Ruth White

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American author and Bahá'í who challenged and then left the movement, based on her claim that the will of `Abdu'l-Bahá was a forgery. Her claim was based in part, she says, on that `Abdu'l-Bahá would never advocate for a hierarchy, much less the establishment of a "papacy".^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

White was virtually the only Bahá'í to question the authenticity of `Abdu'l-Bahá's will, including many who opposed Shoghi Effendi. ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

There was apparently some connection between Ruth White and the Caravan House founded by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab and Julie Chanler. The publishing company below, Universal, is at the same address as the Caravan House.

[edit] Works

`Abdu'l-Bahá's Alleged Will is Fraudulent, 1930.
`Abdu'l-Bahá and the Promised Age, 1927, Appendix, 1929 entitled Is the Bahá'í Organization the Enemy of the Bahá'í Religion?. New York: J.J. Little and Ives Co., January 1929.
Bahá'í Leads out of the Labyrinth. New York: Universal Publishing Company, 132 E 65th Street, New York, 1944. Digitally republished, East Lansing, Mi.: H-Bahai, 2004.
`Abdu'l-Bahá's Questioned Will and Testament. Beverly Hills: Ruth White, 1946. Digitally republished, East Lansing, Mi.: H-Bahai, 2004.
Correspondence Between the High Commissioner of Palestine and Ruth White, Concerning the Alleged Will and Testament of Sir `Abdul-Bahá Abbas . 11. Los Angeles , Calif. : White, 1932.

[edit] Notes

^ *Miller, William (1946). William Miller The Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings. South Pasadena, California, USA: William Carey Library, pp. 260-262..
^ *White, Ruth (1946). Abdul Baha's Questioned Will and Testament. Beverly Hills, California, USA: J.J. Little and Ives Company.
^ *White, Ruth (1929). Is the Bahai Organization the Enemy of the Bahai Religion?. New York City, USA: J.J. Little and Ives Company.
^ *Taherzadeh, Adib (1972). The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh. Oxford, UK: George Ronald, pp. 347. ISBN 0853983445.
^ *Taherzadeh, Adib (2000). The Child of the Covenant. Oxford, UK: George Ronald, pp. 299-300. ISBN 0853984395.
^ *Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (1948). Twenty-Five Years of the Guardianship. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, p. 21.