6.   Allegations against Mirza Muhammad Ali

6.2  Allegations of “Pretensions”
“The document embodying the pretension, penned in the handwriting of Mirza Muhammad Ali, and sealed by him”, is stated “to be extant”. (table above S/N 1).
It is not however, attached to the original Will and Testament.
The pretension is stated to have been set up during “Baha’s lifetime who repudiated it at the time”. (table above I, S/N 1). What Sir Abbas Effendi treats as “repudiations” is a passage of Baha’s writing (Abbas Effendi's Verdict). Despite the “repudiation”, Baha appointed Mirza Muhammad Ali to succeed Sir Abbas Effendi as Baha’s vicegerent.
The allegation of pretension, flaunted in the face of Mirza Muhammad Ali as a sin of omission or commission, avowedly actuated by ulterior motives, is therefore res judicata.

Sir Abbas Effendi was not at liberty to challenge his father Baha’s decision, if any. Whether the document of pretension is extant or not is immaterial. This disposes of the allegation of pretension.

---

Please select one of the following:
to return to the main page, or
to view the next section on this topic,
to view the previous section on this topic,
to close this window.

---