This goes back to the Oedipian Chorus saying solemnly Count no man lucky until
he is dead.
The Bab says more productively and usefully:
WORSHIP thou God in such wise that if thy worship lead thee to the fire, no
alteration in thine adoration would be produced, and so likewise if thy
I don't know where I picked it up, but I recall reading/hearing that at the
moment of death a person makes a choice to turn toward God or away from
God. It doesn't matter how they lived their life, at that moment a choice
is made. So someone who lived a life of service to the Faith can turn
How do you define luck?
Richard.
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I am unable to refute the idea that luck can be involved in one's
salvation.
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Dear Friends,
Please, explain to me:
How do we answer (the Bahá'ís) to the denunciation of those Muslims who
accuse us like mushrikun/polytheistic due to our devotion towards the
Manifestation of God??
I read this in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_(polytheism):
2. *Shirk in
