I am loving this. For one thing, every time I read about the Druze I read that their beliefs are unknown and undiscoverable; so it is very helpful to read this summary.
Secondly, up until Dr. Younis Khan's Memoirs were recently published, the only information we had in English about the relationship of the Druze to the Baha'is was a brief chapter in The Chosen Highway, and I think a few brief references in Mr. Balyuzi's book "Abdu'l-Baha". This is a wonderful fleshing out. Third, more details about the attraction of the Druze to the Persons of the Manifestation and the Master is marvelous. And finally, I had no idea that Baha'u'llah had spent time anywhere in the Holy Land but Akka, Bahji, Mazrieh and Haifa. The news that He spent three months in Yirkih is fantastic. I looked it up on the Net and here is a map that gives a general idea of where it is located in relation to `Akka. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IS/3/Yirka.html Enthusiastic thanks for this wonderful research, Ahang, and for your generosity in sharing it with this list. I have forwarded it to everybody in my address book. JUST KIDDING. Sincere thanks Brent __________________________________________________ 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
