People of the Book

2007-02-21 Thread Scott Saylors
I know that somewhere in the Qur'an and the immediately following documents there is a place where the People of the Book are defined: as Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Sabaeans. In particular where is the reference to the Parsis (Zoroastrians)? Regards, Scott The information

Re: People of the Book

2007-02-21 Thread Teresa Taylor
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:08:59 -0800 (PST), Scott Saylors wrote I know that somewhere in the Qur'an and the immediately following documents there is a place where the People of the Book are defined: as Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Sabaeans. In particular where is the reference to

Re: People of the Book

2007-02-21 Thread Gata
Dear Scott: I found this in the Ocean program. Verily, they who believe, and the Jews, and the Sabeites, and the Christians -- whoever of them believeth in God and in the last day, and doth what is right, on them shall Come no fear, neither shall they be put to grief. (Qur'án 5:73). (The

Infringement upon the rights of a Jew or a Christian

2007-02-21 Thread XEch
Anyone know the source of the verse, (paraphrasing here): Whosoever infringes upon the rights of a Jew or a Christian, in the presence of God I Myself shall be a witness against him. I first saw it, early 70's, in The Divine Symphony perhaps. What do Muslim scholars have to say abou it

Re: People of the Book

2007-02-21 Thread smaneck
While the Magi or Fire Worshippers are mentioned in the Qu'ran, I don't think they're counted as People of the Book. Of course some Muslim scholars have a lose interpretation of this, and I have heard of some Moghuls even justifying People of the Book status for Hindus and Buddhists.

Re: Tests

2007-02-21 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello Susan, Tests don't stop until we die in any case. Would you please tell me where in the writings it says that there will be no more tests in the worlds after this one? Thanks, Tim - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA

Re: Tests

2007-02-21 Thread smaneck
Tests don't stop until we die in any case. Would you please tell me where in the writings it says that there will be no more tests in the worlds after this one? Dear Tim, I'm presuming that is the case because of what Abdu'l-Baha indicated about progress in the afterlife

to say the truth

2007-02-21 Thread Hasan Elias
It is almost impossible to say the truth everytime, remember the movie with Jim Carey?? (I don't remember the name) What do you think? http://hasaneliasperu.blogspot.com/ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the