In the Abrahamic faiths
preceeding the Baha'i faith, the Afterlife (overlap with Day of
Judgement), as a topic has been dealt with a great deal in the
scriptures. Images of eutopia versus eternal chastisement depending on our
'wordly' deeds have been portrayed numerous times. To my understanding,
according to the Baha'i faith, the next life isn't discussed much. The concepts
of heaven and hell are metaphors for nearness and remoteness from God's
grace and mercy, and not much else, apart from the fact that the soul still
progresses towards it's Lord in the 'land of Abha'.
[Steve Cooney]
[Steve Cooney]
Monder,
I
respectfully disagree, this is a major topic in the Baha'i teachings, and there
are probably more compilations and texts on this topic than any other. The
Baha'i texts make constant reference to the spirit world, the Supreme Concourse,
this world as preparation for the next, the denizens of the next world guiding
this one and so on.
One of
the best collections of texts, but by no means the only one, is Hugh Motlagh's
The Glorious Journey to God. And this only assembles the extent English
materials.
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