Who Is Who of the Bahaism
Sayyid Ali Akbari known as Haji Sayyid Mahdi of Dahaj
Sayyid Ali Akbari known as Haji Sayyid Mahdi of Dahaj (near Shahr-i Babol). Sayyid Ali Akbar was most prominent Bahai missionary during Baha's lifetime. In acknowledgment of his services, he was surnamed Ism-al-allah-al-Mahdi (Rightly Guided). Therefore Sayyid Ali Akbar came to be known as Sayyid Mahdi.
At Baha's behest, Sayyid Mahdi delivered the Baha's writings to Baha's son Mirza Muhammad Ali who conveyed them to Acre.
The rightly guided was apprehended by the authorities in Tehran in 1300 A.H (1822-3) for interrogation for subversive Bahai activities. The Rightly Guided had to abjure his faith to recover his freedom. The Kashf-al-Hiyal, by Abd-al-Husayn Ayati surnamed Awara, one time one of "The Hands of the Cause", Vol. III., 3rd impression, PP.4-10. See Who is Who - Mirza Abu-al-Fadhl of Gulpaygan, The Risala-i-Istintaqiyya.
When Sir Abbas Effendi stepped into the shoes of his father Baha, following his death, and trouble broke out between him and members of Baha's family, led by Mirza Muhammad Ali, the Rightly Guided, championed the cause of the latter. This incurred the wrath of Sir Abbas Effendi, who denounced the Rightly Guided.
This at the stroke of the pen, the Rightly Guided, who had contributed to humble mite to build-up of Baha turned into an apostate to misguided, overnight.
The Rightly Guided "composed a book, manuscript, in reply to Prof. Browne's Introduction to Mirza Jani's Nuqta-al-Kaf. Unfortunately it ends abruptly at the point where the author proposed to discuss in detail the Azalis mentioned on P.43 of my Introduction to Mirza Jani's history as having been assassinated by Bahais. In a note written in red inc in the margin the author says that there is a continuation of the book which he hopes to send subsequently, but this unfortunately has never been recovered."
Materials for the Study of the BءBi Religion, by Prof. Browne, Further notes on BءBi literature, PP. 231-235.
Sayyid Ali Akbar, to call him by his proper name, The Rightly Guided, according to Baha, the misguided, according to Sir Abbas Effendi passed to the mercy of God, without writing a 'Continuation' in which he was to discuss in detail Bahai assassinations.
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