On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:16:50 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/8/2005 1:13:34 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Gilberto: > Ok. Then if all that was vouchsafed to Bahaullah was already mentioned > to Muhammad, I just think it makes alot more sense for me to look to > those great Muslim interpreters, scholars, and saints to unpack the > meaning of the Quran and the sunnah. And nothing would be lost or > missing by doing so.
Scott: > Baha`u'llah says the knowledge of all the Manifestations was perfect. The > Revelation to mankind was complete in each one's Self. However, each > manifestation revealed only what God directed Him to reveal. Therefore > Muhammed's knowledge was complete, and God's Message was complete in > Himself. However, what He revealed was limited as God directed. But the Quran says of itself: We did not leave anything out of this Book, then all will be gathered before their Lord [for judgement]. (6:38) Here's a story I like which I had discussed a bit on soc.religion.bahai. I think it would be interesting to mention it here: Hillel and Shammai were two great Jewish scholars of the past. It is said that, in the great days of Hillel and Shammai (before the time of Jesus) a man came to see Shammai and said, "Teach me the torah while standing on one leg". Shammai promptly picked up a brick and hit the man on the side of the head and told him "That is impossible, go and learn". The man then approached Hillel and asked the same of him, he promptly stood on one leg and said .Treat your neighbour as you would treat yourself (or in some versions, "What is hateful to you, do not do to others'), that is the torah all the rest is just commentary. I really like Hillel's answer. I would say that in a real way there is a huge amount of content already contained in even just "La ilaha illa Allah" (No god but God) "and the rest is commentary" so even just sticking to the Quran is huge amount of fleshing out and unpacking. Alot more unpacking with details and examples can be seen if you include the volumes and volumes of hadith. I don't think anything is left out. Really. 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
