On 3/20/04 1:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think Baha'is *would* capitalize Frequented Fane, for it is
reference to the Manifestation as the Temple of God.
I don't think so.
These are the opening to a surah concerning the 'time of the end'.
Muhammad begins by swearing a series of oaths
On 3/21/04 6:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You forget that my original statement was that a *Baha'i* would
capitalize
it, not a Muslim, not even Muhammad.
I'm not convinced. I don't think that swearing by the Returning
Christ fits the context. If the 'frequented fane' line were right
In a message dated 3/21/2004 8:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As to the Bab's use of the term - I understand this to be word play,
not interpretation.
Dear Don,
And what do you do about Ali's use of the term?
warmest, Susan
On 3/22/04 1:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/21/2004 8:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As to the Bab's use of the term - I understand this to be word
play,
not interpretation.
Dear Don,
And what do you do about Ali's use of the
David,
At 08:10 PM 3/21/2004, you wrote:
Does someone know where I can find this study, or something which tells about it?
If you know of any other studies it would also be appreciated.
What several longitudinal studies suggest is that premarital sex is a reasonably good
predictor of
But perhaps
that raises the whole question as to the nature of prophecy andits
fulfillment?warmest, Susan
The fact that the phrase "Frequented Fane" has
issued from the Mouth's of Holy One's and Manifestations of God raises
interesting questions about the nature of those Beings as seen as
Richard,
At 12:46 AM 3/22/2004, you wrote:
But perhaps that raises the whole question as to the nature of prophecy and its
fulfillment?
IMO, prophecies (warnings), whether conditional or decreed, serve the function of
orienting people toward engaging in certain series of actions. They are a
On 3/22/04 3:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/21/2004 10:26:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you insist that the Bab's use of the term was authoritative
interpretation of the Qu'ran, then either Ali did not understand the
Qu'ran or he was