"No, I don't just mean random Bahais off the street coming up with stuff off the top of their heads. I mean the interpretations of more knowledgable Bahais and people whose interpretations and readings seem faithful and connected to the writings as a whole."
Dear Gilberto, Still not a good comparison. You're not likely to find any Rumis or Ibn Arabis on this list, much less on SRB! The only real comparison you can make is between the Qur'an itself and Baha'u'llah. "What seems consistent is that the Quran is read in ways which deligitmize the Muslim community. And that is done by "spiritualizing" and reading metaphorically doctrines which Muslims tend to take seriously. And by uncharitable legalistic readings of passages which Muslims would actually be more flexible on." Uh, Gilberto most of those legalistic readings are precisely the ones the *majority* of Muslims take. Which gems did you have in mind? The gems in the Qur'an? We can start with the Surih of Rahman.;-} warmest, Susan __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
