In a message dated 3/17/2004 7:52:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, for a short period recently, he had a highly critical website which I
happened to come across while looking for Douglas Martin's thesis. I
believe that in scanning Juan's material I saw that exact
In a message dated 3/21/2004 8:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As to the Bab's use of the term - I understand this to be word play,
not interpretation.
Dear Don,
And what do you do about Ali's use of the term?
warmest, Susan
In a message dated 4/4/2004 2:43:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am under the impression that Nabil is to be given special consideration as a source
Dear Dean,
Not so much as a 'source' but as a sacred narrative. At least that is the way I look at it.
warmest,
In a message dated 4/5/2004 8:03:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If there were some theological reasons, then that needs to be demonstrated. So far, I don't know of any such reason. What aspect of the Dawn-breakers is theological to you? It simply portrays the Babi Faith as
In a message dated 4/5/2004 9:16:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What were the Guardian's exact words regarding his infallibility?
I thought he claimed to be infallible only in matters related to the Faith.
To me, this would include the Faith's history.
He claimed to be
In a message dated 4/5/2004 11:32:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From reading this quote my understanding is that Shoghi Effendi can be
infallible in regards to history providing he's basing what he says on the
revealed word.
Dear Dean,
Perhaps, but I'm not sure how
In a message dated 5/11/2004 8:52:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I never have considered teleportation to be an issue. The simple shock of facing death, hearing the crash of the muskets and suddenly dropping to the ground as the rope was cut would have been incapacitating
In a message dated 5/12/2004 3:58:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
actually i think we understnad pretty well what was on the Bab's mind, and it is found in the Molsem denial. He told some people who wanted to execute Him that He had a conversation to finish, they said, no.
In a message dated 5/12/2004 7:41:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Another question springs to mind on this topic: why did the miracle have to
happen in the first place? If miracles are no proof of Prophethood, what
was the point of it all?
Dear David,
We don't even
In a message dated 5/10/2004 8:39:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I remember some time ago saying something about 'Abdu'l-Baha using the KJV,
and then being corrected by someone. But now that I think about that, this
leads me to ask: why is the KJV quoted extensively
In a message dated 5/23/2004 11:13:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do any of the Baha'i Writings suggest that the afterlife might be limited to
believers?
Dear Dean,
There are passages which could conceivably be interpreted that way, but I don't. Check out what
In a message dated 5/23/2004 11:25:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There are passages which could conceivably be interpreted that way, but I don't. Check out what Gleanings has to say.
Do you mean you don't interpret them that way?
No, I don't interpret those passages
In a message dated 5/24/2004 10:45:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Clarification, please, from some of you knowledgeable historians.I read Tutor Pole's story. I have also seen several letter from the Guardian to, I think, "W. T. Pole". Are these the same people. If I
In a message dated 6/1/2004 11:12:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Agreed. I should have written "a" reason; tho' when I first heard this
story, it was given as "the" reason.
Dear Don,
I think that is the way Taherzadeh depicts it as he wants to focus on Sohrab Ahmad
In a message dated 6/11/2004 6:00:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But it escapes this mind how one whose station is as great as that of Quddus could think of himself as a Manifestation. 'Abdu'l-Baha and the Guardian, for example, were quick to discount being thought of as a
In a message dated 6/15/2004 3:31:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
'If thy Lord had willed, whoever is in the earth would have believed, all of them, all together. Wouldst thou then constrain the people until they are believers?' (Sura 10:99)
I am wondering what the
In a message dated 7/20/2004 7:27:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
can't find Steven's version of "Abdu'l-Baha's reasons anywhere. Of course they may be his understanding of 'Abdu'l-Baha's comments, but he actually attributed them to the Master.
Dear David,
The nice
In a message dated 8/17/2004 5:42:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On the contrary, they have always excelled all other peoples in endowments conferred by birth.
Dear Hasan,
I'd call it hyperbole.
warmest, Susan
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In a message dated 8/20/2004 9:00:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Can you give me a source for the Universal House of Justice comment on "hyperbole" ?
"we must accept that they are realities that cannot be defined in a rigourous manner, as one would attempt to define the
Dear friends,
You might find this URL interesting: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=515u=/ap/20040829/ap_on_re_af/war_and_peace_1printer=1
warmest, Susan
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So I just wanted to try and see if my email gets posted and also say hello again.
Welcome back, Jilla!
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If one should not
feel antipathy towards another, however, why should antipathy be valid
grounds for divorce?
Dear David,
Clearly, you have never been married. ;-}
But the word here is 'aversion' as I
In a message dated 10/30/2004 10:54:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a cousin who is at a university, in
a co-ed dorm situation (men and women on the same floor); she and her
current roommate would like to move out of their dorm and into an
apartment with a male
Each
claim that there is a personal God, who created the universe and man, and if
man participates in the sacraments of their religion, he will achieve
everlasting life.
Dear Steve,
I'm afraid this person is poorly informed as to the tenets of these religions.
Only Christianity has sacraments.
In a message dated 11/21/2004 2:26:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is there a line somewhere in Aqdas or elsewhere that says after the Recognition one should serve those that believe?
Not to my knowledge. Obedience to the Laws comes after recognition, not obedience to
In a message dated 11/20/2004 3:54:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Could you please explain, in layman's terms, what it means to read Paul through the eyes of Augustine and Luther?
Augustine and Luther were very fixated with the issue of their personal sinfullness. This
In a message dated 11/24/2004 2:58:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Explain to me the nuances of "serve" as compared to "encourage, support". I always understood service as a baha'i as to help/assist an endeavor. This ,of course, IMO, can take a lot of different forms
In a message dated 11/24/2004 6:44:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It was something to the effect that if someone (i.e.another believer) asked a Baha'i to do a service for the cause if is as ifBaha'u'llah (or maybe it was 'Abdul-Baha) Himself asked them to do it.
In a message dated 11/28/2004 10:17:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The significance of WS's edict was that it allowed Jews to return to the Holy Land, rather than just practise their faith. Are you saying that the reply from the public record office to the "researcher"
In a message dated 11/28/2004 10:45:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
He states in TITN that he
secured and studied copies of original documents and
letters. Did he actually say he made *this* bit up?
Dear Sam,
He doesn't say he read the original edict itself, though I
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:19:18 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As a
Canadian, I cannot say that I have ever experienced the situationdepicted
in the cartoon. The ABM's that I have met have been quite vocal
intheir encouragement to study other materials,
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:31:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't think tutor is "true believer" just because is a "tutor", I think
we can't or "must" say when one baha'i is *true* or *not true* believer.
Hasan
Dear Hasan,
We've got a
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:35:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thus,
for example, after reading thequotation, The betterment of the world
can be accomplished through pureand goodly deeds, through commendable and
seemly conduct, the student isasked, "How
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:40:21 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The
experience of the Ruhi Institute has shown that we do not suppress the
imagination or the personality of the participants
How have they determined they aren't doing this?
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:45:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Ruhi
Institute, following the ideas presented in the previousparagraphs,
asserts that effective participation which will not easilydegenerate into
political manipulation requires a
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:48:02 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I would
like to invite you to join a study circle we have recentlyestablished in
our community. There are already twelve people in our group,and I am sure
you will like every one of them. We
In a message dated 12/9/2004 11:08:14 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why you
put too messages against Ruhi program?
Huh? Other than that cartoon, Max has been posting nothing but quotations
from Ruhi materials.
The
functions of the tutor are clearand
In a message dated 12/9/2004 11:22:10 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Has itbeen effective among older, educated believers in urban
areas in Peru, Hasan? Or does it work better among the young and the
semi-literate as I have suggested?
Yes,
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:52:08 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Too
much discussions about the Ruhi Program in this forum, now the Ruhi Program is
a real and efficient way to grow, it is not perfect (nothing is) but it help
the Faith to grow better than
In a message dated 12/10/2004 7:04:01 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
unity of
thought refers to keeping one's mind and heart centered on Baha'u'llah and
`Abdu'l-Baha, i.e., the Covenant. It has nothing directly to do with the
fundamentalist indoctrination
In a message dated 12/10/04 8:31:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Know assuredly that just as thou firmly believest that the Word of God,
exalted be His glory, endureth for ever, thou must, likewise, believe with
undoubting faith that its meaning can never be
In a message dated 12/10/2004 11:45:05 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think
that many are willing to take what the editors say at face
value.
Well, that certainly happens, and at times tutors encourage it. When one
participant noted that no source was given to
In a message dated 12/11/2004 12:30:05 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If I
am honst, I have this same issue. The sufferigof Jesus on the cross is a
powerful story. Try as I might, I can not see Baha'u'llah's imprisonment for
decades as equivalent. It just isnt'
In a message dated 12/11/2004 10:45:16 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Where
are you getting that from?
For gosh sakes, Gilberto. Have you never seen the fatwas to the effect that
women should not be in positions of political authority because political
leaders
In a message dated 12/11/2004 12:04:20 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"Second,
there is a discussion about radiocarbon dating, which is our best method for
dating fossils less than 30,000 years old. Let's go back in time to 1912. At
Piltdown near Sussex a skull
In a message dated 12/11/2004 3:55:31 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Really!?!? I don't understand? What is the appeal? Besides, I've
evenheard from some followers of Thelema that in some ways the
movementhas already been "corrupted" to Crowleanity.
Mark was into
In a message dated 12/10/04 6:14:45 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It is now that unity of thought and action is most needed. It is now, when the Cause is entering a new phase of development, when its Administration is being gradually consolidated amid the welter and chaos
In a message dated 12/10/04 9:27:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There is but one power which heals -- that is God. The state or condition
through which the healing takes place is the confidence of the heart. By
some this state is reached through pills, powders, and
In a message dated 12/20/2004 7:33:30 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There is
a Christian doctrine known as dispensationalism which breakshuman history
into different periods (dispensations) where God dealswith human beings in
a particular way
Dear Gilberto,
In a message dated 12/20/2004 5:06:45 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
While
I'm open to a "broader" understanding of the term, I feel that because the
passage from Baha'u'llah opens with : "Contemplate with thine inward eye
the chain ofsuccessive Revelations that
In a message dated 12/20/2004 10:55:10 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you
didn't have Dispensationalism in mind, which was the Christianconcept you
were thinking of which was similar to
progressiverevelation?
Dear Gilberto,
I think progressive revelation
In a message dated 12/20/2004 11:30:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But the
Bahai faith isn't completely dissimilar to those groups. Ithink about "A
thief in the night" and the related interpretations ofthe Millerite groups
who as fundamentalists literally
In a message dated 12/21/2004 12:44:51 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I
hadnt run across this most interesting bit of information before. Could
you give a little more of this history, or perhaps point me towards some
further reading?
Here's some websites
In a message dated 12/28/2004 1:03:04 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dr.
Maneck, I understand that you and many others on this List, and many Bahai
scholars and Administrators believe in Omniscience at Will, Omnipotence at
Will, and other similar concepts that I
In a message dated 12/28/2004 1:59:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It was the official language of the Ottoman occupiers of the Holy Land,
and the "jailers" of Abdu'l Baha.I assume he had some fluency as did his
parents and grandparents.
Dear Scott,
In a message dated 12/29/2004 10:43:01 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
why did
Baha'u'llah not speakwith Browne in English, it is because he didn't
know English. Does this make senseif He is omniscient at
will? I think it does because I can argue that he did not
In a message dated 12/29/2004 11:03:09 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I
take Their statements literally unless thye violate natural law. The
existence of a human who inspired the stories about Abraham does not
require violation of physical laws of the universe,
Could anyone else tell me, what stands out in your mind about why you
converted. What was the thing that grabbed you adn convinced
you.
Dear Ron,
I was very young when I became a Baha'i. When I read Release the Sun and
compared it with the Gospels it seemed to me that it was the same
Here is the newsletter I promised you.
Reflections on GrowthNumber 1 March 2004Intensive Growth in
Advanced ClustersDuring the past year in a number of countries, greater
attention was given to expansionin advanced clusters. The most systematic
approach to date is emerging in Asia, where
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"There
is one other condition which should be mentioned. There arecertain
former Bah whose actions do not necessarily constituteCovenant-breaking,
but are seriously destructive. Where such
In a message dated 12/30/2004 3:24:48 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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Brentcito
'Little' Brent?
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RS:
Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to assume that Abdul Baha used an
interpreter becuase he could't understand English well without one?
Why else would Abdu'l-Baha use an interpreter
?
Dear
In a message dated 12/31/2004 2:12:25 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I wonder
why no one has mentioned this tragedy on this list and if there are
Baha'i Communities there?
I'm sure there are. What I'm wondering is if there are any SEDs in those
areas which
In a message dated 1/1/2005 10:23:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
this was
right after Muhammed had developed a signet ring (Seal) for doing business
with Byzantium.
Huh?
I think Muslims put as much stake in what Muhammad supposedly said at His
last sermon
In a message dated 1/1/2005 11:57:41 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The
Qur'an warns against hadith.
Where does it do that?
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The
Prophet married her (by traditional accounts) when she was seven, but did not
consumate the marriage until she was eleven. That seems reasonable to me by
the standards of the time.
Dear
In a message dated 1/4/2005 5:35:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But
in general, that books which I've read which come out of the"Deobandi"
circles are actually pretty explicitly and uniformlysupportive of Sufism.
Tablighi Jamaat which is probably the
In a message dated 1/4/2005 5:57:59 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I
don'tthink that that kind of success is much of an indication of truth.
Infact, I think in general the liberation theology perspective
(whereGod is on the side of the poor and the oppressed) is
In a message dated 1/8/2005 4:26:25 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sale's
translation is the most scholarly we have, but Rodwell's version is more
literary, and hence easier for reading. (From a letter written on
behalf of Shoghi Effendi (23 November
1934).
In a message dated 1/9/2005 3:58:23 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Maybe it's just me, but from my perspective, humanity's
biggest problem isn't ignorance as much as
forgetfulness.
No offense, Gilberto, but is that your *personal* perspective. It looks
likethe
My
understanding is that the word siyasat in 19th century (and early 20th
century) Persian and Arabic means leadership and not politics as it is
commonly used. The 1943 translation of the eighth Ishraq in the Baha'i World
Faith reads:
"Administrative affair are all in charge of the House of
In a message dated 1/14/2005 3:47:37 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
At the
top of the document Jonah states "Note: the article "Church and
State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah," by Sen McGlinn, also addresses
these issues." Is this the document that the
In a message dated 1/15/2005 1:15:33 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What
exactly did he say about them? And how do you know they are the
same?
I don't have the book with me right now. Have you never read "That which
Delivers from Error"? It is a classic.
"And
In a message dated 1/17/2005 2:51:43 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I do not think that "the wisdom of referring the
laws of society to the House of Justice" the laws of society means civil
laws,
Dear Firouz,
My translation of akham-i madaniyyih here isthe
In a message dated 1/17/2005 10:37:49 A.M. Central Standard Time,
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The same when I hear glorification of things.
how many people OUTSIDE the USA do you know who have gone through the
ruhi books, who have done more than one?
Dear Janine,
If most people are
In a message dated 12/23/2004 8:11:04 A.M. Central Standard Time,
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(Don't
Bahais say that the world will continue to exist
indefinitely?)
Dear Gilbert,
I'm going through some old posts that I missed during my vacation and noted
the above remark. Baha'is
In a message dated 1/18/2005 12:36:22 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Of
course, in context, `Abdu'l-Baha is referring to legislative deductions.
Correct. But the issue of the proper relationship between religion and
state is a matter of law.
warmest, Susan
In a message dated 12/25/2004 1:20:49 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I
think I would define "H.ikmat" a trifle differently in a Bahá'í
reference.Perhaps Susan or Khazeh could offer a better
definition?
Not promote or defend but sometimes to protect. For
In a message dated 12/25/2004 9:40:49 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Butthey see the Bahai faith as a threat to their worldview,
theirculture, their religion. And as a response, several countries led
byreligious militant fundamentalists join together an attack
In a message dated 12/25/2004 11:13:05 A.M. Central Standard Time,
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But when Bahais make a big deal out say that "holy war" has
beenabrogated it gives the impression that somehow they are more
peaceful,or closer to pacifism, etc. than other religions in
In a message dated 12/25/2004 11:46:40 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
it's
true that the early, formative years of the Babí andBahá'í Faith were
characterized by a good deal of violence and bloodshed
Babi, not Baha'i.
In a message dated 12/25/2004 6:02:53 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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Although Shoghi Effendi said that abortions should not be permitted
unless authorized by the woman's physician
Dear Mark,
I don't recall the Guardian referring to a woman's physician
In a message dated 1/21/2005 9:40:33 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What is the distinction you are making between "protecting" and
"defending"?
Dear Gilberto,
"Defending" could be nothing more than apologetics. I'm talking about
what could be life and
In a message dated 1/21/2005 9:44:56 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"So whatever it means to "blot out holy war" it doesn't
absolutelyexclude the possibility that Bahais would take up arms to
defendthemselves and fight non-Bahais."
Dear Gilberto,
They
In a message dated 1/21/2005 11:29:15 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"Defending" could be nothing more than apologetics. I could actually
say the same about jihad then. There is a hadithwhich states: ""The best
jihad is speaking the truth to an
unjustruler."
In a message dated 1/21/2005 11:40:20 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Where did the word 'righteous' come from? In "Bahaullah
and the New Era" there is an entire chapter called"Righteous
Warfare"
Okay. The term 'righteous warfare' occurs nowhere in the
In a message dated 1/21/2005 11:58:08 A.M. Central Standard Time,
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Pretty much every discussion of physical jihad I've seen from
atraditional/orthodox persepctive talks about it in the context
ofdefending Muslim lands and lives
Dear Gilberto,
When
In a message dated 1/21/2005 12:00:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"You are allowed to apply capital punishment according to
yourreligion. You are allowed to engage in "collective security" in
yourreligion. You are allowed to engage in "righteous warfare" in
In a message dated 1/21/2005 12:15:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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1903,
not 1906.
Oops, sorry. I always associate with the Constitutional Revolution.
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As for
me, I sat and suffered through one session of Ruhi and was ready to putgun
to my head after that. So it may not be for an old dog like me, but as
Isaid it was God-sent for my son.
Dear
In a message dated 1/21/2005 2:17:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why isn't "Bahaullah and the New Era" "the writings"?
Dear Gilberto,
By "Writings" I mean our scriptures; what we consider the Word of God.
Baha'u'llah and the New Era is just a piece
In a message dated 1/21/2005 2:20:48 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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If
you are just arguing about the "names" that seems an odddistinction to
make.
I am not at all arguing about names and I have a difficult time figuring
out why you find this so hard to grasp.
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would certainlyadmit that it has the potential to be abused
(virtually all rules do)but jizya actually is ordained in the Quran, so if
you really think itis necessarily a form of harrassment
In a message dated 1/21/2005 5:48:18 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I once knew someone who told me he only accepted Muhammad on the
authority of Baha'u'llah.
Dear Mark,
I think most of us did at first.
warmest, Susan
In a message dated 1/21/2005 6:46:21 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So does
the UHJ believe the first Gulf War was justified? Are thereother official
Bahai statements related to Gulf War I, and Gulf
WarII?
Dear Gilberto,
That's the only one and it wasn't the
Dear James,
A number of your quotations are taken from Divine Philosophy which more or
less falls into the category of pilgrim's notes. But I think your understanding
is both right and wrong. The very purpose of the Baha'i Faith is to bring about
the unity of humanity and by it, an end to
In a message dated 1/21/2005 5:18:35 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
By the religion which immediately preceded the Baha'i Faith, I think
that Susan had in mind the Babi Faith, not Islam.My
mistake.
Actually, I was thinking of both.
In a message dated 1/21/2005 5:09:46 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now, for clarification, can you tell us, if the Baha'is were trapped at
Shaykh Tabarsi today, and Muslims attacked them, would the Baha'is be allowed
to fight back, according to the Law of
In a message dated 1/21/2005 4:26:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Did the
Bab wage Jihad against all the non-believers or just against
Muslims?
The Bab never waged jihad. His followers fought in His absence when He was
imprisoned.
warmest, Susan
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