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A wonderful and most generous Bahai friend and scholar , Dr Duane Troxel, has made available an important book, a very important book on Shi'ism Here http://www.send6.com/8f5e6e9f93a2c9b460b7c21f20296840/ the downloading will expire in a week take advantage dear friends the beloved Guardian Shoghi Effendi stated that one of the "MUST"s is the study of Islam and of course Shi'ism is the context......and unfortunately the very useful Dr Moojan Momen Book is not easily available and downloadable so please take advantage of this precious opportunity ******Those who participate in such a campaign, whether in an organizing capacity, or as workers to whose care the execution of the task itself has been committed, MUST, as an essential preliminary to the discharge of their duties, thoroughly familiarize themselves with the various aspects of the history and teachings of their Faith. In their efforts to achieve this purpose they MUST study for themselves, conscientiously and painstakingly, the literature of their Faith, delve into its teachings, assimilate its laws and principles, ponder its admonitions, tenets and purposes, commit to memory certain of its exhortations and prayers, master the essentials of its administration, and keep abreast of its current affairs and latest developments. They MUST strive to obtain, from sources that are authoritative and unbiased, a sound knowledge of the history and tenets of Islam -- the source and background of their Faith -- and approach reverently and with a mind purged from preconceived ideas the study of the Qur'án which, apart from the sacred scriptures of the Bábí and Bahá'í Revelations, constitutes the only Book which can be regarded as an absolutely authenticated Repository of the Word of God. They MUST devote special attention to the investigation of those institutions and circumstances that are directly connected with the origin and birth of their Faith, with the station claimed by its Forerunner, and with the laws revealed by its Author. Having acquired, in their essentials, ***these prerequisites of success in the teaching field***, they ... (Shoghi Effendi, The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 49) __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-455522-274...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
