I am loving this.
For one thing, every time I read about the Druze I read that their beliefs are
unknown and undiscoverable; so it is very helpful to read this summary.
Secondly, up until Dr. Younis Khan's Memoirs were recently published, the only
information we had in English about the
Dear Gilberto,
One of the difficulties encountered when Baha'is give answers
off the top of their head about the Baha'i Faith is that it is
generally an abbreviated explanation. The common denominator
here, is the Sacred texts of the Baha'i Faith and the source
for the most thorough
Sandra wrote:
With regard to obedience/disobedience to governments... there
is a qualifier that seems to be missing from the discussion.
That word is just. Obedience to JUST governments.
***
This highlights the issue which has been in many ways most problematic since
becoming a Baha'i.
No big deal but Fluss der Wahrheit is River of Truth in German not River
of Life. The latter would be Fluss des Lebens.
Best wishes,
Ian Kluge
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Bahais in Abu-Sinan
As noted earlier, by September 1914, `Abdul-Baha sent all Bahais to
Abu-Sinan and himself remained in commute between `Akka-Haifa and that village.
During this time, he closed the door of association to all and would neither
meet with anyone, nor receive any
2 November 1914
In the morning a group of Druze and their chiefs attained the presence of
`Abdul-Baha. Shaykh Salih expressed his fear of the war, to which `Abdul-Baha
responded:
You have not experienced genuine difficult times, for if you had, such
occurrences would not perturb you. One
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:15:08 -0900, Sandra Chamberlain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Gilberto,
One of the difficulties encountered when Baha'is give answers
off the top of their head about the Baha'i Faith is that it is
generally an abbreviated explanation.
Thanks I try to appreciate
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:43:31 -0800, David Lambert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sandra wrote:
With regard to obedience/disobedience to governments... there
is a qualifier that seems to be missing from the discussion.
That word is just. Obedience to JUST governments.
This highlights the
Gilberto wrote:
It still seems really odd to think that even when being civil and
non-violent, that political behavior might still have other constraints put
on it.
As I understand the Bahá'í teachings, politics are considered divisive and
as such to be avoided. That does not mean one cannot
19-20 November 1914
It was during this time that Prince Shaykhur-Rais arrived in the Holy Land
and the Birth of the Bab was observed on 19 November at Bahji. With utmost joy
and excitement, all the Bahais residing in Abu-Sinan walked to Bahji where a
feast was given by Aqa Mirza
30 November 1914
It was a clear, bright day with a calm sea. From afar, the Zeeb
underwater
rifts, which were typically covered by the waves, were now seen, and the people
of `Akka mistook them for armored warships. Therefore the entire city of `Akka
fled in fear, leaving behind only a
With regard to obedience/disobedience to governments... there
is a "qualifier" that seems to be missing from the discussion.
That word is "just". Obedience to JUST governments.
Hi everyone,
Just wading in briefly. If I remember right, Shoghi Effendi defined
a just
Susan
WOOF! Color me embarrassed. Of course you're right and I plea
exhaustion when I wrote that. I remember reading of a North African
Scholar who declared that the tales of the Mahdi were folktales and I,
somehow, transposed this onto Ibn Khaldun. Nonetheless it is sloppy
scholarship and I
With regard to obedience/disobedience to governments... thereis a qualifier that seems to be missing from the discussion.That word is just. Obedience to JUST governments.
Dear Rich,
You write:
Just wading in
briefly. If I remember right, Shoghi Effendi defined a just government
At 12:15 -0900 2/10/05, Sandra Chamberlain wrote:
Dear Gilberto,
One of the difficulties encountered when Baha'is give answers off
the top of their head about the Baha'i Faith is that it is generally
an abbreviated explanation. The common denominator here, is the
Sacred texts of the Baha'i
First of all, the Bahai faith puts a lot of emphasis
on the spiritual approach. Bahai communities and
individual Bahais do not always get that that the
world is to be transformed by spiritual means.
Simply put, when a Bahai fails to exemplify the Bahai
teachings to some extend, the teachings
In a message dated 2/9/2005 10:14:25 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes, and neither was the Allied effort against the Nazis, but that wasstill praised. It's not that the Bahai faith has a problem withviolence (and by that, I just mean that like many religions, its
In a message dated 2/10/2005 5:33:11 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Isn't that kind of sad? You see society crashing down and basicallyyou just sit out until something new comes along?
We're promised that as the old order disintegrates, the new order is built up. In other
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:19:30 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/10/2005 5:33:11 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Isn't that kind of sad? You see society crashing down and basically
you just sit out until something new comes along?
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:55:05 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/9/2005 10:14:25 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes, and neither was the Allied effort against the Nazis, but that was
still praised. It's not that the Bahai faith has
We're Cool. Apology accepted.
-Gilberto
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:30:15 -0800, Rich Ater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Susan
WOOF! Color me embarrassed. Of course you're right and I plea exhaustion
when I wrote that. I remember reading of a North African Scholar who
declared that the tales of
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