It was not mere physical torture that the friends in Persia
had to endure but also moral persecution for they were cursed and vilified by
all the people, especially when they ceased to defend themselves ... the Master
used to say sometimes that the western friends will be severely persecuted but
theirs will be primarily moral....
- Shoghi Effendi
(From a letter dated 22 October 1930 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi
to an individual believer; ‘Unfolding Destiny)
Some insights:
- Sometimes we forget that the early believers in Iran also endured “moral persecution” in addition to “physical torture”;
- What could be some examples of “moral persecution” that Western believers would experience?
