On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:53:55 -0800 (PST), JS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gilberto, By the way, thanks for your time because these conversations have > been a learning experience for me. > > -----------
You are welcome. > 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. > > > > ________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to > Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > -- "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
