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Warm Bahai Greetings, Shamim On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 12:35 AM, Khazeh <aqu...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > > > > > > P rovisional translation by your servant khazeh fananpazir) from > original persian of Payam e Baha'i number 366 may 2010 pages 60-61 > > also Arabic translation enclosed > > > > > *Janaab-i-Muhammad Quli Khan-i-Nakha’ee, was an influential and rich local > man, who believed in the Blessed Beauty, Bahá’u’lláh, and lived in Khusef > which is part of Birjand. As a result of his acceptance of the Faith, most > of his relatives also **became Baha'is. > > This Janaab-i-Nakha’ee went on pilgrimage to Akka to attain the presence > of His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh. On his first and second visit to Baha'u'llah, > he was accompanied by other pilgrims, but when he returned to the pilgrim > house, he thought to himself that he had borne the hardships and > difficulties of a long journey that had lasted six months, hoping to witness > some extraordinary Divine events, but he saw in Bahá’u’lláh a man like > others, speaking and giving instructions similar to other men. "There is > perhaps nothing extraordinary or miraculous here," he thought. * > ** > *He was immersed in these thoughts when on the third day of their > visit, one of the servants came and informed him that Baha’u’llah wanted to > see him alone and unaccompanied. He immediately went to the presence of the > Blessed Beauty and as he lifted the curtain and entered His room, he bowed > and instantly saw the Blessed Beauty as an incredibly bright and dazzling > Light. So intense was his experience of this Light that he fell to the floor > and lost consciousness. All that he recalled is Bahá’u’lláh saying: "fee > Amanil'lah" which means go in God’s safe keeping." > > The servants were able to drag him to the corridor and subsequently > brought him to the pilgrim house. He could not eat or sleep for two > days after that event and he was conscious of Bahá’u’lláh’s overwhelming > Presence everywhere. He kept on telling the other pilgrims that He is here > with us. * > > *His fellow pilgrims got tired of this and asked Abdu’l-Baha for > help. After couple of days, the servant came back again and took him to > Bahá’u’lláh’s presence. When he attained His presence, He poured forth > loving kindness and gracious utterances and bade him to be seated. > > Then Bahá’u’lláh said: "Janaab-i-Muhammad Quli Khan! The Manifestations of > the Divine Essence are forced to appear in human attire and clothes. If > Their true Being, that which is behind the veil of concealment were to > be revealed, then all humanity like your good self will lose consciousness > and swoon away to the realm of the unconscious." Then Baha’u’llah went on: > "Do you know how parrots are taught to speak?" I bowed and said: "I do not > know". > > Baha’u’llah explained: "The parrot owners have a parrot within a cage. Then > they bring a big mirror in front of the cage and a man hides himself behind > the mirror and starts repeating words and phrases. The parrot sees that > there is another parrot identical to itself talking in the cage (reflected > in the mirror) and imagining that it is another parrot that is doing the > talking it too starts mimicking and learns to speak. Now, if the person who > is actually behind the mirror were to reveal himself from the start, then > the parrot will never learn to speak. It is thus that the Manifestations > of the Divine Being should come into the world in human form and > attire so that They will not frighten mankind with Their awesome Being..." > * > ** > *This man was utterly transformed and on his return from attaining > Bahá’u’lláh’s presence to the end of his days, he was engaged in teaching > others. He had attained such spiritual insight that he predicted the night > of his own departure from this earthly realm.* > ** > *From Payam-i-Bahai* > > P rovisional translation by your servant khazeh fananpazir) from original > persian of Payam e Baha'i number 366 may 2010 pages 60-61 > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:shamimb...@gmail.com > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-510678-19442...@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 > > -- "Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world". ~ Bahá’u’lláh __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-512525-274...@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
