Re: Questions about Omniscience and related matters

[Popeyesays]

In a message dated 12/28/2004 7:21:42 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear Scott,   Abdu'l-Baha did sometimes write in Ottoman Turkish but I don't know that Shoghi Effendi knew it. Keep in mind that the Guardian was educated first in Catholic and then in American Presbyterian schools. These schools emphasized Arabic literature, but not Turkish. It is hard to say, though, inasmuch as Ottoman Turkish was no longer being used by the time Shoghi Effendi became Guardian.    warmest, Susan Susan,   Turkish ceased being the official language of Palestine in 1917 when General Allenby drove the last Turkish forces out of the region. So Shoghi Effendi would have been about 20 or so. It seems to me that he must have had some Turkish, though I am sure it was limited. Abdu'l Baha used it to communicate with the Ottoman believers and to deal with the officials of the Empire.   Regards,   Scott __________________________________________________ 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