In a message dated 1/2/2005 1:24:13 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dear Scott,
I see you have been visiting Dr. Khalifa's website. ;-} I would be very careful with that material. He had his own agenda. These verses do not at all refer to the oral traditions of the
For a non-Muslim hadith is confusing. There is no consensus as to which
hadith are reliable and which are not.
Dear Scott,
There is a consensus, though it may not be based on the best criteria. But
hadiths are usually classed as 'sound' or 'weak' by virtue of their chain of
transmission.
Dr.
On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 23:23:26 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/1/2005 10:02:54 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dear Scott,
That is precisely Gilberto's point, that Muslims in rejecting any prophet
after Muhammad are simply following what
Dear John Smith
John Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
May my life be an offering for your kind words.
Yes I am a Persian married to an Egyptian...
But in relation to writing and style of writing this servant of yours is
influenced [or hopes to be influenced by the Advice of the Universal House
of
In a message dated 1/2/2005 5:43:35 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That's actually kind of interesting. I honestly don't know what verseof the Quran one could site to say one thing or another about the ageof Aishah or her marriage to the prophet.A good article discussing
In a message dated 1/2/2005 12:59:59 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The
Prophet married her (by traditional accounts) when she was seven, but did not
consumate the marriage until she was eleven. That seems reasonable to me by
the standards of the time.
Dear
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:09:22 -, Khazeh Fananapazir
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I feel very sad as I leave this discussion that after all my missives my
brother Gilberto has not read the article this servant co-wrote on the Seal
of the Prophets...
If he were to really read it without any
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 09:48:46 -0800 (PST), John Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Gilberto, it doesn't seem like you are familiar with the Persian Language.
It is very flowery. Reading Khazeh's writing styles is like listening to
persians speaking among themselves, or like reading persian
What is the advise of the Universal House of Justice?
Khazeh Fananapazir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear John SmithJohn Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]May my life be an offering for your kind words.Yes I am a Persian married to an Egyptian...But in relation to writing and style of writing this servant of
In this day and age, and from now on, religion is a choice. Maybe it
wasn't this way when the Islamic armies swept across the middle of
Eurasia. Maybe it wasn't this way in Medieval Europe when there was an
Inquisition. But now, most people can choose to join any religion
they want to, or no
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 23:14:01 -, Khazeh Fananapazir
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Gilberto Simpson
Today in your letter on the net
http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist/m43095.html
you write:*
To be honest, for me it isn't about liking or disliking the concept. I'm not
saying that
At 2:40 PM -0500 1/2/05, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
I haven't found a really good concise description of the concept of
perfect man in the way I would like,
The idea is very old, and has gone thru many variations, especially in
Jewish, Persian and Islamic cultures.
The oldest versions are at least
At 4:38 PM -0500 1/2/05, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
3. More generally, if you really look at Sufism and realize that it is
a living part of Islam, and really appreciate its function, then I
think it is alot harder for Bahais to make the case that Islam (in the
sense of following the Quran, and
Dear Susan, Gilberto and Kazeh,
I hope you will not mind a non-scholar coming late into this conversation
about the Seal of the Prophets. I have a few questions.
My understanding is that "Nabi" refers to a prophet or warner
who does not bring a book, and who does not establish a
religion. These
Dear Tim,
For me, the following confirms what you say below:
XXV. It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation of God hath
lived is divinely ordained, and may, in a sense, be characterized as
God's appointed Day. This Day, however, is unique, and is to be
distinguished from those
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 21:15:25 -0600, Don Calkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 9:43 PM -0500 1/2/05, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
But then once you say that religions are progressive then you end up
ranking the religions according to how old they are and you can't help
but insult the religions which
Ron, Ron, Ron. What are we going to do with you? Can you not see how you
employ some of those same 'hard core verbal techniques of persuasion' you
imply others use? But I'll get back to that.
The same Iqan also, in numerous places, resorts to *logic* and common
sense* and *science* as
Dearest Tim Nolan
Thanks for your interest
My few days of holiday are over and my series of letters on this list now
truly at an end.
This may well be the seal of the letters which I can! humbly write
but in
answer to your question I would beg you to look carefully at this section of
a paper
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