Now, it seems that the assumption has been (but I have not been
following too closely) that the sphere of the Guardian's authority
and the sphere of his infallibility coincide. Is there any reason to
think so? My off the cuff expectation is that they don't.
Dear William,
I meant to point
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
:
Re: Infallibility of the
Guardian Divine Guidance
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
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
