Hi Dean,
Well, here I go again... maybe this time I got it right!
88 GUARDIAN (Infallibility of the)
The infallibility of the Guardian is confined to matters
which are related strictly to the Cause and interpretation of
the teachings; he is not an infallible authority on other
subjects, such as
there is also a very significant quotation from the beloved Guardian that i
remember the late Hand of the Cause Mr Khadem showed this servant first and
taught me and in a sense inculcated to my limited [by then young and uneducated
mind]
'... It is not for individual believers to limit the
Dear Khazeh,
While individuals are not to define the
limits of Guardian's sphere, his sphere is limited as defined by Abdu'l-Baha's
WT and also as delineated by the Guardian and the House of Justice.
The boundaries are well drawn and are limited to matters of interpretation
of the Sacred Text
In my opinion the Dawnbreakers falls into the category
of "matters strictly related to the Cause".
Here is something from the Universal House of Justice 1977-08-22
"He explains that he is not an infallible authority on subjects such as
economics and science, nor does he go into
Bud Dean, here he is not interpreting the word of God, but the word of
Nabil. Not that he doesn't have additional insight, mind you, but I
think the thrust of it is the fact that Nabil isn't scripture, so his
translation/interpretation/interpolation may not partake in his
infallibility.
Something can be both sacred mythology and factually true. Myth may
imply false or innacurate or made up in the common vernacular, but
parables are myths, and the Qur'an and Bible both clearly state that
they are speaking in parables. If some of the parables happen to be
true (ie, Jesus knew
On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Christian E. Gruber wrote:
Something can be both sacred mythology and factually true. Myth may
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Reminds me of this: All the stories in the Bible are true and some of
them actually happened
Loving regards,
Iskandar
Some of the Babis possessed a small book called Kitabi Siossieh (The Book of
Behaviour). Does anyone know who wrote it and what kind of writings it contains?
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Some disconnected thoughts, I haven't worked all of this through.
1. The Guardian stated that he is not infallible in economics or science. Somehow,
history got added to that list. It is entirely possible that he is *not* infallible
in writing or editing history; my point is that he didn't
4. Shoghi Effendi many
times uses the Dawn-breakers as a
source for his own history of the Faith, throughout God Passes By. This is simply not true. He used a wide variety of sources.
Read the Priceless Pearl. He spent a year reading and taking
notes.
He used a wide variety of
It is written:
it is not for individual believers to limit the sphere of the
Guardian's authority, or to judge when they have to obey the Guardian
and when they are free to reject his judgment.
It is also written:
The infallibility of the Guardian is confined to matters which are
related
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