran that he had access to before the fall of the Shah and the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. This second genealogy chart is also drawn up in the form of a tree but is very long maybe 20 to 30 pages. It contains every single name, from father to son, not missing even one, of all Baha'u'llah's ancestors back to the Sassanian dynasty, through Yazdigird III (see *God Passes By*, p. 94) all the way back to Ardashir I. Dr. Abbas Amanat of the Department of History at Yale University (author of the Baha'i book, *Resurrection and Renewal*)\[3] was shown this full length tree by Mr. Khusravi himself. In a letter to us, Dr. Amanat writes: >My apologies for delay in replying to your letter of March 27th. I am afraid to tell you that unfortunately my copy of the *Iqlim-i-Nur*, which indeed belonged to my family library, was confiscated in the course of revolution in Iran. > >I distinctly remember visiting late Mr. Malik Khusravi in his study in Tehran, possibly summer of 1972, when he was working at a new, presumably more complete, version of Baha'u'llah's genealogy which he managed to trace back to pre-Islamic times and beyond to the founder of the Sassanian dynasty Ardashir I. (In *Iqlim-i-Nur* too, there is a similar family tree though perhaps shorter in length.) **Page after page of an extremely long document was unfolded before my eyes on which he literally drew a tree with branches and leaves symbolizing branches and sub-branches of the Nuri family over the centuries…** I am puzzled why did the people in Haifa did not supply you with the relevant pages in *Iqlim-i-Nur*? The only other place in this country that I could locate, but never use, this book is in L.A. (Los Angeles). The owner is a friend of my father Mr. Mousa Amanat. I suggest that you contact Mr. Amanat at 937, 12th Street, #302, Santa Monica, CA 90403, Tel. (213) 395 4845, and inquire about the possibility of photocopying the necessary pages. Some information on the background of the Nuri family also appears in my book *Resurrection and Renewal*. > >Best wishes, >Sincerely, >(signed) Abbas Amanat At one time we had obtained a photocopy of the shorter tree from the *Iqlim-i-Nur* which like the longer tree was literally drawn a tree with leaves and branches symbolizing Baha'u'llah's ancestors. This copy was sent to us by Heshmat Moayyad of the University in Chicago, who is the only other person in the States to have a copy of the *Iqlim-i-Nur*. Certainly we would like a copy of this entire book of the *Iqlim-i-Nur* by Mr. Khusravi which includes the shorter tree. But the longer tree in what is most important! After writing to Dr. Amanat's father, Mousa Amanat, we were able to find out more about the longer tree from Mr. Khusravi's sister that is still living (in 1989). We never did ask him about the copy of the *Iqlim-i-Nur* his friend would have had as we already had one copy of that shorter tree (now gone) from Mr. Moayyed — in Chicago. I am sure that this would still be a topic of interest to discuss with Mousa Amanat. The following is the copy of the letter Mousa Amanat sent to us: >Dear Baha'i Friend: > >In answer to your kind letter dated 21 June 89 I beg to advise that I contacted Mrs. Ghods (the sister of Mr. Malik Khosrovi) who said that unfortunately she has not the book available in the United States, but she remembers that a copy of that book has been sent to Holy Land and therefore I wrote a letter to the Universal House of Justice and requested them to send you directly the copy of the **LONGER TREE**\[4] if it would be available in their library. I will not fail to let you know the result, and hope that you will be quite successful to complete your work. > >with Baha'i Greetings, >(signed) Mousa Amanat So you see, this is where the trail he led so far. This longer tree is very important. It is an historical tracing of the genealogy of Baha'u'llah from both Islamic and pre-Islamic Persian sources. The original genealogy which exists was in the possession of the Holy Family of Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha. Mirza 'Abu'l-Fadl saw a copy of this family chart which not only contained all the names of Baha'u'llah's ancestors back to Chosroes the Great (Anushurvan the Just), the Sassanian king at the time of the birth of Muhammad but also all the professions and entitlements of them as well.\[5] This is styled after the format used all the way back to ancient Babylon when the Jews were taken into captivity and the Davidic kingship flourished in exile in the Area of Pure Lineage as the exilarchs (exiled Davidic monarchs). This is cited in *The Bible as History* by Werner Keller: >One family (circa the time of Nebuchadnezzar) that had made the grade has left to posterity its dust-covered business documents on clay: "Murashu and Sons" — International Bank — Insurance, Conveyancing, Loans, — Personal and real estate — Head office: Nippur; — Branches everywhere — a firm with a reputation throughout the world, the "Lloyd's" of Mesopotamia. > >The Murashus — displaced persons from Jerusalem — had done well for themselves in Nippur since 587 B.C. They were an old established office. Their firm still stood for something in Mesopotamia even in the Persian era. > >(Werner Keller, *The Bible as History*, trans. William Neil, 2nd rev. ed. (New York: Bantam Books, 1974), 333–334.) **The "books" of Murashu and Sons are full of detailed information** about the life of the exiles \[which includes the Davidic king], **such as their names, their occupations, their property.** An ancient scroll containing this same information of the genealogy of Baha'u'llah exists safe in the world today, which Mirza 'Abu'l-Fadl had seen years ago. The long and complete tree of Mr. Malik Khusravi is an historical validation from Islamic and Persian sources of the accurateness of its contents and therefore Mr. Khusravis longer tree is very, very important to have. Mr. Mousa Amanat speaks little English and Mrs. Ghods, the sister of Mr. Khusravi (if she is still living), speaks, maybe, no English at all. You may be able to obtain the copy of Khusravi's longer and complete tree. Address of Abbas Amanat: >Yale University Department of History P.O. Box 1504A Yale Station New Haven, Connecticut 06520-7425 Tel. (203) 432-1366 Address of Mousa Amanat: >937, 12th Street, #302 Santa Monica, CA 90403 Tel. (213) 395 4845 I suggest contacting Mr. Mousa Amanat first and possibly contacting Mrs. Ghods directly. The bogus UHJ does not want the genealogy of Baha'u'llah to be uncovered as they are in opposition to it, as they have separated themselves from its continuation in the presidency of the Universal House of Justice seated upon the throne of David which is the guardianship of the faith that is to last forever (see Psalm 89). But I am sure Mr. Mousa Amanat, his son Abbas, and Mrs. Ghods would not feel this way as they would definitely want the work of the late Mr. Malik Khusravi to be made known and take its place of honor in the annals of the history of the faith. Contacting Mr. Mousa Amanat first is best, however, being as he has already written the bogus UHJ, which will not cooperate, trying to find Mr. Khusravis' longer tree of the genealogy of Baha'u'llah. Obtaining this may not be easy. But being of the same background and speaking the same language as Mr. Amanat and Mrs. Ghods should open a door of opportunity for you. When these doors of opportunity open we must pass through them quickly before they close. Leadership is an essential to civilization. Due to improper leadership the world is in chaos. In the Baha'i faith God provided for Divine leadership in his Covenant for the World Order of Baha'u'llah. This was delineated in 'Abdu'l-Baha's *Will and Testament*, and put in motion by Shoghi Effendi. With the passing of Shoghi Effendi this leadership was derailed by Ruhiyyih Khanum for her self-aggrandizement and empowerment. In order for her to accomplish her plan in the place of God's Plan it was necessary to produce a need for abandoning God's Plan. She did this through cunning, deceit, artifice, and stratagem. She had to get rid of Shoghi Effendi's successor, the first International Baha'i Council, and get rid of the head of that body, Mason Remey. Although she was very well versed in the Divine Plan, she convinced the Baha'i World that the guardianship had come to an end. She did this by having a secret conclave of fallible, nonauthoritative "Hands" vote Bada, meaning that by God not providing Shoghi Effendi with a biological son, the guardianship had come to an end. Next she had to get rid of the body of the first International Baha'i Council. She accomplished this on November 4, 1959 by having another conclave of the fallible "Hands" in which they abandoned Shoghi Effendi's plan of for the first International Baha'i Council to become a World Court in 1963. They also voted in a plan to have a new council of their own making, which would replace Shoghi Effendi's appointed council. According to this new plan no "Hands," including Mason Remey, could be on this new Council. This was to insure that Mason Remey could not continue to be the head (guardian), as Shoghi Effendi had set up. They wanted to make sure that they had eliminated the guardianship forever. They wanted to do away with everything that Shoghi Effendi had set up including the World Court in 1963, which was one of the main goals in Shoghi Effendi's World Crusade. In the place of Shoghi Effendi's plan they voted in a headless monster, calling it the Universal House of justice, and had it to be subject to the so-called guidance of the Covenant-breaking "Hands." They completely trashed the Plan of God. No place does it state in any of the Baha'i writings or in any of the prophecies in scriptures that the guardianship to come to an end, or the Davidic kingship to come to an end, but to last forever. This is some of the mischief of some malignant very spiritually sick people, likened to a terminally ill cancer sick patient. God's Universal House of Justice as delineated in the sacred *Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha*, has the guardian as the head of the UHJ: >By this House of Justice is meant the Universal House of Justice;… By this body all the difficult problems are to be resolved and the guardian of the Cause of God is its sacred **head** and distinguished member for life of that body. > >('Abdu'l-Baha, *Will and Testament*, 14, emphasis added.) Who are we going to believe? Baha'u'llah? 'Abdu'l-Baha? Shoghi Effendi? Or Covenant-breaking Ruhiyyih Khanum, or the Covenant-breaking "Hands?" Also, the Guardian is a direct male lineal descendant of King David, seated on David's throne. Are we also going to call God a liar? God said: >**My covenant will I not break**, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness that **I will not lie** unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and *as* a faithful witness in heaven. *Selah* > >(Psalm 89:34–37 KJV, emphasis added.) Are Ruhiyyih Khanum and the "Hands" liars, or is God a liar? Whose side are you on, God's or the side of the Covenant-breaking "Hands" and the Covenant-breaking Ruhiyyih Khanum? Who created you, God or the Covenant-breakers? Let me conclude this letter, by conveying my affection and prayers for your well-being, including that of your wife and family. Enclosed please find a photograph of me and my dear wife, Wind Jensen. I am praising you for your very astute letter, putting forth your very clear message to Mr. Hugh Chance, and your sincere interest in the Baha'i faith under the provisions of the Covenant. With the deepest Baha'i love I remain your servant, **Dr. Leland Jensen** *** **Endnotes** **1.** See the *News Release* enclosed. **2.** \[Editor's note: Iqlim-i Nur (Land of Nur) was originally published in Iran in 115 BE/1959. It was digitally republished by H-Bahai, Michigan State University in 2006. The book is in Persian, in three parts, and available as a downloadable PDF. Full citation: Malik Khusravi, Muhammad 'Ali. Iqlim-i Nur (Land of Nur). Iran: n.p., 115 BE/1959. PDF edition digitally republished, East Lansing, MI: H-Bahai, 2006. https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/authors/malikkhusravi/iqlimnur.htm (accessed March 7, 2026). Available for download via [[Bibliography|archive bibliography]]. Dr. Jensen's letter lists the publisher as "Tehran: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 115 B.E." This could not be confirmed, though the year matches. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, all Baha'i activities, including publishing, were banned in Iran, and no subsequent mention of a Baha'i Publishing Trust edition has been found.] **3.** \[Editor's note: Abbas Amanat, *Resurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Babi Movement in Iran, 1844–1850* (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1989).] **4.** Emphasis by Mr. Amanat. **5.** See *Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah*, sub-section "Ancestry of Baha'u'llah," by Hasan Balyuzi, pp. 312–313. ‎ *** **Document Details** - **Type:** Letter - **Date:** August 24, 1993 - **Author:** Dr. Leland Jensen - **Recipient:** E. S. Yazdani - **Length:** 3 pages (original pagination) - **Enclosures:** Three enclosures are referenced in this letter though there may have been more as he states "find other enclosures including…". These are the listed items that follow. **1. Paragraph 2:** "I am enclosing a copy of Baha'u'llah's genealogy that you had misplaced." The enclosure is most likely the single page *The Tree of Life* genealogy chart. **2. Paragraph 2:** "*News Release*". No date for the *News Release* is given but in paragraph five he states "Following the bombing of the seat of the beast on March 23, 1994…" which would be in the *News Release*. **3. Paragraph 2:** "The Four Veils of Daniel". The paper, dated to December 1, 1993, has as it's full title, *The Four Veils of Daniel and Then the Day of Judgement.* It is directly related to the *News Release*, and the contents of this letter, it references the same prediction for March 23, 1994. - **Purpose:** Following Dr. Jensen's [[1993-08-24 Yazdani, E. S.|letter of August 24, 1993]], E.S. Yazdani chose to call him in response. We don't know the date of the call, but this letter states in paragraph one, "It was with a great deal of joy that I received your call and heard your voice from Australia". - **Summary Note:** - **Editorial Note:** Citations corrected and completed where necessary. **Archive Classification** - **Collection:** Dr. Leland Jensen → Letters - **Period:** 1993, two and a half years since the establishment of the Second International Baha'i Council in January 1991. **Reference Information** - **Permanent Link:** https://leland-jensen.info/letters/1993-12-09-yazdani/ - **Download PDF:** [1993-12-09-jensen-to-yazdani.pdf](https://leland-jensen-info.netlify.app/1993-12-09-jensen-to-yazdani.pdf/) - **Citation (Chicago Style):** Jensen, Dr. Leland, to E. S. Yazdani. "Letter to E. S. Yazdani, December 9, 1993." Unpublished letter, Missoula, MT, December 9, 1993. Circulated by the author during his lifetime; subsequently circulated among students. Leland Jensen Archive. 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