On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:30:02 -0900, Sandra Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Continuing part 4: > `Abdu'l-Bahá - The Secret of Divine Civilization pgs. 69-71
> No power on earth can prevail against the armies of justice, > and every citadel must fall before them; for men willingly go > down under the triumphant strokes of this decisive blade, and > desolate places bloom and flourish under the tramplings of > this host. There are two mighty banners which, when they cast > their shadow across the crown of any king, will cause the > influence of his government quickly and easily to penetrate > the whole earth, even as if it were the light of the sun: the > first of these two banners is wisdom; the second is justice. > Against these two most potent forces, the iron hills cannot > prevail, and Alexander's wall will break before them. That's actually a really interesting image. I'm not sure how "faithful" the is to the Quran but Dhul Qarnayn is often identified with Alexander the Great (I think the Ahmadiyya identify him with Cyrus) who built a wall to keep Gog and Magog out. It's just striking to me to identify Gog and Magog with wisdom and justice since I normally thought they were supposed to be evil nations. 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
