"The Revelation proclaimed by Bahá'u'lláh, His followers believe, is
divine in origin, all-embracing in scope, broad in its outlook,
scientific in its method, humanitarian in its principles and dynamic in
the influence it exerts on the hearts and minds of men. The mission of
the Founder of their Faith, they conceive it to be, to proclaim that
religious truth is not absolute but relative, that Divine Revelation is
continuous and progressive, that the Founders of all past religions,
though differing in the non-essential aspects of their teachings, "abide
in the same Tabernacle, soar in the same heaven, are seated upon the
same throne, utter the same speech and proclaim the same Faith". His
Cause, they have already demonstrated, stands identified with, and
revolves round, the principle of the organic unity of mankind as
representing the consummation of the whole process of human evolution.
This final stage in this stupendous evolution, they assert, is not only
necessary but inevitable, that it is gradually approaching, and that
nothing short of the celestial potency with which a divinely-ordained
Message can claim to be endowed can succeed in establishing it."
(June 1933, from a letter written by Shoghi Effendi to the High
Commissioner for Palestine)
(The Universal House of Justice,1997 Aug 13, Science and Religion, p. 2)
Here is a source you might except Prema.
Regards,
Albert
Prema wrote:
This reminds me of a joke we say around these parts, when unable to cite
a source for a quote - it's attributed to the Kitab-i-Hearsay.
We don't take it seriously unless it's referenced and checked it
ourselves :)
On 1/15/07, *M Chase* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Read David Piff's Bahai Lore and then you can show and tell other Bahais
that they are repeating unfounded rumors. Almost anything another Bahai
could say but can't find is in there. Also remind Bahais that the
Guardian said the Faith was scientific in its method, so they should
either produce the evidence (citation from the writings) or stop
repeating statements they cannot justify, which is gossip and spreading
misinformation. Problem solved. Marleen
The Revelation proclaimed by Bahá'u'lláh, His followers believe, is
divine in origin, all-embracing in scope, broad in its outlook,
scientific in its method, humanitarian in its principles and dynamic in
the influence it exerts on the hearts and minds of men.
(Shoghi Effendi, Summary Statement -The World Religion)
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