Dr. Ibrahim George Khayrullah was the pioneer who flagged the trail for Bahaism in the United States, and touted for converts there. When he visited sir Abbas Effendi at Acre, he was hailed by him as "Baha's Peter", and shepherd of god's flock in America. The visit was instructive and informative, Mr. I.J.K was not impressed by Sir Abbas Effendi’s interpretations of Baha's sacred texts. In his views, Sir Abbas Effendi sanctioned deceit and practised duplicity. On his return to the United States, Mr I.J.K transferred his allegiance from Sir Abbas Effendi to Mirza Muhammad Alifor whom he propagandiged. Material for the Study of BءBi Religion by Prof. Browne, PP. 93-112.

According to Dr. Mirza Muhammad Khan the author of Tarikh-al-BءBiyya, Aw Miftah - BءB-al-Abwab, Mr I.J.K (Materials, ibid, PP.143-146) found a lucrative business in his outwardly spiritual and inwardly eleemosynary mission in the furtherance of Baha's pretensions in America, Mirza Hajji Abd-al-Kazim of Teheran, one of the Bahai leaders in Egypt with the approval of Sir Abbas Effendi, was out to have his share of the spoil. Mr I.J.K would not hear of it. Authorised and empowered by Sir Abbas Effendi, Mirza Hajji Abd-al-Kazim of Teheran, proceeded to the United States to call Mr I.J.K to account. These Mr I.J.K gave him the slips, pocketed the spoil, and transferred his allegiance to from Sir Abbas Effendi to Mirza Muhammad Ali.

Mirza Hajji Abd-al-Kazim was not however, discouraged by his misfortune. He tried his pot-luck at touting for converts to Bahaism. This time good fortune favoured him. Some wealthy Americans went over to him, from whom he received several thousand Pounds wherewith to consolidate Sir Abbas Effendi's position. His alma-raising mission over, Mirza Hajji Abd-al-Kazim returned to Egypt. On second thoughts, he appropriated the money he had on trust, denounced Sir Abbas Effendi, Abjured Bahaism and reverted to Islam.

Undeterred and undaunted by this setback, Sir Abbas Effendi despatched to America (Materials, ibid, PP 154-155) Mirza Hasan of Khurasan, to bring Mr I.G.K back to the fold of Sir Abbas Effendi by fair means or foul, commenting on which in his introduction to the Materials of the study of the BءBi Religion, P. x, Prof. Browne observes that "Khayrullah's Narrative (PP. 154-155) of the threats addressed to him on account of his apostasy from [Sir] Abbas Effendi by Mirza Hasan of Khurasan reads like extracts from history of the assassins of Alamut and 'the old man of the Mountain." Mr I.G.K refused to truckle to Sir Abbas Effendi, and stuck to his guns.

Mr I.G.K's method of propaganda in America in espousal of Bahaism, adopted in a manner to bring it into line with its new environment, (Materials ibid, PP.115-143) is indeed a masterpiece of sophistry and confusion.

In the fullness of time, Mr I.G.K became "Chief Spiritual Guide" of Bahai religion in USA." Owing his allegiance to "Universal Spiritual Guide" Mirza Muhammad Ali (the new religion by Joseph Hamilton, assisted by Fredrick O. Pease, Chicago, 1926).

Mr I.G.K was blessed with a tablet from "Baha, who greatly honoured me with answering my supplications by the tablet in 1890," facsimile of which is reproduced in "Bahaullah" by Mr I.G.K P. 544 Part II. This veteran pioneer of Bahaism in America composed "Bahaullah" and "O Christians! Why do ye believe not in Christ" in support of Baha's pretensions. In the latter, Mr I.G.K poses as a staunch champion of polygamy (PP. 77-86), and condemns and justifies the assassinations by Baha's servants of God (PP. 58-62) of the Bahais who withstood Baha's pretensions as "proving the veracity of Bahaism and Christianity." Mr I.G.K., Baha's Peter, Columbus the second, the conqueror of America, the shepherd of God's flocks in America, whose name does not grace the hist of the disciples of Abdul Baha 'Herald of the covenant' of 19 persons of European and American Bahai (the Bahai World 1928-1930, Vol, II, PP. 84-85), Chief spiritual Guide of the Bahai religion in the USA, blessed by the father, Baha denounced by the son, Sir Abbas Effendi, rested on his hands for his pioneer work, had his day, and went his way, true to Mirza Muhammad Ali, Universal Spiritual Guide.

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