On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:35:17 -0800 (PST), JS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Forget about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad for a moment. Take a look at the Poet Jalal > ad-Din Rumi. A great man, right? Can you compare him to Prophet > Muhammad? > Why or why not? But the difference between Rumi and Bahaullah is that as a Muslim, it is possible to accept the greatness of Rumi and he fits into and enriches an Islamic paradigm. He was a Muslim, and taught his followers to be better Muslims. There isn't any conflict with accepting Islam and Rumi. The same can be said of the other many saintly charismatic figures in Islamic history. Some of them may have been eccentric or iconoclastic, But fundamentally they were part of the same spiritual universe. But since Bahai teachings are DIScontinuous with and actually violate Islamic principles, then accepting Bahaullah means rejecting Islam. Even Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is similarly problematic but nowhere near as extreme. They still call themselves Muslims, they substantially follow the same Shariah as sunnis, and at least one of the major branches are actually careful not to call Mirza Ghulam Ahmad a prophet. "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
