On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:23:35 -0000, Khazeh Fananapazir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wouldn't the behaviours of Muhammad or even Hussein have > also been permitted under "righteous warfare"? > Peace > Gilberto
Thank you for the references. Maybe I should spell out more. I wasn't really so much asking for the information. (I've seen the first passage before and the second is a little new to me, but isn't surprising) What I guess I'm saying is that given the noble descriptions of the battles fought by Muhammad and Hussein in the Bahai writings, there is absolutely nothing wrong with "jihad" when understood properly. And so it doesn't make sense to blot it from the book because there is nothing at all evil, selfish, bloodthirsty or unnecessary in it. And for Bahais to say that "holy war" has been blotted out, but "righteous warfare" is A-ok, is like saying 6 is bigger than half-a-dozen. PEace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
