'Abdu'l-Baha says that if religion is not the cause of unity then it would
be better that there were no religion. I was wondering how we can not be
seen as hypocritical given that Baha'is are not allowed to renounce their
religion regardless of circumstances. 'Abdu'l-Baha says that if
Hasan wrote: Does
'Abdu'l-Bah reveal or He is inspired? Instead of say "a Tablet,
prayerrevealed by 'Abdu'l-Bah", we should say "a Tablet inspired by
'Abdu'l-Bah"
Dear Hasan,
As an English only speaking person, I'm quite comfortable with
the phrase "revealed by" in reference
How about inspired by God and revealed by
Abdu'l-Baha?
and with certain prayers revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
-- such communications constitute in themselves a notable and illuminating
chapter in the history of the unfoldment of the Bahá'í Administrative Order.
(Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By,
How is it then that an individual would like to renounce his belief in God;
and yet, at the same time, be considered by all an sundry to be a believer
in God?
God, desiring to prevent dissension in His religion, has prevented it thus:
The purpose of the Blessed Beauty in entering into this
But in your thread, revealed/inspired seems to be a question of status
for the human participant.
What is relavant, dear Gilberto, is that the Baha'i Revelation as with the
Qur'an is the Revelation of God and confirms what went before.
3 He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with
How is it then that an individual would like to renounce his belief in God;
and yet, at the same time, be considered by all an sundry to be a believer
in God?
God, desiring to prevent dissension in His religion, has prevented it thus:
The purpose of the Blessed Beauty in entering into this
I found it rather instructive to read the article
at the posted URL below in light of the rather terrifying quotation from Shoghi
Effendi.
"It is this same cancerous materialism, born
originally in Europe, carried to excess in the North American continent,
contaminating the Asiatic
At 9:32 AM -0500 5/29/06, Hasan Elias wrote:
Does 'Abdu'l-Bahá reveal or He is inspired?
Instead of say a Tablet, prayer revealed by
'Abdu'l-Bahá, we should say a Tablet inspired
by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
In English, a Tablet inspired by 'Abdu'l-Baha
would not be written by Abdu'l-Baha, rather He
