RE: inspiration or revelation?

[Sandra]

Hasan wrote:  <> Does 'Abdu'l-Bahá reveal or He is inspired?  Instead of say "a Tablet, prayer revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá", we should say "a Tablet inspired by 'Abdu'l-Bahá" <>   Dear Hasan,   As an English only speaking person, I'm quite comfortable with the phrase "revealed by" in reference to  'Abdu'l-Bahá's prayers and tablets.  While recognizing that He was not a Manifestation of God, I believe there are sufficient passages from the Sacred Writings of Baha'u'llah to indicate that  'Abdu'l-Bahá' was divinely inspired - not the least of which, was the appelation:  Mystery of God.   My feeling is that this refers to His measure of receptivity, capacity and recognition of "divine inspiration"  ... which any of us are potentially capable of ... in a literal sense.   I would also consider that the term "revealed" in reference to 'Abdu'l-Bahá's personal tablets to individuals falls into the the category of the 2nd or 3rd meaning of reveal.  See below.   Lovingly, Sandra   reveal Function: transitive verb 1: to make known through divine inspiration 2: to make publicly or generally known 3: to open up to view   synonyms REVEAL, DISCLOSE, DIVULGE, TELL, BETRAY mean to make known what has been or should be concealed. REVEAL may apply to supernatural or inspired revelation of truths beyond the range of ordinary human vision or reason <divine will as revealed in sacred writings>. DISCLOSE may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret     The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you.     __________________________________________________   You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/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